Glossary for Inheritance Cycle

Answer 1

Inheritance Cycle Glossary

THE ANCIENT LANGUAGE:Adurna rïsa. - Water, rise.

Agaetí Blödhren - Blood-oath Celebration (held once a century to honor the original pact between elves and dragons)

älfa-kona - elf woman

äthalvard - an organization of elves dedicated to the preservation of their songs and poems

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 guliä un ilian tauthr ono un atra ono waíse sköliro fra rauthr. - May luck and happiness follow you and may you be shielded from misfortune.

audr - up

Bjartskular - Brightscales

Blödhgarm - Bloodwolf

brisingr - fire

Brisingr, iet tauthr. - Fire, follow me.

Brisingr raudhr! - Red fire!

deyja - die

draumr kópa - dream stare

dröttningu - princess

Du deloi lunaea. - Smooth the earth/dirt.

Du Namar Aurboda - The Banishing of the Names

Du Vrangr Gata - The Wandering Path

edur - a tor or prominence

Eka eddyr aí Shur'tugal.. . Shur'tugal. . . Argetlam. - I am a Dragon Rider... Dragon Rider. . . Silver Hand.

Eka elrun ono. - I thank you.

elda - a gender- neutral honorific suffix of great praise, attached with a hyphen.

Eldhrimner O Loivissa nuanen, dautr abr deloi/Eldhrimner nen ono weohnataí medh solus un thringa/Eldhrimner un fortha onr fëon vara/Wiol allr sjon. - Grow, O beautiful Loivissa, daughter of the earth/Grow as you would with sun and rain/Grow and put forth your flower of spring/For all to see.

Eldunarí - the heart of hearts

Erisdar - the flameless lanterns both the elves and the dwarves use (named after the elf who invented them)

faelnirv - elven liqueur

fairth - a picture taken by magical means on a shingle of slate

fell - mountain

finiarel - an honorific suffix for a young man of great promise, attached with a hyphen

flauga - fly

fram - forward

Fricai onr eka eddyr. - I am your friend.

gánga - go

Garjzla, letta! - Light, stop!

gedwëy ignasia - shining palm

Helgrind - The Gates of Death

Indlvarn - a certain type of pairing between a Rider and dragon

jierda - break; hit

könungr - king

Kuldr, rïsa lam iet un malthinae unin böllr. - Gold, rise to my hand and bind into an orb.

kveykva - lightning

lámarae - a fabric made by cross-weaving wool and nettle threads (similar in construction to linsey-woolsey, but of higher quality)

letta - stop

Liduen Kvaedhí - Poetic Script

loivissa - a blue, deep-throated lily that grows in the Empire

maela - quiet

naina - make bright

nalgask - a mixture of beeswax and hazelnut oil used to moisten the skin

Nen ono weohnata, Arya Dröttningu. - As you will, Princess Arya.

seithr - witch

Shur'tugal - Dragon Rider

slytha - sleep

Stenr rïsa! - Stone, rise!

svit- kona - a formal honorific for an elf woman of great wisdom

talos - a cactus found near Helgrind

thaefathan - thicken

Thorta du ilumëo! - Speak the truth!

vakna - awaken

vodhr - a male honorific suffix of middling praise, attached with a hyphen

Waíse heill! - Be healed!

yawë - a bond of trust

THE DWARF LANGUAGE:Ascûdgamln - fists of steel

Az Knurldrâthn - The Trees of Stone

Az Ragni - The River

Az Sartosvrenht rak Balmung, Grimstnzborith rak Kvisagûr- The Saga of King Balmung of Kvisagûr

Az Sindriznarrvel - The Gem of Sindri

barzûl - curse someone with ill fate

delva - a term of endearment among the dwarves; also a form of gold nodule indigenous to the Beor Mountains that the dwarves greatly prize

dûr - our

dûrgrimst - clan (literally, "our hall," or "our home")

dûrgrimstvren - clan war

eta - no

Eta! Narho ûdim etal os isû vond! Narho ûdim etal os formvn mendûnost brakn, az Varden, hrestvog dûr grimstnzhadn! Az Jurgenvren qathrid né dômar oen etal - No! I will not let that happen! I will not let these beardless fools, the Varden, destroy our country. The Dragon War left us weak and not

Fanghur - dragon-like creatures that are smaller and less intelligent than their cousins (native to the Beor Mountains)

Farthen Dûr - Our Father

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 Feldûnost

grimstborith - clan chief (literally, "hall chief"; plural is grimstborithn)

grimstcarvlorss - arranger of the house

grimstnzborith - ruler of the dwarves, whether king or queen (literally, "halls' chief")

hûthvír - double-bladed staff weapon used by Dûrgrimst Quan

Hwatum il skilfz gerdûmn! - Listen to mine words!

Ingeitum - fire workers; smiths

Isidar Mithrim - Star Rose (the star sapphire)

knurla - dwarf (literally, "one of stone"; plural is knurlan)

knurlaf - woman/she/her

knurlag - man/he/him

knurlagn - men

Knurlcarathn - stoneworkers; masons

Knurlnien - Stone Heart

Ledwonnû - Kílf's necklace; also used as a general term for necklace

menknurlan - unstone ones/those who are not, or are without, stone (the worst insult in Dwarvish; cannot be directly translated into English)

mérna - lake/pool

Nagra - giant boar, native to the Beor Mountains

Nal, Grimstnzborith Orik! - Hail, King Orik!

ornthrond - eagle eye

Ragni Darmn - River of Small Red Fish

Ragni Hefthyn - River Guard

Shrrg - giant wolf, native to the Beor Mountains

Skilfz Delva - Mine Delva (see delvafor translation)

thriknzdal - the temper line on the blade of a differentially tempered weapon

Tronjheim - Helm of Giants

ûn qroth Gûntera! - Thus spoke Gûntera!

Urzhad - giant cave bear, native to the Beor Mountains

Vargrimst - clanless/banished

Vrenshrrgn - War Wolves

werg - the dwarves' equivalent of ugh(used humorously in the place name Werghadn; Werghadntranslates as either "the land of ugh" or, more liberally, "the ugly land")

THE NOMADLANGUAGE:no - an honorific suffix attached with a hyphen to the main name of someone you respect THE URGAL LANGUAGE:Herndall - Urgal dams who rule their tribes

namna - woven strips containing Urgal family narratives that are placed by the entrances to their huts

nar - a title of great respect

Urgralgra - Urgals' name for themselves (literally, "those with horns")

Answer 2

1. Eragon: The protagonist of the series, a young farm boy who discovers he is a Dragon Rider.
2. Dragon Rider: Individuals bonded with dragon companions who possess magical abilities.
3. Eldunarí: Concentrated pools of a dragon's consciousness and magical energy.
4. Varden: A rebel group fighting against the evil ruler, Galbatorix.
5. Galbatorix: The main antagonist, a tyrannical ruler seeking to dominate the land of Alagaësia.