Early Hick Lexicon — by semantic field (page 11 of 13)
- malthrenok /mal.θre.nok/
- pool-watcher, diviner (noun) — One who practices divination through watching pools/water [Magical Terms, Sacred Terms]
- mur /mur/
- night, darkness (noun) [Time Terms, Natural World, Temporal States]
- night, darkness (noun) [Time Terms, Sacred Terms]
- night, darkness (noun) [Time Terms, Sacred Terms]
- night, darkness (noun) [Time Terms, Sacred Terms]
- Proto-Hick *muru
- murvinu /mur.vi.nu/
- stillbirth (noun) [Body Terms, Bodily Functions, Sacred Terms]
- Uses mur- 'darkness' metaphorically for death
- murvinuiter /mur.vi.nu.i.ter/
- abortion (noun) [Body Terms, Bodily Functions, Sacred Terms]
- Uses ellative case to indicate 'from/out of stillbirth'
- sai /sai/
- sense of self (noun) [Mental Terms, Sacred Terms]
- inner voice (noun) [Mental Terms, Sacred Terms]
- Shows folk etymology where kasai 'introspection' (< kasu-ai 'reflection-water') was reanalyzed as ka-sai leading to extraction of sai as independent term
- sibris /si.bris/
- love (noun) [Abstract Concepts, Emotional Terms, Sacred Terms]
- Proto-Hick *hibrisu
- Metaphorical extension from 'fire' to 'passion/love'
- storbran /stor.bran/
- marriage, family union (noun) [Family Terms, Social Terms, Sacred Terms]
- Shows formalization of marriage as union between family lines
- takuter /ta.ku.ter/
- harmony, attunement (noun) [Basic Terms, Sacred Terms]
- Shows reduction of reduplicated base through compound simplification
- temer /te.mer/
- death (noun) [Spirit Terms, Sacred Terms]
- Proto-Hick *telu-himeru
- Literally 'end of life'
- tenwa /ten.wa/
- writing; spellcraft (noun) [Communication Terms, Sacred Terms, Magical Terms]
- Eldrim tengwa
- Shows semantic extension from basic writing to magical inscription
- tharala /θa.ra.la/
- deity (noun) [Sacred Terms, Religious Terms]
- Proto-Hick *harala
- Religious term showing resistance to regular sound changes
- thil /θil/
- virtue, moral (noun) [Abstract Concepts, Sacred Terms, Moral Terms]
- Proto-Hick *halu
- Abstract sense developed from basic meaning
- thilul /θi.lul/
- south (noun) — Derived from term for south wind [Directional Terms, Sacred Terms]
- Shows cultural association of south with favorable omens
- thilulbres /θi.lul.bres/
- south wind (noun) — Associated with favorable weather and good fortune [Weather Terms, Directional Terms, Sacred Terms]
- thurthral /θur.θral/
- sacred dusk (noun) [Time Terms, Sacred Terms]
- autumn (noun) [Time Terms, Seasonal Terms]
- toreldal /to.rel.dal/
- High Elf (noun) — Shows cultural perception of High Elves through augmentative prefix [Peoples, Cultural Terms, Sacred Terms]
- From first elven migration period, uses native augmentative to distinguish High Elves
- venuiter /vi.nu.i.ter/
- to give birth (verb) [Verbal Terms, Sacred Terms]
- Lexicalized from ellative case of 'pregnancy'
- vin /vin/
- pregnancy (noun) [Body Terms, Sacred Terms]
- Proto-Hick *venu
- Maritime standard form. Inland dialects preserve venu-sedu > vinused
- vinuimris /vi.nu.im.ris/
- to give birth (verb) [Verbal Terms, Sacred Terms]
- Lexicalized from ellative case of pregnancy
- vinuiter /vi.nu.i.ter/
- to give birth (noun) [Verbal Terms, Sacred Terms]
- Lexicalized from ellative case
Scholarly Terms
Section titled “Scholarly Terms”- matakulambe /ma.ta.ku.lam.be/
- Elven languages (collectively) (noun) — Formal term for all Elven languages as a group [Language Terms, Eldrim Terms, Scholarly Terms]
- Uses Eldrim's own term for their languages collectively. Shows typical compound reduction pattern.
Seasonal Terms
Section titled “Seasonal Terms”- sedter /sed.ter/
- planting time (noun) [Flora, Plant Terms, Rituals, Seasonal Terms, Agricultural Terms]
- thurthral /θur.θral/
- sacred dusk (noun) [Time Terms, Sacred Terms]
- autumn (noun) [Time Terms, Seasonal Terms]
Sensation Terms
Section titled “Sensation Terms”Sensory Terms
Section titled “Sensory Terms”- 'ihir /ʔi.hir/
- hear, listen (verb) — Basic verb of hearing, often with ritual connotations [Sacred Terms, Sensory Terms]
- Shows sacred prefix with sensory root
- belimris /be.lim.ris/
- taste (active) (noun) [Body Parts, Case System, Sensory Terms]
- Shows productive use of ellative case for active tasting
- bellas /bel.las/
- taste (reception) (noun) [Body Parts, Case System, Sensory Terms]
- Shows productive use of illative case for reception of taste
Settlement Terms
Section titled “Settlement Terms”- vinud /vi.nud/
- building, dwelling (noun) [Structure Terms, Settlement Terms, Basic Terms]
- Proto-Hick *venu-wudu
- Semantic shift from 'wood structure' to 'dwelling'
Size Terms
Section titled “Size Terms”- li /li/
- diminutive prefix: small, lesser, young (lexinfo:Prefix) — Highly productive prefix forming diminutives and terms for smaller/lesser versions [Size Terms, Basic Terms, Derivational Morphology]
- Proto-Hick *li
- Ancient diminutive marker, preserved in many compounds
Sky Terms
Section titled “Sky Terms”Social Terms
Section titled “Social Terms”- 'ilisimris /ʔi.li.sim.ris/
- to teach (verb) [Mental Terms, Social Terms, Action Terms]
- Shows productive use of ellative for causative meanings
- 'iruretil /ʔi.ru.re.til/
- gift (noun) — Always inanimate, reflecting cultural norms [Material Culture, Social Terms]
- Shows cultural link between containers and proper gifts
- 'irurlis /ʔi.rur.lis/
- cave dweller (noun) — Often refers to ritual specialists or hermits [Sacred Terms, Person Terms, Social Terms]
- Compound of sacred cave term with person marker
- 'irursibris /ʔi.rur.sib.ris/
- ceremonial gift, dowry (noun) — Used for significant life events and marriage gifts [Sacred Terms, Social Terms, Marriage Terms]
- Used for ceremonial and marriage gifts
- harabran /ha.ra.bran/
- conflict, grievance (especially between families/clans) (noun) [Social Terms, Conflict Terms]
- Shows cultural conceptualization of conflict as family/clan division
- kiris /ki.ris/
- outsider (noun) [Person Terms, Social Terms]
- Proto-Hick *kiru-ʔisu
- Shows archaic directional suffix
- kiriter /ki.ri.ter/
- foreigner, stranger (noun) [Person Terms, Social Terms]
- Borrowed from inland dialects with productive ellative suffix -iter (vs coastal -imris)
- natlas /nat.las/
- friend (noun) [Person Terms, Social Terms]
- Shows cluster simplification and case lexicalization. From 'one in a state of desire/affection' to 'friend'
- sibar /si.bar/
- distinguished one, unique person (noun) [Person Terms, Honor Terms, Social Terms]
- Shows development of honorific from concept of unique naming
- storbran /stor.bran/
- marriage, family union (noun) [Family Terms, Social Terms, Sacred Terms]
- Shows formalization of marriage as union between family lines
- temerok /te.me.rok/
- killer, murderer (noun) [Basic Terms, Social Terms]
- predator (noun) [Animal Terms, Basic Terms]
- Shows metaphorical formation 'death-bringer' for both human killers and predatory animals
Sound Terms
Section titled “Sound Terms”- 'u'u /ʔu.ʔu/
- cry, weep (in sorrow/pain) (verb) — Often reduplicated for continuous crying [Sound Terms, Emotion Terms, Body Terms]
- Proto-Hick *'uhu-'uhu
- Onomatopoeic origin from crying/sobbing sound
- bresubel /bre.su.bel/
- shout, yell (verb) — Basic term for loud vocal expression [Sound Terms, Body Terms, Communication Terms]
- Proto-Hick *bresu-belu
- Shows typical compound formation with body part term
- hahu /ha.hu/
- laugh, laughter (noun) — Preserves original meaning through irregular sound change [Sound Terms, Emotion Terms, Body Terms]
- Proto-Hick *hahu
- Shows irregular sound change preserving original 'laugh' meaning while regular form *halu developed into 'good' (via hi-halu > 'il)
- meltek /mel.tek/
- song (noun) — Basic term for melodic vocal performance [Music Terms, Performance Terms]
- melodic rhythm (noun) — Technical term for musical patterns [Music Terms, Sound Terms]
- Proto-Hick *melu-takutaku
- Shows preservation of first syllable of second element in compound reduction
- rek /rek/
- bark (of dog/wolf) (noun) — Basic term for canine vocalization [Sound Terms, Animal Terms]
- Proto-Hick *reku
- Shows onomatopoeic origin from sound of canine bark
- takimer /ˈta.ki.mɛr/
- echo (noun) [Sound Terms, Spirit Terms]
- sound spirit (noun) [Sound Terms, Spirit Terms]
- Reflects early animistic understanding of sound phenomena
- takutak /ta.ku.tak/
- rhythm (noun) [Sound Terms, Musical Terms]
- Proto-Hick *takutaku
- Preserves onomatopoeic reduplication
- takutakal /ta.ku.ta.kal/
- language (noun) [Language Terms, Sound Terms]
- Shows conceptual link between rhythm and language
- takutek /ta.ku.tek/
- rhythm (noun) [Musical Terms, Sound Terms]
- Proto-Hick *takutaku
- Preserves onomatopoeic reduplication
Spatial
Section titled “Spatial”- 'atal /ʔa.tal/
- where (what-place-PROX.INAN) (interrogative) [Interrogatives, Proximal, Spatial]
- Proto-Hick *haka-tal-is
- 'ateth /ʔa.teθ/
- where (sensed location) (interrogative) [Interrogatives, Medial, Spatial]
- Proto-Hick *haka-tal-eth
- 'atum /ʔa.tum/
- where (unknown location) (interrogative) [Interrogatives, Distal, Spatial]
- Proto-Hick *haka-tal-um
Spatial Terms
Section titled “Spatial Terms”- tal /tal/
- place, location (noun) — Forms many location compounds [Spatial Terms, Basic Terms]
- Proto-Hick *halu
- Borrowed from Pre-Hick dialect where spatial meaning developed