Ancient Language English

abr of
ach do, does
adurna water
agaetí celebration
aí a
Aiedail The Morning Star
älfa elf
älfr he
älfrinn she
andlát death
aptr backward
arget silver
Argetlam Silver Hand
äenora broad
atra may, let
beorn bear
bjart bright
Bjartskular Brightscales (an honorific for a dragon)
blaka flap/flapper
blödh blood
Blödhgarm Blood-wolf
blödhren blood-oath
böetq broad
brakka reduce
breoal family, house
brisingr fire
brun brow
brunhvitr white-browed
burthr birth
burthro born (past tense of birth)
celöbra honor
celöbreya honors
Dagshelgr Hallowed Day
dag day
datia mists
dauth death
dauthleikr mortal
deloi earth
delois a green-leafed plant with purple flowers
deyja die
domia dominance
dras city
draumr dream
Drottning Queen
Princess (Not the exact translation according to
Drottningu
Arya)
du the
dvergar Dwarves
ebrithil master
einradhin v. resolved
Edoc'sil unconquerable
edur a tor, prominence
eitha go, leave
ekar oaken
eka I, me
Elda gender-neutral honorific of great praise
eldrvarya burning
eld hórnya listeners
eld jeirda breaker
eld moi changer
eom to
ero was
er is
esterni good fortune
ethgri invoke
evarínya stars
eyddr v. empty
eyreya ears
picture (more specifically, a picture taken by
fairth
magical means)
frá from
fram forward
fricai friend plural. fricaya
fells mountains
fethr feather
fethrblaka bird (literally feather-flapper)
an honorific phrase for a young man of great
Finiarel
promise
freohr death
fyrn war
finna find
gala chant, sing, scream, yell, etc.
gánga go

garjzla light

garm wolf
gata path, passage
gath v. unite
Gedwëy shining
geuloth v. dull
grind gate
gülia luck
haldthin thornapple
haina harm
heill heal
helgr hallowed, sacred
Helgrind The Gates of Death
hjarta heart
hlaupa run
hljödhr silent
hugin thought or knowledge
huildr hold
hvass sharp
hvitr white
iet my (informal)
ignasia palm
ilia happy
ilian happiness
ilumëo truth
istalri flame
jierda break, hit
kalfya calves
knifr knife
kvetha greetings
kveykva lightning
kvaedhi script
kvistr branch
kodthr catch
kόpa stare
kona woman
könungr king
kyn kind (as in race, mankind, elfkind, etc.)
lam hand
laufsbläd leaf
laufsblädar leaves
lethr leather
Lethrblaka a full-grown Ra'zac (literally leather-flapper)
letta stop (imperative)
Letta du Bullts! Stop the bullets!
liduen poetic
Poetic Script used by elves to write the Ancient
Liduen-Kvaedhi
Language
líf life
lífa live
lífs life's
losna release, loosen
ma'mor unlock
maela quiet
malthinae to bind or hold in place; confine
manin memory
moi change
mor'amr open
mor'ranr peace
nagz blanket
a mixture of beeswax and hazelnut oil used to
nalgask
moisten the skin
Nángoröth Blasted
neo not
nosu us
nuanen beautiful
ono you
orono or
onr your
oro arrow, plural. orya
orúm serpent
pömnuria my (formal)
rakr mist
ramr strong
raudhr red
rauthr misfortune
reisa raise/lift
ren oath
reona reaper
rïsa rise (imperative)
seithr witch
se may
sem that
Shur'tugal Dragon Rider
Shur'tugalar Dragon Riders
Silbena Sighing
sitja stay
sja look, looking
skölir shield (plural skoliar)
sköliro shielded
skul scale
skulblaka Dragons, scale flapper (literally)
solus sun
sundavrblaka The Beast, shadow flapper
slytha sleep
stenr stone
stydja rest, stay, remain
sundavar shadows
sverd sword (plural. sverdar)
Svit-kona a formal honorific phrase for an elf woman of
 great wisdom
taka give
tauthr follow
taune take
thelduin v. rule over, v.reign
thorna those
thornessa this
thringa rain
thrysta thrust, compress
Togira cripple
treavam tree
un and
unin in
undir under
vandr-fodhr ill-marked
vanta lack, need
vanyali magic (elf in dwarvish.)
varda watch over, guard
Varden The Warders
vardo warded
vel easily
ven sight
vindr air, wind, twist, compress
vinr friend
Vinr-Alfakyn Elf-Friend
vodhr a male honorific of middling praise
vöndr a thick, straight stick
vollar plains, fields, ground
Vor a male honorific for a close friend

vrangr wandering, awry

welden forest
wilae will
wiol for
waíse be
weohnata will
wyrda fate
Wyrdfell elven name for the Forsworn
yawë a bond of trust
Zar'roc misery

Phrases Edit

Ancient Language English

Agaetí Blödhren Blood-oath Celebration
Ach neo eitha orono ie wilae yauna onr lifa Do not go or I will take your life.
Aí varden abr du Shur'tugalar gata vanta. A warden of the Riders lacks passage.
älfr ach thornessa He does this
älfrinn ero aí koma ramrsja She was a strong-looking woman.
Atra du evarínya ono varda, Däthedr-vodhr. May the stars watch over you, honored Däthedr.
May good fortune rule over you, Eragon Dragon
Atra esterní ono thelduin, Eragon Shur'tugal.
Rider.
May good fortune rule over you. Peace live in
Atra esterní ono thelduin. Mor'ranr lífa unin
your heart. And the stars watch over you. (an
hjarta onr. Un du evarínya ono varda.
Elven greeting)
May luck and happiness follow you and may
Atra gülai un ilian tauthr ono un atra ono waíse
you be a shield from misfortune. (Eragon's mis-
skölir frá rauthr.
translated blessing)
Atra gülai un ilian tauthr ono un atra ono waíse May luck and happiness follow you and may
sköliro frá rauthr. you be shielded from misfortune.
Atra nosu waíse vardo fra eld hórnya. May we be warded from listeners.
boetq istalri! Broad fire!
Brakka du vanyali sem huildar Saphira un eka! Reduce the magic that holds Saphira and me!
Brisingr, iet tauthr. Fire, follow me.
Brisingr raudhr! Red fire!
Deloi moi! Earth, change!
Domia abr Wyrda Dominance of Fate (book)
Draumr kópa dream stare (spell for scrying)
Du deloi lunaea. Smooth the earth/dirt.
Du Fells Nángoröth The Blasted Mountains
Du Fyrn Skulblaka The Dragon War (Dragons vs. Elves)
Du grind huildr! Hold the gate!
Du Namar Auroboda. The Banishing of the Names.
"Du Silbena Datia" "The Sighing Mists" (a poem song)
Du Súndavar Freohr Death of the Shadows
Du Völlar Eldrvarya The Burning Plains
The Wandering Path (literally, The Path
Du Vrangr Gata
Wandering)
Du Weldenvarden The Guarding Forest
I am a Dragon Rider... Dragon Rider... Silver
Eka eddyr aí Shur'tugal... Shur'tugal... Argetlam.
Hand.
Eka aí fricai un Shur'tugal! I am a Rider and a friend!
Eldhrimmer O Loivissa nuanen, dautr abr Grow O beautiful Loivissa, daughter of the
deloi/Eldhrimmer nen ono weohnataí medh earth/Grow as you would with the sun and
solus un thringa/Eldhrimmer un fortha onr fëon rain/Grow and put forth your flower of the
var/Wiol allr sjon. spring/For all to see.
Empty your ears! (deafening spell, most likely
Eyddr eyreya onr!
irreversible)
Fethrblaka, eka weohnata néiat haina ono. Blaka
Bird, I will not harm you. Flap to my hand.
eom let lam.
Fricai Anglát death friend (a poisonous mushroom)
Fricai onr eka eddyr. I am your friend.
Gala O Wyrda brunhvitr/Abr Berundal vandr- Sing O white-browed Fate/Of ill-marked
fodhr/Burthro lausblädar eja undir/Eom kona Berundal/Born under oaken leaves/To mortal
dauthleikr... woman...
Ganga aptr Go backward.
Ganga fram Go forward.
Light, stop! (same as empty your ears but with
Garjzla, letta!
one's eyes and getting blinded.)
Gath sem oro un lam iet Unite that arrow with my hand.
Gath un reisa du rakr! Unite and raise the mist!
Gedwëy ignasia shining palm
Gëuloth du knífr! Dull the Knife!
Jierda theirra kalfis! Break their calves!
Kuldr, rïsa lam iet un malthinae unin böllr. Gold, rise to my hand and bind into an orb.
Kvetha Fricai Greetings, friend.
Letta orya thorna! Stop those arrows!
Liduen Kvaedhí Poetic Script
Losna kalfya iet Release my calves.
Manin! Wyrda! Hugin! Memory! Fate! Thought!
Moi stenr! Stone, change!
Nagz reisa! Blanket, rise!
Nen ono weohnata, Arya Dröttningu. As you will, Princess Arya.
Osthato Chetowä the Mourning Sage
Reisa du adurna. Raise/Lift the water.
Place of Sorrow (baen—used here in Urû'baen,
Ristvak'baen the capital of the Empire—is always pronounced
bane and is an expression of great sadness/grief)
Sé mor'ranr ono finna May you find peace.
May your swords stay sharp! (Note: Sverð, in
Sé onr sverdar sitja hvass! Icelandic, also means sword, sitja means to sit,
and hvass means sharp.)
Sé orúm thornessa hávr sharjalví lífs. May this serpent have life's movement.
Skölir nosu fra brisingr! Shield us from fire!
Skulblaka, eka celöbra ono un malabra ono un Dragon, I honor you and mean you and your
onr Shur'tugal né haina. Atra nosu waíse fricai. Rider no harm. Let us be friends.
Stenr reisa! Raise stone!
Stenr, rïsa! Stone, rise!
Stydja unin mor'ranr, Hrothgar Könungr. Rest in peace, King Hrothgar.
Thorta du ilumëo! Speak the truth!
Thrysta adurna Compress the water.
Thrysta deloi Compress the earth.
Thrysta vindr Compress the air.
Thverr stenr un atra eka hórna! Traverse stone and let me hear!
Togira Ikonoka The Cripple Who Is Whole
Tempering the fool's wisdom (level in the
Tuatha du orothrim
Riders' training)
Vel eïnradhin iet ai Shur'tugal. Upon my word as a rider.
Vinr Älfakyn Elf Friend
Waíse heill! Be healed!
Waíse neiat! Be not!
Wiol ono. For you.
Wiol pömnuria ilian. For my happiness

All adjectives are used after nouns (ex. 'the strong woman' would literally translate as 'the
woman strong').

Connections Edit

By using simple knowledge it is also possible to find out other words in the Ancient Language.
Such as:

Fethrblaka = bird/Feather-flapper
Lethrblaka = Ra'zac's mounts/Leather-Flapper/ bat
Skulblaka = Dragon/Scale-Flapper

So, Fethr means Feather, Lethr means Leather, Skul means Scale, and -blaka means flap.

Also, the word sundablaka—shadowflapper—appears in the Eragon movie.

Sentence construction Edit

Descriptions are placed after the object they describe. The most common mistake made by
people trying to speak the Ancient Language is to place adjectives before nouns.

Example: "Aí skulblaka ramr" means "a strong dragon", but literally translates as "a dragon
strong".

Unlike in English, descriptions can be placed in any order following the object. Example: "Aí
oro ramr hvitr" (a strong, white arrow) can also be rendered as "aí oro hvitr ramr" (a white,
strong arrow).

Aside from descriptions, the structure of a sentence in the Ancient Language is usually the same
as it would be in English. Example: "Gath un reisa du rakr" would literally translate as "unite and
raise the mist". No restructuring of the sentence is required.

There are no participles (e.g. walking, swimming) in the Ancient Language. Verbs are either past
simple (e.g. walked, swam), present simple (e.g. walk, swim) or future simple (e.g. will walk,
will swim). Example: "I am following" would have to be rendered as "I follow" (Eka tauthr) in
the Ancient Language; "I was following" as "I followed" (Eka tauthro) and "I will be following"
as "I will follow" (Eka weohnata tauthr).

When two nouns are joined together to form a single noun, the descriptive noun comes first, as it
does in English. Example: "Fethrblaka" (bird) is a combination of the nouns "fethr" (feather) and
"blaka" (flapper).

Prefixes Edit

äf-: gives words a malignant connotation. For example, "taka" (give) becomes "äftaka" (steal).
eld-: changes verbs into words of action. For example, "jierda" (break) becomes "eld jierda"
(breaker).

Suffixes Edit

-ar: pluralises nouns ending on consonants. If the noun already ends with "r", place an "a" before
it. For example, "draumr" (dream) becomes "draumar" (dreams). However, if the noun already
has a vowel before the "r", the suffix "-ya" is used. For example, "edur" (tor) becomes "edya"
(tors).

-í: changes verbs ending with any letter (except for "i" and "r") to past tense. For example,
"haina" (harm) becomes "hainaí" (harmed).

-o: forms the past tense of verbs ending with "i" and "r". For example, "skölir" (shield) becomes
"sköliro" (shielded).

-r: gives nouns a masculine connotation. For example, "älf" (elf) becomes "älfr" (male elf),
which is also he.

-s: makes nouns possessive. For example, "könungr" (king) becomes "könungrs" (king's).

-sja: adds "-looking" to the end of adjectives. For example, "ramr" (strong) becomes "ramrsja"
(strong-looking).

-ya: pluralises nouns ending on vowels. It also replaces the last vowel. For example, "agaetí"
(celebration) becomes "agaetya" (celebrations). If the "-ya" interferes with the word's
pronunciation, the vowel it would normally replace isn't removed. The vowels "a" and "i" are
usually changed to "e". For example, "celöbra" (honour) becomes "celöbreya" (honours).

English To Ancient Language Edit

Articles, conjunctions, auxiliary verbs, prepositions Edit

English Ancient Language

a aí
am eddyr
and un
are eru
backward aptr
be waíse
did achí
do ach
does ach (the same as "do")
for wiol
forward fram
from fra
have hávr
in unin
is er
let atra
may sé
not néiat
of abr
that sem
the du
this thornessa
those orya
to eom
under undir
up audr
upon vel
was ero
were erní
will weohnata
with medh

Pronouns Edit

English Ancient Language

All allr
I eka
he älfr
me eka
my (formal) pömnuria
my (informal) iet
she älfrinn
their theirra
they therr
those thorna
us nosu
you ono
your onr

Nouns Edit

English Ancient Language

air vindr
arrow oro
banishing aurboda
bat lethrblaka, literally "leather flapper"
bird fethrblaka, literally "feather flapper"
blanket nagz
blood blödh
blue, deep-throated lily that grows in the Empire loivissa
bond of trust yawë
Brightscales Bjartskular (honorific title for dragons)
brow brun
cactus found near Helgrind talos
calves (as in cow) kalfya
calves (as in leg) kalvis
celebration agaetí
city dras
cripple togira
daughter dautr
day dag
death anglát, freohr, dauth
dominance domia
Dominance of Fate (book) Domia abr Wyrda
dragon skulblaka, literally "scale flapper"
Dragon Rider Shur'tugal
dream draumr
dwarves dvergar
ears eyreya
earth deloi
elf älfa
elf-kind älfakyn
elf-woman älfa-kona
fabric made by cross-weaving wool and nettle
lámarae
threads
family or house breoal
fate wyrda
feather fethr
flame istalrí
flower fëon
fire brisingr
fool's wisdom orothrim
forest welden
Forsworn Wyrdfell
friend fricai, vinr
gate grind
gold kuldr
good fortune esterní
greetings Kvetha
Hallowed Day dagshelgr
hand lam
harm haina
happiness ilian
heart hjarta
heart of hearts Eldunarí
hell hel
ill vandr
king könungr
knife knifr
leaf laufsbläd
leather lethr
life líf
life's (as a genetive noun) lifs
light garjzla
lightning kveykva
elven liqueur faelnirv
luck guliä
magic vanyali
master ebrithil
memory manin
misery zar'roc
misfortune rauthr
mist rakr, datia
mixture of beeswax and hazelnut used to
nalgask
moisten the skin
morning Chetowä
Morning Star Aiedail
mortal dauthleikr
mountain fell
movement sharjalví
name nama
oath ren
orb böllr
palm ignasia
path gata
peace mor'ranr
picture created through magic fairth
Place of Sorrow Ristvak’baen
plains völlar
poison eitrum
princess drötningu
purple-flowered plant delois
rain thringa
sage osthato
scale skul
script kvaedhi
serpent orúm
shadow súndav
shield skölir
silver arget
Silver hand Argetlam
sorrow baen
Spine Carthungavë
Spring vara
stars evarínya
stick vöndr
stone stenr
sun solus
sword sverd
The Burning Plains Du Völlar Eldrvarya
The Dragon War Du Fyrn Skulblaka
The Guarding Forest Du Weldenvarden
the morning star Aiedail
The Sighing Mists (a poem song) Du Silbena Datia
The Wandering Path Du Vrangr Gata
The Warders Varden.
thornapple haldthin
thought hugin
tree traevam
truth thorta
type of bonding between a dragon and Rider indlvarn
prominence edur
war fyrn
warden varden
water adurna
witch seithr
wolf garm
word eïnradhin
woman kona

Verbs and Adjectives Edit

English Ancient Language

awaken vakna
beautiful nuanen
bind malthinae
blasted (as in cursed) nángoröth
baby burthr
born burthro
break; hit jierda
bright bjart
brighten naina
broad böetq
burn eldrvarya
catch kodthr
change moi
die deyja
dull gëuloth
empty eyddr
find finna
flap blaka
fly flauga
follow tauthr
go gánga
hallowed shelgr
halt blöthr
happy ilia
harm haina
healed heill
hear hóna
hide frethya
hold huildr
honour celöbra
ill vandr
invoke ethgrí
lack vanta
leave eitha
live lífa
marked fodhr
mean malabra
mourning osthato
need vanta
oaken ekar
poetic liduen
quiet maela
raise reisa
red raudhr
reduce brakka
release losna
rest stydja
rise rïsa
rule thelduin
run hlaupa
scale skul
see sjon
sharp hvass
shining Gedwëy
sighing silbena
silent hljödhr
sing gala
sleep slytha
smooth lunaea
speak ilerneo
stare kópa
stay sitja
steal äftaka
stop letta
strong ramr
take taka
temper tuatha
thank elrun
thicken thaefathan
thrust thrysta
traverse thverr
unconquerable edoc'sil
under undir
unite gath
unlock ma'mor
wandering vrangr
ward vard
warded vardo
warders varden
watch varda
white hvitr
whole ikonoka

Prefixes and suffixes Edit

Ancient Language English

Alfa-kona elf woman (may be used as a suffix)
a gender-neutral honorific suffix of great praise,
Elda
attached with a hyphen.
an honorific suffix for a young man of great
Finiarel
promise, attached with a hyphen.
a formal honorific for an “alfa-kona” of great
Svit-kona
wisdom.
a male honorific suffix of middling praise,
Vodhr
attached with a hyphen.
Vor a male honorific for a close friend

Other Edit

English Ancient Language

put forth fortha