From 'Snaekk and Skryf Amerysk' by Paal-Eirik Filssunu
TELLING TIME
In Amerykan,
there are two ways of telling time, and this of course is due to two forms of words
representing Hour, Minute and Second.
INTERNATIONAL FORMS
UR
hour MYNUT minute
SEKOND second
this form of Time wordage has no plural,
thus twae ur means either "2 o'clock" or "two hours".
TIME
READING EXAMPLE: 12:04:38 twaelf ur fjør mynut aegtaandthrytig sekond
FOLK
RECKONING
TYMSTUND (TS) hour TYMSTØKKE (TK)
minute TYMSTØKKLING (TL) second
This version is of course
non-Latin, and is of course longer in form, though to some speakers it is
more popular to use. The abbreviations TS, TK and TL are used in writing so as not
to take up too much time!
TIME READING EXAMPLE: 12:04:38 twaelf tymstund
fjør tymstøkkan aegtaandthrytig tymstøkklingas
Written also as 12ts 04tk 38tl
(folk reckoning) or 12ur 04m 38s (international)
TIME ON THE CLOCK
HWAET UR IST? or HWAET TYMSTUND IST? What time is it?
Hit is
twaelf ur. The tymstund is twaelf. It is 12 o'clock.
Hit is twaelf
ur, fyftyn mynut. The tymstund is twaelf and aen fjørtel. The tymstund is twaelf
and fyftyn tymstøkkan. It is 12:15. It is quarter past 12.
Hit is
haelf aen. The tymstund is haelf aen. It is 12:30. It is half past 12 (half
of one.)
Hit is fyftyn mynut for aen (ur). Hit is fjørtel aen. Hit is
fyftyn for aen tymstund. It is 12:45. It is quarter before one.
THINGS OF NATURE
wordlist,
with plural forms given in ( ).
jarth earth, soil
waeter
(waetras) water(s)
aeld (aelde) fire(s) (great natural fire, elemental,
lava)
løft (løfte) air, sky (skies)
strand (stranda) shore(s),
beach(es)
maersk (maerskas) marsh(es)
dun (dunas) dune(s)
fjeld
(fjelde) field(s), prairie(s)
høll (høllas) hill(s)
dael (daelas)
dale(s), valley(s)
berg (bergas) mountain(s)
fletfjall (fletfjoll)
plateau(s)
waestland (waestlanda) desert(s)
skerland (skerlanda)
rock-land(s)
waald (waalde) forest(s)
lund (lunda) grove(s)
regnwaald
rainforest
blømmenhaed flowerbed, heath
swamp (swampe) swampland
tjaarn
(tjaarne) pond remember that tj is pronounced like 'ch' in 'chat'.
strøm
(strømas) stream(s)
brøk (brøkas) brook(s)
ae river(s)
waetn
(waetnas) lake(s)
straed (straedas) straight(s)
bugt (bugtas)
bay(s)
haef (haefas) ocean(s)
øth (øthe) wave(s)
skwal
(skwalas) squall, rush of water(s)
skwalpaeth current
withskwal
eddy (countercurrent)
maelstrøm maelstrom (whirlpool)
fyr
(fyras) fire(s) (minor fire, manmade)
ljøgt (ljøgtas) light(s)
sunne
(sunnan) sun(s)
stjørra (stjørran) star(s)
sunnanskyn sunshine
stjørranljøgt
starlight
witherblikung reflection
ljøgtkrona aura
wolken
(wolknas) cloud(s)
wind (winde) wind(s)
regn (regnas) rain(s)
snaaw
snow
haegl hail
storm (stormas) storm(s)
thuner
thunder
ljøgtenen lightning
maelstorm hurricane, deluge
werold
(werolde) world(s), planet(s)
møna (mønan) moon(s)
stjørrenahiw
constellation
weroldrum space
NORTHERN COUNTRIES AND THEIR INHABITANTS
The
Ameryk North America Amerykere North
American
Ysland Iceland
Yslendingere Icelander
Faaraeyjar Faroe Islands
Faaraeylandere Faroe Islander
Britske
Eyjar British Isles Brit(lendingere)
Britisher
Anglaland England
Anglere Englishman
Skotaland Scotland
Skotti Scotsman
Waelsland
Wales Waeling Welshman
North
Erland Northern Ireland Ulstermann Ulster-man
Normennaeyjar
Channel Islands Normann "Norman"
(Channel Islander)
Manney Isle of Man
Mannling Man Islander
Orkaneyjar Orkney Islands
Orkanling Orkney Islander
Sjetlandeyjar
Shetland Islands Sjetlandere Shetlander
Erland
Eire, Ireland Erlendingere
Irishman
Skandinavia Scandinavia
Skandinavian Scandinavian
Daenmaerk Denmark
Daen Dane
Swyjarryk Sweden
Swylandere Swede
Northweg
Norway Northmann Norseman,
Norwegian
Skaane Skaane
Skaanere Skaane-man
Aalandeyjar Aaland Islands
Aalendingere Aaland Islander
Finland
Finland Finn Finn
Lapperyk
Lapland Lappere Lapp
Sleswyk-Holstein
Slesvig-Holsten Sleswykere Slesviger
Schleswig-Holstein Holsteiner
Holsteiner
Tha Laawe Lande The Low Countries
Netherland
The Netherlands Netherlandere Netherlander,
Hollander, Dutch
Frysland Frisia (Greater)
Fryslandere Frisian
Belgje Belgium
Belgjan Belgian
Flaander
Flanders Flaam Flem
Wallønje
Wallonia Wallønjan
Walloon
Nethersaexland Lower Saxony
Saexere Saxon
Thyskland The German Lands
Saexland
Saxony Saexere Saxon
Rhynland
Rhineland-Palatinate Rhynlandere Rhinelander
Hessen
Hesse Hessenlandere
Hessian
Saarland The Saar
Saarlandere Saarlander
Elsass-Lothringen Alsace-Lorraine
Elsassere Alsatian
Bayern Bavaria
Bayrlandere Bavarian
Thuringen
Thuringia Thuringere
Thuringian
Prøssen Prussia
Prøssenlandere Prussian
Østanryk Austria
Østanrykere Austrian
Swyss
Switzerland Swyssere
Swiss
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
Liechtensteinere Liechtensteiner
Luxemburg Luxembourg
Luxemburgere Luxembourger
Tyrol
Tyrolia Tyrollandere
Tyrolian
Øther Gaermansske Landa Other Germanic-stock countries
Østralland
Australia Østrallandere
Australian
Niw Saeland New Zealand
Niw Saelandere New Zealander "Kiwi"
Suth
Afrika South Africa Afrikanere
Afrikaner, Africander
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