As the answer is lengthy, I start with a table of contents:
Part 1: Explanation of my numbering system
Part 2: Numbering shown around the table of letters
Part 3: Program 8wayshow.py that displays numbered table and displays all text strings reoriented left to right
Parts 1 through 3 are shown in clear, with no spoilers so no need for hidden text.
Part 4: Plain-strings from the letter table as output by 8wayshow.py
Part 4 is in hidden text (rollover-revealed text) although it does not identify any words, merely shows text strings from the eight orientations reoriented for left-to-right reading. It is the reference table for numbered word references in part 5.
Part 5: Five triples (two new, three old) & some herrings (in hidden text)
Part 6: A bunch of words found (in hidden text)
Part 6 also includes half-a-dozen things that look to me like they might be wordlike in some language I don't know.
Part 1: Explanation of numbering system
In following, I numbered rows and columns from 0 to 16.
In word references below, letters a...h represent eight orientations: → a, ← b, ↓ c, ↑ d, ↗ e, ↙ f, ↖ g, ↘ h.
Diagonals are numbered such that if row or column numbering continues forward and back and around corners as shown below, each diagonal with six or more letters can be identified by a number from 6 to 28. D6-D17 are of lengths 6...17. Some numbers align with axes of diagonals, others with first characters, others only obscurely.
For example, 6a aabotr is a right-ascending (↗) diagonal in line with two 6's and 16b leengpenvpaozzlb is a left-descending (↙) diagonal in line with two 16's. The right-descending (↘) diagonal 11h aoahsalrkio looks like it's in line with a top 5 and right 28; in a wrapped view, it also is in line with two 11's. To be less obscure (but rather more bulky) the table could be printed with four sets of label lines on each side.
Part 2: Numbering shown around the table of letters
33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
33 0 p y b e g r a f e n i s x j r l p 17 16
32 1 i s v a t b a o e v a n o r e a o 18 15
31 2 y a b o a r d g a m e n r e k m m 19 14
30 3 y n b d l p z r v h k m n n q r m 20 13
29 4 p a o b l a g i a a s g n i c h i 21 12
28 5 a b m s y n t y m a p a i v a t e 22 11
27 6 s b r e t t s p i e l o l u f e r 23 10
26 7 p o r m i t s k n s o e t r m r d 24 9
25 8 o r h g r i a v e o s a z a k n o 25 8
24 9 o l h c m v p u g n j p k j a i b 26 7
23 10 r e m z h a e h a a o p o a i n o 27 6
22 11 t t a c o n s c i e n c e h r g k 28 5
21 12 s a n z s k i s r l g n g d c e o 29 4
20 13 j d z i t i e x r p h s y y r r c 30 3
19 14 h l a t a t r r a m i r g s a s k 31 2
18 15 b o n f g s d g m u a b l e f p a 32 1
17 16 i p o g e f x s o c g e w e t e n 33 0
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33
16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Part 3: Python program 8wayshow.py that displays numbered table and displays all text strings reoriented left to right
#!/usr/bin/env python
# Re http://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/5763/international-wordsearch
t = ['pybegrafenisxjrlp', 'isvatbaoevanoreao', 'yaboardgamenrekmm',
'ynbdlpzrvhkmnnqrm', 'paoblagiaasgnichi', 'abmsyntymapaivate',
'sbrettspielolufer', 'pormitsknsoetrmrd', 'orhgriaveosazakno',
'olhcmvpugnjpkjaib', 'remzhaehaaopoaino', 'ttaconsciencehrgk',
'sanzskisrlgngdceo', 'jdzitiexrphsyyrrc', 'hlatatrramirgsask',
'bonfgsdgmuablefpa', 'ipogefxsocgeweten']
tr = [''.join(reversed(s)) for s in t]
# Create u by transposing t
n = len(t); d = 2*n-1 # n = #rows, d = #diags
u = [''.join(t[i][j] for i in range(n)) for j in range(n)]
ur = [''.join(reversed(s)) for s in u]
# Rotate t +/- 45 degrees, returning result r
def rotor(rdir):
r = []
for i in range(5,n):
x = [' ']*n
for j in range(i+1):
x[j] = t[i-j][j] if rdir else t[i-j][n-1-j]
r.append(''.join(x))
for i in range(n-6):
x = [' ']*n
for j in range(i+1,n):
x[j-i-1] = t[n+i-j][j] if rdir else t[n+i-j][n-1-j]
r.append(''.join(x))
return r
v = rotor(1); vr = [''.join(reversed(s)) for s in v]
w = rotor(0); wr = [''.join(reversed(s)) for s in w]
def printhead(first,last,step):
print ' ',
for i in range(first,last,step):
print '{:2}'.format(i),
print
printhead(d,n-1,-1)
printhead(0,n,1)
for i in range(n):
print '{:2} {:2} '.format(d-i, i),
for j in range(n):
print '{:2}'.format(t[i][j]),
print ' {:2} {:2}'.format(i+n, n-i-1)
printhead(n,d+1,1)
printhead(n-1,-1,-1)
print
for i in range(n):
print '{:2} {} {} {} {}'.format(i, t[i], tr[i], u[i], ur[i])
for i in range(len(v)):
print '{:2} {} {} {} {}'.format(i+6, v[i], vr[i], w[i], wr[i])
Part 4: Plain-strings from the letter table as output by 8wayshow.py
Part 4 is in hidden text (rollover-revealed text) although it does not identify any words, merely shows text strings from the eight orientations reoriented for left-to-right reading. It is the reference table for numbered word references in part 5.
0 pybegrafenisxjrlp plrjxsinefargebyp piyypaspoortsjhbi ibhjstroopsapyyip
1 isvatbaoevanoreao oaeronaveoabtavsi ysanabborletadlop poldatelrobbanasy
2 yaboardgamenrekmm mmkernemagdraobay bvbbomrrhhmanzano onaznamhhrrmobbvb
3 ynbdlpzrvhkmnnqrm mrqnnmkhvrzpldbny eaodbsemgczczitfg gftizczcgmesbdoae
4 paoblagiaasgnichi ihcingsaaigalboap gtallytirmhostage egatsohmrityllatg
5 abmsyntymapaivate etaviapamytnysmba rbrpanttivankitsf fstiknavittnaprbr
6 sbrettspielolufer refuloleipstterbs aadzgtssapesierdx xdreisepasstgzdaa
7 pormitsknsoetrmrd drmrteosnkstimrop fogriypkvuhcsxrgs sgrxschuvkpyirgof
8 orhgriaveosazakno onkazasoevairghro eeavaminegairramo omarriagenimavaee
9 olhcmvpugnjpkjaib biajkpjngupvmchlo nvmhaaesonaelpmuc cumpleanoseaahmvn
10 remzhaehaaopoaino oniaopoaaheahzmer iaeksplosjonghiag gaihgnojsolpskeai
11 ttaconsciencehrgk kgrhecneicsnocatt snnmgaoeappcnsrbe ebrsncppaeoagmnns
12 sanzskisrlgngdceo oecdgnglrsiksznas xornniltzkoegyglw wlgygeokztlinnrox
13 jdzitiexrphsyyrrc crryyshprxeitizdj jrenivurajahdysee eesydhajaruvinerj
14 hlatatrramirgsask ksasgrimarrtatalh rekqcafmkaircraft tfarcriakmfacqker
15 bonfgsdgmuablefpa apfelbaumgdsgfnob lamrhterningerspe epsregninrethrmal
16 ipogefxsocgeweten netewegcosxfegopi pommierdobokockan nakcokobodreimmop
6 aabotr rtobaa ehqeos soeqhe
7 sbodaba abadobs rtcnrni inrnctr
8 pbmblraf farlbmbp deainnan nanniaed
9 oorslpdoe eodplsroo orfvnmeve evemnvfro
10 orreyazgen negzayerro bnmuigkmef femkgiumnb
11 rlhmtngravi ivargntmhlr oikrlashaoa aoahsalrkio
12 tehgittivmas samvittighet knaatopavgar ragvapotaank
13 stmcrtsyahenx xnehaystrcmts ogijzelaardbg gbdraalezjigo
14 jaazmispmaknoj jonkampsimzaaj cerakaoemizrte etrzimeoakarec
15 hdnchvakiasmrrr rrrmsaikavhcndh krchopssiygpaab baapgyisspohcrk
16 blzzoapvnepgneel leengpenvpaozzlb asrdepjonptalovy yvolatpnojpedrsa
17 ioaisneueslannkap paknnalseuensiaoi npaygconeksnldbsp psbdlnskenocgyapn
18 pnttkshgoooiiqmo omqiioooghskttnp efsynnagvstybbai iabbytsvgannysfe
19 ofaiicanselvcrm mrcvlesnaciiafo tegsgeauattsony ynosttauaegsget
20 ggtesiajatuahm mhautajaisetgg elrhlihpiiemay yameiiphilhrle
21 esrxreopzrfti itfrzpoerxrse wbiprcevrmrbp pbrmrvecrpibw
22 fdrrlnpkamee eemakpnlrrdf eamrssamgrba abrgmassrmae
23 xgapgcojkrr rrkjocgpagx guaxinhchos sohchnixaug
24 smmhneaand dnaaenhmms cmrekozhrp prhzokermc
25 ouisghiio oiihgsiuo ogriscmlo olmcsirgo
26 carydrnb bnrdyrac sdttzaeo oeazttds
27 gbgycgo ogcygbg xsaintr rtniasx
28 elsrek kersle fgtzat taztgf
Part 5: Five triples & some herrings (in hidden text)
Two new triples:
04c hostage (English) 5c,13g
05c panttivanki (Finnish) hostage 4c,13g
13g gijzelaar (Dutch), hostage 4c,5c
01d robbanás (Hungarian), explosion 10c
10c eksplosjon (Norwegian Bokmål), an explosion 1d
13c rajahdys (Finnish), explosion 10c,1d
Three old triples (With credits to @w0lf; although I'd found the rest on my own, I'd missed a Czech word and a Norwegian word):
01b aeronave (Italian) dirigible; (Spanish/Portuguese) aircraft
01c letadlo (Czech) aircraft 14c,1b
14c aircraft (English) 1b,1c
11a conscience (English) 16a,12f
12f samvittighet (Norwegian Bokmaal) conscience 11a,16a
16a geweten (Dutch) conscience 11a,12f
02c manzano (Spanish) apple tree 15b
15b apfelbaum (German) apple tree 2c,16c
16c pommier (French) apple tree 2c,15b
Herrings:
00a begrafenis (Dutch), burial, funeral 20f
20f hautajaiset (Finnish) funeral, memorial service; wake 0a
00c paspoort (Dutch), passport etc 6d
06d reisepass (German) passport 0c
07a pormit ? (eg for 0c, 6d)
01a svatba (Czech), wedding 8d
08d marriage (English) 1a
05a syntymapaivat (Finnish), birthday 9d
09d cumpleanos (Asturian) & (Spanish) birthday 5a
02a boardgame (English) 6a
06a brettspiel (German) board game 2a
15c terning (Norwegian Bokmål/Nynorsk) a die or dice 16c
16c dobokocka (Hungarian), (games) dice 15c
Part 6: A bunch of words found (in hidden text)
00a begrafenis Dutch, burial, funeral 20f
00c paspoort Dutch, passport etc 6d
00c spoort Dutch, ?, in spoort na/op/aan
00d stroop Dutch, syrup
01a svatba Czech, wedding 8d
01b aeronave Italian dirigible; Spanish/Portuguese aircraft 14c,1c ##
01c letadlo Czech aircraft ## 14c,1b
01d robbanás Hungarian, explosion 10c
02a boardgame 6a
02c manzano Spanish apple tree 15b
04c hostage 5c,13g ##
04e yazgen ? like Spanish yazgan
05a syntyma Finnish birth
05a paivat Finnish an inexact time; eg syntyma paivat = ~birthday ? 9d
05c panttivanki Finnish hostage 4c,13g ##
06a brettspiel German board game 2a
06c pesier ? like Italian pesiera, pesiere set of weights
06d reisepass German passport 0c
07a pormit ? (eg for 0c, 6d)
08a riaveo ?
08d marriage 1a
08d agenim ?
09d cumpleanos Asturian & Spanish birthday 5a
10a haehaa ? like Danish haehae, haha
10c eksplosjon Norwegian Bokmål, an explosion 1d
11a conscience 16a,12f ##
11f vittighet ? like Danish joke, witticism, pun
12a sanzskisr ?
12c niltzkoegy ?
12f samvittighet Norwegian, Bokmaal 11a,16a ## conscience
13d ruvine Friulian, ruin
13g gijzelaar Dutch, hostage 4c, 5c ##
14c aircraft 1b,1c
15a muable French mutable
15b apfelbaum German apple tree 2c,16c ##
15c terning Norwegian Bokmål/Nynorsk a die or dice 16c
15d regnin Catalan ~ to reign, to rule
16a ipoge ? like Italian cavern?
16a geweten Dutch conscience 11a,12f ##
16b netewe Kurdish, nation
16c pommier French apple tree 2c,15b ##
16c dobokocka Hungarian, (games) dice 15c
16f leengpen, Myanmar
17
18h Gannys = name of a Roman general
19
20f hautajaiset Finnish funeral, memorial service; wake 0a
