Lexicon of the Elven Language

A

**a** (v) (ä) to permit

**adath** (noun) (ä-däth) Selfless romantic love for another mortal (elves, humans, etc.)  Sa’adath thé, “My love for you” or “I love you”, meant as a verbal gift rather than a proclamation of romantic state.

**-an** (suffix) denoting a person, animal, or thing that performs a specified action or activity.

**-anan** (suffix; Anc. Elven) (ä–NÄN) Torn by war.

**ani** (adj) (ä-nee) verdant, the green color of thriving vegetation

**ate** (n) (ä-tay) council of beings

**ayv** (adj) (āv) of striking and magnificent nature

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**dagh** (v) to keep safe

**dar** (v) to wield

**dath** (v) to climb

**drath** (v) to raise

**drill** (v) (drēl) to exist

E

**evi** (n) (eh-VEE) any one of the eight primordial elements, *pl.* evin (q.v.)

**evin** (n) (EH-ven) collective noun of the eight primordial elements

**égoin** (n) (ā-go-ehn) dwarf

**égoin** (adj) (ā-go-ehn) stubborn

**éth** (n) (āth) stronghold

**Évin** (n) (ā-vThe Great Consort of Sythlia

F

**fahn** (n) void

**fay** (n) (fay) death

**feran** (noun) heart, as in organ

G

**gho** (num) cardinal number: three

**ghi** (adv) thrice

**gil** (n) an isle, specifically any small non-volcanic island (can walk perimeter of island in less than two days)

H

**ha’dath** (n) spider

**hel** (n) bay of water

I

**-il** (suffix) “Of the land”, spec. referring to elves.  Opposed to -ir, as in from a place name.

**-in** (suffix) Fertile, or the potential of being.  Often ends a word that precedes the reason for the modified word.

**-ir** (suffix) From, of

**-is** (suffix) of, or related to flora

**iri** (phrasal verb) belong to, belonging to

**-ith** (suffix) Indicating past tense; that which was.  Often ends a word that precedes the reason for the modified word.

**Í, í** (conjunction)  and

J

K

**kauni**  (n) fire

L

**la** (v) to enter

**lit** (n) light

**lith** (n) sun

**lithir** (n) sun, element of.  Lit., *the sun’s power in all things*

**lithlit** (n) sunlight

**lyr**  (n) 1) Mortal-made law, code or rule that supports a natural state; opposed to law that works against such.  Ex. *The lyr tells us we should only take from fallen trees, not from those still standing.*2) A land inhabited by those who follow natural law

M

**me** (num) (MEH) cardinal number: one

**mi** (adv) once

**mor** (n) (môr) lowland

**moor** (n) (mo͝orr) an isolated location

N

**ni-** (suffix)  not, or anti

**norir** (n) earth, element of.  Lit., *the earth in all things*

O

**othah** (n) a moon

**othahir** (n) moon, element of

**othal** (adj) silver, as it appears on the dew of leaves.

**oyg** (n) (ōpeak, the top of a mountain

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Q

**q’ry** (n) (*qi-*, natural container; *ry*, water) lake, a large body of fresh water surrounded by land.

**qi** (n) a natural formation that contains another facet of nature

R

**rith** (adj) holy

**ry** (n) water

**ryir** (n) water, element of.  Lit., *the water in all things*

S

**sa** (*pronoun*, *nominative* **sa** , *possessive* **sa’,** *objective* **sey**; *plural nominative* **sar**, *possessive* **sar’** or **sar**, *objective* us)  I, me, my/mine, me, we, our/ours, us; The nominative singular pronoun, used by a speaker in referring to himself or herself.

**sad** (n) the self

**sair** (adj) (SAYR) Natural abundance, esp. land; Ex. *The Spine is mountain sair, surely it has the highest peaks on all of Erinnal.*

**sauir** (n) (sou-irr; from *sair*, abundant) Lush tropical land, esp. jungle-like

**saur•in** (n) (sou(ə)r-ēn; *sauir,* jungle-like;  *-in*, fertile) A land not yet depleted of natural life.  Used when referring to the possibility of its destruction.

**saur’nith** (n) (sou(ə)r-nēth’; *sair*, abundant; *-in*, fertile; *-ith*, was, to make of the past)  A land depleted of natural resources.

**ser** (v) (ser) to open

**ser’is** (v) (ser-ēs) to blossom; (*exc., Slin dialect*) Used as a polite greeting

**silad** (adj) (sē-LAHD)  gray

**skyr** (n) (skīr) air

**slin** (n) (slēn)  a blade of coarse design

**stris** (n) a port town

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**ter** (adj)  balance between opposing ideals

**ther** (v) to guide

**theris** (n) a natural landmark, lit. a tree that watches (out for travelers)

**theran** (n) guide, one who leads others down a path or trail

**thras** (n) a watchtower

**thrasan** (n) a guard

**thre** (num) cardinal number: two

**thri** (adv) twice

**thri** (adj) 1) more than once, 2) hopeful eternity

**thri’il** (adj) trans. *forever of the land*.  Ex.  Wyth Thri’il (capital of Deleran), trans. *Capital of the Eternal First People*

**thé** (pronoun) you; trans. *the one who stands before me*

**théhr** (pronoun) them; trans. *the others* (usually non-elves)

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V

**vau** (n) (vô) life, as in sentient beings

**vauri** (n) (vô-rē) spirit, specifically the soul (q.v.) when separated from the body

W

**wis** (adj) (w(h)ēss) foremost in importance

**wiseate** (n) (w(h)ēss–ô-tā; *wis*, grand, foremost; *ate*, council ) 1. the foremost of any council in a given collection of councils, 2. the ruling government of Deleran, the Grand Council.

**wyth** (noun) (w(h)īth) capital city

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