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melker
/melkəɹ/
Mid Eng melkar, OE melcer.
From Proto-Germanic /melkez/, from PIE root H₂melĝ-es.
Milk + Abstract N.
Sacrifice; an appeasement. From offering milk to fairies.
Ex. Set out the melker ‘fore sunset, else the bairn’ll twist in his sleep.
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My talk should be on momentarily. #conlang #ttrpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngIVcGaOoPk @conlang
Update, LCC11 is about an hour behind on the schedule, so it will be a while before I'm up. We do have Carl Alvund presenting now #conlang #language #linguistics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ7ozbMwaKo
My presentation for LCC11 should start shortly. I'll be discussing my process for creating my dice tables! #conlang #language #linguistics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngIVcGaOoPk
The 11th Language Creation Conference is going live! Talks should be starting around 2pm ET. #conlang #language #linguistics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uReCpOfr2cM
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#NewWordsDaily2025 Apr 11
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nifether
/nifəðɹ/
Middle English nefathre, Old English nefaþra.
From Proto-Germanic /nefaθɹa/, from PIE root nepot-ro.
Nephew + Adj.
Sycophant. One angling for favors or power.
Ex. The fawning nifether and the brawling demagogue, he spurned with contempt.
#NewWordsDaily2025 Apr 10
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yeswer
/jeswəɹ/
Middle English yeswar, Old English gieswer.
From Proto-Germanic /jesweɹ/, from PIE root yes-wer.
Boil + Abstract V.
To push to the edge of endurance; to bring to the brink.
Ex. Climbing the mountain utterly yeswered me.
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![Search in Lojban dictionary for "bazinga". The dictionary recognizes the first syllable as "ba" (time tense relation/direction: will [selbri]; after [sumti]; default future tense.) and tries to decompose it further but fails, and finds other results, such as "birjybarja" - "ba1" is a bar/pub serving beer "ba2" = "bi1" to audience/patron "ba3"](https://ftp.ieji.de/media_attachments/files/114/310/435/651/104/240/original/df44d255bf95f48c.png "Search in Lojban dictionary for \"bazinga\". The dictionary recognizes the first syllable as \"ba\" (time tense relation/direction: will [selbri]; after [sumti]; default future tense.) and tries to decompose it further but fails, and finds other results, such as \"birjybarja\" - \"ba1\" is a bar/pub serving beer \"ba2\" = \"bi1\" to audience/patron \"ba3\"")
/#NewWordsDaily2025 Apr 9
fearth
/fiɹθ/
Mid Eng fearth, OE fertha.
From Proto-Germanic /ferθa/, from PIE root perḱ-to.
Rib + Adj Of Compl.
The essential framework or weight-bearing parts of a structure.
Ex. He's done the fearth of his dissertation; now he's just filling in details.
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My alt. universe #worldbuilding project, Bésa.
Also working on a #conlang, Eràti, to go with it.
I always appreciate any feedback, tips, etc.
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#NewWordsDaily2025 Apr 8
lasm
/lasm/
Middle English lasm, Old English lasma.
From Proto-Germanic /lazma/, from PIE root las-mo.
Eager + N, Adj.
Zealot; enthusiast; fanatic.
Ex. He was no keen religious lasm.
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#NewWordsDaily2025 Apr 7
streven
/stɹevən/
Middle English streven, Old English streofan.
From Proto-Germanic /stɹeven/, from PIE root srebh-en.
Gulp + N, Adj.
A tall tale; an unbelievable story.
Ex. A "fairy tale" can also mean any far-fetched story or streven.
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