Zelandish Lexicon
A, a
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
afinde /ə'fɪndə/ strong verb to discover (afand)
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
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
andwerd /'andwəɹd/ adj present
andwerde /'andwəɹdə/ verb to present
andwerdness /'andwəɹdnəs/ noun present (time)
anti-tigris /'anti:tɪgɹɪs/ noun anti-tiger (used to discribe black stripes on black fur)
areie /ə'ɹe:jə/ verb to read out (areed)
astië /ə'sti:ə/ strong verb to go, to get up, to rise, to arise
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.)
befell /bə'fɛl/ verb to apply
befeller, -s /bə'fɛləɹ/ noun applicant
befelling /bə'fɛliŋ/ noun application
befeste /bə'fɛstə/ verb to entrust
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
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)
betiene /bə'ti:nə/ verb to close
better /bɛtəɹ/ comp. adj better
betwux /bə'twʊks/ prep between
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
bisgo /'bɪsgɔ:/ noun occupation
bleckhorn /'blɛkhɔ:ɹn/ noun ink cartridge
bleet /ble:t/ adj inactive
blerig /'blɛɹi:/ adj bald
blietful /'bli:tfʊl/ adj joyful
bliss /blɪs/ noun happiness
bloestom, -s /'blœ:stəm/ noun blossom
boek, beek /bœ:k/, /be:k/ noun book, books
boekfoedder /'bœ:kfœ:dəɹ/ noun bookcase
bottom /'bɔ:təm/ noun bottom
brastel /'bɹastəl/ verb to crackle
brecke /'bɹɛkə/ strong verb to break /hit jebreck/
bringe /'bɹiŋə/ verb to bring (hy broût)
brouke /'brʉ:kə/ verb to use
broun /bɹʉ:n/ adj brown
burdlingschell /'bʊɹdliŋʃəl/ noun tortoiseshell (black and white markings suggesting a tortoiseshell)
burgsted /'bʊɹstəd/ noun city
C, c
carte, -n /'kaɹtə/ noun paper, document, deed, letter
catte /'katə/ noun cat
cheepstoew /'tʃe:pstœʊ/ noun market, usually supermarket
cheese /'tʃe:zə/ verb to choose
chesels /'tʃɛzəl/ noun small stones, gravel, grit
chester /'tʃɛstəɹ/ noun town, often used to mean central business district
chiefs /tʃi:fs/ noun seeds
'chircolwurd /'tʃɪɹkəlwəɹd/ noun computer
child, -er /tʃɪld/ noun child
chirn /tʃɪɹn/ verb to return
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
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
datorum /'datɔɹəm/ noun date
de /də/ rel pron that, what
dê /de/ conj though
decke /'dɛkə/ verb to cover
deed /ded/ noun deed, act
deel /del/ 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
din /dɪn/ adj thin
ding /dɪŋ/ noun thing
dint /dɪnt/ noun blow, strike
disig /'dɪzi:/ adj foolish
doen /dœ:n/ verb to do (hy did)
do...do... /dɔ:/ adverbial construction when...then...
don de /dɔ:n də/ rel adv when
doun /dʉn/ noun hill
dreë /'dɹeə/ verb to feel (ik dreeg)
dridde /'dɹɪdə/ ord num third
duner /'dʊnəɹ/ noun thunder
dur /dʊɹ/ noun door
dûr /dʉ:ɹ/ prep through
durl /dʊɹl/ noun hole
dûrwunne /dʉ:ɹ'wʊnə/ verb to continue
dweel /dwe:l noun washing, noun
dweelwindel /'dwe:lwɪndəl/ noun washing basket
E, e
edniew /ɛd'njʉ:/ verb to renew
ee /e:/ noun river
eë, -n /eə/ noun eye
eedig /'e:di:/ adj blessed
eedigness /'e:di:nəs/ noun blessedness
eedmeg /'e:dmə/ adv perhaps
eek /e:k/ adv including, also
eer /e:ɹ/ prep before (in time)
eer, -n /e:ɹ/ noun ear
eermoenats /e:ɹ'mœnəts/ adv of the previous month
eerst /e:ɹst/ ord.num first
eest, -e /e:st/ noun grace
eestad /'e:stəd/ noun riverbank
eevenmet /'e:vənmət/ noun evening meal, tea, dinner
eeventied /'e:vənti:d/ noun evening
efest /'ɛfəst/ adj religious
eft /ɛft/ adv again
efter /'ɛftəɹ/ prep after
eftern /'ɛftəɹn/ adv later
eier /ɛjəɹ/ noun eggs
eiturl, -0 /'ɛɪtʊɹl/ noun window
eld /ɛld/ adj old
elder, -s /'ɛldəɹ/ noun elder
elderdegn /'ɛldəɹdən/ noun principal
eldern /'ɛldəɹn/ pl.noun parents
elo /'e:lɔ:/ excl oh
erd /ɛɹd/ noun land, homeland, Heimat
erde, -n /'ɛɹdə/ noun earth
erfodful /'ɛɹfədfʊl/ adj difficult, troublesome
essol /'ɛsol/ noun ass
et /ɛt/ prep at
ette /ɛtə/ strong verb to eat (dou et, subjunctive; hy eet, eete)
evnliek /ɛvn'li:k/ 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 /'feriŋə/ adv suddenly
feië /'fejə/ verb to feed (dou feedzt)
fel /fɛl/ adv/adj many, much
fering, -e /'fɛɹiŋ/ noun vehicle, -s
ferm /fɛɹm/ noun benefit, rent
fermischot /'fɛɹmɪʃɔt/ noun benefit tax
fette /'fɛtə/ verb to fetch
feur /fæʊɹ/ num four, 4
fex /fɛks/ noun hair, fur
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
foen /jə'fœn/ verb to catch (dou fiêst, hy fiêt, hy feeng, jefenge)
folk /fɔlk/ noun people
for /fɔɹ/ prep for
ford /fɔɹd/ adv forth, forward, on, away
fordgon /fɔɹd'gɔ:n/ verb to go out
forjette /fɔɹ'jɛtə/ verb to forget
forleete /fəɹ'letə/ verb to abandon (forleete, abandoned)
forlorn /fɔr'lɔɹn/ past participle lost
forme /'fɔɹmə/ ord.num first
forstoed /fɔɹ'stœd/ p.p. prevented
forstoppe /fəɹ'stɔppə/ verb to stop
free /fɹe:/ adj free
frette /'fɹɛtə/ verb to eat or chew, the subject is usually an animal
Friëdeg /friədə/ noun Friday
fuël /fʊəl/ noun bird
fulfremdlik /'fɔ:lfrəmdlək/ adv completely
fulje /'fʊljə/ verb to follow
full /fɔ:l/ adv very
furder /'fʊɹdəɹ/ adv further
G, g
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
greetness /'gɹetnəs/ noun height
H, h
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
herm /hɛɹm/ noun hurt
herte /'hɛɹtə/ noun heart
hevig /'hɛvi:/ adj heavy
hicge /hɪdʒə/ verb to think (hôt 3.s.present; ik hôd 1.s.past)
hiër /hiəɹ/ adv to here, this way, hither
hir /hɪɹ/ poss.pron her 3.s.fem
hit /hɪt/ pron it, 3.s.neut
holetting /'hɔlətiŋ/ noun greeting
holig /hɔ:li:/ adj holy
holwend /hɔ:lwənd/ adj healing
hom /hɔ:m/ noun home
hope /'hɔ:pə/ weak verb to hope
hotte /'hɔ:tə/ vt to call (heet 1/3.s.past)
hous /hʉ:s/ 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 /'i:tməst/ last
in /ɪn/ in
inbords /'ɪmbɔ:ɹdz/ at home
inne /'ɪnə/ adv in (ealy form; bin is more common)
interpetting /'ɪntəɹpɛtɪŋ/ dancing, verbal noun
irne /'ɪɹnə/ to run (hylie urne)
is /ɪs/ is, 3s present
ivel /'i:vəl/ bad, adjective
J, j
jeâte /jə'a:tə/ weak verb to esteem, to value
jecheese /jə'ʧe:zə/ verb to decide (jechorn p.p.)
jecoemme /jə'kœmə/ past participle come
jedave /jə'davə/ vt to agree to
jedoen /jə'dœn/ past participle done
jeë /jeə/ to give
jeer /je:ɹ/ noun year
jedildig /jədɪldi:/ adj patient
jeflit /jə'flɪt/ noun conflict, competition
jefrette /jə'frɛtə/ to eat (used of animals), weak verb
jegon /jə'gɔn/ past participle gone
jeheeld /jə'held/ past participle reserved
jehelding /jə'hɛlding/ noun maintenance
jelang (et) /jə'laŋ/ adj belonging (to)
jelde /'jɛldə/ verb to pay
jelike /jə'likə/ adv like, as
jelieke /jə'likə/ weak verb to please
jelimp /jə'lɪmp/ noun event
jeman /jə'man/ adj common
jemoet /jə'mœt/ noun meeting
jeruwed /'jɛɹʉd/ past participle already
jeseeligness /jə'se:li:nəs/ noun happiness
jestern /'jɛstərn/ adv yesterday
jet /jɛt/ adv yet, still
jeschie /jə'ʃi:/ noun pair of shoes
jeseeke /jə'se:kə/ verb to go (to) (jesoûte)
jesomning /jə'sɔ:mniŋ/ noun gathering, assembly
jetoût /jə'təʊt/ noun view, thought, idea
jetrouwe /jə'tɹʉ:wə/ weak verb to trust
jewelke /jə'wɛlkə/ weak verb to curl up
jewende /jə'wɛndə/ weak verb to return
jewittig /jə'wɪti:/ adj reasoned
jewrit /jə'rɪt/ noun document
jieme /'ji:mə/ weak verb, vt to watch over, look after, care for
jif /jɪf/ conj if
jo /jɔ:/ adv already, ago, of old
Jobson /'jɔ:bsɔ:n/ proper name, surname, family name
Johannes /jɔ:'hanəs/ proper name, masculine first name (Johannem after a preposition)
K, k
kieping /'kipɪŋ/ noun sale
kill /kɪl/ noun bottle
'kinn /kɪn/ noun kind
kirk /kɪɹk/ noun church
knape /'knapə/ noun boy
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
leew, -n /læʊ/ noun lion
leië /'lejə/ verb to lead (leedt)
leete /'le:tə/ verb to let, allow
leeve /'le:və/ pl.noun permissions
leeve /'le:və/ weak verb to leave (leeft, leeved)
lex /lɛx/ noun salmon
libbe /'lɪbə/ verb to live, living
lied /li:d/ noun limb
lief /li:f/ noun life
liefdeel /'li:fde:l/ noun lot or part in life
lieke /'li:kə/ weak verb to like, to please
littel /'lɪtəl/ weak verb to reduce, decrease (litteld)
lleepe /'hle:pə/ verb to leap
lock /lɔ:k/ noun sport, play, practice
llovord /'hlɔ:vəɹd/ noun lord
loê /lœ:/ adv place, stead, used in the phrase on his loê, on's loê, instead
loeke /'lœkə/ weak verb to look
luve /'lʊvə/ weak verb to love
M, m
macke /'makə/ weak verb to make
macking /'makiŋ/ verbal noun making
manigfeld /'mani:fɛld/ adj several
mann /man/ noun man
mavel /'mavəl/ weak verb to speak, especially formally, to make a speech
melte /'mɛltə/ verb to dissolve
mennisch /'mɛnɪʃ/ 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
mid /mɪd/ prep with
Midwald /'mɪdwɔ:ld/ proper name name of a school
misse /'mɪsə/ weak verb to miss
mo /'mɔ:/ more (not a comparative)
moedjedank /'mœ:djədəŋk/ 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
nie /ni:/ adverb not
nine /'ni:nə/ num nine
niet /ni:t/ noun night
niew /niʊ/ adj new, recent
niexte /ni:kstə/ adj next
nimme /'nɪmə/ strong verb to take (noem, noemme)
no /nɔ:/ excl no
noenmet /'nœ:nmət/ noun lunch, midday meal
nou /nʉ:/ adv now
nutt /nʊt/ noun use
O, o
od /ɔd/ conj or
oë /ɔə/ verb to owe
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
onfundelness /ɔn'fʊndəlnəs/ noun experience
onhiring /ɔn'hɪɹiŋ/ noun copy
onlietend /ɔn'litənd/ noun photocopier
onsteld /ɔn'stɛld/ p.p established, settled
onstolls /ɔn'stɔls/ pl.noun supplies, groceries, shopping
open /'ɔpən/ adj open
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
P, p
postling /'pɔ:stliŋ/ noun pill, tablet
R, r
reding /ɹe:diŋ/ noun reading, lesson
reed /ɹe:d/ adj red
reekels /'ɹe:kəls/ noun incense
reekig /'ɹe;ki:/ adj smoky
regjistar /ɹə'jɪstəɹ/ noun register, dative -um
regn /ɹɛn/ noun rain
reie /'ɹejə/ verb to read (hylie reedt)
rerd /ɹɛɹd/ noun voice
rhamsifling /'hɹamsɪfliŋ/ noun garlic condiment
rhaver /'hɹavəɹ/ adv rather
rheed /hre:d/ noun pen
rheern /hɹe:ɹn/ weak verb to move
rhorelbacke /'hrɔ:rɛlbakə/ noun stirfry
riemt /ri:mt/ noun space
riene /'ɹi:nə/ verb to rain (hit rient)
riet /ɹi:t/ adj okay, right; adv directly
S. s
schanke /ʃaŋkə/ noun leg
schie /ʃi:/ verb shall, will (schold)
schilf /ʃɪlf/ noun shelf, drawer
schilling, -s /'ʃɪliŋ/ noun a coin equivalent of a New Zealand 10c.
schoe /ʃœ:/ shoe
schoel /ʃœ:l/ noun school
secge /'sɛdʒə/ verb to say, to mention (the usual word for 'to say' is cweie)
secging /'sɛdʒiŋ/ noun declaration
self /sɛlf/ noun self
seen /se:n/ verb to see; seen, past particle (hy sô, he saw)
seekend /se:kənd/ noun searcher
seel /se:l/ noun season, occasion, opportunity
selt /sɛlt/ noun salt
sende /'sɛndə/ verb to feast
seruw, -0 /'sɛrʉ:/ noun tool(s), equipment, gear
Seternsdeg /'sɛtəɹnzdə/ noun Saturday
sette /'sɛtə/ weak verb to set, to put, to place
sibb /sɪb/ noun relationship, peace
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
smeck /smɛk/ noun taste
smegje /'smɛjə/ noun to consider
smegjing /'smɛjiŋ/ noun examination, exam
snack /snak/ noun snake, noun
so /sɔ/ conj so, as
soed /sœd/ truth
soedlik /'sœdlək/ adv truly, really, indeed, certainly
songtied /'sɔŋtid/ 'noun time for singing
sorness /'sɔ:ɹnəs/ noun pain
sowl /səʊl/ noun soul
spell /spɛl/ noun story
spende /'spɛndə/ verb to spend
spendcartspurte /'speŋkaɹtspʊɹte/ noun wastepaperbasket
spending /'spɛndiŋ/ noun spending
speië /'spejə/ weak verb to succeed (speedt)
sprecke /'spɹɛkə/ strong verb to speak, talk (spreck, spreeke)
spurte, -n /'spʊɹtə/ noun basket
staved /'stavəd/ adj striped
stemig /'stemi:/ adj steamy
steps /stɛps/ pl.noun steps
street /stɹet/ noun street
sum /sʊm/ indef art/pron some
sunder /sʊndəɹ/ adj separate
swelkness /'swɛlknəs/ noun nature
swert /swɛɹt/ adj black
swied /swid/ adv very
swig /swi/ adj quiet
sy /si/ pron she 3.s.fem
T, t
teekster /'tekstəɹ/ noun female teacher
tell /tɛl/ to tell, weak verb (teld)
tellend /'tɛlənd/ narrator
till /tɪl/ to gain
till /tɪl/ position
time /'timə/ time, noun
tinke /'tiŋkə/ to appear, to seem (toût /təʊt/)
tinkend /'tiŋkənd/ thinker
toe /tœ/ to, per, for
toedeg /tœ'də/ today, adverb
toegaiër /tœ'gajəɹ/ together, adverb
toejeens /tœ'jəns/ on the way (to)
toemorn /'tœ:mɔ:ɹn/ 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
um /ʊm/ prep about, around
umwerfe /ʊm'wɛɹfə/ to turn around
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
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 /'wɛdiŋ/ noun wedding, marriage
weene /'wenə/ verb to expect
weër /weəɹ/ noun weather
weestefolk /'westəfɔlk/ noun desert people
weet /'wet/ adj wet
weg /wɛ/ noun way
weldpol /'wɛldpɔl/ noun powerpole
well /wɛl/ adv well
welneê /'wɛlne:/ adv almost
welp /wɛlp/ noun pup
werd /wɛɹd/ noun worth, predicate adjective; price
werde /'wɛɹdə/ verb to become (sy ward, jeworde)
werk /wɛɹk/ noun work
werkcreftig /'wɛɹkkɹɛfti:/ adj mechanical
werm /wɛɹm/ adj warm
werpe /'wɛɹpə/ verb to throw (ik warp, wurp)
wes /wɛs/ verb was, 3.s.past
wet /wɛt/ interrogative pron what
wexe /'wɛksə/ verb to grow (hylie weexe)
wie /wi:/ verb to want (wold)
wief /wi:f/ noun woman
wielo /'wi:lɔ:/ adv for a while
wierd /wi:ɹd/ noun fate
wilk /wɪlk/ interogative adj which
win /wɪn/ noun friend, used to mean fiance
winter /'wɪntɘɹ/ noun winter
witte /'wɪtə/ verb to know (wiss)
Woeiënsdeg /'wœjənzdə/ noun Wednesday
woreld /'wɔ:rəld/ noun world
woreldwied /'wɔɹəld'wi:d/ noun world-wide
wrenkwered /'ɹɛŋkwɛɹəd/ noun.pl trick-or-treaters
write /'ɹi:tə/ verb to write (wriet)
writbord /'rɪtbɔ:ɹd/ noun desk
wrixel wordo /'ɹɪksəl 'wɔ:ɹdə/ verb converse, exchange words
wuck, -e /wʊk/ noun week
wuckend /'wʊkənd/ noun weekend
wuder /'wʊdəɹ/ noun woodsman, forester
wurmpostling, -s /'wʊɹmpəstliŋ/ worm tablet
wurtettend /'wʊɹtɛtənd/ noun vegetarian
wy /wi:/ pron we 1.pl.subject
