Showing 1 to 50 of 967 lexemes.
Lexeme | Part of Speech | Modern English Form | Sense | ON Etymon | Summary Category | PGmc Ancestor | Other Scandinavian reflexes | Occurrences | |
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ay | adv. | ay, aye | 'always, ever, in each case' | ey, ei 'always, eternally, forever' | A1*c | the acc. sg. of *aiwaz | Icel ei, e | Gaw 26, 73, 128 etc.; Pe 44, 56, 101 etc.; Cl 114, 117, 132 etc.; Pat 8, 90, 130 etc.; Erk 278; WA 239, 242, 265, etc. | View |
ayquere | adv. | aywhere | 'everywhere' | ey, ei 'always, eternally, forever' | CC5c | the acc. sg. of *aiwaz | Icel ei, e | Gaw 599, 629, 745, etc.; Cl 228, 965, 1403; WA 781*, 3408 | View |
wandreth | n. | wandreth | 'misery' | vandræði ‘difficulty, trouble’ | A1* | PGmc *wanda- + *rēðan | WA 528 | View | |
melle | n. | inn ~, e~ ‘in the midst, on all sides, among ourselves, among’ | nom. sg. meðal- | A1*c | dat. sg. of PGmc *meðal- | Far meðal, miðil, Icel meðal, ODan and Sw medel; Far millin, millum, Ice milli, Norw mellan, Dan mellom, mellem, Sw mellan | Gaw 1451; Pe 1127; WA 4263, 4613 | View | |
wald-eʒed | adj. | ?'having eyes of differing colours' | (1) vald-eygðr ?'wall-eyed' | D1c | ?walþ- | (1) Icel valdeygður | WA 608 | View | |
bole | n. | bole | 'tree trunk' | bolr, bulr ‘tree trunk; torso’ | BB2ac | ?*ƀol- | Far bulur, Icel bolur, Norw bul, Dan bul, Sw bål | Gaw 766; Pe 76; Cl 622; WA 2851, 4851, *4994, etc. | View |
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 |
nekard | n. | ?niggard | ?'weakling, mean person' | cp. hnøggr (adj.) | DD2 | ?*xnaww- | Far nøggur, Icel hnøggur, Norw nøgg, Dan nygger, Sw njugg, Sw dial nagg, nägg | WA 1742 | View |
tethe | adj. | 'excellent' | tíðr 'frequent, usual, customary, noted, famous, beloved, eager' | CC2 | ?*tīð- | Far tíður, Icel tíður, Norw tid, Dan tith | WA 663, 2198, *2371 etc. | View | |
trayþely | adv. | ?'pitilessly, violently' |
tregða 'unwillingness, reluctance, difficulty' | D1c | ?*treg- | Cl 907, 1137 | View | ||
nirt | n. | nirt | 'slight cut' | BB1c | ?*nertan-, ?*nurtjan- | Far nerta, Icel narta, Norw dial nerta, Sw dial närta | Gaw 2498 | View | |
lasse | n. | lass | 'girl' | cp. lǫskr (adj.) 'weak, idle' | D1c | ?*lask- | MSw lösk | WA 3746 | View |
croked | adj. | crooked | 'crooked, astray, dishonest; sinuous' | krókr ‘hook, anything crooked’ | BB1b | ?*krōk- | Far krókur, Icel krókur, Norw krôk, Dan krog, Sw krok | Gaw 653; Cl 181, 1697; WA 5423 | View |
croke | v. | crook | 'turn aside' | krókr ‘hook, anything crooked’ | BB2b | ?*krōk- | Far krókur, Icel krókur, Norw krôk, Dan krog, Sw krok | WA 4872 | View |
claggid | adj., v. | ?'clogged, crammed' | cp. kleggi 'horsefly' | CC2c | ?*klaij- | ODan klæg, Dan klæg | WA 5429 | 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 |
renyschly | adv. | ?'mysteriously, ?violently' | hrjónn 'rough' | DD1c | ?*hrewwa- |
Icel hrjón, Norw rjone, rjøne | Cl 1724, WA 4931 | View | |
renysch | adj. | ranish | 'strange, uncouth, outlandish; stern, awful, furious' | hrjónn 'rough' | DD1c | ?*hrewwa- | Icel hrjón, Norw rjone, rjøne | WA 2943 | View |
renyst | adj. | 'mysterious, furious' | hrjónn 'rough' | DD1c | ?*hrewwa- | Icel hrjón, Norw rjone, rjøne | WA 387, 839* | View | |
aglyʒte | adv. | 'slipped away' | gljá ‘to glitter’ | DD1c | ?*glīw- | Far glíggja, Icel gljá, Norw glå, gljå, Sw dial glia | Pe 245 | View | |
glauereʒ | v. | ?glaver | 'deceives' | cp. glaðr (adj.) 'glad' | DD1 | ?*glaða- | Pe 688 | 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 |
braken | n. | bracken | 'bracken, fern' | *brakni | B1c | ?*ƀrak- | Dan bregne, Sw bräken | Cl 1675 | View |
kay | adj. | kay, key | 'left' | ?keikr ‘bent backward’ | B1c | ?*kai- or *kai-k | ?Icel keikur, Norw keik, Dan dial kei ‘left hand’ | Gaw 422 | View |
hitte | v. | hit | ‘to hit, smite; fall, drop to; to chance, attain as a result; come upon, find' | hitta ‘to hit upon, meet; hit, strike’ | B2 | ?*hit-atjan or *hiþþijan | Far hitta, Icel hitta, Norw hitta, Dan hitte, Sw hitta | Gaw 427, 1455, 1459, etc.; Pe 132; Cl 479; Pat 289, 380; WA 445, 512, 839 etc. | View |
ille | n. | ill | 'evil; harm, ill-treatment' | illr ‘ill, evil, bad’ | B1c | ?*elhila- | Far illur, Icel illur, íllur, Norw ill, ODan ild, OSw ilder, Sw ill | Gaw 1811; Cl 577, 735; WA 3267*, 4216 | View |
ille | adv. | ill | 'ill, badly, wrongfully, foully, with displeasure' | illa ‘badly, ill’ | B1c | ?*elhila- | Far illa, Icel illa, Norw illa, Dan ilde, Sw illa | Gaw 346; Pe 681, 1177; Cl 73, 693, 955, etc.; WA 2308 | View |
ille | adj. | ill | ‘vile, unbecoming, bad; vicious’ | illr ‘ill, evil, bad’ | B1c | ?*elhila- | Far illur, Icel illur, íllur, Norw ill, ODan ild, OSw ilder, Sw ill | Cl 272, 864; Pat 8, 203; WA *3593 | View |
sparþe | n. | sparth | 'battle-axe' | sparða ‘kind of (Irish) axe’ | B1 | ?*barðaz | Icel sparða | Gaw 209; WA1403, 2458 | View |
rattes | n. | rats | 'rags' |
cp. hrati 'rubbish, trash' |
D1c | ?*xrat- |
Cp. Norw rat, Sw dial rata; Icel hrat, Norw rat, Sw dial rat |
Erk 260 |
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syled | v. | 'go, pass (on)' |
D1c | ?*sīxwan- |
Norw dial sila, Sw dial sila |
Cl 131, WA 111, 161, 335 etc. |
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stote | v. | 'halt, stop' |
stytta 'to cut short' |
DD1c | ?*staut- or *stut- |
Far stytta, Icel stytta, Norw dial stytta, ODan stunte, OSw stynta |
Pe 149 |
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skyg | adj. | ?'particular' |
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D1c | ?*skewwa- |
cp. Norw dial skegg, Sw dial skegg |
Cl 21 |
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norne | v. | 'to state, speak, address, announce, propose; offer, urge, press' |
BB2ac | ?*ner- |
Sw dial. norna, nyrna, nörna |
Gaw 1661, 1669, 1771, etc.; Cl 65, 669, 803; Erk 101, 152, 195 |
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crokeʒ | n. | crook | ‘sickles’ |
krókr ‘hook, anything crooked’ |
BB2b | ?*krōk- |
Far krókur, Icel krókur, Norw krôk, Dan krog, Sw krok |
Pe 40 |
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glam | n. | glam | ‘din, noise of merrymaking, uproar, speech’ |
glamm ‘noise, tinkling sound’ |
BB1c | ?*ga-xlam-, ?*glam |
Icel glam, glamm, Norw glam, Dan glam, OSw glam, Sw glam |
Gaw 1426, 1652; Cl 499, 830, 849; Pat 63; WA 5504 |
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dumpe | v. | 'plunge' |
dumpa 'hit heavily, thump' |
B2c | ?*demp- |
Far dump, Icel dumpa, Norw dumpa, Dan dumpe |
Pat 362; WA 4487 |
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rekils | v. | rickle | 'clatters' |
*hrika or *hrikja 'creek' |
D1 | ?*xrik- |
cp. Far ríkja, Icel hrikkja, hrikta, Norw rikta, riksa, Sw dial rêk |
WA 566 |
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flaunkes | n. | 'sparks' |
BB1 | ?*flank- |
Sw (snö)flanka |
Cl 954 |
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bale (3) | n. | 'blaze, fire' |
bál ‘fire, funeral pyre, blaze’ |
A1*c | ƀēlan |
Far bál, Icel bál, Norw bål, Dan bål, Sw bål |
WA 562, 2231, 2658 |
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rasez | v. | rase | 'rushes' |
rasa ‘to rush headlong; stumble’; rása ‘to race, run’ |
C2 | ?*ras- or *rēsōjan- or *rēs- |
Far rasa, Norw rasa, Icel rasa, Dan rase, Sw dial rasa; Far rása, Icel rása |
Gaw 1461 |
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clypper | n. | ‘shearer’ |
klippa (v.) 'to clip' |
B2c | ?*klipp- |
Far klippa, Norw klippa, Dan klippe, Sw klippa, Sw dial klöppa, Shetl klipp |
Pe 802 |
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glaymande | adj., v. | 'slimy' |
kleima 'to daub, smear, dabble' |
D1 | ?*klaimjan- |
Far kleima, Icel kleima, Norw kleima, Sw dial klema |
Pat 269 |
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*fere | n. | (1) 'fortune, rank, dignity'; (2) 'company' |
færi 'capacity, ability, means, possibility' |
DD2 | ?*fōr-i- |
(1) Far føri, Icel færi, Norw føre, Dan føre, Sw fōre |
Pe 616 |
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bawelyne | n. | bowline | 'bowline' |
bóglína |
CCC3c | *ƀōg- |
Cl 417; Pat 104 |
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brathþe | n. | ‘violence, impetuosity; agony, violent grief’ |
bráðr ‘immediate, quick; sudden, violent, harsh, fierce; rash, impetuous, impatient’ |
A1c | *ƀrēþa- |
cp. Far bráður, Icel bráður, Norw bråd, Dan brad, Sw dial brå(d) |
Pe 346, *1170; Cl 916; WA 1220, 1744, 1956 etc. |
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brynston | n. | brimstone | 'brimstone' |
cp. brenna (v.) 'to burn (intrans. and trans.)', brennusteinn 'sulphur' |
C2 | *ƀrennan- or *ƀrannjan- |
Cl 967 |
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forbrent | v. | 'burned up' |
brenna 'to burn (intrans. and trans.)' |
C2ac | *ƀrennan- or *ƀrannjan- |
Far brenna, Icel brenna, Norw brenna, Dan brænde, Sw brinna; Far brenna, Icel brenna, Norw brenna, ODan brænnæ, Dan brænde, OSw bränna, Sw bränna |
Pe 1139 |
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blyþe | n. | 'mercy' |
blíða 'gentleness, kindness, friendliness' |
CC1c | *ƀlīþ- |
Pe 354 |
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blo | adj. | blae | ‘dark, dusky, livid, grey’ |
blár ‘blue, blue-black, black’ |
A1* | *ƀlēwa- |
Far bláur, Icel blár, Norw blå, Dan blå, Sw blå |
Pe 83, 875; Cl 1017; Pat 134, 138, 221; Erk 290; WA 559 |
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