The Door in Crow Wood
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Word List of Kreenspam
The reader is invited to first attend to the 18 prefixes and suffixes immediately below. These, combined with the Basic Word List following, will provide the ability to translate all the Kreenspam used in this book.
Prefixes
ba- —plural marker (a separate word)
eb- —opposite of
ka- —definite article, ‘the’ (a separate word)
kel- —past tense for verbs
zel- —future tense for verbs
Suffixes
-a—feminine ending
-ash—gerund ending (ing)
be—question marker (a separate word)
-ee—diminutive ending
-em or -m—genitive ending
-en—accusative ending
-ll or -l—adjectival suffix
-sa—gerund ending (ing)
-su—passive suffix, feminine
-to—noun suffix
-u—passive suffix, masculine or neuter
-ub—dative ending
-va—gerund ending (ing)
Basic Word List
adren—end
adrenal—to end
ald—nose
Aldee—little nose
angfetal—remember
Angfetu—remembered (adjective)
ar—cat
ard—tusk
Bafrel—whiskers
bal—ear
balt—bat (the animal)
ban—to walk
banto—walker
belal—throw, cast upward, scatter
Beld—good leg (bu-eld)
ber—hair, pelt
bi—west; or the number two
bil—west
Bil Semu—western plain
bor—sea
Boryanto—sea swimmer
brel—wheel, circle
brelal—to roll
brelan—to encircle
brem—stone (or cave, by implication)
Bremard—stone tusk
Bremset—stone wing
brug—danger
brumman—command as a leader
bu—good
dal—you
dan—to die
danto—death
del—and
dra—green
Dragon—green enormity
Dramun—green tail
dran—blue
drebal—to love
Drebu—beloved
drol—mega-sloth
Droljel—mega-sloth head
drom—bear
ebbi—east
ebbil—east
Ebbil Seelkir—eastern forest (on the far Pons)
Ebbil Semu—eastern plain
Ebbil Staltara—eastern range (of mountains)
ebru—south
ebrull—southern
Ebrulleer—southern way, the Pons
eer—road or way
el—neck
eld—leg
et—within
fetal—to think or know
fi—sharp
Fijat—sharp tooth
fal—one, someone, who
fel—star
Felilb—star-eye
fil—bird
filash—flying
filsle—Lusettan ballet
flis—angel-like being
frel—whisker
gel—foreleg
gilal—bind
glas—tongue
goloth—eased
gon—enormity
gre—dry (thirsty)
hag—thick
Hagard—thick tusk
Hagel—thick neck
hal—wind
ilb—eye
ilbal—to see
ilban—to search
Ilbu—seen
im—keen
Imalda Lusu—keen-nose the whitened
jat—tooth
jatal—to eat
jatto—eater
je—day
jeb—time
jel—head
jen—book
ji—when
ka—stick; or definite article ‘the’
kal—gate or portal
kara—trunk (of a tree)
Karasis—trunk-fire, God the Son, Jesus Christ
kess—beginning
kir—land
kor—not
korangfetal—forget
Korazagel—short-leg (‘not long’ foreleg)
koru—never
kreen—old
Kreenleb—old road, the Great Road
Kreenprew—old tail
Kreenro—old dark one, Satan (informal)
Kreenspam—old speech
kwer—even, just (fairness)
kwer-si-kwer—equitable, even-handed
la—small
lan—to be
lam—much, very
Lazar—small scale (scale of a reptile)
leb—road
leban—shepherd, care
Leblok—Road War
Leb Nashraksa—the Great Road Tunnel
leb rigva—road building
Lebu—shepherded
lef—pretty
lij—he
lish—bowl
litt—burden
Litt Goloth—burden-eased, name for Sarrs after 1438 A.D.
Litt Narva—burden-moving, name for the Sarrs pre-1438 A.D.
littzur—burden beast
lok—war
Looper—informal for Lupris
lu—white, lit up; light weight
lud—everything
lum—behind
lun—to light
lunto—lighter
luj—they
Lupris—light-foot, Looper
Lusetta—white flyer
Lustal—The White Mountain
Maj—magic
Majkal—wizard’s portal
Mald—noble-nose (mi-ald)
mang—skilled work, artifice
Manger—artificer-cat
Mangaree—diminutive of Manger, a separate species
mangusisska—artificed Sisska, a false Quintus
mat—sound
mi—noble
Milb—noble eye (mi-ilb)
mij—I
mil—true
mis—high, raised up
misar—noble Sarr
Misar pin Palleb—knight of the New Road
Misbal—high ear
Miseld—long leg
Mistaleer—high mountain pass
Misu—ennobled (adjective)
mul—hot, warm
mulje—summer day, warm day
mun—tail
Muz—gray
nab—on, upon
nabjel—hat (on-head)
nabnarval—to ride upon
naran—to bring
narval—to move
narva—carrying, moving
Narvash—the Fold
Narvan—another name for Sarr
nash—great, greater
Nash Omlish—greater lake, the Maigathal
Nashpa—big-mouth
nasseel—great tree
neb—in or at (time)
Neeree—little Nero
nel—by, on the basis of
nem—child, offspring (formal)
ner—fish
Nerjatto—fish eater
ni—the number one
nimangel—create
nong—back (noun)
nor—captain
nur—mind
olm—earth
om—water
Ombanto—water walker
omeer—water-way, river
omglas—water-tongue, harbor
omjebbelsa—lazy boating
omlish—water-bowl, lake
Omlishee—lesser lake, the Thal
omnabal—to boat (water-upon)
orn—one day, sometime
Omulglas—wet tongue
pa—mouth
pal—new
palleb—new road
paman—speak
, discuss
Pamanbrem—council hall of the Ulrigs
pamat—speech, Kreenspam
pel—heart
pin—of (genitive)
pli—three
pril—king or prince
prew—bird tail
pris—foot
ra—wide, long
radan—again, repeated
Rajat—long tooth
raksa—the act of boring (as of a tunnel)
raza—long
razabanto—long-walker (magic portal traveler)
Razabera—long hair
Razasif—long arrow
Razatella—long leaf (referring to a leaf shaped ear)
Razamun—long tail
ri—strong
rig—damage or hurt (noun)
rigilal—to marry
rigva—the act of building
ripaman—promise
Ripel—strong heart
ro—darkness, dark colored
robalt—dark-bat, zombie bat
rodrom—dark-bear
Roset—black wing
Rosif—black arrow
rom—hill
Roper—informal for Ropris
Ropris—dark foot
ru—north
Ruhal—north wind
rull—northern
Rull Semu—northern plain
rum—lord
san—to answer a call
saran—to open
Sarr—one of the Ten Species of the Fold
Sarree—little Sarr
seel—tree
Seelkir pin Rom—Forest of Darkness
sel—wood, wooden
selleb—bridge
semu—plain
sen—child, offspring (informal)
set—wing
setta—winging, flying, bird
sha—room
shabremet—cave (room in stone)
shar—cold
Sharalda—cold nose
si—transparent; or a preposition—to, balanced against
sif—arrow
Silb—transparent eye (=eyelid) (si-ilb)
sip—high (spiritual or philosophical)
Sipnur—high mind
Siproflis—high(est) dark angel, Satan
Sipurrom—high holy hill
Siskir—fire-land, Hell
siskiral—to damn
siss—fire
Sisska—fire-stick, name for Quintus Pausanius
sle—dance
stal—mountain
staltara—mountain range
sul—sickness
tabra—formation of Mangars riding korfies
tara—a lining up
tel—leaf
telval—give
tem—middle
Tem Staltara—middle range (of mountains)
Trebkir—sky-land, Heaven
tulal—to wander lost
tulalash—wandering
tulsen—beggar child, young vagabond
tren—sky
ul—he
Ulrig—he-hurter, or damager
Ulrumman—He-Lord/Maker, God the Father
ur—holy
urrom—holy hill
vel—fine, impressive
veli—here
Velprew—impressive tail
Vult—(meaning unknown)
vuz—strength
Vuzbal—strong ear
yan—to swim
yanto—swimmer
zal—under
zar—scale (of a reptile)
zee—brave
Zeeba—meek
Zeel—brave neck, impressive neck (zee-el)
zur—beast
The Chess Game
At the Royal Interpreter’s Palace
For those unfamiliar with the game, the rules of chess may be found at: https://www.thechessdrum.net/chessacademy/playchess.html
Instructions on how to read chess notation may be found at: https://www.chesshouse.com/how_to_read_and_write_chess_notation_a/166.htm
White—Royal Interpreter Tiras Mozez
Black—Emperor Clay Gareth
1. e4—c5
2. Nf3—Nc6
3. Bc4—e6
4. d4—cxd4
5. Nxd4—d5
6. Nxc6—bxc6
7. exd5—cxd5
8. Be2—Nf6
9. Bg5—Be7
10. 0-0—0-0
11. Nd2—e5
12. c3—Rb8
13. b4—Qc7
14. Rc1—Be6
15. Nb3—Ne4
16. Bxe7—Qxe7
17. f3—Nd6
18. Nc5—Rfd8
19. a3—f5
20. Qb3—Bf7
21. Qc2—Kh8
22. Rfe1—e4
23. fxe4—dxe4
24. Na6—Rb6
25. Nc5—Nc4
26. Bxc4—Bxc4
27. Qb2—Rbd6
28. Qf2—Qf7
29. Nxe4—Rd3
30. Nc5—Rd2
31. Qf4—Qg6
32. g3—Qh5
33. h4—Qg6
34. a4—Qc6
35. Ne4—fxe4
36. Qxe4—Qf6
37. Qe3—R8d3
38. Qf4—Qb6+
39. Kh1—Bd5+
40. Re4—Bxe4+
41. Qxe4—Rd1+
42. Rxd1—Rxd1+
43. Kh2—Qg1+
44. Kh3—Qh1+
45. Qxh1—Rxh1+
46. Kg4—Rc1
White Resigned