User:Ceige/Ecclectic wordlist

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A

  • aïm = love? (< Jp/Cn. ai, Rom. am-)
  • anthel = antler? atelope? (< En. antler, Gr. antholops)

B

  • beß, bess = egg (< Ar. bayḍa)
  • belli = baby (more fig.?)
  • beppi = baby (more infant)
  • beth = house, home
  • boss~boß = bovine, antelope?

C

  • cabouff = hodgepodge (< Cy. cybolfa)
  • cal = fish? (< Ur. kala)
  • cain = crab (< Jp. kani)
  • celm~elm = helmet? (< Sl. šlem-)
  • clas~claß = horse? mare? knight? (< Pl. klacz)
  • cobbel~covel = horse, mare? (< Sl. kobyla)
  • cossel = goat? male antelope? (< Sl. kozel) (coßel?)

D

  • detti = kid? laddie? (< Sl. *dĕtę)

E

  • either, eiðer, eider ~ aither = dragon (< Tu. ejder < Pr. ežderhâ)
  • elice, elíß = helicopter? rotary fan? (< Gr. helix)
  • elphont = elephant (< Gr.)

F

  • fair = home? (< Poly. *fare)
  • faun~fawn = whale? (< Gr. phalaina)
  • fond = horse? (< Sw. punda)

I

  • intch = crab? (< Tu. yengeç)

L

  • laßer = lizard (< La. lacertus)
  • lind = bird (< Es. lind)

M

  • mass, maß = big (< En. mass)
  • milia = zebra (< Sw. punda milia, "striped donkey")
  • mock(e) = lizard (< Poly. *moko)

N

  • naiter~naither~naißer = snake (< Ir. nathair)
  • nist, nost = bed (< nisdos)

O

  • olm = elm
  • ossel = donkey (< Sl. osl)

P

  • pier, pyr, pir = bat (< Cz. netopýr)

Q

  • qual = fish? (< Gm. whale)

R

  • rippi~lippi = fish? (< Sl. ryba, En. flipp(er))

S

  • scond = second (< En. second)
  • sier = bovine? buffalo? (< Ta. сыер)
  • squal~qual = fish of some description?
  • stack = crustacean (< Gr. astakos)
  • stall = stallion, horse (< En. stallion)

T

  • tarsh~tarce~tarß = shield? (< Pl. tarcza) (tark, < O.Franc. targa?)
  • testa~test = armour (or testúd?) (< La. testa)
  • toff = burden, load, cargo (< Sl. tovar)
  • tuffi = fruit? dessert? (< Malt. tuffieħa, En. toffee)
  • tom = prawn, shrimp (< Vi. tôm)
  • tuga~tuger = tortoise, turtle (< tortuga) (túg > shield?)

W

  • galli = weasel (< Gr. galéē)

Ideas

- fruit ~ egg?