Old Elvish

Old Elvish was the language of the ancient Faegred elves, the first of that species known to keep written records—though not the first community of elves overall. In fact, the name this group gave themselves—Faegred—literally means “the people who leave.“ Where they left and who they left behind remains a mystery.

Though now a dead language, its linguistic descendant—Modern Elvish—can still be heard throughout the cosmos today.

In fact, several Old Elvish words are still in common use today. The name of the elven order of warrior monks, Elind, means “the shield.” An Elind Knight’s weapon is called a Stoy, the Old Elvish word for staff. And the surname of the most famous elf of them all—Kris Kringle—is taken from the Old Elvish, as well. It means, literally, “a jolly person,” though the stoic Faegreds thought jolly people fools, which is what the word still means in some of the elvish languages spoken today.