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Studies: A Collection of Words and Sayings

Search the words below alphabetically:

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Click here to see Sayings and Quotes in the Old Tongue


A

Aan'allein = One Man, Man Alone, Man Who Is an Entire People
Aes Sedai = Servants of All
Aethan Dor = Red Shields
Aginor = ???? (a Forsaken)
Aiel = The Dedicated
ajah = ????
alantin = brother
Al'cair Dal = The Golden Bowl
Al'cair'rahienallen = Hill of the Golden Dawn
aldieb = West Wind
algai'd'siswai = fighters of the spear --- spear fighters
algode = white cloth, softer than any wool, made from a plant
angreal = an item used to increase the amount of the One Power
aran'gar = right-handed dagger
asa = a lady lover, may become his wife
Asha'man = gaurdian or defender of justice and right
ashandarei = a spear with the blade of a sword
Asmodean = ???? (a Forsaken)
Atha'an Miere = Sea Folk
Avendesora = Tree of Life
Avendoraldera = a sapling of Avendesora
a'vron = watchers

B

Ba'alzamon = Heart of the Dark
bajad drovja = a crude curse
Balthamel = ???? (a Forsaken)
Be'lal = ???? (a Forsaken)

C

cadin'sor = working clothes
Callandor=The Sword That Is Not a Sword,The Sword That Cannot Be Touched
Car'a'carn = Chief of chiefs
chalinda = sweet girl
choss = garbage or debris that needs to be hauled away
con = small banners on short staffs used to signify nobility
conje = a type of needle
Cor Darei = Night Spear
Corenne = The Return
cour'souvra = mindtrap
cuande = a material used in making binding straps
cuendillar = heartstone
cueran = a smooth, white material used in sterile conditions

D

da'covale = person who is owned
Daes Dae'mar = The Game of Houses, The Great Game
daien = a type of dancer
Dai Shan = Diademed Battle Lord
daishar = glory
damane = leashed one
darath = a very fierce animal that moults
da'shain = those dedicated only to the Dragon
da'tsang = despised one
Demandred = ???? (a Forsaken)
Der'sul'dam = used to address a holder of the leash.
Do Miere A'vron = Watchers Over the Waves
dornat = an animal used in hunting
dovienya = luck
Duadhe Mahdi'in = Water Seeker

E


F

faile = falcon
Far Aldazar Din = Brothers of the Eagle
Far Dareis Mai = Maidens of the Spear

G

Gaidin = Brothers to Battle
gai'shain = those sworn to peace in battle
gara = a poisonous lizard
gholam = human-like creatures immune to the One Power
Graendal = ???? (a Forsaken)
grolm = large green three-eyed creature with triangular head

H

Hailene = Those Who Come Before --- The Forerunners
Hama N'dore = Mountain Dancers


I

Ishamael = Betrayer of Hope (a Forsaken)

J

Jeade'en = True Finder
jegal = an animal with many scales
Jenn Aiel = The Truly Dedicated --- The Only Truly Dedicated
ji'e'toh = honor and obligation

K

kaf = a dark, bitter drink (coffee?)
kjasic = ???? (an adjective curse)

L

Lanfear = Lady of the Night (a Forsaken) lopar = beast with retractable claws trainned as bodygauerds


M

Machin Shin = Black Wind
Magami = Little Uncle
Mahdi = Seeker
mandarb = blade
Manetherendrelle = Waters of the Mountain Home
marath'damane = those who must be leashed
mashiara = lost love, beloved of heart and soul
Ma'vron = The Watchers
mera'din = brotherless
Mesaana = ???? (a Forsaken)
m'hael = leader
mia'cova = one who owns me --- my owner
(M/m)oghedien = a very poisonous spider (a Forsaken)
(M/m)oridin = death
motai = a kind of grub


N

Nae'blis = the one who stands only a step bellow the Dark One
nar'baha = ???? (a fool box?)


O

oosquai = a very strong alcoholic drink
ordeith = wormwood
osan'gar = left-handed dagger


P

pecara = a wrinkled nut


Q


R

Rahvin = ???? (a Forsaken)
Rhyagelle = Those Who Come Home --- Homecomers


S

sa'angreal = an item used to greatly increase the amount of the One Power that can safely be wielded
saidar = female half of the One Power
saidin = Male half of the One Power
Sammael = Destroyer of Hope (a Forsaken)
sa'sara = a scandalous Saldeaen dance
segade = a fat, leafless, leathery, spiny plant (cactus?)
Seia Doon = Black Eyes
Sei'cair = ???? (title given to Perrin Aybarra)
Semirhage = ???? (a Forsaken)
serenla = stubborn daughter
Shae'en M'taal = Stone Dogs
Shaidar Haran = Hand of the Dark
Shadar Logoth = Where the Shadow Waits
Shaiel = Woman Who Is Dedicated
Shai'tan = the Dark One
Sha'mad Conde = Thunder Walkers
shambayan = male caretaker of a large building such as a keep
shatayan = female caretaker of a large building such as a keep
Sh'boan = an empress of sorts
Sh'botay = an emporer of sorts
Shen an Calhar = Band of the Red Hand
shoufa = a wide gray-brown scarf with a black veil
siswai'aman = Spears of the Dragon--Spears Owned by the Dragon
sofar = a steerable object that can be unpredictable when hot
sorda = a sly, good-for-nothing rat
Sovin Nai = Knife Hand
s'redit = elephant
staera =a slim, curved piece of bronze used for scrapping
stedding = a place of rest
suldam = holder of the leash --- leash holder
sursa = thin, paired sticks used for eating (chop sticks)


T

tai'daishar = lord of glory
Tain Shari = True Bloods
tai'shar = true blood
ta'maral'ailen = Web of Destiny
Tarmon Gai'don = The Last Battle
ta'veren = one around whom the Pattern is centered
tcheran = a board game similar to chess
Tel'aran'rhiod = The World of Dreams --- The Unseen World
ter'angreal = an item that uses the One Power
tia avende alantin = Brother to the Trees --- Treebrother
tsag = ???? (an obscenity or curse)
Tuatha'an = The Traveling People


U


V


X


Y


Z

zemai = a plant that can be eaten


"Sayings" in the Old Tongue



"Suravye ninto manshima taishite." = "Peace favor your sword."

"Kiserai ti Wansho." = "Glory to the Builders."

"Kiserai ti Wansho hei." = "Always glory to the Builders."

"Tsingu ma choba." = (unclear) "I am unworthy of you honoring me."(see next one)

"Tsingu ma choshih, T'ingshen." = "You honor me, Treebrother."

"Ninte calichniye no domashita, Agelmar Dai Shan." = "Your welcome warms me, Lord Agelmar."

"Kodome calichniye ga ni Aes Sedai hei." = "Here is always a welcome for Aes Sedai."

"Deyeniye, dyu ninte concion ca'lyet ye." = "Majesty, by your summons do I come."

"Nosane iro gavane domorakoshi, Diynen'd'ma'purvene?" =
  • "Speak we what language, Sounder of the Horn?"
  • "What language do we speak, Hornsounder?"


"Dovie'andi se tovya sagain." = "It's time to toss the dice."

"Sene sovya caba'donde ain dovienya." = "Luck is a horse to ride like any other."

"Sa souvraya niende misain ye." = "I am lost in my own mind."

"Carai an Caldazar! Al Caldazar!" = "For the honor of the Red Eagle! For the Red Eagle!"

"Carai an Ellisande! Al Ellisande! Mordero daghain pas duente cuebiyar! Al Ellisande!" = ???? A battle cry of Manetheren during the Trolloc Wars,possibly for the Queen, Eldrene ay Ellan ay Carlan

"Los! Los caba'drin!" = "Forward! Forward horsemen!"

"Mia dovienya nesodhin soende." = ??????????????????

"Muad'drin tia dar allende caba'drin rhadiem!" = "Footmen prepare to pass cavalry forward!"

"Los Valdar Curbiyari! Los!" = "Forward the Heart Guard! Forward!"

"Mia ayende, Aes Sedai! Caballein misain ye! Inde muagdhe Aes Sedai misain ye! Mia ayende!" = "I am a free man, Aes Sedai! I am no Aes Sedai meat!"

"Tia mi aven Moridin isainde vadin." = "The grave is no bar to my call."


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