Old English/Vocabulary/Nouns

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