This page lists committed lexical roots. Function words, numerals, quantifiers, and productive affixes are documented separately.
| Root | Meaning |
|---|
mann | man / person |
kwenn | woman |
wulf | wolf |
hund | dog |
katt | cat |
kropp | body |
hedd | head |
hand | hand |
frend | friend |
sipp | family / kin group |
| Root / construction | Meaning |
|---|
hus | house |
hem | home |
dur | door |
bedd | bed |
rum | room |
stedd | place |
rad | road / way |
þing | thing |
far-þing | vehicle; literally travel-thing |
mat | food |
watr | water |
musik | music |
bok | book |
sang | song |
wedr | weather |
werk-stedd | workplace; literally work-place |
bund | group / bundle / collection |
gliff | glyph |
| Root | Meaning |
|---|
krig | war |
tid | time |
tag | day |
natt | night |
morn | morning |
kveld | evening |
wek | week |
monþ | month |
jar | year |
nu | now |
werk | work / labor |
nam | name |
kompromis | compromise |
| Root | Meaning |
|---|
stark | strong |
redd | red |
god | good |
ill | bad |
trett | tired |
gladd | happy |
sadd | sad |
vredd | angry |
kald | cold |
warm | warm |
gammal | old |
njivv | new |
stor | big |
smal | small |
hungr | hungry |
þurst | thirsty |
biss | busy |
erl | early |
latt | late |
| Root / construction | Meaning |
|---|
timb | build / construct |
far | go / travel |
far fra | leave / depart |
vil | want |
kan | can / be able |
þurf | need / require |
hav | have / possess |
werk | work |
mak | make / do |
skriv | write |
kenn | know |
zin | see |
kom | come |
giv | give |
nem | take |
sprek | speak |
liv | live |
fel | feel |
wak | wake |
ginn | start / begin |
end | finish / end |
rest | rest |
bund | collect / gather together |
mog | like / be fond of |
hass | hate / strongly dislike |
pleg | play |
The following forms have appeared as strong candidates in discussion but should remain visibly provisional until explicitly committed:
| Candidate | Meaning |
|---|
et | eat |
drink | drink |
slip | sleep |
les | read |
hor | hear |
þenk | think / thought or idea, using the same root as verb and noun |
Keeping provisional forms separate prevents example scaffolding from silently becoming canon.