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- Fri Apr 13, 2012 3:44 pm
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: Writer idiosyncrasies
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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 ...
- Mon Apr 09, 2012 1:43 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
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Illyrian —Lyra wrote:Next Word:
Relatively narrow plane between a Sierra and the Coast.
Greutlende (f.) — Sandy Beach
Strend (n.) — Coastline, Edge
Daille (f.) — Bluff; high, rocky Coastline
Next Word: Tart, Pie
- Mon Apr 02, 2012 1:26 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
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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
- Sat Mar 31, 2012 2:58 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
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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:...
- Thu Mar 22, 2012 2:35 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
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Illyrian:Skomakar'n wrote:Next: lava; magma
Meultrauche — Lava, Magma (lit. "Meltrock")
Next Word: Cheese
- Sat Mar 17, 2012 9:19 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
- Replies: 4308
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Illyrian:Theta wrote:Next word: oxygen
Luft [lœf] (m.) — Air, Oxygen
Next Word: Plumbing
- Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:24 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
- Replies: 4308
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Illyrian:
Liec, Lieche — Doctor, Physician
Next Word: Scarf, or similar Piece of Clothing
Liec, Lieche — Doctor, Physician
Next Word: Scarf, or similar Piece of Clothing
- Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:27 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
- Replies: 4308
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Illyrian —sano wrote:next: to confine; to lock up; to pen in
enclore [ɛŋ'klɔa̯] — (v) to enclose, to pen, to close up, to confine
Next Word: Mercury, Quicksilver
- Mon Mar 12, 2012 3:56 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
- Replies: 4308
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Illyrian:sano wrote:next: slow
weury — slow-moving; also tiresome, boring
lett — slow-passing, wearying, boring
Next Word: Bark (of a Tree)
- Mon Mar 12, 2012 12:49 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
- Replies: 4308
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Since it was missed:
Veche (f.) — Cow
Use Lint as the next Word.
Illyrian:Élerhe wrote:next word: dairy animal (cow, sheep, goat, camel etc.)
Veche (f.) — Cow
Use Lint as the next Word.
- Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:43 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
- Replies: 4308
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Illyrian:el flokratisson wrote: next word:
monkey
Eff [ɛf] (n.m.) — Ape
Grâvet ['gɾɑː.vɛt] (n.m.) — Monkey
Next Word: Lint
- Sat Mar 10, 2012 11:19 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
- Replies: 4308
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Illyrian:Soap wrote:next: gold
Gould (n.m.) — Gold (mineral)
Dory (adj.inv.) — Golden (in Colour)
Goulden (adj.inv.) — Golden
Next Word: Stained Glass
- Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:28 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
- Replies: 4308
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Illyrian:Élerhe wrote:next word: lawyer, advocate (or if your conculture is mediaeval champion)
Legier — Lawmaker, Legislator
Lege — Law
Lauyer — Law Student
Leue — Law (as a Study)
Avochat — Advocate, Lawyer
Next Word: Lightbulb
- Sat Mar 03, 2012 12:30 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
- Replies: 4308
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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
encely [ɛnʦ.ɛ.li] "meticulous, preoccupied with Details"
breuttely ['bɾœt.ɛ.li] "meticulous, Detail-oriented (not generally pejorative)"
Next Word: Starch
- Fri Mar 02, 2012 10:09 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
- Replies: 4308
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Illyrian:
Esheutte (f.) — Frying Pan
Next Word: to polish, to abrade; Polish, Abrasive Cleaner
Esheutte (f.) — Frying Pan
Next Word: to polish, to abrade; Polish, Abrasive Cleaner
- Fri Mar 02, 2012 12:03 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
- Replies: 4308
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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
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
- Sun Feb 26, 2012 10:03 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
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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...
- Fri Feb 24, 2012 2:43 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
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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...
- Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:12 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
- Replies: 4308
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Illyrian:Kevinnar wrote:Next word: The organ of knowlege for one's conculture (Most likely a brain, but for some it might be the heart?)
Breugne (f) — Brain
Rhet (m) — Heart
Beûl (m) — Gut
Next Word: Typesetting
- Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:50 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
- Replies: 4308
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Illyrian: ſondellsano wrote:next: somewhat; perhaps
Next: Quirk
- Sat Feb 18, 2012 10:18 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
- Replies: 4308
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Illyrian:Turtlehead wrote:next word - plant (verb and noun)
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
- Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:46 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
- Replies: 4308
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Illyrian: Lengeriar "something which is native or indigenous", lengeriarly "native, indigenous"GrinningManiac wrote:Next - Indigenous
Next Word: Fruit Juice
- Sat Feb 18, 2012 5:20 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
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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)Soap wrote:next: to jump with all four legs
Next Word: Vegetable Oil
- Sat Feb 18, 2012 3:27 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
- Replies: 4308
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Illyrian: clusin "to listen", clusin ta "listen to", clusin vrem "listen for", "await"Skomakar'n wrote:Next word: to listen (to)
Next Word: Assassin, Hitman since it was unfortunately skipped over.
- Sat Feb 18, 2012 2:41 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
- Replies: 4308
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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...