Ogre (language)

An ogre rune

Ogre is the ancient, brutish language spoken by the ogres.

Ogre primer

• Dawgar = The Known Earth.
• Gorgog = King Gog.
• Goria = Throne of the King.

Untranslated words or phrases

• Ango'rosh - Ogre clan in Zangarmarsh.
• Boff - Dustbelcher camp in the Badlands.
• Boulder'gor - Boulderfist ogre mound in the Arathi Highlands.
• Boulder'mok - Ogre village in the Blade's Edge Mountains.
• Cagg - Dustbelcher camp in the Badlands.
• Gar'tash - "Hammer of the Breakers", a mace that drops from Ko'ragh.
• Gordunni - Prominent ogre clan in Feralas and Terokkar Forest.
  • Gordok - Upper class of the Gordunni, as well as the name given to the king of the clan.
• Gor'gah - "High Blade of the Gorians", a sword that drops from Imperator Mar'gok.
• Gormaul - Bladespire tower in Frostfire Ridge.
• Gorthenon - An area of the imperial palace in Highmaul.
• Gor'vosh - Ogre faction on Ashran.
• Grosh'gok - Ogre mound in Deadwind Pass.
• Kosh - Dustbelcher camp in the Badlands.
• Mahrook - Defunct ogre clan.
• Mo'gosh - Ogre clan encountered on Island Expeditions.
• Mo'grosh - Ogre clan in Loch Modan.
• Mok'Doom - Area in Blackrock Spire inhabited by the Spirestone ogres. May be Orcish.
• Mok'nathal - A clan and/or race of half-ogre, half-orc hybrids. May be Orcish.
• Mor'dul - Bladespire tower in Frostfire Ridge.
• Mosh'Ogg - Ogre clan in Northern Stranglethorn.
• Na'gwa - Ogre ruin in Nagrand.
• Ogri'la - An enlightened ogre community in the Blade's Edge Mountains.
• Vul'Gol - Splinter Fist ogre mound in Duskwood.
• Wurg - Dustbelcher camp in the Badlands.

Speculation

This article or section includes speculation, observations or opinions possibly supported by lore or by Blizzard officials. It should not be taken as representing official lore.

• Gordawg = "King of the earth".
• Gorgrond = "King Grond".
• Vul'Gol = "Splinter Fist", given that the Splinter Fist ogres live in the Vul'Gol mound and are themselves called "Vul'Gol" in the non-canon Lands of Conflict.
  • This would potentially make vul = "fist", which would in turn make Vul'gor "fist of the king", a fitting moniker for a Highmaul Coliseum champion.
• It is possible that the word "ogre" itself is a corruption of a word with the -gor suffix, possibly "people of the king".
• The prefix Mok appears to be significant, given its use in toponyms (Boulder'mok, Mok'Doom, and the planned but unimplemented Mok'Gordun), personal names (Mok'Morokk and Mok'war), and the Mok'nathal.