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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.
  • fȳrstrǣl (sm) - rocket ["fȳr" - "fire"+"strǣl" - "missile, projectile"]
  • fȳrwǣpenstrǣl (sm) - bullet ["fȳrwǣpen" - "firearm" [calque of "firearm"]+"strǣl" - "missile, projective"]
  • lahbeorg (sm) - upholding of the law ["lah" - "law"+"beorg" - "protection"]
  • motcræftiȝ (aj) fȳræȝ (r-dec. sn) - atomic bomb ["motcræftiȝ" - "atomic" ["mot" - "atom"+"cræft" - "skill; power"+productive adjectival suffix "-ig" - "y"]+"fȳræȝ" - "bomb" ["fire-egg"]]
  • nīwliċ (aj) - modern [athentic with meaning "new, fresh"]
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