| Agrul |
Stone carving; lines in face of very old dwarf |
| Angaz |
Ironwork |
| Ankor |
Domain or realm |
| Az |
War axe |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Dal |
Old, good |
| Dammaz |
A grievance, grudge, or insult to be avenged |
| Dammaz Kron |
The Book of Grudges |
| Dar |
A challenge or bet |
| Del |
Start, begin |
| Dok |
Watch, observe, see. Also the eye. |
| Dongliz |
The parts of a Dwarf’s body that are impossible for him
to scratch |
| Drakk |
Dragon |
| Drek |
Far, a great distance; great ambition or enterprise |
| Dreng |
Slay in combat |
| Drengi |
Slayer, one of the cult of Slayers |
| Drongnei |
Dragon stew with cave mushrooms marinated in strong ale |
| Drung |
To defeat, vanquish |
| Duk |
Low, narrow tunnel |
| Dum |
Doom or darkness |
| Durak |
Hard |
| Duraz |
Stone or slab |
| Dawi |
Dwarfs |
| Ekrund |
A stairway descending beneath the ground |
| Elgi |
Elves |
| Elgram |
Weak, enfeebled, thin |
| Elgraz |
Construction that looks as if it is about to collapse |
| Frongoi |
Mushrooms which grow at the back of a cave |
| Galaz |
Gold of particular ornamental value |
| Garaz |
Fearless, rebellious |
| Gand |
Find, discover |
| Gazan |
Plains, wasteland |
| 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 |
| Gor |
Wild beast |
| Gorak |
Great cunning, uncanny |
| Gorl |
Gold which is especially soft and yellow; the colour yellow |
| Gorog |
Ale; 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 |
| Grim |
Harsh, unyielding |
| Grimaz |
Barren place |
| Grindal |
Long flaxen plaits worn by Dwarf maidens |
| Grint |
Waste rock or spoil left by miners’ excavations |
| Grizal |
Poor meat |
| Grizdal |
Ale which has been fermented for at least a century |
| Grobi |
Goblins |
| Grobkaz |
Goblin work, evil deeds |
| Grobkul |
Art of stalking Goblins in caves |
| Grog |
Inferior or watered ale; mannish brew |
| Grom |
Brave or defiant |
| Gromdal |
An ancient artefact |
| Gromthi |
Ancestor |
| Grong |
Anvil |
| Gronti |
Giant |
| Grumbak |
A short measure of ale; trivial complaint or grumble |
| Grumbaki |
A grumbler or whiner |
| Grund |
Hammer |
| Grung |
A mine |
| Grungni |
Dwarf ancestor, god of mines and smiths |
| Grungnaz |
Making or smithying |
| Grungron |
A forge |
| 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 |
| Kadrin |
Mountain pass |
| Karag |
Volcano or barren mountain |
| Karak |
Enduring |
| Karaz |
Mountain |
| Kazad |
Fortress |
| Kazak |
War or battle |
| Khaz |
An underground hall |
| Khrum |
War drum |
| Kulgur |
The art of cooking Troll |
| Klad |
Armour |
| Konk |
Gold which is ruddy in colour; large and bulbous nose |
| Kron |
Book, record or history |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Makaz |
Weapon or tool |
| 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 |
| Ogri |
Ogre |
| Onk |
Comradely accretion of dirt and grime on company of Dwarfs
who have spent many days underground |
| Ok |
Cunning of skillful |
| Okri |
Craftsman – a common personal name |
| Orta |
Give |
| Ragarin |
Coarse and uncomfortable clothing made from the hide of a
Troll |
| Rhun |
Rune, word, or power |
| Rhunki |
Runesmith |
| Rik |
King or Lord |
| Rikkit |
A small stone which falls on your head as you walk down a
tunnel |
| Ril |
Gold ore which shines brightly in rock |
| Rinn |
A Lady Dwarf; king’s consort |
| Rorkaz |
Informal shouting contest |
| Runk |
A one-sided fight; a sound thrashing |
| Rutz |
Slackness of bowels caused by drinking too much ale |
| Stok |
A cold meal eaten underground |
| Strol |
Walk or travel leisurely |
| Stromez |
Stream |
| Skof |
A cold meal eaten underground |
| Skrat |
To search for gold amongst rock debris or stream bed;
scavenge; sparse living |
| 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 |
| Thag |
Slay by act of treachery |
| Thagi |
Murderous traitor |
| Thindrongol |
Secret vault in which ale or treasure is hidden |
| Thingaz |
Dense forest |
| Throng |
Army; huge assembly of Dwarfs; a clan |
| Thrund |
A crossbow |
| Trogg |
A feast or heavy drinking bout |
| Troll |
Troll |
| Tromm |
Beard; respect due to age or experience |
| Ufdi |
A Dwarf who is overfond of preening and decorating his
beard; a vain Dwarf; a Dwarf who cannot be trusted to fight |
| Umgi |
Men |
| Umgak |
Shoddy, poorly made |
| 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 |
| Ungor |
Cavern |
| Urbar |
Trade |
| Urbaz |
A trading post or market |
| Urk |
Orc or enemy |
| Uzkul |
Bones or death |
| Valdahaz |
Brewery |
| Varn |
Mountain lake |
| Vongal |
Raiding band of men |
| Vorn |
A farm |
| 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 |
| Zharr |
Fire |
| Zhuf |
Waterfall or rapidly flowing river |
| Zorn |
Upland plateau or high meadow |
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SOME 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 |
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Dwarven Numerals
|
|
Ong |
One |
|
Tuk |
Two |
|
Dwe |
Three |
|
Fut |
Four |
|
Sak |
Five |
|
Siz |
Six |
|
Set |
Seven |
|
Odro |
Eight |
|
Nuk |
Nin |
|
Don |
Ten |
|
Kantuz |
One Hundred |
|
Millus |
One Thousand |
