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Lexeme Part of Speech Modern English Form Sense ON Etymon Summary Category PGmc Ancestor Other Scandinavian reflexes Occurrences  
slik adj., pron. 'such' slíkr (adj.) 'such' A1*c *swa-līkaz Far slíkur, Icel slíkur, Norw slik, Dan slig, Sw slik WA 11, 38, 62 etc. View
swayf n. 'swinging blow' cp. sveif 'tiller' A1ac *swaif- Norw dial sveifa; cp. Far sveiv, Icel sveif, Norw sveiv, Sw dial svev Cl 1268; WA 806 View
swange n. swange 'middle, waist' svangi ‘the groin (esp of animals), belly’ B1c *swanga- Far svangi, Icel svangi, Norw svange, Dan svang, Sw dial svang, svånge Gaw 138, 2034 View
sware n. 'answer' svar 'reply, answer' C1 *swaran Far svar, Icel svar, Norw svar, Dan svar, Sw svar WA 760*, 1184, 4999 etc. View
sopp n. 'company' soppr 'ball' A1 *swumpaz Far soppur, Icel soppur, Norw sopp, Sw dial sopp, supp WA 2351 View
seke v. seek 'seek, proceed, move, attack, etc.' sœkja 'seek, visit, advance, catch' CC2 *sōkjan- Far søkja, Icel sækja, Norw søkja, Dan søge, Sw söka WA 154, 908, 924 etc. View
beseke v. beseek 'beseech' sœkja 'seek, visit, advance, catch' CC2c *sōkjan- Far søkja, Icel sækja, Norw søkja, Dan søge, Sw söka WA 311, 801*, 1075 etc. View
seme v. seem ‘to beseem, suit, seem fitting; seem, appear’  sóma ‘to beseem, become, befit’; sœma ‘to honour’ C3 *sōmi- Icel sóma; Far, søma, Icel sæma, Norw søma, ODan søme, Dan sømme, OSw söma, syma Gaw 73, 201, 235 etc.; Pe 760; Cl 117, 416, 793; Erk 98; WA 70, 635, 716 etc. View
biseme v. beseem ‘to befit, become, suit’ sóma ‘to beseem, become, befit’; sœma ‘to honour’ C3 *sōmi- Icel sóma; Far, søma, Icel sæma, Norw søma, ODan søme, Dan sømme, OSw söma, syma Gaw 622, 1612, 2035, etc.; Pe 310; WA 439, 2944 View
vnsemely adj. unseemly 'unfitting, improper' sœmr ‘becoming, fit’; cp. sœmiligr ‘becoming’  C1a *sōmi- WA *99, *4499 View
vndertake v. undertake ‘to take in, perceive, understand; guarantee’ taka ‘to take’  B2 *tak- Far taka, Icel taka, Norw taka, Dan tage, OSw taka, tagha, Sw taga Gaw 1483; WA 1356, 2967 View
take v. take 'to take, accept, receive; capture; detect; acquire; assign, give; commit; undertake, begin’ (and various idiomatic phrases) taka ‘to take’  B2 *tak- Far taka, Icel taka, Norw taka, Dan tage, OSw taka, tagha, Sw taga Gaw 350, 383, 413 etc.; Pe 414, 513, 539 etc.; Cl 154, 330, 401 etc.; Pat 78, 236; Erk 57, 168, 297 etc.; WA 55, 123, 127, etc. View
intill prep. intill 'to' til ‘to, until etc.' C5c *til- Far til, Icel til, Norw til, Dan til, Sw till, til WA 4764 View
til conj., prep. till 'to; until' til ‘to, until etc.' C5ac *til-  Far til, Icel til, Norw til, Dan til, Sw till, til Gaw 85, 449, 532 etc.; Pe 548, 676, 976; Cl 484, 498, 548 etc.; Pat 236, 272, 377; Erk 12, 136, 313; WA 340, 463, 564 etc. View
torfar n. 'hardship' torfœra (fem.), torfœri (neut.) 'a difficult, dangerous passage or road' CC4c *tor- +  *fōrjan WA 1193, 1261, 3729, etc. View
trascheʒ n. trash ?'old shoes'
 		 cp. tros 'droppings, rubbish' DD1 *trus- Norw dial trask; cp. Icel tros, Norw tros, ODan tros, Dan dial tros, Sw tross, Sw dial tråss Cl 40 View
trysty adj. 'true, faithful; true men' traustr ‘trusty, sure, firm, strong, safe’; traust ‘trust, protection, shelter’ BBB2 *trust- or *traust- Far treystur, Icel traustur, Norw traust, ODan trøst, MSw tröster; Far treyst, Icel traust, Norw traust, Dan trøst, Sw tröst Pe *460; Cl 763 View
tryst v. trist 'to believe, be sure'  traustr ‘trusty, sure, firm, strong, safe’; traust ‘trust, protection, shelter’ BBB2 *trust- or *traust- Far treystur, Icel traustur, Norw traust, ODan trøst, MSw tröster; Far treyst, Icel traust, Norw traust, Dan trøst, Sw tröst Gaw 380, 2325; Pat 324 View
tristly adv. 'confidently' traustr ‘trusty, sure, firm, strong, safe’; traust ‘trust, protection, shelter’ BBB2 *trust- or *traust- Far treystur, Icel traustur, Norw traust, ODan trøst, MSw tröster; Far treyst, Icel traust, Norw traust, Dan trøst, Sw tröst WA 1632 View
twelmonyth adv., n. twelvemonth ‘twelvemonth, year’  tolf-mánuðr ‘a twelve-month’ CCC4 *twalifa- + *mēnōþ- Gaw 298, 383, 2243; WA 5429 View
twynne v. twin 'to be separated, part, depart' cp. tvennr, tvinnr ‘twofold, double’ CC1 *twizn- or *twi-n- Far tvinnur, Icel tvennur, Norw tvinn, tvenne, ODan tvinnæ, tvænnæ, Dan tvende, OSw tvænne, tvinn-, Sw tvenne, tvänne Gaw 2512; Cl 402; WA 760, 2750 View
tyþing n. 'message, word, information' tíðindi (pl.) 'tidings, news, events' A1* *tīð- Far tíðindi(r), Icel tíðindi, Norw tidend, ODan tidhande, Dan tidende, OSw tíþandi, Sw tidender Cl 458, 498, 1557; Pat 78; Erk 57; WA 2304, 5175 View
vmbe adv., prep. umbe, umbe- 'about, round' umb 'around' CC2ac *umƀi  Far um, Icel um, Norw um, Dan om, Sw om Gaw 589, 1830, 2034; Cl 879, 1384, 1474 etc.; Pat 301, 381; WA 1154, *3250 View
vpon adv., prep. upon ‘upon, on, (etc.)’ upp á 'upon, on' CCC4c *upp + *ana Norw paa, Dan paa, MSw up a, op a, uppa, oppa, etc.; Sw. på Gaw 9, 37, 47, etc.; Cl 141, 268, 416, etc.; Pat 12, 134, 138, etc.; Erk 76, 92, 125, etc.; WA 31, 42, 158, etc. View
oddely adv. oddly 'exceptionally, absolutely; remarkably' cp. odda-, oddi (n.) 'triangle, point (of land); (metaphorically) odd number' A1*c *uzd- Cl 698, 923; WA 275 View
odde adj., n. odd 'odd, extra; remarkably, illustrious; ~ lome extra limb, penis' odda-, oddi (n.) 'triangle, point (of land); (metaphorically) odd number' A1* *uzd- Far oddi, Icel oddi, Norw odde, Dan dial odde, Sw udda Cl 426, 505; WA 27, 94, 189 etc.  View
waged v. wag 'flutter, shake, wag, nod' vaga 'wag, waddle', cp. vagga (n.) 'cradle' CCC1a *wag-
 		 Icel vaga, Norw vaga; cp. Far vagga, Icel vagga, Norw vagga, Sw dial vagga Cl 1484; Erk 256; WA 968 View
wela adv. wella 'very' vei ‘woe’ CCC2c *wai Far vei, Icel vei, Norw vei, Dan ve, Sw ve Gaw 518, 2084 View
wailaway interj. 'woe!' vei ‘woe’ CC2 *wai Far vei, Icel vei, Norw vei, Dan ve, Sw ve WA 4564 View
wale n. wale 'choice, range to choose from, abundance' val 'choice', vǫl  'choice' B2ac *wal- Far val, Icel val, Norw val, ODan val, Dan valg, Sw val; Far velja, Icel velja, Norw velja, Dan vælge, Sw välja Erk 73 View
wale v. wale ‘to choose; take; pick out, perceive, distinguish; find, gather’ val 'choice', vǫl 'choice' B2ac *wal- Far val, Icel val, Norw val, ODan val, Dan valg, Sw val; Far velja, Icel velja, Norw velja, Dan vælge, Sw välja Gaw 398, 1238, 1276; Pe 1000, 1007; Cl 921, 1734; Pat 511; Erk 64; WA 759*, 806*, 1014, etc, View
wale adj. wale ‘choice, excellent, fair, noble’ val 'choice', vǫl  'choice' B2ac *wal- Far val, Icel val, Norw val, ODan val, Dan valg, Sw val; Far velja, Icel velja, Norw velja, Dan vælge, Sw välja Gaw 1010, 1403, 1712, etc.; Cl 1716, 1734; WA 75, 294, 809* etc. View
waltered v. walter ‘weltered, rolled in streams’ valtr (adj.) ‘reeling, easily upset’ CCC1a *walt- Icel valtur; Far valtra, voltra, Icel valtra, voltra, Norw valtra, voltra, Dan valtre, Sw vältra, Sw dial valtra Gaw 684; Cl 415, 1027; Pat 142, 247,263, etc. View
walt v. walt 'rolled round; tossed, flung, cast, set' velta ‘to roll, roll over; turn out, happen’; velta ‘to roll, set rolling; (reflex.) turn oneself, rotate, descend’  CCC2c *waltjan- Icel velta, Norw velta, OSw vælta; Far velta, Icel velta, Norw velta, Dan vælte, Sw välta Gaw 1336; Pe 1156; Cl 501; Pat 115 View
garysoun n. garrison ‘keepsake, treasure’ cp. gersemi, gersimi, giersom (etc.) (or gør-) ‘costly thing, jewel, treasure (literal and figurative)’  FCC3 *warjan-  cp. Far gersemi, gersimi, Icel gersemi,  Dan gørsum, OSw gärsimi, görsum, görsim Gaw 1255, 1807, 1837; WA 1074, 1662, 1809 etc. View
warke n. wark 'pain' verkr 'pain, inflamation' CC2c *warki- Far verkur, Icel verkur, Norw verk, Dan værk, Sw värk WA 539, 2811 View
werkis v. 'pains' virkja 'feel pain' CC2c *warkjan- Far virkja, Norw dial virkja WA 531 View
wayne v. wain ‘to bring, send; urge, challenge’  vegna ‘to proceed’ CCC5c *weg- Far vignast, Icel vegna Gaw 264, 984, 2456 etc.; Pe 131, 249; Cl 1504, 1616, 1701; Pat 467 View
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
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
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
weʒtes n. weights 'scales, balance; weight' vǽtt, vétt 'weight' CCC2c *wextiz Icel vætt, Norw vætt Cl 1734; WA 5473 View
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
þerwyth adv. therewith ‘(together) with it, on that account, thereupon’ 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 121, 980, 1509, etc.; Cl 138, 528, 1406, etc.; Pat 60, 232; WA 1890 View
wytered v. 'informed' vitra 'manifest, inform', cp. vitr (adj.) ‘wise’ CC1 *wit- Icel vitra, Norw vitra, OSw vitra Cl 1587; Erk 185 View
weterly adv. 'clearly, surely; truly'  vitr (adj.) ‘wise’, cp. vitrliga (adv.) ‘wisely, with wisdom’ CC1 *wit- Far vitur, Ice vitur, ODan witær, OSw viter, Sw vitter Gaw 1706; Cl 171, 1567; Pat 330; Erk 183; WA 304, 422, 1423, 2856, 4222 View
wittir adj. 'knowing'  vitr ‘wise’ CC1 *wit- Far vitur, Ice vitur, ODan witær, OSw viter, Sw vitter WA 629 View
witnes v. 'give testimony to' vitna 'witness, attest' CC1 *wit- Far vitna, Icel vitna, Norw vitna, Dan vidne, Sw vittne WA 488, 916, 1439 etc. View
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
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
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