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)

Nouns are also listed according to their grammatical gender:

(c) = Common

(n) = Neuter

Semantic Domain	Word	Etymology	Definition
government	Adtz, -is (n)	inherited from OP, andbahti, "service"	n. Office, bureaucratic body created and assigned to fulfill a designated function ïâ Miteï Feruhlseïhu Adtz - "The Office of Bounties and Factorage" post, position of authority ïâ Protzin Adtz - "The office of Prætor"
military	Ahmst, -is (c)	inherited from OP, auh(u)mists, "highest"	n. Field-Grade Officer, divided into three grades according to seniority
military	Aht, -os (c)	inherited from MP, åhtå̯, "watch, vigil" from OP, wahtwa, "vigil"	n. watch, a platoon-sized 'spear' unit an informal detachment of soldiers assigned to guard or patrol duty a group of sailors assigned to perform a particular set of duties at a particular time a unit of time, now standardized to four hours, in which said group of sailors or guards perform standing duties Æïare furmiþs Aht. - "We have the forenoon watch."
military	Ahtaldan, -is (c)	inherited from MP, åhtå̯ + (h)aldann, "watch + holder"	n. Watchmaster, senior NCO responsible for platoon-level command
grammar	+ak, -is (c)	inherited from OP, -ags, "-ic, -y"	suf. person whose occupation is associated with (+ noun)
physical action	Arveþ, -is (c)	inherited from OP, arbaiþs, "toil"	n. work, labor occupation, job
measurement	Aß, -is (n)	inherited from OP, atisk, "unit of land, equivalent to ~1011 m2"	n. unit of volume, equivalent to ~7 1⁄4 bushels
society	Aþal, -is (n)	inherited from OP, aþals, "noble"	adj. noble n. nobility
possession	æï-	inherited from OP, aiga-, "to possess"	v. to have, to possess
grammar	æn	inherited from OP, jains, "yon, that over there"	det. that pron. that thing/item/it (3rd person singular distal inanimate)
military	Ænhæd, -os (c)	from æn + -hæd, "one + hood"	n. unit, an organized group acting in unison
society	Barh, -is (c)	inherited from OP, baurhs, "fortified settlement"	n. town
conflict	bitz-	inherited from OP, bikj-, "punch"	v. stab, hack, thrust
motion	brigg-	inherited from OP, bring-	v. to bring, carry to make, render, to cause to become (+ infinitive)
military	Droþ, -os (c)	inherited from OP, daroþus, "light spear"	n. lance, spear for use by a mounted warrior
military	Droþak, -is (c)	from Droþ + -ak	n. lancer, cavalryman who fights with a lance
society	Elu, -in (c)	borrowed from El, Эљ, "Elw"	n. Elw person
society	elus	from Elw + -s, "Elw + -ish"	adj. the quality of being or association with the Elw, e.g. language, culture, et al.
commerce	Erb, -in (n)	inherited from OP, eraibn, "copper"	n. Erb, unit of currency
society	Fænn, -is (c)	inherited from OP, fijands, "enemy"	n. opponent, rival, opposing team
grammar	fur	inherited from OP, faura	prep. before, in front of (+ something, someone)
time	Furmiþ, -is (c)	inherited from OP, faura + miþi(tyns), "before mid(day)"	n. forenoon (8am to 12pm)
military	Gadraht, -is (c)	inherited from OP, gadrauhts, "retainer"	n. commissioned officer
government	Gasiþ, -in (c)	inherited from OP, gasinþa, "companion"	n. Count
fruit	Gollet, -os (c)	inherited from OP, gonlytus borrowed from KM, '	n. mango
military	Haß, -os (c)	inherited from OP, hansa, "group"	n. squadron, a company-sized 'lance' unit group, guild
military	Hunnfaþ, -is (c)	inherited from OP, hundafaþs, "leader of 100" from hunda + faþs, "hundred + leader"	n. centurion, senior NCO responsible for company-level command
grammar	hæl+___+s	inherited from OP, hails, "whole, sound" + -s	circumf. -full, full of (+ noun) completely (+ adjective)
government	Kaïsar, -is (c)	borrowed from KM, kadisaħi, "supreme one, one who is most-high"	n. Kaiser, ruler of imperial rank
government	Kaïsarin, -is (c)	from Kaïsar + -in	n. Kaiseress, specifically female ruler of imperial rank
grammar	ïa	inherited from OP, is, si, ita, "he, she, it"	det. this pron. this thing/item/it (3rd person singular proximal inanimate)
grammar	ïâ	inherited from MP, ða(na), "that (acc s. m.)" from OP, sa, þana, "that"	art. definite article
grammar	ïe	inherited from OP, þany, "who, that (acc. s. m.)"	conj. introductory particle for a subordinate clause
grammar	+in, -is (c)	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, -os (c)	inherited from OP, flodus	n. river
time	Mel, -is (n)		n. a moment in time
grammar	mi	inherited from OP, miþ(i)	prep. with, along (+ commutative object) using (+ instrumental object)
grammar	mi-	inherited from OP, miþ-	suff. co- together with, mutually, jointly complement to (+ counterpart)
family	Mog, -os (c)	inherited from OP, magus, "boy, lad"	n. male child son, one's male offspring male adoptee male descendants from a progenitor
grammar	+naß, -os (c)	inherited from OP, -inassus	suff. (adjective)-ness, state/quality/measure of being
language	Prætâ, -in (n)	inherited from OP, praitoida, "act of speaking" from praito- + -ida, "speak + act of"	n. speech the Præta Language, a.k.a. Xiroþs Prætâ a language ula ie uikse æn mi iâ elus Prætâ - "I want to write that in the Elw Language."
language	prot-	inherited from OP, praito-, "to speak"	v. to talk, to speak to speak (for) (+ something/someone) + fur
government	Protz, -in (c)	inherited from OP, praitoȝa, "speaker" from praito- + -ȝa, "speak + -er"	n. Prætor, the presiding officer of the Landsraad
family	Ras, -in (n)	inherited from OP, rasn	n. house, dwelling self-contained portion of a larger building for residing in
grammar	+s	inherited from OP, -isks, "-ish"	suff. forms adjective, having the quality of or association with something
society	Selfaþ, -is (c)	inherited from OP, sels + faþs, "good + master/commander"	n. Lord, Lady, member of the aristocratic class
grammar	si	inherited from OP, sa, "this"	pron. he/she (3rd person singular animate)
warfare	Slaht, -in (n)	inherited from OP, slahida, "act of striking" from slah- + -ida, "to strike + act of"	n. battle, fight conflict
government	Setzard, -is (c)	inherited from MP, setȝâ + ård, "seat/throne + guard"	n. Steward
government	Szodan, -is (c)	inherited from OP, þiudans, "leader of the people"	n. ethnarch, king
government	Szonst, -is (c)	inherited from OP, þiunosts, "service" from þius, "servant"	n. Ministry
grammar	tom+___+s	inherited from OP, toms, "empty, clear, unoccupied" + -s	circumf. -less, absent of (+ noun) lacking in (+ adjective)ness
time	Tzæn, -is (c)	inherited from OP, tyns, "day (as opposed to night)"	n. day, the period of time between dawn and dusk
warfare	Þeïn, -is (c)	inherited from OP, þegns, "retainer, warrior"	n. hero, warrior Thane, archaic noble rank resurrected briefly by Kaiser Yarad I to add to his titles ..., Þeïn Szirolannas, ... - "Thane of the Shirelands (from Imperial Decree 195"
anatomy	Þravâ, -in (c)	inherited from OP, þragȝo, "running thing" from þragȝ-, "to run"	n. foot
language	uiks-	borrowed from KM, ūsak-, "write, draw"	v. write, form letters
mental action	ul-	inherited from OP, ƿilj-, "to want, to desire"	v. to want to + subordinate clause in subjunctive)