World of Caenyr Dwarven Lexicon
Table of Contents
Complex Phrases …………………………….………….….………section 1
Words, Irregular Verbs, and Treasure ……………………….…. section 2
Phrases, Insults, and Battle Cries ………………………….……. section 3
Greetings and Farewells ………………………………...... …… section 4
Compliments, Family Titles, and Places ………………….………section 5
Common Words and Numbers …………………………..………. section 6
Alcohol ……………………………………………………….……. section 7
Titles and Ranks ……………………………………………...... section 8
Races and Creatures ……………………………………..………. section 9
Color, Metal, and Elements ………………………………..……. section 10
Weapon, Smithying, and Food ……………………………..…... section 11
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Complex Words
Agrul Stone carving; lines in face of very old dwarf
Azgal Treasure hoard
Azul Metal of any kind; dependable; a sturdy dwarf
Bar A fortified gateway or door
Barag War machine
Baraz A bond or promise
Boga A candle which blows out unexpectedly plunging the tunnel into darkness
Bok Banging your head on the roof of a low tunnel; characteristic scar on forehead caused by the same
Boki Slang word for Dwarf miners
Bolg Large fat belly. Also a state of extreme wealth, age, and contentment
Bran Clever, alert, mentally sharp
Bryn Gold which shines strikingly in the sunlight; anything shiny or brilliant
Chuf Piece of very old cheese a Dwarf miner keeps under his hat for emergencies
Dammaz A grievance, grudge, or insult to be avenged
Dammaz Kron The Book of Grudges
Dongliz The parts of a Dwarf’s body that are impossible for him to scratch
Drek Far, a great distance; great ambition or enterprise
Dreng Slay in combat
Drengi Slayer, one of the cult of Slayers
Duk Low, narrow tunnel
Ekrund A stairway descending beneath the ground
Elgraz Construction that looks as if it is about to collapse
Endrinkuli Engineered or mechanic (generally a dwarf engineer)
Gibal Fragments of food enmeshed in a Dwarf’s beard
Ginit Small stone which works its way into your boot causing discomfort
Girt Broad tunnel with plenty of headroom
Gnollengrom Respect due to a Dwarf who has a longer and more spectacular beard
Gorog High spirits; a drinking binge
Got March or travel quickly and with purpose
Grik Pain in the neck caused by continually stooping in low tunnels
Grindal Long flaxen plaits worn by Dwarf maidens
Grint Waste rock or spoil left by miners’ excavations
Grizdal Ale which has been fermented for at least a century
Grobkul Art of stalking Goblins in caves
Grog Inferior or watered ale; mannish brew
Gromdal An ancient artifact
Grumbak A short measure of ale; trivial complaint or grumble
Grungni Dwarf ancestor, god of mines and smiths
Grungnaz Making or smithying
Guz To consume food or drink
Hazkal Ale brewed recently; a fiery young warrior
Hunk Carry heavy rocks or other burden
Ik Putting your hand in something slimy and unpleasant in the darkness
Ikor Poisonous gas commonly found in mines and caves
Irkul Pillared vault hewn in rock
Karag Volcano or barren mountain
Kulgur The art of cooking Troll
Konk Gold which is ruddy in colour; large and bulbous nose
Krink Bad back due to continual stooping
Krunk Underground rockfall; a disaster!
Kruk A seemingly promising vein of ore which gives out suddenly; an unexpected disappointment; a venture which comes to nothing
Krut A discomforting disease contracted from mountain goats
Kruti A dwarf suffering from Krut; a goatherd; an insult
Kulgar The art of cooking troll
Kuri Meat stew boiled up by travelling Dwarfs from whatever ingredients are at hand. Traditionally spiced with wild berries
Lok Highly embellished or intricate; praiseworthy
Mingol Tall watchtower built on lowland
Naggrund An area of great upheaval, devastation, or industry
Nogarung Drinking tankard made from the skull of a Troll
Onk Comradely accretion of dirt and grime on company of Dwarfs who have spent many days underground
Ragarin Coarse and uncomfortable clothing made from the hide of a Troll
Rikkit A small stone which falls on your head as you walk down a tunnel
Rinn A Lady Dwarf; king’s consort
Rorkaz Informal shouting contest
Ruf A large underground dome either natural or constructed
Runk A one-sided fight; a sound thrashing
Rutz Slackness of bowels caused by drinking too much ale
Skof A cold meal eaten underground
Skrat To search for gold amongst rock debris or stream bed; scavenge; sparse living
Skrati Poor prospector
Skree Loose rock on mountain side
Skruff A scrawny beard; an outrageous insult!
Skrund To hew rock; to get stuck in!
Skuf A drunken brawl or skirmish
Slotch The sodden mix of water, mud and pulverised stone found at the bottom of a mineworking
Stok A cold meal eaten underground
Thag Slay by act of treachery
Thagi Murderous traitor
Thindrongol Secret vault in which ale or treasure is hidden
Throng Army; huge assembly of Dwarfs; a clan
Trogg A feast or heavy drinking bout
Ufdi A Dwarf who is overfond of preening and decorating his beard; a vain Dwarf; a Dwarf who cannot be trusted to fight
Umanar Roughly or approximately, and also indecision or vacillation
Unbaraki An oathbreaker – there is nothing worse to a Dwarf
Und A watchpost carved into the mountainside
Ungdrin Ankor Underway, the ancient underground roadway of the Dwarfs
Ungrim A Dwarf who has not yet fulfilled an important oath; an untrustworthy Dwarf
Wanaz A disreputable Dwarf with an unkempt beard; and insult
Wattock An unsuccessful Dwarf prospector; a down-at-heel Dwarf; an insult
Wazzok A dwarf who has exchanged gold or some other valuable item for something of little or no worth; a foolish or gullible Dwarf; an insult
Werit A Dwarf who has forgotten where he placed his tankard of ale; a state of befuddlement
Wutroth Wood from ancient mountain oak
Zak An isolated hut in the mountains
Zaki A crazed Dwarf who wanders in the mountains
Zhuf Waterfall or rapidly flowing river
Zorn Upland plateau or high meadow
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Dwarven Common Common Dwarven
abat behind behind abat
aglot yet yet aglot
ankor realm realm ankor
angaz ironwork ironwork angaz
argul chest chest argul
aurdrukar inn inn aurdrukar
azan night night azan
bak, ek you you bak, ek
bel above above bel
dal old, good old, good dal
dar challenge, bet challenge, bet dar
deb new, untried, raw new, untried, raw deb
dek strong strong dek
del start, begin start, begin del
der evil evil der
dews on on dews
dog near near dog
dogos beside beside dogos
doh stupid, gullible stupid, gullible doh
dok watch, observe, eye watch, observe, eye dok
dornar,rik king king dornar, rik
drukafaren, pend city city drukafaren, pend
drukar home home drukar
drung defeat, vanquish defeat, vanquish drung
dug smart smart dug
dum doom, darkness doom, darkness dum
durak hard hard durak
dwarkar clan clan dwarkar
elgram weak, thin weak, thin elgram
far big big far
farl rope rope farl
farrenglos year year farrenglos
flos scroll scroll flos
frul leather leather frul
frus animal animal frus
gand find, discover find, discover gand
garaz fearless, rebellious fearless, rebellious garaz
gazan plains, wastelands plains, wastelands gazan
ged battle battle ged
gelm peace peace gelm
gend danger danger gend
glos day day glos
glot after after glot
gnol old, reliable, proven old, reliable, proven gnol
gor wild beast wild beats gor
gorak cunning, uncanny cunning, uncanny gorak
gos go go gos
gren poison poison gren
grim harsh, unyielding harsh, unyielding grim
grimaz barren place barren place grimaz
grobkaz wicked deed wicked deed grobkaz
grom brave, defiant brave, defiant grom
gromthi ancestor ancestor gomthi
grumbaki whiner, grumbler whiner, grumbler grumbaki
grung mine mine grung
gul good good gul
gullend luck luck gullend
gulm heal heal gulm
gund caller/call caller/call gund
gurnvos tree tree gurnvos
gurnvosen forest forest gurnvosen
her, a to to her, a
hergos travel travel hergos
hermot through through hermot
horlem take take horlem
horm cleric cleric horm
hren rain rain hren
hrot few few hrot
hrunnar name name hrunnar
jor many many jor
kadrin mountain pass mountain pass kadrin
kagel for for kagel
kaglem give give kaglem
kanazan darkvision darkvision kanazan
kar far far kar
karakan scout scout karakan
karglos tomorrow tomorrow karglos
karak enduring enduring karak
kazad fortress fortress kazad
kel below below kel
khaz underground hall underground hall khaz
khrum war drum war drum khrum
khun glitter/bright glitter/bright khun
klinka chisel chisel klinka
kos ugly ugly kos
kron record, history record, history kron
kurm bag bag kurm
kurn, urk enemy enemy kurn, urk
kurnzarn, kazak war war kurnzarn, kazak
kurs in in kurs
lar we we lar
mal true true mal
mar, karaz mountain mountain mar, karaz
marn stop stop marn
marnak, ruhn rune rune marnak, ruhn
(klinkarun) (rune) (rune) (klinkarun)
marnarn magic magic marnarn
marrur clothing clothing marrur
mer friend friend mer
mord under under mord
morn die die morn
mornludrukar tomb tomb mornludrukar
mos, nai no no mos, nai
mosk but but mosk
mulg stupid stupid mulg
murg, ai yes yes murg, ai
nae, duraz stone, slab stone, slab nae, duraz
naeborn, grunud cave cave naeborn, grunud
nos with with nos
ok cunning, skillful cunning, skillful ok
okri craftsman craftsman okri
orta give give orta
rem speak speak rem
remarn song song remarn
rhunki runesmith runesmith rhunki
ros tool tool ros
strol walk, travel walk, travel strol
stromez stream stream stromez
than small small than
thanamorn rest rest thanamorn
thannergos dance dance thannergos
then beautiful beautiful then
thingaz dense forest dense forest thingaz
thos, skaz thief thief thos, skaz
thost greed greed thost
toglot before before toglot
tor soul soul tor
tromm beard beard tromm
umgak poorly made poorly made umgak
ungor cavern cavern ungor
urbar trade trade urbar
urbaz trading post, market trading post, market urbaz
uzkul bones or death bones or death uzkul
valdahaz brewery brewery valdahaz
valdar cowardice cowardice valdar
valergos flee flee valergos
valkag bribe bribe valkag
var loyal loyal var
varn mountain lake mountain lake varn
vas so so vas
vel, un and and vel, un
velmos nor nor velmos
vongal raiding band raiding band vongal
vorn farm farm vorn
vos wood wood vos
Irregular verbs
arm Irregular verb “to be” present tense
uUrz Irregular verb “to be” past tense
gird Irregular verb “to do” present tense
gronit Irregular verb “to do” present tense
git Irregular verb “to go” present tense
ged Irregular verb “to go” past tense
Treasure – Azg
Gold galaz
Gem, jewel nur
Gems, jewels nuri
Silver ang
Artifact gromdal
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General PhrasesI am good / Gamut ai-menu
I am not well / Rasup ogamut men
I am okay / Rasup men
Excuse me / Jemut men
Forgive me / Gajut men
I apologize / Men gajamu
I accept your apology / Men kemgu gajum menu
You are excused / Menu jemetu
You are forgiven / Menu gajatu
Insults
You smell like orc dung / Gelek menu caragu rukhs
Your mother/father was an orc / Khagun/Khagam menu penu rukhs
Your mother/father had no beard / Khagun/Khagam menu penu shirumund
You are beardless / Menu shirumund
Your clan are beardless orcs / Khahum menu rkhas shirumundu
You dine with orcs / Metun menu rukhas
You eat troll/ogre dung / Metun menu caragu sigim rukhas
Your mother/father populated an orcish village / Khagun/Khagam menu reliku pembu rukhas
You couldn't forge a spoon / Ozirum menu seleku
You son/daughter of an orc / Rukhsul menu
Common Dwarven Battles Cries
The axes of the dwarves are upon you! / Baruk khazad ai-menu!
The dwarves are upon you! / Khazad ai-menu!
To arms! / Remenu!
To victory! / Khayamu!
Victory to/for the king/queen of the dwarves! / Khayum Thane/Athane Khazadu!
Victory to/for our king/queen! / Khayum khaz Thane/Athane!
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Greetings and Farewells(General) Greetings / Vem
(Specific) Greetings / Vemu (recipient)
Greetings to you / Vemu ai-menu (may add recipient)
(General) Good day / Gamut manan
(Specific) Good day / Gamut manun (recipient)
Good day to you / Gamut manun ai-menu (may add recipient)
Yesterday is past / Natu yamez natu
(General) Good travels / Gamut melik
(Specific) Good travels / Gamut meliku (recipient)
Good travels to you / Gamut meliku ai-menu (may add recipient)
(General) Farewell / Rasup gamat
(Specific) Farewell / Rasup gamut (recipient)
Farewell to you / Rasup gamut ai-menu (may add recipient)
(General) Good night / Gamut nanan
(Specific) Good night / Gamut nanun (recipient)
How are you? / Caku men Rasp?
How is (recipient)? / Caku (recipient) Rasp?
It is good to meet you / Gamatu yenet menu
Well met / Gamut sanu yenet
Good bye/May a good death be upon you
(to be used only in permanent situations) / Tan gamut warg ai-menu
May your/their forge burn bright / Tan menu/matu selek lanun naman
Rest well / Hurun ganat
Until later / Tak yemu
Until next we meet / Tak natu yenet
Until then / Tak xemu
Until our travels cross again / Tak khaz meliku suz yenetu
Until tomorrow / Tak sanu yemezu
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ComplimentsYour wisdom is as ancient as stone / Gazardul menu ked gamelu pethem
You are wonderful person / Menu gamut khed
You forge with the ancients / Menu ziramu gamildul
Your clan is honourable / Khaham menu demapdul
You are greater than words / Menu sigim bundul
Your words are truth / Bundul menu denapdul
Honour acts through you / Demup telek menu
Your beard speaks of your wisdom / Targ menu bundul gazaru
You are honourable / Menu denapdul
I desire you more than an endless vein of mithril / Men eleneku menu o bepap opetu ezirak
You are everything / Menu tessu
You mean more to me than my beard / Ekespu menu men o targu men
I love you / Men lananubukhs menu
You complete me / Menu zirup men
Family Titles and Places
Clan / Khaham
Family / Khahay
Mother / Khagan
Father / Khagam
Grand Mother / Gamul Khagan
Grand Father / Gamul Khagam
Village / Pemb
Town / Kemb
City / Pend
Cave / Gunud
Excavations/Underground Halls / -dum (post-fixed to a name. As in Khazad-dum)
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Common Dwarf Words
A Of, with, within, to
Af They, you (plural)
Ai Yes
Bin In, on, beside
Ek He, she, it, you (singular)
Gid Want
Gut Have
Nai No
Ok Why, how
Or I, me, myself
Um Them, those, these
Un And
Ut Us, we, ourselves
Wanrag Where
Wanrak When
Dwarven Numerals