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Lexeme Part of Speech Modern English Form Sense ON Etymon Summary Category PGmc Ancestor Other Scandinavian reflexes Occurrences  
noke n. nook 'angle, point, part, corner' DD1c (2) *hnukk- (1) Norw dial nōk; (2) Icel hnokki, Norw nokke, Dan nokke, Sw nock Gaw 660; Pat 278; WA 506, 3144, 4831 View
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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nowte n. nowt, nout 'bull, cattle' naut 'cattle, oxen' A1*c *nautan Far neyt, Icel naut, Norw naut, ODan nøt, Dan nød, Sw nöt WA 3823, 4744 View
nyʒter-tale n. 'night-time' náttarþel 'darkest part of the night' C4 *naxt- + *þel WA 324 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
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
omys adv. amiss 'amiss' (á) miss 'so as to miss' C4 *miss- Icel mis, Norw miss WA 4326 View
or conj. or 'than; before'  ár ‘early’ C1 *air- Far ári, Icel ár, Norw år Gaw 1543; WA 3, 171, 299 etc. View
ouertake v. overtake

‘to overtake; ?to regain’

taka ‘to take’, cp. yfirtak (n.) ‘an overtaking, surpassing 

 B2

*tak-

Far taka, Icel taka, Norw taka, Dan tage, OSw taka, tagha, Sw taga

Gaw 2387; Pat 127

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ouerþwert adj., adv., prep. overthwart

'through (a line of), crosswise, horizontal, across'

þverr ‘athwart, across, transverse’

 A3*b

*þwerxwa-

Far tvørur, Icel þver, Norw tver, ODan thwær, Dan tvær, OSw þvær, þvar, Sw tvär

Gaw 1438; Cl 316, 1384

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ouerwalt v. overwalt

'overthrown'

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 314

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ouirlaike n. 'superiority, conquest' leikr ‘game, play, sport’  A1*bc *laikaz WA 1861, 3101 View
outkast v. outcast

'cast out'

kasta ‘to cast, throw’

 A1

*kas(a)tō(j)an- 

Far kasta, Icel kasta, Norw kasta, Dan kaste, Sw kasta

Cl 1679

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outsprent v. sprent

‘gushed forth’

(1) spretta ‘to make spring up, unloose; rip up’

 DD1c

(1) *sprant-jan-; (2) *sprang-jan-

(1) Far spretta, Icel spretta, Norw spretta, Dan sprætte, Sw sprätta

Pe 1137

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outtaken prep., v.

'excepted, except for'

taka ‘to take’ 

 B2

*tak-

Far taka, Icel taka, Norw taka, Dan tage, OSw taka, tagha, Sw taga

Cl 357, 1573

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paa n. 'peacock' pá, pái 'peacock', cp. also páfugl  CCC2c cp. Icel páfugl, Norw påfugl, Dan påfugl, Sw påfågel WA 4983 View
pike n. pike 'hill' cp. pík  'pointed stick' CC3b *pīk- Far pík, Icel pík, Norw pik, Dan pig, Sw pik WA 4818 View
piked v. pick 'pick, crop; gather, get; adorn, polish' pikka 'to pick, prick' CCC1a *pīk- or *pik- Far pikka, Icel pikka, Norw pikka, Dan pikke, Sw picka Gaw 2017; Pe 573, 1036; Cl 1466; Pat 393 View
plow n. plough, plow

'plough'

plógr 'plow'

 BB2a

*plōg-

Far plógv, plog, Icel plógur, Norw plog, Dan plog, plov, Sw plog

Cl 68

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quethe n. (1) queath

(1) ‘utterance’;  (2) ‘advance’

kviðr ‘saw, saying, speech, word’; kvæði ‘poem, song’

 CCC1

(1) *kweþ-; (2) *kwak-

(1) Far kvæði, Icel kviður, kvæði, Norw kvæde, ODan kvæde, Sw kväde

Gaw 1150

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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
race n. race ‘headlong course; hurry; stroke’  rás ‘race, running; course, channel; host'; ras ‘rush’ C2 *rēs- or ?*ras- Far rás, Icel rás, Norw rås, OSw rās, Sw dial rås; Icel ras, Norw ras, Sw dial ras Gaw 1420, 2076; Pe 1167; WA 1513 View
rad adj. rad

'afraid'

hræddr ‘afraid, frightened, timid’

 B1c

*xrēðjan- or *xrēþjan-

Far ræða, Icel hræða, Norw ræda, Dan dial ræde, OSw ræþe, Sw dial rädda

Gaw 251; Cl 1543; WA 1040, 2510

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raged adj., v. ragged (1) ‘ragged, shaggy’; (2) ‘hoar-frosted’ (1a) raggaðr 'provided with tufts, shaggy', rǫgg 'tuft, shagginess, strip of fur' D2 (1a) *raww-; (1b) *rag-; (2) *hrag- (1a) Icel raggaður, Norw ragget, raggad, OSw raggotter; Icel rögg, Norw ragg, ODan, OSw rag, Sw ragg; (2) Icel hragla, Sw dial ragg, ragga, Dan ræg, Dan dial (Jutlandic) rag Gaw 745; WA 5133 View
rak n. rack (1) 'drifting clouds'; (2) 'path' (1a) cp. rek, reki 'jetsom, thing drifted ashore'; (2) rák 'stripe, channel, path' (etc.) DD2 (1a) *wrak-; (1b) *rak-; (2) see rake. (1a) Norw dial rak, Dan vrag, Sw vrak, rak; (2) Far rák, Icel rák, Norw råk, Sw dial råk, Shetl rog Gaw 1695, Pat 139, 176 View
rake n. rake

'path'

rák ‘a streak, stripe’ 

 DD1c

(1) *rak-; (2) *wrēk- or *rēk-; (3) *xrak-

(2) Far rák, Icel rák, Norw råk, Sw dial råk, Shetl rog

Gaw 2144, 2160; WA 3383, 5070

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rape n. (1) rap; (3) ?rape

(1) 'blow'; (2) 'fall, ruin'; (3) 'treachery'

(2) hrapa ‘to fall, tumble down; rush headlong, hurry’ 

 D2

(2) *xrapōjan-

(1) Norw rapp, Dan rap, Sw rapp; (2) Far rapa, Icel hrapa, Norw rapa, OSw rapa; cp. Icel hrap, Norw rap

Cl 233

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rapely adv. rapely ‘hastily, quickly, rashly' cp. hrapalliga 'hurriedly, headlong'  B2a *xrap-  Sw dial. rap, rapp ‘quick’  Gaw 2219; Pe 363, 1168 View
rapes v. rape ‘hastens, hurries (reflex.)’ hrapa ‘to fall, tumble down; rush headlong, hurry’  B2a *xrapōjan- Far rapa, Icel hrapa, Norw rapa, OSw rapa Gaw 1309, 1903 View
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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rasse n. rasse

(1) 'level; ?ledge of rock'; (2) 'rounded projection of a rock or mountain'; (3) 'rising or perpendicular slope'; (4) 'watercourse, channel, ditch'

(2) rasse (raz) ‘arse’; (4) rás ‘race, running' (water)course, channel’, ras ‘rush’

 D2

(2) *arsaz; (3) *rās-; (4) *rēs- or *ras-

(2) Far rassur, Icel rass, Norw rass; Far arsur, Icel ars, Norw ars, Dan ars, OSw ars; (4) Far rás, Icel rás, Norw rås, Sw dial rås; Icel ras, Norw ras, Sw dial ras

Gaw 1570; Cl 446

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raþeled v. rathel

?'entwined'

(2) raða ‘to set in order’

 DD1c

(2) Far raða, Icel raða, Norw rada, Sw rada

Gaw 2294

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ratted adj., v.

'ragged'

cp. hrati (n.) 'rubbish, trash'

 D1

Icel hrati, Norw rate, Sw dial rata
 

Cl 144

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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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raue v.

'to go astray'

 DD1c

(1) Icel ráfa, Norw rava

Pe 665

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rawþe n. ruth 'ruth, pity; grief, remorse, lamentation' hryggð ‘affliction, grief, sorrow’ CCC1c *xrew- Icel hryggð, Norw rygd Gaw 2204, Pe 858; Cl 233, 972; Pat 21, 284, 396; Erk 240; WA 1280, 2244, 2813 etc. View
rayke v. raik

'to wander, depart, go, advance; (pres. ptcp.) flowing, rolling on'

reika ‘to wander, take a walk, swagger’

 A1c

*raikō(j)an-

Far reika, Icel reika, Norw reika

Gaw 1076, 1727, 1735; Pe 112; Cl 382, 465, 671; Pat 65, 89; Erk 139; WA 5284, 5555

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rayn-ryfte n.

'rain-sluice'

ript 'withdrawal, breach of contract'

 B2c

*rīfan-

Norw rift, Dan rift, Sw rift

Cl 368

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rayse v. raise 'raise, bid rise, raise from death, waken; levy' reisa ‘to raise, erect, start’  A1*c *raisjan-  Far reisa, Icel reisa, Norw reisa, Dan rejse, Sw resa Gaw 821, 1916; Pe 305; WA 829*, 5174 View
reget n., v.

(1) (v.) ‘get again, redeem’, ?(2) (n.) ‘that which is given up’ (3) (*refet) (v.) ‘refresh’

(1) geta 'get, engender'

 DD2

(1) *getan-

(1) Far gita, Icel geta, Norw gita, gjeta, Dan gide, OSw gita, gæta, Sw gitta, Sw dial gäta

Pe 1064

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rekanthes n. reckan, reckon 'chains' rekendi (fem. pl. rekendr) 'chain'  A1*c *rakentj- Icel rekindi WA 5128, 5542 View
reke n. reek 'smoke' reykr 'smoke, steam' CC2c *raukiz Far reykur, Icel reykur, Norw røyk, Dan røg, Sw rök WA 1566 View
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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renk n. rinc 'knight, man, person' rekkr 'man, warrior' CC2 *renkaz Far rekkur, Icel rekkur, OSw Rinkabȳ Gaw 303, 432, 691, etc.; Cl 7, 96, 105 etc.; WA 21, 177, 330 etc. View
renne v. run ‘to run, slide, flow, rush (in a torrent); be current; move or change in time, continue; mount up’ rinna 'to run'; renna 'to (make) run' C2c *rennan-, *rannjan- Far renna, Icel renna, Norw renna, Dan rinde, Sw rinna; Far renna, Icel renna, Norw renna, ODan rænnæ, Dan rende, Sw ränna Gaw 66, 310, 731, etc., Pe 26, 523, 646; Cl 391, 527, 797 etc.; Pat 52, 378, 514; Erk 62; WA 1323, 1352, 1513 etc. View
renysch adj. ranish 'strange, uncouth, outlandish; stern, awful, furious' hrjónn 'rough' DD1c ?*hrewwa- Icel hrjón, Norw rjone, rjøne WA 2943 View
renyschly adv. ?'mysteriously, ?violently' hrjónn 'rough' DD1c ?*hrewwa-
 		 Icel hrjón, Norw rjone, rjøne Cl 1724, WA 4931 View
renyst adj. 'mysterious, furious' hrjónn 'rough' DD1c ?*hrewwa- Icel hrjón, Norw rjone, rjøne WA 387, 839* View
ridding n. ridding 'removing' ryðja 'to clear, make room' CCC5 *ruð- Far ryðja, Icel ryðja, Norw rydja, Dan rydde, Sw rödja, röja WA 2244 View
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