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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A game 5 win for the #LAQueens. WOW. What a series. What and amazing first season for the #WPBL.

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Some sights from a very disappointing game 4. 😔 #WPBL #LAQueens #GladysTheGoose

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Some game 3 images from the #WPBL championship series. Tough loss for the Queens, but hopefully they’ll pull together tomorrow.

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Some sights from game 2 of the #WPBL championship series.

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Some photos from tonight’s #WPBL championship between the #LAQueens and #SFFirebells!

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Amazing panel on the art of tarot over in Malibu right now! #worldcon #laconv @laworldcon.bsky.social

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

We have a very busy Saturday at @laworldcon.bsky.social. Hope to see you at some of our stuff! #conlang #language #laconv

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Today at @laworldcon.bsky.social @quothalinguist.bsky.social and I will be streaming for LangTime Studio (3:00 pm room 259 ACCN) and until Tuesday you can 25% your first month or year at our Patreon with promo code WORLDCON! #conlang patreon.com/langtimestudio

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

If you’re coming to #LACon5 @quothalinguist.bsky.social and I will be there! Between us, we’ll be on 12 programming items. Check out our schedule below! #conlang #language #worldcon #asoiaf #dune #superman #supergirl #etc

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Adding some of Rhaenyra’s kids:

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Continuing on as we get to some of the younger generation:

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Finally we have the Common Tongue name Sunfyre (Vēsperzys). This is a simple compound, with the sun glyph vēzos being sandwiched onto the front of perzys “fire”, similar to the moon glyph in Moondancer (Hūrlilio). The z of vēzos assimilates to the following p of perzys, devoicing to s.

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Vermithor (Vermitor) is another old name which has many spellings. In this instance, I used the same glyph as with Vermax (Vermaks), added a consonantal T, and used the shadow glyph to give us the -or ending.

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

The name Vermax (Vermaks) is a combination of the glyph used in vermagon “to warn” and the -x (-ks) terminal glyph.

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

The old god Vhagar (Vagar) lends its name to this dragon. The old name has many spellings. This time I spelled it with the consonantal glyphs V, H, and G with the blood glyph giving us the -ar ending. The H isn’t pronounced; it’s a vestige of the old god’s name.

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Syrax (Sȳraks) is Rhaenyra’s yellow dragon, and its name derives from sȳz “good”. In its modified forms, the root of sȳz is sȳr-, and so when it combines with the -x (-ks) glyph it’s Sȳraks, not Sȳzaks.

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Meleys (Meles) is a much simpler name. The name derives from mele “red”, which uses the same glyph as the glyph for a rose. The last glyph is the dragon glyph which gives us -es.

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

The name of the great Caraxes (Karakses) derives from the Valyrian word for great kara. Following that initial glyph is the special x (ks) glyph seen in Arrax (Arraks). The last glyph is the dragon glyph which gives us the -es ending.

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Another Common Tongue name is Moondancer (Hūrlilio). This is less obvious in High Valyrian, as the root for moon hūra is used smashed onto the word for dancer lilio. The first glyph is the glyph of the moon; the second dancing; and the last a glyph that gives us -io, Valyrian equivalent of -er.

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Silverwing’s (Gēliotīkun’s) name is also a direct translation of the common. Gēlio is the genitive of gēlion “silver”, and tīkun is the word for “wing”. The first two glyphs give us gēlio and the second two tīkun. It’s literally “wing of silver”.

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Seasmoke’s (Embrōrbar’s) name is a standard compound. The first glyph is embar “sea” and the second ōrbar “smoke”. To combine the two, embar changes to its genitive embro, and then it merges with ōrbar. The name is literally “smoke of the sea”.

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Sheepstealer’s name you will have heard several times this season. It's a direct translation, with the first glyph for bianor “sheep”, and the second two glyphs being laodio, an older word for “thief”. Bianor reduces to biādr-, which then assimilates to the following l, giving us biāllaodio.

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Next Balerion, the Black Dread. The bal- part of the name comes from the glyph for soil balon. Next is the glyph for repetition used in participles. The last is the glyph for iron āegion, which is used for the -ion ending. Soil and iron imply darkness, chosen in part due to Balerion’s black scales.

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

First is Arrax (Arraks) whose name is built off the glyph in arrigon, which means “to show”. Arrax’s (Arraks’) name doesn’t necessarily derive from this word, but it’s close enough that it can be spelled with that glyph. The last glyph is a special glyph for names that end in -x (-ks).

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Today is the third episode of #HouseOfTheDragon, so for fun I thought I’d do a post of some of the dragon names we’ve seen thus far in #highvalyrian (both in the orthography and in the romanization). #conlang #hotd #asoiaf #dragons

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Today’s the day! #HouseOfTheDragon season 3 premieres today, and the last #Valyrian glyph for the lead up is munnon “sorrow”. Hope you have a chance to watch today! #conlang #hotd #asoiaf #language

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Today’s #Valyrian glyph is ñelly "flesh”. An odd word, but I did get some use of it. The season 3 premiere of #HouseOfTheDragon is TOMORROW! #conlang #language #hotd #highvalyrian #asoiaf

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Today’s #Valyrian glyph is sēnagon “to kill” whose long vowel has always irked me. I wish it had been short… #conlang #language #highvalyrian #hotd #houseofthedragon

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Today’s #Valyrian glyph is ñuqir “ash”. I feel like this is a word I’ll never forget. Kind of seemed obvious when I coined it: ñuqir. Can’t say why. #conlang #language #highvalyrian #asoiaf #hotd #houseofthedragon

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Today’s #Valyrian glyph is qlādugon “to drag”. The glyph itself is an image of a farming tool being dragged through the earth. #conlang #language #asoiaf #hotd #houseofthedragon

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Today’s #Valyrian glyph is lōta “solid”. This glyph may look familiar as it’s essentially an inverted <s>. It actually represents a tripod, which is a solid/stable structure. #conlang #language #hotd #houseofthedragon #asoiaf

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Today’s #Valyrian glyph is gīmigon “to know”. This is a useful word that shows up a lot. It’s specifically for knowing information, not a person. #conlang #language #hotd #houseofthedragon #asoiaf

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Today’s #Valyrian glyph is lioragon “to sell”. Again, I expected this glyph to enjoy a lot more use throughout the various series than it’s gotten. Nice one, though. I like the word and the glyph. #conlang #language #hotd #houseofthedragon

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

This kid has yet to be impressed. #NBA

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Today’s #Valyrian glyph is iemny “stomach”. I Iike the way this one looks. #conlang #language #hotd #houseofthedragon

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Today’s #Valyrian glyph is nerny “door”. It enjoys a lot of use as a determinative. Don’t think I’ve gotten to use it in a script yet… #conlang #language #HotD #HouseOfTheDragon

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David J. Peterson @dedalvs.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

In the lead-up to the season 3 premiere of #HouseOfTheDragon, I thought I’d release some more #Valyrian glyphs. Today’s glyph is grevy “wheel”. #conlang #language #hotd