Abyssinia - ancient Ethiopia

acolyte - novice druid in training

addled - confused

advenae - Roman citizen born of freed slave parents

Ægishjálmr - the Helm of Awe, a magical sigil

afterlife - what happens after death

ALS - acronym for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease

animus attentus - Latin for "listen closely"

apotheoses - highest points in the development of something

Anubis - the ancient Egyptian god of embalming and the dead

Aquilifer - standard bearer in a Roman legion

arse - ass

auld - old

Ave - Latin for "Hail"

aye - yes

bairn - child

Baltic – Scottish slang for very cold

banger - explosion

banshee in a bannock - making a mountain out of a molehill

barrow - wheelbarrow

bastart - bastard

bat - wooden paddle used to beat fabrics while laundering

battering ram - siege device used to force open barricaded entries and other fortifications

battle madness - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

bawbag - scrotum

Belgia - Belgium

birlinn - medieval wooden boat propelled by sails and oars

blaeberry - European fruit that resembles the American blueberry

blind - cover device

blood kin - genetic relatives

bonny - beautiful

boon - gift or favor

brambles - blackberry bushes

bran'y - brandy

Brank's bridle mask - iron muzzle in an iron framework that enclosed the head

Britannia - Latin for “Britain”

brownie - Scottish mythical benevolent spirit that aids in household tasks but does not wish to be seen

buckler - shield

Caledonia - ancient Scotland

caligae - type of hobnailed boots worn by the Roman legion

cannae - can't

cannel - cinnamon

canny - shrewd, sharp

catch-fire - secret and highly combustible Pritani compound that can only be extinguished by sand

Centurio - Latin for “Centurions”

century - Roman legion unit of 100 men

chatelaine - woman in charge of a large house

Chieftain - second highest-ranking position within the clan; the head of a specific Pritani tribe

choil - unsharpened section of a knife just in front of the guard

Choosing Day - Pritani manhood ritual during which adolescent boys are tattooed and offer themselves to empowering spirits

chow - food

cistern - underground reservoir for storing rain water

claymore - two-edged broadsword

clout - strike

cohort - Roman legion tactical military unit of approximately 500 men

cold pantry - underground cache or room for the storage of foods to be kept cool

comely - attractive

conclave - druid ruling body

conclavist - member of the druid ruling body

conkers – horse chestnuts

contubernium - squad of eight men; the smallest Roman legion formation

COP - Command Observation Post

cosh - to bash or strike

couldnae - couldn't

counter - in the game of draughts, a checker

courses - menstrual cycle

cow - derogatory term for woman

Coz - cousin

craw - throat

croft - small rented farm

crucks - curved timber arches that support the thatched roof of a medieval cottage

cudgel - wooden club

cypher - a secret or disguised way to encode words

da - dad

daft - crazy

dappled - animal with darker spots on its coat

defendi altus - Latin for “defend high"

detail - military group assignment

dinnae - don’t

dirk – a long-bladed dagger

disincarnate - commit suicide

diviner - someone who uses magic or extra sensory perception to locate things

doesnae - doesn’t

dories - small boats used for ship to shore transport

dotterel - a small black and brown streaked wading bird

draughts - board game known as checkers in America

drawers - underpants

drivel - nonsense

drover - a person who moves herd animals over long distances

druidry - the practices of the druid faith

dung - feces

EDC - Every Day Carry, a type of knife

excavators - tunnel-diggers

fack - fuck

facking - fucking

falling vine - ivy

fankle – knot

faodail - lucky find

fash - feel upset or worried

fathom - understand

fere spectare - Latin for “about face"

ferret out - learn

festers - becomes infected

fetters - restraints

fibula - Roman brooch or pin for fastening clothes

filching - stealing

firesteel - a piece of metal used with flint to create sparks for fire-making

fisher - boat

fishmonger - person who sells fish for food

floor-duster - Pritani slang for druid

flummoxed - perplexed, bewildered

foam-mouth - rabies

fougou – a stone-walled vault built underground for storage and other purposes

Francia - France

Francian - French

free traders - smugglers

frenzy - mindless, savagely aggressive, mass-attack behavior caused by starving undead smelling fresh blood

fripperies - showy or unnecessary ornament

gannet - a sea-diving bird

Germania - Germany

god-ridden - possessed

goldies - chanterelle mushrooms

Great Design - secret druid master plan

greyling - species of freshwater fish in the salmon family

gut rot - cancer of the bowel

hasnae - hasn’t

heid doon arse up - battle command: head down, ass up

Hetlandensis - oldest version of the modern name Shetland

Hispania - Roman name for the Iberian peninsula (modern day Portugal and Spain)

hold - below decks, the interior of a ship

holk - type of medieval ship used on rivers and close to coastlines as a barge

hoor - whore

huddy - stupid, idiotic

impetus - Latin for “attack"

incarnation - one of the many lifetimes of a druid

isnae - isn’t

itching pox - chicken pox

Janus - Roman god of duality

jeeked - extremely tired

Joe - GI Joe shortened, slang for American soldier

jotunn - Norse mythic giantess

justness - justice

kelpie - water spirit of Scottish folklore, typically taking the form of a horse, reputed to delight in the drowning of travelers

ken - know

kennings – compound expressions in Old Norse poetry with metaphorical meanings

kirtle - one piece garment worn over a smock

kona – Old Norse for woman

kuks - testicles

kyn-ligr – Old Norse for strange, wondrous

lad - boy

laird - lord

lapstrake - method of boat building where the hull planks

leveret - baby hare

overlap

larder - pantry

lass - girl

league - distance measure of approximately three miles

Legio nota Hispania - Latin name for The Ninth Legion

loggia - open-side room or house extension that is partially exposed to the outdoors

Losh – Scottish expletive meaning “Lord”

magic folk - druids

mam - mom

mannish - having characteristics of a man

mantle - loose, cape-like cloak worn over garments

mayhap - maybe

Meus caparum Romanus, impetus - Latin for “My Roman troops, attack”

milady - my lady

milord - my lord

missive - message

Moggy - Scottish slang for cat

mormaer - regional or provincial ruler, second only to the Scottish king

motte - steep-sided man-made mound of soil on which a castle was built

mustnae - must not

nattering - talking a great deal

naught - nothing

no’ - not

Norrvegr - ancient Norway

Noto - Latin for "Attention"

oak-bast - woven oak fibers

Optia - rank created for female Roman Legion recruit Fenella Ivar

Optio - second in command of a Roman legion century

orachs - slang term for chanterelle mushrooms

orcharders - slang for orchard farmers

ovate - Celtic priest or natural philosopher

palfrey - docile horse

paludamentum - cloak or cape worn fastened at one shoulder by Romans military commanders

parati - Latin for “ready"

parched - thirsty, dry

parlay - bargain

people of the black land - medieval term for ancient Egyptians

penchants - strong habits or preferences

perry - fermented pear juice

Pict - member of an ancient people inhabiting northern

pure done in – exhausted

Scotland in Roman times

pillion - seated behind a rider

pipes - bagpipes

pisspot - chamber pot, toilet

plumbed - explored the depth of

poppet - doll

poppy juice - opium

pottage - a thick, stew-like soup of meat and vegetables

pox-ridden - infected with syphilis

praefectus - Latin for “prefect”

prattling - talking too much and foolishly

Prefect - senior magistrate or governor in the ancient Roman world

Priapus - Roman god of fertility

Pritani - Britons (one of the people of southern Britain before or during Roman times)

privy - toilet

quim - woman's genitals

quinie – young woman

quoits - medieval game like modern ring toss

repulsus - Latin for “drive back"

remetch en Kermet - ancient Egyptians’ name for themselves

rescue bird - search and rescue helicopter

retting - a process of soaking fibers in water to soften and separate them

roan - animal with mixed white and pigmented hairs

roo - to pluck loose wool from a sheep

rumble - fight

salr - Old Norse for a house consisting of one room

sandies - mussels

Sassenachs - Scottish term for English people

Saturnalia - Roman festival held in December to honor the god Saturn

scunner - source of irritation or strong dislike

sea stack - column of eroded cliff or shore rock standing in the sea

Seid - Norse magic ritual

selkie - mythical creature that resembles a seal in the water but assumes human form on land

Sekhmet - an ancient Egyptian warrior goddess who is an arbiter of justice

semat - undershirt

seneschal - steward or major-domo of a medieval great house

shield-maiden – a Norsewoman who choses to fight as a warrior

shouldnae - shouldn't

shroud - cloth used to wrap a corpse before burial

silver darlings - herring

skald – storyteller

skelp - strike, slap, or smack

skin work - tattoos

skuddie – naked

smalls - men's underwear

SoCal - slang for southern California

solar - rooms in a medieval castle that served as the family's private living and sleeping quarters

spellfire - magically-created flame

spellmark - visible trace left behind by the use of magic

spew - vomit

spindle - wooden rod used in spinning

squared - made right

stad - Scots Gaelic for “halt"

staunch weed - yarrow

stele - a tall, narrow slab of stone or wood

stupit - stupid

sun blight - a toxic form of algae

Svitiod - ancient Sweden

swain - young lover or suitor

swived - have sexual intercourse with

taobh - Scots Gaelic for "Flank"

tempest - storm

tester - canopy over a bed

the pox - smallpox

thickhead - dense person

thimblerig - shell game

thrawn - stubborn

tincture - a compound made of ingredients dissolved in alcohol

’tis - it is

’tisnt - it isn’t

toadies - lackeys

tonsure - shaved crown of the head

torque – a metal neck ring

TP - toilet paper

traills - slaves

trencher - wooden platter for food

trews - trousers

trials - troubles

Tribune - Roman legionary officer

tuffet - low seat or footstool

turncoat - traitor

’twas - it was

’twere - it was

’twill - it will

’twould - it would

tyre – tire

Underground – Scottish subway system

Vesta - Roman goddess of the hearth

vind-áss - Orkney term for windlass, an apparatus used for moving heavy weights

vole - small rodent related to the mouse

wand-waver - Pritani slang for druid

warband - group of warriors sent together on a specific mission

wasnae - wasn’t

water elf sickness – a medieval-era disease now believed to be chicken pox, endocarditis, or measles

wee - small

wench - girl or young woman

wenching - womanizing or chasing women for the purposes of seduction

white plague - tuberculosis

whoreson - insult; the son of a prostitute

widdershins - in a direction contrary to the sun's course, considered as unlucky; counterclockwise.

willnae - will not

woad - plant with leaves that produce blue dye

wouldnae - would not

ye - you

yer – your