Fenris Vulgaris
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Fenris Vulgaris,[1] known as Juvykka[2a][10] or Juvjk in its own tongue,[6a][10] is the dominant dialect of Low Gothic spoken by the people of the planet Fenris, including the Space Wolves.[1][2a][10] Juvykka is the dominant dialect of Fenris and spoken by many of the human tribes that reside on the planet.[2a]
Juvyk is the hearth tongue of Fenris,[6a][11] while Wurgen is the battle-cant notably used by the Space Wolves. The latter is spoken while fighting and the former is spoken while not.[11]
Known Terms
| Juvjk | Translation | Notes | |
| A | Adjarr | Lifeblood | The Rune of Blood[10] |
| Aelfkid | Wood sprites[10] | ||
| Aett | Clan-home | hearth, fireplace, den. The Aett / The Fang (Space Wolves only)[10] | |
| Aettgard | Leader’s chosen warriors. Alternate name for Wolf Guard[10] | ||
| Aettjarl | Settlement leader[10] | ||
| Aett-rune | Home rune | (Great) Company sigil[10] | |
| Aett-skjald | Lorekeeper of a settlement[10] | ||
| Aett-vater | Home-father | Commander or captain[10] | |
| Alfathir | The Allfather | The Emperor[10] | |
| Almáttigrbíta | "The hunter's cut" or perhaps a killing blow | The Khorchin equivalent is Berkutra. Leman Russ was known to favour this version of the word.[12] | |
| B | Balka | Testicles | Bollocks[10] |
| Baresark | Berserker[6c][6d] | ||
| Bjorn | Bear [Help]
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| Bludhaer | Hour of Blood | Battle or war[10] | |
| Bludhalle | Medicae / apothecarion.[10] Fleshmakers[Help]
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| D | Damget! | Children of Damnation! | A curse or epithet[10] |
| Drekkar | A type of Fenrisian longship.[1b][10] | ||
| E | Einherjar | "Blood-sworn"[Help]
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| Ekka | Fenrisian pines[10] | ||
| F | Felhird | Beastmen[10] | |
| Fengr | The wolf within[10] | ||
| Fenryka | Of Fenris[10] | ||
| Fenrys | Fenris | ||
| Fenrys Hjammar Koldt | "Fenris' Hammering Cold" | Battle cry[10] | |
| Fenrys Hjolda | "Fenris Forever" | Battle cry[10] | |
| Fja vø | Go now[10] | ||
| Fjorulalli | The Seal-mother[10] | ||
| Fyrbrod | "Fire-rod" | Gun[10] | |
| Fyr-ent | Fire giant[10] | ||
| Fyrkaf | Firedrink | Restorative beverage[10] | |
| Fyrmirdra | Fire serpent | A wyrm or dragon[10] | |
| Fyrstrom | Firestorm | Explosion[10] | |
| G | Gann | Death | The Rune of Death[10] |
| Geldfut | Outstanding task / purpose | Mission[10] | |
| Geldwhal | Species of whale[10] | ||
| Gmorl | Fate | The Rune of Fate[10] | |
| Gothi | Witch, Rune Priest, Shaman[10] | ||
| Gungnir | Wolfsbane[6a] | ||
| H | Hamarrki | Spine[10] | |
| Hamarrkiskaldi | Spine story | Instinct, intuition[10] | |
| Hearthegn | Champion | The Great Wolf’s Champion[10] | |
| Hel | Damnation | A place beneath the ice for those that die badly[10] | |
| Hersir | Military leader rank[6a] | ||
| Hja | Yes[10] | ||
| Hjammar | Hammer[10] | ||
| Hjolda | Exclamation of surprise, welcome or frustration[10] | ||
| Hnefatafl | A board game popular on Fenris.[6k] | ||
| Holmgang | A noble duel between heroes.[5] | ||
| Hould | The Hold[10] | ||
| Husjarl | Trusted advisor or second-in-command.[10] | Lieutenant.[10] | |
| Huskaerl,[10] Huscarl | Soldier[10] | Armed servant.[10] Old Fenrisian for Wolf Guard [Help]
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| J | Ja hjøld | Statement of approval[10] | |
| Jarl | Lord or Wolf Lord[10] | ||
| Jarl-deck | Command deck or strategium[10] | ||
| Jarlhalle | Lord’s hall[10] | ||
| Jarlship | A moderately sized warship – equivalent to light cruiser.[10] | ||
| Jøva | Look, behold?[10] | ||
| Juvi | The Word | Spokesperson, truth[10] | |
| Juvjk | Hearth cant[10] | ||
| Juvykka | Fenrisian language[10] | ||
| K | Kaerl | Mortal servant, thrall[10] | |
| Karlship | A larger-than-normal longship – A cruiser[10] | ||
| Koenigsgard | King’s Guards | Retinue of the Great Wolf[10] | |
| Koldt | Cold[10] | ||
| Konungur[6a] | |||
| M | Maleficarum | Bad magic | Also bad luck, bad omen, bad spirit[10] |
| Mjød | A type of Space Wolves beverage.[10] | ||
| Móðir | Mother[4b] | ||
| Morkai | The Deathwolf[10] | ||
| O | Örlendr | "Outsider", "alien" (could also mean "intruder" depending on the context).[4a] | |
| Ótrúin | Betrayers, faithless, kinslayers, traitors (in particular members of the Traitor Legions).[8] | ||
| Oververse | The afterlife[6d] | ||
| R | Ragnarok | Ending | The Rune of Ending[10] |
| Riven | A unit of 500 kaerls[10] | ||
| Rivenmaster | Kaerl captain of a military unit[10] | ||
| Runejarl | A Rune Priest – A Space Marine Librarian[10] | ||
| Runekast | A sorcerer – A wyrd practitioner not to be trusted[10] | ||
| S | Saern | "Truth"[9] | Also the name of a peice of Iskandar Khayon's equipment.[9] |
| Sálskjoldur | Soul-ward totem,[2b][10] worn as protection[10] | ||
| Skaldwyrdfeyn | Protective chant to ward away ill wyrd[10] | ||
| Skítja, Skítnah,[10] Skjitna[6h] | Shit[10] | ||
| Skitlbad | A Fenrisian game of skill[10] | ||
| Skjald | Storyteller | Lorekeeper[10] | |
| Skjaldom | Vox-centre[10] | ||
| Skjaldroot | A Fenrisian narcotic[10] | ||
| Skjaldvers | A poem or chant – Warding prayer[10] | ||
| Skjald-wisht | Poet-wishing | Daydreaming[10] | |
| Skjitna pjokej[6h] | |||
| Skjoal | A drinking toast – Drinking without pause[10] | ||
| Skjoldtar | A kaerl long gun[10] | ||
| Skold | Name[10] | ||
| Sturmwyrm | Storm dragon[10] | ||
| Sverdhjera | "Blademaster(s)"[2a] | ||
| T | Thegnhalle | Council chambers[10] | |
| Trysk | Ice | The Rune of Ice[10] | |
| U | Ulfwyrd | Wolf-fate | Power derived from ancestral magic, accumulated wisdom and respect[10] |
| Under | Down[10] | ||
| Underverse | Afterlife (negative connotations).[10] The Warp, Hel[6j] | ||
| Upp | Up[10] | ||
| Uppland | Afterlife[6d][10] (positive connotations) – Also the void, outer space.[10] | ||
| Upplander | One from the heavens – Stranger[10] | ||
| Urthand | "hate-forged"[3a] | ||
| Ut-geld | Owed debt – A favour or obligation[10] | ||
| Utlander | Outsider[10] | ||
| V | Vaerangi, vaerengr, varagyr | Wolf Guard[10] | |
| Vahk, Vahk meh | Exclamation of surprise[10] | ||
| Valkjyr | Angels | Choosers of the Slain in battle[10] | |
| Varg-Ulf | A wolf driven mad by wyrd[10] | ||
| Verse | The cosmos.[10] Realspace[Help]
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| Vlka | Wolves[10] | ||
| Vlka Fenryka | “Wolves of Fenris” | Legion / Chapter name[6e][10] | |
| Volda | The world[10] | ||
| Volda Hammarki | Daemon", "corrupt wight", "Neverborn", "Non-thing"[6b] | ||
| W | War-aett | Base / command centre[10] | |
| War-skelt | Battle hymn[10] | ||
| Weregost | Talisman, likeness – Each Great Company’s symbol is also its weregost[10] | ||
| Wight | Corpse ghost[10] | ||
| Wulfhalle | Wolf Hall | The Great Wolf’s personal chambers[10] | |
| Wurgen | Battle cant[10] | ||
| Wyrd- | Of Fate – Or magic or the warp.[10] Can be used as a preffix. | ||
| Wyrd-marked | An ill-omenned fate, a bad star.[6i] | ||
| Wyrdfast | "fate-caught"[3b] | ||
| Wyrding blade | A bladed psy weapon, steeped in the power of the Underverse.[6g] | ||
| Wyrm | Dragon[10] | ||
| Y | Ygdras | Tree-giant[10] | |
| Ymir | Earth | The Rune of Earth[10] |
Wyrd suffixes
Common suffixes and their meaning when attached to the word "wyrd" (fate, magic or the warp):[10]
| Juvjk | Translation | Notes |
| -flesh | Daemonic or mutant remains | |
| -fulk | Daemons | |
| -fir | Warpflame | |
| -glimr | A warp glow | |
| -halle | Hall – House | |
| -hex | A magical curse | |
| -jarl | A mid-level psyker | |
| -kine | Mutant | |
| -knak | A warp-born ability – Intuition | |
| -leif | Sigils or runes | |
| -lit | Emanating power of the warp | |
| -lode | A source of warp power | |
| -lore | Knowledge of the warp | Psychic mastery |
| -midons | Mermaid / siren-like creatures | Tempters |
| -rot | Flesh made toxic by mutation | |
| -sense | Awareness / detection | |
| -shrum | A psychedelic fungus native to Fenris | |
| -skaldr | A mystic chant | |
| -stok | Residual power after a warp breach – Power of mutation | |
| -storm | Psychic attack | |
| -thegn | A high-level psyker | |
| -ward | Psychic protection – A rune of the same |
Numbers
- Onn — One[6a][11]
- Twa — Two[6a][11]
- Tra — Three[6a][10][11]
- For — Four[6a][11]
- Fyf — Five[6a][11]
- Sesc — Six[6a][11]
- Sepp — Seven[11]
- For-twa[11]
- Tra-tra[11]
- Dekk — Ten[11]
- Dekk-tra — Thirteen[3a]
Expressions
- Blood of Russ – Expression of anger[10]
- By the third head of Morkai — expression of utter befuddlement.[6f] (Morkai only has two heads)
- For Russ – Battle cry[10]
- For the Allfather – Battle cry[10]
- For the Wolftime – Battle cry[10]
- God-marked – Psyker[10]
- Hand of Russ – Expression of protection – Used as a farewell[10]
- Morkai’s Teeth – Expression of surprise – Usually in face of imminent danger[10]
- Teeth of Russ – Expression of frustration[10]
- Until next winter – Farewell to the dead – Also used in face of certain death[10] - A goodbye to a dead or dying comrade.[6f]
- Ward of Russ – Expression of protection – Also used as an expression of amazement[10]
- Accounting – Telling someone’s saga – Usually told by a skjald[10]
- Bad Star – Ill omen[10]
- Morkai – The Death Wolf – Two-headed wolf - One of the twelve Wolves of Fenrisian legend[10]
- Murder-make – The act of fighting – Also meaning a battle depending on usage – Also: Murder-time[10]
- Red snow – Killing - to shed blood on snow[10]
- The Aett – Clan-home – It is the name the Chapter has for the Fang[10]
- The Fang – It is the name the Imperium has for the Chapter fortress-monastery. Considered derogatory by the Wolves[10]
- The Rout – A name the Chapter occasionally uses for themselves, though fallen out of general use
since Legion times[10]
- Thread, the – Life of a person / a person’s lifeline or fate – Also: Cutting a / his / her thread – Taking a / his / her life[10]
- Wolftime – The end of all things and return of the Wolf King – See also: Morkai[10]
Trivia
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- The Fenrisian language appears to take much inspiration from sources across the time and space of northern Europe, particularly Nordic countries, among others. One of several possible inspirations might include the Frisian languages.
See also
Sources
- 1: Runes (Short Story)
- 2: Blood of Asaheim (Novel):
- 3: Leman Russ: The Great Wolf (Novel):
- 4: Void King (Novel):
- 5: Ghazghkull Thraka: Prophet of the Waaagh! (Novel), Interrogation IV
- 6: Wolfsbane (Novel):
- 7: Prospero Burns (Novel), Chapter 4
- 8: The Hunt for Magnus (Novella) — War of the Fang (Anthology), Chapter II, pgs. 46-47
- 9: The Talon of Horus (Novel), III
- 10: The Wolftime (Novel), Appendix: Fenrisian Lexicon
- 11: Prospero Burns (Novel), Chapter 3
- 12: Vengeful Spirit (Novel) (e-version) Chapter 2
