Bardugon

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High Valyrian

Etymology

From an invisible proto-language
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Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbarduɡon/

Verb

bardugon (vowel-final, perfect participle barduta)

  1. to write to someone (dative)
    Bono mittot rūniapos bardūs.
    Write a letter to that idiot.
  2. to scratch (down) writing on
    ... zȳho gevurlȳti rūntas tolvȳni hae zȳho gierio drāñȳ dōrenkro geralbroti ñellȳndo tembī bōsī bardutas.
    ... scratching everything he could remember of his gardens on sheets of parchment so long they rivaled the broad stone highways of his people.
Inflection

Creation and Usage Notes

This word was coined in honor of friend and author Leigh Bardugo, for whom the word lei was also coined. This one worked out splendidly, given the phonology.

-David J. Peterson 12:06, 11 October 2021 (PDT)