Dwarvish

Dwarvish was the language spoken by the dwarves. It was one of the oldest languages in Alagaësia and used a runic alphabet.

Translations

The following are translations of words from Dwarvish to English.

Dwarvish	English
Akh	For
Akh Guntéraz dorzâda!	For Gûntera's adoration!
Akh sartos oen dûrgrimst!	For family and clan!
alfrell	Kind
arûna	To bless
Ascûdgamln	Fists of steel
Astim Hefthyn	Sight Guard
Az	The
Âz knurl deimi lanok.	Beware, the rock changes.
Âz Ragni	The River
Az Sweldn rak Anhûin	the Tears of Anhûin
Azt jok jordn rast.	Then you may pass.
barzul	a curse; ill fate
barzul knular!	Curse them!
barzuln	to curse someone with multiple misfortunes
barzûlegûr	a curse
belgond	pledge
Beor	cave bear
cardozada	lover
carn	one
carvlorss	one who arranges
Carkna bragha!	Great danger!
delva	type of compliment, also form of gold that dwarves love
dorzada	love; adoration
dur	our
dûrgrimst	clan (literally, our hall/home)
dûrgrimstvren	clan war
Egraz Carn	Bald One
enarûna	to bless the most
encesti	holiest
Erôthknurl	a stone of earth (literally, "earthstone"; plural is Erôthknurln)
eta	no
etzil	stop
Etzil nithgech!	Stop there!
Fanghur	dragon-like creatures native to the Beor Mountains
Farthen	father
Farthen Dûr	Our Father
fild	who
Formv	This
Formv Hrethcarach … formv Jurgencarmeitder nos eta goroth bahst Tarnag, dur encesti rak kythn! Jok is warrev az barzulegur dur dûrgrimst, Az Sweldn rak Anhûin, mogh tor rak Jurgenvren? Ne udim etal os rast knurlag. Knurlag ana …	This Shadeslayer … this Dragon Rider has no place in Tarnag, our holiest of cities! Do you forget the curse our clan, the Tears of Anhûin, bears from the Dragon War? We will not let him pass. He is …
Feldûnost	frostbeard (a species of goat native to the Beor Mountains)
Gáldhiem	bright/shining head
Ghastgar	spear throwing contest akin to jousting and fought on the backs of Feldunost
Grimstborith	clan chief
grimstcarvlorss	arranger of the house
Grimstnzborith	ruler of the Dwarves; literally "hall chief"
Gûntera Aruna	Gûntera Bless
hírna	likeness; statue
hort	moment
huthvir	double-bladed staff weapon used by the Dûrgrimst Quan
Hwatum il skilfz gerdumn!	Listen to mine words!
Ignh az voth!	Bring the food!
Ilf gauhnith	Dwarf expression meaning "It is safe and good."
Ilf carnz orodüm.	It is one's obligation/fate.
Ingeitum	metalworkers; smiths.
Isidar Mithrim	Star Sapphire
jok	you
Jok is frekk dûrgrimstvren?	Do you want a clan war?
knurl	stone; rock
knurla	dwarf (literally, one of stone)
knurlag	man
Knurlag qana qiranu Dûrgrimst Ingeitum! Qarzul ana Hrothgar oen volfild …	He was made a member of Clan Ingeitum! Cursed is Hrothgar and all who …
knurlagn	men
knurlan	dwarf
knurhiem	Stonehead
knurlnien	Heart of Stone
korda	hammer
Kóstha-mérna	Foot Pool (a lake)
kythn	cities
Ledwonnû	Kílf's necklace, necklace
mahl	"cave lore" or hidden and powerful knowledge
menknurlan	some kind of dwarvish insult
menotho	unfaithful or faithless
menthiv	son
nagra	giant boar
oei	yes; affirmative
oen	and
Orik Thrifkz menthiv oen Hrethcarach Eragon rak Dûrgrimst Ingeitum. Wharn, az vanyali-carharug Arya. Ne oc Ûndinz grimstbelardn.	Orik, Thrifk's son, and Shadeslayer Eragon of Clan Ingeitum. Also, the elf-courier Arya. We are Ûndin's hall-guests.
Os il dom qiranu carn dur thargen, zeitmen, oen grimst vor formv edaris rak skilfz. Narho is belgond …	Let our flesh, honor, and hall be made as one by this blood of mine. I do pledge …
otho	faith
qetzil	stopped
qarzûl	cursed
Ragni Hefthyn	River Guard
rak	of
Sartos	family
sheilven	cowards
shrrg	giant wolf
sigt	flicker
smer voth	Serve the food.
strâddsigt	flickering
sweldn	tears
trangnarn	a species of hawk found in the Beors whose tail feathers are prized for their pens
Tronjheim	Helm of Giants
Urzhad	cave bear
vanyali	elf
vik	scratch
vlorss	to arrange
volfild	all who
volhort	every moment
volhortn	all moments
Volund	Eternal Fighter
Vol Turin	The Endless Staircase
Vor Hrothgarz korda!	By Hrothgar's hammer!
vren	war
Vrenshrrgn	War Wolves
vrron	enough
werg	an exclamation of disgust

Real-world connections

Author Christopher Paolini asserts that Dwarvish is "much more complex and complete than the Ancient Language". While the Ancient Language was closely modeled upon Old Norse, the Dwarvish language was created completely from scratch, though it is similar to Tolkien's Dwarf language, Khuzdûl, in its use of harder letters such as "k", "g", "b," and "z".