Inheritance Cycle/Culture/Ancient Language/Ancient Language to English

Ancient Language to English translations for the Ancient Language. Ancient Language to English Words Ancient Language English abr of ach do, doesadurna water äenora broad agaetí celebration aí a Aiedail The Morning Star älfa elf älfr he älfrs his älfrinn she älfrinns her's andlát death aptr backward arget silver Argetlam Silver Hand Arucane Endless Fire, Living Fire atra may, let beor bear bjart bright Bjartskular Brightscales (an honorific for a dragon) blaka flap/flapper blödh blood Blödhgarm Blood-wolf blödhren blood-oath blöthr halt, stop böetk broad böllr a round object, an orb 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 Dröttning Queen Dröttningu Princess (Not the exact translation according to Arya) du the dunei love dvergr Dwarf (plural: dvergar) ebrithil master (plural: ebrithilar) 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 Eldunarí heart of hearts elrun thank eom to ero was er is esterni good fortune ethgri invoke evarínya stars eyddr v. empty eyreya ears fairth picture (more specifically, a picture taken by magical means) flauga fly (v.) frá from fram forward fricai friend plural. fricaya fells mountains fethr feather fethrblaka bird (literally feather-flapper) Finiarel an honorific phrase for a young man of great 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 gëuloth v. dull grind gate gülia luck haldthin thornapple haina harm heill heal Helgrind The Gates of Death hjarta heart hlaupa run hljödhr silent hugin thought or knowledge huildr hold hvass sharp hvitrwhite iet my (informal) ignasia palm ilia happy ilian happiness ilumëo truth istalri flame jierda break, hit kalfya calves kausta come 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 (plural. laufsblädar) lethr leather Lethrblaka a full-grown Ra'zac (literally leather-flapper), a bat letta stop (imperative) Letta du Bullts! Stop the bullets! liduen poetic Liduen-Kvaedhi Poetic Script used by elves to write the Ancient 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 nalgask a mixture of beeswax and hazelnut oil used to moisten the skin Nángoröth Blasted neo not nosu us nuanen beautiful ono you (Your: onr) orono or hethr has 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 sé may sem thatShelgHallow (past tense. Hallowed) Shur'tugal Dragon Rider (plural. Shur'tugalar) Silbena Sighing sitja stay sja look, looking skölir shield (plural skoliar) sköliro shielded skul scale (plural. skular) skulblaka Dragon, scale flapper (literally) solus sun sundavrblaka The Beast, shadow flapper slytha sleep snalglí giant snail 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 vinr friend Vinr-Alfakyn Elf-Friend vodhr a male honorific of middling praise vöndr a thin, straight stick vollar plains, fields, ground Vor a male honorific for a close friend vrangr wandering, awry welden forest wilae will (as in expressing believed truths. Eg. Will you be there?) wiol for waíse be weohnata will (A force/effort of one's conscious. Eg. "As you will, princess Arya.") wyrda fate Wyrdfell elven name for the Forsworn yawë a bond of trust Zar'roc misery Phrases 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 kona ramrsja She was a strong-looking woman. Atra du evarínya ono varda, Däthedr-vodhr. May the stars watch over you, honored Däthedr. Atra esterní ono thelduin, Eragon Shur'tugal. May good fortune rule over you, Eragon Dragon Rider. Atra esterní ono thelduin. Mor'ranr lífa unin hjarta onr. Un du evarínya ono varda. May good fortune rule over you. Peace live in your heart. And the stars watch over you. (an Elven greeting) Atra gülai un ilian tauthr ono un atra ono waíse skölir frá rauthr. May luck and happiness follow you and may you be a shield from misfortune. (Eragon's mis-translated blessing) Atra gülai un ilian tauthr ono un atra ono waíse sköliro frá rauthr. May luck and happiness follow you and may 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 Aurboda. 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 Du Vrangr Gata The Wandering Path Du Weldenvarden The Guarding Forest Eka eddyr aí Shur'tugal... Shur'tugal... Argetlam. I am a Dragon Rider... Dragon Rider... Silver Hand. Eka aí fricai un Shur'tugal! I am a Rider and a friend! Eldhrimmer O Loivissa nuanen, dautr abr deloi/Eldhrimmer nen ono weohnataí medh solus un thringa/Eldhrimmer un fortha onr fëon var/Wiol allr sjon. Grow O beautiful Loivissa, daughter of the earth/Grow as you would with the sun and rain/Grow and put forth your flower of the spring/For all to see. Eyddr eyreya onr! Empty your ears! (deafening spell, most likely irreversible) Fethrblaka, eka weohnata néiat haina ono. Blaka eom let lam. Bird, I will not harm you. Flap to my hand. Fricai Andlát death friend (a poisonous mushroom) Fricai onr eka eddyr. I am your friend. Gala O Wyrda brunhvitr/Abr Berundal vandr-fodhr/Burthro lausblädar eja undir/Eom kona dauthleikr... Sing O white-browed Fate/Of ill-marked Berundal/Born under oaken leaves/To mortal woman... Ganga aptr Go backward. Ganga fram Go forward. Garjzla, letta! Light, stop! (same as empty your ears but with 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. (Fricaya is used for the plural of friend, I.E. when greeting multiple people) 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. Ristvak'baen Place of Sorrow (baen—used here in Urû'baen, the capital of the Broddring Empire—is always pronounced bane and is an expression of great sadness/grief) Sé mor'ranr ono finna May you find peace. Sé onr sverdar sitja hvass! May your swords stay sharp! (Note: Sverð, in 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 onr Shur'tugal né haina. Atra nosu waíse fricai. Dragon, I honor you and mean you and your 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 Tuatha du orothrim Tempering the fool's wisdom (level in the 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').