Nilfgaardian is a language based on the Elder Speech and used in the Nilfgaardian Empire , originating from the Nilfgaard proper itself.
It is characterized by long, drawn-out syllables[1] [2] y which is of in classic Elder becomes and in Nilfgaardian or white , usually translated as gwen by elves while wen by Nilfgaardians.
Dictionary [ ]
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Phrases
A [ ]
Nilfgaardian dialect
English
aâ'anval[3]
attack (from Dutch: aanval)
addan, adan
dance; dancer; dancing
adhart[3]
forward
aecáemm
to follow
aedragh
to provoke / to disturb
aen
from, to, for, with, of, in, out of, at, by, down, in, into, until, on, like, as
aep
of (mostly used for marking hereditary ties)
allaidh
barbarians
ard
great
arse
arse (UK), ass (US), butt, rump (Dutch: aars)
áth
eyes
a'vean[4]
gates
awr
sir
B [ ]
Nilfgaardian dialect
English
beisten[5]
animals (From Dutch: beesten)
belean'graec
important, something important (From Dutch: belangrijk - pronounciation is nearly the same)
beseta
tweezers
bhampair
vampire
bleidd
wolf (From Welsh: blaidd)
bloede
bloody, gory, damn (UK: bloody hell / Dutch: Bloederig = bloody)
bu'rac[3]
bumpkin (from Polish: burak - literally means "beetroot" but in common language also means "bumpkin"/"dumbass")
C [ ]
Nilfgaardian dialect
English
caer
land, place
calm
calm, ease
carn
tomb, grave, barrow
ceas'raet
empire (of Nilfgaard) (From Dutch: Keizerrijk)
claidheamh
sheathe (a sword)
creasa
must, necessity, obligation, inevitability, duty
cuan
whore
cyrche
attacking
D [ ]
Nilfgaardian dialect
English
daerienn
sorcerer, sorceress
deien
to serve (From Dutch: Dienen)
deith
flame
deithwen
white flame
dòchas
hope
d'yaebl
devil (From Spanish: diablo / Dutch: duivel / Polish: diabeł)
E [ ]
Nilfgaardian dialect
English
e'er[3]
honor (from Dutch: eer)
eigean
necessary, must, have to (From Irish: is éigean)
eimyr
hedgehog
eisio
ice (from Dutch: ijs)
ess
to be, is (From Italian: essere)
esse
will be, will (From Latin: esse)
essea
I am
evelienn
all, everyone
evgyr
now ?, stop / halt ?
evn'gesaen
ambassador (From German: Abgesandter / Dutch: afgezant)
F [ ] G [ ]
Nilfgaardian dialect
English
gàrdan
guards
geehaet
hard
ge'erillan
guerillas
gláeddyv (plural: glaeddyvan)
sword (From Welsh: cleddyf)
gloir[3]
glory (From French: gloire)
glys
river (aevon in Elder Speech)
grìffean
griffin
gvaedyn[4]
tenacious one
gvaelded[4]
bloodthirsty one
H [ ]
Nilfgaardian dialect
English
hael
greeting (long life to...); health (From English: hail, hale)
hanse
unit, armed group of friends, gang (From English: hanse)
havfrue
sirens
heet
fever
hoersoon
whoreson (from Dutch: hoerenzoon)
hvren
fuck
hwre
here
I [ ]
Nilfgaardian dialect
English
iarean[3]
to search
il'edrith
magic
il'edrithean
mage
inis, inisan
isle, isles
iss'kund
medicine
J [ ]
Nilfgaardian dialect
English
jakkten
hunt (from Dutch: jacht)
joc[3]
joke
K [ ]
Nilfgaardian dialect
English
katte
cat
Ker'zaer[6]
Emperor (From German: Kaiser / Dutch: Keizer)
kroofeir[3]
haystack
kusse
genitals (From Dutch: Kutte)
L [ ]
Nilfgaardian dialect
English
laddhe
kill
laeke, loc
lake
larwm
alarm, alert, help
luned
daughter / young girl
Lyrien
Lyrian
M [ ]
Nilfgaardian dialect
English
maerche
women
math
good, well
mire
look, see
moeras
swamps (from Dutch: moeras)
mòran
a lot
morv
die (past tense: marv, dead)
morvud, morvudd
enemy, enemies
N [ ]
Nilfgaardian dialect
English
na[3]
or (From Irish: ná)
namyn
except
neén / ne
no, not (from Dutch: neen/nee)
niss
armpits
nordlingaen
demonym for Nordling
nyald[3]
needle (From Dutch: naald)
P [ ]
Nilfgaardian dialect
English
pest
pestilence, plague, blight (from Dutch: pest)
piemelikkers[5]
cocksuckers (from Dutch: piemellikkers)
pund
vomit
O [ ]
Nilfgaardian dialect
English
orde
orders
Q [ ]
Nilfgaardian dialect
English
que
that / what (From Italian: che, French: quoi/que)
R [ ]
Nilfgaardian dialect
English
rach[3]
to move (From Irish: Rachaidh)
raet
country (From Dutch: Rijk)
ratreut[3]
to fall back, retreat
rechta
verdict
rotsaak[5]
scumbag (From Dutch: Rotzak)
S [ ]
Nilfgaardian dialect
English
sàbh
saw
schijtleister[5]
coward (From Dutch: Schijtlijster, literally little shitbird )
se'ege[3]
victory (From Dutch: Zege)
seiâ'fyll[3]
formation
sheyss[3]
dammit (From German: Scheiße, shit )
squesse
excuse me
strigean[6]
strigas
stronthe[5]
shit (From Dutch: Stront)
T [ ]
Nilfgaardian dialect
English
taing
thank you
tanalach
shallow
tedd
time, age, season (From Dutch: Tijd)
thu
you (informal)
tròcair
mercy
tuvean[3]
death
twe
two (From Dutch: twee)
U [ ]
Nilfgaardian dialect
English
ulf'heidan
monsters
V [ ]
Nilfgaardian dialect
English
va
to go
va'en
trip, journey
vaer'truov
to hope, to trust (From Dutch: vertrouw)
va faill
goodbye, farewell
var'oom?[3]
what? (from German: warum / Dutch: waarom)
vatt'ghern
witcher
vedrai
hold him
veloë
fast, quick; quickly (From Italian: veloce)
verloos
losses (from Dutch: verlies)
visse
you (formal)
vort
further, away (from oneself), still (From German: fort)
vùtter
water
W [ ]
Nilfgaardian dialect
English
wen
white (From Welsh: Wen/wyn)
Y [ ]
Nilfgaardian dialect
English
y
and (perhaps from Spanish: y)
yn
on, over, upon, one
Z [ ]
Nilfgaardian dialect
English
zèamach
warning
Phrases [ ]
Nilfgaardian dialect
English
Aâ'anval neen orde!
Attack at will!
Aecáemm aen me
Follow me
Aen Ard Feainn
By the Great Sun
Aen iarean nyald aep kroofeir
Like searching for a needle in a haystack
A d'yaebl aép arse
A devil up your arse
Esse'ionndrainn aep me caer
I miss my home
Bloede pest
Bloody plague (imprecation)
Deithwen Addan yn Carn aep Morvudd
The White Flame Dancing on the Barrows of his Enemies
E'er y glòir
Honor and glory (usually used as a greeting)
Ess se'ege aen a'vean!
Victory is within us!
Esse'lath seiâ'fyll
Loose formation
Glaeddyvan vort!
Drop the swords!
Gloir aen Ard Feainn
Praise be the Great Sun
Glòir aen Ker'zaer
Glory to the Emperor
Hael Ker'zaer
Long live the Emperor
Larwm! Essea tuv'en a'vean![4]
Help! They're here at the gates!
Me hen aveen'eans aep tooraen. Me peuvt aen alvear'daeg
I am too old for wrath. All I feel is simple grief
Me voel'tocht aen geehaet va'en. Me vaer'truov, het aen belean'graec
I had a hard journey. I trust it is something important.
Neen ratreut
Do not dare fall back
N'ess aedragh a me
Do not provoke / disturb me
N'ess tedd a thu
I have no time for you
ne'esse a fydd
no passage
Ne tuv'en que'ss, luned!
Do not kill yourself, girl!
Que'ess zaighderan aep Dravograd vaen?
How many battalions are marching on Dravograd?
Que suecc's? / Que aen suecc's?
What's going on? / How are things?
Quess'aen?
What's new?
Se'ege na tuvean
Victory or death
Ti'lsoë eveigh.
Always faithful.
Tuvean y gloir
Death and glory
va calm
at ease, keep calm
va vort
go away
Veldi math
Very well
Visse deien aep Ceas'raet. N'et aen vaerb'tinnea, het aen creasa
You serve the Empire. It's not your good will, it's your duty
Visse ess'spaet aep uav raet, daar'tocht aep Nordling daerienn
You spat on your country, conspiring with Nordling sorceresses
Visse gead'tocht gaedeen
You have done well
Woh erre sinde? Waen iche hene?
Who are you? What am I doing here?
Notes [ ] Nilfgaardian differs from the classic Elder Speech in that much of it seems to be based on Dutch.
In the Blood and Wine Nazairi soldiers use a great number of Dutch profanities; these include rotzak ("scumbag"), schijtlijster ("coward"), stront ("shit") and piemellikkers ("cocksuckers"). They also use the word kusse , later explained by Regis to mean vagina (akin to Dutch kut and its older form kutte , which carry the same meaning, though it more likely came from Danish where the word means "pussy").
After being asked by a fan, Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz who works as a narrative designer for CD PROJEKT RED confirmed Nilfgaardian used in their games is a mix of Elder Speech and Dutch.[7] References [ ] 
