Skellige jargon

Skellige jargon is the language used in Skellige. It's based on the Elder Speech of Aen Seidhe elves but has undergone many changes to suit the Islanders. For example, questions are formed by adding "ell'ea" at the end of the sentence, in a manner considered impolite in classical Elder Speech.
During the formative centuries, Skelligers had their own runes but apparently adopted the modern alphabet or First Runes at some point later on.
== Dictionary ==
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Names Phrases
=== A ===
Skellige jargon	English
aen 	by
aep 	of (appears to be just general genitive, not marking solely hereditary ties)
ard 	high
arse 	arse
=== B ===
Skellige jargon	English
bloed 	blood
blota 	wet
===C===
Skellige jargon	English
cuach 	crazy
===D===
Skellige jargon	English
dottir 	daughter
drakkar 	longship
===G===
Skellige jargon	English
geas 	oath, curse (geis is a magical obligation/prohibition in Irish mythology. Also; geas, geasa)
glaeddyv 	sword
=== H ===
Skellige jargon	English
havfrue 	mermaid
himmel 	sky
===K===
Skellige jargon	English
kaarl 	man
kaer 	fortress, castle, keep, watchtower
kelpie 	kelpie
konung 	king
krig 	war
===L===
Skellige jargon	English
lionors 	lioness
lagman 	chief judge
===M===
Skellige jargon	English
mardroeme 	psilocybe
me 	my
modron 	mother
muire 	sea
mylla 	soil
===N===
Skellige jargon	English
nagl 	nail
===O===
Skellige jargon	English
och 	and
op 	up
=== R ===
Skellige jargon	English
rhena 	queen
=== S ===
Skellige jargon	English
skjald 	skald, courtly poet
skugga 	shadow
svarm 	to swarm
sverd 	sword
=== T ===
Skellige jargon	English
tirth 	wild boar
trall 	slave, prisoner-of-war
trold 	troll
===V===
Skellige jargon	English
vild 	wild
===Y===
Skellige jargon	English
ys 	of (from below)
===Z===
Skellige jargon	English
zvaere 	to swear
== Names ==
Skellige jargon	English
Bifrost 	Rainbow Bridge
Kaer Trolde 	Trolls' Fortress
Vildkaarl 	Wildman
Xintra 	Cintra
== Phrases ==
Skellige jargon 	English
Cuach op arse, ghoul y badraigh mai an cuach... 	Crazy up the arse, a ghoul of [battle ?], a crazy mother... (meaning of "badraigh" is unknown; it may be based on an Old Norse "bardagi", word for battle or beating)
Aen me Glaeddyv, zvaere a'Bloedgeas, Ard Rhena, Lionors Aep Xintra! 	By my sword, I swear Blood Oath, the Highest Queen, Lioness of Cintra!
Skugga! Svarm! Vattna halla! Blota himmel, blota mylla, braka och blixtar! Blota himmel! Blota mylla!	Shadow! Swarm! Water the frost! Wet sky, wet soil, crack and lighten! Wet sky! Wet soil!
== Notes ==
* Apart from using altered words of the Elder Speech, based mainly on Celtic languages, Andrzej Sapkowski's language of the Islanders draws heavily from Norwegian and Danish.
** In , the language is said to be hard to distinguish from the Nilfgaardian language. This may allude to a minor Dutch influence as the Nilfgaardian is classically full of it.
** After being asked by a fan, CD PROJEKT RED's narrative designer Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz confirmed Skelligan language used in their games references several different Scandinavian dialects.Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz about Skellige jargon and Nilfgaardian
** The storytellers at R. Talsorian Games seconded this in by stating that Skelligan names − and by extension the jargon − are generally Scandinavian.
== References ==
de:Skellige-Dialekt
es:Dialecto de Skellige
pl:Dialekt Skellige
ru:Скеллигский жаргон
uk:Діалект Скелліге
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