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There is some confusion in early canon as to whether Mordentish was faux-French, insofar as it's the language of [[Richemulot]] and [[Dementlieu]].  Mordentish has two forms, sometimes referred to as Upper and Lower Mordentish.  Lower Mordentish is preferred in [[Mordent]], while Upper Mordentish is preferred in [[Richemulot]] and [[Dementlieu]]. The language is thus analogous to [[wikipedia:Anglo-Norman_language]] or the later [[wikipedia:Middle English]] that was combined from German and French.
There is some confusion in early canon as to whether Mordentish was faux-French, insofar as it's the language of [[Richemulot]] and [[Dementlieu]].  Mordentish has two forms, sometimes referred to as Upper and Lower Mordentish or High and Low Mordentish.  Lower Mordentish is preferred in [[Mordent]], while Upper Mordentish is preferred in [[Richemulot]] and [[Dementlieu]]. The language is thus analogous to Anglo-Norman or the perhaps the later Middle English that was combined from old German and old French. Low Mordentish uses compound words common to Old English poetry, known as ''kennings''.
 
For the dialect in [[Souragne]], see [[Souragnien]].
 
===Sample Vocabulary===
{| 
| '''English'''<br />
| '''Low Mordentish'''<br />
| '''High Mordentish'''<br />
|-
| affluent<br />
| byrde, welig<br />
| malin<br />
|-
| ah&#33; alas&#33;<br />
| la&#33; eala&#33;<br />
| oh&#33; hélas&#33;<br />
|-
| astute<br />
| searocræftig<br />
| malin<br />
|-
| child<br />
| bearn<br />
| enfant<br />
|-
| city<br />
| burg<br />
| ville<br />
|-
| conspire<br />
| reonian<br />
| comploter<br />
|-
| dangerous/harmful<br />
| bealu<br />
| mauvais<br />
|-
| day<br />
| dæg<br />
| jour<br />
|-
| death<br />
| feorhgedal, swylt (murder), cwealm<br />
| mort, (murder) muertre<br />
|-
| farewell<br />
| Wes thu hal<br />
| adieu<br />
|-
| forest<br />
| weald<br />
| forêt<br />
|-
| get below&#33; (a curse)<br />
| begietan dun&#33;<br />
| decendre&#33;<br />
|-
| go away&#33;<br />
| faran aweg<br />
| s’en aller<br />
|-
| greetings<br />
| Wes thu hal (lit. be you well)<br />
| bonjour<br />
|-
| hunter<br />
| hunta<br />
| chasseur<br />
|-
| inn<br />
| hûs, inn, tôcirhûs<br />
| auberge<br />
|-
| life<br />
| feorh, gast, lif<br />
| vie<br />
|-
| literature<br />
| bokcræft<br />
| écriture<br />
|-
| love<br />
| lufraeden<br />
| amour<br />
|-
| man<br />
| carl, mann, rinc<br />
| homme<br />
|-
| mist, fog<br />
| lyfthelm, mist, nip<br />
| brume, brouillard<br />
|-
| money<br />
| mynet, sceatt<br />
| argent<br />
|-
| moon<br />
| môna<br />
| lune<br />
|-
| night<br />
| niht<br />
| nuit<br />
|-
| noble (n.)<br />
| ætheling<br />
| savant<br />
|-
| no<br />
| nese<br />
| non<br />
|-
| ocean, sea<br />
| holm, mere, (seashore) brim<br />
| océan, mer<br />
|-
| painting<br />
| searo<br />
| peinturex<br />
|-
| performance<br />
| plegende<br />
| présentation<br />
|-
| poison (n.)<br />
| ator, lybb<br />
| poison, toxine, venin<br />
|-
| rat<br />
| ræt<br />
| salaud<br />
|-
| river<br />
| éa<br />
| fleuve<br />
|-
| scholar<br />
| bôkere, scôler<br />
| savant<br />
|-
| sewer<br />
| âdelsçath<br />
| égout<br />
|-
| spirit<br />
| feorh, gâst, (evil) scucca<br />
| fantôme<br />
|-
| sun<br />
| heathusigel, sôl, sunne<br />
| soleil<br />
|-
| town<br />
| tûn<br />
| ville<br />
|-
| traitor<br />
| laewend<br />
| chapradeur<br />
|-
| trespasser<br />
| forgægend<br />
| intruse<br />
|-
| wolf<br />
| ulph<br />
| loup<br />
|-
| woman<br />
| faemne, wif, (married) aewe<br />
| femme<br />
|-
| yes<br />
| giese<br />
| oui<br />
|}


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Latest revision as of 19:35, 7 April 2010

There is some confusion in early canon as to whether Mordentish was faux-French, insofar as it's the language of Richemulot and Dementlieu. Mordentish has two forms, sometimes referred to as Upper and Lower Mordentish or High and Low Mordentish. Lower Mordentish is preferred in Mordent, while Upper Mordentish is preferred in Richemulot and Dementlieu. The language is thus analogous to Anglo-Norman or the perhaps the later Middle English that was combined from old German and old French. Low Mordentish uses compound words common to Old English poetry, known as kennings.

For the dialect in Souragne, see Souragnien.

Sample Vocabulary

English
 Low Mordentish
 High Mordentish
affluent
 byrde, welig
 malin
ah! alas!
 la! eala!
 oh! hélas!
astute
 searocræftig
 malin
child
 bearn
 enfant
city
 burg
 ville
conspire
 reonian
 comploter
dangerous/harmful
 bealu
 mauvais
day
 dæg
 jour
death
 feorhgedal, swylt (murder), cwealm
 mort, (murder) muertre
farewell
 Wes thu hal
 adieu
forest
 weald
 forêt
get below! (a curse)
 begietan dun!
 decendre!
go away!
 faran aweg
 s’en aller
greetings
 Wes thu hal (lit. be you well)
 bonjour
hunter
 hunta
 chasseur
inn
 hûs, inn, tôcirhûs
 auberge
life
 feorh, gast, lif
 vie
literature
 bokcræft
 écriture
love
 lufraeden
 amour
man
 carl, mann, rinc
 homme
mist, fog
 lyfthelm, mist, nip
 brume, brouillard
money
 mynet, sceatt
 argent
moon
 môna
 lune
night
 niht
 nuit
noble (n.)
 ætheling
 savant
no
 nese
 non
ocean, sea
 holm, mere, (seashore) brim
 océan, mer
painting
 searo
 peinturex
performance
 plegende
 présentation
poison (n.)
 ator, lybb
 poison, toxine, venin
rat
 ræt
 salaud
river
 éa
 fleuve
scholar
 bôkere, scôler
 savant
sewer
 âdelsçath
 égout
spirit
 feorh, gâst, (evil) scucca
 fantôme
sun
 heathusigel, sôl, sunne
 soleil
town
 tûn
 ville
traitor
 laewend
 chapradeur
trespasser
 forgægend
 intruse
wolf
 ulph
 loup
woman
 faemne, wif, (married) aewe
 femme
yes
 giese
 oui
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