Please see the Lapine to English section for some general notes about these dictionaries.
Key to abbreviations
adj. adjective
adv. adverb
conj. conjunction
excl. exclamation
n. noun
npl. noun found only in plural form
nsg. noun found only in singular form
obj. object
pl. plural
poss. possessive
pref. prefix
prep. preposition
pron. pronoun
prop n. proper noun
sg. singular
subj. subject
suff. suffix
v. verb
(to be) able (to) v. veth
acorn n. maythennion
after prep. fu
afterwards adv. fu
again adv. sisi
age n. éanalt
all adj. hraeth
alone adj. etheth
along adv. vesth
and conj. a. and the ao
annihilated adv. zorn
arrive v. dayn (il)
ask v. keth
autumn n. hombeer
backwards adv. nesth
bad adj. nao
badger n. lendri
be v. lay
because conj. kan
before prep. than
beforehand adv. than
begin v. thyhl
behind prep. hrow
believe v. bral
beneath n. isth
big adj. nos
bird n. nild
bite n. thray
bite v. thray
blackberry n. brekennion
blackbird n. nildro
blessing n. vaorah
blindness n. nahlay
bluebell n. pathun
body n. ohré
bottom n. hristh
bramble n. brek
breath n. anisth
breathe v. anisth
brother n. rusati
buck n. tarli; parli
buckthorn n. tardrayn
burrow n. flow
but conj. an
can v. veth
car n. hrududu
cat n. pfeffa
catch v. hlal
chamber n. flow
chase v. hrarail
chief n. rah. Chief Bigwig Thlayli-rah
claw n. zel
clever adj. kasrahalt
cloud adj. hral
cloudy adv. hraleer
combe n. éathyhl
come v. dayn
continue v. kyhl
Council prop. n. Owslathaf. Council Police
Owslafa (both Efrafan words)
cowslip n. kranahl
cunning adj. kasrahalt
daughter n. roolimi
dawn n. fuléao
day n. hyao
destroyed adv. zorn
den (of a doe) n. flarli
dew n. zen
dig v. skuf
dirt n. hristh
dislike v. naru
doe n. marli
do v. mul
dog n. rowf
down n. bryhlath (eg Watership Down)
down adv. hlaf (opposite of up)
droppings npl. hraka
dusk n. thanléao
ear n. uth
earth n. hristh
east n. fuleth
eat v. flay
empty adj. natal
enemy n. nalna
enough adj. hahean
equal(ly) adj. rul
even (when) adj. ulé
evening n. thanléao
every(one/thing) adj. hraeth
excrete v. vair
exterminated adv. zorn
eye n. hayuhl
face n. hloli
fairly adv. -byt
fast adj. hraray
fat adj. tar
father n. tarli; parli
fear v. bralnao
(a) few adj. ethsi
fight v. fran
final adj. kimthile
find v. yayn
finish v. zyhl
first adj. ethile
floor n. hristh
fog n. nahlay
foggy adv. nayeer
food n. flay. particularly appetising food
flayrah
foresee v. bralth
forget v. nalant
forwards adv. vesth
four n. kes
fourth adj. kesthile
fox n. homba
friend n. vahra
(in) front (of) prep. hlow
full n. vatal
fur n. thlay
future npl. hyaothil
General Woundwort prop. n. Stihrath-rah
go v. zayn
good adj. vao
grass n. flayfath
ground n. hristh
groundsel n. sayn
happy adj. éveer
hare n. nayilf
have (= possess) v. koi
have to v. drao
hawk n. nildel
hawkbit n. duhreth
hazel n. kothen
he pron. e
head n. li
hear v. uthow
heart n. atha
hedge n. preetar
hedgehog n. yona
help v. val
her obj. pron. mo
her poss. pron. mo
here adv. hli
hers poss. n. olmo
hey! excl. hoi!
hi! excl. Frithaes!
hill n. bryhl
him obj. pron. me
his pron. me
his poss. n. olme
hole n. tuhl. hole within a warren swith
holly n. hleengar
home n. hlienes
Honeycomb prop. n. Akirith
hop v. dray
hope v. bralvao
hour n. hithra (lit. "long while")
how adv. lung. how many lungeth
I pron. a
ice n. yera
icy adj. yereer
if conj. os
immediately adv. yen
in(side) n. ven
is v. lay
it subj. pron. e
it obj. pron. me
its pron. me
its poss. n. olme
jump v. nayo
kill v. zyhl
kitten n. rooli (rabbits only)
know v. lan
laburnum n. preenahlarny
Lapine adj. Naylte
large adj. nos
last (= final) adj. kimthile. last night léaont
lazy adj. zyzay
leader n. rah
leap v. nayo
leaf n. nang
least adj. loith
leave v. zayn (ol)
left adj. hlang
leg n. pel
less adj. loir
lick v. tafo
lie (down) v. mark
like v. varu
listen v. uthow
little adj. roo
lonely adj. etheth
long adj. mar
lord n. rah
look v. hay
lookout n. hayessi
man n. ithé
mate n. émar. mating time marlao
mate v. émar
me obj. pron. ma
meet v. sai
mid- pref. ni-
midday n. ni-Frith
middle-sized adj. noroo
midnight n. nInlé
mine poss. n. olma
minute n. neorsé (lit. "little while")
miserable adj. éneer-nyt
Moon n. Inlé
month n. Inlérao
more adj. voir
most adj. voith
mother n. marli
mouth n. flayuhl
motor (vehicle) n. hrududu
mountain n. bryhl nos
must v. drao
my pron. ma
nearly adv. -kyt
never adv. nahl-nyt
next to prep. asith
nice (= tasty) adj. narn
night n. léao
no adv. nahl
north n. léeth
nose n. krath
nostril n. krathuhl
not adv. nahl
now adv. yen
oak n. mayth
of prep. ol
oh! excl. o!
old adj. éan
one n. eth
on (top of) prep. thaf
or conj. aisi
our pron. mon
ours poss. n. olmon
outside n. silf
outskirter n. silfessi
parent n. sarli
passage(way) n. hrayao
past npl. hyaontil
paw n. blel
pheasant n. hawock
pike n. aydir
place n. blao
plant n. efath
poem n. methain
poison n. nahlarny
pray v. bralrah
primrose n. aythi
prince n. rah
quick adj. hraray
quite adj. -byt
rabbit n. naylte
rain v. loseer
rainy adj. loseer
remember v. bralant
right adj. thrang
river n. thayrte
roof n. hlaf
rowan n. threar. rowan berry thrennion
run v. hray
run n. hrayao
sad adj. éneer
same (as) adj. rul
say v. meth
saying n. meth
scut (tail) n. pahyt
second adj. sithile
see v. hay
seer n. veheer
she pron. o
shine v. hy
sibling n. rusasi
side n. sith
sing v. hain
Silver prop. n. Thlaynlé (lit. "fur-moon".
This is for the rabbit, not the colour!)
sister n. rusami
sit (up) v. steth
sleep v. zyz
sleepy adj. zyzay
slight(ly) adj. -ryt
sloth n. brayalt (as in the opposite of speed, not
the animal!)
slow adj. bray
small adj. roo
smell v. krath
snake n. silisi
snow n. yera
snowy adj. yereer
so conj. zoth
solitary adj. etheth
some adj. seth
son n. rooliti
song n. hain
south n. freth
speak v. meth
speech n. meth (in the sense of talking)
speech n. methnos (in the sense of an oration)
speed n. hrarayalt
speedwell n. hehlant
squat v. dihraw
spring n. nangeer
stamp v. paf
stand (up on hind legs) v. mitéath
stare n. hay-nyt
start v. thyhl
stink v. embli
stinking adj. embleer
story n. methrah
strawberry n. syriénnion
strawberry plant n. syrién
stupefied adj. tharn
suddenly adv. yen
summer n. Fritheer
Sun n. Frith
sunny adj. Frithyeer
swim v. hla
tail n. pahyt
talk n. meth
talk v. meth
tall adj. mar
tharnness n. tharnalt
that adj. thum
them obj. pron. mai
the adj. u
their pron. mai
then conj. zoth
there adv. thli
therefore conj. zoth
these adj. um
they pron. ai
think v. bral
third adj. desthile
this adj. um
those adj. thum
thousand n. hrair. The Thousand U Hrair
three n. des
to (= in order to) prep. na
to (= towards) prep. il
today n. hyao, hyaones
tomorrow n. hyao (+ future), hyaoth
tonight n. léaones (present); léaoth
(future)
tongue n. tafo
tooth n. othra
top n. hlaf
towards prep. il
tractor n. hrududu
tree n. preen
trick n. kasrah
tunnel n. hrayao
two n. si
under prep. isth
us obj. pron. mon
vagabond v. hlessi
valley n. éath
wanderer n. hlessi
want v. tring
warn v. paf
warren n. hlien
was v. laynt
watch v. hay
water n. los
we pron. on
week n. marlao
west n. theth
wet adj. loseer
what pron. bleth
when adv. blair. whenever blaeth (inflected
Lapine only)
where adv. yao (usual word); thyao (Cowslip's warren only). wherever yaoth (Naylte Éan only)
which pron. ureth
whisker n. krathlay
who pron. pli
why adv. hloth
wide adj. tar. Wide Patrol Hrayfa
will be v. layth
wind n. anisth
windy adj. anistheer
winter n. eleer
with prep. asith. without nahl asith
world n. hraeth
year n. hrudao
yes adv. vahl
yesterday n. hyao (+ past), hyaont
you sg. subj. pron. i
you sg. obj. pron. mi
you pl. subj. pron. es
you pl. obj. pron. mes
your sg. pron. mi
your pl. pron. mes
yours sg. n. olmi
yours pl. n. olmes
youth n. néanalt
Copyright © David "Loganberry" Buttery 2002-4. Updated 22/06/04.