An NorðvmbroMersian Grovndwordenbooc
A Basic Northumbro-Mercian Dictionary
1. NorðvmbroMersian/Anglisc Northumbro-Mercian/English.
2. Anglisc/NorðvmbroMersian English/Northumbro-Mercian.
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1. NorðumbroMersian/Anglisc Northumbro-Mercian/English.
A B C D E F G H I L M N O P R S T Ð* U/V** W Y
A
Ab: (scort for abovt) Re:
abovtcoman to happen
abovtcoming event
acros- inter-
acroslandisc international
af of
after- post-
afterðincan to consider
ag. (scort for against) vs. (versus)
againcennan to remember
againcoman to remember
againmacan to reproduce, copy
againmacing copy, reproduction
againsettan to replace
against against, versus
against- anti-
againstgift antidote
againstlig defiant (cf. Swed. trotsig, Ger. trotzig)
againstworcan to counteract
ale beer, ale
alicnestestan to compare
alicnestesting comparison
alle all
allmen general
allwiðhafing exhausive, containing everything
a.m.(scort for aftermidday) p.m.
anger anger, rage
Angleland England
Anglisc English
answercanlig responsible, answerable
answercanlighood responsibility
anwendan to use
areaovtspeacing accent
areatong dialect
arovndspinnan to revolve
a.s.o. (and so on) etc.
A.S./A.W. (after scribing/writing) P.S.
ascing question
ascworðig questionable
asvnderfallan to disintegrate
asvnderfalling disintegration
awaydoan to abolish
awaygoan to depart, leave, go away
awaygoing departure
awaynes abscence
awaysendan to deport
awaysending deportation
awaytacan to remove
awaytacing removal
B
bacbit abdomen
bacgoan to retreat
bacsayan to answer, reply
bacspeacan to answer, reply
bairn (East.,Norð.NM) child
baniscan to exile, banish
baniscedman exile (person)
baniscment exile (being exiled), banishment
beatan to defeat, beat
befrean to liberate, free
bec stream, beck; gesture (cf. Eng. beck and call)
becoman to get, receive
beggan to pray, beg
begging prayer
bending bending, flexible
benighted ignorant, stupid
bescvttan to decide
bescvtting decision
beseechan to implore, beseech
besonders especially
bestowan to bestow, present
betocennan to represent
betterlican to prefer
beðincan to remeber, remind oneself, bethink
bigmanlig magnificent (cf. Old Norse stórmanlig)
bildan to build, establish
bit part, bit, element
bloom flower
board table
bochs box, cube
bochs- cubic
body body; organisation
bog toilet
boochovse library
boocroom library
boocstafe letter (of alphabet)
boocstafelig literal(ly)
boðhanded ambidextrous
breaccanlig fragile, breakable
bringan to/till to spend time (cf. Swed. tillbringa)
bvrghisc bourgeois
bvrghiscfolcbit bourgeoisie
bvsinestanding state of affairs
by at the house of
by (East.NM) village
bysayan to mention
C
-canlig -able(cf. docanlig 'doable')
cannig able
ceennes zeal
cennan to know a person
clearseeing clairvoyant
cleftan to split, separate
cleftcanlig separable
ðes clocs o'clock
comelig beautiful
comingtide future
comingtidesplan intention
ðe same coman to agree
commontong vernacular
covrselig of course
cowflesc beef
cow- bovine
cvstombvnch culture
cvstombvnchisc cultural
cwac quack
cwagmire quagmire
cwarrelan to argue, quarrel
Cwebec Quebec
cween queen
cwic quick
cwicsilfer mercury
D
ðe day today
dayscriber journalist
dayscribing journalism
dayscript journal
deeman to judge
deemer judge
deeming judgement
deer animal (in general)
deergarden zoo
deerlearning zoology
dgas jazz
Dgvt Jute
dict poem
dicter poet
dictlig poetic
docanlig possible
docanlignes possibility, chance
dorf village
dotan to go senile, to dote
doted senile
dotehood senility
doð does
downletting disappointment
dragan to pull
dvenes respect
E
earnan to deserve
earðlig geographical
Easternrealm Austria
Easternrealmisc Austrian
easygifing generous
efildoan to commit a crime
elc elk, moose
elder parent
endfastening suffix
enovgh enough, sufficient
erlig honest
ET (ðe Evropaisce Togeðerstanding) EU (the European Union)
Evropa Europe
Evropaisc European
F
factlessform subjunctive
factlig actually
fall case (e.g. 'in allen fallen'); autumn
familiman (male) relative, relation
familiwoman (female) relative, relation
fanlig usual, normal
fanlignes normality
far far, distant
faran to travel
fareðovwell goodbye
faring a (short) journey
farnes distance
farof distant, far-off
farseeer/farseer television
farspeacer telephone
farvnyewell goodbye
farwriter fax
farwriting fax
fest party
f.f.(for fromtacing) e.g.
f.g.a. (for grovnd af) because (cf.Swed. p.g.a.)
fiend enemy; fiend
fingeran to touch
fire fire; passion, zeal
firmascan to demand
firmsayan to insist
firstdoan to pioneer
firstdoer pioneer
flasc flash
flasce bottle, flask
flatbowl plate
flesc meat
floggan to punish; (also: to flog)
f.m.(scort for foremidday) a.m.
f.o. (for ovttacing) e.g.
folc people
folclig social, of the people
folcsmight democracy
folcðing parliament
folcðinglig parliamentary, political
folcðingman politician, MP (Member of Parliament)
folcðingstvf politics, parliamentary business
fool idiot, fool; jester
foolisc idiotic, foolish
for- pro-
fore- pre-
foredoan to pioneer
foredoer pioneer
forefastening prefix
foreflood antediluvian
forepvttan to suggest
forescortenan to abbreviate
forespeacan to promise
forespring advance
foreswearan to defend
foreyester the day before yesterday
forstandan to represent
forstander representative
forthovse castle
forwardcoman to advance
forwardgoan to advance
forwardpvttan to encovrage
forwardrvnnan to charge
forwardtoðrowan to project
forwardtoðrower projector
fovrsame- square
fovrsameside square
fovrð quarter
fowel vowel
freed peace
Friggsday Friday
fromnes origin
fromtacing example
FS TV
Fsp. Tel.
fvc- sexual, venereal
fvccan to have sex
fvllbelief faith
fvlldoan to complete
fvlldoing completion
fvlldone complete
fvnnignes comedy
fvnnigman comedian
fyrd army
fyrdsman soldier
G
gameplan tactics
gameplanisc tactical
gaðeran to assemble
gaðering assembly
gifan to give, present
gifans to be (deponent verb: 'ðere gifes')
gift gift, present
gladdscip pleasure
glaseyen glasses
godwoman goddess
gold money
art ðov/aren ye good please (sentense-endlig)
great big
greattown city
green jealous; green
grenslig regionalised
grovnd reason
growinglig increasingly
H
hail hello
hailing recognition
hairfine subtle
hairfinenes subtlety
half- semi-
halflastgame semifinal
handscoe glove
hard difficult
harm damage, harm
healðfichser doctor
hearan to to listen
heir their(masc.)
helpworcword modal verb
hem them(masc.dat.)
hen them(masc.acc.)
henseforð from now on, henceforth
here here, present
hereafter after this
herebeneað under this
hey they(masc.)
highman giant
hin him(acc.)
hiðer from here
homegegrown native, home-grown
homelig native; homely
hopans to hope(deponent)
hovnd/hvnd dog
hve colour, hue
I
ilcword adjective
inn pub, inn, tavern
inpvtting entry (in booc, log a.s.o.)
insightcoman to appear
insightcoming appearance
intreadan to invade
intreading invasion
inwanderan to immigrate
inwanderer immigrant
inway entrance
ircan to annoy
ircsome annoying
ironway railway
ironwaywaggon train
L
lachs salmon
land land, county
landbit zone, area
landpride patriotism
landprovd patriotic
landprovdman patriot
lands- national
landsman compatriot
lastgame final
lavghworðig ridiculous
Lavgisday (East.NM) Saturday
lawisc legal
lawiscmacan to legalize, allow
lawmacan to legislate
layovt layout, format
lecan to play (like a child)
licelig probable
licelignes probability
licenes image
licestanding equal
licewise similarly
lifeformlearning biology
line line; queue
Locisday Saturday
lordscip mastery, control; lordship
lore stories
loft air
loftroom loft
los defeat, loss
lot quantity, amount
lvcfal stroke of luck, chance
M
man man, person; one (pronoun)
manibittig complicated, elaborate
marcan to notice
masteran to subjugate
maw stomach
meaning sentence
meat food
mere simple, mere
merelig simply, just, merely
merrig happy
micel much (cf. Old Eng. micel, Swed. mycket)
mid- central
midbit thorax; centre, middle
midday midday, noon
middel centre, middle
midsvmmer summer solsice, midsummer
midwinter winter solsice
might might, power
mightig mighty, powerful
mildhearted merciful
mildheartednes mercy
mindan to guard
minder guard
minnyng anniversary
mo. pl.
Moonsday Monday
morelig plural
morn morning
ðe morrow tomorrow
movð mouth; voice
m.w. (marce well) N.B.
MWM (mvchlig weightig man) VIP (very important person)
N
nam. (scort for namelig) viz. (scort for Roman: videlicet)
necchain necklace
nee never
newland colony
newlig recently
nigh on almost
nimman to take
Nippon Japan
Nipponisc Japanese
none none, zero
nonmeeting parallel
novght nought, zero
nowt nothing, zero
nowlig current(ly), presnt(ly)
O
oblong rectangle, oblong
Odinsday (dictlig) Wednesday
of off
oferbeing deity, any supramortal being
oferheadscybit zenith
ofermorrow the day after tomorrow
oferpvttan to translate
oft often
OHF (Oferheadforwardtoðrower) OHP (Overhead Projector)
oldfolchealðfichser geriatrician
oldfolisc geriatric
oldman Senior Citizen, geriatric
oldwoman Senior Citizen, geriatric
oldwoods jungle (al.w. Tut. Urwald, Sfe. urskog)
on. sing.
oncarrian to continue
onelig singular
ongrippan to attack
ongripping attack
onleanan to rely on
onleancanlig reliable
ontocoming settlement
onworcan to affect (cf. Swed. p?erka)
onworcing effect
orderlig respective(ly)
o.r.n.(on ðe rovnd nvmber) approximately
oðerlice different(cf. Swed. annorlunda)
oðernes difference
ovtcast exile (person)
ovtcastan to exile
ovtcasting exile (being exiled)
ovtgoan to exit, go out
ovtgoing exit
ovtpvttan to extinguish
ovtpvtter extinguisher
ovtsightgoan to disappear
ovtsightgoing disappearance
ovtscowan to express
ovtscowing expression
ovtspeacan to pronounce
ovtspeacing pronunciation
ovttacing example
ovtðincan to imagine
ovtwanderan to emigrate
ovtwanderer emigrant
ovtwandering emigration
ovtway exit
own. gen.
ownerscip fall genitive case
o.w.r. (ðe oðer way rovnd) vice versa
P
an part playan to make a difference
pastloocan to ignore
paðfindan to explore
paðfinder explorer
peac peak, vertex
piccan to pick, choose
pic pick, choice
pigflesc pork (c.f. other -flesc words e.g. cowflesc 'beef')
pissan to urinate
plantyard garden
pressing influence (also 'pressure')
R
rainscield umbrella
rancrecconingword ordinal number
readig well-advised
recconan to count, calculate
recconingword number
recconinggrovndword cardinal number
right now at the moment
risan to travel (far and wide)
roentgen x-ray
roentgenan to x-ray
rolig West.NM: 'fun'; East.NM: 'calm'
rootlig primary, underlying, fundamental
rovndgoanmacing detour
rovndleading tour
rovndscowgrovnd amphitheatre
rovndsight panorama
S
safe apart from
safelig surely
Sambia Zambia
samefarnes equidistant
sametidelig simultaneous(ly)
scaggirl prostitute
scale balance
scire county, scire
sean out to appear
selfrvle autonomy
selfrvling autonomous
selfstanding independent
selfstandingnes independence
Sfearealm Sweden
Sfearealmisc Swedish
S.G.G. (straightway gold gifer) cash machine, A.T.M.
scriban to write
scribetool keyboard
scag- sexual, venereal
scaggan to make love, have sex
scaper creator, author
scaplig creative(ly)
sceir their(fem.)
scem them(fem.dat.)
scen them(fem.acc.)
scey they(fem.)
scieldan to protect, guard
scittan to defecate
scratchmacing abrasive
scvdderan to shudder, tremble
sea- nautical
self- auto-
selfcilling suicide
selfseller vending machine
selfworcing automatic
seller seller, vendor
Simbabwe Zimbabwe
slacan to satisfy, slake
small narrow
smartan to be painful
smarting painful
soft easy; soft
sobeing situation
softwind zephyr
sovndword onomatopoeia
Sovðland Australia
Sovðlandisc Australian
so well as as well as
speac language
spear spear, javelin
spingvn revolver
spit saliva, spit
standstead attitude, point of view
stead place, position, situation
steadholder lieutenant
steadðingword pronoun
sticcingstuff adhesive
straightway immediate(ly)
strange foreign
strangeland abroad
stream electricity, current
streampost email
stripehorse zebra
Svlv Zulu
Svnsday Sunday
swappan to exchange, swap
swapping exchange, swap
switchan to change
switching change
switchlesform infinitive
T
teaflatbowl saucer
tide time, period
tidinggifan to declare
till until
time hour
Tiwsday Tuesday
to until, to
tobearan to offer
tobearing offering
tocoman to arrive
togeðerhang context
togeðerputtan to unify, unite, bring together
togeðerput unified, united
togeðerstandan to be united
togeðerstanding united (with a sense of togetherness)
tong language
tonglearning grammar
top top, vertex
topgroup élite
topgroupisc élitist
topstead zenith
towriting letter
tracwaggon tram
tract area, tract, zone
treedwelling arboreal
treegarden arboretum
treelig arboreal
treescadestead arbour
trespas sin
trots despite
troð pledge
troðan to pledge
try attempt, try
tryan to attempt, try
tryscribing essay
TSA (ði Togeðerstandingen Staten Americas) USA (the United States of America)
t'vs dative of 'us'
Tvtonland Germany
twain- bi-
twainwheeler bicycle, bike
(')twasn't it was not
twelfeset dozen
(')twicst between
twicst- inter-
twicstworcan to interact
twicstworcing interaction
twofold double, twofold
twowheeler bicycle
twelftimensday equinox
Tyrsday (dictly) Tuesday
Ð*
ðancs please (also 'thankyou')
ðe the(sing.)
ðee you(dat.sing.)
ðerefore ðat because
ðerefrom from there/that
ðeretrots despite that
ðes the (gen.sing.)
ði the (plur.)
ð.i. (ðat is) i.e.
ðiefhearan to to eavesdrop
ðieflistenan to eavesdrop
ðig you(acc.sing.)
ðingan (of parliament) to sit, meet
ðingword noun
ðis this; the (gen.plur.)
ðiðer from there
ðorpe village
Ðorsday (dictlig) Thursday
ðov you(sing.)
ðovðovsand million
ðreecorner triangle
ðreecorner- triangular
ðreefold treble/triple, threefold
ðrise three times
ðrovghfall diarrhoea
ðrowingdisc discus
Ðunorsday Thursday
U/V**
vnderbeing mortal (see overbeing)
vnderhovse cellar
vnlawisc illegal
vnreadig ill-advised (cf. Ethelred the Unready)
vnweightighood trifling matter
vpfindan to invent
vpfinding invention
vpheatan to excite
vpheated excited
vpspeedan to accelerate, speed up
W
waggon car
waited expected
waterhorse hippotamus
waterstuff hydrogen
waðer water
waystopper problem, obstacle
wee small
weecsend weekend
weepan to cry
weightig important
well well, source
welltong source language
wellcenned famous
welsc strange
welscfear xenophobia
wendan (went, gegone) to go, walk
whense from where
wherefore why
whelp puppy, little dog
while because
whinan to cry, be miserable
whininglig miserably
whole total
win win, victory
winner winner, victor
winning benefit
wireles radio, wireless
wisdomtool computer
wisan to know a fact
wit knowledge
witan council
witmeeting council (variant of witan)
wiðgod fellow god
wiðhangan to accompany
wiðman fellow man
wiðsovnder consonant
wiðspinner satellite
wiððincan to agree
wiðworcan to co-ooperate
wiðworcing co-ooperation
Wodensday Wednesday
wooan to woo, tempt
woods forest, woods
worcan to work
worcsan to seem (deponent verb)
worcword verb
wordenbooc dictionary
wordhoard vocabulary
wordfromnes etymology
wordwisdom linguistic sensitivity, ability with words
worldtownlig cosmopolitan
worð value, worth
worð bean to desrve, merit
wrað wrath, rage
writingdesc keyboard
wrongdoan to commit a crime
wrongdoer criminal
wrongdoing crime
wyrd fate, destiny
Y
ye you(plural)
yearday anniversary; birthday
yester yesterday (cf. Ger. gestern, NL. gisteren)
yolly jolly
yvle Christmas
yvletide Christmas time
*When man no 'ð' scriban can, may man instead ðe boocstafe
'q' anwendan, as it an spare bvtton is, which also an vpsidedown ð
liceneð.
**In Northumbro-Mercian aren ði boocstafen 'u' and 'v' both anwended,
qe Anglisce fowel 'u' to oferpvttan. 'V' standeð nee for an wiðsovnder
in NM: ðe Anglisce wiðsovnder 'v' is in NM as 'f' gescribed.
Ðov art ðe ð anwender ðis wordenboocs
1. NorðumbroMersian/Anglisc Northumbro-Mercian/English.
2. Anglisc/NorðumbroMersian English/Northumbro-Mercian.
2. Anglisc/NorðumbroMersian English/Northumbro-Mercian.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
to abbreviate forescortenan
to abolish awaydoan
abdomen bacbit
abrasive scratchmacing
abroad welscland
abscence awaynes
to accelerate vpspeedan
accent areaovtspeacing
to accompany wiðhangan
actually factlig
adhesive sticcingstuff
adjective ilcword
advance forespring
to advance forwardcoman, forwardgoan
to affect onworcan
after a)after this hereafter
b)the day after tomorrow ofermorrow
to agree ðe same coman, wiððincan
air loft
all alle
almost nigh on
a.m. f.m. (foremidday)
ambidextrous boðhanded
amount lot
amphitheatre rovndscowgrovnd
animal deer
anniversary minnyng, yearday
to annoy ircan
annoying ircsome
to answer bacsayan, bacspeacan
antediluvian foreflood
anti- against-
antidote againstgift
apart from safe
to appear ovtseean (look like), insightcoman (suddenly be there)
appearance ovtseeing (look like), insightcoming (suddenly be there)
approximately o.r.n.(on ðe rovnd nvmber)
arboreal treelig, treedwelling
arboretum treegarden
arbour treescadestead
area landbit, tract
to argue cwarrelan
army fyrd
to arrive tocoman
to assemble gaðeran
assembly gaðering
as well as so well as
at (the house of) by
attack ongripping
to attack ongrippan
attempt try
to attempt tryan
attitude standstead
Australia Sovðland
Australian Sovðlandisc
Austria Easternrealm
Austrian Easternrealmisc
author scaper
auto- self-
automatic selfworcing
autonomous selfrvling
autonomy selfrvle
autumn fall
B
balance scale
bar inn
be gifans(deponent verb: 'ðere gifes')
because while, ðerefore ðat
because (of) f.g.a. (for grovnd af)
beautiful comelig
beef cowflesc
beer ale
before: the day before yesterday foreyester
benefit winning
between (')twicst, betwicst, between
bi- twain-
bicycle twowheeler, twainwheeler
big great, bigg
biology lifeformlearning
bottle flasce
bourgeois burghisc
bourgeoisie burghfolcbit
bovine cow-
C
to calculate recconan
calm rolig(East.NM), calm(West.NM)
car waggon
cardinal number recconinggrovndword
case fall(e.g. 'in allen fallen')
cash mashine S.G.G. (straightway gold gifer)
castle forthovse
cellar vnderhovse
centre middel, midbit
central mid-
cf. (from Latin: confer 'compare') al.w. (scort for alicenesteste wið)
chance docanlignes, lvcfal
change switching
to change switchan
to charge forwardrvnnan
child bairn(East.,Norð.NM), child(West.NM)
choice pic
to choose piccan
Christmas yvle
Christmas time yvletide
city greattown
clairvoyant clearseeing
colony newland
colour hue
comedian fvnnigman
comedy fvnnignes
to commit a crime efildoan, wrongdoan
to compare alicenestestan
comparison alicenestesting
compatriot landsman
complete fvlldone
to complete fvlldoan
completion fvlldoing
complicated manibittig
computer wisdomtool
to consider afterðincan
consonant wiðsovnder
context togeðerhang
to continue ongoan
control lordscip
to co-operate wiðworcan
co-operation wiðworcing
copy againmacing
to copy againmacan
council witan (or witmeeting)
to count recconan
to counteract againstworcan
county scire
country land
of course covrselig
creator scaper
creative(ly) scaplig
crime wrongdoing
criminal wrongdoer
to cry whinan, weepan
cube bochs
cubic bochs-
cultural cvstombvnchisc
culture cvstombvnch
current(ly) nowlig
D
damage harm
to decide bescvttan (cf. Ger. sich beschließen, Swed. besluta)
to declare tidinggifan (cf. Ger. kundgeben)
decision bescvtting
defeat los
to defeat beatan
to defecate scittan
to defend foreswearan
defiant againstlig
deity oferbeing
to demand firmascan
democracy folcsmight
to depart awaygoan, leafan
departure awaygoing, leafing
to deport awaysendan
deportation awaysending
to deserve earnan, worð bean
despite trots, despite that ðeretrots
destiny wyrd
detour rovndgomacing
dialect areatong
diarrhoea ðovghfall
dictionary wordenbooc
to make a difference an part playan
difficult hard
difference oðernes
different oðerlice
to disappear ovtsightgoan
disappearance ovtsightgoing
disappointment, disappointing downletting
discus ðrowing disc
to disintegrate asvnderfallan
disintegration asvnderfalling
distance farnes
distant far, farof
doctor healðfichser
dog hovnd/hvnd, dog
does doð
double twofold
dozen twelfeset
E
easy soft
to eavesdrop ðiefhearan to/ ðieflistenan
effect onworcing
e.g. f.f./f.o. (for fromtacing/for ovttacing)
elaborate manibittig
element bit
élite topgrovp
élitist topgrovpisc
email streampost
emigrant ovtwanderer
to emigrate ovtwanderan
emigration ovtwandering
empire worldsrealm
enemy fiend
England Angleland
English Anglisc
to encourage forwardpvttan
entrance incoming (act of entering); inway (way in)
entry (in booc, log etc.) inpvtting
equal licestanding
equidistant samefarnes
equinox twelftimensday
especially besonders
essay tryscribing
essentially grovndlig
to establish bildan
etc. a.s.o. (and so on)
etymology wordfromnes
EU (the European Union) ET (ðe Evropaisce Togeðerstanding)
Europe Evropa
European Evropaisc
event abovtcoming
example ovttacing, fromtacing
exchange swap
to exchange swappan
exhavstive allwiðhafing
to excite vpheatan
excited vpheated
exile a)person: ovtcast, baniscedman
b)being exiled: ovtcasting, baniscment
to exile baniscan, ovtcastan
exit ovtgoing (act of leaving); ovtway (way out)
to exit ovtgoan
expected waited
to explore paðfindan
explorer paðfinder
to express ovtscowan
expression ovtscowing
to extinguish ovtpvttan
extinguisher ovtpvtter
F
famous wellcenned
fate wyrd
faith fvllbelief
fax farwriter, farwriting
fellow wið- (e.g. my fellow man my wiðman)
final lastgame
flash flasc
flask flasce
flexible bending
flower bloom
food meat
foreign strange
forest woods
format layovt
fragile breaccanlig
Friday Friggsday
to free befrean
from here hiðer
from there ðither, from there/that ðerefrom
from where whence
fun rolig(West.NM), fvn(East.NM)
fundamental root-
future comingtide
G
garden plantyard
gen. own.
genitive case ownerscip fall
general allmen
generous easygifing
geographical earðlig
geriatric oldman, oldwoman; oldfolcisc
geriatrician oldfolchealðfichser
Germany Tvtonland
gesture bec (cf. Eng.beck and call)
to get becoman
giant highman
glasses glaseyen
global worldwide
glove handscoe
to go wendan(went, gegone)
goddess godwoman
goodbye fareðovwell (sing.), farvnyewell (pl.)
grammar tonglearning
guard minder
to guard mindan, scieldan
H
to happen abovtcoman
happy gladd, merrig, happig
hello hail
henceforth henseforð
hippopotamus waterhorse
honest erlig
to hope to hopans(deponent)
hour time
at the house of by
hydrogen waterstuff
I
idiot fool
idiotic foolisc
i.e. ð.i. (ðat is)
ignorant benighted, ðic
to ignore pastloocan
ill-advised vnreadig
illegal unlawisc
image licenes
to imagine ovtðincan
immediate(ly) straightway
immigrant inwanderer
to immigrate inwanderan
immigration inwandering
imperative order
to implore beseechan
important weightig
increasingly growinglig
independence selfstandingnes
independent selfstanding
infinitive switchlesform
influence pressing
to insist firmsayan
intention comingtidesplan
inter- acros-, twicst-
to interact twichstworcan
interaction twichstworcing
international acroslandisc
to invade intreadan
invasion intreading
to invent vpfindan
invention vpfinding
J
Japan Nippon
Japanese Nipponisc
javelin spear
jazz dgas
jealous green
jester fool
journal dayscript
journalism dayscribing
journalist dayscriber
journey faring (short trip), rising (longer, far away)
to journey risan (far and wide), faran (short trip)
judge deemer
to judge deeman (cf. Swed. döma)
judgement deeming
jump leap, spring
to jump leapan, springan
jungle oldwoods (cf. Ger. Urwald, Swed. urskog)
just merelig
Jute Dgvt
K
keyboard scribetool, writingdesc
to know a fact wisan
to know a person cennan
knowledge wisdom, wit
L
language tong, speac
legal lawisc
to legalise lawiscmacan, allowan
to legislate lawmacan
legislation lawen
letter (of alphabet) boocstafe
letter (to somebody) towriting
to liberate befrean
library boocroom, boochovse
lieutenant steadholder
to listen hearan to, listenan
literal(ly) boocstafelig
loft loftroom
to make love scaggan, fvccan
M
magnificent bigmanlig (cf.Old Norse 'stórmanlig')
to make love scaggan, fvccan
mastery lordscip
meat flesc
to meet (of parliament) ðingan
to mention bysayan
merciful mildhearted
mercy mildheartednes
mercury cwicsilfer
million ðovðovsand
miserable whining
modal verb helpworcword
at the moment right now
Monday Moonsday
money gold
moose elc
morning morn
mortal vnderbeing
MP (Member of Parliament) folcðingman
much micel
N
narrow small, narrow
national lands-
native homelig, homegegrown
nautical sea-
N.B. m.w. (marce well)
necklace necchain
never nee
noon midday
normal fanlig
normality fanlignes
to notice marcan
noun ðingword
number recconingword
O
obstacle waystopper
o'clock ðes clocs
of af
off of
often oft
OHP (Overhead Projector) OHF (Oferheadforwardtoðrower)
onomatopoeia sovndword
ordinal number rancrecconingword
organisation body
origin fromnes
P
painful smarting
to be painful smartan
panorama rovndsight
parallel nonmeeting
parent elder
parliament folcðing
parliamentary folcðinglig
party fest
passion fire
patriot landprovdman
patriotic landprovd
patriotism landpride
peace freed
people folc
period tide, -tide
person man, woman
pioneer foredoer, firstdoer
to pioneer foredoan, firstdoan
pl. mo.
place stead
plate flatbowl
to play a)a game, instrument: playan
b)like a child: lekan
please art ðov/aren ye good (at end of sentence), ðancs
pleasure gladdscip
pledge troð
to pledge troðan
plural morelig
poem dict
poet dicter
poetic dictlig
political folcðinglig
politician folcðingman
politics folcðingstvf
pork pigflesc
position stead
possible docanlig
possibility docanlignes
post- after-
power might
powerful mightig
p.m. a.m. (aftermidday)
to pray beggan
prayer begging
pre- fore-
prefix forefastening
present nowlig; here; gift
to present bestowan, gifan
pressure pressing
primary rootlig, head-
pro- for-
probability licelignes
probable licelig
problem waystopper
to project forwardtoðrowan
projector forwardtoðrower
to promise forespeacan
pronoun steadðingword
to pronounce ovtspeacan
prostitute scaggirl
P.S. A.S./A.W. (after scribing/writing)
pub (or public house) inn
to pull dragan
to punish floggan
puppy whelp
Q
quack cwac
quagmire cwagmire
quantity lot
to quarrel cwarrelan
quarter fovrð
Quebec Cwebec
queen cween
question ascing
questionable ascworðig
queue line
quick cwic
R
radio wireles
rage wrað, anger
railway ironway
Re: Ab: (short for abovt)
reason grovnd
receive becoman
recently newlig
recognition hailing
rectangle oblong
regionalised grenslig
relative familyman, familywoman
relation familyman, familywoman
reliable onleancanlig
to rely on onleanan
to replace againsettan
to represent forstandan, betocennan
representative forstander
to reproduce againmacan
reproduction againmacing
to remember againcennan/againcoman, beðincan
to remind oneself beðincan
removal awaytacing
to remove awaytacan
respect duenes
respective(ly) orderlig
responsible answercanlig
responsibility answercanlighood
to retreat bacgoan
to revolve aroundspinnan
revolver spingun
ridiculous lavghworðig
S
saliva spit
salmon lachs
satellite wiðspinner
to satisfy slacan (cf.Eng 'to slake')
Saturday Locisday, Laugisday (East.NM sometimes)
saucer teaflatbowl
to seem worcsan (deponent)
semi- half-
semifinal halflastgame
senile doted
to go senile dotan
senility dotehood (cf. childhood, adulthood)
sentence meaning
separable cleftcanlig
to separate cleftan
settlement ontocoming
to have sex scaggan, fvccan
sexual scag-, fvc-
similarly licewise
simple mere
simply merelig
simultaneous(ly) sametidelig
sing. on.
singular onelig
to sit (of parliament) ðingan
situation (location) stead
situation (state of affairs) sobeing
small wee, littel
social folclig
soldier fyrdsman
solstice midsvmmer, midwinter
source well
source language welltong
to spend time bringan to/till
to split cleftan
square fovrsameside, fovrsame-
state of affairs bvsinestanding
stomach maw (as in 1800ens Anglisc)
stories lore
strange welsc
stream bec
stupid ðic, benighted
to subjugate masteran
subjunctive factlesfrom
subtle hairfine
subtlety hairfinenes
to suffice enovgh bean
sufficient enovgh
suffix endfastening
to suggest forepvttan
suicide selfcilling
Sunday Sunsday
sure(ly) safe(lig)
Sweden Sfearealm
Swedish Sfearealmisc
T
table board
tactical gameplanisc
tacticals gameplan
to take nimman, tacan
tavern inn
Tel. Fsp.
telephone farspeacer
television farseer
to tempt wooan
the ðe(sing.), ði(plur.), ðes(gen.sing.), ðis(gen.plur)
thorax midbit
three times ðrise
Thursday Ðunorsday, Ðorsday (poetic)
time tide
today ðe day
tomorrow ðe morrow, the day after tomorrow ofermorrow
toilet bog
total whole
to touch fingeran
tour rovndleading
train ironwaywaggon
tram tracwaggon
to translate oferpvttan
to travel faran (short trip), risan (far and wide)
treble ðreefold
to tremble scvdderan
triangle ðreecorner
triangular ðreecorner-
trifle (unimportant thing) vnweightighood
triple ðreefold
Tuesday Tiwsday, Tyrsday (poetic)
U
umbrella rainscield
under this herebeneað
underlying root-
unifed togeðerput, unite, bring together
to unify togeðerputtan
to unite a)be united: togeðerstandan
b)unify, bring together: togeðerputtan
united a)with sense of togethetness: togeðerstanding
b)unified, brought together: togeðerput
until till/to
to urinate pissan
us vs, t'vs
USA (the United States of America) TSA (ði Togeðerstandingen Staten Americas)
to use anwendan
usual fanlig
V
value worð
venereal scag-, fvc-
vendingmachine selfseller
vendor seller
verb worcword
vernacular commontong
versus against
vertex peac, top
vice versa o.w.r. (ðe oðer way rovnd)
victor winner
victory win
village dorf, ðorpe, by(East.NM)
VIP (very important person) MWM (mvchlig weightig man)
viz. (short for Latin: videlicet) nam. (short for namelig)
vocabulary wordhoard
voice movð
vowel fowel
vs. ag.
W
to walk wendan(went, gegone)
water waðer, water
Wednesday Wodensday, Odinsday (poetic)
weekend weecsend
well-advised readig
why wherefore
to work worcan
to write scriban, writan
X
xenophobia welscfear
x-ray roentgen
to x-ray roentgenan
Y
you ðov(sing), ye(plur.)
yesterday yester, the day before yesterday foreyester
Z
Zambia Sambia
zeal ceennes
zebra stripehorse
zenith oferheadscybit, topstead
zephyr softwind
zero novght, nowt, none
Zimbabwe Simbabwe
zone landbit, tract
zoo deergarden
zoology deerlearning
Zulu Svlv
Note that all NM words spelled in this dictionary with 'v' can
alternatively be spelled with 'u'. Similarly, words listed here
with the cluster 'wh' can also be spelled with 'hw'.