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bájr   /baːjr/ n. Etym: bauș (someone) + -air (DIM). EN whatshisname, whatshername, whatshisface, whatsherface, so-and-so, you-know-who. light stem, count noun. stem: báj-. gen: bájsk. dat: bájn. acc: bájst. ins: bájvúr. pl: bájre. see: baus; -air₁.

baus   /baus/ pron. Etym: MR. baus; OR. bæws; PR. *bæws (*bø̄td); PH. *bǽwəs (*bø̄́təḏ); PL. *ᵐbǽw-. EN someone, somebody, something (animate indefinite). gen: byesk : býtú. dat: bá. acc: byest : býtad. ins: býbúr. pl: baure. gen pl: baus : bauris (baviris). poss: byerș : byeriș : baurș : bauriș. Notes Indefinite pronouns are used to refer to a referent of unknown or uncertain identity; existential pronouns are used to refer to the mere existence (or non-existence) of the referent. Baus okal-aș. There is someone over there (and I don't know who). see: bvar ‘inanimate indefinite’; bjaș ‘animate existential’.

bjar   /bjar/ pron. Etym: MR. bjar; OR. bjær; PR. *bjær; PH. *biǽs; PL. *ᵐbi-ǽs ← *ᵐbæj(n)- (who).1 • EN what (inanimate interrogative). DE was. PL co.

2 • EN something (inanimate existential); anything, nothing (when negated). gen: bisk : bitú. dat: bin : bja. acc: bist : bitad. ins: bibúr. pl: bjar. gen pl: bjas : bjaris. poss: birș : biriș : bjerș : bjeriș. Notes Indefinite pronouns are used to refer to a referent of unknown or uncertain identity; existential pronouns are used to refer to the mere existence (or non-existence) of the referent. see: bjaș ‘animate interrogative/existential’; bvar ‘inanimate indefinite’.

bjar-á   /ˈbjaraː/ /bjaˈraː/ pron. Etym: MR. bjar vá(nva)/vá(mrúttór) (what you want/to be wanted). EN whatever, anything (inanimate general indefinite). gen: bisk-á : bitú-vá. dat: bin-á : bja-vá. acc: bist-á : bitad-á. ins: bibúr-á. pl: bjar-á. gen pl: bjes-á : bjeris-á. poss: birș-á : biriș-á : bjerș-á : bjeriș-á. grammar -á is added to forms ending in a consonant, -vá to forms ending in vowels see: bjaș-á ‘animate general indefinite’; bjar; -á.

bjaș   /bjaʃ/ pron. Etym: MR. baș; OR. bæjs; PR. *bæjs; PH. *bǽjəs; PL. *ᵐbæj(n)- (who).1 • EN who, what (animate interrogative). DE wer. PL kto.

2 • EN someone, somebody, something (animate existential); anyone, anybody, anything, no one, nobody, nothing (when negated). gen: bjásk : bjátú. dat: bjá. acc: bjást : bjátad. ins: bjábúr. pl: bjair. poss: bjárș : bjáriș : bjairș : bjairiș. Notes while 'who' is typically understood as [+human], 'bjaș' is only [+animate], and may include [–human] referents Notes Indefinite pronouns are used to refer to a referent of unknown or uncertain identity; existential pronouns are used to refer to the mere existence (or non-existence) of the referent. Bjaș gjøș? Who's there? Bjaș okal-aș. There is someone over there (as opposed to nobody). Teral o bjátú hjeaș. There isn't anybody here, either. see: bjar ‘inanimate interrogative/existential’; baus ‘animate indefinite’.

bjaș-á   /ˈbjaʃaː/ /bjaˈʃaː/ pron. Etym: MR. baș vá(nva)/vá(mrúttór) (who you want/to be wanted). EN whoever, whatever, anyone, anybody, anything (animate general indefinite). gen: bjásk-á : bjátú-vá. dat: bjá-vá. acc: bjást-á : bjátad-á. ins: bjábúr-á. pl: bjair-á. poss: bjárș-á : bjáriș-á : bjairș-á : bjairiș-á. grammar -á is added to forms ending in a consonant, -vá to forms ending in vowels see: bjar-á ‘inanimate general indefinite’; bjaș; -á.

bjeistra   /ˈbjaistra/ n. Etym: MR. béjjistra ← béţţ (to glow) + jistra (substance). EN neon. light stem, mass noun. stem: bjeiste-. gen: bjeistisk. dat: bjeisten. acc: bjeistest. ins: bjeistevúr. see: bjeķ; istra.

bjeķ   /bjɛtʃ/ v. Etym: MR. béţţ; OR. bǫjtt; PR. *bǫjht; PH. *bɤ̄́j-; PL. *ᵐbajɟ- (to shimmer). EN glow. DE glühen. intransitive. stem: bíj-. npst: bjei : bjeja : bjejș : bjejú. pst: bíei. npst adv: bjeijevú. pst adv: bíúl. ger: bjeinș.

bjenþre   /ˈbjɛnθrɛ/ n. Etym: MR. bénþre, bénþs; OR. bēnþre; PR. *bēnθir; PH. *bḗnthis; PL. *ᵐbejn-tʰ- ← *ᵐbejn- (to shine). EN north (direction). DE Norden. PL północ. ant. iestre. heavy stem, mass noun. stem: bjenþ-. gen: bjensk. dat: bjenþa. acc: bjenst. ins: bjenþúr. grammar long nominative is standard when referring to the compass direction

bjenþs   /bjɛnθs/ EN north (region). grammar short nominative is standard when referring to borders Bjenþs Gârjeșesk North Korea.

bjorans   /ˈbjɔrans/ n. Etym: MR. gvoranss, bjoranss, sporadic gjw→b; OR. gworænss; PR. *gworænhs; PH. *ḡwozǽnṯəs; PL. *gwŭz-ǽnt- ← *gwoz- (to be damp). EN clouds. spirant stem, mass noun. stem: bjor[a^e]nḤ-. gen: bjoreng. dat: bjoranga. acc: bjorand. ins: bjorangúr. see: bjoruovs ‘individual cloud’.

bjoruovs   /bjɔˈruofs/ n. Etym: MR. gvorôłs, bjorôłs, sporadic gjw→b; OR. gworôls; PR. *gworôls (cloud); PH. *ḡwozɔ̄́ləs; PL. *gwŭz-áwl- ← *gwoz- (to be damp). EN cloud. DE Wolke. PL chmura. heavy stem, count noun. stem: bjorúv-. gen: bjorúvu. dat: bjorúva. acc: bjoruovd. ins: bjorúvúr. pl: bjoruovre. Notes the plural bjoruovre is only used to refer to specific clouds; to refer to the clouds as a collective, use bjorans see: bjorans ‘collective noun’.

blíș   /bliːʃ/ adj. Etym: MR. mlíș; OR. mlīšjre; PR. *mlēr, mlīšjir; PH. *mléḡis; PL. *ml̥-ég- ← *mal- (cold). EN cold. DE kalt. PL zimny. comparable. stem: ble-. comp: bleuobș.

blyes   /blies/ num. Etym: MR. blȳss; OR. blȳþþre; PR. *blȳθθir; PH. *blȳ́ththis; PL. *ᵐbliwtʰ-tʰ-is; PL. *ᵐbliwtʰ- (to seek out). EN zero. heavy stem. stem: blyes-. gen: blyesk. dat: blyesa. acc: blyest. ins: blyesúr.

boþiș   /ˈbɔθiʃ/ adj. Etym: MR. boþiș; OR. boþišjre; PR. *baþs, bòþišjir; PH. *báthəs; PL. *ᵐbatʰ- (slow).1 • EN heavy. DE schwer. PL ciężki. ant. aoþiș.

2 • EN difficult. DE schwierig. comparable. stem: b[a^o]þ-. comp: baþuobș.

braus   /braus/ n. Etym: MR. mrałs; OR. mrælre; PR. *merlir; PH. *mérlis; PL. *me<r>l- ← *mel- (grellow). EN grass. DE Gras. PL trawa. heavy stem, mass noun. stem: br[a^e]v-. gen: brevu. dat: brava, brá. acc: braud. ins: bravúr.

brienþs   /brienθs/ n. Etym: MR. brénþs; OR. brēnþre; PR. *bērnθir; PH. *bḗrnthis; PL. *ᵐbej<r>n-tʰ-es ← *ᵐbejn- (to shine). EN moon (celestial body). DE Mond. PL księżyć. heavy stem, count noun. stem: brienþ-. gen: briensk. dat: brienþa. acc: brienst. ins: brienþúr. pl: brienþre. syn. hárs.

Brienþre   /brienθrɛ/ propn. EN the (Earth's) Moon.

brycs   /brits/ n. Etym: MR. bryks; brycs; OR. brycre; PR. *brwicir (GEN. brwikg, brwikk); PH. *brwíkis; PL. *ᵐbrwik’- (wasp). EN wasp. DE Wespe. heavy stem, count noun. stem: bryk-. gen: bryk. dat: bryka. acc: bryt. ins: brykúr. pl: brystre. gen pl: bryciris.

bryeft   /brieft/ v. Etym: MR. brýftt; OR. brȳftt; PR. *bȳrɸht (to knead); PH. *bȳrph-; PL. *ᵐbiwrpʰ- (to compress). EN knead. transitive. stem: brýf-. npst: bryefe : bryefa : bryefș : bryefú. pst: brýfei. npst adv: bryefivú. pst adv: brýfúl. ger: brýfinș.

-bt   /pt/ aff. Etym: MR. & OR. -btt; PR. *-bht; PH. *-ɯḇ-; PL. *-(ɯ)b(ɯ)-. EN deadjectival (sometimes denominal) verbaliser. transitive. npst: -pe : -pa : -pș : -pú. pst: -bei. npst adv: -vivú. pst adv: -búl. ger: -b?nș. Notes likely from the bare *-b-, as the affix causes no stem raising; appended to the ajdectival stem (without -ș)

bvair   /bair/ n. Etym: bvar (something) + -air (DIM). EN thingy, thingamabob, thingamajig, whatchacallit, wotsit. light stem, count noun. stem: bvai-. gen: bvaisk. dat: bvain. acc: bvaist. ins: bvaivúr. pl: bvaire. see: bvar; -air.

bvar   /bar/ pron. Etym: MR. bvar; OR. bwær; PR. *bwær; PH. *buǽs; PL. *ᵐbuǽs ← *ᵐbæw-. EN something (inanimate indefinite). gen: busk : butú. dat: bun : bva. acc: bust : butad. ins: butúr. pl: bvar. gen pl: bøs : børis. poss: burș : bûriș : børș : børiș. Notes Indefinite pronouns are used to refer to a referent of unknown or uncertain identity; existential pronouns are used to refer to the mere existence (or non-existence) of the referent. see: baus ‘animate indefinite’; bjar ‘inanimate existential’.

byra   /ˈbira/ num. Etym: the stem was originally (bive-); MR. bivra; OR. biwræ; PR. *biwer, biwišjir; PH. *bikhwés; PL. *ᵐbi-k(ʰ)wé-. EN how much, how many. DE wie viel. PL ile. light stem. stem: byve-. gen: byvisk : byvitú. dat: byven. acc: byvest : byvetad. ins: byvebúr.