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ec indicates quality as abstract idea ; f. in. bon — good, bon-ec — goodness; infan — child, infan-ec — childhood.
ech even (adv.) also
eduk to educate, to breed
edz the husband
efektiv real, effective
eg indicates enlarging or increasing of degree; f. in. man — hand, man-eg — paw; varm — warm, varm-eg — hot
egal equal, like
ej indicates the place of an action, etc.; f. in. kuir — to cook, kuir-ej — the kitchen; pregh — to pray, pregh ej — the church
ek indicates the beginning or the short duration of an action, etc.; kant — to sing, ek-kant — to begin to sing; kri — to cry, ek-kri — to cry out, to exclaim.
eks formerly; placed before an official or a professional designation, shows that a person has given up his office or profession
ekster on the outside of, outwardly, without, out of
ekzempl example
el from, of
elekt to choose, to elect
em inclined, disposed, accustomed
en in
enu to be weary, annoyed
envi to envy
er indicates a thing taken as a separate unity; f. in. sabl — sand, sabl-er — grain of sand

erar to err, to be wrong, to be mistaken
escept to exclude, to except
esper to hope
esprim to express, to declare by words
est to be
estim to esteem, to prize
esting to extinguish
estr the chief, the superior
et indicates diminution or decrease of degree; f. in. rid — to laugh, rid-et — smile; mur — a wall, mur-et — a little wall, chamber-wall
etagh a floor, a story
etern eternal

F


facil light, easy
faden thread
fajf to pipe, to whistle
fajr fire
fal to fall
fald to fold
famili family
far to do, to make, to act; far-igh — to become, to turn, to grow
fart to live, to be, to go (well or ill)
felich happy
fend to split, to chop
fenestr window
fer iron
ferm to shut
fest to feast, to hold a feast
fianch one who is betrothed, the bridegroom
fidel faithful, true
fier proud, haughty
fil a son
fin to finish
fingr a finger
firm firm, solid

fish a fish
flank side, flank
flar to smell
flav yellow
flor flower
flu to flow, to swim, to float
flug to fly
fluid liquld, fluid
foj time (French fois; German mal)
fojn hay
foli a leaf (of a tree), a sheet (of paper, etc.)
fond to found
font a fountain
for away
forges to forget
forgh to forge
fork a fork, a tablefork
forn a stove
fort strong, vigorous
fos to dig
frap to hit, to beat
frat brother
fraŭl bachelor, single man
fresh fresh
fromagh cheese
frost, coldness
frot to rub
fru early, in the morning
frukt fruit
frunt forehead
fulm a lighting
fum the smoke
fund the bottom

G


gaj, gay
gajn to win, to gain
gant a glove
gard to guard, to keep
gast guest
ge of both sexes; f. in. patr — father, ge-patr-o-j — parents; mastr — master, ge-mastr-o-j — both the master and the mistress of the house