Agus fréamh duit.
phraseAnd root to you.
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Bethruna
Rúnach family
The name means A double meaning: "birch-secret" and "life-secret."
About Bethruna
- Spoken by
- Kweebecs of the Compact, Rootreach
- Built from
- Old Irish, written in notch-script
- Seen in game
- Bark carvings, tree-elder names, blessings
- Script
- A notch-script cut along a bark edge, one tree-name per letter, starting with beith (birch), which gives the language its name.
- Stress
- The first syllable.
Bethruna has no true yes or no. Kweebecs answer by restating the verb, so tá ("it is") and níl ("it is not") are the closest fit.
Naming
- People
- Tree or growth name + lineage count (Yrsa Root-of-Nine)
- Places
- Noun + -rach (reaching), or Crann + name
- Compounds
- Modifier after noun: crann óir, golden tree
Pronunciation
| Letters | Sounds like | Plain-text |
|---|---|---|
| á, é, í, ó, ú | Long vowel | a, e, i, o, u |
| bh, mh | v or w | bh, mh |
| ch | Throaty kh, as in loch | ch |
| s before e or i | sh (síth = SHEE) | s |
Use the plain-text spelling where accented letters won't display, such as in config files or some fonts.
42 entries
A
B
baile
core wordhome
Related: domus (Vetus Ignis), ostal (Cendral), heim (Karlmál), māj (Aizspraka), nurg (Ghurzakh)
bás
bas core worddeath
Related: mors (Vetus Ignis), mòrt (Cendral), dauði (Karlmál), nāv (Aizspraka), gorr (Ghurzakh)
beatha
core wordlife
Related: vita (Vetus Ignis), vida (Cendral), líf (Karlmál), dzīv (Aizspraka), zik (Ghurzakh)
bóthar
bothar core wordroad
Related: via (Vetus Ignis), camin (Cendral), vegr (Karlmál), ceļ (Aizspraka), trakk (Ghurzakh)
C
cara
core wordfriend
Related: amicus (Vetus Ignis), amic (Cendral), vinr (Karlmál), draug (Aizspraka), skab (Ghurzakh)
ceárta
cearta core wordforge
Related: officina (Vetus Ignis), fargue (Cendral), smiðja (Karlmál), kalve (Aizspraka), klung (Ghurzakh)
cinnu
core wordfate
Related: fatum (Vetus Ignis), fad (Cendral), urð (Karlmál), likts (Aizspraka), durg (Ghurzakh)
claíomh
claiomh core wordsword
Related: gladius (Vetus Ignis), espasa (Cendral), sverð (Karlmál), zoben (Aizspraka), shivv (Ghurzakh)
cloch
core wordstone
Related: lapis (Vetus Ignis), pèira (Cendral), steinn (Karlmál), akmen (Aizspraka), ghur (Ghurzakh)
cogadh
core wordwar
Related: bellum (Vetus Ignis), guèrra (Cendral), stríð (Karlmál), karš (Aizspraka), brakka (Ghurzakh)
Comhcheangal
faction termThe Compact (a binding-together)
Formal. Kweebecs just say "an Ceangal."
crann
core wordtree
Related: arbor (Vetus Ignis), aubre (Cendral), tré (Karlmál), koks (Aizspraka), wuk (Ghurzakh)
Críochnú
Criochnu faction termTo finish growing
The blight's word: "it will not críochnú."
D
dia
core wordgod
Related: deus (Vetus Ignis), dieu (Cendral), áss (Karlmál), dievs (Aizspraka), ghaz (Ghurzakh)
doras
core wordgate
Related: porta (Vetus Ignis), pòrta (Cendral), hlið (Karlmál), vārt (Aizspraka), gub (Ghurzakh)
F
Faoi chrann.
phraseUnder the tree.
Oath
Fás
Fas faction termGrowth
The root of the greeting.
Fás duit.
phraseGrowth to you.
Greeting
fiach
core wordraven
Related: corvus (Vetus Ignis), corb (Cendral), hrafn (Karlmál), krauk (Aizspraka), krawk (Ghurzakh)
Fréamhrach
Freamhrach faction termRootreach
The Compact's seat.
fuil
core wordblood
Related: sanguis (Vetus Ignis), sanc (Cendral), blóð (Karlmál), asin (Aizspraka), rukh (Ghurzakh)
G
Gansnáth
Gansnath faction termThe Unwoven (without-thread)
Gentle, pitying.
Gearr
faction termThe Cut
Also means "short": the Cut made lives short. With the article: an Gearr.
Related: Scissio (Vetus Ignis), Tall (Cendral), Skurðr (Karlmál), Griez (Aizspraka), Zhak (Ghurzakh)
I
iarn
core wordiron
Related: ferrum (Vetus Ignis), fèrre (Cendral), járn (Karlmál), dzelzs (Aizspraka), drazh (Ghurzakh)
L
luath
core wordash
Related: cinis (Vetus Ignis), cendre (Cendral), aska (Karlmál), pelne (Aizspraka), fuzh (Ghurzakh)
M
margadh
core wordmarket
Related: forum (Vetus Ignis), mercat (Cendral), torg (Karlmál), tirg (Aizspraka), swapp (Ghurzakh)
mionn
core wordoath
Related: iusiurandum (Vetus Ignis), sagrament (Cendral), eiðr (Karlmál), zvērs (Aizspraka), grakk (Ghurzakh)
N
na Sníomhaithe
na Sniomhaithe nameThe Norn; literally "the spinners"
námhaid
namhaid core wordenemy
Related: hostis (Vetus Ignis), enemic (Cendral), óvinr (Karlmál), naid (Aizspraka), gnak (Ghurzakh)
Nár chríochnaí do shíol.
phraseMay your seed never finish.
Curse
níl
nil core wordno
Literally "it is not." Bethruna has no true no.
Related: non (Vetus Ignis), non (Cendral), nei (Karlmál), nē (Aizspraka), nak (Ghurzakh)
O
oighear
core wordice
Related: glacies (Vetus Ignis), glaç (Cendral), íss (Karlmál), led (Aizspraka), krik (Ghurzakh)
S
Sencrann
faction termTree-elder (old tree)
Title, as held by Yrsa Root-of-Nine.
seol
faction termThe Loom
Kweebecs call it a season, not a machine.
Related: tela (Vetus Ignis), telièr (Cendral), vefr (Karlmál), stell (Aizspraka), krakk (Ghurzakh)
síth
sith core wordpeace
Related: pax (Vetus Ignis), patz (Cendral), friðr (Karlmál), mier (Aizspraka), shum (Ghurzakh)
Slán go fás.
phraseSafe until the growing.
Farewell
snáth
snath faction termThread
Also a vine tendril.
Related: filum (Vetus Ignis), fial (Cendral), þráðr (Karlmál), dieg (Aizspraka), snik (Ghurzakh)
spéir
speir core wordsky
Related: caelum (Vetus Ignis), cèl (Cendral), himinn (Karlmál), debes (Aizspraka), hul (Ghurzakh)
T
tá
ta core wordyes
Literally "it is." Bethruna has no true yes.
Related: ita (Vetus Ignis), òc (Cendral), já (Karlmál), jā (Aizspraka), ug (Ghurzakh)
tine
core wordfire
Related: ignis (Vetus Ignis), fuòc (Cendral), eldr (Karlmál), ugun (Aizspraka), brazz (Ghurzakh)
U
uisce
core wordwater
Related: aqua (Vetus Ignis), aiga (Cendral), vatn (Karlmál), ūden (Aizspraka), glub (Ghurzakh)
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