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*The Dwarven Dictionary*
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+Dwarven to Common+
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A
ae: gold 

aelin: gold-work

agland: sword

alagh: battle-glory, valor

ar: to cut, slash, or lay open

arglar: to butcher; "a proper arglary" means a proper butchering, or a good 
fight, and is often used to describle vicious struggles with orcs 

arau: great, huge, gigantic

auraglor: sea, ocean (literally, 'great lake')

B
barak: backbone, strength, shield

bedorn: disbelief, lies, mistakes, exaggeration, distortion

beldarak: treachery (hence, "beldarakin" means treacherous beings)

burakin: way through, passage

C
calass: thief, miscreant, untrustworthy one

caurak: cavern (large size, underground only)

corl: to kill

coral: killer

D
daern: familiar, known (place, feature, or being)

dauble: treasure or valuable (plural "daubles")

deladar: to descend, go down (hence, "deladaraugh" means to die in battle,
literally,'to go down to the death')

delvar: to dig (hence, "delve" means a digging; mine; tunnel; or underhome)

donnar: metal ore

dunglor: underground lake

dunlur: underground river

E
endar: cave (surface world; one not linked to extensive underways)

F
faern: home
findar: good luck, good fortune, favorable chances

G
glor:lake

gordul: gods forfend, or gods, look at this! (an oath of amazement or dispair)

glander: gems, including uncut natural stones

H
halaur: gift

hurnden: payment

I
ilith: deal, agreement, trust of one's word of honor

J
jargh: jokester, idiot (often applied to halflings)

K
kuldjargh: a berserker, or one who is reckless in any battle (literally,
"axe-idiot")

kuld: axe

kuldar: warrior (literally, "axe-cutter")

L
levasst: passage linking surface to underground

lhar: gap, (mountain) pass

llargh: loose stone, bad to work or unsafe

lur: river, creek, stream

llur: large (wide) river

lurgh: marsh, fen

lurmurk: bog, muskeg (concealed waters)

M
morndin: peak, height (especially of mountains, but sometimes used to speak 
of high ledges,ranks of individuals,or tall creatures)

mrin: to climb (hence, "mrinding" means climbing)

mur: to disagree (hence, "murmel" means to argue, debate)

murmelings: arguments, criticism, words of dissention)

N
norogh: monsters, evil or dangerous beings or forces (especially unknown or 
unidentified)

noror: enemies (known)

noroth: enemy land, area, or lair (plural is "norothin")

O
ol: magic, magical power or items ("olara" refers to natural magic, not used 
or influenced by beings)

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

P
parlyn: clothing, especially usual or expected (proper or fitting) adornment

R
raugh: death, an ending, it's over (especially feuds or love-affairs)

rrin: over, above

rorn: destruction, devastation, war (thus, "rorntyn" means battlefield)

rune: familiar, known

runedar: home, familiar place, haven

S
sabrak: crack, flaw

samman: trusted friend, shield-brother (battle companion)

samryn: trustworthy, honest, honorable, or favorable

sargh: disgusting thing or occurrence; filth; orcs or orc-work

sonn: good stone

splendarr: bright, shining, beautiful, hopeful

T
taerin: love (true love, 'deep' love)

thalorn: kindness, caring, good deed

tharn: love, lust (hence "aetharn" means gold-lust)

thord: bone ("thorden" means bones)

thork: death, excrement, decay, carrion

thudul: 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, smaller than a mountain 
or krag)

torst: adventure, fun, welcomed danger

tyn: field, open place (aboveground)

U
ultok: meeting-place, coming together, rendezvous

ultokrinlur: ford (literally 'meeting place over river')

undivver: hope, future plan, strategy

V
veltel: romance, courtship, social games and manners

vallahir: mountain-meadow (high valley, especially a 'hanging valley' or 
alpine plateau)

vudd: wood, forest

vruden: wood (thus, "vrudenla" means wooden or of wood)

W
wurgym: ugliness, uglu thing or being

wurlur: current, racing water (danger)

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

Y
yaugh: a climb (thus: "yaughadar" means stairs or steps, "yauthlin" means rope, 
"yauthmair" means handholds or no clear way, and "yauthtil" means an elevator 
(if magical it is an "olyauthil")

Z
zander: adventurer, rogue, foolish youth, happy-go-lucky or reckless being

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+Common to Dwarven+
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A
above (over): rrin

adventure (fun, welcomed danger): torst 

adventurer (as in; rogue, foolish youth, happy-go-lucky or reckless being): zander 

arguments (criticism, words of dissention): murmelings

axe: kuld 

B
backbone (strength, shield): barak 

battle-glory: alagh: 

battlefield: rorntyn

beautiful (shining, bright, hopeful): splendarr 

below (as in 'under'or underground): dun

berserker (or one who is reckless in battle): kuldjargh(literally 'axe-idiot')

bog (muskeg, concealed waters): lurmurk

bone: thord; 'thorden' means bones.

bright (shining, beautiful, hopeful): splendarr 

butcher (to butcher): arglar; "a proper arglary" means a proper butchering,
or a good fight, and is often used to describe vicious struggles with orcs. 

C
cave: endar (surface world; one not linked to extensive underways)

cavern (large size, underground only): caurak 

climb (as in 'a climb'): yaugh (thus: "yaughadar" means stairs or steps, 
"yauthlin" means rope, "yauthmair" means handholds or no clear way, and "yauthtil" 
means an elevator (if magical it is an "olyauthil")

climb (as in 'to climb'): mrin; hence, "mrinding" means climbing.

clothing (especially usual or expected (proper or fitting) adornment): parlyn 

clumsiness, clumsy work (especially smithcraft): tindul 

crack, flaw: sabrak

creek (river, stream): lur 

criticism (arguments, words of dissention): murmelings

current (racing water (danger)): wurlur 

cut (to cut or lay open): ar

D
deal (agreement, trust of one's word of honor): ilith 

death (an ending, it's over (especially feuds or love-affairs)): raugh 

death (excrement, decay, carrion): thork 

descend (to go down): deladar;  hence, "deladaraugh" means to die in battle, 
(literally, 'to go down to the death').

destruction (devastation, war): rorn; thus, 'rorntyn' means battlefield.

dig (as in 'to dig'): delvar   hence, "delve" means a digging; mine; tunnel; 
or underhome.

disagree (as in 'to disagree'): mur; hence, "murmel" means to argue, debate.

disbelief (lies, mistakes, exaggeration, distortion): bedorn 

disgusting thing or occurrence; filth; orcs or orc-work: sargh 

distortion (disbelief, mistakes, exaggeration, lies): bedorn 
doom (fate, ill luck, or if spoken in irony, everyday cheery tidings or good 
fortune): thudul 

E
elevator: yauthtil

enemies (as in known enemies): noror 

enemy land, area, or lair: noroth; (plural is "norothin")

evil or dangerous beings or force: norogh 

exaggeration (disbelief, mistakes, lies, distortion): bedorn 

F

familiar (known place, feature, or being): daern 

familiar (known): rune 

fate (doom, ill luck, or if spoken in irony, everyday cheery tidings or good 
fortune): thudul 

fen (marsh): lurgh

field (open place aboveground): tyn 

filth; orcs or orc-work: sargh 

flaw, crack: sabrak

ford: rinlur; hence 'ultokrinlur' is literally 'meeting place over river'.

forest (as in woods): vudd

friend (trusted shield-brother or battle companion): samman 

from: ar

fun (adventure, welcomed danger): torst

G
gap (mountain pass): lhar 

gems (including uncut natural stones): glander 

gift: halaur 

gigantic (great, huge): arau 

gods forfend (or 'gods, look at this!'): gordul (an oath of amazement or 
dispair)

gold-work: aelin 

gold: ae 

good luck (good fortune, favorable chances): findar 

good stone: sonn 

great (huge, gigantic): arau 

H
handholds: yauthmair

haven (familiar place): runedar

hill, knoll (especially if bare rock in places, smaller than a mountain or 
krag): tor

home (familiar place, haven): runedar 

home: faern 

honest (honorable, trustworty): samryn

hope (future plan, strategy): undivver 

huge (great, gigantic): arau 

J
jokester, idiot (often applied to halflings): jargh 

K
kill (as in 'to kill'): corl

killer: coral 

kin: samman

kindness (caring, good deed): thalorn 

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

known (familiar): rune

L
lake: glor 

large (wide) river: llur 

lay open: ar

lies (disbelief, mistakes, exaggeration, distortion): bedorn 

loose stone (bad to work or unsafe): llargh 

love (as in 'lust'): tharn; hence 'aetharn' means gold-lust

love (true love, 'deep' love): taerin

lust: tharn; hence 'aetharn' means gold-lust

M
magic, magical power or items: ol; "olara" refers to natural magic, not used 
or influenced by beings.

marsh (fen): lurgh

meeting-place (coming together, rendezvous): ultok 

metal ore: donnar 

miscreant (untrustworthy one): calass 

mistakes (disbelief, lies, exaggeration, distortion): bedorn 

monsters (evil or dangerous beings or force): norogh (especially unknown or 
unidentified)

mountain-meadow (high valley, especially a 'hanging valley' or alpine plateau): 
vallahir

muskeg (bog, concealed waters): lurmurk

O
over (above): rrin 

P
pass (mountain pass or gap): lhar 

passage linking surface to underground: levasst 

passageway (passage way through): burakin 

payment: hurnden 

peak, height: morndin; especially of mountains, but sometimes used to speak 
of high ledges, ranks of individuals, or tall creatures.

plan (strategy, hope): undivver

R
reckless (as in reckless being, foolish youth, rogue): zander

reckless in battle(or a berserker): kuldjargh (literally 'axe-idiot')

rendezvous (meeting-place): ultok 

river (creek, stream): lur (llur 'wide river')

rogue (foolish youth, happy-go-lucky or reckless being): zander 

romance (courtship, social games and manners): veltel 

rope (as in climbing rope): yauthlin

S
sea (ocean): auraglor (literally, 'great lake') 

secrets (dark deeds, or treasure-talk): xunder 

shield (backbone strength): barak 

shield-brother: samman; usually refering to another dwarf.

shining (bright, beautiful, hopeful): splendarr 

slash, or lay open: ar

stairs, steps: yaughadar

strategy (future plan, hope): undivver 

stream (creek, river): lur 

strength (backbone, shield): barak 

sword: agland 

T
thief (miscreant, untrustworthy one): calass 

treachery: beldarak; hence, "beldarakin" means treacherous beings.

treasure or valuable (plural "daubles"): dauble 

trustworthy (honest, honorable, or favorable): samryn 

U
ugliness (uglu thing or being): wurgym 

underground lake: dunglor 

underground river: dunlur 

untrustworthy (miscreant): calass 

V
valor: alagh 

W
warrior: kuldar (literally, 'axe-cutter')

water (especially useful or drinking water): wurn 

wood (as in forest): vudd 

wood: vruden; thus, 'vrudenla' means wooden or of wood.

world (all lands, all of Toril seen by, and known to the dwarves): olor


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+Common Dwarven Phrases and Titles+
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Common........................................Dwarven

Axepeak.......................................Kuldmordin

Death From Below..............................Raugh Ar Dun

Stronghold(literally-Shield Haven)............Barakrunedar

Well Met, Kin(literally-Goodstone Meeting, Shield-Brother)...............................Sonn Ultok, Samman

Good Bye (literally Fortunate Adventures).....Findar Torst

Thank you(literally Great Kindness)...........Arau Thalorn

Chief (literally Over Lord)...................Rrin Gor

War Chief (litterally War Lord)...............Rorn Gor

Sub-chief (literally Under Lord)..............Dun Gor

Captain (literally Over Axe)..................Rrin Kuld

Chiefs Guard (literally War Axe)..............Gor Kuld

Wardens (literally War Shields)...............Rorn Barak