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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.
  • æðmlyft (sf) - oxygen ["breath-gas"]
  • bemetendlīċe (av) - comparatively ["bemetende" - "comparing"+productive adverbial suffix "-līċe"]
  • cōltƿiæðmlyfttimber (sn) - carbon dioxide ["coal/carbon-two oxygen-substance" - near-calque of "carbon dioxide]
  • lyfthelm (sm) - atmosphere ("air-helm")
  • holtplante (wf) - woody plant ["wood-plant"]
  • inēðian - inhale ["in-" - "in-. inwards"+"ēðian" - "to breathe"]
  • maniȝȝēarlīċ (aj) - perennial, lasting for many years ["maniȝ" - "many, multi-"+"ȝēar" - "year"+productive adjective suffix "-līċ" - "-like, pertaining to"]
  • ymbȝeard (sm) - enviroment ["ymb-" - prefix meaning "surrounding"+"ȝeard" - "region"]
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