Baradhrin was the language of the Swarthy Men or Easterlings of Beleriand. It was possibly divided into two dialects, Bórian and Ulbandic.
It has been suggested that Baradhrin was closely related to the eastern Mornârin and Talatherin language groups, and possibly ancestral to the languages of Angmar, Labba, and Szreldorn. It has also been suggested that the ancestors of the Swarthy Men had contacts with the Dwarves, and their culture and the sound of their language may have been influenced by Khuzdul.
Words[]
All that is known about Baradhrin are a few personal names, most of which had been superficially Sindarinized in spelling:
Wordlist[]
The following list is an attempt an creating a brief wordlist for the Baradhrin language, the words are loosely based on the legendarium names and elements of words from the supposed source languages.As such it should give the possibility to at last create some names for gaming or fanfic.
- An - one
- Ban - strong
- Band - hard
- Bann - hall
- Bér - wise
- Bich - drink
- Bil - white, fair
- Blach - heaven, sky
- Blag - host
- Blo - pride
- Bol - full
- Bold - body
- Bór - steadfast
- Brod - strong
- Bund - delving
- Cach - belly
- Chom - stone
- Chos - beard
- Chul - eye
- Clat - tooth
- Chum - Hill
- Chorn - black
- Chust - bone
- Chuth - little
- Dald - far
- Dast - water
- Dírm - dust
- Dog - fighter
- Doi - arrive
- Dolg - long
- Dós - walk
- Dede - gift
- Det - see
- Dren - man
- Drew - forest
- Drog - path
- Dun - woman
- Dund - heavy
- Ege - stone
- Fand - wolf
- Fang - hair
- Fast - lock
- Gan - ruler
- Gat - dragon, serpent
- Gom - mountain
- Gorf - courage, cunning
- Gorn - plant
- Gril - red
- Grish - mouth
- Gub - honor
- Gur - blood
- He - not
- Hlap - family
- Hand - male
- Húb - mouth
- Im - honor
- In - belonging to
- Irst - food
- Isg - tongue
- Itri - health
- Koth - clothing
- Krog - sun
- Lach - swift
- Lad - settlement
- Las - ear
- Leste - talk
- Lin - hand
- Lis - tree
- Lor - wealth
- Lorg - staff
- Mach - animal
- Mál - child
- Mast - follower
- Mirt - death
- Most - big, much
- Munth - cattle
- Ned - two
- Nest - face
- Nisig - moon
- Noch - finger
- Nog - boot
- Nóst - palisade, fort
- Noth - blue
- Og - rage
- Omir - river
- Ong - metal
- Or - blood
- Orl - beyond
- Orok - Underdweller, Goblin
- Os - very
- Paln - field, plain
- Palt - fire
- Pat - horse
- Pelp - ash
- Peteg - eagle
- Pisth - grain
- Pon - one
- Piris - breast
- Póst - dog
- Rén - good
- Ríb - pool, lake
- Rób - mother
- Rog - horn
- Ruch - tower
- Rug - blade
- Sáb - finger
- Salm - bird
- Sap - magic, sorcery
- Send - girl, maiden
- Sgur - pelt
- Sim - Land
- Slat - thin
- Smen - acorn
- Smoch - sick, poison
- Snadh - head
- Som - person
- Sorch - heart
- Such - waste, desert
- Suth - cold
- Tár - wind
- Thand - firm
- Tulp - smith
- Ube - hunt
- Ul - wild
- Urat - neck
- Ust - wretched
- Vig - female person
- Was - all
- Wid - beauty
- Wín - new, young
- Wód - ale
- Wón - light
- Wust - spider
- Zele - Grass
- Zól - gold
Supposed Genealogy[]
Notes[]
It is not known what conception Tolkien had about the language of the Swarthy Men of Beleriand; he was not even sure if the names of Bor, Uldor, and their sons were from their own native tongue or rather of Sindarin origin. If the names are treated as Easterling in origin, possible Slavic, Anglo-Saxon or Gaelic influences have been suggested. Orlin is a given Bulgarian name. Ban and Lorgan are names from Arthurian literature. Bor is a name from Old Norse Mythology.