On Sun, 7 Dec 2003, Christopher Wright wrote:
> Missed a week due to illness.
>
> 1. oil
> If I'm to bake today, I need some oil.
ela /ela/ masc. a-stem
ieb bace too daga iec ala forfe
/jev i:k/
if bake-1PRES to day-DAT I oil-DAT need-1PRES-SUBJ
> 2. shop (noun)
> There's a shop down the road.
coiepnehues /k2:pn@hu:s/ masc. a-stem
coiepnehues ist at laengef waha
trade-GER-house-NOM be-3PRES at length-DAT way-DAT
> 3. to stroll
> I stroll towards it.
onstaeppen /onst&pp@n/ VI
staeppe fadre on
step-1PRES thither on
> 4. flood
uivreflood /yvreflo:d/ masc a- or u-stem
> A flood springs up and blocks the road.
uivreflood fluef forf and fuelf waha for
over-flood-NOM flow-3PRES forth and fill-3PRES way-DAT for
> 5. another
ouafer
> I turn to take another route.
astelle ouafer waha gaen
start-1PRES other way-DAT to go
> 6. to split
splaeten
> The earth splits beneath my feet, but I jump across just in time.
hrusu splaetef under mien foieten ac efhlaiepe faiexeliec
earth-NOM split-3PRES under my foot-DAT-PL but I-leap-1PRES hairlyly
To do something faiexeliec /f&:ks@li:k/ means you just scraped by by doing
it.
We also discover the alternate form of I, a prefix ef- or f-, used when
the verb expresses something with a sense of urgency. It derives from *ik,
just like iec does, but because it's found in unstressed syllables, does
it slightly differently (via /ix/).
> 7. to bleed
bloieden
> I fell, though, and now my shin is bleeding.
ac fell iec and nue bloiedef mien scee
but fall-PAST I and now beed-3PRES my shin-NOM
> 8. to continue
ofstanden
> I continue toward the shop.
stande coiepnehoose gaen of
stand-1PRES tradinghouse-DAT to go of
> 9. army
haere
> The army stands to prevent access to the shop!
haere standef to laetten ingaeng too coiepnehoose
army-NOM stands to to let in going to traidinghouse-DAT
> 10. to run
ernen
> I run in regardless, grab the oil, fling some money on the counter, and run
> back out!
ferne in faeiieet fgriep ala fuerpe tola scamola ferne uet
/fa:ji:et vgre:p fwerp/
i-run-1PRES in regardless, i-grab oil-dat i-throw toll-DAT bench-DAT i-run-1PRES out
> 11. home
haem
> But now I can't get home past the flood and ravine.
iieet can iec ne gaen haem uiver uivreflouada and hruigii
/ji:et xrydZi/
yet can I not to go home over flood and ravine
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Tristan