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'''Old Oeridian''' | {{Language | ||
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|name=Old Oeridian | |||
|location=Former [[Great Kingdom]] | |||
|people=[[Oeridian]]s | |||
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|family=Oeridian | |||
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'''Old Oeridian''' is the language of the [[Oeridian]] people. It was completely free of outside influences until the [[Great Migrations]]. Its grammar is thus unique and it is almost impossible to translate it into any language other than [[Common tongue|Common]]. Many of the books, records, and holy texts of the [[Aerdi]] were written in Old Oeridian, and it is still widely known in the lands of the former [[Great Kingdom]]. | |||
==Selected glossary== | |||
===Old Oeridian to English=== | |||
*Aer: sky | |||
*Aerdi: sky people | |||
*Ahmon: sibilant (presumed) | |||
*Ahmon-Ibor: sibilant beast | |||
*Astra: heavens | |||
*Azal: wizard (presumed) | |||
*Azal'lan: wizard-king | |||
*Bardinar: glaive of victory (Dra293, 93) | |||
*Col: with (presumed) | |||
*Delante: strike down (presumed) | |||
*Delante-Vinnos: that which strikes down ignorance | |||
*Deshaand: helper | |||
*Deshaun: fury (presumed) | |||
*-di (suffix): people | |||
*Dira: magical (presumed) | |||
*[[Dirawaen]]: magical road? | |||
*Dyv: deep, bottomless | |||
*Fraga: final (presumed) | |||
*Fragarach: final word | |||
*Hakul: fire (presumed) | |||
*Harak: He who comes (presumed) | |||
*Harak col Hakul Deshaun: He who comes with fire and fury | |||
*Her: great (presumed) | |||
*Herzog: great prince (LGG, 24) | |||
*Ibor: beast (presumed) | |||
*Issai: ice | |||
*Keleshe: needle | |||
*Lan: king (presumed) | |||
*Mitrik: salvation (presumed; possibly [[Flan]]) | |||
*Nehr: lake | |||
*Nor: birthplace | |||
*Nyr: lake | |||
*Nyr Dyv: deep/bottomless lake, "Lake of Unknown Depths" | |||
*Orz: humble | |||
*Rach: word (presumed) | |||
*Rel: city | |||
*Sol: sun | |||
*Solnor: birthplace of the sun | |||
*Thalos: fortress | |||
*Tla: snow (DR#265, 57) | |||
*Vexxin: frigid (DR#265, 57) | |||
*Vinnos: ignorance (presumed) | |||
*Waen: road (presumed) | |||
*Zog: prince (presumed) | |||
===English to Old Oeridian=== | |||
*Beast: ibor (presumed) | |||
*Birthplace: nor | |||
*Bottomless: dyv | |||
*City: rel | |||
*Col: with (presumed) | |||
*Deep: dyv | |||
*Final: fraga (presumed) | |||
*Fire: hakul (presumed) | |||
*Fortress: thalos | |||
*Frigid: vexxin | |||
*Fury: deshaun (presumed) | |||
*Great: her (presumed) | |||
*Heavens: astra | |||
*Helper: deshaand | |||
*Humble: orz | |||
*Ice: issai | |||
*Ignorance: vinnos (presumed) | |||
*King: Lan (presumed) | |||
*Magical: dira (presumed) | |||
*Needle: keleshe | |||
*People: -di | |||
*Prince: zog (presumed) | |||
*Road: waen (presumed) | |||
*Salvation: mitrik (presumed; possibly Flan) | |||
*Sibilant: ahmon (presumed) | |||
*Sky: aer | |||
*Snow: tla | |||
*Strike down: delante (presumed) | |||
*Sun: sol | |||
*Wizard: Azal (presumed) | |||
*Word: rach (presumed) | |||
==Bibliography== | |||
*[[Gary Gygax|Gygax, Gary]]. ''Unearthed Arcana''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1985. | |||
:———. ''[[World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983. | |||
*[[Gary Holian|Holian, Gary]], [[Erik Mona]], [[Sean K. Reynolds]], and [[Frederick Weining]]. ''[[Living Greyhawk Gazetteer]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000. | |||
*[[Stuart Kerrigan|Kerrigan, Stuart]]. "A Splintered Sun." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #293. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2002. | |||
*[[Moore, Roger E]]. ''[[The Adventure Begins]]''. Renton, WA: TSR, 1998. | |||
*[[Robert S. Mullin|Mullin, Robert S.]] "Arcane Lore: Greyhawk Grimoires II." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #241. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1999. Page 78. | |||
*[[Sean K. Reynolds|Reynolds, Sean K.]] ''[[The Scarlet Brotherhood]]''. Renton, WA: TSR, 1999. | |||
*[[Sargent, Carl]]. ''Ivid the Undying''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, unpublished. Available online: [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/downloads] | |||
[[Category:Languages]]{{index}} | |||
Latest revision as of 18:45, 18 January 2024
| Old Oeridian | |
| Spoken in: | Former Great Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Spoken by: | Oeridians |
| Language family: | Oeridian |
Old Oeridian is the language of the Oeridian people. It was completely free of outside influences until the Great Migrations. Its grammar is thus unique and it is almost impossible to translate it into any language other than Common. Many of the books, records, and holy texts of the Aerdi were written in Old Oeridian, and it is still widely known in the lands of the former Great Kingdom.
Selected glossary
Old Oeridian to English
- Aer: sky
- Aerdi: sky people
- Ahmon: sibilant (presumed)
- Ahmon-Ibor: sibilant beast
- Astra: heavens
- Azal: wizard (presumed)
- Azal'lan: wizard-king
- Bardinar: glaive of victory (Dra293, 93)
- Col: with (presumed)
- Delante: strike down (presumed)
- Delante-Vinnos: that which strikes down ignorance
- Deshaand: helper
- Deshaun: fury (presumed)
- -di (suffix): people
- Dira: magical (presumed)
- Dirawaen: magical road?
- Dyv: deep, bottomless
- Fraga: final (presumed)
- Fragarach: final word
- Hakul: fire (presumed)
- Harak: He who comes (presumed)
- Harak col Hakul Deshaun: He who comes with fire and fury
- Her: great (presumed)
- Herzog: great prince (LGG, 24)
- Ibor: beast (presumed)
- Issai: ice
- Keleshe: needle
- Lan: king (presumed)
- Mitrik: salvation (presumed; possibly Flan)
- Nehr: lake
- Nor: birthplace
- Nyr: lake
- Nyr Dyv: deep/bottomless lake, "Lake of Unknown Depths"
- Orz: humble
- Rach: word (presumed)
- Rel: city
- Sol: sun
- Solnor: birthplace of the sun
- Thalos: fortress
- Tla: snow (DR#265, 57)
- Vexxin: frigid (DR#265, 57)
- Vinnos: ignorance (presumed)
- Waen: road (presumed)
- Zog: prince (presumed)
English to Old Oeridian
- Beast: ibor (presumed)
- Birthplace: nor
- Bottomless: dyv
- City: rel
- Col: with (presumed)
- Deep: dyv
- Final: fraga (presumed)
- Fire: hakul (presumed)
- Fortress: thalos
- Frigid: vexxin
- Fury: deshaun (presumed)
- Great: her (presumed)
- Heavens: astra
- Helper: deshaand
- Humble: orz
- Ice: issai
- Ignorance: vinnos (presumed)
- King: Lan (presumed)
- Magical: dira (presumed)
- Needle: keleshe
- People: -di
- Prince: zog (presumed)
- Road: waen (presumed)
- Salvation: mitrik (presumed; possibly Flan)
- Sibilant: ahmon (presumed)
- Sky: aer
- Snow: tla
- Strike down: delante (presumed)
- Sun: sol
- Wizard: Azal (presumed)
- Word: rach (presumed)
Bibliography
- Gygax, Gary. Unearthed Arcana. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1985.
- ———. World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.
- Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K. Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
- Kerrigan, Stuart. "A Splintered Sun." Dragon #293. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2002.
- Moore, Roger E. The Adventure Begins. Renton, WA: TSR, 1998.
- Mullin, Robert S. "Arcane Lore: Greyhawk Grimoires II." Dragon #241. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1999. Page 78.
- Reynolds, Sean K. The Scarlet Brotherhood. Renton, WA: TSR, 1999.
- Sargent, Carl. Ivid the Undying. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, unpublished. Available online: [1]
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.
| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oeridian language {Old Oeridian} | Verbal communication | Language, | Bastion of Faith | 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 43, 45, 53, 88, 89, 91, 92 |