Mōtung:Bera
Getæl nīwra worda and earfoðra worda
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Note that in this list: "ȝ"=IPA "j", "ċ"=IPA "t͡ʃ", "sċ"=IPA "ʃ", and "ċȝ"=IPA "d͡ːʒ".
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Note that etymologies or rationales for the Old English neologisms should be put after the Modern English translation in square brackets, like so:
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Abbreviations used are: sm/sn/sf = strong masculine/neuter/feminine; wm/wn/wf = weak masculine/neuter/feminine; indecm/indecn/indecf = indeclinable masculine/neuter/feminine; w-dec. = w-declension; u-dec. = u declension; i-mut. = i-mutated; pl. = plural; aj = adjective; desc. = modifier for a noun (a "describer") other than an adjective; av = adverb; w1/w2/w3 = weak verb class; s1/s2/.../s7b = strong verb class.
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- cattbera (wm) - panda bear (based on Mandarin name for them)
- cnōsl (sf) - taxonomy family [athentic with meaning "family"]
- gærsbēam (sm) - bamboo ["grass-tree" because bamboo is a type of grass
- hundlīċ (aj) - caniform, dog-like
- ilegangende - plantigrade ["foot sole-going"]
- īsbera (wm) - polar bear [calque of German "Eisbär"]
- Norþhealftrendel (sm) - Northern Hemisphere
- Sūþhealftrendel (sm) - Southern Hemisphere
- syċedēor (sn) - mammal ["sucking-animals" - because they drink milk]
- unoncyrrendlīċ - irretractable [calque]
- worulddǣl (sm) - continent [calque of German "Weltteil"]
- wrōt (sn?) - snout [fully authentic]
