#historical languages

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name/word list: botanical terms of medieval england

these are several tree-related words of the anglo-norman language, the form of french brought by conquests and normalized as its own distinct language over generations. some words, as you'll see, are still used or at least recognized today, particularly in modern french; others, not whatsoever.

if you're looking for inspiration for your characters' surnames, first names, or place names, I hope you can find it in this list:

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acinus - hawthorn

alier - mulberry, service tree

arbreille - shrub

aune - alder tree

banastun - bough

baumer - balm tree

boscain - wooded area

boschel - small wooded area

bremel - blackberry bush

ceneler - hawthorn

cenelle - hawthorn

cedre - cedar

chasteine - chestnut tree

cormer - service tree

espinage - thicket of thorns

fier - fig tree

fresne - ash tree

fresnin - of the ash tree

genevre - juniper

helme - elm

linde - linden, limetree

lorme - elm

lynde - linden, limetree

mure - mulberry

raim - branch

raimaille - small branch

ramier - wild, of the woods, branch

ramus - branch

salha - of the willow genus

sarail - of the willow genus

savin - pine

savine - pine

selve - woodland

tillier - linden, limetree

wythinis - area characterized by a group of willow trees, used as a surname

[moonlit-floruit]

name/word list: landscape terms of medieval england

This started as some light research for a BBC Merlin fic and kinda spiraled into my obsession of the week...oops. Anyway, these are several geography-related words of the anglo-norman language, the form of french brought by conquests and normalized as its own distinct language over generations. Many of the ones here were used as surnames back then, too. Some, as you'll see, are still used or at least recognized today, particularly in modern french; others, not whatsoever.

If you're looking for inspiration for your characters' surnames, first names, or place names, I hope you can find it in this list or in the other ones I'll be making!

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abetoné, abetumé - marshy, miry land

arbrine - woodland, grove

arbure - "

arcil - clay-rich soil

aumbremant - shaded woodland

clivose - hill, hilly places

denne - low sandhill, stretch of sand along the sea or valley

enermi - deserted, desolate, barren

ermi - wild, desolate

faleise - cliff

fangei - mud, marsh

ferth - arm of a sea

flache - pool of standing water

flum - river, stream

greve - strand, river bank, or stony ground

havoterie - summer meadow

lai - lake, pit, den

larriz - (uncultivated) hillside, slope

malfei - headland, promontory

marage - of the sea, by the sea

ospelend - woodland consisting of asp trees

palu - marsh, mud, boil

perrei - rocky place, stony ground

prael - small meadow, grassy area with herbs and flowers

rainile - area or place where frogs abound

rin - river, stream

rithe - small stream or channel

rivail - shore, bank, edge

roche - (mass of) rock forming part of the landscape; cave, cavity

rochele - "

rosei - reed-bed, waterside area covered with rushes

rosere - area covered with reeds

rosin - reed-bed, waterside area covered with rushes

ru - small stream, rivulet

runcenei - bramble patch, place where thorn bushes grow

runcerei - brambles, thorn bushes

russel - small stream, rivulet

sablun - sand, sandy shore, beach

salvagin - desolate, remote from civilisation

sente - path, track

slade - valley, low-lying marshy ground

snape - winter pasture, area where livestock graze during winter

stathe - wharf, landing place

strinde - stream, rivulet

syle - bog, swamp

taius - clayey, argillaceous

twys - place where two streams meet

umeit - moist, humid; damp soil, boggy ground

Enjoy, and much love to the source in the link!!

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You have heard the phrase “dead languages”, but what killed them and are they now indeed nonexistent? Let’s find out.

Dead languages are dialects that we no longer used. They are associated with religion, history, and ancient cultures. Many people can tell you about a language that was once a part of their ancestors’ daily life but is now nonexistent. The once familiar and frequently-heard language is that is now considered a small part of their heritage and might be given a small reference in a history book.

Those languages are dead because of social, economic or political circumstances, all human causes, which is why we helped kill these languages. Let’s take a look at how the crime took place. Read on.

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