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by Christopher Schröder
Fri Apr 13, 2012 3:44 pm
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: Writer idiosyncrasies
Replies: 13
Views: 2788

Re: Writer idiosyncrasies

If we count the Differences between these two Paragraphs — There was nobody inside but a miserable shoeless criminal, who had been taken up for playing the flute, and who, the offence against society having been clearly proved, had been very properly committed by Mr. Fang to the House of Correction ...
by Christopher Schröder
Mon Apr 09, 2012 1:43 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 826394

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Lyra wrote:Next Word:
Relatively narrow plane between a Sierra and the Coast.
Illyrian —

Greutlende (f.) — Sandy Beach
Strend (n.) — Coastline, Edge
Daille (f.) — Bluff; high, rocky Coastline

Next Word: Tart, Pie
by Christopher Schröder
Mon Apr 02, 2012 1:26 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 826394

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Illyrian: Brieth (m) — Smell, Odor briethen — to smell of, to emit Odor briethy — giving off a Smell; briethy ta smelling of Staum (m) — unpleasant Smell, Stench staumen — to stink, to smell bad, to reek staumy — unpleasant-smelling; staumy ta smelling of Next Word: Blizzard, Snowstorm
by Christopher Schröder
Sat Mar 31, 2012 2:58 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 826394

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next: to reward; to compensate Trurian: erendhono 'to reward (someone)' (= to give someone a reward for completing something, e.g. winning a contest; implies a greater reward/compensation than is strictly necessary or fair) lanthono 'to cover, cover over (something); to pay, compensate (for)' Next:...
by Christopher Schröder
Thu Mar 22, 2012 2:35 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 826394

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Skomakar'n wrote:Next: lava; magma
Illyrian:
Meultrauche — Lava, Magma (lit. "Meltrock")

Next Word: Cheese
by Christopher Schröder
Sat Mar 17, 2012 9:19 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 826394

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Theta wrote:Next word: oxygen
Illyrian:
Luft [lœf] (m.) — Air, Oxygen

Next Word: Plumbing
by Christopher Schröder
Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:24 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 826394

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Illyrian:
Liec, Lieche — Doctor, Physician

Next Word: Scarf, or similar Piece of Clothing
by Christopher Schröder
Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:27 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 826394

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sano wrote:next: to confine; to lock up; to pen in
Illyrian —
enclore [ɛŋ'klɔa̯] — (v) to enclose, to pen, to close up, to confine

Next Word: Mercury, Quicksilver
by Christopher Schröder
Mon Mar 12, 2012 3:56 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 826394

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sano wrote:next: slow
Illyrian:
weury — slow-moving; also tiresome, boring
lett — slow-passing, wearying, boring

Next Word: Bark (of a Tree)
by Christopher Schröder
Mon Mar 12, 2012 12:49 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 826394

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Since it was missed:
Élerhe wrote:next word: dairy animal (cow, sheep, goat, camel etc.)
Illyrian:
Veche (f.) — Cow

Use Lint as the next Word.
by Christopher Schröder
Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:43 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 826394

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el flokratisson wrote: next word:
monkey
Illyrian:
Eff [ɛf] (n.m.) — Ape
Grâvet ['gɾɑː.vɛt] (n.m.) — Monkey

Next Word: Lint
by Christopher Schröder
Sat Mar 10, 2012 11:19 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 826394

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Soap wrote:next: gold
Illyrian:

Gould (n.m.) — Gold (mineral)
Dory (adj.inv.) — Golden (in Colour)
Goulden (adj.inv.) — Golden

Next Word: Stained Glass
by Christopher Schröder
Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:28 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 826394

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Élerhe wrote:next word: lawyer, advocate (or if your conculture is mediaeval champion)
Illyrian:

Legier — Lawmaker, Legislator
Lege — Law
Lauyer — Law Student
Leue — Law (as a Study)
Avochat — Advocate, Lawyer

Next Word: Lightbulb
by Christopher Schröder
Sat Mar 03, 2012 12:30 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 826394

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Illyrian:
encely [ɛnʦ.ɛ.li] "meticulous, preoccupied with Details"
breuttely ['bɾœt.ɛ.li] "meticulous, Detail-oriented (not generally pejorative)"

Next Word: Starch
by Christopher Schröder
Fri Mar 02, 2012 10:09 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 826394

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Illyrian:
Esheutte (f.) — Frying Pan

Next Word: to polish, to abrade; Polish, Abrasive Cleaner
by Christopher Schröder
Fri Mar 02, 2012 12:03 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 826394

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Illyrian:
greun(e) [gɾøːn(a)] — green
jaun(e) [ʒoun(a)] — yellow
Limon [lɪ'moun] — Lime (Fruit)
Citron [sɪ'tɾoun] — Lemon (Fruit)
Chartreuse [ʧɑa'tɾøːz.a] — chartreuse (yellow-green; hypothetical Word)
jaungreun(e), greunjaun(e) — yellow-green, green-yellow

Next Word: Plum, Prune
by Christopher Schröder
Sun Feb 26, 2012 10:03 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 826394

Re: Lexicon Building

next: manuscript; draft Illyrian: Drayen ['dɾɑː.jɛn] — to sketch, to plan out Draie (f) ['drɑː.ja] — Draft, plan Dragen ['drɑː.ʒɛn] — to wrench, to take forcibly (same Root as drayen ) Drage (f) ['drɑː.ʒa] — the Act of taking by force (same Root as Draie ) Hendshrift (m) [henʧ'ɾif] — Manuscript, ha...
by Christopher Schröder
Fri Feb 24, 2012 2:43 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 826394

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next: to swell; swelling; swollen Illyrian: threun [ðɾøːn] — to swell, to engorge, to burgeon, to grow (especially at a rapid Pace) Thrutte (f) ['ðɾœt.a] — Swelling, Growth (Increase in Size, especially a rapid one) bléen [ble'ɛːn] — To blow, to swell (figurative, as in "swell with Pride) blegen [b...
by Christopher Schröder
Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:12 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 826394

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Kevinnar wrote:Next word: The organ of knowlege for one's conculture (Most likely a brain, but for some it might be the heart?)
Illyrian:
Breugne (f) — Brain
Rhet (m) — Heart
Beûl (m) — Gut

Next Word: Typesetting
by Christopher Schröder
Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:50 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 826394

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sano wrote:next: somewhat; perhaps
Illyrian: ſondell

Next: Quirk
by Christopher Schröder
Sat Feb 18, 2012 10:18 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 826394

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Turtlehead wrote:next word - plant (verb and noun)
Illyrian:
Gresse, -en, tha — Plant
Herbe, -es, tha — Grass
Séen — to sow seeds, to plant
gressen — to cover over with Plants, to landscape

Next Word: to deforest, to remove Plants
by Christopher Schröder
Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:46 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 826394

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GrinningManiac wrote:Next - Indigenous
Illyrian: Lengeriar "something which is native or indigenous", lengeriarly "native, indigenous"

Next Word: Fruit Juice
by Christopher Schröder
Sat Feb 18, 2012 5:20 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 826394

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Soap wrote:next: to jump with all four legs
Illyrian: vierjaumscleuven, elnvierjaumecleuven (theoretical, literally "to four-Legs-jump" or "to all-four-Legs-jump"), cleuven by (eln) vier Jaume (a perhaps more-likely Phrase, "to jump with (all) four Legs)

Next Word: Vegetable Oil
by Christopher Schröder
Sat Feb 18, 2012 3:27 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 826394

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Skomakar'n wrote:Next word: to listen (to)
Illyrian: clusin "to listen", clusin ta "listen to", clusin vrem "listen for", "await"

Next Word: Assassin, Hitman since it was unfortunately skipped over.
by Christopher Schröder
Sat Feb 18, 2012 2:41 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Lexicon Building
Replies: 4308
Views: 826394

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Next word:   steam ; water vapor Illyrian: Staum, -e, tho "Vapour, Gas" (can also be used figuratively to mean "Heat", "Lightheadedness", or "Nervous Fit", as in "a Case of the Vapours", which tend to be more commonly attributed to Heat), Wettestaum, -e, tho "Steam, Water Vapour" (literal) Next Wor...