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Middle Hick Lexicon — Borrowings

Entries in the Borrowings semantic field.

af /af/
of, from (preposition) [Grammar, Possession, Borrowings]
Old Iutlandish *af
Borrowed possessive preposition that becomes common in speech while inherited -ul remains formal or sacred.
arem /a.rem/
arm, oar (noun) [Nautical Terms, Borrowings]
Old Iutlandish *arm
Maritime borrowing with vowel repair.
bek /bek/
beech wood (noun) [Wood Terms, Borrowings]
Old Iutlandish *bøk
Shows vowel adaptation /ø/ to /e/.
hafel /ha.fel/
ocean (noun) [Maritime Terms, Water Features, Borrowings]
Old Iutlandish *haf
Ocean term borrowed during maritime contact; final consonant repaired with -el.
Hegfell /heg.fel/
high mountain (lexinfo:ProperNoun) [Place Names, Landscape Terms, Borrowings]
Old Iutlandish *hog-fell
Northeastern inland place name meaning high mountain; shows /o/ to /e/ vowel adaptation.
hel /hel/
hill, slope (noun) [Landscape Terms, Borrowings]
Old Iutlandish *haell
Landscape borrowing.
iren /i.ren/
iron (noun) [Metal Terms, Borrowings]
Old Iutlandish *isarn
Metal-working borrowing.
kener /ke.ner/
skilled sailor (noun) [Nautical Terms, Occupations, Borrowings]
Old Iutlandish *koennaer
Maritime occupational borrowing.
keper /ke.per/
merchant (noun) [Trade Terms, Occupations, Borrowings]
Old Iutlandish *koepaer
Trade borrowing.
Langdal /laŋ.dal/
long valley (lexinfo:ProperNoun) [Place Names, Landscape Terms, Borrowings]
Iutlandish *lang-dal
Northeastern inland place name meaning long valley; unchanged because it fits Middle Hick phonology.
mel /mel/
sand, gravel (noun) [Landscape Terms, Borrowings]
Old Iutlandish *mel
Landscape borrowing.
mur /mur/
wall, barrier (noun) [Landscape Terms, Architecture, Borrowings]
Old Iutlandish *mur
Landscape and fortification borrowing.
serand /se.rand/
beach, strand (noun) [Maritime Terms, Landscape Terms, Borrowings]
Old Iutlandish *strand
Beach term with onset simplification and vowel repair.
siler /si.ler/
silver (noun) [Metal Terms, Trade Terms, Borrowings]
silverworker (noun) — Late Middle Hick occupational use under influence from Iutlandish -er formations. [Metal Terms, Occupations, Borrowings]
Old Iutlandish *silfr
Trade and metal-working borrowing.
skel /skel/
ship (noun) [Nautical Terms, Borrowings]
Old Iutlandish *skip
Nautical borrowing with final consonant repair.
smed /smed/
smith (noun) [Metal Terms, Occupations, Borrowings]
Old Iutlandish *smidr
Metal-working occupational borrowing.
stal /stal/
steel (noun) [Metal Terms, Borrowings]
Old Iutlandish *stal
Metal-working borrowing.
stel /stel/
stern (noun) [Nautical Terms, Borrowings]
Old Iutlandish *staefn
Nautical borrowing.
tel /tel/
count, tally (noun) [Trade Terms, Numbers, Borrowings]
Old Iutlandish *tal
Trade borrowing distinct from inherited Hick tel 'tail, end'.
ward /ward/
path, direction (noun) [Path Terms, Nautical Terms, Borrowings]
Old Iutlandish *ward
Borrowed term with /w/ preserved in Middle Hick loans.
wud /wud/
forest, timber (noun) [Wood Terms, Landscape Terms, Borrowings]
Old Iutlandish *wood
Borrowed term with /w/ preserved in Middle Hick loans.