#germlang

Lexember is over and so is 2018. I didn’t have enough time to post here much but I did participate in Lexember 2018 over at ConWorkShop. I participated with just one language, namely Gutiskar, an a posteriori Germanic conlang. Overall it was a very productive Lexember with nearly a thousand new words added to the language, whose wordcount currently stands at over 2300 words. 

So, here I’m presenting a selection of the new words, one or two per day. If your computer supports Runes (I recommend the font Noto Sans Runic), you will see how the words look when written in their native script. 

Lexember 1: things that spin (apparently I didn’t use Gutiskar here but Laefêvëši) aljisast [aʎiˈsa:st] n. pinwheel, from alj "wind" and sas "flower, blossom" Lexember 2: verbs from space ᛒᚩᚷᛁᛊᛡᚾ - bágisón [ˈbwaɣiswon] v. to orbit, from bágar "circle", from Proto-Germanic *baugaz "bow, bend, circle, ring"

Lexember 3: urban words ᛊᚳᛨᛌᚳᛚᚬᚷᚨᚾᛞᚨᚱ - skŷklǿgandar [ˈskyjkljøɣandar] masc. skyscraper, from ský "cloud" and klǿgan "cleave"

Lexember 4: rural words ᛅᚱᚦᛡ - érþó [ˈjɛrsɔw] fem. earth, from Proto-Germanic *erþō "earth" (cf. English earth) → ᚷᛇᚱᚦᛂᚾᛚᚨ - gærþínla [ˈgærθjənla] masc. farm, from the collective prefix ga-, the adjective *irþínar "earthen", and the place suffix -la → ᚷᛇᚱᚦᛂᚾᛚᛁᚾᚷᚨᚱ - gærþínlingar [ˈgærθjənliŋgar] masc. farmer, from the previous word and the inhabitant suffix -ingar

Lexember 5: pairs of opposites ᛒᛁᛏᚱᚨᚱ - bitrar [ˈbitrar] adj. sharp, from Proto-Germanic *bitraz "bitter" (whence also English bitter), itself from PG *bītaną "to bite" ᛊᛚᛇᚹᚨᚱ - slævar [ˈslævar] adj. dull, blunt, obtuse, from Proto-Germanic *slaiwaz "dull, blunt, slow, lazy" (cf. English slow)

Lexember 6: things found in Argentina ᚠᚢᚱᛊᚨᚱ - fursar [ˈfursar] masc. waterfall, from Proto-Germanic *fursaz "waterfall, torrent" (cf. Swedish fors, Faroese fossur) 

Lexember 7: things found in China ᚳᚱᛣᚧ - kryð [kryð] neut. herb, from Proto-Germanic *krūdą "plant, herb" (cf. German Kraut) ᛖᚱᛈᛚᚨᚱ - erplar [ˈerplar] masc. tea, from Proto-Germanic *erpaz "light brown" (cf. Old Norse jarpr)

Lexember 8: methods of torture ᛚᛇᛏᚢᚷ - læstug [ˈlætug] neut. whip, probably from Gothic *𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍄𐌿𐌲 *laittug "leading rope" 

Lexember 9: reasons to go to the emergency room ᛒᚱᛁᚾᛊᛩᛚ - brinsèl [brinsəl] neut. fever, from brinan "to burn, from Proto-Germanic *brinnaną "to burn, be on fire" (cf. English burn), and the abstract suffix -sèl

Lexember 10: no theme ᛒᚨᛚᚨᚱ - balar [ˈbalar] adj. grey (referring to the hair on one's head), from Proto-Germanic *bala- "shining?" or borrowed from Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌰- bala- "shining, grey (of body)"

Lexember 11: under the sea ᚦᚨᚱᚺᚨ - þarha [ˈθarha] masc. kelp, from Proto-Germanic *þarhô "kelp (?)" (cf. Old Norse þari "kelp, seaweed")

Lexember 12: creepies, crawlies, pests, and vermin ᛇᛏᚱᚢᛈᚨ - ætrupa [ˈætrupa] masc. spider, a compound noun from Proto-Germanic *aitrą "poison" and *kuppô, a variant of *kuppaz "head" (cf. Old English ātorcoppe "spider", Danish edderkop "spider")

Lexember 13: things on a map ᚷᚨᛊᛚᚢᛏᛚᛁᚦᛩᚱ - gaslutliþèr [gaˈslutliθər] neut. legend, (map) key, from Proto-Germanic *slutilaz "key" (cf. German Schlüssel), the collective prefix ga-, and the tool suffix -þèr

Lexember 14: verbs from your childhood ᚳᚱᚨᛒᛚᛡᚾ - krablón [ˈkrablwɔn] v. to crawl (specifically refers to babies crawling before they're able to walk properly), from Proto-Germanic *krablōną "to crawl, creep" (cf. English crawl)

Lexember 15: agriculture ᚷᛇᚱᚦᛂᚾᛚᛁᛚᛇᚱᛡ - gærþínlilæró [ˈgærθjənlilærɔw] fem. agriculture, from gærþínla "farm" and the suffix -læró "-logy" (cf. English lore)

Lexember 16: legends and mythology ᚺᚨᛚᚦᚨᚱ - halþar [ˈhalθar] masc. hero, from Proto-Germanic *haliþaz "hero" (cf. German Held)

Lexember 17: words found in Pokémon moves ᚠᚨᛚᛒᛁᚦᛩᛚ - falbiþèl [ˈfalbiθəl] neut. guillotine, from fallan "to fall" and biþèl "hatchet" (Proto-Germanic *biþlą, related to English bill (weapon))

Lexember 18: baking ingredients ᛊᛡᛏᛚᚩ - sótlá [ˈswɔtlaw] fem. sugar, from sótur "sweet", from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz "sweet" (cf. English sweet); and presumably the diminutive suffix -lá

Lexember 19: things that could be in your pocket ᚷᚱᚨᛒᛚᚩ - grablá [ˈgrablaw] fem. fishbone, of an unknown origin, although it's possibly a loanword from Proto-Slavic *grabji "rake", and the diminutive suffix -ilǭ

Lexember 20: no theme ᚷᚨᛚᚨᚾ - galan [ˈgalan] v. to do magic, perform magic, from Proto-Germanic *galaną "to charm, sing" (cf. English gale (the verb, not the wind)) → ᚷᚨᛚᛞᚱᚨᚱ - galdrar [ˈgaldrar] masc. magic, from Proto-Germanic *galdraz "charm, incantation, spell" (cf. Icelandic galdur "magic, sorcery, witchcraft")

Lexember 21: along the river ᚺᛚᛂᚦᚱᛡ - hlíþró [ˈhljəθrɔw] fem. tent, from Proto-Germanic *hlīþrō "shelter, covering, tent" (cf. Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌰 hleiþra "hut, tent")

Lexember 22: verbs your body can do ᛁᚾᚨᚾᚨᚾ - inanan [inˈanan] v. to inhale, from in- "in" and anan "to breathe", from Proto-Germanic *ananą "to breathe" ᚢᚱᚨᚾᚨᚾ - uranan [urˈanan] v. to exhale, from ur- "out of, out, from" and anan "to breathe" 

Lexember 23: things that shrink ᛚᛖᚦᛩᚱ - leþèr [ˈleθər] neut. leather, from Proto-Germanic *leþrą "leather"

Lexember 24:geography and landforms ᛇᛚᛞᚠᛖᛚᛚᚨᚱ - ældfellar [ˈæltfetlar] masc. volcano, a compound noun from Proto-Germanic *ailidaz "fire" (Gutiskar ældar "fire") and *felzaz, a variant of *falisaz" rock, cliff" (cf. Icelandic eldfjall "volcano")

Lexember 25: the textile industry ᚹᛨᛚᛚᛡ - výlló [ˈvjytlɔw] fem. wool, from Proto-Germanic *wullō "wool"

Lexember 26: death and the afterlife ᚩᚱᚨᚺᛃᚩ - árahjá [ˈwarahjaw] fem. tomb, a loanword from Gothic *𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌾𐍉 *aurahjō "grave"

Lexember 27: sports and competitions ᛡᚹᛃᚨᚾ - óvjan [ˈwɔvjan] v. to do sport, partake in sport, practise sport, from Proto-Germanic *ōbijaną "to perform, practise" (cf. German üben "to practise") → ᛡᚠᚦᚢᚱ - ófþur [ˈwɔfθur] masc. sport, from the verb above and probably based off Proto-Germanic *ōbō "doing, performing, practising"

Lexember 28: beginnings ᚠᛣᚱᛒᛖᚱᚨᚾ - fyrberan [fyrˈberan] v. to conceive, become pregnant, from Proto-Germaic *furi "for" and *beraną "to bear, carry" → ᚠᛣᚱᛒᚨᚱᚦᚢᚱ - fyrbarþur [fyrˈbarθur] fem. conception, from the verb above and the abstract suffix -þur

Lexember 29: something you saw on television  ᛢᛁᚳᛚᚨᚱ - kwiklar [ˈkʷiklar] masc. film (movie), from kwikur "alive" (from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz "alive, lively, quick") and the agent suffix -(i)lar

Lexember 30: no theme ᚷᛚᛇᚾᚦᛚᚩ - glænþlá [ˈglænθlaw] fem. shooting star, originally a diminutive of now lost *glænþur, from the verb glínan "to glint", from Proto-Germanic *glīnaną "to glint, gleam (?)"