The Old English Wordbook is for gathering words from Old English that did not overlive into Nowtide English, and edstatheling them, by applying to them the litherwisely shifts that Old and Middle English went through to become Nowtide English, and by giving to them a spelling in keeping with that of Nowtide English. This wordbook is vowed to giving new life to these besorrowly forgotten words, words that are worthy of being a deal of our Nowtide English speech. We lath all those kindred with Old English to input to this wordbook, and help richen and lifen the English tongue through, by bringing these words back from forsakenness into uptakeness. A newminder, only words of Old English outspring are to be input here—this wordbook is not for bethinking new words from English roots, which can be done at the "English to Anglish" and "Anglish" wordbooks.
For a list of etymological or other abbreviations used in these wordlists, see Forshortenings.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S Tþ U W Y
Sample of Uptimed Old English Words from
"How We’d Talk if the English Had Won in 1066"
(David Cowley)
This is a small sample of words from the "Wordhoard" deal of the book, given with the maker's leave. The book is only grounded on true known OE words. It can be found on the web by Googling (heed: Amazon UK has rather more reviews than US); other book by same maker in print is Hastings 1066 - Words We'd Wield if We'd Won (2011) - which is a shortmore phrasebook.
On newing English, Cowley's belief is that as much as can be gleaned from the OE motherlode should be sought out and uptimed for potential brookness today. When this is thorough wrapped (and dreamly backed by some kind of academic Board of English experts), mightly (possible) terms for newmore concepts can be tackled with greatmore backup from the roots of the tongue. His main goal however, is getting uptimed words from OE back into mainstream English - that would indeed be an eftnewing of yearve (restoration of heritage).
Notes
i) Listings follow this pattern:
arveth n. labour, trouble, difficulty earfoðe
a) Firstly, the word in bold is the updated form.
b) Next comes the grammatical definition (see Forshortenings)
c) Then follows meaning(s) in today’s standhard English.
d) The Old English rootword from which the uptimed word has been outdrawn is given last, in italics. Rootwords are known from original texts and can be referred to in Clark Hall, unless from Middle English, which can be referred to in Mayhew and Skeat; these latter are marked [ME] (see booklist, p21)
ii) It is common for words to shift their meanings over time - for a model, 'meat' at one time wrapped a greatmore field of food than it does today. Meanings of uptimed words can thus be offset from the original meaning of their Old English rootwords. It is a question of what seems to make sense to the modern ear. This also applies for whether an uptimed word would do as a taleword (adjective), telling deedword (adverb), or both.
Grammar Key
a. = adjective (describes a noun: 'big' in big house)
adv. = adverb (shows way in which something is done: fast, happily)
n. = noun (normally things and ideas: car, bird, freedom)
pp. = past participle
v. = verb (doing words like to run, to write, to sing)
v.t. = verb, transitive
(Some words can be both telling deedwords and talewords. Listings seek to define what brook sounds most naturely to today’s ear, but should not always be thought fast.)
Why are these here and not on their respective pages?
addly a. spoiled, diseased adlig
afoundness n. invention, discovery afundennes
afterfollow v. succeed æfterfolgian
afterfollowedness n. sequel æfterfygednes
afterfollower n. successor æfterfylgere
afterfollowingness n. succession æfterfygendnes
aftergoingness n. posterity æftergengnes
afterwardness n. posterity æfterweardnes
againcome v. return agencuman
althediness n. foreignness elðeodignes
althedish a. foreign elðeodisc
althedy a. of foreign nation elðeodig
angmood n. distressed/ frustrated mood angmod
angmoodness n. distress, frustration angmodnes
angness n. anxiety, trouble angnes
angsome a. troublesome, distressing angsom
angsomely a. troublesomely, distressingly angsomlic
angsomeness n. distress, trouble angsumnes
anleth n. face andwlita
arveth n. labour, trouble earfoðe
arvethliness n. laboriousness earfoðlicnes
arvethly a. troublesome, laborious earfoðlic
arvethness n. difficulty, trouble earfoðnes
athel v. to make noble æðelian
athelborn noble born æðelboren
atheling n. prince, noble aþeling [ME]
athelkind n. nobility (class of) æðelcund
athelness n. nobility æðelnes
befare v. traverse, surround befaran, beferan
befasten v. establish, put safe, utilise befæstan
befold v. envelop befealdan
befrining n. inquiry befrinung
begang n. course, circuit begang
behideness n. concealment behydnes
beholdness n. observation behealdnes
beshow v. exhibit, demonstrate, display besceawian
beshower n. exhibitor, demonstrator, guide besceawere
beshowing n. demonstration, exhibition besceawung
beshowingly a. demonstratively besceawiendlic
borrowsorrow n. loaning/ security trouble borg sorg
borrowbreach n. failure to repay loan/ surety borgbryce
boundness n. obligation bundennes
brotherslaying n. fratricide broðerslege
busen n. (said like business) example bisen
eady a. prosperous, fortunate, happy eadig
eadily adv. fortunately, prosperously eadilic
eadiness n. prosperity, fortune eadignes
eady v. to make fortunate eadigan
earm a. poor, destitute, miserable earm
earmhearted compassionate armheorted [ME]
eftkenedness n. regeneration eftacennednes
eftmind v. remember eftgemyndgian
eftmindy remembering eftgemyndig
eftnewing n. restoration eftniwung
eftthinging n. reconciliation eftðingung
engoughful a. abundant genyhtful
enoughly adv. abundantly genyhtlice
enoughsome a. abundant, satisfactory genyhtsum
enoughsomeness n. sufficiency, abundance genyhtsumnis
evest n. envy æfest
evest' v. ' to envy æfestian
evestful a. envious æfestful
evesty a. envious æfestig
forebody n. thorax, chest foranbodig
forebusy v. preoccupy forebisegian
forechoose v. pre-select foreceosan
forecome v. block, prevent move/ action, prevent forecuman
foredeem v. prejudge foredeman
foregang v. precede foregangan
foreganger n. predecessor foregenga
foregearing n. preparation foregearwung
forego v. precede foregan
forelook v. preview forelocan
forhave v. restrain, abstain forhabban
forh'a'vedness n. abstinence, restraint, temperance, forhæfednes
forhaveness n. abstinence, restraint forhæfnes
forhavingly adv. with restraint forhæfendlice
forheed v. ignore forheden [ME]
forthfare v. depart forðfaran
frith n. peace frið
frithbreach n. breach of the peace friðbræc
frithsome a. pacific, peaceable friðsum
frithwrit n. peace agreement, treaty friðgewrit
hearsome a. obedient, attentive hiersum
hearsome v. to obey hiersumian
hearsomely adv. obediently, attentively hiersumlic
hearsomeness n. obedience, attentiveness hiersumnes
hild n. war, combat hild
hildrush n. attack, charge hilderæs
hinderling n. conspirator, betrayer hinderling
hinderness n. restraint, hindrance hindernes
nethergo v. descend niðergan
nethering n. abasement, condemnation niðerung
netherly a. inferior niðerlic
netherness n. inferiority niðernes
netherward adv. (from Eng. nether = lower) niðerweard
ore v. to honour, respect, favour arian
orefast a. respected, honest arfæst
orefastly adv. respectfully, honestly arfæstlic
orefastness n. respect, honesty arfæstnes
oreless a. dishonourable arleas
orelessness n. dishonour arleasnes
orereadness n. condition arædnes
oreworthily adv. honourably arweorðlic
oreworthness n. honour arweorðnes
oreworth a. honourable arweorð
oreworthyful a. right honourable arweorðful
oring n. honour, respect, reverence arung
oughting n. duty, requirement eahtung
ourlandish a. of our country, native urelandisc
selfdom n. independence selfdom
selfwealdly adv. arbitrarily selfwealdlice
selfwilling a. voluntary selfwillende
selfwillingly adv. voluntarily, arbitrarily selfwillendlice
setness n. institute, institution, position, construction, foundation
setnes, asetnes
swith adv. very, exceedingly, severely swiðe
swither more excessive swiðra
swithliness n. intensity, severity, excess swiðlicnes
swithly a. intense, excessive, severe swiðlic
swithness n. intensity, severity, excess swiðnes
throughdrench v. saturate ðurhdrencan
throughfasten v. transfix ðurhfæstnian
throughgo v. penetrate ðurhgan
throughholed a. pierced, holed þurhholod
throughlooking n. perusal, review, summary ðurhlocung
throughsee v. examine, study, scrutinise ðurhseon
throughseek v. inquire, research ðurhsecan
unfulfremed a. incomplete, imperfect unfulfremed
unfulfremedness n. incompleteness, imperfection unfulfremednes
unfulfreming n. incompletion, imperfection unfulfremming
unthild n. impatience ungeðyld
unthildiness n. impatience ungeðyld
unthildly adv. impatiently ungeðyldelice
unthildily adv. impatiently ungeðyldelice
unthildy a. impatient un(ge)ðyldig
untholing intolerable, not enduring on-þolyinde [ME]
untholingly adv. intolerably unðoligendlic
witherward a. contrary, adverse wiðerweard
witherwardly adv. contrarily, adversely wiðerweardlic
witherwardness n. opposition, adversity wiðerweardnes
withlead v. abduct wiðlædan
withleadness n. abduction wiðlædnes