@TheEdVerse Hi Ed. Someone was asking today on one of the FR FB pages what the dwarven words for “snow”, “snowball”, “snowflake” and “frost” might be. Are you able to fill us in?
— George Krashos (@gkrashos) September 21, 2020
1)
Sure!
Sleet is “agwurl” (from agh = sharp + wurl = perilous water or unwelcome water [as opposed to wurn, which is useful, wanted water/good drinking water]). 2)
Powdery white snow is “neywurl” (white-water) when falling, and “neytulr” (white + heap or pile) when fallen/on the ground.
A snowflake is “neywurth” (white-wet, as “wurth” is wetness, and the state of something being wet).#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 22, 2020
3)
Frost is “thorhavr” (derived from thorord = cold + havar = hide, skin, coating).
Ice is “aghvorwurl” (sharp-hard-perilous water), but shortened in daily speech to just "aghvorl."#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 22, 2020
Yet somewhat flawed, he said, looking down. At the belly and the heart monitor currently riding it. ;}
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 22, 2020
Ed, how would you pronounce “neytulr” above? "NAY-tulur" but shorten the second "u" as much as possible.#Realmslore
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 22, 2020
