Dwarven vocabulary

Common

Dwarvish

Explanation

Example

No

Nay

Use "nay" instead of "no"

"Nay, ye walk with me!"

The

Da

"The" becomes "da"

"Da fuck is dat?!"

Gerunds (-ING verbs)

Goin', runnin' …

Drop the last 'g' and replace it with an apostrophe

"I be goin' to da temple."

Is/am/are

Be

Replace "is", "am", or "are" with "be"

"I be damned if I let dat elf win!"

That

Dat

"That" becomes "dat"

"Now, where be dat bird now?"

This

Dis

"This" becomes "dis"

"Dis be bullshit!"

Can

Ken

The dwarven word "ken" can be used to mean "can"

"Ken ye hand me dat spoon?"

My

Me

Dwarves never say "my". Use "me" instead

"Me axe woul' like ta meet yer hed"

Myself

Meself

Use "meself" instead of "myself"

"I find meself in quite a pickle."

You

Ye

"You" becomes "ye"

"Ye be sittin' on me helm!"

Your

Yer

"Your" becomes "yer"

"We coul' use yer expertise."

For

Fer

"For" becomes "fer"

"What's init fer me?"

Some

Sum

"Some" becomes "sum"

"You want sum fuk?"

Insults

Common

Dwarvish

For fuck's sake

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