Elven Lexicon

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Elven Lexicon

A list of confirmed words in Elven. For suggestions/additions, please use the Discussion page and include a link to the relevant document the term is used in (or if it is an in-game item/location, enough information staff can find it for review).

Elven Term	Translation	Roots	Originating Documentation	Date Introduced	Other Info
Sylvisterai	"one who embraces or marries the forest"	Unknown	Uncertain (see History of the Sylvan Elves)	Unknown	Term for sylvans
Arathiel	Unknown	Unknown	Artisanal Glasses of Elanthia (Glassworking document)	May 5, 2022	Firefly glass is an alternate term for arathiel, but it is not a translation
Ataelel	literally, ink drinker	Unknown	Library mouse document	February 2021	Nickname for a bookworm
Chalcedony	the gem + other, unspecified uses	Unknown	Elanthian Gem document	Unknown	The document implies there are other translations in Elven for what chalcedony can mean besides the gem, but no details are supplied.
Geld	stone	Unknown	Ferroniere document	2007	n/a
Geld-aradlaiel	Seer-stone	"geld" - stone; "aradlaiel" - a version of the term for seer	Ferroniere document	2007	See also geldarald
Geldaralad	Stone of truth	"geld" - stone; "aralad" - a version of the term for truth	Ferroniere document	2007	The term for an elven ferroniere. See document for specifics.
Geldithe	Nothing direct, refers to a seaglass-inset ring	"geld" meaning stone and "-ithe," a suffix often used in reference with large bodies of water	Artisanal Glasses of Elanthia (Glassworking document)	May 5, 2022	Meant to bring luck. See document for details.
Ilaeryse	carbuncle (gem) or infirmity	Unknown	Elanthian Gem document	Unknown	n/a
Lathaer selphare	a type of corderite	Unknown	Elanthian Gem document	Unknown	The "water sapphire" gem comes from a mistranslation/pronunciation of this term. See doc for details.
Nyin'niel	snow's heart	Unknown	Elves of the Wyrdeep document	Unknown	Used as a name for a companion in the document, with the translation provided.
Ruhaien	To hide or conceal	Unknown	Ruhan document	2007ish	n/a
Ruhan	Unknown	Ruhaien	Ruhan document	2007ish	A sleeveless elven garment. See also ruhana, ruhaien. Ruhan is both singular and plural.
Ruhana	Unknown	Ruhan	Ruhan document	2007ish	A less utilitarian garment, inspired by, but not resembling, the ruhan. Tailored to be wrapped about the body, the garment is typically pinned in place. See document for specifics.
Ruhani	Unknown	Ruhan	Ruhan document	2007ish	A type of wool commonly used in crafting ruhan, with pale grey to moss-green coloring, characterized by barely perceptible patterns of whorls or leaves throughout its tight weave
Var	Avenue	Unknown	In-game EN	Unknown	n/a
Wey	Way	Unknown	In-game EN	n/a
Glimaer	glimmer, possibly other translations as well	Unknown	In-game EN	Used for things like glimaerstone