# Old English/Vocabulary/Nouns

Introduction: Introduction - Grammar - Orthography - I-mutation Grammar: Nouns - Pronouns - Articles - Adjectives - Numbers - Verbs - Participles - Adverbs - Conjunctions - Prepositions - Interjections - Appositives - Word Formation -

## Colours

* Black: Blæc, sƿeart
* Blue: blāƿ,hǣƿen
* Colour: (þæt) Blēo
* Golden: Gylden
* Grey: Græg
* Green: Grēne
* Orange: Ġeolurēad
* Purple: (sēo) Purpure, (adj.) Purpuren, (adj.) Ƿeolocbasu
* Red: Rēad
* Silvern: Seolfern
* White: Hƿīt
* Yellow: Ġeolu
To indicate various shades you should use these affixes for colour adjectives:
* bright - sċīr- (bright purple: sċīrbasu）
* dark - ƿann- (dark blue: ƿannhǣƿe)
* pale - -hƿīt (pale yellow: ġeolohƿīt)

## Animals

* Hound: Se hund
* Cat: Se Catt
* Pig: Þæt sƿīn
* Horse: Þæt Hors
* Cow: Sēo Cū
* Bird: Se fugol, se fugel
* Rat: Se Rætt
* Mouse: Seo mūs
* Hare: Se hara
* Snake: Se snaca
* Owl: Seo ūle
* Fox: Se fox
* Wolf: Se ƿulf
* Deer: Se heorot

## Food

* sē fōda: food
* sēo hnutu: the nut
* sē mete: the meat
* þæt ealu: the ale
* þæt bēor: the beer
* þæt huniġ: the honey
* þæt brēad: the bread
* sēo meolc: the milk
* sē lēac: the leak
* þæt ƿæter: the water

## House

* hūs - house
* flōr - floor
* ēagdūru - window
* bed - bed
* ƿæstling - blanket
* bolster - pillow
* dūru - door
* Hlæder - ladder/stairs
* tæpped - carpet
* rūƿa - rug
* rūm - room
* stofa - bathroom
* sēo niþerflōr - lower floor
* sēo upflēring - upper floor
* sēo hēoþu - hall
* þæt meteærn - kitchen
* þæt bæþ - bath
* þæt bedƿahrift - curtain
* sē scēaƿere - mirror (has other meanings)
* sē ƿeall - wall
* sē hrōf - roof
* sēo þæċtiġele - roof tile
* sēo first - ceiling
* sēo rād - furniture
* sēo ġelōman - tool
* sē portic - porch
* þæt biliþ - picture/image/representation
* sēo scilfe - shelf
* þæt hlīnbedd - couch
* sēo cǣġ - key
* þæt loc - lock
* sē heorr - hinge
* sēo būrcote - bedroom
* þæt lēohtfæt - lamp
* sē ġeƿytrūn - garden
* þæt bēodern - dining room
* þæt būr - storehouse

## Body

* þæt līc - the body
* þæt bān - the bone
* þæt hēafod - the head
* þæt hǣr - the hair
* sēo ansȳn - the face
* þæt ēage - the eye
* se brǣƿ - the eyelid
* þæt ēare - the ear
* þæt ƿang - the cheek
* sēo ċin - the chin
* sēo nosu - the nose
* þæt nosþyrel - the nostril
* se lippa - the lip
* se mūþ - the mouth
* se tōþ - the tooth
* sēo tunge - the tounge
* se hnecca - the neck
* sēo ċeole - the throat
* sēo eaxel - the shoulder
* se hrycg - the back
* se earm - the arm
* sēo fȳst - the fist
* sēo folm - the palm
* sēo hand - the hand
* se finger - the finger
* se þūma - the thumb
* se næġel - the nail
* þæt brēost - the breast
* sēo heorte - the heart
* se būc - the stomach
* þæt lungen - the lung
* se hype - the hip
* þæt þēoh - the thigh
* þæt cnēo - the knee
* se scanca - the leg
* þæt lim - the limb
* sēo tā - the toe
* se hēla - the heel
* se anclēoƿ - the anckle
* se fōt - the foot

## Places

* Sē tūn: the town
* Sēo luh: the lake
* Sē mor: the swamp
* þǣt ƿesten: the desert
* þǣt ƿuduland: the forest
* Sēo sǣ: the sea

## People

* þā lēode: the people (from a nation)
* Sē fæder: the father
* Sēo mōdor: the mother
* Sē sunu: the son
* Sēo dohtor: the daughter
* Sē brōþor: the brother
* þæt sƿeostor/sƿeoster: the sister
* Sē cyning: the king
* Sēo cƿēn: the queen
* Sē hæleþ: the man, hero, warrior
* Sē æþeling: the prince
* þæt cynn, þæt folc: the people (in general)
* Sēo cƿene: the woman, female serf
* Sēo hōre: the whore