Early Hick Lexicon — Construction Terms

Entries in the Construction Terms semantic field.

'it /ʔit/

knot (in wood) (noun) — Specifically refers to natural knots in wood/lumber [Construction Terms, Natural Features]

falsehood (noun) — Metaphorical extension from deviation in wood grain [Abstract Concepts]

Proto-Hick *xitu

arasaditar /a.ra.sa.di.tar/

table (noun) [Household Terms, Construction Terms]

Literally "elevated plank"

arasud /a.ra.sud/

plank, cut timber (noun) [Construction Terms, Wood Terms]

Proto-Hick *xarasa-wudu

Literally "cut-through wood"

asad /a.sad/

bridge (noun) — Shows typical development of infrastructure terms from natural materials [Infrastructure, Construction Terms]

Proto-Hick *hasa-wadu

brismal /bris.mal/

forge (native term) (noun) [Construction Terms, Tool Terms]

tamin /ta.min/

forge, smithy (noun) — Borrowed technical term from Eldrim metalworking traditions [Construction Terms, Tool Terms, Borrowed Terms]

Direct borrowing of Quenya technical term for forge/smithy