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Lexeme Part of Speech Modern English Form Sense ON Etymon Summary Category PGmc Ancestor Other Scandinavian reflexes Occurrences  
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 6632198, *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 rjonerjøne 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'


 

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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