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Early Hick Lexicon — Elements

Entries in the Elements semantic field.

ai /ai/: water (noun, noun) — See Maritime Terms, Water Features [Natural World, Elements]; water (noun, noun) — See Maritime Terms, Water Features [Natural World]; water (noun, noun) — See Maritime Terms, Water Features [Natural World]; water (noun, noun) — See Maritime Terms, Water Features [Natural World]; Proto-Hick *ahi

al /al/: natural rock (noun) [Natural World, Elements]; natural rock (noun) [Natural World, Elements]; natural rock (noun) [Natural World, Elements]; natural rock (noun) [Natural World, Elements]; Proto-Hick *xalu

bris /bris/: heat (noun) [Elements, Basic Terms]; Proto-Hick *brisu; Basic term for heat/warmth

gar /gar/: stone (noun) [Natural World, Elements]; stone (noun) [Natural World, Elements]; stone (noun) [Natural World, Elements]; stone (noun) [Natural World, Elements]; Proto-Hick *garu

gral /gral/: earth, soil (noun) [Natural World, Elements]; earth, soil (noun) [Natural World]; earth, soil (noun) [Natural World]; earth, soil (noun) [Natural World]; Proto-Hick *gralu

thir /θir/: air, wind (noun) [Elements]; white (noun) [Colors]; elder, elderly, white-haired (noun) — Extended from 'white' through white hair; productive in age-marked compounds. [Kinship Terms, Age Terms]; Proto-Hick *haru