~A~
a: and
a: you/yours
aak: dragon
A, a and, or, as well as (separate but equal idea: a ball and a bat)
A, a or, and, as well as (separate but equal idea -see also Don)
Ab practical, proper
Ach heavy
Afel apple
Afsi (to) read (a book, tea leaves, auras, etc.)
Ah-il (noun): a unit of measure, the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, c. 18"; analogous to the Earth cubit; 10 ah-il equal one ah-ral.
Ahn (noun): the Gorean hour, of which there are 20 in a Gorean day; it consists of 40 ehn (minutes)
ah-ral (noun): a unit of measure equaling 10 ah-il, or approx. 180"
Ahleen, Ahleena beautiful
Ahn hour [Gorean, individual hour is not so important to the Kassar, who usually only concern themselves with the time concepts of day and night; early, late, or middle]
Ahsuhani (to) wait, delay, pause, not yet
Ak, Aka youth, child (not a baby)
Akaam, Aka'am sister
Akab brother
Akadoo sword-brother
Akas clan (see also: tribe)
Akee children
Al light of weight
Al-ka (noun) first letter of the Gorean alpha- bet; corresponds to the Earth letter 'A'
All Comrades (noun) a warrior society of the Kaiila tribe of Red Savages; aka the Fighting Hearts
Alt, Alta river, stream
Am time
Amabis proper time, prompt, on time
Amasi (to) mean, show similarity to, to intend
Amasis likeness, similarity, same as (opp:Bap)
Amumba consideration, factor, thing to be reckoned with
Amumbi (to) be considered, amount to, be reckoned with
An, an little(portion), small amt., some, [SEE:Gal(a):short /KompAl]
And (a)brother sworn, a blood brother
And blood brother, a brother sworn (Anda would be a blood-sister)
AnPeem cool, a little cold
Ap, Apa thick or wide
Apaq, Apaqa mount, mountain, large breast
Apaqee mountains, mountain range, set of large breasts
Apaqwis giant, gigantic, unnaturally large, mountainous
ApLaka cream (thick milk)
Applause (noun): as on Earth, a sign of approval; on Gor, however, it is at times also performed by striking the right hand or fist against the left shoulder. Or upon occasion a spear struck upon the warrior�s shield.
Aqaleen stew (Awq Caleen)
Ar (noun) a letter of the Gorean alphabet; cap. the name of an important Gorean city-state
Arani (noun) a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Aretai
Ar durable, metal
Arachee warriors
Arah Ju club, stick, wooden weapon ('wooden pummeler')
Arah pommel of a sword, hammer, fist
Arahch (a)warrior
Arahka fight, a duel
Arahki (to) fight
Aram money (gold)
Aretai (noun) a major tribe of the Tahari; their vassal tribes are the Arani, Luraz, Raviri, Tajuks, Tashid, Ti, and Zevar; their war-cry is 'Aretai Victorious!"
Arg, Arga silver
Aria (adjective): of Ar
Arm, Arma army
Armored gatch (noun): a marsupial mammal, which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi
arquana skies
Assassins, Caste of (noun): the caste of those who kill for pay; exists only in Ar; their caste color is black.
As, Asa early
ashe an
avan`shea mistress
Avani (to be) excited, emotional
Aveen great, omniscient, all powerful, etc.(very exciting)
Avi (to be) nervous, tense
Avulab (a) vendetta, extreme offense [Avula(offense) + Laba(oath)]
Avulabi (to make) vendetta, (to) take extreme offense
Avuli (to) irritate, offend, cause anger
Awksa spice, spicy (probably related to Awk, food)
Awq, Awka food, edible (probably comes from Awksa:spicey)
Aws axle
Aydi (to) wear
Ayduk clothe, material
Aygula fear
Ayguli (to) fear
Ayl, Ayla island
Azj, Azja fall of year, autumn
~B~
Ba HabaKa'an Not ever (never) [No-forever]
Ba no, bad, not
Baf thing, item, idea
Bahd fork
Bakahs (noun) a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Kavars
Bal(a) air, wind
Baldur smoke (dark air)
Baluk pass, open way (through the mountains)
Bam, Bama sign, symbol
Bami (to) write
bana (noun): jewelry, of precious metals and stones, worn by free persons
bara (command; lit. 'belly'?): at this command, a slavegirl will lie on her stomach, face down and turned to the left, with her wrists crossed behind her back, legs straight with her ankles crossed, ready for binding.
Barbarian (noun): a native of the planet Earth; usually used in a derogatory sense in reference to slavegirls from that planet.
ba-ta (noun): second letter of the Gorean alphabet; corresponds to the Earth letter 'B'
Bazi plague (noun): a deadly, rapidly- spreading disease with no known cure; its symptoms include pustules which appear all over the body, and a yellowing of the whites of the eyes.
Bazi tea (noun): an herbal beverage served hot & heavily sugared; traditionally drunk 3 tiny cups at a time, in rapid succession.
Banma tradition, rules of order
BanRa, WanRa leader, he who makes rules, main man
Bap, Bapa but, except for, unless ('opposition' idea)
Bar, Bara apart, different, separate
Bar, Bara cliff, plateau, headland, land apart from the rest
Bar, Bara different, separate, apart
Bar, Bara plateau, headland, cliff, high place
Basq, Basqa basket
Bat, Bata, Seeyok boat, ship, [The word 'ship' is used in Gorean]
Baun(a), Ban(a) white, fair (as in complexion)
Baun, Bauna fair, white
Bay, Baya mouth
Bayeemi (to) eat wolfishly, pig out
Baymi (to) eat normally, take into the mouth
Bazj back, backward, both in motion and in time
Bazjam past (Bazj:backward + Am:time)
Beef/beef (the only word I know in English and Kassar, both)
Beeji (to) chew, bite
Beeyan fur
bena woman
bina (noun, lit. 'slave beads'): slave jewelry, usually consisting of plain metals, colored string, wooden or cheap glass beads; sometimes used as a slave name
binding fiber (noun): stout twine made of strips of leather or of a fiber like hemp; a piece long enough to circle a slavegirl's waist 2-3 times is often used as a belt for her slave tunic.
binding strap (noun): a strap 3/4" wide and 18" long commonly used for binding the wrists and/or ankles of prisoners and slaves
bint (noun): small carnivorous freshwater fish which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi; a large school of bints can strip a carcass in minutes; similar to the piranha of Earth
black wine (noun): coffee; traditionally served with white and yellow sugars and powdered bosk milk.
Bi (to) use
Biqma female sex-organ (derogatory ie.'cunt')
Birvi (to) show ability, promise, appear useful
Bisq, Bisqa biscuit
Blah humid
Blue-Sky Riders (noun) a warrior society of the Fleer tribe of Red Savages
bondage knot (noun): a knot tied by a slavegirl in her hair on the right side of her face; it is a silent plea to her master that she be raped.
bond-maid (noun): the term for a slavegirl used in Torvaldsland.
bond-maid gruel (noun): see slave porridge
bosk (noun): a huge, shambling animal, with a thick, humped neck and long, shaggy hair. It has a wide head and tiny red eyes, a temper to match that of a sleen, and two long, wicked horns that reach out from its head and suddenly curve forward to terminate in fearful points some of these horns, measured from tip to tip, exceed the length of two spears. Book 4 pg. 4
brak bush (noun): a shrub whose leaves have a purgative effect when chewed; traditionally, branches of it are nailed to house doors during the Waiting Hand to discourage the entry of bad luck into the house for the New Year
brand (noun): a mark burned into the flesh of animals and slaves to mark them as property; specific brands include the kef (common kajira brand), Dina, Palm, mark of Treve, mark of Port Kar, mark of the Tahari, mark of Torvaldsland (a girl whose belly lies under the sword), Tuchuk brand of the 4 bosk horns punishment brand (noun): small 1/4" brands th brand, penalty at mark a convicted liar, thief, traitor, etc.
Bo bow, something bent
Bod(a) old (wo)man
Bofuk, Bofuka fate
Bogul, Bogula captive, prisoner
Bol, (Boli) pin, fastener (to pin, (to) fasten)
Bon, Bona cap, bonnet
Bont, Bonta mercy
Bonti (to) show mercy, allow [Bonti Parabis:to let live]
Bordani (to) need to drink, (to be) thirsty
Bori (to) need
Borisi (to be) needed, be necessary, necessitate
Bosh, Bosha hat
Boshar helm, helmet (metal hat)
Bosk ox-like bovine, very similar to the Auric
Boski (to) drive
Botna available
Brahka broccoli
Braks, Braksa well, okay, fine, healthy [Di Braks="I'm fine"]
brand, penalty (noun) small 1/4" brands that mark a convicted liar, thief, traitor, etc.
brand, thief's (noun): tiny 1/4", 3-pronged brand worn on the cheek of those of the Caste of Thieves.
branding rack (noun): a device to which a new slavegirl is chained for branding; her hands are chained above her head, but the rest of her body is free to move, except for whichever thigh is to be branded, this being held motionless in a large vise.
bracelets position: In this position the slave stands gracefully before her Master, with her hips slightly turned to one side, her back and shoulders erect, her wrists crossed behind her back and her head turned to the left, in anticipation of having slave bracelets attached to her wrists.
breeding wine (noun): a sweet beverage which counteracts the effects of slave wine, making a slavegirl fertile; also called second wine.
Builders, Caste of (noun): the caste which includes architects, draftsmen, stonemasons, etc.; the Builders are one of the five High Castes included in the government of Gor; their caste color is brown.
Brat mantle, cape, cloak, coat
Brat, Brata cape, cloak, coat, mantle
Bratach, Bartacha banner, flag
Breg, Brega a break, a crack, a split
Bregi (to) break, (to) rupture
Brog, Broga shoe [Brogee: shoes]
Bun, Buna bunny, rabbit
Bund, Bunda spring of water, well
Buqri (to) tire, work hard, wear out
~C~
Camerius (noun): the third month of the Gorean calendar (in Ar and some other cities)
camisk (noun): simple, poncho-like slave garment, about 18" wide
camisk, Turian (noun): a style of camisk worn by slaves in the city-state of Turia; it consists of a piece of cloth shaped like an inverted 'T' with a beveled crossbar; it fastens behind the neck & falls before the wearer's body; the crossbar then passes between her legs & is then brought forward snugly at the hips; it is held in place by a single cord that binds it at the back of the neck, behind the back, & in front at the waist.
canjellne (verb): challenge
capture scent (noun): chloroform
carpet plant (noun): a plant of the rainforest area inland of Schendi, having tendrils that are sometimes used as a source of drinking water.
Casmu Band (noun): a sub-group of the Yellow-Kaiila Riders
chain luck (noun): the attempt to capture a slavegirl without having a particular target in mind.
chalwar (noun): baggy pants of diaphanous silk, worn by slavegirls of the Tahari; similar to the harem trousers of Earth.
chatka (noun): the strip of black leather, some 6 inches by 5 feet long, worn like a breech- clout over the curla by the slavegirls of the Wagon Peoples.
chaq cock
Chaq cock (slang term for male sex organ)
Chaqwaks worm, snake, (derog)male part, [also Chaq :c--k]
Char (noun) a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Kavars
Cities of Dust (noun): the Gorean land of the dead, or underworld.
Coin Girl (noun): a slavegirl who, with a coinbox and triangular flat bell chained around her neck, is sent out in the streets of a city to earn money from masters in return for her sexual use.
coffle (noun): a method of chaining a line of slaves together for trekking; common methods are to link the slaves by the left ankle, left wrist, or throat; also, the line of slaves itself
collar (noun): any of several iron or steel devices that fit around the neck of a slave; in Torvaldsland, they are of iron, hinged, and fastened with a rivet
collar, dance (noun): a collar to which light-weight (but effective) chain has been attached in order to set off the dancer; a common type consists of a large oval of chain roughly 3 yd. in circumference, to which wrist cuffs and ankle cuffs are attached; once the two sides of the oval have been attached to a ring on the collar, the chain gives about 36" of play for each hand, and 18" play for each foot; much used in the Tahari
collar, lock (noun): a hinged collar easily removed by the use of a key; usually of flat stock, c. 1-1/2" to 2" high; usually worn by trained slaves; the lock has one pin for each of the letters in the word 'kajira'
collar, plate (noun: collar of flat stock which is hammered about a slave's neck; usually worn by untrained slaves.
collar, Turian (noun): a slave collar of cylindrical stock, rather than the normal flat stock of northern lock collars; fits more loosely that a lock collar, enabling it to turn around the wearer's neck.
Collaring Feast (noun): a private feast for a young tarnsman and his family and friends; held to celebrate the capture of his first slavegirl; during it, the girl formally submits to him as his slave, then proceeds to serve him at the Feast and afterwards in his quarters.
Companionship Price (noun): the gift, in money or goods, given by a man to the father of the woman he wishes to take in Free Companionship.
con (conj.): from
contasta (adv.; lit. 'from the founding of'): means of determining chronology; equivalent to the Earth term AD (Anno Domini)
Council of Captains (noun): the governing body of the city of Port Kar.
curla (noun): the red waist cord worn slave- girls of the Wagon Peoples; supports the chatka.
Cur-lon Fiber (noun): fiber spun by the Swamp Spiders (Spider People) and used in the textile mills of Ar.
Curulean (noun): the most prestigious slave auction house in the city of Ar.
czehar (noun): musical instrument consisting of a flat, oblong box, having 8 strings which are played with a horn pick; similar to a Japanese kioto.
Chatka loin-strap. a piece of leather which passes between the legs and held in place front & back by a Kris (belt) or Curla (cord)
Chi (to) try, attempt
Chis, Chisa joke
Curla cord, typically red or black cord tied around a slave's waist
~D~
Da enough, right amount
da(conj.): here
Dagi (to) knead (dough)
Dalun awake
Daluni (to) awaken
dan`le beats
dar (adj.): holy; priest
Dar-Kosis (noun; lit. 'holy disease'): Holy disease , or Sacred Affliction, is a virulent wasting disease of Gor. Those afflicted with it may not enter into normal society. They wander the countryside in shroud-like yellow rags, beating a wooden clapping device to warn men from there path: some of them volunteer to be placed in Darkosis pits where they are fed and given drink and are isolated. The disease is extremely contagious and the law regards those who contract it as legally dead. Book 5 pg. 266.
Dani (to) drink
Darek could be, might, could have been
Dava, Davee visitor/friend (Pakis/strangers do not enter camp)
Daver(ee) door(s), cover(s), lip(s), gate
Davi (to be) friendly [show ten... ie.empty hands]
Davis, Davisa open
Davisi (to) open
Davu friend, close friend
de not
degradation stripe (noun): a 2"-wide band shaved into the hair of men captured by Talunas, or panther girls; it runs from the forehead to the nape of the neck
Degalb respect, honor
Degalbi (to) honor, respect, show respect
dela welcomes
Denk, Denka worst, very bad
Denkisti (to be) evil, the most bad. (and through some strangeness of translation, Denk also seems to refer to technology or equipment. The meaning comes through as: "Technology is bad"
Dent, Denta tooth [Dentee : teeth]
Di (to be) enough, (to be) the right amount
di with
Dik, Dika eye
Diki (to) watch, (to) see, (to) look
Diki, [Dikiki] (to) look, (to) see, (to) watch [Do you see(it).Can you see]
dina (noun): a small, short-stemmed flower indigenous to hillsides; sometimes called the 'slave flower', it is often used as a design for slave brands; sometimes used as a slave name.
display slave (noun): a slavegirl whose primary purpose is for the display of her beauty to reflect the affluence of her master; often chained in coffle with other display slaves behind the palanquin or other transport of her Master.
dock eel (noun): a black freshwater fish, 4' long & weighing 8-10 lbs.; carnivorous; they inhabit the shallow waters around the dock and wharves of river ports.
Double Knowledge (noun): the two forms of knowledge provided on Gor; the simpler knowledge is taught to the lower castes, the more esoteric knowledge is taught to the higher castes.
Disma sickness, illness [Kari Dismu:I'm ill (dismal?)]
Dismal sickly, (with little muscle)
Dol, Dola hill (rolling), knoll, a rise
Don, Dona and, with, also, plus, (combination idea: coffee and (with) cream)
Doo sword
Dool silence, quiet, (sword sound)
Dooshi (to) kill
Dooshu sword strike, kill
Doovi (to) chop, dice, cut up small
Drab, Draba straight, arrow-like
Draf(a) maybe, possibly
Drafi (to be) possible, maybe
Drafichi (to) believe on faith (not actually proven)
Drak truth (There is rarely a female version of this word used)
Drakeemi (to) admit, tell truth
Drakeki (to) wish to learn
Draki (to) learn, understand
Drakvani (to) remember
Drav field
drena open
Dukma wish, desire, hope
Dukmi (to) desire, (to) hope, (to) wish [DukmiBraksa:I wish you well]
Dumri (to) apologize, (to) bow to superior judgement/ability
Dur black; as in Kafka Dur: Black Wine (coffee)
Dur, (Durma) dark, (night)
Durma night
Dust Legs (noun) a tribe of Red Savages, which inhabits the Barrens; so called because they were the last tribe to domesticate kaiila
Dwor, Dwora collar
Dwori (to) collar, (to) enslave
Dworti (to) own, claim to own (same verb)
~E~
e (or) Ea that, a, an, the, this (short 'e' sound)
e her -[also written: e Jira: this woman e Yara: this "free" woman]
e him -[also written: e Ra: this man. and note that 'e Rar' means 'this warrior']
Edin, Edina desert, plains
-ee suffix: pluralization form
Ee these, those, them (long 'e' sound)
Eem, Eema name
Ehn minute of time (a Gorean word, minutes are not so important in the great prairie, Land of the Wagon People)
Ehn(noun): the Gorean minute, of which there are 40 in an ahn (hour); it consists of 80 ihn (seconds)
en (adj.): first
energy bulb (noun): light bulb
En'Kara (noun; lit. 'first turning'): the first month of the Gorean calendar, that of the vernal equinox, which is the Gorean new year; roughly equivalent to the Earth calendar month of March.
En'Var (noun; lit. 'first resting'): the fourth month of the Gorean calendar, that of the summer solstice, roughly equivalent with the Earth calendar month of June.
eta (noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet; corresponds to the Earth letter 'E' (?); apparently adapted from the Greek alphabet; sometimes used as a name for slavegirls.
Er, Era arrow
Eran iron
~F~
-fa suffix: part of (or related to)
face-strip(verb): to remove the veil(s) worn by a free woman; to do so usually means that she is to be enslaved.
Fad cut, wound
Fadach pole-arms, large weapons [lit.=heavy cut]
Fadan small blade, razor, small dagger [lit.=light cut]
Fadeech(a) weapon [Praks Fadeech =practice weapon]
Fadi (to) cut, wound, hurt
Fadu pussy, female body-part
Fafta idea, thought, concept
Fafti (to) think, consider
Fageena whip
Fageeni (to) whip, beat
Faginis woman (Jira - female or woman; Yara -free woman [derog.])
Fah in, inside(preposition), within, from(physical)
Fahfah grandmother(baby talk)
Fahgan discipline, rule, order
Fahgi (to) obey
Fahm between, in the middle of
Falara red-silk. complete or total woman. a non-virgin [see also:Glana]
Fam of, (thus), with, in(a manner), from(non-physical)
Fasal seed, nut, bean
Fasalee beans, seeds, nuts [a nut may be called tree-seed:JushFasal]
Fasi (to) sprout, shoot forth, grow
Fav, Fava knife
Fay fairy, small mythical beings (not strange sexual preference)
Fayfeen grandmother
Feem mud
fel`u complaint(s)
Feq flat
Feqra table, (flat surface)
Fer, Fera mistake, error
Fermi (to) believe from fact, (to) accept as proven
fieta annoy
Fighting Hearts (noun): see All Comrades
Fij, Fija button, fastener, closing device
Fiji (to) fix, repair, restore, make new, sharpen
fire-maker (noun): a small device consisting of a small reservoir of tharlarion oil, a wick, a thumb-activated, ratcheted steel wheel, and a splinter of flint; not unlike an old-fashioned cigarette lighter.
First Knowledge (noun): the education available to the lower castes, such as the Peasants; it is practical, if occasionally deliberately erroneous (i.e. it purports that Gor is a flat disk.
First Obeisance: In this position of Gorean slave obeisance, the slave kneels and sits upon her heels with her back and shoulders straight, her chest out, belly in, and her head up, though she averts her eyes to the floor. Her thighs are open, widely spread. The slave then bends forward and lowers her head to the floor, her arms outstretched, the palms of her hands pressed to the floor.
flahdah (noun): a tree of the Tahari having lanceolate leaves; the trunk leans, like that of a palm tree.
Flame Death (noun): a form of capital punishment imposed by the Priest-Kings and triggered from the Sardar; in it, the victim seems to spontaneously erupt in blue flames.
flaminium (noun): a largish scarlet flower having 5 petals.
fleer (noun): large, hook-billed bird which hunts at night.
Fleer (noun): a tribe of Red Savages, which inhabits the Barrens.
fleer, prairie (noun): yellow bird with long wings and a sharp bill; sometimes called the 'maize bird' or 'corn bird' from the belief that it is usually the first bird to find food.
Foot (noun); a unit of measurement equal to 10 horts, or 12 1/2 Earth inches
fora (noun): chain; pl. fori - chains
Frame of Humiliation (noun): wooden frame to which the condemned person is tied before it is set adrift in the Vosk River, so that he may die of exposure and/or dehydration, if he is not eaten by tharlarion or other carnivorous reptiles.
Free Companion (noun): spouse; consort
Free Companionship (noun): the Gorean equivalent of marriage; must be renewed annually.
Fis, Fisa sharp
Flakma wedge, also slope
Flav, Flava mate, husband, wife
Fleen, Fleena sleet
Fon at, in, at,(a place), on something, to, toward, (like 'on-target')
Foraki (to) feel
Fori (to) ask, beg, [Fori Ma -when said by wench or slave, means "please"]
fori ma begging for release
fori please
fruit tindel (noun): a bird which inhabits the rainforests of the Schendi area.
Frak, Fraka so, thus, therefore
Fras, Frasa shower
froa chain
Frod birth
Frodkali (to) massage
Frodki (to be) born
FrodNash birthday
Fuk, Fuka deep
Fum, Fuma brown, earth tone, dirt
Fur, Fura bath
Furab, Furaba bathroom
Fusi (to) worry
~G~
ga go
Gaam, Ga'am place, location [Qwastiki Ga'am :Where?]
Gageen father
Gahache dull pain
Gahgah father (baby talk)
Gal, Gala short
gant, jungle(noun): a bird, related to the marsh gant, which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi.
gant, marsh (noun): a long-legged marsh bird with a piping cry.
giani (noun): a large mammal of solitary habits which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi.
gieron (noun): a drug, an allergen, which causes a yellowing of the whites of the eyes; in combination with sajel, it reproduces the symptoms of the Bazi plague.
gim, horned (noun): a small owl-like bird, c. 4 oz. in weight, which inhabits the forests of northern Gor.
gim, long (noun): an insectivorous bird which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi.
gim, yellow (noun): a bird, related to the horned gim, which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi.
gint (noun): a tiny (6") freshwater fish which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi; it has bulbous eyes & flipper-like fins; is amphibious, having both lungs & gills; is capable of walking on its pectoral fins; often found in the company of tharlarion, feeding off the scraps of their kills.
gint, giant (noun): a large cousin of the gint found in western Gor, similar in appearance, but with a 4-spined dorsal fin; is also amphibious and capable of walking on its pectoral fins.
Gap, Gapa tall
Gar(u) son
Gazj, Gazja bread
Gazjis baker
Geem, Geema strap, ribbon
Ger tent, many rounded, curved poles, covered by felt (may be built on a wagon)
Gerka inner circle, inner sanctum (relates to Ger, a rounded hachka structure)
Giju grandfather
Gim bird, small (Gorean)
gir hesa bond friend
girl-yoke (noun): a narrow piece of wood c. 5' long with holes drilled in the middle and at each end; to secure a girl in this yoke, a thong is tied around one wrist, the end of the thong then being passed through the hole in one end of the yoke; the thong is then passed through the middle hole of the yoke, wrapped around the girl's neck 5 times, then passed back out through the same hole, after which it is passed through the hole at the other end of the yoke, so that her other wrist may be tied to the yoke; shorter (2 1/2' long) versions are sometimes used while the girl is serving her master's pleasure; used mostly among the Red Savages of the Barrens.
Glass of the Builders (noun): telescope
Golden Beetle: an insect, roughly the size of a rhinoceros, which lives in the caverns below the Nest of the Priest-Kings in the Sardar Mountains; its prey is the Priest-Kings.
Gor (noun): Home Stone
goreanusage: The slave falls to the floor upon all fours, and keeps her head straight, her eyes looking forward, with her buttocks thrust upward and her thighs widely spread in preparation for the sexual use of the Master.
Gir, Giraax any heavy cleaving tool [Gorean word is 'ax']
Glana white-silk, a virgin (not yet a woman) [see:Falara]
Gob, Goba beak, snout, mouth [There is a joke that a Goba is much bigger than a]
Goh, Goha meal
Gohameez (a)lunch, mid-day meal
Gohas, Gohasa breakfast, (early meal)
Gohavech(a) supper, evening meal, late meal
Gor, Gora home-stone (see entry for Gor in Kassar-English dict. part for longer explanation)
Gora, Gorma Earth, (the legendary home of Goreans)
Gorm sky
Gorma blue, sky color; Gorm usually refers to sky.
Gost, Gosta snake, serpent
Gosti (to) slither
Gotra useless
Gotri (to) destroy, make useless
Grava gravy, sauce
gres upon
gretuk fear
grub borer (noun): an insectivorous bird which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi.
grunt (noun): a large, carnivorous, salt-water fish which inhabits Thassa; is often attracted by the blood of a wounded creature; similar to the shark of Earth.
grunt, blue (noun): a small, voracious, carnivorous freshwater fish, related to the Thassa grunt; like its larger cousin, it is attracted by blood.
Gur (noun): a thin, white honey-like liquid secreted in the Nest by a large, grey domesticated arthropod which feeds on Sim plants; when fermented in the social stomachs of somnolent Priest-Kings, it is ritually fed to the Mother of the Nest on the Feast of Tola.
Gur Carriers (noun): mutated Muls who can climb walls and who gather the fermented Gur for the Feast of Tola.
Grut, Gruta milk-product, sour boiled dried milk stored in leather bags for winter
Guan(a) swear word (similar Earth-word, guano, which means bat-droppings)
Guana Qwastiki what is this sh-t? What the sh-t is going on?
Gulpi (to) swallow, (to) suck down
Gur, Gura drum
Gwari (to) hunt
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Hab(a) all(things) ever, every [HabaKa'an=always, forever]
Habi (to) unify, make all into one
Hach wheel
Hachi (to) roll
Hachka home, Wagon-House, large wagon, "mobile home"
Hafti (to) party, have fun
Hahnad year, one turning (of the seasons)
hair or leading position: In this position the slave stands, her feet flat on the floor, and bows gracefully at the waist, that her hair might fall forward for display, or to be shorn, seized, or used for any purpose that the Master desires.
hand (noun): the Gorean week, consisting of five (5) days
Harl ring (noun): a form of slave chain which consists of an ankle ring with a welded ring in back and a yard of in front; the chains terminates in a locking device which can be attached to another Harl ring, around a post, or to itself in order the secure the slave who wears it; named for its inventor.
har-ta! (command): faster!
haruspex (noun): soothsayer; omen-taker
herlit (noun): A Gorean eagle, having a wingspan of 6-8 feet; is carnivorous, and has yellow feathers tipped with black; also called 'Sun-Striker' or 'out-of-the-sun-it-strikes', from its habit of striking with the sun above and behind it; inhabits the Barrens.
Hersius (noun): the planet Jupiter; named for a legendary hero of Ar.
Haj, Hajee leaf, leaves
Hak(a) alone, only, just, [short for HaKa'an]
HaKa'an alone, only, just
Hamfa stool, low chair (four-legged kind)
Hana flower
Hani (to be) ready
Havasi (to) bend, be flexible, springy
Hen, Hena section, part, piece
hesa blood
hesa friend (blood)
hinti (noun, plural): A small, flea-like insects; unlike fleas, they are not parasites.
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