Dreaming Aihrde

"Erde" was the first word ever spoken. It was uttered by Corthain when the All Father cast he and his siblings off. The god spoke and said "Erde! Why do you cast us off." The word itself is the root of all language throughout all the world of Aihrde. It means "father."

"The first of the dwarves to speak called upon Him, naming Him then in the speech of his people, AlErde, which is "Father of All Things" or "Creator" or in its simpler forms "All Father." His words were as stone and reflected the iron will that Erde set into them. "Al-Erde! We see that you stand as above all things and that you are the arbiter of this world. What would you have of us. Set the price, so that we might pay it." And his name was Hlothver and he was named the greatest of all the fathers of dwarves." Codex of Airhde

To the dwarves the world is called Erde and always will be (to the giants as well), for it is the root of all things. It is pronounced AIRd by the dwarves, the 'e' being silent.

The word Aihrde is a translation of the dwarf word, used by human scholars during the Age of Heroes to differentiate between the All Father of the Days before Days (Erde), the All Father of the Dwarves (AlErde) and the dwarf word for the world (Erde). It has several different pronunciations. The Aenochians almost always pronounce is AIRdhAY, as do the Elves. The Ethrum pronounce it more closely to the Dwarf speech, AiRDaa. The foul folk of Aufstrag pronounce it AIRDHu which is a sign of disrespect to the All Father and the Dwarves.