Weddish/Lexicography

The following sections are derived from Lexicography, which serves to divide vocabulary into helpful sections.

Color

According to Rosenfelder, Berlin and Kay say that color words emerge in a certain priority scheme, roughly related to the anatomy of human vision. Black is חְוַרְת cwarþ (cognate to English swarthy). White is וְהִית whiyþ, almost the same. Red – the first color to emerge – is רְהֹוד. Next, languages have words for blue - בְּלֵו bleu, yellow - גֵל jel; and green - גְּרוין. Then comes brown- בְּרוּן brun. Finally, four colors tend to come late in a language: grey -- גְּרֵי grey, orange אֹורֵנְג owrenj, pink רֹוז rowz, and purple פֹּורפֹור porfor.

Color in general is צֵבַעֶה xevaŋěh. Crimson is found in the Bible - אֵרְגֵּמֵן 'argaman, תְּכֵלֶת is violet, שֵנִי is scarlet.

Time

• year = גוירה
• day = דגה
• month = מנתה
• tomorrow = מרגנה

Christmas - נתליכה

The Day

The Christian-day begins at dawn שחר. That stretch of time is morning, בושק. This last until noon, which can be called מדדג or צהרים.

evening ערבה

The Week

• Sunday - סנין "sun's" vs יום־ראשון
• Monday - מונדג "moon day" vs יום־ראשון
• Tuesday - טויזדג "Tyr's day" vs יום־ראשון
• Wednesday - גוודנזדג "Odin's day" vs יום־ראשון
• Thursday - תנזדג "Thor's day" vs יום־ראשון
• Friday - פרידג "Frei's day" vs יום־ראשון
• Saturday - שחדג "washing day" vs שבת

Months

The months of the year can be marked in a Christian or a Jewish way

• January - פורמנת "fore-month"
• February - סולמנת "mud month"
• March - שנכמנת "lent/spring month"
• April - גרסמנת "grass month"
• May - בלומנת "flower month"
• June - סמרמנת "summer month"
• July - הוימנת "hay month"
• August - ודמנת "vow month"
• September - הרפמנת "harvest month"
• October - וינמנת "wine month"
• November - חליתמנת "slaughter month"
• December - גולמנת "Yule month"