Zelandish Lexicon
A, a
ack /ak/ but, conjunction
acwell /ə'kwɛl/ to kill, weak verb
afinde /ə'fɪndə/ to discover (afand)
african /ə'fɹɪkən/ African, adjective
agon /ə'gɔ:n/ gone, past particle
aliese /ə'li:zə/ to save, weak verb
all /al/ all
also /'alsɔ:/ also, adverb
amerke /ə'mɛɹkə/ to describe, weak verb
an /ən/ a, an, one, indefinite article
and /ənd/ and, conjunction
areie /ə'ɹe:jə/ to read out (areed)
B, b
be /bə/ by, preposition
beek /be:k/ books, plural noun
begrinne /bəgɹɪnə/ to ensnare
bejette /bə'jɛtə/ to get
bejinne /bə'jɪnə/ to begin, to start
betwux /bə'twʊks/ between, preposition
ben /bɛn/ to be (em, ert, is, sinde, wes, wie, weern, sie, sien, be)
berne /'bɛɹnə/ to burn (ik barn, jeburne)
bibliodeeke /'bɪbliəde:kə/ library
bicge /'bɪdʒə/ to buy (jeboüt)
bliss /blɪs/ happiness
bloestom, -s /'blœ:stəm/ blossom, noun
boekfoedder /'bœ:kfœ:dəɹ/ bookcase
bottom /'bɔ:təm/ blottom, noun
brouke /'brʉ:kə/ to use
burgsted /'bʊɹstəd/ city
C, c
carte, -n /'kaɹtə/ paper, document, deed, letter
cheese /'tʃe:zə/ to choose
chester /'tʃɛstəɹ/ town, often used to mean central business district
child, -er /tʃɪld/ child
chirn /tʃɪɹn/ to return
coel /kœ:l/ cool
coudlik /'kʉ:dlɪk/ certainly
crocodiel /'krɔkədi:l/ crocodile (crocodilum)
culfer, -n /kɔ:lfeɹ/ dove, noun
cumme /'kʊmə/ to come (coem, coemme)
cunne /kʊnə/ to try
D, d
de /də/ that, what, relative pronoun
deed /de:d/ deed, act
deel /de:l/ part, noun
deep /de:p/ deep, adjective
deer /de:ɹ/ there, pronoun; where, relative pronoun
deer,-0 /de:ɹ/ animal(s)
deewe /'dæʊwə/ to server, weak verb
deg /dɛ/ day
dende /'dɛndə/ while, conjunction
det /dɛt/ the, that, this, definite and demonstrative article
dette /'dɛtə/ what, relative pronoun subject/direct object form
diet /di:t/ direction, purpose, noun
doen /dœ:n/ to do (hy did)
do...do... /dɔ:/ when...then..., adverbial construction
don de /dɔ:n də/ when, relative adverb
dreë /'dɹeə/ to feel (ik dreeg)
dur /dʊɹ/ door
dûr /dʉ:ɹ/ through, preposition
durl /dʊɹl/ hole, noun
dûrwunne /dʉ:ɹ'wʊnə/ to continue
dweel /dwe:l washing, noun
E, e
ee /e:/ river
eedmeg /'e:dmə/ perhaps, adverb
eek /e:k/ including, also, adverb
eer /e:ɹ/ before (in time), preposition
eerst /e:ɹst/ first, ordinal number
eest, -e /e:st/ grace
eestad /e:stəd/ riverbank
efest /'ɛfəst/ religious
eft /ɛft/ again, adverb
efter /'ɛftəɹ/ after, preposition
eftern /'ɛftəɹn/ later, adverb
eier /ɛjəɹ/ eggs
eiturl /'ɛɪtʊɹl/ window
eld /ɛld/ old
elder, -s /'ɛldəɹ/ elder, noun
elo /'e:lɔ:/ oh, exclamation
erd /ɛɹd/ land, homeland, Heimat
erde, -n /'ɛɹdə/ earth, noun
essol /'ɛsol/ ass, noun
et /ɛt/ at, preposition
ette /ɛtə/ to eat (dou et, subjunctive; hy eet, eete)
F, f
farspeckend /far'sprɛkənd/ telephone, noun, phone is more common.
feeringe /'fe:riŋə/ suddenly, adverb
feië /'fe:jə/ to feed (dou feedzt)
fel /fɛl/ many
ferm /fɛɹm/ benefit, noun
fette /'fɛtə/ to fetch
fleeschmet /'fle:ʃmət/ flesh (as food), meat
flet /flɛt/ floor, flat, appartment
foen /jə'fœ:n/ to catch (dou fiêst; hy fiêt; hy feeng, jefenge)
folk /fɔ:lk/ people, noun
for /fɔ:ɹ/ for, preposition
forleete /fəɹ'le:tə/ to abandon (forleete, abandoned)
forme /fɔ:ɹmə/ first
forstoppe /fəɹ'stɔ:ppə/ to stop
free /fɹe:/ free, adjective
Friëdeg /friədə/ Friday
fuël /fʊəl/ bird, noun
fulfremdlik /'fɔ:lfrəmdlək/ completely, adverb
full /fɔ:l/ very, adverb
G, g
gange /'gaŋə/ to walk, to go
gjoed /jœ:d/ good, adjective
gleed /gle:d/ piece of coal or charcoal
god /gɔ:d/ god (generally not written with a capital g, even when a proper noun)
gon /gɔ:n/ to go (eed, eië, jegon, agon)
H, h
har, -n /haɹ/ hare
hebbe /'hɛbə/ to have
heló /he:'lɔ:/ hello, exclamation
heedern /he:dəɹn/ 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.)
heerd /he:ɹd/ heard, past participle
Helend /'he:lənd/ proper name, Jesus, Saviour
hicge /hɪdʒə/ to think
hit /hɪt/ it, third person neuter singular pronoun
hom /hɔ:m/ home, noun
hotte /'hɔ:tə/ to call (heet)
hunte /'hʊntə/ to hunt, weak verb
hy /hi:/ he, third person masculine singular pronoun
I, i
ietmest /'i:tməst/ last
in /ɪn/ in
interpetting /'ɪntəɹpɛtɪŋ/ dancing, verbal noun
irne /'ɪɹnə/ to run (hylie urne)
is /ɪs/ is, 3s present
ivel /'i:vəl/ bad, adjective
J, j
jecoemme /jə'kœmə/ come, past particle
jedave /jə'davə/ to agree to, transitive verb
jedoen /jə'dœn/ done, past participle
jeer /je:ɹ/ year
jedildig /jədɪldi:/ patient, adjective
jeflit /jə'flɪt/ conflict, competition
jegon /jə'gɔn/ gone, past participle
jeheeld /jə'he:ld/ reserved
jehelding /jə'hɛlding/ maintenance
jelike /jə'li:kə/ like, as, adverb
jelieke /jə'li:kə/ to please, weak verb
jelimp /jə'lɪmp/ event
jestern /'jɛstərn/ yesterday, adverb
jet /jɛt/ yet, still, adverb
jetoût /jə'təʊt/ view, thought, idea
jetrouwe /jə'tɹʉ:wə/ to trust, weak verb
jewende /jə'wɛndə/ to return
jewittig /jə'wɪti:/ reasoned, adjective
jewrit /jə'rɪt/ document
jieme /'ji:mə/ to watch over, look after, care for, weak verb, transitive
jif /jɪf/ if, conjunction
Jobson /'jɔ:bsɔ:n/ proper name, surname, family name
Johannes /jɔ:'hanəs/ proper name, masculine first name (Johannem after a preposition)
K, k
kieping /'ki:pɪŋ/ sale, noun
kirk /kɪɹk/ church
knape /'knapə/ boy
L, l
lace /'lasə/ lace
lag /la:/ law
land /land/ country (as opposed to city)
leew, -n /læʊ/ lion
leië /'lejə/ to lead (leedt)
leete /'le:tə/ to let, allow
leeve /'le:və/ to leave, weak verb (leeft)
lied /li:d/ limb
lief /li:f/ life
liefdeel /'li:fde:l/ lot or part in life, noun
lieke /'li:kə/ to like, to please, weak verb
littel /'lɪtəl/ to reduce, decrease, weak verb (litteld)
lleepe /'hle:pə/ to leap
llovord /'hlɔ:vəɹd/ lord, noun
loê /lœ:/ place, stead, used in the phrase on his loê, on's loê, instead
loeke /'lœkə/ to look, weak verb
luve /'lʊvə/ to love, weak verb
M, m
macking /'makiŋ/ making, verbal noun
mann /man/ man, noun
mavel /'mavəl/ to speak, especially formally, to make a speech, weak verb
messedâs /'mɛsəda:s/ mass days, holy days, holidays, in the last sense it has been largely replaced by wecke, watch, vigil.
metsiË /'mɛtsiə/ to cater
mett /mɛt/ mat, carpet
mid /mɪd/ with
misse /'mɪsə/ to miss, weak verb
moedjedank /'mœ:djədəŋk/ thought, noun
moeiër /'mœjəɹ/ mother, noun
moete /'mœ:tə/ may, might, must, auxiliary verb
morn /mɔ:ɹn/ morning
N, n
neese /'ne:zə/ to visit, weak verb
net /nɜt/ net, noun
nie /ni:/ not, adverb
niet /ni:t/ night
niew /niʊ/ new
no /nɔ:/ no, exclamation
noenmet /'nœ:nmət/ lunch, midday meal
nou /nʉ:/ now, adverb
nutt /nʊt/ use, noun
O, o
okse /'ɔ:ksə/ to ask, weak verb
oië /'ɔjə/ workshop
on /ɔ:n/ on, preposition
onbrirde /ɔ:n'bɹɪɹdə/ to inspire, weak verb
onhiring /ɔ:n'hɪɹiŋ/ copy, noun
open /'ɔ:pən/ open, adjective
oup /ʉ:p/ up, adverb
our, -n /ʉ:r/ our, 1pl possessive pronoun
oute /'ʉ:tə/ outside, about, without, out, adverb
over /'ɔ:vəɹ/ over, across, preposition
R, r
reding /ɹe:diŋ/ reading, lesson, noun
reekels /'ɹe:kəls/ incense, noun
regn /ɹɛn/ rain, noun
reie /'ɹejə/ to read (hylie reedt)
rerd /ɹɛɹd/ voice, noun
rhaver /'ɹavəɹ/ rather, adverb
riene /ɹi:nə/ to rain (hit rient)
S. s
schanke /ʃaŋkə/ leg
schie /ʃi:/ shall, will (schold)
schilling, -s /'ʃɪliŋ/ a coin equivalent of a New Zealand 10c.
secge /'sɛdʒə/ to say, to mention (the usual word for 'to say' is cweie)
seen /se:n/ to see; seen, past particle (hy sô, he saw)
seekend /se:kənd/ searcher
sende /'sɛndə/ to feast
seruw, -0 /'sɛrʉ:/ tool(s), equipment, gear
sinde /'sɪndə/ are, pl.present
sleen /sle:n/ to slay, kill (hylie sloeg)
sleepern /'sle:pəɹn/ bedroom, sleeping quarters
smegje /'smɛjə/ to consider
smegjing /'smɛjiŋ/ examination, exam
snack /snak/ snake, noun
so /sɔ:/ so, as, conjunction
soedlik /'sœdlək/ truly, really, indeed, certainly, adverb
songtied /'sɔ:ŋti:d/ time for singing
sowl /səʊl/ soul
spell /spɛl/ story
spendcartspurte /'speŋkaɹtspʊɹte/ wastepaperbasket
speië /'spejə/ to succeed, weak verb (speedt)
sprecke /'spɹɛkə/ to speak, talk (spreck, spreeke)
spurte, -n /'spʊɹtə/ basket, noun
sum /sʊm/ some, indefinite article and pronoun
swig /swi:/ quiet, adjective
sy /si:/ she, feminine third person pronoun
T, t
tell /tɛl/ to tell, weak verb (teld)
tellend /'tɛlənd/ narrator
time /'ti:mə/ time, noun
tinke /'ti:ŋkə/ to appear, to seem (toût /təʊt/)
tinkend /'tiŋkənd/ thinker
toe /tœ:/ to
toedeg /'tœ:də/ today, adverb
toejeens /'tœ:jəns/ on the way (to)
toeniet /'tœ:ni:t/ last night
toever /'tœ:vəɹ/ second, other
tumber /'tʊmbəɹ/ dancer
treppe /'tɹɛpə/ trap, noun
twentig /'twɛnti:/
two /twɔ:/ two, number (tweer, tweem)
U, u
um /ʊm/ about, preposition
unhidig /ʊn'hi:di:/ unhappy
utte /'ʊtə/ let us, let's
W, w
waië /'wajə/ to go (ik jewoed, I went; hy weed, he went)
weckne /'wɛknə/ to be born
weene /'we:nə/ to expect
weër /weəɹ/ weather
weg /wɛ/ way
well /wɛl/ well, adverb
welneê /'wɛlne:/ almost, adverb
werd /wɛɹd/ worth, predicate adjective; price, noun
werde /'wɛɹdə/ to become (jeworde)
werk /wɛɹk/ work, noun
werkcreftig /'wɛɹkkɹɛfti:/ mechanical
werpe /'wɛɹpə/ to throw (ik warp, wurp)
wes /wɛs/ was, third person singular past tense
wie /wi:/ to want (wold)
wief /wi:f/ woman
wielo /'wi:lɔ:/ for a while, adverb
wierd /wi:ɹd/ fate
wilk /wɪlk/ which, interrogative adjective
win /wɪn/ friend, used to mean fiance
winter /'wɪntɘɹ/ winter
witte /'wɪtə/ to know (wiss)
woreld /'wɔ:rəld/ world
wrenkwered /'ɹɛŋkwɛɹəd/ trick-or-treaters, plural noun
wrixel wordo /'ɹɪksəl 'wɔ:ɹdə/ converse, exchange words
wuck /wʊk/ week
wuder /'wʊdəɹ/ woodsman, forester
wy /wi:/ we, first person plural pronoun
