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 bier beer bind to bind bird a bird blank white blov to blow blu blue bo got by marriage (own or other people's); f. in. patr — father, bo-patr — father-in-law, frat — brother, bo-frat — brother in law boj to bark bol to boil bon good bord the shore (of the sea, the bank or side (of a river), the rim or edge (of a dish) bot a boot botel a bottle bov an ox branch a branch brand brandy bril to shine, to sparkle, to glitter bros a brush bru to make a noise, to bawl brul to burn one’s self brust, the breast, bosom. brut brute bush the mouth buter butter buton a button

cel to aim cent a hundred cert certain, sure, known ceter the remainder, the following, next cigar a cigar cigared a cigarette, a little cigar citron a lemon, citron

chagren to grieve, to vex, to chagrin chambr a chamber, a room chap a cap, a bonnet chapel a hat char because che near, by, at, beside chemis a shirt (of a man), a shirt (of a woman) chen a chain cheris a cherry cherk a coffin ches to cease, to leave off cheval a horse chi the next (person, thing, etc); f. in tiu — that one, tiu-chi — this one; tie — there, tie-chi — here chia every, every one chiam always, ever chie everywhere chiel heaven, heavens, sky chio all chirkaŭ around, round about chiu the whole; ciu-jchiu-j [sic], everybody chj added to the first 2 to 5 letters of a masculine name makes of it a diminutive, caressing; f. in. Mikhael — Mi-chj; Aleksandr — Ale-chj chu or, if; is employed in questions; f. in. mi ne sci-as, chu vi am-as — I don‘t know, if you love? vi-chu mi — you or I?

da supplies the genitive (after words expresing measure, weight, etc.); f. in. kilogram-o da viand o — a kilo meat; glas-o da te-o — a glass tea danc to dance dangher danger dank to thank daŭr to endure, to last de from; supplies also the genitive decid to decide defend to defend dek ten dekstr right (adj.) demand to ask dens dense, thick dent a tooth detru to demolish, to destroy, to ruin dev to must, to be obliged desert a desert, a wilderness dezir to desire Di God dik big, thick, stout diligent diligence, assiduity dimanch Sunday dir to tell, to say, to speak dis dis-, asunder, into parts; f. in. shiv — to pull, dis-shiv — to pull asunder. disput to contend for, to quarrel, to dispute divid to divide dolch sweet dolor ache, pain, affliction dom house don to give donac to make a present of, donate dorm to sleep dors the back du two dum during (preposition); while, whilst

e the ending of adverbs; f. in. bon-e — well eben even, smooth ebl possible 3