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*Orc - Orcƿiht (f) | *Orc - Orcƿiht (f) | ||
**Orcish - Orcisc (adj) | **Orcish - Orcisc (adj) | ||
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*Saurian - Āðexmann (m) | *Saurian - Āðexmann (m) | ||
*Troll - Ēoten (m) | *Troll - Ēoten (m) | ||
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*nickname (when used outside of prose and the like) - brūcendnama (wk m) | *nickname (when used outside of prose and the like) - brūcendnama (wk m) | ||
*OK (in the infamous ''OK'' button) - gēatan | *OK (in the infamous ''OK'' button) - gēatan | ||
| + | *race - cynn (n) | ||
*ranged combat - feorfeoht (n) | *ranged combat - feorfeoht (n) | ||
*research - fandung (f); fandian (w2) | *research - fandung (f); fandian (w2) | ||
Revision as of 01:08, 18 October 2012
Contents
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)
- trident - þreotind (m a calquish thing of "trident")
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)
- 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)
- ulfserker - ƿulfserca (m? calque of ON-ish term)
- yeti - geti (? phonetic respelling of "yeti")
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
- race - cynn (n)
- 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)