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<!-- presgard di hellis -->
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Unofficial Hermes Language Guide</title>
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border: 1px solid var(--notification-border-color);
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<body>
<nav class="top-nav" aria-label="Page sections">
<div class="top-nav-container">
<a href="#overview-section">Overview</a>
<a href="#grammar-section">Grammar</a>
<a href="#dictionary-section">Dictionary</a>
<a href="#phrases-section">Phrases</a>
<a href="#song-section">Song</a>
<a href="#examples-section">Examples</a>
<a href="#references-section">References</a>
</div>
</nav>
<div class="container">
<h1>Hermes Language Guide</h1>
<div class="notificationcontainer">
This is an <strong>unofficial fan resource</strong>. All translations are derived from community research and may change as new sources emerge. Entries with low certainty are marked accordingly. To submit a correction, open a pull request or message on Discord (teemsploit).
</div>
<h2 id="overview-section">Overview</h2>
<div class="section-content">
<p>Hermes is a mystical language within the world of <strong>Lord of the Mysteries</strong>, derived from Ancient Hermes. It serves as a medium for rituals, spells, and secret communication among Beyonders and scholars. Unlike ordinary tongues, Hermes carries supernatural resonance speaking it can invoke or guide mystical forces.<sup><a href="#ref-1">[1]</a></sup></p>
<p>Ancient Hermes was originally created during the Second Epoch by a being named Hermes an Angel of the Visionary Pathway drawing on Jotun and Dragonese as its foundation.<sup><a href="#ref-2">[2]</a><a href="#ref-4">[4]</a></sup> Like Dragonese and Elvish, Ancient Hermes is direct and effective in its ritual use. However, this directness comes with a danger: it lacks the necessary concealment and protection, making it easy for practitioners to expose themselves to harm.<sup><a href="#ref-3">[3]</a></sup></p>
<p>To address this, Ancient Hermes was reformed during the <strong>Fourth Epoch</strong> into contemporary Hermes a simplified, safer form easier to use, teach, and disseminate for daily ritual purposes. The trade-off is that the contemporary form no longer carries the same raw power as its predecessor.<sup><a href="#ref-2">[2]</a></sup> In Beyonder circles, knowledge of Hermes is considered essential every practitioner is expected to master it. Every word in Ancient Hermes is considered rich in meaning, and sentences are traditionally kept very short.<sup><a href="#ref-3">[3]</a></sup></p>
<div class="notation-box">
<span class="notation-label">⚠ Note on song sources</span>
The game theme song "Praise the Fool" contains some mistaken Hermes lyrics in its full version specifically at timestamps 2:18 and 2:42, with an additional vocal error at 1:31. Words derived primarily from the song should be treated with this caveat in mind.<sup><a href="#ref-5">[5]</a></sup>
</div>
<p>In the Circle of Inevitability sequel, the phrase <em>Presgard di Hellis</em> ("Praise the Fool") serves as the concluding words of the Church of the Fool's prayer, spoken while pressing the right palm to the left chest.<sup><a href="#ref-7">[7]</a></sup></p>
</div>
<h2 id="grammar-section">Grammar & Structure</h2>
<div class="section-content">
<p>The contemporary Hermes language is based on Ancient Hermes and follows specific structural rules:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Punctuation & Case:</strong> Unlike English, there are no punctuation marks, and all letters are treated the same no uppercase or lowercase distinction. This can lead to different interpretations depending on context and sentence structure.</li>
<li><strong>Word Separation:</strong> Words do not need spaces between them. Sentences can be divided by a space or a new line. For example, "dihellis loga di arder" can be interpreted differently depending on where one pauses:
<ul>
<li><strong>"dihellis loga di arder"</strong> - "di" (the) links to "hellis" (fool); "loga di arder" = from the past. The Fool is a specific figure from a previous time.</li>
<li><strong>Read in full</strong> - could imply the Fool does not merely come from the past but <em>is</em> the past - a figure of a previous age.</li>
<li><strong>Pausing after "di hellis"</strong> - a general statement about fools in relation to past events.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Word Formation:</strong> Hermes words are constructed from Chinese Pinyin. Take the first letter of each character's romanised pronunciation, then append the last letter of the final syllable. This applies to standard location names and written text in the donghua, though charm objects sometimes show variation.<sup><a href="#ref-8">[8]</a><a href="#ref-9">[9]</a></sup></li>
</ul>
<p>Intention in Hermes is frequently implied rather than stated explicitly:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Word order:</strong> The arrangement of words shifts emphasis "The cat chased the mouse" centres the cat; rearranging centres the mouse.</li>
<li><strong>Contextual meaning:</strong> The same word may carry different senses depending on its surroundings.</li>
<li><strong>Implied relationships:</strong> Possession and other relationships are suggested structurally. In "inleukam fa galik" (his revelation like a star), ownership is implied without a pronoun.</li>
</ul>
<div class="code-box">
Example: Loen Kingdom<br>
Chinese Pinyin: Lú-En-Wáng-Guó<br>
First letters: L, E, W, G<br>
Last letter of final syllable ("Guó"): o<br>
<strong>Hermes: lewgo</strong>
</div>
<div class="code-box">
Example: The Fool's Honorific Name<br>
Chinese Pinyin: bù shuyú zhège shídài de yùzhě<br>
First letters + last letter of final syllable: b, s, y, z, g, s, d, d, y, z, e<br>
<strong>Hermes: bsyzgsddyze</strong>
</div>
</div>
<h2 id="dictionary-section">Dictionary</h2>
<div class="section-content">
<p>A list of known words and their meanings in Hermes, sorted alphabetically. Words marked <em>(certainty: high)</em> have strong source backing; words marked <em>(speculation)</em> are fan-derived or unconfirmed.</p>
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<div id="dict-list">
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="amantha" data-def="tranquility">
<span class="dictionary-word">amantha</span>: tranquility
<br><span class="notes">(certainty: high)</span>
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="arder" data-def="past previous old">
<span class="dictionary-word">arder</span>: the past / previous / old
<br><span class="notes">(certainty: high)</span>
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="ardeplos" data-def="knowledge">
<span class="dictionary-word">ardeplos</span>: knowledge
<br><span class="notes">(appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics)</span>
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="blodisen" data-def="upon me relating to self bless">
<span class="dictionary-word">blodisen</span>: upon me / relating to self; or: bless
<br><span class="notes">(appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics)</span>
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="comagon" data-def="protect me">
<span class="dictionary-word">comagon</span>: protect (me)
<br><span class="notes">(appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics)</span>
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="cradem" data-def="prophecy">
<span class="dictionary-word">cradem</span>: prophecy
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="crenne" data-def="ignite begin">
<span class="dictionary-word">crenne</span>: ignite / begin
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="dapentir" data-def="farewell goodbye">
<span class="dictionary-word">dapentir</span>: farewell / goodbye
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="darik" data-def="must">
<span class="dictionary-word">darik</span>: must
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="de" data-def="un negating prefix">
<span class="dictionary-word">de</span>: un– (negating prefix)
<br><span class="notes">(speculation / derived - e.g. "de" + "knosapo" = "deknosapo": undisputable, inverting "knosapo": disputable)</span>
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="deknosapo" data-def="undisputable majesty">
<span class="dictionary-word">deknosapo</span>: undisputable majesty
<br><span class="notes">(appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics)</span>
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="derun" data-def="reveal">
<span class="dictionary-word">derun</span>: reveal
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="di" data-def="the definite article">
<span class="dictionary-word">di</span>: the (definite article)
<br><span class="notes">(certainty: high)</span>
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="dienplos" data-def="departure">
<span class="dictionary-word">dienplos</span>: departure
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="dirom" data-def="journey">
<span class="dictionary-word">dirom</span>: journey
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="dirum" data-def="long journey">
<span class="dictionary-word">dirum</span>: long journey
<br><span class="notes">(speculation - contrast with "rum": short journey)</span>
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="distarion" data-def="uncertainty">
<span class="dictionary-word">distarion</span>: uncertainty
<br><span class="notes">(derived from "starion": certainty, negated by "di-" prefix)</span>
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="ditrening" data-def="difficult draining">
<span class="dictionary-word">ditrening</span>: difficult / draining
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="du" data-def="all">
<span class="dictionary-word">du</span>: all
<br><span class="notes">(speculation / derived)</span>
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="dubita" data-def="temple sacred plane">
<span class="dictionary-word">dubita</span>: temple / sacred plane
<br><span class="notes">(appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics)</span>
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="duok" data-def="people person">
<span class="dictionary-word">duok</span>: people / person
<br><span class="notes">(contextual)</span>
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="fa" data-def="like comparative">
<span class="dictionary-word">fa</span>: like (comparative)
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="facera" data-def="holy bestowal saviours gift">
<span class="dictionary-word">facera</span>: holy bestowal / saviour's gift
<br><span class="notes">(appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics)</span>
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="fargetam" data-def="forget">
<span class="dictionary-word">fargetam</span>: forget
<br><span class="notes">(speculation - compare "nefargetam": do not forget)</span>
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="fomas" data-def="letters text">
<span class="dictionary-word">fomas</span>: letters / text
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="fortunoneg" data-def="fortune good luck">
<span class="dictionary-word">fortunoneg</span>: fortune
<br><span class="notes">(speculation - compare "nefortunoneg": misfortune)</span>
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="freron" data-def="close friend">
<span class="dictionary-word">freron</span>: close friend
<br><span class="notes">(certainty: high - appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics: "Uns freron arder troomen")</span>
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="furan" data-def="from origin">
<span class="dictionary-word">furan</span>: from (origin)
<br><span class="notes">(contrast with "loga": from (separation))</span>
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="galeik" data-def="star cosmological entity">
<span class="dictionary-word">galeik</span>: star / cosmological entity
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="gumantatemuf" data-def="humanity will">
<span class="dictionary-word">gumantatemuf</span>: humanity will
<br><span class="notes">(appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics)</span>
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="gup" data-def="high situated above gods ruler">
<span class="dictionary-word">gup</span>: high / situated above (all gods)
<br><span class="notes">(certainty: high)</span>
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="gur" data-def="high variant">
<span class="dictionary-word">gur</span>: high (variant of gup)
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="hellis" data-def="fool">
<span class="dictionary-word">hellis</span>: fool
<br><span class="notes">(certainty: high - e.g. "Presgard di hellis": Praise the Fool)</span>
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="hiturf" data-def="bright light holiness">
<span class="dictionary-word">hiturf</span>: bright light / holiness
<br><span class="notes">(appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics)</span>
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="inleukam" data-def="revelation">
<span class="dictionary-word">inleukam</span>: revelation
<br><span class="notes">(appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics)</span>
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="kapa" data-def="light">
<span class="dictionary-word">kapa</span>: light
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="kava" data-def="buried in">
<span class="dictionary-word">kava</span>: buried in
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="kelfi" data-def="above">
<span class="dictionary-word">kelfi</span>: above
<br><span class="notes">(speculation)</span>
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="knosapo" data-def="disputable glory dispute">
<span class="dictionary-word">knosapo</span>: disputable glory / dispute
<br><span class="notes">(speculation; context-dependent - "deknosapo" negates to "undisputable majesty")</span>
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="kukung" data-def="gods">
<span class="dictionary-word">kukung</span>: gods?
<br><span class="notes">(speculation)</span>
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="laforcip" data-def="supremacy great power">
<span class="dictionary-word">laforcip</span>: supremacy / great power
<br><span class="notes">(appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics)</span>
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="lagrowitan" data-def="conspiracy deception">
<span class="dictionary-word">lagrowitan</span>: conspiracy or deception
<br><span class="notes">(appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics)</span>
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="latik" data-def="divine gods">
<span class="dictionary-word">latik</span>: divine / gods
<br><span class="notes">(certainty: high - appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics: "Gumantatemuf gup latik")</span>
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="lauberan" data-def="prayer">
<span class="dictionary-word">lauberan</span>: prayer
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="leu" data-def="road">
<span class="dictionary-word">leu</span>: road
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="leuk" data-def="road towards">
<span class="dictionary-word">leuk</span>: road towards
<br><span class="notes">(appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics: "Sterinoda leuk hiturf")</span>
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="lloca" data-def="immortal">
<span class="dictionary-word">lloca</span>: immortal
<br><span class="notes">(speculation)</span>
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="loga" data-def="from separation distance">
<span class="dictionary-word">loga</span>: from (separation / moving away from)
<br><span class="notes">(contrast with "furan": from (origin))</span>
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="merplos" data-def="benevolence kindness trust">
<span class="dictionary-word">merplos</span>: benevolence (kindness + trust)
<br><span class="notes">(appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics)</span>
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="meta" data-def="multiple many lots">
<span class="dictionary-word">meta</span>: multiple / many
<br><span class="notes">(appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics: "troomuti meta duok")</span>
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="metho" data-def="response">
<span class="dictionary-word">metho</span>: response
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="muf" data-def="will volition">
<span class="dictionary-word">muf</span>: will (volition / intent)
<br><span class="notes">(speculation - appears as a suffix; see "gumantatemuf")</span>
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="na" data-def="me">
<span class="dictionary-word">na</span>: me
<br><span class="notes">(speculation)</span>
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="navo" data-def="possessing">
<span class="dictionary-word">navo</span>: possessing
<br><span class="notes">(appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics)</span>
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="nefargetam" data-def="do not forget">
<span class="dictionary-word">nefargetam</span>: do not forget
<br><span class="notes">(appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics; "ne-" negating + "fargetam")</span>
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="nefortunoneg" data-def="pain suffering misfortune">
<span class="dictionary-word">nefortunoneg</span>: misfortune (pain and suffering)
<br><span class="notes">(appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics; "ne-" negating + "fortunoneg")</span>
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="nelloca" data-def="gray fog saving mortals">
<span class="dictionary-word">nelloca</span>: the gray fog; or: saving mortals
<br><span class="notes">(speculation - meaning uncertain; appears prominently in "Praise the Fool" lyrics and in the honorific "digup kelfi di nelloca")</span>
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="nescippan" data-def="not hidden omniscience">
<span class="dictionary-word">nescippan</span>: not hidden / omniscience
<br><span class="notes">(appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics; "ne-" + "scippan" (hidden))</span>
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="nun" data-def="everything">
<span class="dictionary-word">nun</span>: everything
<br><span class="notes">(appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics)</span>
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="nureidan" data-def="obstacles">
<span class="dictionary-word">nureidan</span>: obstacles
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="offina" data-def="come to">
<span class="dictionary-word">offina</span>: come to
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="ornventien" data-def="hearts of demons unholy">
<span class="dictionary-word">ornventien</span>: hearts of demons / the unholy
<br><span class="notes">(appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics)</span>
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="pagem" data-def="unquestionable">
<span class="dictionary-word">pagem</span>: unquestionable
<br><span class="notes">(appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics)</span>
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="plos" data-def="undeniable suffix">
<span class="dictionary-word">plos</span>: undeniable
<br><span class="notes">(speculation - appears as suffix in "ardeplos", "protasplos", "merplos", etc.)</span>
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="poperapo" data-def="remnants prior to">
<span class="dictionary-word">poperapo</span>: remnants / prior to
<br><span class="notes">(appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics)</span>
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="pre" data-def="believers">
<span class="dictionary-word">pre</span>: believers
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="presgard" data-def="praise">
<span class="dictionary-word">presgard</span>: praise
<br><span class="notes">(certainty: high - "Presgard di Hellis" = "Praise the Fool"; the Church of the Fool's liturgical phrase)<sup><a href="#ref-7">[7]</a></sup></span>
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="prophes" data-def="truth">
<span class="dictionary-word">prophes</span>: truth
<br><span class="notes">(appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics)</span>
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="protasplos" data-def="eternal blessing positive regards">
<span class="dictionary-word">protasplos</span>: eternal blessing / positive regards
<br><span class="notes">(appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics)</span>
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="riban" data-def="dearest companions friends">
<span class="dictionary-word">riban</span>: dearest companions / friends
</div>
<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="rum" data-def="short journey">
<span class="dictionary-word">rum</span>: short journey
<br><span class="notes">(speculation - contrast with "dirum": long journey)</span>
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="run" data-def="hide">
<span class="dictionary-word">run</span>: hide
<br><span class="notes">(speculation)</span>
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="salvenen" data-def="shaped with">
<span class="dictionary-word">salvenen</span>: shaped with
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="scecana" data-def="phobos terror inducing">
<span class="dictionary-word">scecana</span>: terror-inducing / Phobos
<br><span class="notes">(appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics)</span>
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="scippan" data-def="hidden">
<span class="dictionary-word">scippan</span>: hidden
<br><span class="notes">(speculation - compare "nescippan": not hidden)</span>
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="sicaplos" data-def="respiration breath">
<span class="dictionary-word">sicaplos</span>: act of respiration / breath
<br><span class="notes">(appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics)</span>
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="solvas" data-def="sacrifice">
<span class="dictionary-word">solvas</span>: sacrifice
<br><span class="notes">(certainty: high - appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics: "Facera solvas")</span>
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="starion" data-def="certainty">
<span class="dictionary-word">starion</span>: certainty
<br><span class="notes">(speculation - compare "distarion": uncertainty)</span>
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="sterinoda" data-def="leading">
<span class="dictionary-word">sterinoda</span>: leading
<br><span class="notes">(appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics)</span>
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="thusandik" data-def="thousands">
<span class="dictionary-word">thusandik</span>: thousands
<br><span class="notes">(certainty: high - appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics)</span>
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="timan" data-def="end">
<span class="dictionary-word">timan</span>: end
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="troom" data-def="dreams">
<span class="dictionary-word">troom</span>: dreams
<br><span class="notes">(certainty: high - appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics)</span>
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="troomuti" data-def="await">
<span class="dictionary-word">troomuti</span>: await
<br><span class="notes">(appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics)</span>
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="tronena" data-def="new saint">
<span class="dictionary-word">tronena</span>: new saint
<br><span class="notes">(appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics)</span>
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="troquen" data-def="torch">
<span class="dictionary-word">troquen</span>: torch
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="trunnunapo" data-def="illuminating">
<span class="dictionary-word">trunnunapo</span>: illuminating
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="ubinpro" data-def="evil">
<span class="dictionary-word">ubinpro</span>: evil
<br><span class="notes">(appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics)</span>
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="un" data-def="a indefinite article">
<span class="dictionary-word">un</span>: a (indefinite article)
<br><span class="notes">(certainty: high)</span>
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="uns" data-def="you your">
<span class="dictionary-word">uns</span>: you / your
<br><span class="notes">(related to "un" = a; appears in "Praise the Fool" lyrics: "Uns freron arder troomen")</span>
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="vera" data-def="oracle">
<span class="dictionary-word">vera</span>: oracle
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="volord" data-def="the world">
<span class="dictionary-word">volord</span>: the world
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<div class="dictionary-entry" data-word="wilan" data-def="god">
<span class="dictionary-word">wilan</span>: god
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<h2 id="phrases-section">Known Phrases</h2>
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<p class="phrase-hermes">dihellis loga di arder</p>
<p><strong>The Fool who does not belong to this era.</strong></p>
<br><span class="notes"><em>di</em> (the) + <em>hellis</em> (fool) + <em>loga</em> (from, separation) + <em>di</em> (the) + <em>arder</em> (past/old). "The Fool" is modified by the relative clause "from the past," implying separation from the current age. This phrase is the Fool's first in-world honorific title.</span>
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<p class="phrase-hermes">digup kelfi di nelloca</p>
<p><strong>The Mysterious Ruler above the gray fog.</strong></p>
<br><span class="notes"><em>di</em> (the) + <em>gup</em> (high/ruler) + <em>kelfi</em> (above) + <em>di</em> (the) + <em>nelloca</em> (gray fog). A prepositional phrase modifying "the Ruler." This is the Fool's second honorific title.</span>
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<p class="phrase-hermes">di wilan fa yellow fa black muf fortunoneg</p>
<p><strong>The God who wields the power of yellow and black fortune.</strong></p>
<br><span class="notes"><em>di</em> (the) + <em>wilan</em> (god) + <em>fa</em> (like) + <em>yellow</em> (direct substitution) + <em>fa</em> (like) + <em>black</em> (direct substitution) + <em>muf</em> (will) + <em>fortunoneg</em> (fortune). Colours without native Hermes equivalents are substituted directly. This is the Fool's third honorific title.</span>
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<p class="phrase-hermes">du merplos un facera</p>
<p><strong>All kindness is a holy gift.</strong></p>
<br><span class="notes"><em>du</em> (all) + <em>merplos</em> (benevolence) + <em>un</em> (a) + <em>facera</em> (holy bestowal). Subject-predicate structure; the copula is omitted, as is typical in Hermes.</span>
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<p class="phrase-hermes">di arder loga di dienplos</p>
<p><strong>The past does not depart.</strong></p>
<br><span class="notes"><em>di</em> (the) + <em>arder</em> (past) + <em>loga</em> (from, separation) + <em>di</em> (the) + <em>dienplos</em> (departure). The structure implies the past is separated from departure itself - it refuses to leave.</span>
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<p class="phrase-hermes">presgard di hellis</p>
<p><strong>Praise the Fool.</strong></p>
<br><span class="notes"><em>presgard</em> (praise) + <em>di</em> (the) + <em>hellis</em> (fool). The liturgical phrase of the Church of the Fool, spoken while pressing the right palm to the left chest.<sup><a href="#ref-7">[7]</a></sup></span>
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<h2 id="song-section">Praise the Fool - Hermes Lyrics</h2>
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<p>"Praise the Fool" (赞美愚者) is the official theme song of the Lord of the Mysteries game, performed in the Hermes language.<sup><a href="#ref-5">[5]</a></sup> It is one of the richest primary sources for confirmed Hermes vocabulary. Note that the full version contains known lyric errors.<sup><a href="#ref-5">[5]</a></sup></p>
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<div class="lyrics-block">Presgard di hellis
Deknosapo
Gup nelloca dubita
Presgard di hellis, Merplos pagem
Nelloca loga ubinpro
(Presgard di hellis) inleukam fa galeik
Sterinoda leuk hiturf
(Presgard di hellis) protasplos blodisen
Comagon nefortunoneg
Logena vorold
Facera solvas
Gumantatemuf gup latik
Poperapo arder nusanc tronena
Troom kapa furan thusandik
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Presgard di hellis laforcip
Scecana ornventien
(Presgard di hellis) navo ardeplos nun
Lagrowitan nescippan
(Presgard di hellis) vera derun plos prophes
Un sicaplos un cradem
Dirum darik offina timan
Narmarinevo slafenen distarion
Uns freron arder troomen
Nefargetam troomuti meta duok</div>
<p style="margin-top:0.85rem;"><span class="notes">Transcribed from the official lyric video and the LOTM Fandom Wiki.<sup><a href="#ref-5">[5]</a><a href="#ref-6">[6]</a></sup> Some lines in the full version contain known errors at 2:18, 2:42, and 1:31. Words such as "narmarinevo", "slafenen", and "nusanc" remain poorly understood by the community.</span></p>
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<span class="dictionary-word">Presgard di hellis / Deknosapo / Gup nelloca dubita</span>
<br>Praise the Fool / Undisputable majesty / High above the temple of the gray fog
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<span class="dictionary-word">Presgard di hellis, Merplos pagem / Nelloca loga ubinpro</span>
<br>Praise the Fool, unquestionable benevolence / Separated from evil, above the gray fog
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<span class="dictionary-word">(Presgard di hellis) inleukam fa galeik / Sterinoda leuk hiturf</span>
<br>(Praise the Fool) revelation like a star / Leading the road toward holiness
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<span class="dictionary-word">(Presgard di hellis) protasplos blodisen / Comagon nefortunoneg</span>
<br>(Praise the Fool) eternal blessing upon me / Protect (me) from misfortune
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<span class="dictionary-word">Logena vorold / Facera solvas / Gumantatemuf gup latik</span>
<br>(Across) the world / A holy sacrifice / Humanity will (rise) above the divine
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<span class="dictionary-word">Poperapo arder nusanc tronena / Troom kapa furan thusandik</span>
<br>Remnants of the past, a new saint (is born) / Dreams and light from thousands (of years)
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<span class="dictionary-word">Presgard di hellis laforcip / Scecana ornventien</span>
<br>Praise the Fool's supremacy / Terror to the unholy
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<span class="dictionary-word">(Presgard di hellis) navo ardeplos nun / Lagrowitan nescippan</span>
<br>(Praise the Fool) possessing all knowledge / Conspiracy cannot be hidden (from him)
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