Common dictionary

Most players in our world simply use Common as a direct translation from whatever language they speak. However, certain words are different, as demonstrated by the following list.

A
Alae: - Fortunate Meeting (Contraction of an elven phrase). a greeting (and reassurance of peaceful intentions) between travelers in the southern and eastern coastlands around The Sea of Fallen Stars.

B
Badaulder: - Balderdash, hogwash, nonsense, etc.

Bluefin: - Tuna

Blusterwing: - Grouse

Boar: - Pork

Browncap: - Wild mushroom

Burslake (or simply slake): - Trout

Bustard: - Turkey

C
Codloose winker: - Lecher

D
Darburl: - Angry

Darkblade: - Mercenary with dubious morals and/or loyalty

Durgos: - Peace (Corrupted from the orc "Durgreos"). Used by mongrelmen and human slavers.

F
Fieldings: - Vegetables

Fireseared: - Grilled

Flamed: - Seared

G
Galad!: - Heartlands word meaning something akin to "Gadzooks!" or "Zounds!"

Glim: - Eyecatchingly beautiful or flashy.

Goldenpanned: - Sautéed

Gulletfire: - Bad beer or wine.

H
Haularake: - God-damnit.

Hiresword: - Mercenary

Hrast (or the southern hrammar): - Damn

K
Kell: - Try ((derisive, cynical or disbelieving)when the thing you are trying to do seems impossible "I'm going to kell to swim up that waterfall!" "You kell to steal from there?!" (kell never changes due to tense))

Knuckle: - Brussels sprout

L
Lalandath: - Agile, sleek or lithe, often used to describe female dancers whose beauty is accentuated by their movements.

Lammath Drios: - Fortune find you. Parting used in Essembra and the surrounding lands (except Sembia as they see it as a word only used by bumpkins).

N
Naeth/naed (or the southern orbal): - Dung (exclamation)

Navalar: - Catfish

P
Plounce: - Squab

Parharding: - A swear word used as an adjective ("Parharding wizard!")

R
Rhambukkya: - Ride High. Greeting used by Shaaryan nomads

Rivvim: - Lust or lusty

S
Sabruin: - Get lost or up yours (v. harsh)

Scorchkettle: - Woman who quickly mouths off to those who raise her ire.

Shaeling: - Minnow

Sheelie: - Bass

Shield: - Pastry crust

Silverfin: - Whitefish

Skaether: - Restaurant

Sorn: - Salmon

Spear: - Asparagus

Spurnarmor: - Well-endowed man or woman with a spectacular figure.

Stettar Voh: - God's power keep you well. Formal greeting used by merchants of the Shining South.

Stlarn: - Polite equivalent of F-word (about as blasphemous as "darn" used where we might say "screw" or "screwing" (stlarning) "They can't kell anything without stlarning up!", "Stlarning bandits!"

T
Tantam: - Greeting used by northern merchants and followers of Waukeen.

Thael: - Glad, pleasant or heart-lifting

Throatslake: - Unpleasant, but otherwise healthy and thirst-quenching drink.

V
Vasark: - Horsemeat

Vlandranna: - Gods grant (used in conjunction with with whatever you want the gods to grant you) used by those living on and around the Sea of Fallen Stars.

Z
Zzar: - Ice wine