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*m - masculine noun
 
*m - masculine noun
 
*n - neuter noun
 
*n - neuter noun
*nt - new term
 
 
*s - strong verb
 
*s - strong verb
 
*w - weak verb
 
*w - weak verb

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List of abbreviations

  • adj - adjective
  • av - adverb
  • f - feminine noun
  • m - masculine noun
  • n - neuter noun
  • s - strong verb
  • w - weak verb
  • wk - weak noun (add f, m, or n to indicate gender)

Proposals

  • orc - orcƿiht (f)
  • scenario - capitol (m) (authentic with meaning of "book's chapter")
  • team - hlōþ (f) (authentic with meaning "band, group, company, gang, crew")
  • turn - stæpe (m) (authentic with meaning of "step")
  • undead - undēad (adj used as noun)
  • unit - ƿiht (f) (authentic with meaning of "creature, thing, being, anything")
  • vampire (undead being) - fampīra (wk m) or fampīre (wk n) (Anglicized loan)

Discarded

In use

Weapons - Ƿæpnu

  • bow - boga (wk m)
  • sword - sƿeord (n)

Races - Cynn

  • Bat - Hrēaðemus (f)
  • Dwarf - Dƿeorg (m)
  • Elf - Ælf (m)
    • Elvish - Ælfisc (adj)
  • Elemental - Gesceaftƿiht (f)
    • Elemental - Gesceaftlic (adj)
  • Human - Mann (m)
  • Khalifate Human - Califdommann (m)
  • Falcon - Fealca (wk m)
  • Goblin - Pūca (wk m)
  • Merfolk - Meremennisc (adj)
    • Mermaid - Meremann (m)
    • Merman - Meremann (m)
  • Monster - Ælƿiht (f)
  • Naga - Nāga (wk m)
  • Nagini - Nāginī (f) (treat the -inī as though it were the feminizing -in/-en suffix)
  • Orc - Orcƿiht (f)
    • Orcish - Orcisc (adj)
  • race - cynn (n)
  • Saurian - Āðexmann (m)
  • Troll - Ēoten (m)
  • Wolf - Ƿulf (m)
  • Wose - Ƿuduƿāsa (wk m)

Terrain - Land

  • castle - beorg (m)
  • farm - æcer (m)
  • forest - ƿeald (m)
  • mine - gedelf (n)
  • mushroom mine - sƿammgedelf (n)
  • volcano - fȳrbēorg (m) (new term)

Units - Ƿihta

  • dark adept - nīƿcumen (m substantive adjective)
  • farmer - æcerceorl (m)
  • grunt - (orcisc) underling (m)
  • mage - drȳmann (m)
  • peasant - ceorl (m)
  • ranger - ƿuduƿeard (m)

Gameplay - Gamenƿeorccræft

  • gameplay - gamenƿeorccræft (m) (new term)

Combat

  • melee - nēahfeoht (n) (new term)
  • ranged - feorfeoht (n) (new term)
  • very long - oferfeorfeoht (n) (new term)

Abilities

  • nightstalk - nihtstealcung (f) (new term)
  • petrify - forstānian (w2) (new term)

Misc - Missenlic

  • autumn/fall - hærfest (m)
  • autumnal - hærfestlic (adj)
  • English (Modern) - Nīƿe Englisc
  • English (Old) - Englisc
  • era - ieldu (f)
  • harvest - gæderian (w2)
  • hint - geþeaht (n)
  • lava - rārendestān (m)
  • mainline - hēafodfadung (f)
  • melee - nēahfeoht (n)
  • mining - delfung (f)
  • mushroom - sƿamm (m)
  • nickname (when used outside of prose and the like) - brūcendnama (wk m)
  • OK (in the infamous OK button) - gēatan
  • ranged combat - feorfeoht (n)
  • research - fandung (f); fandian (w2)
  • spring - lencten (m); lenctenlic (adj)
  • summer - sumor (m); sumorlic (adj)
  • username - brūcendnama (wk m)
  • winter - ƿinter (m); ƿinterlic (adj)
  • YW (Years Wesnoth) - ǷG (Ƿesnoðes Gear)