diff --git a/core/src/dictionary.c b/core/src/dictionary.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed8f6fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/dictionary.c
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+#include "dictionary.h"
+#include "strutil.h"
+#include "string.h"
+#include "math.h"
+
+typedef struct Key {
+    char* key;
+    uintptr_t hash;
+} Key;
+
+Dictionary dictionary_new(size_t element_size) {
+    return (Dictionary) {
+        .element_size = element_size,
+        .list = list_init(sizeof(Key) + element_size)
+    };
+}
+
+Key* internal_dictionary_get(Dictionary* self, uintptr_t keyhash, size_t* out_index) {
+    if(self->list.len == 0) {
+        *out_index = 0;
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    Key* element;
+    signed long l = 0, r = self->list.len, m;
+    while(l <= r) {
+        m = round((double)(l+r)/2.0);
+        if(out_index != NULL) *out_index = m;
+        element = list_at_unchecked(&self->list, m);
+        if(keyhash < element->hash)
+            r = m-1;
+        else if(keyhash > element->hash)
+            l = m+1;
+        else
+            return element;
+    }
+    m = m >= 0 ? (m < self->list.len ? m : self->list.len - 1) : 0;
+    return list_at_as(Key, &self->list, m);
+}
+
+void* dictionary_get(Dictionary* self, const char* key) {
+    uintptr_t hash = strhash(key);
+    Key* keyblock = internal_dictionary_get(self, hash, NULL);
+    return strcmp(key, keyblock->key) != 0 ? NULL : ((char*)keyblock) + sizeof(Key);
+}
+
+static inline
+int dictionary_insert_kvp(Dictionary* self, Key key, void* value, size_t index) {
+    // allocate a block of memory to insert into the list
+    char* insert_data = malloc(self->list.element_size);
+    if(insert_data == NULL)
+        return -1; // OOM
+    // fill block with key and value
+    memcpy(insert_data, &key, sizeof(Key));
+    memcpy(insert_data + sizeof(Key), value, self->element_size);
+    // decide add or insert based on current length of list
+    if(self->list.len == 0)
+        list_add(&self->list, insert_data);
+    else
+        list_insert(&self->list, insert_data, index);
+    // free allocated key-value block
+    free(insert_data);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int dictionary_set_raw(Dictionary* self, const char* key, void* data) {
+    const uintptr_t keyhash = strhash(key);
+    size_t closest_index;
+    Key* closest = internal_dictionary_get(self, keyhash, &closest_index);
+    // get index of closest hash
+    // prepare key data
+    Key keydata = {
+        .hash = strhash(key),
+        .key = malloc(strlen(key)+1)
+    };
+    strcpy(keydata.key, key);
+    if(closest == NULL || keyhash < closest->hash) { // insert before
+        return dictionary_insert_kvp(self, keydata, data, closest_index);
+    } else if(strcmp(closest->key, key) == 0) {
+        memcpy(closest + 1, data, self->element_size);
+        return 0;
+    } else {
+        return dictionary_insert_kvp(self, keydata, data, closest_index + 1);
+    }
+}
+
+int dictionary_erase(Dictionary* self, const char* key) {
+    const uintptr_t keyhash = strhash(key);
+    size_t index;
+    Key* element = internal_dictionary_get(self, keyhash, &index);
+    if(element->hash != keyhash || strcmp(key, element->key) != 0)
+        return -1; // not a match
+    // free the key string
+    free(element->key);
+    list_erase(&self->list, index);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void dictionary_empty(Dictionary* self) {
+    list_empty(&self->list);
+}
diff --git a/core/src/dictionary.h b/core/src/dictionary.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a5361d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/dictionary.h
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#ifndef _fencer_hash_map_h
+#define _fencer_hash_map_h
+
+#include "list.h"
+#include "stdint.h"
+
+typedef struct Dictionary {
+    List list;
+    size_t element_size;
+} Dictionary;
+
+extern Dictionary dictionary_new(size_t element_size);
+extern void* dictionary_get(Dictionary* self, const char* key);
+extern int dictionary_set_raw(Dictionary* self, const char* key, void* data);
+extern int dictionary_erase(Dictionary* self, const char* key);
+extern void dictionary_empty(Dictionary* self);
+
+static inline int dictionary_set_int(Dictionary* self, const char* key, int data) {
+    return dictionary_set_raw(self, key, &data);
+}
+static inline int dictionary_set_unintptr(Dictionary* self, const char* key, uintptr_t data) {
+    return dictionary_set_raw(self, key, &data);
+}
+#define dictionary_set_value(Type_, Dict_, Key_, Value_)\
+{ Type_ __value = (Type_)Value_; dictionary_set_raw(Dict_, Key_, &__value); }
+#define dictionary_check_size(Type_, Dict_)\
+(Dict_)->element_size == sizeof(Type_)
+
+#define dictionary_from_type(Type_)\
+dictionary_new(sizeof(Type_))
+#define dictionary_get_as(Type_, Dict_, Key_)\
+(Type_*)dictionary_get(Dict_, Key_)
+#define dictionary_get_value(Type_, Dict_, Key_)\
+*((Type_*)dictionary_get(Dict_, Key_))
+
+#endif // !_fencer_hash_map_h
diff --git a/core/src/list.c b/core/src/list.c
index 1977a68..3035375 100644
--- a/core/src/list.c
+++ b/core/src/list.c
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ void list_reserve(List* self, size_t at_least) {
     self->cap = new_cap;
 }
 
-static inline
 void* list_at_unchecked(List* self, size_t at) {
     union {
         uint8_t* as_byte;
diff --git a/core/src/list.h b/core/src/list.h
index e79e206..0d34494 100644
--- a/core/src/list.h
+++ b/core/src/list.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ extern void list_empty(List* list);
 
 extern void list_reserve(List* self, size_t at_least);
 extern void* list_at(List* list, size_t at);
+extern void* list_at_unchecked(List* self, size_t at);
 
 extern size_t list_add(List* self, void* item);
 extern void list_insert(List* self, void* item, size_t at);