Mōtung:Superman

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".

Note that etymologies or rationales for the Old English neologisms should be put after the Modern English translation in square brackets, like so: fȳrƿǣpen (sn) - firearm, gun [calque of "firearm"]

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.

• atiefrungbōc (i-mut sf) - comic book, picture book
• elplanētliċ (aj) - alien, from an alien planet
• hēahhæleþ (sm) - superhero

Re Superhero

I consider "hēahhæleþ" a preferable alternative to "oferhæleþ" because it was common practice in OE to add "hēah-" to the front of a noun to show pre-eminence: hēahcyning, hēahengel, hēahgod, and so forth. By comparison, "ofer-" in OE is normally associated with excess, physical location, or analogy with physical location.   Ƿes hāl!    09:06, 8 Mǣdmōnaþ 2019 (UTC)