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There are many words and phrases in the ancient language of the Inheritance Cycle. However, there are not enough actual words to make a 'language'. More words have been added since the first book, though. Here is a list of the words/phrases of the ancient language:

Adurna rïsa. -- Water, rise.
Agaetì 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 evarìnya ono varda, Däthedr-vodhr -- May the stars watch over you, honored Däthedr.
Atra esternì ono thelduin, Eragon Shur'tugal. -- May good fortune rule over you, Eragon Dragon rider.
Atra guliä un ilian tauthr ono un atra ono waìse 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 tauther. -- Fire, follow me.
Brisingr raudhr! -- Red fire!
deyja -- die
draumr kòpa -- dream stare
dröttningu -- princess
Du deloi lunaea - Smooth the earth/dirt
Du Namar Aurboda -- The Banishing of Names
Du Vrangr Gata - The Wandering Path
edur -- a tor or prominence
Eka eddyr aì Shur'tugal...Shur;tugal...Argetlam. -- I am a Dragon Rider...Dragon Rider...Silverhand.
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 weohnatai medh solus un thringa/Eldhrimner un fortha onr fëon var/Wiol allr sjon. -- Grow, O beutiful 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.
Eldunari -- the heart of hearts
Erisdar -- the flamless 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 the shringle of slate
fell -- mountain
finiarel -- an honorific suffic for a young man of great promise, attached with a hyphen
flauga -- fly
fram -- forward
Fricai onr eka eddyr -- I am your friend.
gÃ?nga - 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
Kuldra, rïsa lam iet un malthinae unin böllr. -- Gold, rise to my hand and bind into an orb.
kveykva -- lightning
lÃ?marae -- a fabric made by cross-weaving wool and nettle threads (similar in construction to linsey woolsey, but of higher quality)
letta -- stop
Linduen Kvaedhì -- Poetic Script
Loivissa -- a blue, deep throated lily that growos 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 fora an elf-woman
talos -- a cactus found near Helgrind
thaefathan - thicken
Thorta du ilimëo! -- Speak the truth!
vakna -- awaken
vodhr -- a male honorific suffic of middling praise, attached with a hyphen
Waìse heill! -- Be healed!
yawë -- a bond of trust

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