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Lexeme | Part of Speech | Modern English Form | Sense | ON Etymon | Summary Category | PGmc Ancestor | Other Scandinavian reflexes | Occurrences | |
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ʒol | n. | yule | 'Yule, Christmas' |
jól 'Yule, Christmas' |
CC2c | *jexwl- or *jegwl- |
Far jól, Icel jól, Norw jôl, Dan jul, Sw jul |
Gaw 284, 500 |
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elike | adv. | ylike | 'equally' | líkr ‘like, alike’; cp. líka, glíka (adv.) 'also' | CCC2c | *(ga)līka- | Far líkur, Icel líkur, Norw lik, Dan lig, Sw lik | WA 340, 536, 560 etc. | View |
ʒaule | v. | yawl | 'to yowl, howl' | gaula ‘to low, bellow, howl’ | BB2ac | ?*gaul- | Far geyla, Icel gaula, Norw gaula, Sw gjöla | Gaw 1453 | View |
ʒette | v. | yate | 'to grant' | játa or játta ‘to say yes, assent, acknowledge, grant, yield’ | B2ac | ?*jē + -at(j)an or *jextō(j)anan | Icel játa, Norw jata, ODan jate, OSw jata, jæta; Far játta, Icel játta, Norw jatta, ODan jætte, jatte, OSw jatta | Gaw 776; Pe 558 | View |
ʒarmand | v. | yarm, yirm, yerm | 'howl' | jarma 'to bleat' | C2c | *erma- | Far jarma, Icel jarma, Norw jarma, jerma, ODan jarme, Sw dial jarma, järma | WA 4745 | View |
ʒarm | n. | yarm | 'clamour' | jarmr 'bleating' | C2c | *erma- | Far jarm(an), Icel jarmur, Norw jerm | Cl 971 | View |
ʒayned | v. | yain | ‘met, greeted’ |
gegna ‘to meet, pay, discharge, be fitting, signify’ |
CCC3a | *gagnjan- |
Far gegna, Icel gegna, Norw gjegna, Dan gjenne, Sw dial gena |
Gaw 1724 |
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wrang | adv. | wrong | ‘unjustly, wrongly’ |
vrangr, rangr (adj.) ‘awry, not straight; wrong, unjust, unrighteous’ |
C1 | *wrang- |
Far rangur, Icel rangr, Norw vrang, rang, Dan vrang, Sw vrång |
Pe 488, 614; Cl 891 |
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wrang | adj. | wrong | 'evil, perverted; wrong; (in the) wrong' |
vrangr, rangr ‘awry, not straight; wrong, unjust, unrighteous’ |
C1 | *wrang- |
Far rangur, Icel rangr, Norw vrang, rang, Dan vrang, Sw vrång |
Gaw 1494; Cl 268; Pat 384; Erk 236 |
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wrange | n. | wrong | 'wrongdoing, injustice; harm, evil, hurt, sorrow' | vrangr, rangr ‘awry, not straight; wrong, unjust, unrighteous’ | C1 | *wrang- | Far rangur, Icel rangr, Norw vrang, rang, Dan vrang, Sw vrång | Pe 15, 631; Cl 76; Pat 376; Erk 243; WA 2812 | View |
wro | n. | wro | 'nook, corner, seculed place, passage' |
rá, ‘corner, nook’ |
A1bc | *wranxō |
Far vrá, Icel rá, Norw ro, Dan vrå, Sw vrå |
Gaw 2222; Pe 866; WA 1585, 4190 |
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won (2) | n. | wone | ‘course (of action); multitude, host’ | ván ‘hope, expectation, expected place’ | A1* | *wēnō | Far vón, ván, Icel von, Norw vôn, ODan vån, OSw van, Sw dial vån, von | Gaw 1238, 1269 | View |
won (1) | n. | wone | ‘dwelling, abode; city’ | ván ‘hope, expectation, expected place’ | A1* | *wēnō | Far vón, ván, Icel von, Norw vôn, ODan vån, OSw van, Sw dial vån, von | Gaw 257, 685, 739, etc.; Pe 32, 917, 924, etc.; Cl 140, 311, 375 etc.; Pat 69, 346, 436, etc.; WA 134 etc. | View |
wondered | v. | wonder | ‘made wonder, surprised (impers.)’ | undra ‘to wonder at a person or thing’ | CC3 | *wunðran | Far undrast, Icel undra(st), Norw undra, Sw undra | Gaw 1201; WA *776*, 3119 | View |
withalle | adv. | withal | ‘entirely, altogether’ |
cp. með ǫllu ‘altogether, quite’ |
CCC3 | *wiþra |
Far við, viður-, Icel við, Norw ved, ODan withær, with, Dan ved, veder-, Sw vid, veder- |
Gaw 106, 1926 |
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with | prep. | with | 'with (etc.)' | við (with dat.) ‘against, towards, along with, with (instr.)’, (with acc.) ‘by, at, close to; at, to; together with’ | CCC3 | *wiþra | Far við, viður-, Icel við, Norw ved, ODan withær, with, Dan ved, veder-, Sw vid, veder- | Gaw 9, 32, 38 etc.; Pe 40, 183, 200 etc.; Cl 19, 58, 214 etc.; Pat 2, 24, 36 etc.; Erk 40, 48, 51 etc.; WA 49, 64, 82 etc. | View |
wynge | n. | winges | 'wing; area, district, outlying part' | vængr 'wing' | B1 | Far vongur, Icel vængur, Norw veng, ODan wingæ, Dan vinge, OSw vinge, Sw vinge | Pe 93; Cl 475, 1484; WA 413, 1051, 1769 etc. | View | |
wyndow | n. | window | 'window' | vind-auga ‘window’ | A1* | *wenðaz + *augōn | Far vindeyga, Icel vindauga, Norw vindauga, Dan vindue, Sw dial vindöga | Gaw 1743; Cl 318, 453; WA 769*, 945, 3835 etc. | View |
wynne | v. | win | ‘to get with effort (to), reach (intrans.), attain; come, go; bring’ | vinna ‘to work, labour, till, cultivate; work, perform; win, gain; conquer, vanquish; avail; withstand; suffer, undergo’; vinna til ‘to reach (to)' (Zoëga sense 11) | CC3ac | *wennan- | Far vinna, Icel vinna, Norw vinna, Dan vinde, Sw vinna | Gaw 461, 1365, 1537 etc.; Pe 32, 107, 517 etc.; Cl 112, 140, 882 etc.; Pat 106, 237; WA 541, 838, 1384 etc. | View |
wyly | adj. | wily | 'wily' |
(4) vél (n.) ‘wile, device, trick’ |
DD1 | (1) *wīl-; (2) wīgel-; (4) ?*wihl |
(4) Far væl, Icel vél, Norw vēl, MSw väl |
Gaw 1728, 1905 |
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wylsum | adj. | wilsome | ‘bewildering, leading one astray; desolate’ | villr ‘wild; bewildered, erring, astray’ | A1*c | *welþja- | Far villur, Icel villur, Norw vill, ODan willær, wild(ær), Dan vild, OSw vildær, Sw vill, vild | Gaw 689, WA 4076, 5565 | View |
wylt | v. | will | ‘strayed, escaped’ | villa ‘to bewilder, falsify’ | A1*c | *welþja- | runic Norw wiltiʀ, Far villa, Icel villa, Norw villa, Dan vilde, Sw villa | Gaw 1711; WA 2984, 4132 | View |
wylle | adj., n. | will | (1) 'going astray, erring, going wrong'; (2) 'wilfulness' | (1a) villr (adj.) ‘wild; bewildered, erring, astray’; (1b) villa (n.) 'going astray; error, falsehood' | DD2 | (1) *welþjaz; (2)*weljōn, *welan | (1a) Far villur, Icel villur, Norw vill, ODan willær, wild(ær), Dan vild, OSw vildær, Sw vill, vild; (1b) Far villa, Icel villa, Norw villa, Sw villa | Cl 76 | View |
wylle | adj. | will | ‘wandering, perplexing; at a loss’ | villr ‘wild; bewildered, erring, astray’ | A1*c | *welþja- | Far villur, Icel villur, Norw vill, ODan willær, wild(ær), Dan vild, OSw vildær, Sw vill, vild | Gaw 2084; WA 1272; Pat 473 | View |
wilily | adv. | wilily | 'with guile' | (4) vél (n.) ‘wile, device, trick’ | DD1 | (1) *wīl-; (2) wīgel-; (4) ?*wihl | WA 1764 | View | |
wyles | n. | wile | 'wiles' |
(4) vél ‘wile, device, trick’ |
DD1c | (1) *wīl-; (2) wīgel-; (4) ?*wihl |
(4) Far væl, Icel vél, Norw vēl, MSw väl |
Gaw 1700, 1711, 2415 etc.; WA 416, 1363, 1764 etc. |
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wylyde | adj. | wild | (1a) ‘wild, i.e. licentious, amorous’, (1b) ‘cruel’ (~ werke ‘cruel act’); (2) ‘choice’ (~ werke ‘choice handiwork’); (3a) ‘guileful’ (~ werke ‘intrigue’), (3b) ‘skilful’ |
(2) vildr (vilðr) ‘chosen, choice, good’; (3) ?vél ‘wile, device, trick’ |
DD2 | (1) *welþja-; (2) *wel-; (3) (1) *wīl-, wīgel- or ?*wihl- |
(2) Icel vildur, ODan vildh, MSw vilder, Sw dial viller; (3) ?Far væl, Icel vél, Norw vēl, MSw väl |
Gaw 2367 |
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wyʒtly | adv. | wightly | 'bravely; swiftly’ | vígr ‘in fighting state, serviceable’ | A2*c | *wīga- | Icel vígur, Norw andvig, runic Sw wīgaʀ, Sw vig | Gaw 688; Cl 908; WA 120, 651, 1030, etc. | View |
wyʒt | adj. | wight | ‘lively, loud, valiant, strong, fierce; quick’ | vígr ‘in fighting state, serviceable’ | A2*c | *wīga- | Icel vígur, Norw andvig, runic Sw wīgaʀ, Sw vig | Gaw 119, 261, 1591; Pe 694; Erk 69; WA 765*, 1014, 1798 etc. | View |
wiʒt | adv. | wight | ‘ardently; swiftly’ | vígr ‘in fighting state, serviceable’ | A2*c | *wīga- | Icel vígur, Norw andvig, runic Sw wīgaʀ, Sw vig | Gaw 1762; Cl 617; Pat 103 | View |
wykez | n. | wick, wike | 'corners (of the mouth)' |
vik, 'corner'; cp. munn-vik (n. pl.) 'the corners of the mouth' |
C1c | *wik- |
Far vik, Icel vik, Norw vik, Dan mundvig, OSw vik, MSw vik, Sw veck |
Gaw 1572; Cl 1690 |
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holsumly | adv. | wholesomely | 'healthfully' | heilsamr ‘salutary’; cp. heilsamliga 'uprightly' | CCC1a | *xaila- | Far heilur, Icel heill, Norw heil, Dan hel, Sw hel | Gaw 1731 | View |
quirris | v. | whirr | 'let off (arrows) with a whizzing sound, move together noisily' | cp. hverfa ‘to turn’, hvirfla ‘to whirl’. | BB1c | Dan hvirre, Sw dial hvirra | WA 1414, 1556, 2226 | View | |
qwirre | n. | whirr | 'crash, rush' | cp. hverfa ‘to turn’, hvirfla ‘to whirl’. | BB1c | WA 560, 1854 | View | ||
wyrles | v. | whirl | 'to whirl' |
hvirfla ‘to whirl’ |
CC2a | *xwerƀan-, *xwerƀ-il-, ?*xwurƀ- |
Far hvirla, Icel hvirfla, Norw kvervla |
Gaw 2222; Cl 475; WA 5297 |
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wheþen | adv. | whethen | ‘whence; from wherever’ | hvaðan ‘whence’ | B1c | ?*xwan- or *xwað- | Far hvaðan(i), Icel hvaðan, Norw kvadan, ODan hveden, Sw vadan | Gaw 461, 871; WA 4192, 5216 | View |
wharred | v. | whar | ‘whirred’ | hverfa ‘to turn’ and hvirfla ‘to whirl’ | BB1c | Dan hvirre, Sw dial hvirra | Gaw 2203 | View | |
wela | adv. | wella | 'very' | vei ‘woe’ | CCC2c | *wai | Far vei, Icel vei, Norw vei, Dan ve, Sw ve | Gaw 518, 2084 | View |
wel-haled | adj., v. | well-haled | ‘pulled up properly, drawn tight’ | hala ‘to haul, pull’ | BBB2a | *xalōjan- | Far hála, Icel hala, Norw hala, Dan hale | Gaw 157 | View |
welcum | v. | welcome | 'to welcome' |
velkominn ‘welcome (esp. in greeting)’ |
CCC4 | *welō(n), *walō(n) + *kweman- |
Icel velkominn, Norw velkommen, Dan velkommen, OSw vælkomin, Sw välkommen |
Gaw 819, 1477, 1759 |
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welcum | adj. | welcome | 'welcome' | velkominn ‘welcome (esp. in greeting)’ | CCC4a | *welō(n), *walō(n) + *kweman- | Icel velkominn, Norw velkomen, velkommen, Dan velkommen, OSw vælkomin, Sw välkommen | Gaw 252, 814, 835, etc.; Pe 399; Cl 813; WA 2302, 3211, 4933, etc. | View |
weʒtes | n. | weights | 'scales, balance; weight' | vǽtt, vétt 'weight' | CCC2c | *wextiz | Icel vætt, Norw vætt | Cl 1734; WA 5473 | View |
wouen | v. | weave | 'woven' |
vefa 'to weave' |
CCC1 | *weƀan- |
Far veva, Icel vefa, Norw veva, Dan væve, Sw väva |
Gaw 2358 |
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wayke | adj. | weak | 'weak' | veikr (veykr) ‘weak’ | A1* | *weik(w)a- | Far veikur, Icel veikur, Norw veik, Dan veg, Sw vek | Gaw 282; WA 1271, 2077, 3587 etc. | View |
wassayl | interj. | wassail | 'wassail!, your health' |
heill (adj.) 'hale, sound; whole, healed, etc.' |
A1* | *wesan- + *xaila- |
Far heilur, Icel heill, Norw heil, Dan hel, Sw hel |
Cl 1506 |
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warþe | n. | warth | ?'ford, shore' |
cp. vað ‘wading place, ford’ |
CC3c | *waruþaz |
Far vað, Icel vað, Norw vad, ODan vad, Dan vad, Sw vad |
Gaw 715 |
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warp | v. | warp | ‘to cast; say, speak, utter; drive, put' | varpa ‘to throw, cast’ | CC1c | *werpan- or *warpan- | Far varpa, Icel varpa, Norw varpa | Gaw 224, 1423, 2025 etc.; Pe 879; Cl 152, 213, 444; Pat 356; Erk 321; WA *725* | View |
warke | n. | wark | 'pain' | verkr 'pain, inflamation' | CC2c | *warki- | Far verkur, Icel verkur, Norw verk, Dan værk, Sw värk | WA 539, 2811 | View |
ware (1) | v. | ware | ‘to deal, deliver; spend, employ’ |
verja ‘to invest money, lay out; exert oneself’ |
CC3c | *warō(n) |
Far verja, Icel verja, Norw verja, Dan værge, OSw värja, Sw värja |
Gaw 402, 1235, 2344 |
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worre | adj., n. | war, waur | 'worse' |
verri 'worse' |
CC2ac | *werziz- |
Far verri, Icel verri, Norw verre, Dan værre, Sw värre |
Gaw 1588, 1591; Cl 719 |
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