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1I (1sg)II*ik*ek*éǵh₂
2you (2sg)youthouþū*þū*þū*túh, *te
3he, she, it (3sg)he*, she*, they*, it*he*iʀ*iz*ís, *íh₂, *íd
4we (1pl)wewe*wiʀ*wīz*wéy
5you (2pl)youyowġē*jiʀ*jūz*yū, *yú
6they (3pl)theyþei*, he*hīe*hiʀ*iz*éyes
7thisthisþis, þesþēs*, þēos*, þis**hiu*hiz*só, *séh₂, *tód
8thatthatthat*, sēo*, þæt**þat*sa*yós, *yéh₂, *yód
9herehereherhēr*hēr*hē₂r*ḱi
10theretherethereþǣr*þār*þar*h₂en
11whowhowhohwā*hwaʀ*hwaz*kʷis (pron.), *kʷod (adj.)
12whatwhatwhat, hwathwæt*hwat*hwat*kʷis
13wherewherewherhwǣr*hwār*hwar*kʷesmi
14whenwhenwhanne, whennehwænne*hwan*hwan*kʷodéh₂
15howhowhow*hwō*hwō*kʷónoh₁, *kʷéy, *kʷih₁
16notnotne, noughtne*ne*ne*n̥-, *ne
17allallalleall*all*allaz
18manymanymanimaniġ, fela*manag*managaz*monogʰo-
19somesomesomsum*sum*sumaz*kaylo-, *solwo-
20fewfewfewefēaw, lȳt*fau*fawaz*peh₂w-
21otherotherotherōþer*anþar*anþeraz, *aljaz*h₂élyos, *h₂el-nó-
22oneoneoon, ooān*ain*ainaz*(H)óynos, *(H)óykos, *(H)óywos, *sḗm
23twotwotwotwēġen*twai-*twai*dwóh₁; *dwó
24threethreethreþrī*þrīʀ*þrīz*tréyes
25fourfourfourfēower*feuwar*fedwōr*kʷetwóres
26fivefivefivefīf*fimf*fimf*pénkʷe
27bigbiglarge, gretemiċel*mikil*mikilaz*méǵh₂s
28longlonglonglang*lang*langaz*dl̥h₁gʰós
29widewidebrood, wydwīd, brād*braid*wīdaz, *braidaz*stelh₃ós
30thickthickthikkeþicce*þekuz*þekuz*bʰenǵʰ, *tégus
31heavyheavyhevyhefiġ*swār*kuruz, *swēraz*gʷréh₂us
32smallsmallsmallȳtel*smal*smalaz, *lītilaz*mey-
33shortshortschortsċort*skurt*skurtaz*mréǵʰus, *(s)ker-
34narrownarrownarwenearu*angī*anguz, *narwaz*h₂enǵʰ-
35thinthinthinneþynne*þunnī*þunnuz*ténh₂us
36womanwomanwomman, wifwīf**kwenā*kwenǭ*gʷḗn, *h₁esor-
37man (adult male)manwer, gome, manwer*gumō, *wer*gumô, *weraz*h₂nḗr, *wiHrós
38man (human being)person, human, man*man, persounmann*mann*manô*mon-, *ǵʰmṓ
39childchildchild, barnċild, bearn*barn, *kind*barną, *kinþą*ǵénh₁mn̥
40wifewifewifwīf**wīb*kwēniz*pótnih₂
41husbandhusbandhusbondewer, ċeorl*brūdigumō*brūdigumô, *weraz, *abô*wiHrós, *pótis
42mothermothermodermōdor*mōder*mōdēr*méh₂tēr
43fatherfatherfaderfæder*fader, attō*fadēr, *attô*átta, *ph₂tḗr
44animalanimalbeeste, animal, dernīeten*deuʀ*deuzą*dʰewsóm, *ǵʰwer-
45fishfishfischfisċ*fisk*fiskaz*dʰǵʰu-, *peysḱ-
46birdbirdfowel, bridfugol*fugl*fuglaz*h₂éwis
47dogdoghoundhund*hund*hundaz*ḱwṓ
48louselouselouslūs*lūs*lūs*ḱ(o)nid-, *lewH-
49snakesnakesnakenǣdre*snakō, *wurmi*snakô, *slangô, *nadraz*h₂éngʷʰis, *(s)neh₁tr-
50wormwormwormwyrm*wurmi*wurmiz*wr̥mis
51treetreetretrēow*treu*trewą*dóru*
52forestforestwald, frith, forestwudu*walþu, *furhiþi, holt, *hursti, *widu*furhiþą, *walþuz, *furhō, *skōgaz, *widuz
53stickstickstikkesticca*stikkō, *stokk*stikkô, *stukkaz*ǵʰasto-
54fruitfruitfruyt, ovetwæstm*obaet, *applu, *fruht*akraną, *ubatją
55seedseedseedsǣd*sādi, *sād, *sāmō*sēdiz, *sēmô*séh₁mn̥
56leafleafblad, leeflēaf*laub*laubą*lewbʰ-, *bʰolh₃yom
57rootrootrotewyrttruma*wurti*wrōts*wréh₂ds
58bark (of a tree)barkrind, barkrind*rindā*barkuz, *rindǭ*bʰérHǵos
59flowerflowerflour, blosmeblōstma*blōmō*blōmô*bʰleh₃-
60grassgrassgrasgærs*gras*grasą*koyno-
61roperoperop, linerāp*raip*raipaz*roypnós
62skinskinhide, skynhȳd*fell*fellą*pel-, *twékos
63meatmeatfleshflǣsċ*flaiski*mimzą*mḗms, *krewh₂-
64bloodbloodbloodblōd*blōd*blōþą*krewh₂-, *h₁ésh₂r̥
65bonebonebonbān*bain*bainą*h₂óst, *kost-
66fat (noun)fatfatrysel*smalt*faitą, *smultą*smérus
67eggeggey, æȝe, egǣġ*ajj*ajją*h₂ōwyóm
68hornhornhornhorn*horn*hurną*ḱr̥nom, *ḱerh₂(s), *ḱerh₂sr̥, *koru
69tailtailtayltæġl, steort*stertaz*stertaz*dewmbʰ-, *ul
70featherfeatherfeþerfeþer*feþrō*feþrō*péth₂r̥
71hairhairherhǣr*tagl, *hār*hērą, *taglą*pulh₂-
72headheadheed, patehēafod*haubud*haubudą*káput-, *gʰebʰelo-
73earearereēare*auʀā*ausô*h₂ṓws
74eyeeyeeieēage*augā*augô*h₃ókʷs
75nosenosenosenosu*nasu*nusō, *nasō*Hnéh₂s
76mouthmouthmouthmūþ*munþ*munþaz*h₃éh₁os
77toothtoothtothetōþ*tanþ*tanþs*h₃dónts, *ǵómbʰos
78tongue (organ)tonguetongetunge*tungā*tungǭ*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s
79fingernailnail, fingernailnaylnæġl*nagl*naglaz*h₃negʰ-
80footfootfotfōt*fōt*fōts*pṓds
81leglegschanke, legsċanca*bain*lagjaz, *bainą*kónh₂m
82kneekneeknecnēow*kneu*knewą*ǵónu
83handhandhondhand*handu*handuz*ǵʰésr̥, *mar-
84wingwingwingefiþre*flugilō*wēingaz, *flugilaz, *fiþriją*péth₂r̥
85bellybelly, stomachbouk, belywamb*būk, *magō, *wambō*būkaz*úderos
86gutsguts, intestinestharm, guttesþearmas**þarm*garnō, *þarmaz*eh₁ter-
87neckneckhals, nekkeswēora*hals*hnakkô, *halsaz*mon-
88backbackrigge, bakhryċġ*bak, *bakō*baką
89breastbreast, chestbrestbrēost*breust, *brust*breustą, *brusts*peg-, *pstḗn
90heartheartherteheorte*hertā*hertô*ḱḗr*
91liverliverlyverelifer*libru*librō*Hyékʷr̥
92to drinkdrinkdrinkendrincan*drinkan*drinkaną*píph₃eti, *h₁egʷʰ-
93to eateatetenetan*etan*etaną*h₁ed-
94to bitebitebitenbītan*bītan*bītaną*denḱ-, *h₁ed-
95to sucksucksoukensūcan*sūgan*sūganą*dʰeh₁(y)-
96to spitspitspittenspǣtan*spīwan*spīwaną*sp(y)ew-
97to vomitvomit, throw upspewenspīwan*spīwan*spīwaną*wemh₁-, *h₁reug-
98to blowblowblowenblāwan*wāa, *blāan, *blāsan*wēaną*h₂weh₁-
99to breathebreatheethien, brethenēþian*anþijan, *hīgōn*anþijaną*pnew-
100to laughlaughlaughenhliehhan*hlahhjan*hlahjaną*(s)mey-
101to seeseeseenġesēon*sehwan*sehwaną*derḱ-, *weyd-
102to hearhearherenġehīeran*hauʀijan*hauzijaną*ḱlew-
103to knowknowwiten, knowen, cunnenwitan*, cunnan**knāan, *witan*knēaną, *kunnaną, *witaną*ǵneh₃-, *ǵnéh₃-sḱ-, *weyd-
104to thinkthinkthinkenþenċan*þankijan, *munan*þankijaną, *hugjaną, *munaną*memóne, *teng-
105to smellsmellsmellen, stynkenġestincan*, stincan**stinkwan*smuljaną, *reukaną*h₃ed-
106to fearfearagasten, dredenondrǣdan*furhtijan*aganą*h₂egʰ-
107to sleepsleepslepenslǣpan*slāpan, *swefan*slēpaną*swep-, *drem-
108to livelivelyvenlibban*libbjan*libjaną*gʷeyh₃-
109to diediesterven, deyensweltan*dauwjan*dawjaną*mer-, *dʰew-
110to killkillquellen, sleyen, killenofslēan*daudijan*daudijaną*gʷʰen-
111to fightfightfightenfeohtan*fehtan*fehtaną*keh₃-
112to hunthunthuntenhuntian*jagōn*waiþijaną, *jakkōną, *huntōną*weyh₁-, *sekʷh₃-
113to hithithittenslēan*slahan*slahaną*pleh₂k-
114to cutcutscherensnīþan*maitan, *snīþan*maitaną, *snīþaną*kr̥t-
115to splitsplitcleven, parten, sonderentōclēofan*splītan*splītaną, *dailijaną*skéydt, *skinédti
116to stabstabpercen, stingen, prikkenstingan, stician*stekan*stikaną*dʰeygʷ-, *bʰod-
117to scratchscratchscrapen, cracchenclawian*hrīban*krattōną, *hrībaną*gerbʰ-
118to digdiggraven, delven, diggendelfan*graban*grabaną*dʰeygʷ-
119to swimswimswymmenswimman*swimman*swimmaną*(s)neh₂-
120to flyflyflienflēogan*fleugan*fleuganą*peth₂-, *gʷel-
121to walkwalkgon, gangen, walken, wendengān*gangan*ganganą, *gāną, *līþaną*gʰredʰ-
122to comecomecomencuman*kweman*kwemaną*gʷémt, *gʷm̥sḱéti, *gʷeh₂-
123to lie (as in a bed)lielienliċġan*liggjan*ligjaną*légʰyeti, *ḱéytor
124to sitsitsittensittan*sittjan*sitjaną*sédt, *sísdeti
125to standstandstandenstandan*standan, *stān*standaną, *stāną*stéh₂t, *stestóh₂e, *stísteh₂ti
126to turn (intransitive)turnturnenwendan*hwerban, *waibijan*hwerbaną, *þrēaną*wértti
127to fallfallfallenfeallan*fallan*fallaną*ḱh₂d-
128to givegiveyiven, given*sellan*geban*gebaną*déh₃t, *dédeh₃ti
129to holdholdholdenhealdan*haldan*haldaną*segʰ-
130to squeezesqueezewryngen, compressentwenġan*hnīpan*hnīpaną*pisd-, *werǵʰ-
131to rubrubrubben, ruddengnīdan*nūwan, *hnīpan*nūaną*melh₂-
132to washwashwasshenþwēan, wascan*waskan, *þwahan*þwahaną, *waskaną*lewh₃-, *neygʷ-
133to wipewipewipenwīpian*wīpōn*wīpōną*h₃merǵ-
134to pullpulldrawen, pullentēon*togōn*teuhaną, *draganą, *tugōną*tragʰ-
135to pushpushschoven, threstensċūfan*þrukkijan, *skeuban*þrukkijaną, *skeubaną
136to throwthrowwerpen, throwenweorpan*werpan*werpaną, *kastōną*swep-
137to tietieteyen, binden, fastentīeġan*bindan*bindaną
138to sewsewsewensiwian*siuwjan*siwjaną, *nēaną*syuh₁-
139to countcountcounten, tellentellan*talljan*raþjaną*dol-, *del-
140to saysayquethen, seien, spekencweþan, seċġan*kweþan, *saggjan*kweþaną, *sagjaną*sekʷ-, *wéwket
141to singsingsingensingan*singwan*singwaną*kan-
142to playplaypleyenplegian*laikan*laikaną
143to floatfloatfletenflēotan*flotōn, *fleutan*flutōną, *fleutaną*plew-
144to flowflowflowen, yetenflōwan*freusan*flōaną*plew-
145to freezefreezefresen, congelenfrēosan*freusan*freusaną*gel-
146to swellswellswellen, bolnenswellan*swellan*swellaną*tewh₂-
147sunsunsonnesunne*sunnā*sunnǭ, *sōwulō*sóh₂wl̥
148moonmoonmonemōna*mānō*mēnô*mḗh₁n̥s, *lówksneh₂
149starstarsterresteorra*sternō, *sterrō*sternǭ*h₂stḗr
150waterwaterwaterwæter*watōr*watōr*h₂ekʷeh₂, *h₂ep-, *wódr̥
151rainrainreynreġn*regn*regną*h₂ekmon
152riverriverflod, strem, ryverēa*ahu, *fleutō*ahwō*h₂ékʷeh₂
153lakelakelake, meremere*laku*lakō*h₂ep-
154seaseasee*mari, *saiwi*mari, *saiwiz*móri
155saltsaltsaltsealt*salt*saltą*séh₂ls
156stonestonestonstān*stain*stainaz*h₂éḱmō
157sandsandsandsand*samd, *sand*samdaz*sámh₂dʰos
158dustdustdustdust*stubbju*dustą, *stubjuz*pers-
159earthearthertheeorþe*erþu*erþō*dʰéǵʰōm
160cloudcloudcloud, skywolcn*wolkn*wulkaną, *melhmô*nébʰos
161fogfogmystmist*mist*nebulaz, *mihstaz*snewdʰ-
162skyskywelken, skew, sky, liftheofon*hebun, *luftu, *himil*himinaz*dyḗws
163windwindwyndwind*wind*windaz*ḱewero-, *h₂wéh₁n̥ts
164snowsnowsnowsnāw*snaiw*snaiwaz*snóygʷʰos
165iceiceisīs*īs*īsą*yeǵ-
166smokesmokesmeke, smokesmoca*rauki*raukiz*dʰuh₂mós
167firefirefyrfȳr*fuir, *ail, *ailid*fōr*h₁eh₂ter-, *h₁n̥gʷnis, *péh₂wr̥
168ashashassheæsċe*askā, uslijā*askǭ*h₃és-no-, *h₃és-i-
169to burnburnbrennen, bernen, swithenbirnan*, bærnan**brinnan*brinnaną*dʰegʷʰ-, *swel-, *h₁ews-
170roadroadwey, strete, pathweġ, strǣt*weg*wegaz*pónth₁s
171mountainmountainmountayne, mount, hillbeorg, dūn, munt*berg*bergaz*men-, *bʰerǵʰ-
172redredredrēad*raud*raudaz*h₁rewdʰós
173greengreengrenegrēne*grōnī*grōniz*ǵʰelh₃-, *gʰreh₁-
174yellowyellowyelowġeolu*gelu*gelwaz*ǵʰelh₃-
175whitewhitewhithwīt*hwīt*hwītaz*h₂elbʰós
176blackblackblaksweart*swart, *blak*swartaz, *blakaz*swordós, *h₂ems-, *kr̥snós
177nightnightnyghtniht*naht*nahts*nókʷts
178daydaydaydæġ*dag*dagaz*h₂eǵh-, *dei-n-
179yearyearyeerġēar*jār*jērą, *aþna-*yeh₁-, *wétos
180warmwarmwarmwearm*warm*warmaz*tep-, *gʷʰer-
181coldcoldcold, chele, chileċeald*kald*kaldaz*gel-
182fullfullfulfull*full*fullaz*pl̥h₁nós
183newnewnewenīewe*niwi*niwjaz*néwos
184oldoldoldeald*ald*sinīgaz*sénos
185goodgoodgoodgōd*gōd*gōdaz*bʰed-, *h₁su-, *h₁wésus
186badbadyvel, baddeyfel*ubil*ubilaz*h₂wap-, *dus-
187rottenrottenfoul, rotenfūl, rotod**rotēn*fausaz, *rutāndz*pu-
188dirtydirtyunclene, bawdy, horyhoriġ*fūl*fūlaz*swerd-
189straightstraightright, streightriht*strak*strakaz*h₃reǵtós
190roundroundroundesinewealt*trind*trindaz, *kraitijaz
191sharp (as a knife)sharpscharp, kenesċearp*hwass*hwassaz*h₁edʰ-, *h₂ḱrós
192dull (as a knife)dullblont, dulstump*slaiw*slaiwaz*dʰwel-
193smoothsmoothsmethe, even, flatsmēþe*slipr*slihtaz
194wetwetwet, moistewǣt*nat*wētaz, *nataz*wed-
195drydrydrye, seredrȳġe*þurʀī*þursuz*ters-
196correctright, correctright, trewe, sotheriht*reht*rehtaz*weh₁-
197nearnearnerenēah*nāhw*nēhwaz*h₁opi, *h₁epi, *h₂énti
198farfarferfeorr*ferrē*ferrai*wi
199rightrightrightswīþra*tehswō*tehswô*deḱs-
200leftleftliftwinestra*winistr*winistraz*leh₂ywós
201ataton, atæt*at*at*h₁epi, *opi, *h₂éd, *h₃ebʰi, *h₃bʰi
202inininon*in*in*h₁en, *h₁(e)ntér
203withwithmid, wiþmid*midi*midi*ḱóm, *pe, *me
204andandandand*and*jahw, *andi*-kʷe, *de, *nu, *h₁é
205ifififġif*jabē, *jabu*jabai
206becausebecause, for*for, sithen, as, bicausefor þon þe*, for*hwandē*hwandê
207namenamenamenama*namō*namô*h₁nómn̥
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