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Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 2:39 am

The ancient language does not have the letters q or x
VOWELS:
a - as in "cot", "bother" when at the beginning or in the middle of words
a - as in "nut", "humdrum" when at the end of words
e - as in "bed", "bread"
e - as in "beet", "fleet" when placed before a or o. The second vowel retains its original sound unless otherwise modified.
i - as in "bit", "glimmer"
i - as in "beet", "fleet" when placed before a, e, and o. The second vowel retains its original sound unless otherwise modified.
o - as in "bone", "tone"
u - as in "rule", "lute"
y - as in "by", "fly" when in the middle of a word.
CONSONANTS:
j - as in "young", "yam" when in the middle of words: dvelja (DVELL-yuh)
j - as in "job", "gem" when at the beginning of words: jierda (JEER-duh).
Occasionally the j is silent when it conflicts with the sound of a neighbouring vowel or consonant, as in drjugr (DROO-gur) or garjzla (GARZH-luh).
y - as in "yard", "young" when at the beginning of a word or in the -ya suffix
DIPHTHONGS:
ae, ai, aí - as in date, bay
au - as in loud, out
ei - as in beet, fleet
ey - as in bay, flay
oi - as in boy, oil
ui - as in ewe
OTHERS:
ér, eir - as in ear
oh - as in know
or - as in oar
th - as in thank
ur - as in brith, purr
yr - as in ear
ACCENT MARKS:
Acute:
á - as in map, mat
é - as in beet, fleet
í - as in beet, fleet
ó - as in boot, coot
ú - as in lung, young
Umlaut:
ä - as in date, bay
ë - as in date, bay
ï - as in light, fly
ö - as in saw, gnaw, and Eragön in its elven spelling
ü - as in ewe

Grammar:
-O forms the past tense for words ending in I and r (eg. skölir – shield/ sköliro – shielded)
-Ending with o or is, the plural form is to take off the 'o' or 'is' replace with ya
-Ar forms the plural for words ending in a consonant � there are exceptions, in case of huildr, take off r first so it becomes huildar
-Ending with a, past tense is o. Varda - Vardo
-Ending with constanent, present tense is a at the end.
-For words in plural form, ending with 'ya' take off the ya to form singular.
-Also for words in plural, ends ya, add 'o' between present and ya eg. ach - does, achoya - done?

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 2:53 am

Atra esterí ono theduin – May good fortune rule over you
Mor’ranr lifa unin hjarta onr – Peace live in your heart.
Un du evarínya ono varda – And the stars watch over you
Sé onr sverdar sitja hvass – May your swords stay sharp!

Gala O Wyrda brunhvitr – Sing O white-browed Fate
Abr Berundal vandr-fódhr – Of ill-marked Berundal
Burthro laufsbläar ekar undir – Born under oaken leaves
Eom kona dauthleikr – To mortal woman

Du Fells Nángörith – The Blasted Mountains
Du Fyrn Skulblaka – The Dragon War
Du Völlar Eldrvarya – The Burning Plains

Eyddr eyreya onr! – Empty your ears!
orúm sharjalví - serpent movement.
Böetq istalri! - Broad fire!
"Silbena Datia" - "Sighing Mists" (a poem song)
gedwëy ignasia - shining palm
Osthato Chetowä - the Mourning Sage
Togira Ikonoka - The Cripple Who Is Whole
tuatha du orothrim - tempering the fool's wisdom (level in riders' training)
eld hórnya –listeners.
Vel eïnradhin– Upon word

Elda – a gender neutral honorific of great praise
Svit-kona – a formal honorific for an elf woman of great wisdom
Finiarel – an honorific for a young man of great promise
Vodhr – a male honorific of middling praise
Vor – a male honorific for a close friend

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Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 3:11 am

Abr – of
Ach - does
Adurna - water
Aí - a
Aiedail – the morning star
Älfakyn - friend
Älfr – he
Alfrinn – she
Agaetí - celebration
Andlát - death
Aptr – backward
Arget – silver
Argetlam – Sliver Hand
Atra – let/may
Baen – expression of great sadness or grief
Bjart - bright
Bjartskular – Brightscales
Blaka – Flapper
Blödh - blood
Blöthr – halt ;stop
Brakka – break; reduce
Breoal - family; house
Brisingr – fire
Brun – brow
Burthra - birth
Burthro – born
Celöbra – honour
Dag – day
Dagburthra - Birthday
Dagshelgr – Hallowed Day
Dauthleikr - mortal
Deloi – earth
Delois - a green-leafed plant with purple flowers
Domia – Dominance
Draumr – dream
Dras – city
Du – the
Dverg - dwarf
Dvergar – dwarves
Ebrithil – master
Edoc'sil - Unconquerable
Edur – a tor or prominence
eitha - go; leave
Ek - leaf(?)
Eka - I
Ekar - leaves
Eld - burnt
Eldravar - burn
Eldrvarya - burning
Eom – to
Ero – was
Ethgri - invoke
Evarínya - stars
Eyddr - empty
Eyreya - ears
Fairth – a picture taken by magical means
Fells - mountains
Fethr - feather
Fethrblaka – bird (lit. feather flapper)
Finna – find
Finno - found
Fra - from
Freohr - Death
Fram – forward
Fricai - friend
Fricai Andlát – death friend (a poisonous mushroom)
Fyrn - war
Gala – sing
Galo - sang
Gánga –to go
Gángo – to have gone
Garjzla – light
Garjzlo - lit
Gata – passage; path
Gath – unite
Gëuloth – dull
Grind – gate
Gülai – luck
Haina – harm
Haino - harmed
Hávr – have
Hald - apple
Haldthin – thornapple
Heill – healed (used: waíse heill - be healed)
Helgrind - The Gates of Death
Hjarta – heart
Hjarto - hearted
Hlaupa – run
Hlaupa - ran
Hljödhr – silent
Hórna! – hear
Hórno - heard
Huildar - holds
Huildr – hold
Hugin –thought
Hvass - stay
Hvitr – white
-iat – t (eg. né is no, néiat is not)
Iet - my (informal)
Ilian – happiness
Jierda - break; hit
Jierdo - broke
Kalfis - calf
Kalfya - calves
Knífr - knife
Kodthr – catch
Kona – woman
Könungr –King
Kópa – stare
Kópo – stared
Kvaedhí - Script
Kveth - Greeting
Kvetha – Greetings
Lam – hand
Laufsblä - Oak
Laufsbläar - Oaken
Lethr – leather
Lethrblaka – a bat; the Ra’zac’s mount (lit. leather-flapper)
Letta – stop
Letto – stopped
Lideun - Poetic
Liduen kvaedhí – Poetic Script
Lif - life
Lifa – live
Lifo - lived
Lífs - life’s
Lífsa - lives
Losna – release;loosen
Malabra – mean (as in I mean you..)
Malabro - meant
Malthinae – to bind or hold in place; confine
Manin - memory
Moi - change
Mor’ranr – peace
Nagz - blanket
Nalgask – a mixture of beeswax and hazelnut oil used to moisten skin
Nángör - blast
Nángörith - Blasted
Né - no
Néiat – not
Nosu - us
Ono – you
Onr – your
Oro – arrow
Orya – arrows
Pömnuria - my (formal)
Rakr – mist
Ramr – strong
Ramrsja - strong-looking
Rauthr – misfortune
Reisa – raise

Resio - raised
Ren - oath
Rïsa – rise
Sé – may
Seithr - witch
Sem – that
Servard - sword
Sevardar - swords
Shur'tugal - Dragon Rider
Sitja - sharp
Sja - looking
Skul –scale
Skular – scales
Skulblaka – Dragon (lit. scale-flapper)
Skölir – shield
Sköliro - shielded
Slytha – sleep
Slytho - slept
Stenr - stone
Stydija – rest
Stydijo - rested
Súndav - shadow
Súndavar – shadows
Svit – great wisdom
Taught – follow
Thin - thorn
Theirra - thier
Thorna - those
Thornessa - this
Thrysta - thrust; compress
Thverr – traverse
Un – and
Undir - under
Unin –in
Vandr-fódhr – Ill-marked
Vanta – lacks
Vanto - lacked
Vanyali - elf
Vanyalí –magic
Varda – watch
Varden– warden; warder
Vardo – warded/ watched
Vöndr - a think, straight stick
Vrangr – wandering
Vindr – air
Vinr - friend
Vinr Älfakyn – Elf Friend
Völl - Plain
Völlar - Plains
Waíse – be
Welden - forest
Weohnata – will
Wiol – for
Wyrda - Fate
Wyrdfell – Elven name for the Forsworn
Yawë - a bond of trust
Zar’roc - misery

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 3:25 am

Grammar:
sometimes ‘n’ is used as a plural eg. Knurlag (He)- knurlagn (Men)
z is used sometimes in place of ‘s eg. Thrifk – thrifkz (Thrifk’s)

Akh – for
Ana – is
Arûna – Bless
Ascûdgamln – fists of steel
Az – the
Az Swelduin rak Anhûin – The Tears of Anhûin
Azt jok jordn rast – Then you may pass.
Bahst – in
Barzûl – to curse someone with ill-fate
Bazûlegûr – curse
Barzûln – to curse someone with multiple misfortunes
Beor – cave bear (elf word)
Belard – guest
Belardn – guests
Belgond – pledge
Borith – chief
Bragha – danger
Carach - slayer
Carharûg – courier
Carkna – great
Carn – one
Carmeitder – rider
Carvolorss – arranger
Deimi – changes
Dom – as
Dûrgrimst – clan (lit. our hall, home)
Dûr – our
Encesti – holiest
Edaris – blood
Egraz Carn – Bald One
Egraz – bald
Eta – no
Etizl nithgech – stop there
Farthen – father
Feldunost – frostbeard (species of oat native to Beor mountains)
Fild – who
Formv – this

Frekk – want
Gauhnith –safe/good
Goroth – place
Grimstbelardn – hall-guests
Grimstborith – clan chief
Grimstcarvolorss – arranger of the house (house-arranger)
Gûntera Arûna – Gûntera Bless
Hefthyn – Guard (as in a group’s name/ plural)
Heim – head; helm
Hert – what
Hírna – likeness; statue
Hreth – shade
Hrethcarach – Shadeslayer
Hûthvir – double-bladed staff weapon used by Dûrgrimst Quan
Ignh – bring
Il – be/is
Ilf – it is
Ilf carnz orodüm. – It is one’s obligation/fate.
Ilf gauhnith – A peculiar dwarf expression meaning “It is safe and good.” Commonly uttered by the host of a meal, it is a holdover from days when poisoning of guests was prevalent among clans.
Ingeitum – fire workers; metal workers; smiths
Is – do
Isidar Mithrim – Star Rose; Star Sapphire
Jok is – Do you…
Jugen – dragon
Jurgencarmeitder – Dragon Rider
Knurlar – them (lit. dwarves)
Kythn – cities
Kyth – city
Knurl – stone; rock
Knurla – dwarf (lit. one of stone)
Knurlag – he (lit. male dwarf)
Knurlagn – men (male dwarves)
Knurlheim – stonehead
Knurlnien – Heart of Stone
Korda – hammer
Kóstha – foot
Kóstha-mérna – Foot Pool (a lake)
Lanok – beware
Menthiv – son
Mérna – pool
Nagra – giant boar native to Beor Mountains
Narho – I
Né – We
Nien – heart
Nos – has
Oc – are
Oeí – yes; affirmative
Oen – and
Orodüm – obligation/fate
Os – let
Os il dom qirânû carn dûr thargen, zeitmen, oen grimst vor formv edaris rak skilfz.– Let our flesh, honour, and hall be made as one by this blood of mine. (lit. Let be as made one our flesh, honour and hall by this blood of mine.)
Otho – faith
Qana – was
Qarzûl – Cursed
Qirânû – made a
Ragni – river
Ragni Hefthyn – River Guard
Rak – of
Rast – pass
Rastn – passes
Sartos – family
Sheilven – cowards
Shrrg – giant wolf, native to the Beor Mountains
Skilfz - mine
Smer – serve
Swelduin – tears
Thargen – flesh
Tor rak – from the
Tronj – Giants
Tronjheim – Helm of the Giants (lit. Giant Helm)
Turin - Staircase
Urzhad – cave bear
Vanyali – elf (dwarves borrowed from the ancient language where it meant magic. Now also used as word for elf in the ancient language as elves and magic are closely asscosiated. See Ancient Language guide for further assistance.)
Vanyali-carharûg – elf-courier
Vren - war
Vrron – enough
Vol – all; endless
Vol Turin – the Endless Staircase
Volfild – all who
Vor – by
Voth – food
Warrev – forget
Werg – an exclaimation of disgust (dwarf equivalent of ugh)
Wharn – also
Zeitmen - honour

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Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 3:25 am

Ahgrat ukmar. – It is done.
Drajl – spawn of maggots
Ithrö Zhâda – Rebel Doom
Ithrö – Rebel
Jtierl - not
Kaz - do
Kaz jtierl trazhid! – Do not attack!
Nar - a gender-neutral title of respect
Otrag bagh. – Circle him.
Trazhid - attack
Zhâda –doom

Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 1:32 am

Christopher Paolini based the Ancient Language loosely on Old Norse, so for more information, or possible additional words of the Ancient Language, you can go to:

Old Norse Online Dictionary

or do your own search for an Old Norse word.