Showing 551 to 600 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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neme | v. | (1) nim; (2) nemn | (1) (a) ‘took’ (pret. pl.), (b) ‘take’ (pres. pl.); (2) ‘name’ (pres. pl.; neme for, ‘name as’) |
(1) nema ‘to take’ |
DD2 | (1) *neman-; (2) *namnjan- |
(1) Far nema, Icel nema, Norw nema, ODan nimmæ, Dan nemme, OSw næma, nima, Sw dial nimma |
Gaw 1347 |
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rykande | v. | ring | (1) ‘commanding’; (2) ‘noisy’; (3) (*raykande) ‘loud, strong’; (4) (*rynkande) ‘ringing’ |
(1) ríkja ‘to reign, rule’; (3) reika ‘to wander, take a walk, swagger’; (4) hringja 'to ring bells' |
DD2 | (1) *rīkja-; (2) *kreig or *krig-; (3) *raikō(j)an-; (4) *xrenʒjan- |
(1) Far ríkja, Icel ríkja, Norw rikja, MSw rikja; (3) Far reika, Icel reika, Norw reika |
Gaw 2337 |
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schifted | v. | (1) shift; (2) shaft | (1) (*schifted) ‘shifted, declined’; (2) (MS schafted) (a) ‘beamed, shone forth’, (b) ‘set’ |
(1) skifta, skipta ''to order, arrange' |
DD2 | (1) *skiptian- or *skipatjan-; (2) *skaft- |
(1) Far skifta, Icel skipta, skifta, Norw skifta, ODan skiftæ, Dan skifte, Sw skifta |
Gaw 1467 |
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scholes | adj., n. | (1) shoeless; (2) soles | (1) (adj.) ‘shoeless’; (2) (n. pl.) ‘shoes with long pointed toes’; (3) (n. pl.) ‘thin plates (part of the horse’s armour)’; (4) (n. pl.) ‘protections under and inside the thighs’; (5) (n. pl.) ‘supports covering the sole of the foot’. |
(1) skólauss 'shoeless'; (4) skál ‘bowl, hollow; scales’ |
DD2 | (1) *skōhaz; (3) *skullōn; (4) *skēl- |
(1) Far skógvur, Icel skór, Norw sko, Dan sko, Sw sko; (3) Sw skolla; (4) Far skál, Icel skál, Norw skål, Dan skål, Sw skål |
Gaw 160 |
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weue | v. | (1) ‘to go, pass, move to and fro; surge, swing; bring; offer, show (honour); give’; (2) ‘to weave, i.e. contrive’ |
(1) cp. veifa ‘to wave, vibrate, pull (trans.)’ |
D2 | (1) *waiƀjan-; (2) *weƀan- |
(1) Icel veifa, Norw veiva, Sw veva |
Gaw 1976 2359; Pe 318, 976; Cl 422, 453, 857 |
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wande | n. | wand | (1) ‘branch’ (under ~ ‘in the wood’); (2) ‘difficulty, hesitation’ (under ~ ‘under difficulty, in hesitation’) |
(1) vǫndr ‘wand, switch’; (2) vandi ‘a difficulty, difficult task; obligation, duty’ |
D2 | (1) *wanðuz; (2) *wanð- |
(1) Far vond, Icel vöndur, Norw vond, Dan vånd, OSw vander, Sw dial vann; (2) Far vandi, Icel vandi, Norw vande, ODan wandæ, Dan vånde, Sw vånda, Sw dial vånde |
Gaw 1161 |
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waytez | v. | wait | (1) ‘looks’; (2) ‘treats (him) with anger, i.e. behaves angrily’ |
(2) veita ‘to grant, give’ |
DD2 | (1) *waxt-; (2) *waitjan- |
(2) Far veita, Icel veita, Norw veita, OSw veta |
Gaw 2289 |
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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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heme | adj., n. | (1) heme; (2) hem | (1) (adj.) ‘suitable, neat’; (2) (n.) ‘hem, skirt’ |
(1) cp. heimolliga, heimulliga (later heimugliga) ‘privately, intimately; duly, with full title to possession’ |
DD2 | (1) *xaimaz; (2) *xam(m)- |
(1) cp. Icel heimileg(u)r, Norw heimeleg, Dan hemmelig, Sw heimlig |
Gaw 157 |
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autly | adj., adv. | (1) 'courageously, manfully'; (2) 'lacking' |
(2) auðr 'empty, void, desolate' |
DD2 | (1) *aiwin + *wextiz; (2) *auþaz |
(2) Far eyður, Icel auður, Norw aud |
Cl 795 |
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blunder | n. | blunder | 'turmoil, trouble' |
(1) blunda ‘to have/keep one’s eyes shut’; (2) blanda ‘to mix (together)’ |
D1c | (1) *blund- (2) *bland- |
Far blunda, Icel blunda, Norw blund(r)a, Dan blunde, Sw blund(r)a; Far blanda, Icel blanda, Norw blanda, Dan blande, Sw blanda |
Gaw 18 |
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fordolked | adv. | (1) 'grievously wounded'; (2) 'made dull, stupified'; (3) 'despoiled, robbed' |
(3) cp. dokk, dokka 'windlass' |
DD2 | (1) *dulʒ-; (2) *dul-; (3) *dukk- |
(3) Icel dokkur, Norw dokke; Icel dokk, Norw dokka, Sw docka |
Pe 11 |
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faltered | v. | falter | 'staggered' |
faltra-sk ‘to be cumbered’ |
D1c | (1) *falþ-; (2) *faltra- |
Icel faltrast |
Gaw 430 |
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forʒ | n. | (1) force; (2) furrow | (1) ‘waterfall’; (2) ‘channel, bed’ |
(1) fors ‘waterfall; cascade of water, giant wave; rushing water course, turbulent stream’ |
DD2 | (1) *fursa-; (2) *furxō |
(1) Far forsur, Icel fors, foss, Norw fors, foss, Dan fors, fos, Sw fors |
Gaw 2173 |
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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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grome | n. | groom | ‘lackey, servant; man’ |
?grómr ‘man’ |
DD1 | (1) *grem- (gram-, grum-); (3) *grō- |
Far gróma, grómutur, Icel gróm |
Gaw 1006, 1127 |
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gryed | v. | grye | 'shuddered' |
DD1c | (1) *grū- |
(1) Norw gruva, OSw grūva sik (Sw gruva sig), ODan gruve, grye (Dan grue) |
Gaw 2370 |
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grwe | n. | grue | (1) ‘grain, jot’ (i.e. no grwe ‘not at all’); (2) ‘horror, dread, fear’. |
DD2 | (1) *grūt; (2) *grūw- |
Dan gru; cp. Norw gruva, ODan gruve, grye, Dan grue, OSw grūva sik, Sw gruva sig |
Gaw 2251 |
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lyte | n., pron. | lite | (1) (n.) ‘expectation’ (i.e. ‘back (in fear) Gaw 1463; on lyte ‘in delay’, Gaw 2303); (2) (a) (pron.) ‘few’ (on lyte droʒen ‘few advanced’, 1463); (b) (n.) ‘fault’ (on lyte ‘at fault, faultily, improperly’) |
(1) hlíta ‘to rely on, trust, abide by’; (2a) lítt (adv.) ‘little’; (2b) lýti ‘fault, flaw, deformity’ |
D2 | (1) *hlītan-; (2a) lūti- or lītilaz; (2b) *leut- |
(1) Far líta, Icel hlíta, Norw lita, Dan lide, OSw lita, Sw lita; (2a) Far lítt, Icel lítt, Dan lidt; (2b) Far lýti, Icel lýti, Norw lyte, Dan lyde, Sw lyte |
Gaw 1463, 2303 |
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list | n. | list | (1) (*list vpon lif) ‘joy’; (2) ‘the ear, hearing’ |
(1) lyst ‘lust, desire’, lysta v. 'one desires, wishes (impers.)'
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DD2 | (1) *lust-i- or *lustjan-; (2) *hlusti- |
(1) Far lyst, Icel lyst, Norw lyst, Dan lyst, MSw lyst, lust, Sw lust; Far lysta, Icel lysta, Norw lysta, Dan lyste, Sw lysta |
Gaw 1719 |
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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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ruþes | v. | ruthe | ‘bestir, rouse’ |
(1) ryðja ‘to clear, make room, strip; challenge’; (2) hryðja 'to clear; to challenge (legal); to throw, toss upon' |
D1c | (1) *ruð-; (2) *xruð- or *xruþ- |
(1) Far ryðja, Icel ryðja, Norw rydja, Dan rydde, Sw rödja, röja; (2) Far ryðja, Icel hryðja |
Gaw 1558; Cl 895, 1208 |
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schere | v. | shear | (1) 'to cut; meander along'; (2) 'make bright or pure' |
(2) skǽrr 'bright, clear' |
DD2 | (1) *skeran-; (2) *skairi- |
(2) Far skærur, Icel skær, Norw skjær, ODan skiær, Dan skær, OSw skær, Sw skär |
Pe 165, 213 |
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spenne-fote | adv. | spen-foot | (1) (a) ?‘with feet apart’; (b) ‘with feet together’; (2) ‘striking out with the feet’; (3) ‘as if taking a spring with a kick’; (4) ‘quickly’ |
(1) spenna (v.) ‘to span, clasp’; (3) spenna (v.) ‘(to jump) as if taking a spring with a kick’ (cp. sperna (v.) ‘to spurn, kick with the feet’); (4) spenna ‘to spend, enjoy’ |
D2 | (1) *span(n)-; (2) *spennan-; (4) *spendan- |
(1) Far spenna, Icel spenna, Norw spenna, Dan spænde, Sw spänna; (3) Far spenna, Norw spenna, Dan spænde, Sw dial spänna; (4) Icel spenna |
Gaw 2316 |
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staf-ful | adj. | staff-full | 'cram-full' |
(2) stappa (v.) 'to stamp, stamp down; dray in a mortar' |
D1c | (1) *staƀ-az; (2) *stamp- |
(2) Norw stappfull; cp. Far stappa, Icel stappa, Norw stappa, ODan stappe |
Gaw 494; WA 1543, 4897 |
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swangeande | adj., v. | (1) 'swirling'; (2) 'pretty, pleasant' or 'slow' |
(2) svangr 'slender, slim, thin' |
DD2 | (1) *swang-; (2) *swanga- or *swangra- |
Far swangur, Icel swangur, Norw svang, Dan svang, Sw dial svång(er) |
Pe 111 |
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sour | adj. | (1) sour | 'bitter, acid, vile' |
(2) saurr (n.) 'mud, dirt', saurigr (adj.) 'filthy, dirty' |
DD2 | (1) *sūraz; (2) *saur- |
(2) Far seyrur, Icel saur, Norw saur, ODan sør, OSw sör-, Sw dial sör |
Cl 192, 1036 |
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teueled | v. | tevel, tavel | 'laboured' |
(1b) tefla 'to play at tables or draughts'; (2) tefja ‘to hinder, delay’ |
D1c | (1) *tafljan-; (2) ?*þafjan- or ?*taƀjan- |
(1b) Far telva, Icel tefla, Norw tevla, Sw tävla; (2) Far tava, Icel tefja, Norw tava |
Cl 1189 |
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teuelyng | n. | tevel, tavel | 'labour, deeds' |
(1b) tefla 'to play at tables or draughts'; (2) tefja ‘to hinder, delay’ |
D1c | (1) *tafljan-; (2) ?*þafjan- or ?*taƀjan- |
(1b) Far telva, Icel tefla, Norw tevla, Sw tävla; (2) Far tava, Icel tefja, Norw tava |
Gaw 1514 |
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traunt | n. | trant | '(cunning) practice' |
DD1c | (1) *trand-; (3) *tranata- |
(2) Dan dial trante, Sw dial tranta; (3) Icel tranta, Norw tranta |
Gaw 1700 |
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trantes | v. | trant | 'practices cunning, dodges' |
DD1c | (1) *trand-; (3) *tranata- |
(2) Dan dial trante, Sw dial tranta; (3) Icel tranta, Norw tranta |
Gaw 1707 |
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gayne | n. | gain | (1) ‘gain, what you obtained’; (2) ‘advantage, benefit, what has accrued’ |
(2) gegn (adj.) ‘straight, direct, ready, serviceable, kindly’ |
D2 | (1) *waiþ-; (2) *gagniz |
(2) Icel gegn, Norw gjegn, Dan dial gjen, Sw genast, Sw dial gen, gin |
Gaw 2349 |
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atwappe | v. | atwape, atwappe | 'escaped' |
vappa ‘to waddle’ |
DD1c | (1) *wap- |
(1) Far vappa, Icel vappa, Dan dial vappe, Sw dial vapp |
Gaw 1167; Cl 1205 |
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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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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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biwyled | v. | 'deluded' |
(4) vél (n.) ‘wile, device, trick’, cp. véla ‘to defraud, trick’ |
DD1 | (1) *wīl-; (2) wīgel-; (4) ?*wihl |
(4) Far væl, Icel vél, Norw vēl, MSw väl |
Gaw 2425 |
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vphalt | adj., v. | uphold | (1) ‘lifted up’; (2) ‘raised, i.e. high’ |
(2) halla ‘to lean, turn, sway, swerve’ (or hala 'pull') |
DD2 | (1) *xaldan-; (2) *xalþōjan- or *xalōjan- |
(2) Far halla, Icel halla; Far hála, Icel hala, Norw hala, Dan hale |
Gaw 2079 |
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vnhap (2) | n., v. | unhap | (1) (n.) ‘misfortune’; (2) (v., infin.) ‘to unfasten’ |
(1) óhapp ‘bad fortune’ |
DD2 | (1) *xap(p)-; (2) *haf-, *hasp-, or *haft- |
(1) Far happ, Icel happ, Norw happ, Sw dial happ; (2) Far hefta, Icel hefta, Norw hefta, Dan hefte, Sw häfta |
Gaw 2511 |
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rout | n. | rout | (1) ‘violent movement, jerk’; (2) ‘roar’ |
(1) hrjóta ‘to rebound, fall, fly, be flung’; (2) rauta ‘to roar’ |
DD2 | (1) *xreut- or *xrūt-; (2) *raut- |
(1) Far róta, Icel hrjóta, Norw ryta, rjota, OSw riuta; (2) Icel rauta, Norw rauta, OSw röta, Sw dial röta, routa |
Gaw 457 |
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rok | n. | (1) 'crowd, company'; (2) 'castle' |
(1) cp. hrúga 'heap, pile; bundle, clump' |
D2 | (1) *xrūk- |
(1) Icel hrúka, Norw ruke, Sw dial ruka |
Cl 1514 |
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whateʒ | n., v. | (1) 'fortunes'; (2) 'runs'; (3) 'was' |
(2) hvata 'to hasten, speed' |
DD2 | (1) *xwat-; (2) *xwata- |
(2) hvata |
Pe 1041 |
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*here | n. | (1) hire | 'payment' |
(2) eyrir 'ounce, money' |
DD2 | (1) *xūrja-; (2) *auri- |
Far oyri, Icel eyrir, Norw ørre, Dan øre, Sw öre |
Pe 616 |
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deuely | adj. | deavely | (1) ‘desolating, dreary’; (2) (*deruely) sudden |
(1) daufligr ‘boring, dreary, eerie, sad’; (2) djarfliga (adv.) ‘bravely, boldy; rashly, precipitously’ |
D2 | (1) dauƀ-; (2) *derƀ- |
Pe 51 |
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skwez | n. | scu | (1) ‘shadows’; (2) ‘precipitous banks; jagged faces’; (3) ‘clouds’ |
(1) skuggi 'shadow'; (3) skí ‘cloud’ (variant ský) |
D2 | (1) *skuww-; (2) *skeuha-; (3) *skiwi |
(1) Far skuggi, Icel skuggi, Norw skugge, Dan skygge, Sw skugga; (3) Far ský, skýggj, Icel ský, Norw sky, Dan sky, Sw sky |
Gaw 2167 |
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draueled | v. | dravel | (1) ‘muttered (in sleep)’; (2) ‘drawled’ |
(1a) drafl (n.) ‘nonsense, foolish talk/conduct’, cp. drafa ‘to mumble, say (something) indistinctly’, |
DD2 | (1) *draƀ-; (1b) *draƀil- or *draƀulō(j)an- |
(1a) Icel drafl, Dan dravel, Sw dravel; Icel drafla, Norw dravla |
Gaw 1750 |
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ferlyle | adj. | 'marvellous' |
ferligr ‘monstrous’ |
DD1c | (1) *fēr-; (2) *fera; (3) *fer(e)r- |
Cl 1460 |
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gryndel | adj. | grindel | 'fierce, angry' |
(1) grindill 'destroyer'; (2) grim(m)ð ‘vehemence, malice, ferocity, fierceness, violence’ |
DD1c | (1) *grend-; (2) *gremmiþō |
Far grimd, Icel grimmd |
Gaw 2338; Pat 524 |
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*gryndellayk | n. | grindel | 'fierceness' |
(1) grindill 'destroyer'; (2) grim(m)ð ‘vehemence, malice, ferocity, fierceness, violence’ |
DD1c | (1) *grend-; (2) *gremmiþō |
Far grimd, Icel grimmd |
Gaw 312 |
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gryndelly | adv. | grindel | ‘fiercely, wrathfully’ |
(1) grindill 'destroyer'; (2) grim(m)ð ‘vehemence, malice, ferocity, fierceness, violence’ |
DD1c | (1) *grend-; (2) *gremmiþō |
Far grimd, Icel grimmd |
Gaw 2299 |
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caggen | v. | (2) cadge | 'tie up' |
(1) kǫgurr (n.) ‘quilt’ |
DD1c | (1) *kag- |
(1) Icel kögur, Sw dial kaghring, kafring |
Pe 512; Cl 1254; WA 1521 |
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