Bob-stones: A traditional game among rabbits.
Crixa, the: The center of Efrafa, at the crossing points of two bridle paths
Efrafa: The name of the warren founded by General Woundwort.
El-ahrairah: The rabbit folk hero. The name (Elil-hrair-rah) means-"Enemies-Thousand-Prince"= Prince with a Thousand Enemies.
Elil: Enemies (of Rabbits)
Embleer: stinking, e.g. the smell of a fox.
Flay: Food, e.g. grass or other green fodder.
Flayrah: Unusually good food e.g. lettuce.
Frith: The sun, personified as a god by rabbits. Frithrah!= the Lord Sun- used as an exclaimation.
Fu Inle': After moonrise
Hlao: Any dimple or depression in the grass, such as that formed by a daisy plant or thistle, which can hold moisture. The name of a rabbit.
Hlao-roo: "Little Hlao." An affectionate diminutive of the name of Hlao, one of the rabbits in the story.
Hlessi: A rabbit living above ground, without a regular hole or warren. A wandering rabbit living in the open. (Plural, hlessil.)
Homba: A fox. (Plural, hombil)
Hrair: A great many; an uncountable number; any number over four. U hrair= The Thousand (enemies).
Hrairoo: "Little thousand." The name of Fiver in Lapine.
Hraka: Droppings, excreta.
Hrududu: A tractor, car, or any motor vehicle. (Plural, hrududil.)
Hyzenthlay: Literally, "Shine-dew-fur" =Fur shining like dew. The name of a doe.
Inle': Literally, the moon; also moonrise. But a second meaning carries the idea of darkness, fear, or death.
Lendri: A badger
Marli: A doe. Also carries the meaning "mother."
M'saion: "We meet them."
Narn: Nice, pleasant (to eat).
Ni-Frith: Noon.
Nildro-Hain: "Blackbird's Song." The name of a doe.
Owsla: The strongest rabbits in a warren, the ruling clique. Nearly all warrens have an Owsla, strong or clever rabbits, second-year or older- surrounding the chief rabbit and his doe, and exercising authority.
Owslafa: The Council police (a word found only in Efrafa).
Pfeffa: A cat.
Rah: A prince, leader or chief rabbit. Usually used as a suffix. E.g. Threarah =Lord Threar
Roo: Used as a suffix to denote a diminutive. E.g. Hrairoo.
Sayn: Groundsel.
Silf: Outside, that is, not underground.
Silflay: To go above ground and feed. Literally, to feed outside. Also used as a noun.
Tharn: Stupefied, distraught, hypnotized with fear. But can also, in certain contexts, mean "looking foolish," or again "heartbroken" or "forlorn."
Thethuthinnang: "Movement of Leaves." The name of a doe.
Thlay: Fur.
Thlayli: "Fur-head." A nickname.
Threar: A rowan tree, or mountain ash.
Vair: To excrete, pass droppings.
Yona: A headgehog. (Plural, yonil.)
Zorn: Destroyed, murdered. Denotes a catastrophe
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