Dwarvish dictionary

A list of words and phrases from the Dwarvish language.

A

 * ae
 * "gold"


 * aelin
 * "gold-work"


 * agland
 * "sword"


 * aetharn
 * "gold lust"


 * alagh
 * "battle-glory, valor"


 * ar
 * "to cut, slash, lay open"


 * arantym
 * an edible fungus known to humans as ripplebark.


 * arau
 * "great, huge, gigantic"


 * arauglor
 * "ocean, sea"


 * Araurilcaurak
 * "Great pillar cavern"


 * Arausamman
 * "Great Friend", a term of respect.


 * arglar
 * "to butcher"

B

 * barak
 * "backbone, strength, shield"


 * barakor
 * "those who shield"


 * barthoun
 * "thunder"
 * bedorn
 * "disbelief, lies, mistakes, exaggeration, distortion."


 * beldarak
 * "treachery"


 * beldarakin
 * "treacherous creatures"


 * brok
 * "trove"


 * burakrin
 * "way through, passage"

C

 * calass
 * "thief, miscreant, untrustworthy person"


 * calassabrak
 * "the flawed who aren't to be trusted" Calassabrak were also duergar who were dishonored and shunned.


 * caradhak (ka-RAD-ack)
 * illithid or mind flayer


 * caradhaker (ka-RAD-ack-er)
 * "mindstalker"&mdash;an individual or a group of dwarves dedicated to hunting illithids.


 * caurak
 * "cavern"


 * corl
 * "to kill"


 * corlar
 * "killer"

D

 * daern
 * "familiar", ''known" (in terms of a place, feature, or being), may be used to refer to an individual (e.g., "my old daern")


 * dauble
 * "treasure", "valuable"


 * daul
 * "daughter"


 * darsam
 * "celestial 


 * deg
 * "mustard, spice"


 * dek
 * "strong"


 * deladar
 * "to descend, to go down"


 * deladaraugh
 * "to die in battle"


 * delvar
 * "to dig"


 * der
 * "evil"


 * dews
 * "on"


 * dog
 * "near"


 * dogos
 * "beside"


 * donnar
 * "metal ore"


 * dor
 * "iron"


 * dormark
 * "anvil"


 * dornar
 * "king"


 * drukafaren
 * "city"


 * drukar
 * "home"


 * dug
 * "smart"


 * dumtharak bar-mathar! (DOOM-tharr-ack bar-MAY-tharr)
 * "You're so crazy that your farts are all wet dung!" (archaic dwarf-children's insult)


 * dur
 * "shield"


 * durgarn
 * "dragon"


 * dunglor
 * "underground lake"


 * dunglorrin
 * "overlake"


 * dunlur
 * "underground river"


 * dwar
 * "dwarf"


 * dwarkar
 * "clan"

E

 * endar
 * "cave" (on the surface, one not linked to extensive underways)

F

 * faern
 * "home"


 * findal
 * "divine favor, blessing, godly gift"
 * findar
 * "good luck, good fortune, favorable chances"


 * forak-erach-naek
 * "empty-scabbard killer"

G

 * ghohlbrorn
 * the dwarven name for the bulette


 * glor
 * "lake"


 * glander
 * "gems", including natural uncut stones


 * gnur
 * "gnome"


 * gordul
 * "gods forfend!" or "gods, look at this!" (an oath of amazement or despair)


 * groht
 * "stone"

H

 * halaur
 * "gift"


 * hamar
 * "hammer"


 * hamarhaast
 * "hammer of ashes"


 * heng
 * "halfling"


 * hurnden
 * "payment"


 * hurm
 * "human"


 * hurmfar
 * "giant"

I

 * ilith
 * "deal, agreement, trust in one's word or honor"

J

 * jargh
 * "idiot", "joker", also a term used for halflings

K

 * klar
 * "bread"


 * Korvikoum
 * dwarven philosophy of choices and consequences


 * kuld
 * "axe"


 * kuldjargh
 * "axe idiot"

L

 * lhar
 * "gap, (mountain) pass"


 * lhargh
 * "loose stone, bad to work or unsafe"


 * llur
 * "large (wide) river"


 * lur
 * "river" or "stream"


 * lurgh
 * "marsh", "fen"


 * lurmurk
 * "bog", "muskeg" (concealed waters)"

M

 * morndin
 * "peak", "height" (especially of mountains, but also used to speak of high ledges, ranks of individuals, or particularly tall creatures)


 * mrin
 * "to climb", hence mrinding means "climbing"


 * mur
 * "to disagree", hence murmel means "to argue", "to debate"


 * murmelings
 * "arguments", "criticism", "words of dissension"

N

 * norogh
 * "evil creatures", "enemies" or "foes", usually unknown


 * noror
 * "enemies: (known)


 * noroth
 * "enemy lair, area"


 * norskul
 * "spider"; plural is norskulla

O

 * ol
 * "magic, magical power or items"


 * olara
 * "natural magic, not used or influenced beings"


 * olor
 * "world, all lands, the entire territory of Toril seen by, and known to, dwarves"


 * olaramorndin
 * "magical peaks"

P

 * parlyn
 * "clothing, especially usual or expected (proper or fitting) adornment"

R

 * raugh
 * "death", "an ending", "it's over" (especially feuds and love affairs)


 * ril
 * "pillar"


 * rorn
 * "destruction", "devastation", "war"


 * rorntyn
 * "battlefield"


 * rrin
 * "over", "above"


 * rune
 * "familiar", "known"


 * runedar
 * "familiar place, haven, home"


 * Rrinnoroth
 * "place over enemy land"

S

 * Sabrak
 * "broken", "cracked", "flawed"


 * saman
 * "trusted friend", "shield brother", "battle companion"


 * samryn
 * "trustworthy", "honest", "honorable", or "bearable"


 * sargh
 * "disgusting thing or ocurrance", orcs or Orc-work


 * Sarghathuld
 * "orc bane", as in the sword Sarghathuld.


 * sonn
 * "good stone"


 * splendarr
 * "bright", "shining", "hopeful", "beautiful"


 * Splendarrllur
 * "Shining River"

T

 * taerin
 * "love" (true love, deep love)


 * tarjteir
 * "place of happy gathering" in the Deep Realm dialect


 * thalorn
 * "kindness", "caring", "good deed"


 * thaolet
 * an oil used as a preservative and rust remover


 * tharn
 * "love", "lust"


 * thord
 * "bone"


 * thorden
 * "bones"


 * thork
 * "death", "excrement", "decay", "carrion"


 * thuldor
 * "those who endure"


 * thulduk
 * "fate", "doom", "ill luck", or (spoken in irony) everyday cheery tidings or good fortune


 * tindul
 * "clumsiness", "clumsy work" (especially smithcraft)


 * tor
 * "hill", "knoll" (especially if bare rock in places, and smaller then a mountain or crag)


 * torst
 * "adventure", "fun", "welcomed danger"


 * torune
 * "hold"


 * Turlaghh
 * "Field of Broken Dreams"


 * tyn
 * "field", "open place" (above ground)

U

 * ultok
 * "meeting place"


 * ultokrinlur
 * "ford" (translates as "meeting place over river")


 * undivver
 * "hope, future plan, strategy"


 * urdunnir
 * "orecutter"

V

 * vallahir
 * "mountain meadow" (high valley, especially a 'hanging valley' or alpine plateau)


 * veltel
 * "romance", "courtship", social games and manners


 * vivrik
 * "hunted"


 * Vlandranna
 * "Gods grant [approval, etc.]"


 * Vos
 * "Wild" or "unruly" usually used to describe a Dwarven beer fest.


 * volamtar
 * "blazers of fresh trails"


 * vruden
 * "wood" (material)


 * vrudenla
 * "wooden" or "of wood"


 * vudd
 * "wood", "forest"


 * vuddar
 * "of the jungle"


 * vudlur
 * "woods stream"

W

 * wurgym
 * "ugliness", "ugly thing/being"


 * wurlur
 * "current", "racing water" (dangerous)


 * wurn
 * "water" (especially useful or drinking water)

X

 * xoth
 * "knowledge" (especially dwarf-lore and secret or special knowledge)


 * xunder
 * "secrets", "dark deeds", or "treasure-talk"


 * xunderbrok
 * "secret trove"

Y

 * yau
 * A known danger, hazard, or peril.


 * yaugh
 * "a climb"


 * yaughadar
 * "stairs", "steps"


 * yaunorsk
 * A spider that was known to be particularly dangerous (literally "peril-spider")


 * yauthlin
 * "rope"


 * yauthmair
 * "handholds" or "no clear way"


 * yauthtil
 * "elevator" (non-magical; a magical elevator is olyauthil)

Z

 * zander
 * "adventurer", "rogue", "foolish youth", "happy-go-lucky", or "reckless being"