Zelandish Lexicon

A, a

abeck /ə'bɛk/ adv back

abië /ə'biə/ strong verb to expect

abirje /ə'bɪɹjə/ verb to taste (abirgd)

ack /ak/ conj but

acwell /ə'kwɛl/ weak verb to kill

adoun /ə'dʉn/ adv/prep down

afande /ə'fandə/ weak verb to prove, to notice

afinde /ə'fɪndə/ strong verb to discover (afand)

aforn /ə'fɔɹn/ adv in front

african /ə'fɹɪkən/ adj African

agon /ə'gɔ:n/ past participle gone

ajinnend /ə'jɪnənd/ present participle beginning

alevednessferm /ə'le:vədnəsfəɹm/ noun sickness benefit

alieting /əlitiŋ/ noun photocopy

aliese /ə'li:zə/ weak verb to save

all /al/ adj all

also /'alsɔ:/ adv also

amerke /ə'mɛɹkə/ weak verb to describe

an /ən/ indef. art./num a, an, one

and /ənd/ conj and

andswern /'andzwəɹn/ verb to answer

andwerd /'andwəɹd/ adj present

andwerde /'andwəɹdə/ verb to present

andwerding /'andwərdiŋ/ noun attention

andwerdness /'andwəɹdnəs/ noun present (time)

anfeld /'anfɛld/ adj simple

anti-tigris /'anti:tɪgɹɪs/ noun anti-tiger (used to discribe black stripes on black fur)

areie /ə'ɹejə/ verb to read out (areed)

astië /ə'stiə/ strong verb to go, to get up, to rise, to arise

avelbornness /'avəlbɔɹnnəs/ noun nobility

awende /ə'wɛndə/ verb to change, to translate

awerpe /ə'wɛɹpə/ verb to throw off, to cast off

B, b

banne /'banə/ verb to call, to summon (in some early entries used to mean 'call by telephone') (been 1/3.s.past)

be /bə/ prep by

becumme /bə'kʊmə/ strong verb to arrive (becoem 1/3.s.past, becoemme pl.past, p.p.)

bed /bɪd/ noun bed

beduw /'bɪdʉ/ noun combat, fight, battle

beete /'betə/ verb (beete pl.past

befell /bə'fɪɫ/ verb to apply

befeller, -s /bə'fɪləɹ/ noun applicant

befelling /bə'fɪliŋ/ noun application

befellingwrit /bəfɪliŋɹət/ noun curriculum vitae

befeste /bə'fɪstə/ verb to entrust

begn /bɪn/ adv both

begon /bə'gɔn/ verb to practice (begange p.p.)

begrinne /bəgɹɪnə/ verb to ensnare

bejette /bə'jɛtə/ verb to get

bejinne /bə'jɪnə/ verb to begin, to start

bejonde /bə'jɔndə/ prep beyond

belleepe /bə'lepə/ strong verb to leap up, to jump up (belleep 1/3spast)

ben /bɛn/ verb to be; being

bend /bɛnd/ noun bond

berd /bɛɹd/ noun beard

bergje /'bɛɹjə/ verb to preserve

berjewered /'bɛrjəwɛɹəd/ noun berry-flavoured cordial

beschirn /bə'ʃɪɹn/ verb to shave

bestriepe /bə'stɹi:pə/ verb to strip, to trim, to prune (trees)

besuruw /bə'sʋrʉ:/ verb to surprise (besurd p.p.)

betiene /bə'ti:nə/ verb to close

better /bɛtəɹ/ comp. adj better

betwux /bə'twʊks/ prep between

betzt /bətst/ sup.adj best

berne /'bɛɹnə/ strong verb to burn (ik barn, jeburne)

bewȗrt /bəwʉ:rt/ past participle built

bibliodeeke /'bɪbliəde:kə/ noun library

bicge /'bɪdʒə/ verb to buy (jeboût p.p)

bicging /'bɪdʒiŋ/ verbal noun buying

bidde /'bɪdə/ verb to ask (for), to request (beië p.p.)

bisgo /'bɪsgɔ/ noun occupation

bleckhorn /'blɛkhɔɹn/ noun ink cartridge

bleet /blet/ adj inactive

blerig /'blɛɹi:/ adj bald

blietful /'blitfʊl/ adj joyful

bliefmoed /'blifmœd/ adv joyfully

bliss /blɪs/ noun happiness

blisse /'bləsə/ verb to rejoice

bloestom, -s /'blœstəm/ noun blossom

boek, beek /bœk/, /be:k/ noun book, books

boekfoedder /'bœkfœdəɹ/ noun bookcase

boië /'bɔjə/ weak.verb to announce (boiëd p.p.)

bottom /'bɔtəm/ noun bottom

bour /bʉɹ/ noun chamber, appartment

brastel /'bɹastəɫ/ verb to crackle

brecke /'bɹɪkə/ strong verb to break ('jebreck 3.s.past)

bringe /'bɹiŋə/ verb to bring (broût 3.s.past)

brouke /'brʉkə/ strong verb to use (breek s.past; brucke pl.past)

broun /bɹʉ:n/ adj brown

bune /'bʊnə/ noun cup (cuppe is more common)

burdlingschell /'bʊɹdliŋʃəl/ noun tortoiseshell (black and white markings suggesting a tortoiseshell)

burgsted /'bʊɹstəd/ noun city

burst /bʋɹst/ noun injury

C, c

cann /kan/ aux.verb can 3.s.pres

caro /'kaɹɔ/ noun care, trouble

carte, -n /'kaɹtə/ noun paper, document, deed, letter

catte /'katə/ noun cat

censusleef /'sɪnsʊslef/ noun census form

cheepstoew /'tʃe:pstœʊ/ noun market, usually supermarket

cheese /'tʃe:zə/ verb to choose

chesels /'tʃɪzəɫ/ noun small stones, gravel, grit

chester /'tʃɪstəɹ/ noun town, often used to mean central business district

Chesterricg /'tʃɪstəɹədʒ/ proper noun hilly wooded area west of the city centre

chië /'tʃiə/ verb to call, invoke (chigd p.p., jechiënd pres.p.)

chieds /tʃidz/ noun seeds

chircolwurd /'tʃəɹkəɫwəɹd/ noun computer

child, -er /tʃɪld/ noun child

chirn /tʃɪɹn/ verb to return

cleensoukend /'klensʉkənd/ vacuum cleaner

cleved /'klevəd/ p.p stuck

climbe /'klɪmbə/ verb to climb

coel /kœ:l/ adj cool

compadder /kəm'padər/ noun fellow, peer

coudlik /'kʉ:dlɪk/ adv certainly

crave /'kɹavə/ verb to crave

cret /kɹɛt/ noun trailer

cristen /'kɹistən/ adj Christian

crocodiel /'krɔkədil/ noun crocodile (crocodilum)

culd /kɔld/ noun cold (low temperature)

culfer, -n /kɔlfeɹ/ noun dove

cumme /'kʊmə/ verb to come (coem, coemme)

cunne /kʊnə/ verb to try, to test, to check

D, d

danke /'daŋkə/ verb to thank

datorum /'datɔɹəm/ noun date

de /də/ rel pron that, what

dê /de/ conj though

decke /'dɪkə/ verb to cover

deed /ded/ noun deed, act

deel /deɫ/ noun part

deep /dep/ adj deep

deer /deɹ/ pron there; rel pron where

deer,-0 /deɹ/ noun animal(s)

deewe /'dæʊwə/ weak verb to serve

deg /dɛ/ noun day

dende /'dɛndə/ conj while

derf /dɛɹf/ verb need 1/3.s.pres

det /dɛt/ def/dem art the, that, this, definite and demonstrative article

dette /'dɛtə/ rel pron what (subject/direct object form)

dick /dɪk/ adj thick

diet /di:t/ noun direction, purpose

diewiese /di'wizə/ adv in this manner

din /dɪn/ adj thin

ding /diŋ/ noun thing

dint /dənt/ noun blow, strike

disig /'dəzi:/ adj foolish

doen /dœn/ verb to do (hy did)

do...do... /dɔ/ adverbial construction when...then...

don de /dɔn də/ rel adv when

doun /dʉn/ noun hill

dreë /'dɹeə/ verb to feel (ik dreeg)

dreets /dɹet/ noun crowds

dridde /'dɹɘdə/ ord num third

duner /'dʊnəɹ/ noun thunder

dur, -e /dʊɹ/ noun door, -s

dûr /dʉ:ɹ/ prep through

durfe /'dʊɹfə/ verb to need (durfe pl.pres)

durl /dʊɹl/ noun hole

duromet /'dʊɹəmɛt/ noun doormat

dûrwunne /dʉɹ'wʊnə/ verb to continue

dweel /dwel noun washing, noun

dweelwindel /'dwe:lwɪndəl/ noun washing basket

E, e

edniew /ɪd'njʉ:/ verb to renew

ee /e:/ noun river

eë, -n /eə/ noun eye

eedbilig /'edbəli:/ adj irritating

eedig /'e:di:/ adj blessed

eedigness /'edi:nəs/ noun blessedness

eedmeg /'edmə/ adv perhaps

eek /ek/ adv including, also

eenig /'eni:/ adv any

eer /eɹ/ prep before (in time)

eer, -n /eɹ/ noun ear

eerendwrit /'eɹəndɹət/ noun message

eermoenats /eɹ'mœnəts/ adv of the previous month

eerst /eɹst/ ord.num first

eest, -e /est/ noun grace

eestad /'estəd/ noun riverbank

eevenmet /'evənmət/ noun evening meal, tea, dinner

eeventied /'evəntid/ noun evening

eeweer /e'weɹ/ pron everywhere

efdanke /əf'dankə/ noun annoyance

efest /'ɛfəst/ adj religious

eft /ɛft/ adv again

efter /'ɪftəɹ/ prep after

eftern /'ɪftəɹn/ adv later

eier /ɪjəɹ/ noun eggs

eiturl, -0 /'ɛɪtʊɹl/ noun window

eld /ɪɫd/ adj old

elder /'ɪɫdəɹ/ pl.noun lives

elder, -s /'ɪɫdəɹ/ noun elder

elder /'ɪɫdəɹ/ sup.adj older

elderdegn /'ɪɫdəɹdən/ noun principal

eldern /'ɪɫdəɹn/ pl.noun parents

elker /'ɪɫkəɹ/ adv otherwise

elo /'elɔ/ excl oh

end /ɛnd/ noun end

erd /ɛɹd/ noun land, homeland, Heimat

erde, -n /'ɛɹdə/ noun earth

erfodful /'ɛɹfədfʊl/ adj difficult, troublesome

erm /ɛɹm/ noun arm

ervodlik /ɪɹvədlək/ adj difficult

essol /'ɛsol/ noun ass

êt /e:t/ noun property

et /ɛt/ prep at

ette /ɛtə/ strong verb to eat (dou et, subjunctive; hy eet, eete)

evenêt /ɛvə'ne:t/ noun neighbourhood, environment

evnliek /ɛvn'lik/ conj just as

evnso /'ɛvnsɔ:/ conj just as

F, f

fande /'fandə/ verb to attempt, to try

farn /faɹn/ verb to travel (hy foer)

farspeckend /faɹ'spɹɛkənd/ noun telephone, phone is more common.

fê /fe:/ noun money

feer /fe:ɹ/ noun sudden attack

feër /feəɹ/ adj fair

feeringe /'feɹiŋə/ adv suddenly

feership /'feɹʃəp/ noun society

feië /'fejə/ verb to feed (dou feedzt)

fel /fɪl/ adv/adj many, much

fering, -e /'fɪɹiŋ/ noun vehicle, -s

ferm /fɪɹm/ noun benefit, rent

fermischot /'fɪɹmɪʃɔt/ noun benefit tax

fêtcrefts /'fe:tkrəfts/ pl.noun' fighting or combat skills

festne /'fɪstnə/ verb to fix

fette /'fɛtə/ verb to fetch

feur /fæʊɹ/ num four, 4

fex /fɛks/ noun hair, fur

fier /fiɹ/ noun fire

fill /fɪl/ verb to fill

finde /'fɪndə/ verb to find (ik fand)

five /'fivə/ num five (originally fief)

fleeschmet /'fleʃmət/ noun flesh (as food), meat

flet /flɛt/ noun floor, flat, apartment

flow /fləʊ/ verb to flow (fleew, past.sg)

foen /jə'fœn/ verb to catch (dou fiêst, hy fiêt, hy feeng, jefenge)

folk /fɔlk/ noun people, folk

for /fɔɹ/ prep for

ford /fɔɹd/ adv forth, forward, on, away

fordgon /fɔɹd'gɔn/ verb to go out

forjeë /for'jeə/ verb to forgive, to pardon (forjef 1.s.past)

fordjern /fɔɹd'jɛɹn/ adj eager to advance

forjette /fɔɹ'jɛtə/ verb to forget

forleese /fɔɹ'lezə/ verb to lose (forlorn, lost p.p.)

forleete /fəɹ'letə/ verb to abandon (forleete, abandoned)

forme /'fɔɹmə/ ord.num first

forstoed /fɔɹ'stœd/ p.p. prevented

forstoppe /fəɹ'stɔppə/ verb to stop

free /fɹe/ adj free

fremsumness /'fɹɪmsəmnɘs/ noun kindness

frette /'fɹɛtə/ verb to eat or chew, the subject is usually an animal

Friëdeg /'friədə/ noun Friday

frumdig /'fɹʋmdi:/ adj curious

fuël /fʊəɫ/ noun bird

fulfremdlik /'fɔɫfrəmdlək/ adv completely

fulje /'fɔljə/ verb to follow

full /fɔɫ/ adv very

full /fɔɫ/ verb to fulfill

fulwexen /fɔɫ'wɛksən/ adj fulgrown, adult

furder /'fʊɹdəɹ/ adv, adj further

G, g

gafspreck /'gafspɹɛk/ noun joke, jest

gaiërn /'gajəɹn/ verb to collect, to gather

game /'gamə/ noun game, sometimes primary school, schoel has wider use

gange /'gaŋə/ verb to walk, to go

gjoed /jœd/ adj good; weak adj gjoeië /'jœjə/

gjoedwief /jœdwif/ noun title of address to a woman, Mrs, Miss, moeiër is more common.

gleed /gled/ noun piece of coal or charcoal

gleew /glæʊ/ noun pleasure

god /gɔd/ noun god (generally not written with a capital g, even when a proper noun)

godcund /'gɔdkʊnd/ divine

gon /gɔn/ verb to go (eed, eië, jegon, agon)

gree /gɹe/ adj grey, gray

greet /gɹet/ adj big

greeting /'gɹetiŋ/ noun greeting

greetness /'gɹetnəs/ noun height

H, h

hand /hand/ noun hand

har, -n /haɹ/ noun hare

hê /he:/ adj high

hebbe /'hɛbə/ verb to have

helde /'hɛldə/ verb to keep

heló /he:'lɔ:/ excl hello

helpe /'hɛlpə/ strong verb to help (sy halp)

heedern /he:dəɹn/ noun storehouse, storeroom (an early word for a shop, now replaced by schoppe, except as a proper noun, where it refers to a local franchise chain.)

heer /he:ɹ/ pron here

heer /he:ɹ/ noun hair

heerd /he:ɹd/ p.p heard, past participle

heest /he:st/ sup adj highest

Helend /'he:lənd/ proper name Jesus, Saviour

Helfwegwrid /'hɛlfwɛrɪd/ proper name a suburb

helpe /'hɪlpə/ verb to help

herdecg /'hɪɹdədʒ/ adj sharp-edged

herm /hɪɹm/ noun hurt

herte /'hɪɹtə/ noun heart

herweed /'hɪɹwid/ noun armour

hevig /'hɪvi:/ adj heavy

hevigness /'hɛvi:nəs/ noun heaviness, weight

hicge /hɪdʒə/ verb to think (hôt 3.s.present; ik hôd 1.s.past, hogde pl.past)

hiër /hiəɹ/ adv to here, this way, hither

hir /hɪɹ/ poss.pron her 3.s.fem

hit /hɪt/ pron it, 3.s.neut

hold /hɔld/ adj kind

holetting /'hɔlətiŋ/ noun greeting

holig /'hɔli:/ adj holy

holwend /'hɔlwənd/ adj healing

hom /hɔm/ noun home

hope /'hɔpə/ weak verb to hope

hotte /'hɔtə/ vt to call (heet 1/3.s.past)

hou /hʉ/ adv how

houro /'hʉɹɔ/ adv indeed, really

hous /hʉs/ noun house

hund /hʊnd/ noun dog

hunte /'hʊntə/ weak verb to hunt, weak verb

hurd /hʊɹd/ noun vet, vetinarian, vetinary doctor

hy /hi:/ pron he, 3.s.masc

I, i

ietmest /'itməst/ adj last

in /ən/ prep in

inbords /'əmbɔɹdz/ adv at home

ingon /iŋ'gɔn/ verb to enter (ineed, 1.s.past)

inne /'ənə/ adv in (early form; bin is more common)

insigl /ɘn'si:ɫ/ noun seal, ID card

interpetting /'əntəɹpɛtɪŋ/ v.n dancing

intinge, -n /ən'tiŋə/ noun cause

irne /'əɹnə/ verb to run (hylie urne)

ivel /'ivəl/ adj bad

J, j

jeâte /jə'a:tə/ weak verb to esteem, to value

jecheese /jə'ʧezə/ verb to decide (jechorn p.p.)

jecleense /jə'clensə/ verb to clean

jecoemme /jə'kœmə/ past participle come

jedave /jə'davə/ vt to agree to

jedoen /jə'dœn/ past participle done

jeë /jeə/ verb to give (jef s.past)

jeer /je:ɹ/ noun year

jedildig /jə'dəɫdi:/ adj patient

jefell /jə'fɪɫ/ strong verb to collapse (jefell p.p.)

jeflit /jə'flət/ noun conflict, competition

jefrette /jə'frɪtə/ to eat (used of animals), weak verb

jegon /jə'gɔn/ past participle gone

jeheelde /jə'held/ past participle reserved, stuck

jeheld /jə'hɛld/ noun religious service

jehelde /jə'hɛldə/ verb to hold (jeheldend gerund)

jehelding /jə'hɪlding/ noun maintenance

jeknucke /jək'nʊkə/ weak verb to knock

jelang (et) /jə'laŋ/ adj belonging (to)

jelde /'jɪldə/ verb to pay

jelieke /jə'likə/ weak verb to please

jelike /jə'likə/ adv like, as

jelikest /jɘ'likəst/ sup.adj most like, very like

jelimp /jə'ləmp/ noun event

jeman /jə'man/ adj common

jemind /jə'mənd/ noun purpose

jemoet /jə'mœt/ noun meeting

jemune /jə'mʊnə/ verb to remember

jeogne /jə'ɔ:nə/ verb to prove

jeruwed /'jɪɹʉ:d/ past participle already

jeseeligness /jə'se:li:nəs/ noun happiness

jeschie /jə'ʃi:/ noun pair of shoes

jeseeke /jə'sekə/ verb to go (to) (jesoûte)

jesomning /jə'sɔmniŋ/ noun gathering, assembly

jespreck /jə'spɹɪk/ noun discussion

jestern /'jɪstərn/ adv yesterday

jet /jɪt/ adv yet, still

jetoût /jə'təʊt/ noun view, thought, idea

jetrouwe /jə'tɹʉwə/ weak verb to trust

jetwisen /jə'twɪzən/ pl.noun twins

jewelke /jə'wɛlkə/ weak verb to curl up

jewende /jə'wɛndə/ weak verb to return

jewilk /jə'wəɫk/ pron each (one)

jewiss /jə'wɪs/ adj certain

jewittenness /jə'wɪtənnəs/ noun witness, testimony, evidence

jewittig /jə'wɪti:/ adj reasoned

jewrit /jə'rɪt/ noun document

jeving /'jɛviŋ/ noun giving

jieme /'jimə/ weak verb, vt to watch over, look after, care for

jieverness /'jivəɹnəs/ noun greediness, greed

jif /jɪf/ conj if

jo /jɔ/ adv already, ago, of old

Jobson /'jɔbsɔn/ proper name, surname, family name

Johannes /jɔ:'hanəs/ proper name, masculine first name (Johannem after a preposition)

K, k

kee /ke/ noun key

kieping /'kipɪŋ/ noun sale

kill /kɪl/ noun bottle

kinn, -0 /kɪn/ noun kind, beings

kinrendeg /'kɪnɹəndə/ noun family day

kirk /kɪɹk/ noun church

knape /'knapə/ noun boy

kniet /knit/ noun knight

know /knəʋ/ verb to know (less common than witte)

L, l

lace /'lasə/ noun lace

lag /la:/ noun law

land /land/ noun country (as opposed to city)

lang /laŋ/ adj long

lave /'lavə/ verb to invite

lecge /'lɪdʒə/ verb to lie (legt 3.s.pres)

leedsmid /'ledsməd/ noun plumber

leef /lef/ adj favourite, dear, beloved

leene /'lenə/ verb to lend

leerd /leɹd/ adv learnedly

lees /les/ comp.adj lesser

leest /lest/ sup.adj least

leet /let/ noun light

leete /'le:tə/ verb to let, allow

leeve /'levə/ noun faith

leeve /'levə/ pl.noun permissions

leeve /'levə/ weak verb to leave (leeft 3.s.pres, leeved 1/3.s.past)

leew, -n /læʊ/ noun lion

leië /'lejə/ verb to lead (leedt 3.s.pres)

lencten /'lɛŋktən/ noun spring(time), originally used to mean Lent, this was later dropped

lerne /'lɛɹnə/ verb to learn

lex /lɛx/ noun salmon

libbe /'lɪbə/ verb to live, living

lied /lid/ noun limb

lief /lif/ noun life

liefdeel /'lifdel/ noun lot or part in life

lieke /'likə/ weak verb to like, to please

liekness /'liknəs/ noun likeness, image, picture

littel /'lɪtəl/ weak verb to reduce, decrease (litteld)

litwoen /'lɪtwœn/ adv a little, a bit

lleefdig /hlefdi:/ noun lady

lleepe /'hlepə/ verb to leap

llië /hliə/ verb to laught

lock /lɔk/ noun sport, play, practice

llovord /'hlɔvəɹd/ noun lord

loê /lœ:/ adv place, stead, used in the phrase on his loê, on's loê, instead

loeke /'lœkə/ weak verb to look

luf /lʊf/ noun love

luft /lʊft/ noun air

luve /'lʊvə/ weak verb to love

M, m

m' /mə/ pronoun one

macke /'makə/ weak verb to make

macking /'makiŋ/ verbal noun making

mân /ma:n/ verb can pl.pres

manig /'mani:/ adj many

manigfeld /'mani:fɛɫd/ adj several

mann /man/ noun man

mavel /'mavəɫ/ weak verb to speak, especially formally, to make a speech

meerness /'meɹnəs/ noun honour

meest /mest/ adv most

melte /'mɪɫtə/ verb to dissolve

mennisch /'mɪnɪʃ/ adj human

messedâs /'mɛsəda:s/ pl.noun mass days, holy days, holidays, in the last sense it has been largely replaced by wecke, watch, vigil.

metsië /'mɛtsiə/ verb to cater

mett /mɛt/ noun mat, carpet

michel /'məʧəɫ/ adv much

mid /məd/ prep with

middeg /'məddɛ/ noun midday, noon

midfêr /'mədfe:ɹ/ adj mediaeval

Midwald /'mədwɔɫd/ proper name name of a school

mildlik /'məldlək/ adj kind

misse /'məsə/ weak verb to miss

mo /'mɔ/ more (not a comparative)

moedjedank /'mœdjədəŋk/ noun thought

moeiër /'mœjəɹ/ noun mother

moenat /'mœ:nət/ noun month

moete /'mœ:tə/ aux.verb may, might, must

morn /mɔ:ɹn/ noun morning

N, n

name /'namə/ noun name

nêbour, -s /'ne:bʉ:ɹ/ noun neighbour

needl /'ne:dəl/ noun needle

neese /'ne:zə/ weak verb to visit

nemne /'nɛmnə/ weak verb to name

net /nɜt/ noun net

neeve /'nevə/ weak verb to risk, to venture

nie /ni:/ adverb not

nine /'ninə/ num nine

niet /nit/ noun night

niew /niʊ/ adj new, recent

niexte /nikstə/ adj next

nimme /'nɪmə/ strong verb to take (noem, noemme)

no /nɔ:/ excl no

noenmet /'nœ:nmət/ noun lunch, midday meal

norde /'nɔɹdə/ adv from the north

nou /nʉ:/ adv now

nutt /nʊt/ noun use

O, o

o /ɔ/ adv always

od /ɔd/ conj or

odiew /'ɔdjʉ/ weak verb to demonstrate

oë /ɔə/ verb to owe

oëne /'ɔənə/ weak.adj own

of /ɔf/ prep from, of

okse /'ɔksə/ weak verb to ask

oië /'ɔjə/ noun workshop

on /ɔn/ prep on

onbrirde /ɔn'bɹɪɹdə/ weak verb to inspire

ondagje /ɔn'dajə/ noun appointment

ondwerk /ɔn'dwəɹk/ noun matter

oneelend /ɔ'nelənd/ noun ignition, starter, on/off button

onfundelness /ɔn'fʊndəlnəs/ noun experience

onhiring /ɔn'hɪɹiŋ/ noun copy

onlietend /ɔn'litənd/ noun photocopier

onjette /ɔn'jɛtə/ verb to feel, to perceive, to notice (onjette p.p.)

onsteld /ɔn'stɛld/ p.p established, settled

onstolls /ɔn'stɔls/ pl.noun supplies, groceries, shopping

ontimber, -0 /ɔn'tɪmbəɹ/ noun matter, elements

open /'ɔpən/ adj open

or /ɔɹ/ noun honour, respect

ôt /ɔ:t/ pron something, anything, a thing

oup /ʉp/ adv up

our, -n /ʉr/ poss.pron our 1.p

out /'ʉt/ adv out

oute /'ʉtə/ adv outside, about, without, out

over /'ɔvəɹ/ prep over, across

overseeing /ɔvəɹ'seiŋ/ noun observance, survey

P, p

plasma /'plazmə/ noun plasma

pleg /'plɛ/ verb to play (plegd(e) past tense)

postling /'pɔ:stliŋ/ noun pill, tablet

preutwiel, -e /'pɹæʊtwil/ noun moment

R, r

reding /'ɹediŋ/ noun reading, lesson

reed /ɹed/ adj red

reeke /'ɹekə/ verb to care for

reekels /'ɹekəls/ noun incense

reekig /'ɹeki:/ adj smoky

reënd /ɹeənd/ noun reader

regjistar /ɹə'jɪstəɹ/ noun register, dative -um

regn /ɹɛn/ noun rain

reie /'ɹejə/ verb to read, to advise (hylie reedt)

rerd /ɹɛɹd/ noun voice

rhamsifling /'hɹamsɪfliŋ/ noun garlic condiment

rhaver /'hɹavəɹ/ adv rather

rheed /hred/ noun pen

rheern /hɹeɹn/ weak verb to move

rhorelbacke /'hrɔrɛlbakə/ noun stirfry

riemt /rimt/ noun space

riene /'ɹinə/ verb to rain (hit rient)

riet /ɹit/ adj okay, right; adv directly

riet /ɹit/ noun right

riming /'ɹimiŋ/ noun counting, reckoning, numbering

roetlik /ɹœtlɪk/ adj cheerful

S. s

schanke /'ʃaŋkə/ noun leg

scheffe /'ʃɪfə/ verb to hurt, to harm, to injure (schoeffe p.p.)

scheft /ʃɪft/ noun creation, universe

schie /ʃi:/ verb shall, will (schold s.past)

schier /ʃiɹ/ adj bright

schilf /ʃəlf/ noun shelf, drawer

schilling, -s /'ʃəliŋ/ noun a coin equivalent to NZ$1.20

schoe /ʃœ/ shoe

schoel /ʃœɫ/ noun school

schroud /ʃɹʉd/ noun clothing, garment

secge /'sɪdʒə/ verb to say, to mention (the usual word for 'to say' is cweie) (segd(e) past tense)

secging /'sɪdʒiŋ/ noun declaration

seeke /'sekə/ verb to seek, search, look for

seekend /'sekənd/ noun searcher

seel /seɫ/ noun season, occasion, opportunity, time

seen /sen/ verb to see; seen, past particle (hy sô, he saw)

self /sɪɫf/ noun self

selfness /'sɪɫfnəs/ noun "selfness", sense of selfhood

selt /sɪɫt/ noun salt

sende /'sɪndə/ verb to feast

seruw, -0 /'sɪrʉ:/ noun tool(s), equipment, gear

Seternsdeg /'sɪtəɹnzdə/ noun Saturday

sette /'sɪtə/ weak verb to set, to put, to place

sibb /səb/ noun relationship, peace

sicker /'səkəɹ/ adv surely

sieddreed /'siddɹed/ noun sub-thread

siedlik /'sidlək/ adv lately

siet /sit/ noun sight

siffe /'sɪfə/ conj since

sifling /'sɪfliŋ/ noun relish, condiment, sauce

sinde /'sɪndə/ verb are, pl.present

sleen /slen/ strong verb to slay, kill (hylie sloeg)

sleep /slep/ noun sleep

sleepern /'slepəɹn/ noun bedroom, sleeping quarters

slow /sləʊ/ adj/adv slow(ly)

smeck /smɛk/ noun taste

smegje /'smɛjə/ noun to consider, to examine

smegjing /'smɛjiŋ/ noun examination, exam

snack /snak/ noun snake, noun

snoed /snœd/ noun hood

so /sɔ/ conj so, as

soed /sœd/ adj real, true

soed /sœd/ noun truth

soedlik /'sœdlək/ adv truly, really, indeed, certainly

songtied /'sɔŋtid/ 'noun time for singing

sorness /'sɔɹnəs/ noun pain

sosam /'sɔsəm/ adv so on

sowl /səʊl/ noun soul

speek /spek/ noun case, suit

spell /spɛl/ noun story

spende /'spɛndə/ verb to spend

spendcartspurte /'speŋkaɹtspʊɹte/ noun wastepaperbasket

spending /'spɛndiŋ/ noun spending

speië /'spejə/ weak verb to succeed (speedt)

spilling /'spɪliŋ/ noun waste

spitte /'spɪtə/ verb to spit

sprecke /'spɹɛkə/ strong verb to speak, talk (spreck, spreeke)

spurte, -n /'spʊɹtə/ noun basket

staved /'stavəd/ adj striped

stemig /'stɪmi:/ adj steamy

stenk /stɪnk/ noun stink, smell

steps /stəps/ pl.noun steps

stoel /stœɫ/ noun chair

street /stɹet/ noun street

sum /sʊm/ indef art/pron some

sunder /'sʊndəɹ/ adj separate

Sunnendeg /'sʊnəndə/ noun Sunday

sunnig /'sʊni:/ sunny

swelkness /'swɪɫknəs/ noun nature

swerd /'swɪɹd/ pl.noun swords

swert /swɪɹt/ adj black

swester /'swɪstəɹ/ noun sister

swied /swid/ adv very

swig /swi:/ adj quiet

swivest /'swi'vəst/ adv especially

sy /si/ pron she 3.s.fem

T, t

teekster /'tekstəɹ/ noun female teacher

telephone /'tɪləfɔnə/ noun telephone

tell /tɪl/ weak verb to tell (teld)

tellend /'tɪlənd/ verb narrator

ten /tɪn/ num ten

till /təɫ/ verb to gain

till /təɫ/ noun position

time /'timə/ noun time

tinkdo /'tiŋkdo/ noun dignity

tinke /'tiŋkə/ verb to appear, to seem (toût /təʊt/)

tinkend /'tiŋkənd/ noun thinker

tinkendlic /'tiŋkəndlək/ adj/adv seemingly, apparently

toe /tœ/ prep to, per, for

toedeg /tœ'də/ adv today, adverb

toegaiër /tœ'gajəɹ/ adv together

toejeens /tœ'jəns/ adv on the way (to), towards

toel /tœl/ noun tool

toemorn /tœ'mɔɹn/ adv tomorrow

toeniet /'tœ:ni:t/ last night

toever /'tœ:vəɹ/ second, other

toewerd /'tœ:wəɹd/ future, coming, adjective

top /tɔ:p/ top, noun

tumber /'tʊmbəɹ/ dancer

treppe /'tɹɛpə/ trap, noun

treew /tɹæʊ/ trees

twentig /'twɛnti:/

two /twɔ:/ two, number (tweer, tweem)

U, u

uldo /'ʊldɔ/ noun age

um /ʊm/ prep about, around

umwaië /ʊm'wajə/ verb to go about

umwerfe /ʊm'wɛɹfə/ to turn around

unabië /ʊnə'biə/ p.p unexpected

under /'ʊndəɹ/

undern /'ʊndəɹn/ adj/adv clearly known

unhidig /ʊn'hidi:/ adj unhappy

universitat /'ʉnɪvəɹsitət/ noun university (dative universitatem)

unkemped /ʊŋ'kɛmpəd/ adj uncombed

unlleste /ʊn'hlɛstə/ verb to unload

unmietig /ʊn'miti:/ adj weak

'unweers /ʊn'weɹs/ adv unawares

utte /'ʊtə/ verb let us, let's

V, v

veterinarium /'vɛtərɪnarɪəm/ noun veterinary clinic

W, w

waië /'wajə/ strong verb to go (ik jewoed, I went; hy weed, he went)

wann /wan/ adj dark

webb /wɛb/ noun web

weckne /'wɛknə/ verb to be born

wedding /'wɪdiŋ/ noun wedding, marriage

weene /'wenə/ verb to expect

weër /weəɹ/ noun weather

weestefolk /'westəfɔlk/ noun desert people

weet /'wet/ adj wet

weg,-s /wɛ/ noun way

weldpol /'wɪɫdpɔl/ noun powerpole

weldunge /'wɪɫdʊŋə/ adj honoured

well /wɪɫ/ adv well

welneê /'wɪɫne:/ adv almost

welp /wɪɫp/ noun pup

welrhew /'wɪɫhɹæʋ/ adj blood-thirsty

werd /wɪɹd/ noun worth

werd, -s /wɛɹd/ noun guardian, keeper

werd /wɪɹd/ predicate adj price

werde /'wɪɹdə/ verb to become, to get (ward 3.s.past, jeworde p.p)

werk /wɪɹk/ noun work

'werke /'wɪɹkə/ verb to work

werkcreftig /'wɪɹkkɹɪfti:/ adj mechanical

werkwod /'wɪɹkwɔd/ noun jobhunt

werm /wɪɹm/ adj warm

wern /wɪɹn/ verb to wear

werpe /'wɪɹpə/ verb to throw (ik warp, wurp)

wes /wɪs/ verb was, 3.s.past

weshendseruw /'wɪʃəndsɪrʉ:/ noun washing machine

wet /wɪt/ interrogative pron what

wetter /'wɪtəɹ/ noun water

wever /'wɪvəɹ/ conj whether

wexe /'wɪksə/ verb to grow (hylie weexe)

wicke /'wəkə/ noun witch, wiccan

wie /wi/ verb to want (wold)

wief /wif/ noun woman

wielo /'wilɔ/ adv for a while, sometimes

wierd /wiɹd/ noun fate

wilk /wəɫk/ interogative adj which

win /wɪn/ noun friend, used to mean fiance

winsumness /'wɪnsʊmnəs/ noun delight

winter /'wɪntɘɹ/ noun winter

wise /'wizə/ noun way, fashion, manner

witte /'wɪtə/ verb to know (wiss)

wittig /'wɪti:/ adj conscious

wlitschien /'wlɪtʃin/ adj lovely, beautiful

wlotte /'wlɔtə/ verb to look for

Woeiënsdeg /'wœjənzdə/ noun Wednesday

woreld /'wɔrəɫd/ noun world

woreldwied /'wɔɹəɫdwid/ adj world-wide

worn /wɔɹn/ noun number, amount

wrenkwered /'ɹɪŋkwɪɹəd/ noun.pl trick-or-treaters

write /'ɹitə/ verb to write (wriet)

writbord /'rətbɔɹd/ noun desk

wrixel wordo /'ɹəksəɫ 'wɔɹdə/ verb converse, exchange words

wuck, -e /wʊk/ noun week

wuckend /'wʊkənd/ noun weekend

wuder /'wʊdəɹ/ noun woodsman, forester

wunne /'wʊnə/ weak verb to stay

wurmpostling, -s /'wʊɹmpəstliŋ/ worm tablet

wurtettend /'wʊɹtɪtənd/ noun vegetarian

wurtjerds /'wʊɹtjəɹdz, 'wʊɹʧəɹdz/ noun gardens

wy /wi:/ pron we 1.pl.subject