OldEnglishTranslation/Glossaries

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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 - orcƿuht (f)
  • scenario - capitol (m) (authentic with meaning of "book's chapter")
  • team - hloþ (f) (authentic with meaning "band, group, company, gang, crew")
  • turn - stæpe (m) (authentic with meaning of "step")
  • undead - undead (adj used as noun)
  • unit - ƿiht (f) (authentic with meaning of "creature, thing, being, anything")

Discarded

In use

Weapons - Ƿæpnu

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

Races - Cynn

  • Bat - Hreaðemus (f)
  • Dwarf - Dƿeorg (m)
  • Elf - Ælf (m)
  • Elvish - Ælfisc (adj)
  • Human - Mann (m)
  • Khalifate Human - Califdommann (m)
  • Falcon - Fealca (wk m)
  • Goblin - Puca (wk m)
  • Mermaid - Meremann (m)
  • Merman - Meremann (m)
  • Merfolk - Meremennisc (adj)
  • Monster - Ælƿiht (f)
  • Naga - Naga (wk m)
  • Nagini - Nagini (f)
  • Orcish - Orcisc (adj)
  • Saurian - Aðexmann (m)
  • Troll - Eoten (m)
  • Wolf - Ƿulf (m)
  • Wose - Ƿuduƿasa (wk m)

Terrain - Land

  • farm - æcer (m)
  • forest - ƿeald (m)
  • mine - gedelf (n)
  • mushroom mine - sƿammgedelf (n)
  • volcano - fyrbeorg (m)

Units - Ƿihta

  • farmer - æcerceorl (m)
  • mage - drymann (m)
  • peasant - gebur (m)

Gameplay

Combat

  • melee - neahfeoht (n)
  • ranged - feorfeoht (n)
  • very long - oferfeorfeoht (n)

Misc - Missenlic

  • autumn/fall - hærfest (m)
  • autumnal - hærfestlic (adj)
  • harvest - gæderian (w2)
  • lava - rarendestan (m)
  • melee - neahfeoht (n)
  • mining - delfung (f)
  • mushroom - sƿamm (m)
  • ranged combat - feorfeoht (n)
  • research - fandung (f); fandian (w2)
  • spring - lencten (m); lenctenlic (adj)
  • summer - sumor (m); sumorlic (adj)
  • winter - ƿinter (m); ƿinterlic (adj)