Lore:Ayleidoon

Ayleid inscription. Reads; "Av latta magicka, av molag anyammis"
Translated; "From light, magic; from fire, life"

This article summarizes what is understood about Ayleidoon (sometimes known as Elvish), the language used by the Ayleids.

Ayleidoon Origins and Aftermath

The language of the Ayleids, like other Elven languages, shares a common ancestry with the Aldmeris language. Because of this, Ayleidoon shares many words with the other languages of Mer, such as "Bal", which means "stone" in both Dark Elvish and Ayleidoon. These qualities are only present between the languages of Mer.

In the aftermath of the Alessian Slave Rebellion, as the Ayleids migrated and split up, distinct regional dialects began to form. The language of Men (modern Cyrodilic or Tamrielic) appears to have been partially based on the dialect of Ayleidoon found in Cyrodiil, resulting in that variant being referred to as "Old Cyrodilic". Another variation that arose was unique to the Ayleids who lived in Valenwood, possibly influenced by the cultural exchange between the Ayleids and the local Bosmer.

Ayleid Settlements

Below are the names (and their translated meanings, where available) of all known Ayleid settlements throughout Tamriel.

Abagarlas - Forbidden Cavern Aba-Darre - Forbidden Mercy Aba-Loria - Forbidden Darkness Abamath - Forbidden Home Anga - Iron/Cold Anutwyll - Anu's Well Arananga - King's Iron Arpenia - Nobility Atatar - Fatherwood(s) Atatar Haelia Anga - Terrible Cold/Iron [of the] Fatherwood(s) Atatar Haelia Dagon - Terrible Dagon(/Destruction?) [of the] Fatherwood(s) Atatar Loria - Darkness [of the] Fatherwood(s) Balamath - Home of Power Bawn Bawn Latta - Light [of] (Bawn) Bawn Loria - Darkness [of] (Bawn) Belarata - True and Noble (?) Belda Belda Lor - Dark (?) Beldaburo - (?) Vassalage Beldaburo Anga - Cold/Iron [of] (?) Vassalage Bisnensel - New Water Halls Carac Dena - (?) Treaty Celediil Ceyatatar - Shadow of the Fatherwood(s) (also called "Ceya-Tar") Ceyatatar Gorigarlas - Obscure cavern [of the] Shadow of the Fatherwood(s) Ceyatatar Gorihame - Obscure home [of the] Shadow of the Fatherwood(s) Culotte Delodiil - Granted Land [citation needed] Dwynnarth Eld Angavar - Old Ironwood Elenglynn Enduum Erokii Ceynaril - Final Shadow Edesel - Hall of the End Varlasel - Hall of Stars Eyearata - True and noble (?) — probably related to "Eyevea", Sanctuary in Altmeric, with "Vea" meaning Sea Fanacas Fanacasecul Gandranen - Gift of Water Garlas Agea - Cavern of Secrets Garlas Malatar - Cavern/s of the High Wood(s) Carac Abaran - (?) Forbidden King Ceysel - Hall of Shadow Hame - Home Hame Silasel - Shining Hall [of the] Home Hame Wendesel - Journey's Hall [of the] Home Hectahame - Home of the Exiles Hecul - Outcast Hrotanda Vale Ilayas Ilmyris Kemen Kemen Varlasel - Hall of Stars [of] (?) Laeloria - Throat of Darkness (formerly known as "Twyllvarlais", Well of Stars) Lindai Lipsand Tarn - Soapstone Delve Lipsand Tarn Lorsel - Dark Hall [of the] Soapstone Delve Loriasel - Hall of Darkness Mackamentain Malada - High Fane Malada Aldmerisel - Hall [of the] Ancestor(s)/Elves [of the] High Fane Miscarcand Morimath - Darkened Home Sel Vanua - Deep Hall Molavar - Fire Mouth Morahame - Home [of the] Forest/Daedra Moranda - Long Dark Moranda Abaspania - Forbidden (?) [of the] Long Dark Moranda Aratasel - True and Noble Hall [of the] Long Dark Moravagarlis - Dark in the Depths Moriseli - Darkened Halls Nagastani - Dead Stone/Wall Nagastani Sedorsel - Hall of (?) [of the] Dead Stone/Wall Narfinsel - (?) Hall Naril Nagaia - Final Death Narlemae Nenalata - Water of Light Nenalata Sel Aran Arpena - Hall [of the] Noble King [of the] Water of Light Nenalata Wendesel - Journey's Hall [of the] Water of Light

Nen Ria - Water (?) Ne Salas - Not (?) Nenyond Twyll - Graywater Well Nenyond Twyll Riellesel - Hall of Beauty [of the] Graywater Well Nilata Ninendava Niryastare Niryastare Silaseli - Shining Halls [of] (Niryastare) Nonungalo - Place where few have lived Nornal Nornal Ageasel - Hall of Wisdom/Lore [of] (Nornal) Nornal Goriluch - Obscure (?) [of] (Nornal) Nornal Varlasel - Hall of Stars [of] (Nornal) Nornalhorst Nornalhorst Sel Gandrevla - Gift-(?) Hall [of] (Nornalhorst) Norvulk Ondo Ondo Canohaelia - Terrible Herald [of] (Ondo) Par Molag - Fire Fist/Grip Pelda Tarn - (?) Delve Piukanda - (?) Long/Stone Piukanda Ceyede - End of Shadow [of] (Piukanda) Piukanda Edesel - Hall of the End [of] (Piukanda) Relleis Lor - Dark River/Waters (Now known as Murkwater) Rellesel - Hall of Water Rielle - Beauty (from the term "Tam-riel") Rulanyil's Fall Salas En - (Connected to the ruins of Ne Salas by way of an ancient portal system) Sardavar Leed - (this settlement was formerly called Sard) Sardavar Leed Lattasel - Hall of Light [of] (Sardavar Leed) Sedor Senalana Sercen - Earth Shael Silaseli - Shining Halls Silorn Silorn Buroseli - Slave-Halls [of] (Silorn) Silorn Sedorseli - (Master?)-Halls [of] Silorn Silumm Silyanorn - lit. Acorn, used by Barsaebic to mean Library Sul Talwinque Talwinque Aransel - Hall of King [of] (Talwinque) Talwinque Ceysel - Shadow-Hall [of] (Talwinque) Telepe - lit. Tower-Speak or Silver-Speak Thormar Trumbe - (possibly related to the Falmer "trumbi", meaning "protections") Twyllbek - Well (?) Twyllvarlais - Well of Stars (now known as "Laeloria", Throat of Darkness) Vahtacen Vahtacen Lorsel - Dark Hall [of] (Vahtacen) Vanua - Deep Varakun Varlaisvea - Sea of Stars Varondo Varondo Beldastare Varondo Varlasel - Hall of Stars [of] (Varondo) Varsa Baalim Cava Arpenia - (?) Nobility Cava Beldameld Cava Marspanga Veawend Ede - Sea Journey's End Veyond - Gray Sea Veyond Bangrara Veyond Gandrasel - Hall of Gifts [of the] GraySea Veyond Mathmalatu - Home of Truth [of the] GraySea Vilverin Vilverin Canosel - Hall of Herald [of] (Vilverin) Vilverin Sel Sancremathi - Hall of Golden Homes [of] (Vilverin) Vilverin Wendesel - Journey's Hall [of] (Vilverin) Vindasel - (?) Hall Vunalk Welke - (possibly related to "Wel", meaning "sky", and "Welkynd") Wendelbek - Journey of El Bek (?) Wendelbek Aldmerisel - Hall of the Ancestor(s)/Elves [of] (Wendelbek) Wendelbek Sel Aran Mathmedli [sic] - Hall of the Exiled King [of] (Wendelbek) Wendelbek Silaseli - Shining Halls [of] (Wendelbek) Wendir - Journey Wendir Nagasel - Hall of Death [of the] Journey Wenyandawik - (?) Long (?) Wenyandawik Edesel - Hall of the End [of] (Wenyandawik)

Ayleid Grammar

• Possessive Case: When referring to something's ownership of an object, an "e" is added to the end of the noun. This applies no matter where the noun is placed in relation to the object in question. For example, "Umarile Abasel" would translate to "Umaril's Forbidden Hall." "[The] Forbidden Hall of Umaril", however, would translate to "Abasel av Umarile". Notice that the added "e" is often used after the preposition "av" when denoting possession, although this is seemingly not always the case.

• Plurals: When referring to more than one object, an "i" is added to the end of the word. For example, "Sel" ("hall") becomes "Seli" ("halls"). The ending "is" is added to words that end in vowels such as "varla" which means star becoming "Varlais" meaning stars. This can also be seen in "brelye" meaning beech tree and its plural "brelyeis" meaning beech trees. Using this logic "mora" meaning a wood should become "morais" meaning woods.

• Compound Words: The Ayleid language is largely composed of compound words. These words are typically a combination of adjective + noun or noun + noun. In the latter case of two nouns (Noun1Noun2), it is normally safe to assume that the word means "Noun2 of Noun1", as in the word "Ceysel" ("shadow"+"hall"), which translates to "Hall of Shadow." When a compound word becomes plural, the normal rules apply. Note that "i" at the end of a word in a compound only denotes plurality of the word it is placed after. For example, the word "Laloriaran" is made up of the words "La" ("time"), "Lor"("dark") and "Aran"("King"). The "i" at the end of "Lori" presumably denotes plural. This means that "Lalori" becomes "dark times" instead of "dark time", which would be "Lalor". "Laloriaran" therefore means "King in dark times".

• Imperatives: In the Ayleid language, imperative verbs generally have "-voy" as a suffix. Sometimes, the imperative is identical to the infinitive.

• Definite Article The Ayleid language does not normally use a definite article. Therefore, "aran" might mean "a king" or "the king". However, when a definite noun is part of an adverbial phrase, particularly after an imperative verb, the article "an" can be added before the noun (e.g. "Epevoy an anyadena pado an sunnand", "Speak the life-treaty before the blessed-stone")*.

* "An" should be read as "the" when translated, but the two words might not be entirely synonymous.

Ayleid Dictionary

Below is a list of known Ayleid words that were, for the most part, extracted from the names of ruins found in Cyrodiil. Definitions are provided when known. Because of the large number of compound words in the Ayleid language, many words in the list will have similar parts.

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A

A I[citation needed] Aba Forbidden Abagaia [to] Not fear Abagaianye I do not fear Abagaiavoy Fear not (imperative) Abasel Forbidden Hall Abaspania Forbidden (?) Abavarlor Forbidden Symbol Adma [to] Hear Admia Heard Ada God, Spirit (in the sense of a divine being, not any mortal's ghost) Adabal Diamond (lit. god-stone) Adabala Divine Power (lit. god-power) Adabal-a probably a word-play on the similarity between "Bal" (Stone) and "Bala" (Power) overlapping with "Adabal" (Diamond, in that case the Red Diamond given to Alessia by Akatosh) and "Adabala" (Divine Power, in that case the political and supernatural power confered to Alessia by the gods) Adonai Lordly Ae Is, "I am", "to be" Aedra [Our] Ancestor[s] (only when refering to gods, lit. "Ae-Dra", to be ancestor) Agaia Wise (from "Agaialor") Agaialor lit. "Wise Dark" (from Bosmeric "Agawen", Wise woman) Agea Lore, Wisdom, Secret

Ageasel Hall of Wisdom/Lore Al Glorious, High, Great Alasil Vision Alasilagea Vision-Lore Alata Light Aldmeris [Elven] Ancestors, Elves Aldmerisel Ancestor's Hall Amaraldane [to] Herald An The (seemingly only used before nouns in adverbial phrases, most of the time also with an imperative preceeding it) Anda Long, Stone Anga Iron/Cold Angalayond Winter Angavar Ironwood Angu Me[citation needed] Angua My Angue Mine[citation needed] Anya Life Anyamis Bones Anyammis Life Aran King Arana King[ly] or Queen[ly] (seems to be an adjectival form of "Aran")

Arane King's (singular possessive form of "Aran") Aransel King's Hall Arata "True and [spiritually] noble" Aratasel True and Noble Hall Aratagnithir True and noble change Arcan Magic Arcta [to] Acknowledge Arctane [to] Accept Arctavoy Acknowledge (imperative form of "Arcta") Arpen Noble (noun, in the sense of someone who is part of the noble class) Arpena Noble (adjective, in the sense of something related to the noble class) Arvar As By Asma By what, which Asva Within At Elder Ata Father Auta [to] Cloud (verb), from context, can also mean "Vanish", "Disappear" or "Leave" Auran [to] Welcome Aurane Welcoming (gerund of "Auran") Autaracu Remnant Av From, In, Of, Upon

B

Baalim Bal Stone (taken from "Adabal", meaning "god stone") Bala Power Balangua My power Bangrara Barra [to] Wear

Baune Mighty Belda Beldastare Belle Thunderous Bis New (as a prefix) Bisia New (as an independent adjective)

Bre Beech (As in the type of tree) Brelye Beech tree Brelyeis Beech trees Buro Vassal (in context with Ayleid society, this should be understood as "Slave" rather than a subject or servant) Buroseli Slave Halls

C

Calne Given Can [to] Call Cano Herald (from "Canomora", Daedric herald) Canohaelia Terrible herald Canosel Hall of Herald Carac

Cava Cele Ceye Shadow Ceyede Shadow's End Ceyemeratu Shadow-Music Ceynaril Final Shadow

Ceyran Shadow-king Ceysel Hall of Shadow, Shadow-Hall Culle Food (probably also 'Fruit') Cullei Fruits Cyrod Cyrodiil

D

Da Fane Daedra Not [our] Ancestors (when referring to spirits of Oblivion, lit. "D-Ae-Dra", not to be ancestor, Ayleidoon seems to prefer the synonym "Mora" to refer to daedric spirits) Dagon Destruction[citation needed]

Darre Mercy Dava Delia From context, probably means "Go"

Delle [to] Grant Dellevoy Grant (imperative form of "Delle") Dena Treaty

E

Ede End Edesel Hall of the End Ehlnada Mortal gods Ehlnadaya Your mortal gods (the usage of the suffix "-ya" is unknown at this time, but points to a 2nd person plural possessive) Ehlno Mortal

El "Star-Made", Starry. A title used to show holy/important significance, and/or god-like status (used in a name, like a compound word, except that the "El" is separated by a hyphen. The El can be used as a prefix, or a suffix, and it is usually hyphenated). Eld Old Emeratu Music Emero Guide

Epe [to] Speak Epea Speaks (gerund of "Epe") Et Original Et'Ada Original Spirits (the god-creators) Eve

F

Fal Cold (also means North)

Frensca Foaming

G

Gaiar Gandra Gift Gandrasel Hall of Gifts Gandrevla Garlas Cavern Ge It Gethena [to] Set Glathe Limit (also means Corner)

Gnithir Change Gori Obscure, Secret Goria Obscured Goriarcan Secret-Magic Gorigarlas Obscure cavern Gorihame Obscure home

Goriluch Gravulo Enemy (singular of "Gravuloi") Gravuloi Enemies Gravia Ugly Guar Guar Gume Against

H

Haelia Terrible Hame Home Hautalle Send

Heca Begone/[to] Stand Aside Hecul Outcast Heculmora Outcast-Daedra Heldon

Hilyat [to] Follow/Follow me Horst Hrota Hrotanda lit. "(?)-Long"

I

Ilpen Many

J

Joran [to] Betray

Jorane Betrayed

K

Kana [to] Dare

Karan Armor

Kynd Child

L

La Time Lael Throat Lalor Dark time Laloria Dark times Larelleis Spring (season)/time of sweet waters Lambe Tongue or Language (from the Gandra Lambe, "Gift Tongue", the golden amulet that allows anyone to understand spoken Ayleidoon

Latta Light Lattanya Light of Life Lattasel Hall of Light Lattia [to] Shine Leed Liebal Will (noun) Lieven Wolf

Lipsand Soapstone Lor Dark (perhaps in a metaphorical sense, rather than a literal lack of light) Loria [to] Darken, Darkness (perhaps in a metaphorical sense, rather than a literal lack of light) Lorsel Dark Hall Luch Lye Tree Lyeis Trees

M

Ma What Mafre Frost Magicka Magic Magnus Elvish God of Sight, Light, and Insight Mala High, Loving, Affection Malada High Fane Malaburo Loving-vassalage ("Mala" taking on a slightly different meaning here, most likely in the sense of "worship", as per the connection with "vassalage") Malatar High wood Malatu Truth Malatua True

Malauta [to] Know Mallari Gold Man Who Marspanga Math Home Mathi Homes (Plural of math) Mathmalatu Home of Truth/Home-Truth Mathmedli (possibly a misspelling of "Mathmeldi" or vice-versa) Mathmeldi [from] Home driven, Exiled Meld Driven (singular) Meldi Driven (plural), People (when used as a noun)

Metana From context, either means "Take" or "Bring" Mitta Enter Molag Fire Mor Dark Mora Wood; Daedra (in the sense of dark one, adjectival form of "Mor", cf. heculmora, canomora) Moraga Unbind Mori Darkened Morilatta Autumn (dark light/dusk) Morimath Darkened home

N

Na Is Nagaia Death Nagasel Hall of Death Narfin Naril Final Narlemae Ne Never, Not

Nefarivigum Nen Water, Eye Nenagai Undying Nenyond Graywater Nemalatu Either "Lie" or "Belief" (singular noun, from plural "Nemalatuis", literally "Ne-Malatu", Not-Truth) Nemalatuis Not-Truth (probably actually a plural), probably "Lies" or "Beliefs" (noun)

Nemalauta [to] Believe Ni You (all evidence—as per suppositions about Ayleidoon word order—points to nominative form) Nonungalo Place where few have lived Nou Our Norn possibly "Plant" or "Tree" (from "Silyanorn", Acorn, and "Silya", beginning) Nu We

O

Oe Bad Oegnithir Bad Change

Oia Eternity Oio Eternal

Oiobala Eternal power

P

Par Fist/Grip Pelin Knight

Pelinal Glorious knight Pelinale Of Pelinal (possessive form of "Pelinal")

Pellan Outsider Pellani Outsiders

R

Racu Down[citation needed] Racuvane [were] Broken Racuvar Cast down Racuvarima [who was] Cast down

Ran King (probably a shortening of "Aran") Rahtan Reach (noun) Rautane Heard Relle Water

Relleis Waters, Stream Rielle Beauty Riellesel Hall of Beauty Ry As

S

Sa So Sancre Golden Sancre Tor Golden Hill Sancremath Golden Home Sancremathi Golden Homes (plural from of "Sancremath") Sardarvar Seate Sedor Sedorsel Hall of (?) Sedorseli Halls of (?) Sel Hall Seli Halls (plural form of "Sel")

Sepredia Peace Sercen Earth Shanta [to] Come Sila [to] Shine Silasel Shining hall [possible translation, "Hall of Dawn"] Silaseli Shining halls (plural form of "Silasel") Silatarn Shining-Portal Sille Shine (noun) Silya [to] Begin Silyanorn Acorn (can also mean Library)

Sino Here/There Sorn Sunset (also means West) Sou Your Spania Stani Stone (used to form a wall) Stare Suna [to] Bless Sunna Blessed Sunnabe Blessed be Sunnand Blessed stone Sunnar Blessing

T

Tam Dawn Tam-riel Dawn's Beauty (the origin of the name "Tamriel") Tar Wood(s) Tarcellanen From the context of an old ghost from a time of war asking what we're doing here, could mean Persist ["Why are you staying?"] or Resistant ["Are you a fellow resistance fighter?"] (from "Tarcel", [to] endure in Falmeric and [to] resist in Ald Chimeris, lit. "Tarcel-La-Nen", Resist-Time-Eye/Water, eye in time of resistance, or "Tarcel-Lane[n]", Resist-Past, Resisted, Remained, Persisted)

Tarn Portal or Delve or Pass Tarnabye Passage Tel possibly "Silver" or "Tower" (from its use in place names for Telvanni towers) Tor Hill Trumbi Protections Tren Elk

Tu Twyll Well (from Twyllvarlais, "Well of Stars") Tya [to] Taste Tyavoy Taste (imperative form of "Tya") Tye You (possibly the direct or indirect object form of "Tya")

V

Va In Vabria Wave Vahtache Name given to the inhabitants of the city of Vahtacen Vale Vanua Deep Var Mouth, Wood

Varla Star Varlais Stars Varlasel Hall of Stars Varlor Symbol Vasha Gone

Vea Sea Vey to Veyn Vinda Vytien "Senche" or "Feline"

W

Wel Sky Welkynd Sky Child Wenaya Green

Wenayasille Summer (the green shine) Wend Journey, Path Wende Journey (possessive form)

Wendesel Journey's Hall Wendir Journey

Y

Yando Also

Ye And

Yond Gray (from Angalayond, "Iron Gray Time")

Gallery

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  As oiobala Umarile, Ehlnada racuvar. - By the eternal power of Umaril, the mortal gods shall be cast down.

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  Ayleid runes on a stone tablet

Notes

• "Tel Var" is supposedly an adaptation of the Ayleidoon word for "Silver Star", which would imply that the original Ayleidoon word was similar, albeit slightly different (probably "Tel Varla").
• Ayleidoon sounds similar to the languages of Faerie and Nymph, but the connection shares no vocabulary.
• Uncivilized "wild elves" were originally intended to be encountered as enemies in Daggerfall, who could be non-hostile to players fluent in Elvish, before they were cut from the game.
• Ayleidoon is used as a direct predecessor and translator for Falmer. Calcelmo's Stone in Skyrim has many words from Falmer that are used to help translate Dwemer as well, meaning that translations for all of these rely on the Ayleidoon language.

References

Note: The following references are considered to be unofficial sources. They are included to round off this article and may not be authoritative or conclusive.