Englisc/Þusend Grundworde

Back to Englisc This is a list of basic words for the Niw Englisc Language

''See also: Category:1000 English basic words

Human

 * human / person-> þe Mann/Gume
 * adult ->þe/þie Orpedd
 * adolescent -> þe Knæpling
 * man -> þe Werr
 * woman -> þat Weif, (unmarried) Mewle
 * child -> þat Cild
 * boy -> þe Knape, Knafe
 * girl -> þat Mæȝden
 * baby -> þat Barn
 * infant -> þat Barn

Everyday life

 * house -> þat Hus
 * door -> þie Dure
 * table -> þie Mese, þe Beod
 * chair -> þe Stol
 * bed -> þat Bedd
 * mattress -> þie Matrasse
 * bowl -> þe Bolle
 * bottle -> þe Ampelle, þie Butte
 * cup -> þie Bune, þe Kopp, þie Kuppe
 * car -> þat Auto
 * road -> þie Rade
 * engine -> þe Motor
 * home -> þat Haam
 * fork -> þie Gafel
 * spoon -> þe Kuukler
 * plate -> þie Platte

Nutrition and Foods

 * food
 * nutrition


 * bread
 * maize
 * cotton
 * soya bean
 * sorghum
 * wheat
 * barley
 * oats
 * fruit
 * vegetable
 * rice
 * tobacco
 * cheese
 * potato

Drinks

 * drink (n.)
 * water
 * beer
 * wine
 * alcohol
 * coffee
 * tea
 * milk

Objects

 * thing / object

Shapes

 * shape
 * circle
 * square
 * rectangle
 * triangle
 * cube
 * ball

Philosophy

 * philosophy
 * aesthetics
 * ethics
 * epistemology
 * metaphysics
 * logic
 * mind
 * body
 * soul
 * will (n.)
 * reality
 * truth
 * consciousness
 * life
 * freedom

Professions

 * profession
 * job / work (n.)
 * carpenter
 * driver
 * explorer
 * farmer
 * herdsman
 * laborer
 * musician
 * inventor
 * writer
 * thinker
 * politician
 * scientist
 * statesman
 * mathematician

Literature

 * literature
 * book
 * autobiography
 * biography
 * bibliography
 * dictionary
 * lexicon
 * magazine
 * novel
 * periodical

Geography

 * geography

At least three sentences on each of the continents


 * Africa
 * Antarctica
 * Asia
 * Australia / Oceania / Australasia
 * Europe
 * Eurasia
 * North America
 * South America
 * Central America
 * Latin America

Countries

 * nation

One sentence and the table on all countries in this list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries

Nature

 * nature
 * river
 * ocean
 * sea
 * volcano
 * canyon
 * reef
 * waterfall / falls
 * lake

Other

 * city -> þie Burg

History

 * history
 * prehistory
 * dinosaur
 * archaeology
 * geologic era / prehistoric age
 * Antiquity
 * Middle Ages
 * Renaissance
 * discovery
 * slavery
 * revolution

as well as a thorough history of all countries where the language of the particular Wikipedia is spoken as a native language.

Politics

 * politics
 * anarchy
 * Communist (adj.) / Communism
 * fascist (adj.) / fascism
 * democratic / democracy
 * monarchy / dictatorship
 * nationalistic / nationalism
 * globalisation
 * socialist (adj.) / socialism
 * liberal / liberalism
 * capitalist / capitalism
 * imperialist / imperialism
 * racist / racism
 * feminist / feminism
 * diplomacy

Human issues

 * Human rights
 * punishment
 * abortion
 * birth control
 * peace
 * racism
 * sexism
 * war

Religions

 * Islam
 * animism
 * Judaism
 * Christianity
 * Buddhism
 * Hinduism
 * Sikhism


 * god
 * spirit
 * atheism
 * agnosticism
 * heresy
 * humanism
 * schism

Culture

 * culture
 * theatre
 * television
 * radio
 * film / movie
 * gambling
 * literature
 * dance
 * art
 * music
 * pop
 * rock
 * traditional
 * classical
 * jazz
 * comics
 * games
 * chess
 * go (n.)
 * checkers / draughts
 * backgammon
 * cards
 * dice

Sciences

 * science / scientific

At least a five-sentence introduction to the major fields:

Physics

 * physics
 * heat
 * electricity / electrical
 * magnetism / magnetic
 * gravity
 * mass
 * force
 * time
 * length
 * area
 * speed / velocity
 * acceleration
 * atom / atomic
 * electron
 * proton
 * neutron
 * quantum

Chemistry

 * Chemical element
 * periodic table
 * an article on every one of the chemical elements, with the properties table data
 * atom
 * chemical reaction
 * compound
 * electron
 * molecule
 * acid / acidity
 * alkali
 * pH
 * metal
 * salt
 * organic chemistry

Biology

 * bacterium
 * archaea
 * protist
 * fungus
 * plant
 * tree
 * flower
 * grass


 * animal
 * pet
 * bird
 * crow
 * eagle
 * hawk
 * pigeon
 * raven
 * sparrow
 * mammal
 * canine
 * dog
 * wolf
 * feline
 * cat
 * lion
 * equine
 * donkey
 * horse
 * elephant
 * camel
 * bovine
 * cattle
 * cow
 * goat
 * sheep
 * bear
 * rodent
 * mouse
 * rat
 * fish
 * marsupalian
 * kangaroo
 * amphibian
 * frog
 * tode
 * reptile
 * snake
 * insect
 * bee
 * beetle
 * butterfly
 * caterpillar
 * cockroach
 * flee
 * fly
 * maggot
 * mosquito
 * moth
 * wasp
 * monster
 * dragon
 * geology
 * ecology

Astronomy

 * astronomy
 * astral body
 * asteroid
 * comet
 * star
 * solar system
 * sun / Sol
 * planet
 * Earth / Terra
 * moon / Luna
 * Mercury
 * Venus
 * Mars
 * Jupiter
 * Saturn
 * Uranus
 * Neptune
 * Pluto
 * galaxy
 * Milky Way
 * Big Bang

Weather

 * weather
 * cloud
 * frost
 * precipitation
 * rain
 * snow
 * hail
 * storm
 * hurricane
 * tornado

Materials

 * wood
 * brick
 * cloth
 * glass
 * metal
 * plastic
 * paper
 * synthetic

Minerals

 * mineral
 * chalk
 * salt

rocks, stone

 * gem
 * diamond
 * emerald
 * ruby
 * rock
 * marble
 * granite
 * flint
 * sandstone
 * quartz

Elemental Metals in common use

 * metal
 * copper
 * gold
 * silver
 * iron
 * zinc
 * tin
 * aluminium

Alloys in common use

 * alloy
 * bronze
 * brass
 * steel

Oils

 * oil / fuel
 * benzene
 * kerosene

Technology and Invention

 * technology
 * invention
 * agriculture
 * Human use of fire
 * metallurgy
 * writing
 * alphabet
 * ship
 * sail
 * slope (n.) / inclined plane
 * wheel
 * pulley
 * lever
 * screw
 * wedge
 * weapon
 * gun
 * axe
 * sword
 * longbow
 * explosive
 * gunpowder
 * bicycle
 * steam engine
 * train
 * automobile
 * electricity


 * electronics
 * electric motor
 * radio
 * television


 * telephone
 * airplane / aircraft
 * computer
 * laser
 * Internet

Language

 * language / dialect
 * linguistics
 * Germanic
 * Romance
 * Semitic
 * Slave


 * English
 * Chinese : Cantonese / Mandarin
 * Arabic
 * Aymara
 * Bengali
 * Bulgarian
 * Burmese
 * Catalan
 * Dutch
 * Danish
 * Estonian
 * Farsi/ Persian/ Iranian
 * Finnish
 * French
 * German
 * Greek
 * Hebrew
 * Hindi
 * Hungarian - Magyar
 * Italian
 * Japanese
 * Khmer
 * Latin
 * Latvian
 * Lithuanian
 * Malay
 * Norvegian
 * Pashto
 * Portuguese
 * Quechua
 * Urdu
 * bahasa Indonesia
 * Russian
 * Spanish
 * Esperanto
 * Sanskrit
 * Swahili
 * Swedish
 * Tamil
 * Thai - Siamese
 * Tibetan
 * Turkish - Osmanli
 * Korean
 * Ukrainian
 * Vietnamese
 * Yiddish

architecture

 * arch
 * column
 * dome
 * bridge
 * floor
 * foundation
 * nail
 * pilar
 * pyramid
 * road
 * roof
 * wall
 * cube

mathematics

 * number
 * integer
 * plus
 * minus
 * multiply
 * divide
 * geometry
 * algebra
 * equation
 * variable
 * proof
 * calculus
 * trigonometry
 * calendar
 * set theory
 * exponent
 * suare root
 * logarithm

Category:Anatomy

 * anatomy / medicine
 * heart
 * lungs
 * vagina
 * penis
 * kidneys
 * stomach
 * liver
 * spleen
 * intestines
 * skeleton
 * breast
 * skin
 * head
 * eye
 * mouth
 * ear
 * brain
 * arm
 * elbow
 * wrist
 * hand
 * finger
 * thumb
 * leg
 * knee
 * ankle
 * foot
 * toe

Reproduction

 * reproduction
 * pregnancy
 * fetus
 * placenta

Illness

 * sick / disease / illness
 * blind / blindness
 * deaf / deafness
 * cancer
 * malnutrition
 * starvation
 * obesity
 * cholera
 * tuberculosis
 * AIDS
 * smallpox
 * malaria
 * dysentery
 * leprosy
 * virus

Medical treatment

 * treatment
 * medication
 * preventive vaccination
 * surgery

Category:Sports

 * soccer
 * cricket
 * baseball
 * American football
 * athletics
 * swimming

Disasters

 * disaster / natural disaster
 * earthquake
 * volcano
 * hurricane
 * flood
 * avalanche
 * meltdown
 * tornado
 * tsunami

Colors

 * color -> þie Farbe
 * light -> berht
 * dark -> derk
 * black -> blækk
 * white -> hweit
 * blue
 * red
 * green -> grœn
 * yellow
 * brown -> brun
 * grey
 * orange
 * magenta
 * purple

Category:Time

 * age -> þie Ielde
 * second -> þie Sekunde
 * minute -> þie Minute
 * hour -> þie Stunde
 * century -> þie Ælde
 * day -> þe Dæȝ (pl. Dage)
 * decade -> þe Tienwinter
 * duration -> þie Fyrst (lit. space of time)
 * month -> þe Monþ
 * quarter -> þe Fierþling
 * season -> þie Þrag/þie Þrage (also time as in 'good times' and 'bad times')
 * week -> þie Wuke
 * year -> þat Ȝear
 * era -> þie Alder (but þat Alder life, þe Alder age)

Months of the year (Julian/Gregorian calendar)

 * January
 * February
 * March
 * April
 * May
 * June
 * July
 * August
 * September
 * October
 * November
 * December

Days of the week (Western system)

 * day of the week -> Dæȝ þer Wuke
 * Monday
 * Tuesday
 * Wednesday
 * Thursday
 * Friday
 * Saturday
 * Sunday

Numbers

 * zero
 * one
 * two, pair
 * three
 * four
 * five
 * six
 * seven
 * eight
 * nine
 * ten
 * eleven
 * twelve, dozen
 * thirteen
 * fourteen
 * fifteen
 * sixteen
 * seventeen
 * eighteen
 * nineteen
 * twenty
 * thirty
 * forty
 * fifty
 * sixty
 * seventy
 * eighty
 * ninety
 * hundred
 * thousand
 * million
 * billion

Units of measurement

 * measurement
 * meter
 * kilometer
 * litre
 * mile
 * gram
 * kilogram
 * second (n.)
 * degree

Verbs

 * to rain

Category:Thinking

 * to forget
 * to dream
 * to remember
 * to wish

Category:Behaviour

 * to be
 * to begin
 * to give birth
 * to be born
 * to come
 * to count
 * to dance
 * to die
 * to drink
 * to eat
 * to duck / to get down
 * to stand / to get up
 * to get into / to get onto / to mount
 * to get out of / to get off of / to dismount
 * to give
 * to go
 * to go away
 * to hate
 * to have / to own / to possess
 * to leave
 * to live
 * to love
 * to make / to build
 * to marry
 * to run
 * to sing
 * to sit
 * to sleep
 * to start / to begin
 * to stay / to remain
 * to smoke
 * to use

Category:Communication

 * communication
 * to write
 * to read
 * to tell
 * to listen
 * to lie

Adjective

 * good
 * bad
 * small
 * big
 * long
 * short
 * large
 * narrow
 * deep
 * shallow
 * fast
 * slow
 * high
 * low
 * expensive
 * cheap
 * young
 * aged
 * new
 * old
 * used
 * true
 * false

Feelings and Emotions

 * emotion -> þie Emotion
 * happy / happiness -> gesæliȝ / Gesæliȝnes, eadiȝ/Eadiȝnes
 * sad / sadness -> gnorn (sorrowful, dejected)/þe Gnorn, hrowe (grieved, penitent)/Hrowiȝnes, murken (complaining), roniȝ (mournful, gloomy)/Roniȝnes, saariȝ (feeling grief), unbleiðe
 * angry / anger -> ierre/Ierre
 * afraid / fear -> forht/þe Forht
 * tired / fatigue -> mœðe/þie Gewergednes
 * hungry / hunger -> hyngriȝ/þe Hunger
 * thirsty / thirst -> þyrstiȝ/þe Þurst

Adverbs

 * many / a lot of
 * few / a little -> few/ hwon or an lyttel (depending on context)
 * fast -> snell
 * slowly -> slawe
 * early -> ær
 * late -> læte
 * far -> ferrn
 * near -> neah

Adpositions, coverbs etc.

 * (originating) from / starting at
 * (headed) to / arriving at / destined for
 * before / preceding in time
 * after / succeeding in time
 * in front of / preceding in space
 * behind / following in space
 * under / covered by
 * over / on top of / covering
 * next to / close to / bordering
 * inside / within / enclosed by, or containing / enclosing
 * outside / be apart from, or excluding / lacking
 * (passing) through
 * around / circumventing
 * between / bounded by / delimited by, or bounding / delimiting
 * (together) with
 * against / versus

General list (dump) of words in alphabetical order
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