Greetings & HUZZAH @TheEdVerse! My Hin Cleric of Chauntea wants to name her owl animal companion "wise friend", her pony "strong friend", etc, but I haven't been able to find a "Hin dictionary" anywhere. Any pointers for a humble admirer? Thanks!
— ubergrog (@ubergrog) August 8, 2020
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I’ve assembled only the barest bones of a Realms hin lexicon over the years, but I can tell you this much: “true friend” or “trusted friend” is “vaer” and in any compound linguistic construction in the halfling tongue comes… 2)
…first, with the descriptor second (“sautha” is “drinking buddy” or “pleasant acquaintance”).
“hrimm” is wise and “yahael” is strong, so “wise friend” would be “vaerhrimm” and “strong friend” would be “vaeryahael” and could…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) August 9, 2020
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…indeed be used for formal names, as halflings tend to speak Common almost exclusively, and save their own tongue for oaths, terms of endearment, names, and vows.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) August 9, 2020