Norþimris/Vocabulary

Nouns

Family

family	cinren (extended), teem (immediate)
father	faðer
mother	moðer
parent	elder
brother	broðer
sister	sister
son	sun
daughter	douter
child	barn
children	barn-teem, childer
husband	man
wife	hween
spouse, partner	meac
grandfather	faðer-faðer (paternal), moðer-faðer (maternal)
grandmother	faðer-moðer (paternal), moðer-moðer (maternal)
grandson	sun-sun, douter-sun
granddaughter	sun-douter, douter-douter
uncle	faðer-broðer, moðer-broðer, eem
aunt	faðer-sister, moðer-sister, modrie
nephew	neef
niece	nift

People and Occupations

king	cining
queen	cwein
prince	eðling
earl	yarl
countess	yarlen
thane	þeyn
lord	leard
lady	leadie
warrior	freec, cemp
friend	freind (not enemy), win (mate)
enemy	feind
smith	smiþ
carpenter	treiwreit

Days, Months and Seasons

Days ~ Deys

Monday	Mondey
Tuesday	Tiwsdey
Wednesday	Wonsdey
Thursday	Þorsdey
Friday	Friydey
Saturday	Saterdey
Sunday	Sundey

Months ~ Moneðs

English	Traditional	Modern
January	Efteryuyl	Yanuarie
February	Soumoneþ	Februarie
March	Redmoneþ	Marz
April	Eestermoneþ	April
May	Þrimilc	Mey
June	Eerliyð	Yuynie
July	Efterliyð	Yuylie
August	Weidmoneþ	Aust
September	Harfestmoneþ	September
October	Winterfuy	Octoober
November	Bleutmoneþ	Nofember
December	Eeryuyl	Dezember

Seasons ~ Tiyds

spring	lenten
summer	sumer
autumn	harfesttiyd
winter	winter

Animals

animal	deir
bat	bac
bear	beer
bee	bei
bull	beul, þeur
butterfly	fiffaud
calf	cauff
cat	cat
cow	cuy
dog	hund
elephant	elpend
fly	flei
fox	fox, tod
goat	geyt
horse	ross
lion	lein
monkey	eap
mouse	muyṡ (pl. miyṡ)
rabbit	coning
rat	rat
sheep	scheip, souþ (pl. souðer)
snake	sneac, orm
spider	atercop
squirrel	icern
wolf	uyff

Birds

bird	fuyl
blackbird	eusel
chicken	chicen
crow	crau
cuckoo	gouc
dove	cuschet
duck	duyc
arn	eagle
falcon	fauc
gannet	ganet
goose	geuṡ
grouse	weurhen
gull	mew
hawk	houc
heron	raur
kingfisher	fischer
lapwing	lapwinc
magpie	heir, sceur
nightingale	neitgeal
owl	uyl
pheasant	fesaunt
quail	weudhen
raven	rafen
robin	ruðuc
skylark	laferuc
sparrow	sparu
starling	star
swallow	swalu
swan	elter, swan
thrush	þrossel
wren	rinel

Sealife

crab	crab
dolphin	waun, delffin
eel	eal
fish	fisch
lobster	humer
mussel	mussel
octopus	blacffisch, octopus
oyster	oster
prawn, shrimp	scrimp
sea lion	seelein
seal	seel
seaweed	tangel
squid	blacffisch, cudel
starfish	sterffisch
turtle	scheeldrig
walrus	hwauroṡ
whale	hwau

Plants and Trees

alder	eler
apple tree	apelder
ash	esch
aspen	esp
beech	beic
birch	birc
blackthorn	sleaðorn
box	box
bramble	bramel
buckthorn	hertþorn
cherry tree	cirstrei
clover	clafer
cowslip	cuyslip
daffodil	affodel
daisy	golen, deysie
dandelion	golen, egwurt
dogrose	heipbramel
elder	elen
elm	elm
foxglove	foxcloof
gorse, furze	hwin
hawthorn	hauðorn
hazel	hesel
heather	ling
holly	holen
juniper	eyn
lime tree	lind
maple	mapeltrei
marsh marigold	golen
oak	eac
pear tree	peertrei
pine	piyn
poppy	popie
rose	roos
rowan	roun
spindle tree	luysðorn
teasel	wuyfsceam
wild garlic	rams
willow	wiðie, sauh, seel
yarrow	yaru
yew	ew

Buildings

house	huyṡ
flat, apartment	weuning
castle	cassel, fassen
palace	palaz
mansion	seal
church	circ
cathedral	heedcirc, minster
temple	tempel, hoff (pagan)
mosque	moscie
synagogue	sinagog
school	scool
university	univerṡitie
hospital	seichuyṡ
café	cafiehuyṡ
restaurant	restaurant
shop	buyþ
bakery	baxters
bank	banc
bookshop	beucmangers
butchers	fleeschmangers
cinema	sinema, bilþhuyṡ
town hall	meuthau
dentists	teuðleichis
doctors	leichis
farm
fishmongers	fischmangers
gallery	galerie
garage	garacg
hotel	hootel, gesthuyṡ
hostel	spitel
library	beuchuyṡ
museum	museium
pharmacy	libmangers
police station	polizhuyṡ
post Office	posthuyṡ
pub	ealhuyṡ
inn	gesthuyṡ
train station	yarngeatsteed
airport	loftport

Food and Drink

Cereals, Bakery
bread	breed
barley	big
oats	hafer
wheat	hweet
rye	rei
flour, meal	meel, smedum (fine flour)
flatbread	banuc
loaf	leaff
cake	ceac
unleavened bread	þerff
Meat
meat	fleschmeet, flesch
roast meat	breid
beef	ox
chicken	chicen
turkey	greetpee
mutton	souter
lamb	lam
pork	swiyn
bacon	spic
fat, grease	smeer, flot
Dairy
butter	buter
cheese	ceis
cream	reem
egg	eg
Fruit and Vegetables
apple	apel
pear	peer
orange	orancg
berries	beries
cabbage	ceal
beans	beens
peas	peisen
potato	pateat
nut	neut
carrot	moor
mushroom	swam
Seafood
fish	fisch
oyster	oster
shrimp, prawn	scrimp
lobster	lopster
Miscellaneous
broth	broþ
honey	hunie
curry	curie
salt	saut
pepper	piper
mustard	senep
vinegar	eched
Drinks
water	water
milk	milc
juice	sew
ale	eal
beer	beir
wine	wiyn
tea	chau
coffee	caffei

Religion

Christianity	Cristendem
Christian	Cristen
Islam	Islam
Muslim	Muslim
Hinduism	Hinduism
Hindu	Hindu
Buddhism	Buddism
Buddhist	Buddist
Taoism	Taoism
Shinto	Schinto
Sikhism	Sicism
Judaism	Yuydedem
Jew	Yuyde
god	god
goddess	giden
prayer	beun, beed
priest	preist
meditation	smeeing
heaven	hefen
hell	hel

The Body

English	Norþimris
head	heed
hair	fax
eyebrow	brey
eye	ei (pl. ein)
ear	lug
nose	neb
cheek	wang
mouth	muyþ
tooth	teuþ (pl. teiþ)
tongue	tung
chin	chin
face	anlit, leir
neck	haus
shoulder	schuuder
arm	arm
elbow	elbou
wrist	rist
hand	hand
finger	finger
thumb	þuym
chest	breist
breast	breist
lung	lung (pl. lungen)
heart	hert
stomach	mau
belly	buyc
back	bac, rig
spine	rigbean
liver	lifer
kidney	neir
womb, uterus	weam
intestine	þarm
bladder	bleðer
penis	terṡ (penis)
vagina	scheeþ (vagina)
buttocks	arṡ
anus	arṡþrel
hip	hip
waist	midel
leg	leg
knee	hnei
testicle	bauluc
scrotum	cod, pung
calf	sparliyr
ankle	anclew
foot	feut (pl. feit)
toe	tea
nail	neyl

Clothes

belt	belt, girdel
blouse	serc
boot	buscin (half-boot), brodcin (high boot)
cap	cap
clothes	cleaðs, hater
coat	pee, chac
dress	schruyd
glove	gleuff
hat	hat
scarf	wreeþ
shirt	serc
shoe	scheu (pl. scheun)
skirt	scirt
sock	soc
tie	crafat
trousers	breic

Transport

aeroplane	loftcraft
ambulance	ambulanz
bicycle	siycel
boat	beat
bus	buss
car	car
cart	weyn, cart
ferry	cubel
motorcycle	mootorsiycel
ship	scip
submarine	ceafbeat
taxi	taxie
train	treyn

In The House

attic	loft
bathroom	stoof
bedroom	bedbuyr, cleef
ceiling	loft
cellar, basement	seler
dining room	bordbuyr
door	deur
driveway	ingang
floor	fleur
garage	garacg
garden	garþ
hallway	gang
house	huyṡ
kitchen	cichen, duynhuyṡ
landing	brig (between flights of stairs)
living room	fiyrhuyṡ, uphuyṡ
porch	portie
room	buyr
stairs	steyr
study, office	studie
wall	wau
window	windau

Landscape

bay, creek, inlet	wiyc
beach, shore	strand
canal	canal
cave	hou
city	buru
estuary	firþ
field	feeld
ford	waþ
headland, promontory	ness
hill	hil, hou
island	ey, houm
lake	meer, water, luh
marsh	moss, miyr
moor	meur
mountain	fel
ocean	haff
pool, pond	tarn
river	ee
road	geat
sea	see
stream	bec
town	buru, tuyn
valley	deal
village	tuyn
waterfall	forṡ
wood	weud, sceuh, wiþ

Space and Sky

space	rimet
sky	sciy
sun	sun
moon	meun
cloud	sciy, woucen
star	ster
planet	planeit
Mercury	Mercurie
Venus	Feenus
Earth	Erþ
Mars	Mars
Jupiter	Yuypiter
Saturn	Saturn
Uranus	Uyranus
Neptune	Neptuyn
comet	faxster

Countries and Languages

Continents and Seas ~ Continents an Sees

Antarctic Ocean	Antarctishaff
Arctic Ocean	Arctishaff
Atlantic Ocean	Atlantishaff
Baltic Sea	Eestsee
English Channel	Suyþsee
Indian Ocean	Indishaff
Irish Sea	Iyrissee
Mediterranean Sea	Midelsee
North Sea	Norþsee
Pacific Ocean	Stilhaff
Africa	Africa
Antarctica	Antarctica
Asia	Asia
Australia	Austrealia
Europe	Europa
North America	Norðamerica
South America	Suyðamerica

Countries ~ Lands

Country	Adjective
Northumbria	Norþimer	Norþimriṡ
England	Ingland	Ingliṡ
Northern Ireland	Norðiyrland	Norðiyriṡ
Scotland	Scotland	Scotiṡ
The United Kingdom	'T Sament Cinric	Britiṡ
Wales	Weels	Weliṡ
Australia	Austrealie	Austrealiṡ
Austria	Eestric	Eestriciṡ
Belgium	Belgie	Belgiṡ
Brazil	Brasil	Brasilianiṡ
Canada	Canada	Canadiṡ
China	Chiyna	Chiyniṡ
Denmark	Danmarc	Deaniṡ
France	Francland	Frenciṡ
Germany	Germanie	Duych
Greece	Creicland	Creiciṡ
Iceland	Iysland	Iyslandiṡ
India	Indie	Indis
Iraq	Irac	Iraciṡ
Ireland	Iyrland	Iyriṡ
Israel	Israel	Israeliṡ
Italy	Italie	Italiṡ
Japan	Japan	Japanis
Korea	Coreea	Coreenis
Mexico	Mexico	Mexicaniṡ
Netherlands	Neðerland	Neðerlandiṡ
Norway	Norwey	Norðiṡ
Poland	Poolland	Pooliṡ
Portugal	Portugal	Portugiṡ
Russia	Russland	Russiṡ
Spain	Speanie	Speaniṡ
Sweden	Sweiland	Sweniṡ
United States	'T Sament Steats	Americaniṡ

Languages ~ Leeds

Arabic	Arabiṡ
Chinese	Chiyniṡ
English	Ingliṡ
French	Frenciṡ
German	Duychiṡ
Hindi	Hindie
Italian	Italiṡ
Japanese	Cgapaniṡ
Korean	Coreeniṡ
Portuguese	Portugis
Russian	Russiṡ
Scots	Scotiṡ
Spanish	Speaniṡ
Welsh	Weliṡ

Adjectives and Adverbs

dable	canie, handie
bad	ill
better	beter
big	steur, micel, greet
black	blea, swart
certain	1. (sure) sicer, wiss
2. (some) sum
clear	sceer, leyt
different	seir, uneliyc
early	eerlie
easy	beyn, eeð
free	1. (at liberty etc.) frei
2. (gratis) costleeṡ
full	fou
good	geud
great	greet
hard	hard
high	hei
human	meniṡ
important	heefie
international	internazional
large	micel
late	lat, siyð
little	liyl, litel
local	stpeeedlie
long	lang
low	lauh
national	nazional
new	niw
old	aud
only	eanlie
other	oðer
possible	meitie
public	1. (communal) meen
2. (not private) open
real	seuþ, reel
recent	niw
right	reit
small	smau
social	meenschip
special	encer
strong	strang
sure	sicer
true	seuþ, triw
white	hwiyt
whole	heal
young	yong

able	canie, handie
bad	ill
better	beter
big	steur, micel, greet
black	blea, swart
certain	1. (sure) sicer, wiss
2. (some) sum
clear	sceer, leyt
different	seir, uneliyc
early	eerlie
easy	beyn, eeð
free	1. (at liberty etc.) frei
2. (gratis) costleeṡ
full	fou
good	geud
great	greet
hard	hard
high	hei
human	meniṡ
important	heefie
international	internazional
large	micel
late	lat, siyð
little	liyl, litel
local	stpeeedlie
long	lang
low	lauh
national	nazional
new	niw
old	aud
only	eanlie
other	oðer
possible	meitie
public	1. (communal) meen
2. (not private) open
real	seuþ, reel
recent	niw
right	reit
small	smau
social	meenschip
special	encer
strong	strang
sure	sicer
true	seuþ, triw
white	hwiyt
whole	heal
young	yong

Colours

colour	hiw
red	reed
orange	orancg
yellow	fau, gul
green	grein
blue	blea (dark), hew (bright)
purple	beas
brown	bruyn, dun
black	blac
white	hwiyt
grey	grey, hear
variegated	fauh

Adverbs of Time

yesterday	yestren
today	todey
tonight	toneit
tomorrow	tomorn
now	nuu
then	ðan

Verbs

do	deu (irreg: past didd, pres ptc. deund, past ptc. deun)
work	wirc (past & past ptc. wrout)
make	mac (past & past ptc. mead)
bend	buy (past ptc. boun), luyt, creuc, held
bind	bind (3)
fold	faud (7)
hit	hit (past hitt, past ptc. hiten), slog, bang, scelp, beer
cut	sniyð (6), hew, clip
break	breec (4)
split	cleif (2)
tear	rend, riyf (1)
skin	flea (6)
rub	rub, striyc (1), niyd (1)
stretch	(trans.) breed, þen
(intrans.)
pull
spread
press	þring (3)
pour	teum
wash	wesch
sweep	seup
use	bruyc (past ptc. brocen)
build	big (past ptc. bigen)
bore	«perforate» boor
«weary, annoy» grest
throw	werp (3), cest (past ptc. cessen)
cast	ren, cest (past ptc. cessen)
weave	weef (5), web
paint	meit