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Early Hick Lexicon — Maritime Terms

Entries in the Maritime Terms semantic field.

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
bramis /bra.mis/
sea mist, coastal fog (noun) [Natural World, Precipitation, Maritime Terms]
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
imtelmal /im.tel.mal/
ocean, outer sea (noun) — Western Early Hick term contrasting with keth as the known or navigable sea. Poetic usage may take agentive -el when the ocean is treated as an active force. [Water Features, Maritime Terms]
Western Early Hick regional term from a descriptive phrase for an endless pool. The im- element reflects regional privative use, distinct from the standard moral sense of im as evil or abstract negativity.
kaketh /ka.keθ/
salty (adjective) — Literally 'sea-like', shows maritime influence on taste terminology [Taste Terms, Maritime Terms]
kethmater /keθ.ma.ter/
sea vessel (noun) [Maritime Terms, Vehicle 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]
ketnes /ket.nes/
sea fish (noun) [Maritime Terms, Animal 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]
ranes /ra.nes/
river fish (noun) [Animal Terms, Maritime Terms]
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.
rismater /ris.ma.ter/
reed-vessel (noun) [Maritime Terms]
sin /sin/
floating (noun) [Motion Terms, Maritime Terms, Action Terms]
Proto-Hick *senu
sinas /si.nas/
drift, passage (noun) [Motion Terms, Maritime Terms, Abstract Concepts]
Proto-Hick *senu-asa-u
Literally 'floating through', shows typical compound reduction
wudmater /wud.ma.ter/
wood-vessel (noun) [Maritime Terms, Vehicle Terms]