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The following is a list of terms known in the Common tongue.

A[]

alae
(pronounced: /ɑːˈlah-LAY[1]) "Fortunate meeting." A contraction of an elven phrase. It was a greeting and reassurance of peaceful intentions between travelers in the southern and eastern coast lands around the Sea of Fallen Stars.[1] It became a common greeting across all Faerûn during the 15th century DR.[2]
alavairthae
(pronounced: /ɑːlɑːˈvɛərθal-ah-VARE-thay[3] about this audio file listen) "May your skill prevail." A common farewell among the Red Wizards of Thay.[3]
alehouse
a tavern.[4]
alpetan
(Singular: alb) breasts, especially a woman's breasts. Other terms used included bells (used politely between women), bitebolds (used viciously or rudely), brighthelms, bite-loaves, fruit, handheavies, pillows (used jokingly), pluckers, puffballs, ramraths (see ramrath), roalen (see roalen), udders (used to refer to notable ugly or deformed breasts), or zarrzem.[5]
amarast
(pronounced: /ɑːmɑːˈrɑːstah-mah-RAST[3] about this audio file listen) "Fare well until next we meet!" A common farewell among the sailors of the South,[3] originally a word from Turmic.[6]
anyhail
anyhow, anyway.[7]
Art or the Art
Arcane magic and its mastery.[8]

B[]

back stair
fire escape.[9]
badaulder
hogwash, nonsense, etc. It originated in the Western Heartlands, but in the late 14th century DR its usage crept into Cormyr, the Dalelands, the Moonsea, and Sembia.[7]
battlebud
"dyke" (derogatory).[10]
bell
a period of about an hour.[11]
bindworthy
"You are weak or wrong or stupid or rash enough to be easily bound by a mortal, and fittingly bound" (an expletive used by devils).[12]
blood of the night
the essence or nature of what it is to steal for a living.[13]
bluefin
tuna fish.[14][15]
blusterwing
grouse bird.[15]
blynndur
a small loaf of bread with a hard crust and fireseared herbs and greens inserted for flavor. Often used as a bowl for soup or stew when dining away from civilization.[15]
brightbirds
a pair who are courting but not necessarily intimate.[16]
brightcoin
a successful and socially rising person. Can be turned to an insult by combination with other words that give context.[16]
brightheart
the person your heart is set upon after courting in public.[16]
brightstar
great, exciting, pleasing, marvelous, or superb.[7]
browncap
a wild mushroom.[15]
bullyblade
an opportunistic thug for hire, often hired in gangs.[17]
burslake
trout fish, shortened to slake.[15]
bustard
turkey bird.[15]

C[]

candle-cup
a bed paired with a table and an oil lamp.[18]
cantrev
Moonshae term for a village, town, or other settled community.[19]
cask-smasher
a vandal.[17]
casking
the act of vandalizing.[17]
chamberjack or chambermaid
an employee of a small inn; informally jack or maid.[20]
clack
gossip, rumors, news, or current affairs. This word originated in the Dalelands. For example, "I'll relate one snippet of such current clack"[21] or "But enough clack; there's work to be done."[22]
clevershanks or clevertongue
a know-it-all. The first word refers to men, the second to women.[7]
cod-loose winker
a Casanova; a tireless woman-chaser (derogatory).[10]
coin-cleaner
A money launderer. Someone who takes stolen or tainted money and filters it through a financial system so its origin cannot be easily traced.[23]
coin-lad
a male prostitute. See dathna.[10]
coin-lass
a female prostitute.[10]
croft
an isolated farmstead.[24]
crofter
the owner of a croft, or a worker of said croft (usually, kin to the owner). Can also be used as substitute for farmer.[24]

D[]

darburl
(pronounced: /ˈdɑːrbɜːrlDAR-burl[7]) to feel angry; for example, "I'm right darburl, just now."[7]
darchain
a suite of linked rooms in a house or tallhouse, usually three.[24]
darkback skewer
meat from rodents (rats, voles, sometimes mice, weasels, or mink) fried and served on a needle of wood with onion.[15]
darkblade
a mercenary with dubious morals and/or loyalty.[25]
darkhall
any rundown house.[18]
darshield
a roofshed on a tall building. Broadly used in regions north of Amn and the Dragonmere.[26]
dathna
a male homosexual. See coin-lad.[10]
dayblood
a novice thief, who "doesn't have the blood of the night in them."[13]
deepnight
the time of midnight.[11]
doorsword
a guard that guards a doorway of a building.[27]
duck-down
a set of stone steps leading from street level to a small below-ground landing, acting as the front entrance to a building's cellar level.[26]
durgos
(pronounced: /ˈdɜːrgszDUR-ghosz[1]) "Peace." A corrupted form of the orcish greeting "Durgreos." Used by mongrelmen and human slavers.[1] In the 15th century DR, it as also a popular greeting among dragonborn, and traders and sailors of all races.[2]
dusk
a masochistic man (derogatory).[10]
dusk rose
a masochistic woman.[10]

E[]

elsun
the period of late morning before noon.[11]
emerald eyes
a Calishite dish made from small green fish, squid, snails, and mussels, all chopped together, hotly spiced, and pickled.[15]
evenfeast
dinner or supper.[7]
eventide
the period of gloaming twilight between sunset and proper dusk and nightfall.[11]

F[]

factor
an agent who performed trade deals on behalf of another party.[28]
farruk
equivalent of the F-word, also used as farruking.[29]
feasthouse
a casual term for a restaurant or eatery.[20]
feasting hall
a more impressive and grand term for a restaurant or eatery. Developed from feasthall to avoid confusion with festhall.[20]
fieldings
a broad term for vegetables, mainly cabbages, leeks, parsnips, and potatoes, but also carrots, onions, and radishes.[30]
filidar
a dainty food item, picnic, or feast; for example, "a fine filidar it was, too." Derived from the name of Prince Filidar.[31]
fireseared
grilled (cooking).[32]
first down
the first below-ground level of a multi-level building, the cellar.[24]
flame in the belly
a sweet peach jelly made with zzar and red-pepper spices from Calimshan.[15]
flamed
seared (cooking).[15]
foamjaws
the disease of rabies.[33]
fumblehands
an incompetent or clumsy thief.[13]

G[]

galad
Heartlands word meaning something akin to "I'm astonished!"[17]
garderobe
bathroom. Another term for a bathroom was jakes. Outdoor bathrooms were called privies, thunderthrones, or gloryhouses.[18]
glim/glimmer
something beautiful or flashy.[7]
goldenpanned
sautéed.[15]
godswake
the predawn period of night.[11]
goodsir, goodwoman, fairlady
a polite greeting, usually used with strangers.[2]
groundsnake
any edible snake. Typically served chopped into chunks and fried.[15]
gulletfire
beer or wine that isn't pleasant to drink, but doesn't cause illness, either. See throatslake.[8]

H[]

haelhard
an office worker.[34]
hand-tart
a baked hand-sized pastry filled with meat (usually bustard with other game) and a strip of boar fat (boar bacon).[15]
harbright
the period of full morning after dawn.[11]
hardjaw
a garrulous regular of a tavern; a barfly.[7]
harnor
butch (derogatory).[10]
haularake
(pronounced: /ˈhɑːrɑːkɛHAH-rake[13]) god-damnit. An all-faith polite insult.[13][35]
hawksnarl
a man who always yelled or was nastier or more aggressive than prudent or necessary.[8]
hay-nose
a hick or bumpkin.[7]
heartstop
heart attack; see heartstop.[33]
High Tongue
The standard magical script used by wizards for recording spells in spellbooks and scrolls.[36]
highborn or high-nose
a noble. High-nose was used as a pejorative.[7]
highmantle
someone who is politely haughty and superior, rather than rude. A compliment to their manners and bearing.[16]
highsun
the time of noon.[7]
highsunfeast
the meal of lunch.[7]
hiresword
a mercenary.[37]
hold
a fortified homestead.[38]
holy-nose
a priest. A mildly-offensive term.[7]
housejack
a bouncer.[39]
hrammar
(pronounced: /hɜːrˈrɑːməhur-RAM-uh[13]) a non-deity-specific "damn" used in the South.[13]
hrast
(pronounced: /hɜːrˈrɑːsthur-RAST[13]) a non-deity-specific "damn."[13][29]
hrasting
((pronounced: /hɜːrˈrɑːstɪŋhur-RAST-ing[13]) a mild form of stlarning; different meaning to hrast.[13]
hykyath
(pronounced: /ˈhɪkɑːˈjɑːθHik-ah-YATH[1]) "Prance." It was used by satyrs as a parting word. It was frequently used by elven or half-elven poets. Orcs were known to use the term in battle.[1]

J[]

jarra
a roofshed on a tall building. Broadly used in Amn, the Dragon Coast, and regions to the south.[26]
joint
a cut of meat.[32]

K[]

keghand
a male waiter or other serving staff.[4]
kell
to try. It was a derisive, cynical or disbelieving word, used only when the thing you were trying to do seemed to be impossible. Kell never changed due to tense.[8]
knuckle or thumbknuckle
brussels sprout.[30]

L[]

lalandath
agile, sleek or lithe, often used to describe female dancers whose beauty was accentuated by their movements.[17]
lammath drios
(pronounced: /lhɑːmmɑːθˈdrislham-math-DREE-ohs[1]) "Fortune find you." Parting used in Essembra and the surrounding lands (except Sembia, as they see it as a word only used by bumpkins).[2]
lifeblood
women's periods.[40]
loalurr
pistachio nuts.[41]

M[]

mayhap
perhaps. The word "perhaps" was also used in the Realms, but only by bards, minstrels, nobles, and many middle-class merchants. However, it was only used in conversation with people close to the speaker; it was never used in public or while talking with strangers.[7]
marraskh
"Get gone, NOW, to being a lemure or a worm on some other plane!"[12]
marrado beans
seeds (presumably of the marrado plant) that resembled kidney beans except blood-red in color, typically dried for export from Tethyr and eastern Amn.[15]
message tart
a hand-tart with a concealed message inside, usually engraved on a clay disk to survive the baking process.[15]
moonblood
women's periods.[40]
morningfeast
the meal of breakfast.[7]
murdath
a standath without cellars. Term used across the Dragon Reach and Moonsea.[18]
my hearth
my house. A term usually used to refer to a cottage.[18][note 1]

N[]

naed
(pronounced: /ndnayd[13]) "dung" (exclamation) used in the South; same meaning as naeth but stronger.[13][29]
naeth
(pronounced: /nθhnaythh[13], drawn-out "th") "dung" (exclamation).[13][29]
nandra
something mediocre. Usually used to bicker over prices.[25]
navalar
catfish.[15]
newcoin
a newly-wealthy person who spends to show off (derogatory).[16]
nightblood
a general term for a professional thief.[13]
nightfall
the time of dusk.[11]
nightjack or nightmaid
an employee of a large inn, informally potjack and potmaid.[20]

O[]

oloré
(pronounced: /ˈlɔːroh-LOR-ay[3] about this audio file listen) "Well met" or "Good day." A common greeting in the lands surrounding the Sea of Fallen Stars.[3]
on the morrow
tomorrow.[7]
orbal
(pronounced: /ˈɔːrbɑːlOR-ball[13]) dung, the Shining South equivalent of naeth.[13][29]
outlander
a foreigner. In the Realms, this term was not considered pejorative.[7]

P[]

parlarren
(Singular: parl) nipples, especially on women. Other terms used included daggerspikes, springbuds (used politely, poetically, or gallantly), suckworts (used crudely), teats (used crudely), and thorns.[5]
poised
an individual in the process of transitioning between genders.[42]
plounce
a squab (young pigeon).[15]
parharding
a swear word used as an adjective; for example "Parharding wizard!"[43]
Power or the Power
Divine magic.[17]
punnet
a small basket made of rushes used as a unit for selling vegetables.[32]

R[]

ramrath
a reddish, round melon grown in the Tashalar region. Also used to refer to breasts (see alpetan).[5]
redcloth
a rag used for absorbing menstrual blood.[40]
rhambukkya
(pronounced: /rɑːmˈbxjɑːram-BOO-kh-yah[1]) "Ride high." Greeting used by Shaaryan nomads[1] and the inhabitants of Elfharrow.[2]
rivvim
smitten, in love, lusty. As in "I'm rivvim for her."[17]
roalen
(derived from "rollingheads") a woman's breasts (see alpetan). The term originated from an old and anonymous ballad that compared the vigorous bouncing of a woman's chest with the bouncing of severed heads as they rolled down an embankment, sent into motion by orcs after a battle.[5]
roofwrack
a dilapidated house.[18]
rose
a sexually submissive female.[10]

S[]

sabbas
(pronounced: /sɑːbˈbɑːssab-BAS[1]) "Run free." A parting used by centaurs, and by many nomads and riders of many races.[2]
sabruin
(pronounced: /sɑːˈbrɪnsah-BROO-in[13]) "Get lost" or harsher words such as the F-word, also used as sabruining.[13][44][29]
saer
sir, goodsir.[45]
sallar
the disease of typhus.[33]
sark
(pronounced: /sɑːrkssark[13], drawn-out "s") a more offensive form of haularake.[13]
scorchkettle
a woman who always yelled or was nastier or more aggressive than prudent or necessary.[8] Sometimes, it was used to refer to both genders.[17]
screamdream
An erotic dream.[46]
sellsword
a well-established or veteran mercenary.[8]
Selûne's kiss
women's periods.[40]
shaeling
minnow fish.[15]
sharedoors
cheap, low-rise urban apartment flats.[47]
sheelie
bass fish.[15]
shield
pastry crust.[32]
shitting
a curse used before a another word to express antipathy, or intensify something already bad. "It's broken. It's shitting broken."[48]
sidle-alley
a very narrow alleyway between two buildings, with just enough space for someone to squeeze and sidle through.[26]
sildur
an Elven loan-word, this term referred to individuals that had settled into a gender other than their birth gender.[42]
silverfin
whitefish.[15]
simpering man-lover
an effeminate male homosexual (derogatory).[10]
skaether
formal term for a restaurant. Originated in the Chondathan language.[32][20]
slake
trout fish.[15]
sleer
an expletive used by devils.[12]
sluice-privy
a toilet in a building separated by a door or curtain which drops into a sewer, flushed by pouring water or from a cistern.[26]
softshadow
a veteran, skilled thief.[13]
sorn
salmon fish.[15]
spear or greenneedles
asparagus.[30][49]
spurnarmor
a good-looking man or woman with a spectacular figure.[8]
standath
a rectangular stone building with cellars. Term used across the Dragon Reach and Moonsea.[18]
steading
an isolated farm.[24]
stettar voh (stet-tar VOH)
"Gods-power keep you well." A formal, peaceful greeting and parting among merchants in southern Faerûn[1] and in Laerakond.[2]
stlarn
(pronounced: /stəˈlɑːrnstuh-LARN[13]) polite equivalent of F-word. About as blasphemous as "darn" used where one might use "screw" or "screwing" (stlarning).[13]
stonebolt
a lidless, small clay pot with a long handle, often sealed with wax and used for selling, storing, and transporting food items. Size and capacity ranged from a human fist to a human head.[32]
straek
(pronounced: /strrɑːkɛstrrake[13], drawn-out "r") something akin "go kill yourself, right now and painfully."[13]

T[]

tallhouse
a tall, narrow, tenement-like building sharing side walls with adjacent buildings. Tallhouses were common in Waterdeep, Athkatla, and the cities of Sembia in the 14th and 15th centuries DR.[24][26]
tantam
(pronounced: /ˈtɑːntɑːmTAN-tam[1]) a common greeting in the North[2] and among the worshipers of Waukeen, meaning "peace, and hello," a greeting of joy, given with devotion.[50]
tasmar
a bisexual man.[10]
tavernmaster or tankard-tender
an innkeeper or the owner of a tavern.[4][4][7][note 2]
tenday
a ten day period, analogous to a week.[17]
thael
glad, pleasant or heart-lifting.[17]
thargur
sweet syrup made by adding diced apples and walnuts to molasses. Used in desserts.[15]
tharsun
the period of late afternoon before sunset.[11]
throatslake
a healthy and thirst-quenching drink that wasn't particularly pleasant; see gulletfire.[17]
thruss
a lesbian.[10]
this night
tonight.[7]
thruster
a tireless social-climber. May imply a willingness to demean themselves or perform dark deeds.[16]
thulsun
the period of early afternoon.[11]
tindertwig
a lighter match.[51]
tluin
(pronounced: /təˈlɪntuh-LOO-in[13]) a stronger form of sabruin, also used as tluining.[13][29]
turnshield
polite Cormyrean term for bastard offspring of a noble.[52]

U[]

uluvathae
(pronounced: /ˈlˈvɔːθOo-loo-VAW-thay[1]) "Fortune bring you joy" or "May your fortune bring you joy." Used by elves and half-elves as an informal greeting or parting. Between friends it was an insult or an innocuous warning that they were being listened on.[1]
under the moon
can be said of a woman during her menstruation.[40]

V[]

vasark
horsemeat.[15]
vlandranna
(pronounced: /vlɑːnˈdrɑːnɑːvlan-DRANNA[1]) "Gods grant." Used in conjunction with with whatever you wanted the gods to grant you. A corrupted Dwarven word from the Vast and Impiltur used by those living on and around the Sea of Fallen Stars.[2]

W[]

waelo
equivalent to "Hey there!"[25]
wanton
a promiscuous female (derogatory).[10]
way town
A village or town where one might find services, security, or rest while on the way (road) to somewhere else.[32]
wench
a barmaid or a waitress.[4][note 3]
whitesmith
someone who did light metalwork.[53]
whitewasting
the disease of leprosy.[33]
whorson
an insult, probably a contraction of "whore's son."[54]
wild one
someone who enjoys having (shapechanging) spells cast upon them as part of sexual play (derogatory).[10]
windchill fever
the disease of pneumonia.[33]
winker
a lecher (derogatory).[10]

Z[]

zzar
ice wine.

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Notes[]

  1. In the Realms, the word "cabin" didn't exist and "cottage" is rarely used.
  2. In the Realms, the words barkeep, barkeeper or bartender do not exist.
  3. In the Realms, this term is not considered pejorative.

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