Early Hick Lexicon — by semantic field (page 7 of 13)
- parduwes /par.du.wes/
- cavern, cave network (noun) — Originally 'worm-eaten,' extended to mean cave networks [Landforms, Mythological Terms]
- Shows compound reduction of grapar-duwes to parduwes
- thragral /θra.gral/
- garden (noun) — The dual meaning reflects the sacred nature of cultivated land in Hick culture, where gardens were seen as sanctified spaces [Landforms, Garden Terms]
- togar /to.gar/
- limestone, mountain rock (noun) [Material Terms, Landforms]
- Shows semantic extension from visual similarity between bone and limestone
- val /val/
- valley, water-cut lowland (noun) [Natural World, Landforms]
- valley, water-cut lowland (noun) [Natural World, Landforms]
- valley, water-cut lowland (noun) [Natural World, Landforms]
- valley, water-cut lowland (noun) [Natural World, Landforms]
- Proto-Hick *valu
Landscape Terms
Section titled “Landscape Terms”- 'ibrigral /ʔib.ri.gral/
- farmlands, cultivated fields (noun) [Agricultural Terms, Landscape Terms]
- Shows development from fertilization practice to agricultural land
- asamgral /a.sam.gral/
- flatlands, plains (noun) [Landscape Terms, Geographic Terms]
- Shows metaphorical extension from position to terrain type
- dor /dor/
- back, behind (noun) [Landscape Terms, Maritime Terms, Body Parts]
- Proto-Hick *doru
- Basic term for back/behind
Language Terms
Section titled “Language 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.
- murlambe /mur.lam.be/
- Dark Elven (Drow) (noun) — Rare term, mainly in historical or scholarly contexts [Language Terms, Eldrim Terms]
- Parallels ithiril 'Dark Elf', rarely encountered in Early Hick period
- takal /ta.kal/
- word (noun) [Language Terms]
- Metaphorical extension from takutakal, conceptualizing word as single unit of language rhythm.
- takulambe /ta.ku.lam.be/
- Common Elven (Sindarin-based lingua franca) (noun) [Language Terms]
- Early Hick term for simplified Elven trade language. Shows development of inter-cultural communication
- takutakal /ta.ku.ta.kal/
- language (noun) [Language Terms, Sound Terms]
- Shows conceptual link between rhythm and language
- torlambe /tor.lam.be/
- High Elven (Quenya) (noun) — Formal term for High Elven language [Language Terms, Eldrim Terms]
- Shows parallel formation to toreldal 'High Elf'
- wudlambe /wud.lam.be/
- Wood Elven (Sindarin) (noun) — Common term for Wood Elven language [Language Terms, Eldrim Terms]
- Parallels edel 'Wood Elf', most common Elven contact language
Learning Terms
Section titled “Learning Terms”- 'ilistal /ʔi.lis.tal/
- library (noun) — Place for storing and accessing knowledge [Learning Terms, Building Terms]
- school (noun) — Place for formal instruction [Learning Terms, Building Terms]
- Shows development of dedicated learning spaces
Life Stages
Section titled “Life Stages”- vinlas /vin.las/
- fetus, unborn child (noun) [Person Terms, Body Terms, Life Stages]
- Shows lexicalization of case marking spatial relationship
- vinok /vi.nok/
- baby, infant (noun) [Person Terms, Kinship Terms, Life Stages]
- Shows semantic extension from agentive to resultative meaning
Light Terms
Section titled “Light Terms”Love Terms
Section titled “Love Terms”- brismer /bris.mer/
- passionate lover (noun) [Love Terms, Person Terms, Family Terms]
- Shows ambiguous compound analysis between 'passionate-parent' and 'fire-heart'
Magic Terms
Section titled “Magic Terms”- 'imwen /ʔim.wen/
- witch, evil woman (noun) — Pejorative term for female magic user [Magic Terms, Gender Terms]
- Shows pejorative development in magical terminology
- wenkulok /wen.ku.lok/
- sorceress (noun) — Neutral/respectful term for female magic user [Magic Terms, Professional Terms]
- Shows regularization of gender marking in professional terms
Magical Terms
Section titled “Magical Terms”- imurkulok /i.mur.ku.lok/
- necromancer (noun) — Literally 'evil magic worker' [Magical Terms, Sacred Terms]
- malthrenok /mal.θre.nok/
- pool-watcher, diviner (noun) — One who practices divination through watching pools/water [Magical Terms, Sacred Terms]
- tenwa /ten.wa/
- writing; spellcraft (noun) [Communication Terms, Sacred Terms, Magical Terms]
- Eldrim tengwa
- Shows semantic extension from basic writing to magical inscription
Manner
Section titled “Manner”- 'aker /ʔa.ker/
- how (visible/known manner) (interrogative) [Interrogatives, Proximal, Manner]
- Proto-Hick *haka-er-is
- 'akereth /ʔa.ke.reθ/
- how (sensed manner) (interrogative) [Interrogatives, Medial, Manner]
- Proto-Hick *haka-er-eth
- 'akerum /ʔa.ke.rum/
- how (unknown manner) (interrogative) [Interrogatives, Distal, Manner]
- Proto-Hick *haka-er-um
Maritime Terms
Section titled “Maritime Terms”- aitarulbres /ai.ta.rul.bres/
- west wind (noun) — Primary term in coastal regions, associated with rainfall patterns [Weather Terms, Directional Terms, Maritime Terms]
- bel /bel/
- mouth, opening (noun) [Body Parts, Maritime Terms, Architecture]
- Proto-Hick *belu
- Basic term for mouth/opening
- bram /bram/
- tide, tidal water (noun) [Maritime Terms, Time Terms, Water Features]
- Proto-Hick *bramu
- Basic term for tidal phenomena
- bramal /bra.mal/
- tidal pool (noun) [Maritime Terms, Water Features]
- Shows nasal deletion in compounds
- brammater /bram.ma.ter/
- river-vessel (noun) [Maritime Terms, Vehicle Terms]
- Shows compound formation pattern for vessel types
- bramulis /bra.mu.lis/
- vortex, whirlpool (noun) [Maritime Terms, Water Features]
- Literally "tide's eye". Shows coda simplification where final -l of bramul merges with initial l- of lis
- dor /dor/
- back, behind (noun) [Landscape Terms, Maritime Terms, Body Parts]
- Proto-Hick *doru
- Basic term for back/behind
- kaketh /ka.keθ/
- salty (adjective) — Literally 'sea-like', shows maritime influence on taste terminology [Taste Terms, Maritime Terms]
- kethul /ke.θul/
- east (noun) — Derived from term for east wind [Directional Terms, Maritime Terms]
- Shows maritime influence on eastern regions
- kethulbres /ke.θul.bres/
- east wind (noun) — Common in eastern coastal regions [Weather Terms, Directional Terms, Maritime Terms]
- materok /ma.te.rok/
- vessel-guide, boatman (noun) [Maritime Terms, Occupations]
- vessel-guide, boatman (noun) [Maritime Terms, Occupations]
- vessel-guide, boatman (noun) [Maritime Terms, Occupations]
- vessel-guide, boatman (noun) [Maritime Terms, Occupations]
- vessel-guide, boatman (noun) [Maritime Terms, Occupations]
- rantirdu /ran.tir.du/
- piracy, maritime raiding (noun) [Maritime Terms, Criminal Terms]
- Reanalyzed from rantirduok without agentive -ok
- rantirduok /ran.tir.du.ok/
- pirate, maritime raider (noun) [Maritime Terms, Professional Terms]
- Originally 'river raider', extended to all maritime thieves. Shows compound reduction of imtirduok.
- sinas /si.nas/
- drift, passage (noun) [Motion Terms, Maritime Terms, Abstract Concepts]
- Proto-Hick *senu-asa-u
- Literally 'floating through', shows typical compound reduction
Marriage Terms
Section titled “Marriage Terms”- '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
Material Culture
Section titled “Material Culture”- 'iruretil /ʔi.ru.re.til/
- gift (noun) — Always inanimate, reflecting cultural norms [Material Culture, Social Terms]
- Shows cultural link between containers and proper gifts
- ir /ir/
- iron (noun) [Metals, Material Culture]
- Proto-Hick *xiru
- Basic term for iron, shows early mining culture
- kur /kur/
- moss (noun) [Flora, Plant Terms]
- copper (noun) [Metals, Material Culture]
- Proto-Hick *kuru
Material Terms
Section titled “Material Terms”- asatogar /a.sa.to.gar/
- travertine (noun) [Material Terms, Natural World]
- Named for its flowing, vine-like mineral formations
- togar /to.gar/
- limestone, mountain rock (noun) [Material Terms, Landforms]
- Shows semantic extension from visual similarity between bone and limestone
Measurement Terms
Section titled “Measurement Terms”- barakter /ba.rak.ter/
- league (distance walkable in one hour, roughly 3-4 miles) (noun) — Often shortened to rakter in colloquial speech [Measurement Terms, Distance Terms, Time Terms]
- Distance measure based on one hour's walking time. Shows temporal suffix used for distance measurement.
- brastran /bras.tran/
- foot (unit of length, approximately arm-length) (noun) [Measurement Terms, Basic Terms]
- Shows development of -ran as measurement suffix from *haranu 'length'
- uran /u.rən/
- inch (unit of length, approximately thumb-width) (noun) [Measurement Terms, Basic Terms]
- Proto-Hick *ulu-haranu
- Shows development of measurement system from body parts
Medial
Section titled “Medial”- 'akereth /ʔa.ke.reθ/
- how (sensed manner) (interrogative) [Interrogatives, Medial, Manner]
- Proto-Hick *haka-er-eth
- 'atereth /ʔa.te.reθ/
- when (sensed time) (interrogative) [Interrogatives, Medial, Temporal]
- Proto-Hick *haka-ter-eth
- 'ateth /ʔa.teθ/
- where (sensed location) (interrogative) [Interrogatives, Medial, Spatial]
- Proto-Hick *haka-tal-eth
- 'eteleth /ʔe.te.leθ/
- when (sensed time) (interrogative) [Interrogatives, Medial, Temporal]
- Proto-Hick *haka-tel-eth
Medial Forms
Section titled “Medial Forms”- 'aleth /ʔa.leθ/
- who (sensed but not seen) (pronoun) — Used for referents that are heard or sensed but not visually perceived [Interrogatives, Medial Forms]
- 'aka-'al-eth
- Used for heard/sensed but not seen referents