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Domains:
· Mind & speech
· People
· Body
· Nature
· Animals
· Made things
· Actions
· Qualities
· Relation
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| All 100 roots, grouped by semantic domain. Each root is a broad primitive
(so eld covers fire / burn / heat) and each is a legal standalone word.
The # is the canonical root number. |
A. Being, mind & speech (1–12)
| # | Root | Meaning |
| 1 | ver | be / exist / state |
| 2 | líf | life / alive |
| 3 | dau | death / cease |
| 4 | hug | mind / think |
| 5 | vit | know / aware |
| 6 | vil | want / will |
| 7 | mun | remember / memory |
| 8 | mál | speak / language / word |
| 9 | róp | call / cry / shout |
| 10 | nafn | name / label |
| 11 | fró | feel / emotion |
| 12 | trú | believe / trust |
B. People & social (13–24)
| # | Root | Meaning |
| 13 | mann | person / self |
| 14 | folk | people / group |
| 15 | ætt | kin / family |
| 16 | vin | friend / ally |
| 17 | fjand | enemy / against |
| 18 | drót | leader / lord / rule |
| 19 | þjón | serve / servant |
| 20 | gest | guest / stranger |
| 21 | barn | child / young |
| 22 | kván | spouse / mate |
| 23 | her | army / host / crowd |
| 24 | þing | assembly / matter |
C. Body & health (25–33)
| # | Root | Meaning |
| 25 | lík | body / flesh / form |
| 26 | hönd | hand / do / handle |
| 27 | fót | foot / go / leg |
| 28 | auga | eye / see / watch |
| 29 | eyra | ear / hear / listen |
| 30 | munn | mouth / eat / opening |
| 31 | hjart | heart / core / center |
| 32 | blóð | blood / vital |
| 33 | heil | whole / heal / health |
D. Nature & matter (34–51)
| # | Root | Meaning |
| 34 | jörð | earth / ground / land |
| 35 | stein | stone / rock |
| 36 | fjall | mountain / height |
| 37 | vatn | water / liquid |
| 38 | lit | color / hue — head for color terms (sóllit yellow, himnilit blue); "sea" = stórvatn |
| 39 | á | river / stream / flow |
| 40 | eld | fire / burn / heat |
| 41 | ís | ice / cold / freeze |
| 42 | snjó | snow / white-cold |
| 43 | vind | wind / air / blow |
| 44 | himn | sky / heaven / above |
| 45 | sól | sun / day / bright |
| 46 | mán | moon / month / cycle |
| 47 | stjarn | star / point-of-light |
| 48 | skóg | forest / wood |
| 49 | tré | tree / plank |
| 50 | grjón | grain / seed / crop |
| 51 | málm | metal / ore |
E. Animals (52–57)
| # | Root | Meaning |
| 52 | dýr | animal / beast |
| 53 | fugl | bird / flyer |
| 54 | fisk | fish / swimmer |
| 55 | orm | snake / worm / serpent |
| 56 | hund | dog / hound |
| 57 | hest | horse / steed / mount |
F. Made things & dwelling (58–68)
| # | Root | Meaning |
| 58 | hús | house / building |
| 59 | borg | fortress / town |
| 60 | veg | road / way / path |
| 61 | skip | ship / boat / vessel |
| 62 | vápn | weapon |
| 63 | verk | work / deed / made-thing |
| 64 | klæð | cloth / garment / cover |
| 65 | mat | food / meal |
| 66 | gull | gold / treasure / wealth |
| 67 | bók | book / record / written |
| 68 | hjól | wheel / turn / rolling |
G. Actions & change (69–82)
| # | Root | Meaning |
| 69 | far | go / travel / move |
| 70 | kom | come / arrive / reach |
| 71 | gef | give / grant / offer |
| 72 | tak | take / get / grasp |
| 73 | ger | make / do / create |
| 74 | brjót | break / destroy |
| 75 | bind | bind / tie / join |
| 76 | sker | cut / divide / sever |
| 77 | sjá | see / perceive / look |
| 78 | finn | find / discover / meet |
| 79 | ber | carry / bear / bring |
| 80 | vex | grow / increase / wax |
| 81 | hverf | turn / change / become |
| 82 | stand | stand / stay / remain |
H. Qualities (83–94)
| # | Root | Meaning |
| 83 | stór | big / great / large |
| 84 | smá | small / little |
| 85 | góð | good / well / fine |
| 86 | ill | bad / evil / ill |
| 87 | ný | new / young / fresh |
| 88 | forn | old / ancient / former |
| 89 | hár | high / tall / above |
| 90 | lág | low / short / below |
| 91 | sterk | strong / powerful |
| 92 | veik | weak / soft / faint |
| 93 | rétt | right / correct / straight |
| 94 | rang | wrong / crooked / false |
I. Relation, quantity & deixis (95–100)
| # | Root | Meaning |
| 95 | einn | one / single / unit |
| 96 | all | all / whole / every |
| 97 | eng | none / not / zero — the negation prefix eng- |
| 98 | mörg | many / much |
| 99 | inn | in / inside / into |
| 100 | út | out / outside / away |
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