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Ubar: war chief: Tarnsman of Gor, page 42 and : Explorers of Gor, page 242

 "I sensed, then, for a moment, what it must be to be a Ubar. It was then, in that instant, that I first truly saw him, as he was, and as he must be. I looked then on loneliness and decision, and power. The Ubar must contain within himself dark strengths. He must be capable of doing, as many men are not, what is necessary. Only one can sit upon the throne, as it is said. And, as it is said, he who sits upon the throne is the most alone of men." Explorers of Gor, page 242

Ubar san - (lit. 'one Ubar): war chief chosen to be supreme commander of the 4 tribes of the Wagon Peoples: Nomads of Gor, page 146

Ubara: the Free Companion (consort) of a Ubar: Priest Kings of Gor, page 38

Ubarate: the territory governed by a Ubar: Raiders of Gor, page 129

Ugly Acts: term for sexual relations by the Sames between the sexes: Savages of Gor, page 234

Ul: winged, monstrous, hissing predatory tharlarion, found flying over the delta's surrounding Port Kar:

"Only one creature in the marshes dares to outline itself against the sky, the predatory Ul, the winged thalarion." Raiders of Gor, page 1

"Also, at night, crossing the bright disks of Gor's three moon, might occasionally be seen the silent, predatory shadow of the ul, a giant pterodactyl ranging far from its native swamps in the delta of the Vosk." Outlaw of Gor, page 26

"I had also seen then, as I had come closer, the small head of the creature, small considering the size of its body, and the span of its wings, lift up, above the rence, with its long narrow, toothed jaws, like a long snout or bill, with that long, narrow extension of skin and bone in the back, balancing the weight of the long, narrow jaws, contributing, to, given the creature's weight and general ungainliness in structure, to stability in flight, particularly in soaring. . . It had opened its wings, suddenly. The span must have been twenty-five to thirty foot Gorean. Then it closed them, folding them back, against its body. . . It uttered a hissing, grunting sound, expelling air from its lungs. It had a long, snakelike tail, terminating with a flat, spade like structure. This tail lashed, the spade like structure dashing sand about. This tail, with its termination, too, I think, had its role to play in flight, primarily one of increasing stability. . . Again it opened its wings. These are of skin and stretch from the jointed, hind legs, clawed, of the creature to an extremely long, fourth digit on its clawed hand. . .It is little wonder, I thought, that many take the predatory Ul, the winged tharlarion, to be the monarch of the delta."  Vagabonds of Gor, page 179

ulo: woman's knife of the Red Hunters with semicircular blade in a wooden handle; not suitable for carving, but good cutting meat and sinew

"The ulo, or woman's knife, with its semicircular blade, customarily fixed to a wooden handle, is not well suited to carving. It is better at cutting meat and slicing sinew." Beasts of Gor, page 262

umbrella bird: bird that lives in the lower canopies of rainforest near Schendi:

In the lower portion of the canopies, too, can be found heavier birds, such as the ivory-billed woodpecker and the umbrella bird. Explorers of Gor, page 311

Urt:  a silken-furred rodent akin to the Earth rat; it has three rows of teeth, two tusks, and two horns:  also canal urt, rapid moving, water mammal living along canals; particularly found in Port Kar also nocturnal forest rodent, about the size of a cat, living in the forests, hunted by the hook-billed, night crying fleer  also a small tree-dwelling rodent, having 4 toes, which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi: 

I smelled the wet fur of the animal, a rodent of some kind, the smells of its den, the soiled straw.

For some time the animal, moving backwards, its prey seized in its jaw, scrambled through the tunnel. It dragged me in a series of quick, vicious jerks through the tunnel, scraping me on its stone walls, lacerating me, ripping my tunic.

It was a giant urt, fat, sleek and white; it bared it three rows of needlelike white teeth at me and squealed in anger; two horns, tusks like flat crescents curved from its jaw; another two horns, similar to the first, modifications of the bony tissue forming the upper ridge of the eyes socket, protruded over those gleaming eyes that seemed to feast themselves upon me, as it waiting the permission of the keeper to hurl itself on its feeding trough. Its fat body trembled with anticipation. The whip cracked again, and another command was uttered, and the animal; its long hairless tail lashing in frustration, slunk into another tunnel. Outlaw of Gor. page85-86

"The urt is a loathsome, horned Gorean rodent; some are quite large, the size of wolves or ponies, but most are very small, tiny enough to be held in the palm of one hand." Nomads of Gor, page 125

"I heard one of the giant canal urts twist in the water somewhere beneath me." Raiders of Gor, page 119

"The giant urts, silken and blazing-eyed, living mostly on the garbage in the canals, are not stranger to bodies, both living and dead, found cast into their waters." Raiders of Gor, page 121

"Over her shoulders she had two small, furred animals, hideous forest urts, about the size of cats, and in her left hand she carried four small, green-and-yellow-plumaged birds." Captive of Gor, page 237

"Their catch, returned to the Tesephone, in a cage, covered with canvas, carried on the back of Thurnus, had been six, rather large forest urts, about the size of tiny dogs." Hunters of Gor, page 38

Urt Hunter: hunters of urts in canals (noted in Port Kar) that use tethered slaves as bait: Explorers of Gor, page 32

Urt People: a spindly people, walking hunched over with elongated face and large ovoid eyes; urts seem not to attack these people: Players of Gor, page 267

Urt Soldiers: a warrior society of the Yellow Knife tribe of Red Savages: Savages of Gor, page 314

use-master: a master that is given temporary use of a girl by her owner: Dancers of Gor, page 207 or  Vagabonds of Gor, page 354

Using  a Master's Name: a slave never uses a masters name unless given permission.

"May I call you Tarl?" she asked.
"Only if given permission," I told her. this was normal Gorean slave custom. Generally, of course, such permission is not even asked, and , if asked would be denied. Sometimes a girl is whipped for even daring to ask this permission.  
"A girl asks permission to call her Master by his name," she said.
"It is denied," I said.
"Yes, Master," she said. I would not permit the slave girl to speak my name. It is not fitting that the name of the master be soiled by being touched by the lips of a slave girl. Tribesmen of Gor, page 360

"Forgive me, Master," I whispered. "Once this evening," said he, "you, a slave, addressed me by my name, rather than as 'Master.' 
"Forgive me, Master," I said. I trembled. I recalled I had cried out, "I love you, Clitus Vitellius!"
How foolish I had been. It was a girl's mistake. It would not go unnoticed.  Slave Girl of Gor, page 438 

"I am the girl of Calliodorus of Port Cos," or "I come from the house of Calliodorus." It is only that they are seldom, in addressing the master himself, permitted to use his name. He is usually addressed simply as "Master," or as "my Master." Guardsman of Gor, page 270

Ushindi: inland word meaning Victory: Explorers of Gor, page 100

Ushindi fisher: long-legged wading bird near the Schendi; long white curling feathers used for headdresses: 

His head was surmounted by an elaborate headdress, formed largely from the long, white, curling feathers of the Ushindi fisher, a long-legged, wading bird. Explorers of Gor, page 236 

Val: a letter of the Gorean alphabet; calligraphically derived from demotic: 

'Tun' and 'Val' are probably calligraphically drifted from demotic. Explorers of Gor, page 9

Var: meaning 'turning'; also signifies north of the Gorean compass; as in Ta-Sardar-Var: (footnote) also resting; as in En'Var-Lar-Torvis 'the First Resting of the Central Fire': also where:

vart: carnivorous; a small, sharp-toothed mammal that flies in flocks:  also a relative of the northern vart, it inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi:

"Perhaps most I dreaded those nights filled with the shrieks of the vart pack, a blind, bat like swarm of flying rodents, each the size of a small dog. They could strip a carcass in a matter of minutes. Moreover, some vart packs were rabid." Outlaw of Gor, page 26

"I could, however, recognize a row of brown varts, clinging upside down like large matted fists of teeth and fur and leather on the heavy, bare, scarred branch in their case." Priest-Kings of Gor, page 191

"Tyros is a rugged island, with mountains. She is famed for her vart caves, and indeed, on that island, trained varts, bat like creatures, some the size of small dogs, are used as weapons." Raiders of Gor, page 139

"The vart is a small, sharp-toothed winged mammal, carnivorous, which commonly flies in flocks. Explorers of Gor, page 36

Vask: signifies south on a Gorean compass: Nomads of Gor, page 3 (footnote)

veck: Gorean word for stand stand: Slave Girl of Gor, page 12

vegetables: No description but they are mentioned in the books. They include such things as turnips, carrots, and radishes.

"… and various root vegetables, such as turnips, carrots, radishes, of the sphere and cylinder varieties, …" Tribesmen of Gor, page 37

"I have peas and turnips, garlic and onions in my hut." Outlaw of Gor, page 29

veil: a covering or coverings for the face, worn by free women in many city-states; up to five are worn see also house veil, last veil, pride veil, street veil, veil of the citizeness:

"Eta, from behind me, pinned the first of the five veils about my face. It was light, and shimmering, of white silk, almost transparent. Then, on after the other, she added the freedom veil, or veil of the citizeness, the pride veil, the house veil, and the street veil. Each of these is heavier and more opaque than the one which lies within. the street veil, worn publicly, is extremely bulky, quite heavy and completely opaque, not even the lineaments of the nose and cheeks are discernible when it is worn; the house veil is worn indoors when there are those present who are not of the household, as in conversing with or entertaining associates of one's companion. Veils are worn in various numbers and combinations by Gorean free women, this tending to vary by preference and caste. Many low class Gorean women own only a single veil which must do for all purposes. Not all high-caste women wear a large number of veils. A free woman, publicly, will commonly wear one or two veils; a frequent combination is the light veil, or last veil, and the house or street veil. Rich, vain women of high caste may wear ostentatiously as 
many as nine or ten veils. In certain cities, in connection with the free companionship, the betrothed or pledged beauty may wear eight veils, several of which are ritualistically removed during various phases of the ceremony of companionship; the final veils, and robes, of course, removed in private by the male who, following their removal, arms interlocked with the girl, drinks with her the wine of the companionship, after which he completes the ceremony......The veil, it might be noted, is not legally imperative for a free woman; it is rather a matter of modesty and custom."  Slave Girl of Gor, page 107

veil of the citizeness: the second of the veils worn by free women; worn under the pride veil and over the last veil: Slave Girl of Gor, page 107

veminium, desert: small, purplish flower found in the Tahari; used in perfumes

"The petals of veminium, the 'Desert Veminium,' purplish, as opposed to the 'Thentis Veminium,' bluish, which flower grows at the edge of the Tahari, ..... Tribesmen of Gor, pages 50-51

Veminium oil: by-product of Veminium petals being boiled in water; a scented oil used in middle to upper-class homes to rinse hands before and after eating

... gathered in a shallow basket sand carried to a still, are boiled in water. The vapor which boils off is condensed into oil. This oil is used to perfume water. This water is not drunk but is used in middle and upper-class homes to rinse the eating hand, before and after the evening meal." Tribesmen of Gor, pages 50-51

veminium, Thentis: a bluish wildflower commonly found on the lower ranges of the Thentis mountains; used in perfumes

"The verminium is a delicate, five-petaled blue flower common in both the norther and southern hemispheres of Gor"  Renegades of Gor, page 436

"perhaps after the agile and bellicose Gorean mountain goat, the long haired, spiral horned verr" Tarnsman of Gor, page 147

"The verr was a mountain goat indigenous to the Voltai. It was a wild, agile, ill-tempered beast, long-haired and spiral-horned. Among the Voltai crags it would be worth one's life to come within twenty yards of one." Priest-Kings of Gor, page 63

"I passed fields that were burning, and burning huts of peasants, the smoking shells of Sa-Tarna granaries, the shattered, slatted coops for vulos, the broken walls of keeps for the small, long-haired domestic verr, less belligerent and sizable than the wild verr of the Voltai ranges." Nomads of Gor, page 10

"Kaiila and verr are found at the oases, but not in great numbers. The herds of these animals are found in the desert. They are kept by nomads, who move them from one area of verr grass to another, or from one water holeto another" Tribesmen of Gor, page 37

"Behind them came another of their caste, leading two milk verr which he had purchased." Beasts of Gor, page 47

"The smell of fruit and vegetables, and verr milk, was strong." Savages of Gor, page 60

"In the cafes, I had feasted well. I had had verr meat, cut in chunks and threaded on a metal rod…" Tribesmen of Gor, page 48

Verr Grass: a brownish grass that grows, stubbornly, in the shaded spots of the Tahari. 

On the shaded sides of some rocks, and the shaded slopes of hills, here and there, grew stubborn, brownish patches of verr grass. Tribesmen of Gor, page 71

Victoria: A freshwater port on the Olni River, which is a tributory of the mighty Vosk river. This city is a thriving river town, which was instrumental in the defeat of the Vosk Pirates several years ago. A member of the Vosk League, 19 river towns united against river piracy on the Vosk.

Viktel: triumph, as in Viktel Aria, a military road named 'Triumph of Ar': Kajira of Gor, page 217

vint: tiny insects

I detected the odor of kort rinds, matted, drying, on the stones, where they had been scattered from my supper the evening before. Vints, insects, tiny, sand-colored, covered them. Tribesmen of Gor, page 115 

Vintners, Caste of: Mentioned in the books

".of the Caste of Vintners .wearing a white tunic with a representation in green cloth of leaves about the collar and down the sleeves of the garment." Assassin of Gor, page 29

virgin bell: single bell sometimes worn on a Free Woman's left ankle to announce her availability

Some dare even the chain, though they retain its key. Free girls, not yet companions, but of an age appropriate for the companionship, sometimes signal their availability to possible swains by belling their left ankles with a single “virgin bell.” The note of this bell, which is bright and clear, is easily distinguished from those of the degrading, sensual bells of the slave. Tribesmen of Gor, page 45

Voltai Range: large mountain on Gor

I was somewhere in the Voltai Range, sometimes called the Red Mountains, south of the river and to the east of Ar. That would mean that I had unknowingly passed over the great highway, but whether ahead of or behind Pa-Kur's horde I had no idea. My calculations as to my locale tended to be confirmed by the dull reddish color of the cliffs, due to the presence of large deposits of iron oxide.  Tarnsman of Gor, page 144 

Vonda: A fairly large port city on the Olni river, which took part in a disastrous territorial war against Ar several years ago. Now rebuilt, it is known for its production and training of male Gladitorial fighting slaves. It is therefore a large Gladitorial center. Free women are typically well received there, and such free women own several of the training houses. It is similar to any of the walled city-states of ancient Earth Greece.

Vosk: a major river on Gor which pours into the Tamber Gulf: Tarnsman of Gor, page 72

Vosk Carp: a deadly water creature mentioned but not described in books.

"turning as it made a swift strike, probably a Vosk carp or marsh turtle. "Raiders of Gor, page 1

Vosk League: an alliance of 19 towns (Fina, Forest Port, Hammerfest, Iskander, Jasmine, Jort's Ferry, Point Alfred, Port Cos, Ragnar's Hamlet, Sais, Siba, Sulport, Tafa, Tancred's Landing, Tetrapoli, Turmus, Ven, Victoria, White Water) formed to keep the Vosk River clear of pirates & to promote trade: Guardsman of Gor, page 235

Voyages of Acquisition: voyages made to Earth by the Priest-Kings to gather biological samples; this perhaps accounts for the similarity in many animals, as well as in language and culture, between Earth and Gor: Tarnsman of Gor, page 32

vulo: is a small fowl used for its meat and eggs for food. Vulo brain is a delicacy served at banquets and feasts

"She was a peasant, barefoot, her garment little more than coarse sacking. She had been carrying a wicker basket containing vulos, domesticated pigeons raised for eggs and meat." Nomads of Gor, page 1

"I smelled roast bosk cooking, and fried vulo I held the leg of the fried vulo toward one of the girls" Hunters of Gor, page 34

"the shattered, slatted coops for vulos, the broken walls of keeps for the small, long-haired domestic verr, less belligerent and sizable than the wild verr of the Voltai ranges." Nomads of Gor, page 10

"…vulo stew with raisins, nuts, onions and honey…" Tribesmen of Gor, page 48

"I shot the spiced vulo brain into my mouth…" Nomad of Gor, page 84

"I smelled roast bosk cooking, and fried vulo...I held the leg of the fried vulo toward one of the girls..." Hunters of Gor, page 34