A mutation and simplification of the more ancient High Aelhir.
Identifiers:
d. Drâihir
sd. Sylvan Drâihir
v. Valhir
dh. Druhir
Sylvan dialects are usually spoken in more rural or insular communities or have more regional usage.
If there is only a Valhir form, then it is often used in Draihir also.
Nouns:
(d.) aeth: path, midway
(v.) nhera: world
(v.) linthir: spring
(v.) laeran: summer
(v.) nair: autumn
(v.) nolir: winter
(v.) lond: a fjord or canyon
(v.) luin: freshwater, lake
(v.) orr: ocean
(d.) ormir: Hyuri/Auru (proper noun/name)
(d.) orgul: Dwarf (proper noun/name)
(v.) urn: land
(d.) draugir, (v.) draikir: dragon
(d.) drâi: predator, hunter
(d.) erra/era: land
(d.) eril, (v.) ethil: star,spark
(d.) guld: metal
(d.) hag: a forest or town in a mountainside
(d.) heleth: kingdom
(d.) kajal: war-paints
(d.) khal: fortress
(d.) knarrar: small, fast ship, light frigate
(v.) laethan: forest; a wooded place
(v.) lind, lindir: song; singing, singer
(d. v.) nethe, neth: dying, death/dead
(d. v.) tana: curled, coiled
(v.) tor: tower, spire
(d.) sheo: fang
(d. v.) syr: river
(d. v.) tharah; tharas: beast; beasts
(d.) thrond: root, dead plant
(d.) udsun: abyss, chasm
(d.) vara, (v.) yara: fire, flames
(d. v.) uore: blood, lifeblood
(d.) uorethun: circle of blood
(d.) gauri: puppy, young wolf/beast
Weapons:
(d.) erfi (aer-fha): lance, arrow, spear-point
(v.) erfi: arrow
(v.) vythe: lance
(v.) sere: sword
(v.) serelun: greatsword
(v.) erolan: bow
(v.) dohai: shield
(v.) ikhi: dagger
(v.) hafti: axe
(v.) haftelun: greataxe
(v.) nesai: whip
(v.) gored: mace
(v.) goredun: hammer
(v.) saigo: flail
(v.) shïr: blade
(v.) vul: edge
(d.) seretana: hook, curved blade, scythe
Family:
(d.) aradar: grandsire, great-father, parent's parent
(d. v.) eladan: younger sibling
(d. v.) eladar: older sibling
(d. v.) hanar: twin sibling
(d.) kined, kin: family; close friend
(d.) thadar, adar: father, dad, parent (used more like sire)
(sd.) mödir; mör: mother, mum (used more like dam)
(v.) meidar: mother (used more like dam)
(v.) theiar: father, parent (used more like sire)
(v.) theios: uncle, aunt. Parent's sibling.
People/professions:
(v.) quendi: creation, a smith (poetic), borrowed from High Aelhir
(v.) auror: smith
(v.) sereauror: bladesmith
(v.) serequendi: blade-artisan
Verbs:
(d.) nalla: caller, calling (gerund/present participle)
(v.) anda: walk
(v.) tae: beget
Adjectives:
(v.) aire, (d.) air: pearl, pearly, having pearlescent quality
(d.) vorn: black, especially warm, brown-black (vorn is the suffix form)
(v.) râen: bright
(v.) râeth: dark
(d.) erai: grinning, grin, smile (participle)
(d.) khainan; khainen: butcher (can be noun or adjective)
(v.) lorn; lorne: white; silver, grey
(v.) maule (d.) möl: malformed, damaged
(v.)vanne (d.) vanni: beautiful, lovely
(d.) morne: black, void; darker than black, cool black
(d.) nisk: winding, snake-like
(v.) oloro: graceful, bird or swanlike
(d.) yzhera: opposing, foe (can be noun or adjective)
(v.) yri: joyous
(d.) yra: anger
(v.) kina/kinatar, (d.) kinta/kintanar: sharp, hard; can be somewhat understood to mean masculine
(v.) olora, oloradin: soft, flowing; can be somewhat understood to mean feminine
Adverbs:
(Some adjectives can be used adverbially.)
(v.) eo: up
(v.) ve: right
(v.) ji: left
(v.) neo: down
(v.) aen: above
(v.) hraen: below
Pronouns/Possessives:
(v.) 'le,(d.) 'zh: when appended, means address or possessive. Context sensitive.
(v.) 'me (d.) 'mys: me/my/mine; appending makes word/object possessed.
(v.) bir, (d.) vir: active speaker. Self or 'you' if responding to non-leading statements. See note below.
(v.) nâos, (d.) nâosh: inactive speaker, person being spoken to. You or 'myself' if responding to active statement. See note below.
(v. d.) eten: non-participating "speaker", person being spoken of
Bir, nâos and eten are difficult to grasp for the uninitiated. Elven pronouns are not attached to identity or hierarchy but rather by addressing 'active' speakers.
These are fluid and can change within a single conversation.
Active speakers are determined by initiating or leading statements that create a 'dominant' topic of conversation which elves will treat accordingly. They usually address the most leading or important statement first if presented with multiple and will continue to use the appropriate speaker pronouns until the dominant speaker changes.
For example; A Dreadlord issuing a command to his Dulran would use vir for himself and nâosh for the Dulran. Likewise, the Dulran would also use vir to refer to the Dreadlord and nâosh for himself for the duration of their exchange regarding, or in discussion of, the command.
Later, if the Dulran approaches the Dreadlord with a question or report unrelated to the previous conversation, he would use vir for himself and nâosh for the Dreadlord.
Prepositionals:
(v.) he: at, by, with
(v.) ahl: from, in, of
(v.) a: to, for
(v.) aun-: such as
(d.) -nir: of
Interjections:
(v.) hidin/idin: lady/ma'am (Used in addressing gendered races)
(v. dh.) adan: sir (typically non-gendered among elves)
(d. sd. v. dh.) ana: ouch, ow!
(v.) mnala: hello
(v.) v'afa: wow! I'm surprised!
Other/Categorizable:
(d.) gwaith: enemy, unfriendly host; can be shortened/lenited to hoth (noun/social meaning)
(d.) moroth: vermin, wretched things, something dreadful.
(d.) mroth'fli: Little vermin. small, annoying, sometimes flying things (insects, dust, etc.); derogatory term for mortals, especially Hyuron (noun phrase)
(v.) ainfli: flying insect; derogatory word for Hyuron
(d.) raeth: darkness (noun/abstract concept)
(d.) draudhr: mountain troll (proper noun/creature)
(v.) argos: traveler
(v.) auule: a place of suffering
(v.) feire (d.) feir: bane, ruin