Here are some words I translated in my spare time. I used the Jakobsens Phonetics of Shet. Norn to convert sounds values into Norn. Not really a perfect job, but I hope it can be used as a starting point. More to come, I'll later add the ON roots in brakets)
Animals: dog (*hund -m) cat (*kεtt -m) fish (*fisk -m) bird (*fugl -m) animal (*djur -n) snake (*orm -m) cow (*kør -f) pig (*swin -n) mouse (*mus -f) horse (*hest -m / *ross -n) tail (*hali -m / *tagl? -n) wing (*vong? *væng? -m).
Transport: train (*tog? -n) plane (*fløgvjεl -f) car (*bil -m) bicycle (*rεþjøl? -n "ride wheel") bus (*buss -m) boat (*bo:t -m) wheel (*jøl? -n *jul? -n) gasoline (*bensin -n sg.) ticket (*fermiþi -m).
City/Countryside: city (*bur -m) house (*hus -n) street (*gata -f) airport (*fløghøfn -f) train station (*jarnbrøtar*staþ -m) bridge (*bru -f) hotel (*gasthus -n) farm (*bø -m / *garþ -m).
Clothes: hat (*hεtt -m) dress (*kertil -m) shirt (*skerta -f) T-shirt (*bøl -m) shoe (*skor -m).
Colors: red (*røder) green (*groner) blue (*bloer) yellow (*guler) brown (*brunn) pink (*ljusrøder) orange (*rødguler) black (*svarter) white (*kwiter) gray (*gror).
People-related: son (*søner? / *suner) daughter (*døtter) mother (*moþer) father (*faþer) man (*maþer) woman (*kvεna -f) brother (*broþer -m) sister (*sister) family (*huski -n / *familja -f) grandfather (*avi -m) grandmother (*amma -f) king (*kong -m) queen (*drøtten -f) neighbour (*grann -m) boy (*drεng -m) girl (*gεnta -f) death (*døþer -m) money (*pεnger -m).
Beverages: coffee (*kaffi -n) tea (*tε -n, Sg.) wine (*vin -n) beer (*øl -n) water (*vatn -n) milk (*mjølk - f, Sg.).
Food/Food Related: egg (*ægg / *εgg / *egg -n) cheese (*ost -m) bread (*brø:ð / *brø:d - n) soup (*supa -f) cake (*kæka -f) chicken (*hæns / *hens -n) pork (*swinakjøt -n "swine meat") beef (*nøtakjøt -n "cattle meat") apple (*(sur)æpli "sour apple" -n IRREG. - Sg: suræpli, suræpli, suræpli, suræplis; Pl: suræpli, suræpli, suræplon, suræpla) banana (*banan -m) orange (*rødguleræpli -n "orange apple") lemon (*sitron -f) corn (*korn -n) rice (*rīs -n , [b]Pl.: rīs, rīs, rīson, rīsa) oil (*olja -f) seed (*sōd -n Sg.) knife (*kniv -m) spoon (*spōn -m) fork (*gaffil -m - IRREG. - Sg.: gaffil, gaffil, gaffli, gaffils; Pl.: gafflar, gaffla, gafflon, gaffla ???) plate (*disk -m) cup (*kopp -m) breakfast (*morgunmat -m - Sg.) lunch (Far. døgurði) dinner (Far. nátturði) sugar (*sykur -m IRREG. - Sg.: sykur, sykur, sykri, sykurs) grain (*gryn -n)
_________________ en so mykid j Hiatlande ad segs skillingar ok XL hrentadi leigan a huerium tolf manadum... ok þar til oll ol gogn sidan fyrir vttan kannur ok diska ok potta ok onnur elld gogn er hon mintisk ei huorsu morg voru (Húsavíkarbrøvini, 1403)
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