Old Colnorian Language

Colnorian ca 400 AS to 200 AS -- predecessor of Jasturian, Kasthavian, Medibgösk, Kiallish, Dewyddairsh,

Phonology

p, ff b, b/v/f r, rh l, ll s, sh t, th d, dd k, ch g, gh h

Lexicon

Pronouns

• ngio, nio I
• ganffa we
• lle you singular
• ffev you plural

A

• ar: godling, minor divinity
• arda: thraughbear
• arrha: god, such as Kiall
• aspur: bird, swallow
• astur: branch

B

• bambir: giant
• basbe: patchudeek (giant yak)
• baudh: horse
• bauhir: human
• bladd: strong
• bladdfforwiadd: heartstrong, brave
• blest: stringed instrument

D

DD

• ddandr: dwarf
• ddiff, ddiaff: sail-wing
• ddorga: bone

DW

• dwemos: tendon, nerve, ligament, taken from animal and used for string in musical instrument or for tying

G

• gandda: gontha
• geffra: snow leopard
• girrha: bear
• glar: hide, skin
• go: and
• gombdda: gamudh

H

• hauskiri: dragon scale

K

• kiaula: mountain cave, mountain weir, for resting skycraft; later comes to mean mountain fortress
• krehur: great rock

L

LL

• llavug: treachery
• llele: face
• llesel: snow
• llingwe, llingor, llig: human, man, person
• llochsa: lightning, lightning bolt
• llomu: milk

M

• makte: armor

N

• niarik: raven

P

• pambda: old
• pardd: father

R

RH

• rhich, rhiach: breath
• rhucha: to breathe

S

• sachmazi: she-wolf
• skereg: wyvern
• sklebir: dragon-man, reptilian, lizardman
• smig: gold
• sniw, sniauv: mountain
• straudh: skycraft
• stredd: eagle
• swefa: water

T

• tesel: hair
• tiaug: badger
• tirra: bird

U

• uskar: glambuck

• rhes: to weave
• rhuma: blood
• hefwe: longhorn sheep
• hi: exclamation used to herd animals
• orruch: path, trail
• iasp: ring
• thragun: north

• rig: master

• birfa: frost
• tancha: bridge
• -nir, -nor: diminutive, derivative, used of people, humanlikes
• gargnotha: goblin
• fforwe: heart
• gondwio:
• -wio: state of being, condition
• sherff: clay
• thwerka: storm

• skrall: troll
• smadda: fire

• lampta: to answer
• sagin: organ, as of the body
• wergu: lord
• wurdala: glider skycraft
• kerruga: sword
• llin: bead
• llwe: fog
• skrin: meat
• gnaudda:
• skarpa: to peel
• munda: tunic
• pranda: linen
• glehwe: friend
• arbu: east
• samfa: salt
• grima: to fight

• -wern:
• drimfa: to swear an oath
• zako: (compare thsak, Medibgösk) chest, box
• addon: age, period of time
• zuma: bow

• lleidd: king
• llembir: standing stone
• midd, miadd: house

• gwergwe: two
• irddag:
• iauf

• smil: blade
• smirth: to smile, smile
• stre: arrow

See Also

• Thwarrish