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Nīƿlicu ƿord

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Þis is ȝetæl nīƿlicra ƿorda, tōdǣled bȳ þōht, þe onȝinneþ on nīƿum Englisce. Eald Englisc biþ þicc.
This is a list of neologisms, divided by concept, that are listed in modern English. Modern English is regular.

(Notes and transliterations are in parenthesis and in italics. When updating this list, rather than delete anything here, simply add to it instead, unless a neologism simply makes no sense at all)

Culture - Sidaþing

Food - Ǣt

  • Hamburger - se hāmburga (direct cognate to German "hamburger," "home towner")
  • Hot dog - se francforda (direct cognate to German "frankfurter")
  • Potato - se eorðæppel (earth apple)
French fry - þæt eorðæppelstycce (earth-fruit stick, potato stick)
  • Onion - þæt hƿītlēac (white leek)
Onion ring - se hƿītlēachring (white leek ring)

Technology - Searucræft

Automotive - Selfgāndliċ

  • Automobile - se selfgānd (self-goer, roughly cognate to the origin of "auto-mobile")
  • Car - se ƿæȝn (wagon, cart, cognate to German "wagen")
  • Clutch - sēo grāp (grip)
  • Cylinder - þæt fȳrþyrel (fire hole/tube)
  • Efficiency - sēo cræftfulnes (skillfulness)
Thermal efficiency - sēo hǣtecræftfulnes (heat skillfulness)
  • Engine - se mihta (powerer)
External combustion engine - se ūtƿeard ȝelīeȝendmihta (outward-lighting powerer)
Internal combustion engine - se inƿeard ȝelīeȝendmihta (inward-lighting powerer)
  • Exhaust - se dism (smoke, vapor, fume)
  • Horsepower - sēo horsmiht
  • Pollution - se āfȳlþ (filth)
Air pollution - se lyftfȳlþ (air filth)
  • Pressure - þæt ȝeþring
  • Torque - sēo spinmiht (spin power)
  • Transmission - se ȝearƿebox (equipment box; a "toothed wheel" is what ȝearƿe evolved into)
Variable-speed transmission - se mæniȝfeald sƿiftfulnes ȝearƿebox (manifold/various speed gear box)

Telecommunications - Feorrcƿeðend

  • Broadcast - se ūtƿeorp/ūtƿyrp (out-throw)
  • Computer - sēo spærcletelle (sparkly/electrical counter)
  • Radio - se ūtƿeorpbox (out-throw box)
  • Telephone - se feorrspreca
Cellphone - se handspreca
  • Television - se feorrsīen (same as "tele-vision")

Travel - Farend

  • Airplane/jet - se lyftƿæȝn oþþe sēo flyhtscridu
  • Airport - sēo lyfthæfen oþþe flyhthæfen
  • Automobile - se selfgānd (self-goer, roughly cognate to the origin of "auto-mobile")
  • Car - se ƿæȝn (wagon, cart, cognate to German "wagen")

Military - Here/Fierd

  • Submarine - se/sēo undersǣbāt (undersea boat, same as in German "underseeboot")
  • Torpedo - se fȳrramm (fire ram)
Human torpedo - se rīdungfȳrramm/rīdendfȳrramm (riding fire ram)