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	{{l\|snon\|-a}}, [ə], aff.; used in the formation of adverbs, originally only from adjectives but expanded to everything; From {{mn\|non\|-a}}; the preservation of this suffix is entirely unexpected, as it would have been lost had sound changes applied regularly.		{{l\|snon\|-a}}, [ə], aff.; used in the formation of adverbs, originally only from adjectives but expanded to everything; From {{mn\|non\|-a}}; the preservation of this suffix is entirely unexpected, as it would have been lost had sound changes applied regularly.

	{{l\|snon\|-a-}}, [ə], aff.; used in the formation of the past and ~~stative~~ of verbs; Probably from {{mn\|non\|-að-}}		{{l\|snon\|-adh-}}, [ə(ɣ)], aff.; used in the formation of the past and imperative of verbs; Probably from {{mn\|non\|-að-}}

	{{l\|snon\|a}}, [ə], n. m.; fragrance, that which smells good; From {{mn\|non\|ang}}		{{l\|snon\|a}}, [ə], n. m.; fragrance, that which smells good; From {{mn\|non\|ang}}
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	{{l\|snon\|Aghar}}, [ˈəːɾ], n. m. pl.; ''Agðir'', a name for the Hebrides; Probably means “Land of storms” or “Land of rain”; From {{mn\|non\|Agðir}}		{{l\|snon\|Aghar}}, [ˈəːɾ], n. m. pl.; ''Agðir'', a name for the Hebrides; Probably means “Land of storms” or “Land of rain”; From {{mn\|non\|Agðir}}

	{{l\|snon\|-~~air~~}}, [~~ɛːɾʲ~~], aff.; forms the past of verbs; From {{mn\|non\|-aðir}}		{{l\|snon\|-adhir}}, [əjɾʲ], aff.; forms the past of verbs; From {{mn\|non\|-aðir}}

	{{l\|snon\|-~~aist~~}}, [~~ɛːʃː~~], aff.; forms the ~~stative~~ of verbs; From {{mn\|non\|-aðisk}}		{{l\|snon\|-adhist}}, [əjʃː], aff.; forms the imperative of verbs; From {{mn\|non\|-aðisk}}

	{{l\|snon\|aldh}}, SW. [əɫ] NW. [əw], adj.; old; n. m.; age; Probably from {{mn\|ang\|ald}}, Anglian variant of {{mn\|ang\|eald}}		{{l\|snon\|aldh}}, SW. [əɫ] NW. [əw], adj.; old; n. m.; age; Probably from {{mn\|ang\|ald}}, Anglian variant of {{mn\|ang\|eald}}
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	{{l\|snon\|almh}}, SW. [ˈəɫv] NW. [ˈəwv], n. m/f; elm tree; From {{mn\|non\|almr}}		{{l\|snon\|almh}}, SW. [ˈəɫv] NW. [ˈəwv], n. m/f; elm tree; From {{mn\|non\|almr}}

	{{l\|snon\|~~Anghunn~~}}, [ˈə.ɣɤn], n. m.; a male name, corresponding to Faroese Øgmundur; From {{mn\|non\|Ǫgmundr}}		{{l\|snon\|Anghun}}, [ˈə.ɣɤn], n. m.; a male name, corresponding to Faroese Øgmundur; From {{mn\|non\|Ǫgmundr}}

	{{l\|snon\|-ar}}, [əɾ], aff.; forms the regular plural of nouns; From {{mn\|non\|-ar}} and {{mn\|non\|-ir}}		{{l\|snon\|-ar}}, [əɾ], aff.; forms the regular plural of nouns; From {{mn\|non\|-ar}} and {{mn\|non\|-ir}}

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	==The words of Scots Norse==		==The words of Scots Norse==
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	~~'''~~-a~~'''~~, [ə], ~~suf~~.; used in the formation of adverbs, originally only from adjectives but expanded to everything; From ~~Old Norse ''~~-a''; the preservation of this suffix is entirely unexpected, as it would have been lost had sound changes applied regularly.		{{l\|snon\|-a}}, [ə], aff.; used in the formation of adverbs, originally only from adjectives but expanded to everything; From {{mn\|non\|-a}}; the preservation of this suffix is entirely unexpected, as it would have been lost had sound changes applied regularly.

	~~'''~~-a-~~'''~~, [ə], aff.; used in the formation of the past and stative of verbs; Probably from ~~Old Norse ''~~-að-''		{{l\|snon\|-a-}}, [ə], aff.; used in the formation of the past and stative of verbs; Probably from {{mn\|non\|-að-}}

	~~'''~~a~~'''~~, [ə], n. m.; fragrance, that which smells good; From ~~Old Norse ''~~ang''		{{l\|snon\|a}}, [ə], n. m.; fragrance, that which smells good; From {{mn\|non\|ang}}

	~~'''~~aer~~'''~~, [ˈəɾʲ], n. f.; mind, ability to reason; Of Gaelic origin, possibly ~~Old Irish ''~~aire''		{{l\|snon\|aer}}, [ˈəɾʲ], n. f.; mind, ability to reason; Of Gaelic origin, possibly {{mn\|sga\|aire}}

	~~'''~~Aghar~~'''~~, [ˈəːɾ], n. m. pl.; Agðir, a name for the Hebrides; Probably means “Land of storms” or “Land of rain”; From ~~Old Norse ''~~Agðir''		{{l\|snon\|Aghar}}, [ˈəːɾ], n. m. pl.; ''Agðir'', a name for the Hebrides; Probably means “Land of storms” or “Land of rain”; From {{mn\|non\|Agðir}}

	~~'''~~-air~~'''~~, [ɛːɾʲ], aff.; forms the past of verbs; From ~~Old Norse ''~~-aðir''		{{l\|snon\|-air}}, [ɛːɾʲ], aff.; forms the past of verbs; From {{mn\|non\|-aðir}}

	~~'''~~-aist~~'''~~, [ɛːʃː], aff.; forms the stative of verbs; From ~~Old Norse ''~~-aðisk''		{{l\|snon\|-aist}}, [ɛːʃː], aff.; forms the stative of verbs; From {{mn\|non\|-aðisk}}

	~~'''~~aldh~~'''~~, SW. [əɫ] NW. [əw], adj.; old; n. m.; age; Probably from ~~Old English ''~~ald'', Anglian variant of ''eald''		{{l\|snon\|aldh}}, SW. [əɫ] NW. [əw], adj.; old; n. m.; age; Probably from {{mn\|ang\|ald}}, Anglian variant of {{mn\|ang\|eald}}

	~~'''~~almh~~'''~~, SW. [ˈəɫv] NW. [ˈəwv], n. m/f; elm tree; From ~~Old Norse ''~~almr''		{{l\|snon\|almh}}, SW. [ˈəɫv] NW. [ˈəwv], n. m/f; elm tree; From {{mn\|non\|almr}}

	~~'''~~Anghunn~~'''~~, [ˈə.ɣɤn], n. m.; a male name, corresponding to Faroese Øgmundur; From ~~Old Norse ''~~Ǫgmundr''		{{l\|snon\|Anghunn}}, [ˈə.ɣɤn], n. m.; a male name, corresponding to Faroese Øgmundur; From {{mn\|non\|Ǫgmundr}}

	~~'''~~-ar~~'''~~, [əɾ], aff.; forms the regular plural of nouns; From ~~Old Norse ''~~-ar'' and ''-ir''		{{l\|snon\|-ar}}, [əɾ], aff.; forms the regular plural of nouns; From {{mn\|non\|-ar}} and {{mn\|non\|-ir}}

	~~'''~~arvh~~'''~~, [əɾ], n. f.; heiress; From ~~Old Norse ''~~arfa''		{{l\|snon\|arvh}}, [əɾ], n. f.; heiress; From {{mn\|non\|arfa}}

	~~'''~~asc~~'''~~, [əsk], n. m.; ash tree; From ~~Old Norse ''~~askr''		{{l\|snon\|asc}}, [əsk], n. m.; ash tree; From {{mn\|non\|askr}}

	~~'''~~at~~'''~~, [ət], prep.; 1) at, to; 2) according to; 3) from (when recieving something); From ~~Old Norse ''~~at''		{{l\|snon\|at}}, [ət], prep.; 1) at, to; 2) according to; 3) from (when recieving something); From {{mn\|non\|at}}

	~~'''~~av~~'''~~, [əv] or [əu], prep.; of, from, off, by; From ~~Old Norse ''~~af''		{{l\|snon\|av}}, [əv] or [əu], prep.; of, from, off, by; From {{mn\|non\|af}}

	~~'''~~av-~~'''~~, [əv] or [əu], aff.; 1) away, off, from, away from; 2) excessively, negatively; From ~~Old Norse ''~~af-''		{{l\|snon\|av-}}, [əv] or [əu], aff.; 1) away, off, from, away from; 2) excessively, negatively; From {{mn\|non\|af-}}

			{{l\|snon\|avhar}}(-), [əːɾ], adv. or aff.; a rare intensifier for adjectives; From {{mn\|non\|afar}}

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			''(This text is not completed, nor anywhere near to it)''




	==The words of Scots Norse==		==The words of Scots Norse==

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==Preface==
The following dictionary was an act of love from Sorcha of Uist to the dying tongue of her family. Collected here is Scots Norse as spoken by the youngest natives in the Western Isles, it was Sorcha's earnest wish to collect the language of the Inner Isles as well, but she was rendered bedridden by dementia. Her last wishes for this work were to have it finalized, a task taken on by her closest friend, Dorcha.

This version of the text is a modernization of the original, mostly updating the phonetic transcriptions and etymologies, but at times updating other things.

==The words of Scots Norse==
===A.===
'''-a''', [ə], suf.; used in the formation of adverbs, originally only from adjectives but expanded to everything; From Old Norse ''-a''; the preservation of this suffix is entirely unexpected, as it would have been lost had sound changes applied regularly.

'''-a-''', [ə], aff.; used in the formation of the past and stative of verbs; Probably from Old Norse ''-að-''

'''a''', [ə], n. m.; fragrance, that which smells good; From Old Norse ''ang''

'''aer''', [ˈəɾʲ], n. f.; mind, ability to reason; Of Gaelic origin, possibly Old Irish ''aire''

'''Aghar''', [ˈəːɾ], n. m. pl.; *Agðir*, a name for the Hebrides; Probably means “Land of storms” or “Land of rain”; From Old Norse ''Agðir''

'''-air''', [ɛːɾʲ], aff.; forms the past of verbs; From Old Norse ''-aðir''

'''-aist''', [ɛːʃː], aff.; forms the stative of verbs; From Old Norse ''-aðisk''

'''aldh''', SW. [əɫ] NW. [əw], adj.; old; n. m.; age; Probably from Old English ''ald'', Anglian variant of ''eald''

'''almh''', SW. [ˈəɫv] NW. [ˈəwv], n. m/f; elm tree; From Old Norse ''almr''

'''Anghunn''', [ˈə.ɣɤn], n. m.; a male name, corresponding to Faroese Øgmundur; From Old Norse ''Ǫgmundr''

'''-ar''', [əɾ], aff.; forms the regular plural of nouns; From Old Norse ''-ar'' and ''-ir''

'''arvh''', [əɾ], n. f.; heiress; From Old Norse ''arfa''

'''asc''', [əsk], n. m.; ash tree; From Old Norse ''askr''

'''at''', [ət], prep.; 1) at, to; 2) according to; 3) from (when recieving something); From Old Norse ''at''

'''av''', [əv] or [əu], prep.; of, from, off, by; From Old Norse ''af''

'''av-''', [əv] or [əu], aff.; 1) away, off, from, away from; 2) excessively, negatively; From Old Norse ''af-''

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	{{l\|snon\|-a}}, [ə], aff.; used in the formation of adverbs, originally only from adjectives but expanded to everything; From {{mn\|non\|-a}}; the preservation of this suffix is entirely unexpected, as it would have been lost had sound changes applied regularly.		{{l\|snon\|-a}}, [ə], aff.; used in the formation of adverbs, originally only from adjectives but expanded to everything; From {{mn\|non\|-a}}; the preservation of this suffix is entirely unexpected, as it would have been lost had sound changes applied regularly.

	{{l\|snon\|-a-}}, [ə], aff.; used in the formation of the past and ~~stative~~ of verbs; Probably from {{mn\|non\|-að-}}		{{l\|snon\|-adh-}}, [ə(ɣ)], aff.; used in the formation of the past and imperative of verbs; Probably from {{mn\|non\|-að-}}

	{{l\|snon\|a}}, [ə], n. m.; fragrance, that which smells good; From {{mn\|non\|ang}}		{{l\|snon\|a}}, [ə], n. m.; fragrance, that which smells good; From {{mn\|non\|ang}}
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	{{l\|snon\|Aghar}}, [ˈəːɾ], n. m. pl.; ''Agðir'', a name for the Hebrides; Probably means “Land of storms” or “Land of rain”; From {{mn\|non\|Agðir}}		{{l\|snon\|Aghar}}, [ˈəːɾ], n. m. pl.; ''Agðir'', a name for the Hebrides; Probably means “Land of storms” or “Land of rain”; From {{mn\|non\|Agðir}}

	{{l\|snon\|-~~air~~}}, [~~ɛːɾʲ~~], aff.; forms the past of verbs; From {{mn\|non\|-aðir}}		{{l\|snon\|-adhir}}, [əjɾʲ], aff.; forms the past of verbs; From {{mn\|non\|-aðir}}

	{{l\|snon\|-~~aist~~}}, [~~ɛːʃː~~], aff.; forms the ~~stative~~ of verbs; From {{mn\|non\|-aðisk}}		{{l\|snon\|-adhist}}, [əjʃː], aff.; forms the imperative of verbs; From {{mn\|non\|-aðisk}}

	{{l\|snon\|aldh}}, SW. [əɫ] NW. [əw], adj.; old; n. m.; age; Probably from {{mn\|ang\|ald}}, Anglian variant of {{mn\|ang\|eald}}		{{l\|snon\|aldh}}, SW. [əɫ] NW. [əw], adj.; old; n. m.; age; Probably from {{mn\|ang\|ald}}, Anglian variant of {{mn\|ang\|eald}}
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	{{l\|snon\|almh}}, SW. [ˈəɫv] NW. [ˈəwv], n. m/f; elm tree; From {{mn\|non\|almr}}		{{l\|snon\|almh}}, SW. [ˈəɫv] NW. [ˈəwv], n. m/f; elm tree; From {{mn\|non\|almr}}

	{{l\|snon\|~~Anghunn~~}}, [ˈə.ɣɤn], n. m.; a male name, corresponding to Faroese Øgmundur; From {{mn\|non\|Ǫgmundr}}		{{l\|snon\|Anghun}}, [ˈə.ɣɤn], n. m.; a male name, corresponding to Faroese Øgmundur; From {{mn\|non\|Ǫgmundr}}

	{{l\|snon\|-ar}}, [əɾ], aff.; forms the regular plural of nouns; From {{mn\|non\|-ar}} and {{mn\|non\|-ir}}		{{l\|snon\|-ar}}, [əɾ], aff.; forms the regular plural of nouns; From {{mn\|non\|-ar}} and {{mn\|non\|-ir}}