Gorean Dictionary
H - Z
- 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 chain 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): 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
- hinti
(noun, plural): small, flea-like insects; unlike fleas, they are not parasites
- hith
(noun): huge python-like snake
- homan
(noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet; derived from the Cretin alphabet
- Home Stone
(noun): 1) a stone, often circular and flat, that is sacred to each dwelling, and is to be defended ferociously by even the meanest peasant;
2) a similar stone that represents the soul of a city; to be without a Home Stone is to lack citizenship
- hook-billed gort
(noun): a carnivorous hunting bird of the rain forests
inland of Schendi; preys on ground urts
- hort
(noun): a measure of distance equal to 1- 1/4 inches
- house veil
(noun): the next-to-last veil worn by free women, esp. when in the company of men not of her own family; worn over the pride veil, and under the street veil upon leaving the house
- huda
(noun): a unit of measure squalling 5 tefa
- hurt
(noun): a kangaroo-like animal whose wool is used for cloth
- I ask your favor
(phrase): Gorean phrase equivalent to 'Please'
- I wish you well
(phrase): Gorean phrase of farewell
- Ihn
(noun): the Gorean second, of which there are 80 in an ehn (minute)
- ina
(noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet
- Initiates, Caste of
(noun): the representatives of the Priest-Kings in Gorean society; the Initiates are one of the five High Castes, and are the religious branch of the government; their caste color is white
- initiatory whipping
(noun): the beating, usually of about 10 strokes, which a slave girl receives upon being brought into a new house- hold, to remind her that she is a slave and under discipline
- iron pens
(noun): the subterranean retention facilities in a Slaver's house where slaves are kept for training and prior to sale
- Isbu Band
(noun): a subgroup of the All Comrades
- jard
(noun): a small, yellow-winged scavenger bird of the rain forest inland of Schendi
- jarl
(noun): the title for a leader of warriors in Torvaldsland; also, the title by which all free men of Torvaldsland are addressed by slaves
- jit monkey
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(noun): a simian mammal which inhabits the rain forests inland of Schendi
- kaiila
(noun): large (20-22 hands), carnivore- ous mammal, with a long neck and silky fur; its eyes have 3 lids; is viviparous, has incredible stamina, and can be domesticated for riding in spite of its vicious temper; in the Tahari, its long hair is used to braid rope; its milk is potable by humans
- Kaiila
(noun): a tribe of Red Savages which inhabits the Barrens; their language is related to that of the Dust Legs
- kailiauk
-
(noun): stocky ruminant, tawny with red and brown markings on haunches, having 3 horns; stands c. 20-25 hands at the shoulder
- Kailiauk
(noun): a tribe of Red Savages which inhabits the Barrens; their language is a dialect of Kaiila
- Kaissa
(noun; lit. 'the game'): a board game much favored on Gor; the board is marked with 100 squares, colored alternately red and yellow; there are 20 pieces per side, which represent Ubar and Ubara, Initiates, Riders of the High Tharlarion, Tarnsmen, Scribes, Builders, Spearmen or Spear Slaves, and the Home Stone; it is played much like chess, the object being to capture one's opponent's Home Stone; in Torvaldsland, the Ubar, Ubara, Tarnsmen, Initiate, and Scribes are replaced by the Jarl, Jarl's Woman, Ax, Rune-Priest, and Singer, respectively
- kajira
(noun): slave girl; pl. kajirae
- kajirus
(noun): male slave; pl. kajiri
- Kajuralia
-
(noun; lit. 'holiday of slaves'): a festival, similar to the Feast of Fools, is which slaves trade places with their masters and have much freedom to play tricks on free persons; celebrated in most cities on the last day of the 12th Passage Hand, but in Ar and some other cities on the last day of the 5th month, the day before the Love Feast
- Ka-la-na
(noun): 1) a tree with very strong yellow wood, used for making bows; 2) a very potent dry white or red wine, made from the fruit of the Ka-la-na tree
- kal-da
(noun): alcoholic beverage made of ka- la-na wine diluted with citrus juices and mixed with strong spices, and served hot
- kalika
(noun): musical instrument having a long neck and hemispheric sound box, its 6 strings being plucked; similar to a banjo
- kalmak
(noun): vest of black leather worn by the slave girls of the Wagon Peoples
- kan-lara
(noun): slave brand
- Kashani
(noun): a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Kavars
- kaska
(noun): a small hand drum
- Kavars
(noun): a major tribe of the Tahari; their vassal tribes are the Ta'Kara,
Bakahs, Char, and Kashani; their war-cry is 'Kavars Supreme!'
- kanda
(noun): a shrub of the Gorean desert; a lethal poison can be extracted from its roots, while chewing the leaves has an addictive narcotic effect
- kara
(noun): turning
- Kassars
(noun): one of the 4 tribes of the Wagon Peoples; also called the Blood People; their standard is a scarlet bola
- Kataii
(noun): one of the 4 tribes of the Wagon Peoples, whose members are Negroid; their standard is a yellow bow
- kef
(noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet, analogous with the Earth letter 'K'; the first letter of the Gorean words for male and female slaves, and hence often used as a brand
- kennel
(noun): a small, concrete room, usu. 3'x3'x4', having an iron grill for a door, in which a slave girl may be confined at night
- kes
(noun): a shrub whose salty, blue secondary roots are a main ingredient in sullage
- kes
(noun): short tunic of black leather worn by the male slaves of the Wagon Peoples
- kettle-and-mat girl
(noun): a slave girl whose function is divided between
household tasks and sexual servitude
- ki
(adv.): no, not; also indicates a negative (ex. 'la ki kajira' - I am not a slave girl)
- ko-lar
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(noun): slave collar
- koora
(noun): strip of red fabric worn as a headband by the slave girls of the Wagon Peoples
- ko-ro-ba
(noun): village market (obsolete); cap. a major city-state, often referred to as the 'Towers of the Morning'
- kort
(noun): a rinded fruit of the Tahari; served sliced with melted cheese and nutmeg
- kosis
(noun): disease
- Kur
(noun; lit. 'beast') pl. kurii; a corruption of their name for themselves): a large (8-9') furred, mammal having 4 legs, which can stand upright or on all fours; each paw has 6 multiply-jointed digits with retractable claws and an opposing thumb, so that it can grip; it has 2 rows of teeth; they are incredibly strong and ferocious, and are carnivorous, even to eating humans
- kurdah
(noun): a small, light, semicircular tent, c. 3' in diameter and 4' high, carried by a pack kaiila, in which women (slave or free) may ride; the frame is of tem-wood and is covered with layers of white rep-cloth; used mainly in the Tahari
- kurt
(noun): the five-bladed slave whip
- la
(phrase; fem): I am; you are
- lar
-
(adj.): central
- larl
(noun): a large (7 ft. at shoulder) feline, tawny red or black in color, having a black mane; carnivorous; similar to a lion
- larma
(noun): succulent fruit, rather like an apple; sometimes sliced and fried, and served with browned-honey sauce; offering a larma, real or imagined, by a slave girl to her master is a silent plea for the girl to be raped
- Lar-Torvis
(noun; lit. 'central fire'): the sun
- last veil
(noun): the innermost of the five veils worn by free women; it is worn under the veil of the citizeness, and is often very sheer
- leading position
(noun; used as a command): posture of a slave girl,
bending forward at the waist, with her head at a master's hip, so that he may grab her hair and guide her where he wishes her to go
- leech plant
(noun): a hemovorous plant that fastens two hollow, fang-like thorns into its victim, through which it can suck the blood that nourishes it
- leg-spreader
(noun): devices of various complexity designed to keep a slave girl's legs spread while being used sexually by her master(s); sometimes used on male captives as an indication of humiliation; used mostly among the Red Savages of the Barrens
- lelt
(noun): a small (5-7") blind fish with fernlike filaments at either side of the head which are its sensory organs; white, with long fins, it swims slowly, and is the main food of the salt shark; inhabits the brine pits such as those at Klima in the Tahari
- lesha
(command; lit. 'leash'): at this command, the slave girl stands with her hands behind her back, ready for binding, and with her head back and chin to the left, ready to have a leash snapped onto her collar
- liana vine
(noun): a rain forest plant which can be used as a source of drinking water
- lit, common
(noun): a bird found in the rain forests of the Schendi area
- lit, crested
(noun): a bird found in the rain forests of the Schendi area
- lo
-
(phrase; masc.): I am; you are
- long ship
(noun): a swift, maneuverable ship having 2 rudders, 1removable lateen-rigged mast, and a keel-to-beam ratio of 8:1; often used in military actions; some are fitted as ramships
- Love Feast
(noun): common name for the 5th Passage Hand, occurring in late summer, which time is the greatest period for the sale of slaves, esp. slave girls
- love furs
(noun): soft furs spread thickly on the floor at the foot of a master's sleeping couch, on which a slave girl is most often raped
- Luck Girl
(noun): a slave girl who acts as mascot on board ship; her use is usually reserved for the captain of the ship, but she may be shared with the crew, usually as a disciplinary measure
- Luraz
(noun): a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Aretai
- mamba
-
(noun): large, predatory river tharlarion which inhabits the rivers of the rain forests inland of Schendi; they have long, log-like bodies, with short, powerful legs & a long snout & tail; similar to Earth crocodiles
- marking stick
(noun): a writing implement rather like a pen
- matok
(noun): a Priest-King term, it refers to an inhabitant of the Nest which is in the Nest but not of the Nest
- Merchants, Caste of
(noun): the caste of those who deal in merchandise and trading; their caste colors are white and gold
- mindar
(noun): a short-winged, yellow & red bird of the rain forests inland of Schendi; with its sharp bill, it digs in the bark of flower trees for larvae & bugs
- mull
(noun): a Priest-King term for a human slave
- nadu
(command; lit. 'kneel): at this command, a slave girl will kneel back on her heels, with her knees spread wide, back straight, hands on thighs with palms up, head up, eyes lowered; ie: to assume the position of a Pleasure Slave
- needle tree
(noun): a tree of the Thentis region, whose oil is used in perfumes
- Nest
(noun): the colony and home of the Priest-Kings in the Sardar; the ruler of the Nest is the Mother, from whose eggs the Priest-Kings are hatched
- Nest Trust
(noun): the Priest-King equivalent of 'friendship'
- nu
-
(noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet; corresponds to the Earth letter 'N' (?); apparently adapted from the Greek alphabet nykus (noun): victory; from the Greek nike
- omnion
(noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet
- ost
(noun): tiny snake, about 12" long, bright orange in color; its venom causes
extremely painful death within seconds; the ost of the rain forests inland of Schendi are red with black stripes
- Ta-Sadar Gor
- a salute to Gor - "Mother of GOR" Sadar is the grain paga is made from.
- Yield
to orgasm
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