User:Ceige/Ecclectic wordlist

A

• aïm~æm = 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~lacer = 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?
• -(i)fair/mír ~ -er/more?
• -(i)fast/max ~ -est/most?

Crazy unlikely but possible spelling possibilities

c, k > q? -s- > ß? ss? or only with heavy syllables for ß? aï > æ long vowels = á é ó etc d > delta? th, ph, ch > theta, phi, chi?

sqond túga tarß ossel φawn