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[giskard]

IMPORTANT NOTE TO ALL:
This thread is not for links to wikis and other sites containing dragon language, we know most of them are wrong and I cannot be brothered to check each one when its easier to make my own notes. So only actual in game dragon language references are allowed here and words from official guides (which also appear to have some mistakes that contradict words from the actual game, I have done my best to add both guide and in game versions below.

This list is a mix of Jarclans Official Skyrim Guide Dragon Language posted below and my own in game research, combined in to a single list with both versions listed. The stuff I am unsure about has been removed in light of Jarclans list.

Aak – Guide
Aal – May (As in “May his soul”)
Ann – a/an
Aar – Servant
Aav – Join
Aaz – Mercy
Ag – Burn
Ah – Hunter
Ahmik – Service
Ahmul – Husband
Ahkrin – Courage
Ahraan = Wound (Taken from the game)
Ahrk – And
Ahst – At
Ahzid – Bitter
Al – Destroyer
Alok – Arise
Alun – Ever
Aus – Suffer
Bah – Wrath
Bahlok – Hunger
Bein – Fould
Beyn – Scorn
Bodiis – Borrow
Bonaar – Humble
Bormah – Father
Bovul – Flee
Boziik – Bold(ly)
Brendon – Specter
Brii – Beauty
Briinah – Sister
Brit –Beautiful
Brad – Clan
Brom – North
Bron- Nord
Bruniik – Savage
Dah – Push
Dahman – Remember
Daal – Return
Daar – This/These
Denek – Soil
Dez – Fate
Diin – Freeze
Diivon – Swallow
Dir- Die
Dinok – Death
Dilon – Dead
Do – Of/About
Dok – Hound
Dov – Dragonkind (In game means Dragon)
Dovah – Dragon
Dovahlgolz – Dragonstone
Dovahkiin – Dragonborn
Draal – Pray
Dreh – Do/Does
Drem – Peace
Drey – Did (“drey kod” – “did wield”)
Drog – Lord
Drun – Bring
Du – Devour
Dukaan – Dishonor
Dun – Grace
Dwiin – Steel
Dwiirok – Cave
Ek – Her
Enook – Each
Ensosin – Betwitch
Evenaar – Extinguish
Evgir – Season
Faad – The (formal, preceding a proper noun, “Faal Krein” – “The Sun”)
Faas – Fear
Faasnu – Fealess
Fah – For
Fahdon – Friend
Fadonne = Friends (Taken from the game)
Fahliil – Elf
Feim – Fade
Fel – Feral
Fen – Will
Fent – Shall
Feykro – Forest
Feyn – Bane
Fiik – Mirror
Filok – Escape
Fin – The (rarely used)
Fo – Frost
Fod – When
Fodiiz - Hoar
Folass – Wrong
Folook – Haunt
Fonaar – Change
Frin – Hot
Frod – Field
Fron – Kin/Related
Frul – Ephemeral, Temporary
Ful – So
Fun – Told
Fundein – Unfurl(ed)
Funt – Fail
Fus – Force
Gaaf – Ghost
Gahrot – Steal
Geh – Yes
Gein – One (a single person or thing)
Geinmaar – Oneself
Gogil – Goblin
Gol – Earth
Golt – Ground
Govey – Remove
Graan – Rout (Verb)
Grah – Battle
grahmindal = strategem (Taken from the game)
Gravuun – Autumn
Grik – Such
Grind – Meet
Grohiik – Wolf
Gron – Blind
Gut – For
Haal – Hand
Halvut – Touch (nouch or verb)
Hahdrim – Mind
Hadrimme = Minds (Taken from the game)
Hahkun – Axe
Hahnu – Dream
Heim – Forge
Het – Here
Hevno – Brutal
Heyv – Duty
Hind – Your (Formal)
Hokoron – Enemy/Enemies
hofkahsejun = Dragonsreach (Taken from the game)
Hon – Hear (“nus hon” – “they hear”)
Hun – Hero
Huzrah – Hearken
Iiz – Ice
In – Master
Jer – East
Joor – Mortal
Joore = Mortals
Jot – Maw
Jul – Man/Mankind/Humans
Jun – King
Junnesejer – The Kings of the East
Kaal – Champion
Kaan – Kyne
Kaa – Cat/Khajiit
Kah – Pride
Kein – War
Keizaal – Skyrim
Kel – Elder Scroll
Kendov – Warrior
Kest – Tempest
Key – Horse
Keyn – Anvil
Kiin – Born
Kiir – Child
Kinbok – Leader
Klo – Sand
Klov – Head
Ko – In
Kod – Wield
Kodaav – Bear
Kogaan – Blessing
Kol – Crag
Kos – Be (“fen kos” – “will be”)
Komeyt – Issue(d)/let loose (verb)
Konahrik – Warlord
Koor – Summer
Kopraan – Body
Kotin – Into
Krah – Cold
Krasaar – Sickness
Kreh – Bend
Kren – Break
Krent – Broken (Means WAS in the game)
Krein – Sun (see also Shul)
Krif – Fight
Krii – Kill
Kriid – Slayer
Kril – Brave
Krilot – Valiant
Krin – Courageous
Kro – Sorceror
Kronidd – Conqueror
krongrah = victory (Taken from the game)
Krosis – Sorrow (Means = Pardon in game)
Kruziik – Ancient
Kul – Son(s)
Kulaan – Prince
Kulaas – Princess
Laas – Life
Laat – Last
Lahney – Live
Lahvu – Army
Leh – Lest
Lein – World (Mundus – the universe, everything)
Liiv – Winter
Lingrah – Long (“lingrah vod” – “long ago”)
Lo – Deceive
Lok – Sky
Loost - Hath
Los – Is (Combine with other verbs for present tense: “is helping”, “is sworn”)
Lost – Have/Was
Lot – Great
Lovaas – Music/Song
Luft – Face
Lumnaar – Valley
Lun – Leech
Luc – Tear(s)
Maar – Terror
Mad – Fall/Fell
Mahfaeraak – Forever
Mal – Little
Med – Like/Similar to
Mey – Fool
Meyz – Come (Become) (“Meyz fundein” = “cine unfurled”)
Miin – Eye(s)
Mir – Allegiance
Monahven = Throat of the world (Taken from the game)
Moro – Glory
Morokei – Glorious
Motaad – Shudder(ed)
Motmah – Slip
Mu – We
Mul – Strong
Mulaag – Strength
Mun – Man
Munax – Cruel
Muz – Men (Plural of “Man” not “mankind”)
Naak – Eat
Naako – Eaten
Naal – By
Naan – Any
Nah – Gury
Nahgahdinok – Necromancer
Nahkriin – Vengeance
Nahl – Living (opposite of dead)
Nahlaas – Alive
Nahlot – Silenced
Nau – On
Nax – Cruelty
ne = Taken from the game, add to the end of the word to make it pural, eg Mey = fool, meyme = fools.
Ney – Both
Ni – Not
Nid- No
Nivahriin – Cowardly
Nimaar – Itself
Niin – Sting
Nir – Hunt
Nis – Cannot
Nok – Lie(s)
Nol – From
Nonvul – Noble
Norok – Fierce/Fiercest
Nu – Now
Nus – Statue
Nust – They
Nuz – But
Oblaad – End
Od – Snow
Odus – Snowy
Ofan – Give
Ogiim – Orc
Ok – His (used equally with “ii” form of the possessive)
Ol – As
Okaaz – Sea
Om – Hair
Ond – Lo
Orin – Even (adverb, meaning “fully” or”quite”)
Osos – Same
Ov – Trust
Paal – Foe/Enemy
Paar – Ambition
Paaz – Fair
Pah – All
Pahlok = arrogant (Taken from the game)
Peyt – Rose
Pindaar – Plain(s)
Pogaan – Many
Pogaas – Much
Pook – Stink
Praan – Rest
Prodah – Fortell/Foretold
Pruzah – Good
Pruzaan – Best
Qahnaar – Vanquish
Qeth – Bone
Qethsegol – Stone (literally “bone-of-the-earth”)
Qo – Lightning
Qolaas – Herald
Raan – Animal
Rahgol – Rage
Rein – Roar
Rek – She (used equally with the “ii” form of the possessive)
Revak
Reyliik – Race/Races (heritage)
Riik – Gale
Rinik – Very
Ro – Balance
Rok – He
Ronax – Regiment
Ronaan – Archer
Ronaaz – Arrow
Ronit – Rival (Verb)
Rovaan – Wander
Rotmulaag = the Words of power (Taken from the game, not the book)
Ru – run
Rul – When
Ruvaak – Raven
Ruz – Then (“ahrk ruz” = “and then”)
Sadon - Gray
Sah – Phantom
Sahlo – Weak
Sahqo – Red
Sahqon – Crimson
Sahrot – Mighty
Sahsunnar – Villager(s)
Saviik – Savior
Shul – Sun (Word of power; see also Krein)
Siiv – Find/Found
sillesejoor = Souls of the mortal dead (Taken from the game)
Sil – Soul
Sinak – Finger(s)
Sinon – Instead
Sivaas – Beast
Sizaan – Lost
Slen – Flesh
Smoliin – Passion
Sonaan – Bard
Sos –Blood
Sat – White
Spaan – Shield
Staadnau – Unbound
Stin – Free (Adjective)
Strun – Storm
Strunmah – Mountain
Su – Air
Sul – Day
su'um = breath (Take from the game)
Suleyk – Power
Sunvaar – Beast(s)
Tah – Pack
Taazohaan – Tamriel (the physical land/continent)
Tafiir – Thief
Tahrodiis – Treacherous
Tey – Tale
Thur – Overlord (Means tyranny in game)
Thu’um – Shout (“storm voice”)
Tiid – Time
Togaat – Attempt
Tol – That
Toor – Inferno
Tu – Hammer
Tuz – Blade
Ufiik – Troll
Ul – Eternity
Unahzaal – Unending/Ceaseless/Eternal (much less common than Unslaad)
Unslaad – Unending/Ceaseless/Eternal (Means Innumerable in Game)
Unt – Try
Uznahgaar – Unbridled
Vaal – Bay (“ahst vaal” = “at bay”)
Vaat – Swear/Swore
Vah – Spring
Vahdin – Maiden
Vahlok – Guardian
Vahriin – Sworn
vahzen = Cause (Taken from the game)
Vahrukiv – Commemorate
Vahrah – True
Ved – Black
vessesetiid = The currents of time (Taken from the game)
Wen – Wind
Vey – Cut
Veysun – Ship
Viik – Defeat
Viintaas – Shinning
Viing – Wing (Means Winged Snow Hunter in game)
With – Serpent
Vo – Un-(prefix meaning “opposite of”, e.g. unkind, unlikeable, etc.)
Vod – Ago (“lingrah vod” = “long ago”)
Vodahmin – Unremembered/Forgotten
Vokul – Evil (literally “ungood”)
Vokun – Shadow
Vol – Horror
Voth – With
“Voth Ahkrin”- Bravely (literally “with courage”)
Vukein – Combat
Vul – Dark
Vulom – Darkness
Vulon – Night
Wah – To
Wahl – Build/Create (past tense Wahlaan – Built/Created)
Wen – Whose
Werid – Praise
Win – Wage
Wo – Who
Wuld – Whirlwind
Wuth = My (Taken from the game)
Yah – Seek
Yol – Fire
Yorrik – March
Yuvon – Gold/Golden (adjective)
Zaan – Shout (noun)(meaning yell, not use of Voice power) (This confuses me because it goes against the game, where it says there is no different between dragons arguing and using their Thu'um, but I copied it from the book anyways, it could be a scream of rage, not necessarily with words.)
Zah – Finite
Zahrii – Sword
Zahrahmiik – Sacrifice
Zeim – Through
Zeymah – Brother(s)
Zii – Spirit
Zin- Honor
Zind – Triumph
Zindro – Triumph’s
Zohungaar – Heroically
Zok – Most
Zoor – Legend
Zul – Voice (the actual mortal voice, not the power of shouting)
Zun – Weapon

[Joefromsingapore]

Hmm very interesting, I take these are taken from exchanges with Paarthunax and Odahviing? Also, I suspect "Bex" must be the word for "Open", as the Greybeards uses it to open the gate when you have to test your "wuld" force.

And we know that "Dovah" is Dragon (or a conjugated form of it), they mention that you have the "soul of Dovah" alot, so "Kiin" must be born...

[giskard]

The list grows longer

Unslaad appears a lot and I finally got its meaning.

All these words are from the actual game, the ones without a (?) are definitely right, the ones with a (?) might be right or might mean something similar.

I have noticed Su'um meaning breath is also used in sentences that refer to talking or persuation, so Su'um, Talk, Persuade may all mean the same thing to a dragon.

For example a Dragon said my Su'um was strong, if taken literally it means I had bad breath, if taken in the context of the sentence it meant I should be able to persuade the jaal of whiterun.

[giskard]

Hmm very interesting, I take these are taken from exchanges with Paarthunax and Odahviing? Also, I suspect "Bex" must be the word for "Open", as the Greybeards uses it to open the gate when you have to test your "wuld" force.

And we know that "Dovah" is Dragon (or a conjugated form of it), they mention that you have the "soul of Dovah" alot, so "Kiin" must be born...

Dov also means dragon and Sos means blood but it is also said Sossedov or Blooddragon (actually means Dragons Blood).
Guess they are french these dragons (swapping words around)

[giskard]

PS the Draugh get quite chatty in combat, they speak fluent dragon toung it seems.

The Dragons, Dragon Priests and Draugh where all on the same side, the Draugh where the Dragons soldiers it seems.

[Joefromsingapore]

PS the Draugh get quite chatty in combat, they speak fluent dragon toung it seems.

The Dragons, Dragon Priests and Draugh where all on the same side, the Draugh where the Dragons soldiers it seems.

Yes, ive noticed the Draugh shouting "FUS" all the time!

[giskard]

They do more than that, one of them seemed to be trying to strike up a conversation with me lol With some dragon words and an axe.

[Vagn]

They do more than that, one of them seemed to be trying to strike up a conversation with me lol With some dragon words and an axe.

As if trying to debate with them in a language that you only know a maximum of 70 words of, the Draugr do seem quite insistent to stick a axe or sword in your skull at the same time.

[Joefromsingapore]

Hehe new idea for a mod: The Dragon Language Insult Game! Directly inspired by Monkey Island

Boy those were golden...

[Schmidy]

Interesting seeing the dragon words, will need to start paying more attention I think lol

[Hrothgar]

Just a couple of shouts from the game you could add in there.

Wuld - Whirlwind
Nah - Fury
Kest - Tempest

Dah - Push

Feim - Fade
Zi - Spirit
Groh/Gron (not sure) - Bind

Od - Snow
Ah - Hunter
Viing - Wing

[Joefromsingapore]

There is a book in Dragonsreach, on Farengars desk, detailing the possesions of the Hold, where all of the settlements and their English names are translated into the Dragon tongue alphabet; it states the name of the settlement, and then below, how to spell it in the rune-ish alphabet. This could be used to derive letters.

[giskard]

Thanks Joe, that is an excellent find

Though it does not look like the runes translate directly in to letters, just the meaning.

[giskard]

Joe, I have so far not seen anything like that on his desk and I have done that table quest so it should be there.

[Joefromsingapore]

Joe, I have so far not seen anything like that on his desk and I have done that table quest so it should be there.

Hmm thats odd, perhaps its a random spawn? I just checked again, its the table opposite from Farengars Alchemy and Enchanting table, the one with wooden pillars infront of it, facing the opening. I have a book called "Holdings of Jarl Gjalund" next to a large silver plate? Its really odd if you dont have it, that just confuses me. I can take a screenshot if you want?

[Vagn]

Hmm thats odd, perhaps its a random spawn? I just checked again, its the table opposite from Farengars Alchemy and Enchanting table, the one with wooden pillars infront of it, facing the opening. I have a book called "Holdings of Jarl Gjalund" next to a large silver plate? Its really odd if you dont have it, that just confuses me. I can take a screenshot if you want?

I've seen the book as well, it also has a page on UESP, I found it on the same table.

[giskard]

Nope no sign of it in my game.

[Joefromsingapore]

thats really strange... I will take a screenshot of it tomorrow then!

[Bob Gordon]

I found it also.. It was on the table right after you retrieved the tablets. Daphine (or whatever the blades name is) was looking at it...

[giskard]

Delphine turns up much later mate, when you hand that tablet in to the court wizard you have not met her yet. So that has to be later in the game. This is a new game for me, perhaps thats why I have not seen it yet. I have not even spoke to the greybeard yet in this game.