Præta/Lexicon

The following abbreviations are used in the word etymology for language of origin or an earlier form at a particular stage of Præta:

OP. Old Præta

MP. Middle Præta

KM. Khaz Modanian

El. Elw language

Nouns are listed with their Genitive Case ending to indicate their declension:

-is = 1st Declension

-os = 2nd Declension

-in = 3rd Declension (aka weak nouns)

Semantic Domain	Word	Etymology	Definition
grammar	+ak, -is, {{{wordForms}}}	inherited from OP, -ags, "-ic, -y"	suf. person whose occupation is associated with (+ noun)
physical action	Arveþ -is, {{{wordForms}}}	inherited from OP, arbaiþs, "toil"	n. work, labor occupation, job
measurement	Aß, -is, {{{wordForms}}}	inherited from OP, atisk, "unit of land, equivalent to ~1011 m2"	n. unit of volume, equivalent to ~7 1⁄4 bushels
society	Barh, -is, {{{wordForms}}}	inherited from OP, baurhs, "fortified settlement"	n. town
conflict	bitz-, {{{wordForms}}}	inherited from OP, bikj-, "punch"	v. stab, hack, thrust
motion	brigg-, {{{wordForms}}}	inherited from OP, bring-	v. to bring, carry to make, render, to cause to become (+ infinitive)
society	Elu, -in, {{{wordForms}}}	borrowed from El, Эљ, "Elw"	n. Elw person
society	Elus, {{{wordForms}}}	from Elw + -s, "Elw + -ish"	adj. the quality of being or association with the Elw, e.g. language, culture, et al.
commerce	Erb, -in, {{{wordForms}}}	inherited from OP, eraibn, "copper"	n. Erb, unit of currency
fruit	Gollet, {{{wordForms}}}	inherited from OP, gonlytus borrowed from KM, '	n. mango
military	Haß, -os, {{{wordForms}}}	inherited from OP, hansa, "group"	n. squadron, a company-sized 'spear' unit group, guild
grammar	hzæl+___+s, {{{wordForms}}}	inherited from OP, hails, "whole, sound" + -s	circumf. -full, full of (+ noun) completely (+ adjective)
government	Kaisar, -is, {{{wordForms}}}	borrowed from KM, kadisaħi, "supreme one, one who is most-high"	n. Kaiser, ruler of imperial rank
government	Kaisarin, -is, {{{wordForms}}}	from Kaisar + -in	n. Kaiseress, specifically female ruler of imperial rank
grammar	ïa, {{{wordForms}}}	inherited from OP, is, si, ita, "he, she, it"	det. this pron. this thing/item/it (3rd person singular proximal inanimate)
grammar	ïâ, {{{wordForms}}}	inherited from MP, ða(na), "that (acc s. m.)" from OP, sa, þana, "that"	art. definite article
grammar	ïe, {{{wordForms}}}	inherited from OP, þany, "who, that (acc. s. m.)"	conj. introductory particle for a subordinate clause
grammar	+in, -is, {{{wordForms}}}	inherited from OP, -yns	suff. (noun)-ess, specifically female form of animate noun (animal, person, occupation, or name constructor) specifically female person whose occupation is associated with (+ noun) (in place of -ak)
water	Łod, {{{wordForms}}}	inherited from OP, flodus	n. river
grammar	mi, {{{wordForms}}}	inherited from OP, miþ(i)	prep. with, along (+ commutative object) using (+ instrumental object)
grammar	mi-, {{{wordForms}}}	inherited from OP, miþ-	suff. co- together with, mutually, jointly complement to (+ counterpart)
family	Mog, -os, {{{wordForms}}}	inherited from OP, magus, "boy, lad"	n. male child son, one's male offspring male adoptee male descendants from a progenitor
grammar	+naß, -os, {{{wordForms}}}	inherited from OP, -inassus	suff. (adjective)-ness, state/quality/measure of being
language	Prætâ, -is, {{{wordForms}}}	inherited from OP, praituida, "act of speaking" from praitu- + -ida, "speak + act of"	n. speech the Præta Language, a.k.a. Xiroþs Prætâ a language ula ie uikse ïæn mi iâ elus Prætâ - "I want to write that in the Elw Language."
family	Ras, -in, {{{wordForms}}}	inherited from OP, rasn	n. house, dwelling self-contained portion of a larger building for residing in
grammar	+s, {{{wordForms}}}	inherited from OP, -isks, "-ish"	suff. forms adjective, having the quality of or association with something
society	Selfaþ -is, {{{wordForms}}}	inherited from OP, sels + faþs, "good + master/commander"	n. Lord, Lady, member of the aristocratic class
grammar	si, {{{wordForms}}}	inherited from OP, sa, "this"	pron. he/she (3rd person singular animate)
warfare	Slahtâ, -in, {{{wordForms}}}	inherited from OP, slahida, "act of striking" from slah- + -ida, "to strike + act of"	n. battle, fight conflict
grammar	tom+___+s, {{{wordForms}}}	inherited from OP, toms, "empty, clear, unoccupied" + -s	circumf. -less, absent of (+ noun) lacking in (+ adjective)ness
anatomy	Þrav, -in, {{{wordForms}}}	inherited from OP, þragȝo, "running thing" from þragȝ-, "to run"	n. foot
language	uiks-, {{{wordForms}}}	borrowed from KM, ūsak-, "write, draw"	v. write, form letters
mental action	ul-, {{{wordForms}}}	inherited from OP, ƿilj-, "to want, to desire"	v. to want to + subordinate clause in subjunctive)
grammar	ïæn, {{{wordForms}}}	inherited from OP, jains, "yon, that over there"	det. that pron. that thing/item/it (3rd person singular distal inanimate)