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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allyt | adv. | (1) 'back, with delay'; (2) '(even) a little' | (1) hlíta ‘to rely on, trust, abide by’; (2) lítt (adv.) ‘little’ | D2 | (1) *hlītan-; (2) lūti- or lītilaz | (1) Far líta, Icel hlíta, Norw lita, Dan lide, OSw lita, Sw lita; (2) Far lítt, Icel lítt, Dan lidt | Cl 599 | View | |
beryd | v. | (1) 'beat, rang'; (2) 'rang out' | (2) berja 'hammer, knock, strike etc.' | DD2 | (1) *bēr-; (2) *barjan- | Far berja, Icel berja, Norw berja, ODan bæriæ, Sw dial bärga | Erk 352 | View | |
fale | adj., v. | (1) 'cheap', in phrase fale of 'unconcerned about'; (2) 'descend' |
(1) falr 'venal, to be sold' | D2 | (1) *fala-; (2) *fallan- | Far falur, Icel falur, Norw fal, Dan fal, Sw fal | Pat 92 | View | |
glotte | n. | (1) gleet | (1) 'corruption' (2) ?'open mouth' | (2) cp. glotta (v.) 'to grin, smile scornfully and show teeth' | DD2 | (2) ?*glunt- | (2) cp. Far glotta, Icel glotta, Norw glotta; Norw glott | Erk 297 | View |
bale (2) | n. | (1) 'disaster'; (2) 'conflagration' | (1) bǫl ‘misfortune, woe, malice’; (2) bál ‘fire, funeral pyre, blaze’ | D2 | (1) *ƀalwan; (2) ƀēlan | (1) Far bøl, Icel böl; (2) Far bál, Icel bál, Norw bål, Dan bål, Sw bål | Cl 980 | 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 |
soerly | adj., adv. | (1) 'filthy, base'; (2) 'severally, individually' | (1) saurligr (adj.) 'unclean'; (2) sér 3 pers. sg. reflex. pron. (dat.), adv.; serliga (adv.) 'apart, particularly' | D2 | (1) *saur-; (2) *sē-z | (1) Far seyrur, Icel saur, Norw saur, ODan sør, OSw sör-, Sw dial sör; (2) Far sær, Icel sér, Norw sêr, Dan sær, i sær, runic Sw saʀ, Sw i sär | (1) Cl 117; (2) Cl 117; Pat 193 | View | |
wylle | adj., n. | will | (1) 'going astray, erring, going wrong'; (2) 'wilfulness' | (1a) villr (adj.) ‘wild; bewildered, erring, astray’; (1b) villa (n.) 'going astray; error, falsehood' | DD2 | (1) *welþjaz; (2)*weljōn, *welan | (1a) Far villur, Icel villur, Norw vill, ODan willær, wild(ær), Dan vild, OSw vildær, Sw vill, vild; (1b) Far villa, Icel villa, Norw villa, Sw villa | Cl 76 | View |
roþeled (1) | v. | (2) rathel | (1) 'heated, broiled'; (2) 'brought together' | (1) rjóðr (adj.) 'ruddy, red; (2) raða ‘to set in order’ | DD2 | (1) *reuda- | (1) Icel rjóður, Norw rjod- (2) Far raða, Icel raða, Norw rada, Sw rada | Cl 59 | View |
lithis | n. | (1) 'people'; (2) 'limbs' | (1) lýðr 'people, population, inhabitants, subjects, congregation, etc.' | D2 | (1) *leuđiz; (2) *liþuz | Far -lýður, Icel lýður, Norw lyd, OSw lyþir | WA 3750 | View | |
sete | n., v. | (1) seat; (2) set, sit | (1) 'seat, throne, place (at table)'; (2) 'to sit'; (3) 'to be seated' | (1) and (3) sæti (n.) ‘seat’ | D2 | (1) *sētjan-; (2) *satjan- or *setjan-; (3) *sētjan- | (1) and (3) Far sæti, Icel sæti, Norw sæte, ODan sæte, Dan sæde, OSw sǣte Sw säte | Cl 1395 | View |
*mukkyd | v. | (1) mucked; (2) made | (1) 'shovelled'; (2) 'made' | (1) moka 'to shovel' | D2 | (1) *mukōn-; (2) makōjan- | (1) Icel moka, Norw moka, Dan muge, Sw måka, mocka, Sw dial muka | Erk 43 | View |
*brayþed | v. | (1) 'started, moved with a quick, jerky motion'; (2) 'moved' | (2) bragða 'flare, sparkle, flicker; (impersonal) is seen to be in trembling motion, moves' | DD2 | (1) *bregðan-; (2) *bregðan- or *bragðan- | Icel bragða | Erk 190 | View | |
horyed | v. | (1) hurried; (2) harried | (1) 'urged, hurried'; (2) 'dragged, pulled' | (1) cp. hurr 'hurley-burley, noise' | DD2 | (2) *xarjōjan- | cp. Icel hurr (n.); Far hurra, Icel hurra, Norw hurra, Norw dial hurra, Dan hurre 'to whir', Sw hurra, Sw dial hurra | Cl 883 | View |
spenne (2) | n. | (1) spen; (2) spinney | (1) ‘fence, hedge’; (2) (a) ‘thorn-hedge’; (b) ‘thorn bush, thorn hedge, thorn thicket’ | (1) spenni 'clasp' | D2 | (1) *span(n)- | Far spenni, Icel spenni, Norw spenne, Sw spänne | Gaw 1709, 1896; WA 4162 | View |
gere (2) | n. | gear | (1) ‘gear, apparatus, equipment’; (2) ‘doings, behaviour’ | (1) gervi, gørvi ‘gear, apparel’ | DD2 | (1) *garwj-; (2) *garwj- or *ger- | (1) Icel gervi | Gaw 2205 | View |
fere (2) | adj. | (1) feer, fere; (2) fere | (1) ‘proud, bold’; (2) ‘hale, healthy’ | (2) fœrr ‘able, capable, strong; fit for use, safe’ | DD2 | (2) *fōri- | (2) Far førur, Icel fær, Norw før, Dan før, Sw för | Gaw 103 | View |
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 |
*vntyl | prep. | (1) until | (1) (*vntyl) ‘until’; (2) (vntyʒtel) ‘unrestraint, lightheartedness’ (dalten ~ ‘revelled’) or ‘trifling talk’ | (1) undz, unz ‘till that, till, until’ + til ‘to, until (etc.)' | DD2 | (1) *unða + *til-; (2) *tuhtiz | (1) Icel uns; Far til, Icel til, Norw til, Dan til, Sw till, til | Gaw 1114 | View |
lagmon | n. | (1) belag; (2) lag; (3) law | (1) (*bi-laggid men) ‘men spattered with dirt’; (2) ‘last or hindmost person’ (lad … bi lagmon = ‘led astray’); (3) ‘lawyer’ (lad … bi lagmon = ‘cunningly led astray (as if by a lawyer)’ | (2a) cp. liggja (v.) 'to lie'; (3) lǫg ‘law; law community, law-district’, cp. laga-maðr, lǫg-maðr | D2 | (2a) *lag(g)-; (3) *lag- | (2a) cp. Norw lagga, Sw dial lagga; (3) Far lóg, Icel lög, Norw log, Dan lov, Sw lag | Gaw 1729 | View |
*dyngez | v. | (1) ding; (2) damn | (1) (*dyngez) ‘smites’; (2) (dymnez) ‘condemns’ | (1) dengja ‘to hammer (metal), forge; urge/press, ask persistently’ | D2 | (1) *dang(w)jan- or *dengwan- | (1) Far deingja, Icel dengja, Norw dengja, Dan dænge, OSw dængia, Sw dial däng(j)a | Gaw 2105 | View |
lenge | adv., v. | (1) lengh; (3) long; (4) leng | (1) (lenge) and (3) (*longe) adv., ‘a long while, for a long time’; (2) (lenge) adv. compar. ‘longer’; (4) (lenge) v. infin. ‘to remain’ | (1) lengi ‘long, for a long time’ | DD2 | (1) *lang-īn-; (3) *langa- ; (4) *lanʒjan- | (1) Far leingi, Icel lengi, Norw lenge, Dan længe, Sw länge | Gaw 88 | View |
spenne (1) | n. | spen | (1) (a) ‘space, interval’; (b) ‘struggle, strife’; (c) ‘enclosed ground’ (in ~ ‘there, in that place’); (2) ‘ground, space of turf’ (in ~ ‘there’); (3) ‘thorn bush, thorn hedge, thorn thicket’ | (1a) spenna ‘to span, clasp’; (1b) spenna ‘agitation, struggle’; (1c) spenni ‘clasp’ | D2 | (1) *span(n)- | (1a) Far spenna, Icel spenna, Norw spenna, Dan spænde, Sw spänna; (1b) Icel spenna; (1c) Far spenni, Icel spenni, Norw spenne, Sw spänne | Gaw 1074 | View |
roþeled (2) | v. | (1) ?'reeled to and fro, staggered'; (2) 'mingled' | (1b) cp. riðlask 'rock, waver, reel to and fro'; (2a) raða ‘set in order’; (2b) cp. hroða 'huddle up' | DD2 | (2a) Far raða, Icel raða, Norw rada, Sw rada | Cl 890 | View | ||
stemmed | v. | stem | (1) ‘debated (with himself/themselves)’; (2) ‘stopped, halted; stood about, hesitated’ | (1) stefna, stemna ‘to stand in a certain direction, aim at; to give notice to one, summon; cite (a case); call together (of a meeting)’; (2) stemma ‘to stem, stop, dam up (esp. of a stream or fluid)’ | DD2 | (1) *steƀnō or *staƀnjōn; (2) *stamm- | (1) Far stevna, Icel stefna, Norw stemna, Dan stævne, Sw stämma; (2) Far stemma, Icel stemma, Norw stemma, Dan stemme, Sw stämma | Gaw 230, 1117; WA 2960, 5301 | View |
glaum | n. | (1a) (reading glaum (ande …)) ‘noise of merrymaking’; (1b) (reading glaumande) ‘noisy’; (2) (reading *glamm (ande …)) ‘din, noise of merrymaking’. | (1) glaumr ‘merry noise’; (2) glamm, glamr ‘noise, tinkling sound’ | D2 | (1) *glaumaz; (2) ?*ga-xlam-, ?*glam | (1) Far gleimur, Icel glaumur, Norw gløym, OSw glømber; (2) Icel glamm, Norw glam, Dan glam, OSw glam, Sw glam | Gaw 46 | View | |
agayn | adv., prep. | again | (adv.) 'in return'; (prep.) 'against, facing' | (í) gegn 'in opposition, against, in return' | A1*c | *gagni- | Far ígen, Icel gegn, Dan igen, OSw gen | Gaw 384, 1638; Pe 28, 326, 1199, etc.; Cl 266, 826; WA 50, 82, 188, etc. | 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 | |
neked | n. | neked | '(a) little, a small amount' |
nøkkurr (nekkvat) 'something, anything' |
D1c | Far nakað, Icel nakkvat, nekkvat, nøkkvat, nøkkut, Dan noget, Sw nokot |
Gaw 1062, 1805; WA 3935 |
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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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sekke | n. | '(piece of ) sackcloth' |
sekkr 'sackcloth' |
C1c | *sakkiz |
Far sekkur, Icel sekkur, Norw sekk, Dan sæk, Sw säck |
Pat 382 |
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dryftes | n. | drift | '(snow)drifts' |
drift ‘driven snow; snowdrift; pollen; dust, ashes’ |
CC1a | *driƀ- |
Far drift, Icel drift, Norw drift, Dan drift |
Gaw 2005 |
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vnhappen | adj. | cp. unheppen | 'accursed' |
heppinn ‘lucky’; cp. óheppinn 'unlucky' |
CC1c | *xap(p)- |
Far heppin, Icel heppinn, Norw heppen, Sw dial vanhäppen |
Cl 573; Erk 198 |
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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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*aucly | adj., n. | 'amiss, blemish' |
ǫfugr 'backwards, turned the wrong way' |
D1ac | *aƀug- |
Far øvugur, øvigur, Icel öfugur, Norw ovug, avug, Dan avet, Sw avig, avog |
Cl 795 |
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broþe | adj. | 'angry, fierce, grim' |
bráðr ‘immediate, sudden, harsh, fierce, rash' |
A1c | *brēða- or *brēþa- |
Far bráður, Icel bráður, Norw bråd, Dan brad, Sw bråd |
Gaw 1909, 2233; Cl 149, 1409 |
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nar | v. | 'are not' |
cp. eru 'are' |
CCC5 | *ne + *ar- |
Gaw 2092 |
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askez | n. | ash | 'ashes' |
aska ‘ashes’ |
CC2 | *askōn |
Far øska, Icel aska, Norw oske, Dan aske, ask, Sw aska |
Gaw 2; Cl 626, 736, 1010 etc.; Pat 380; WA 4180 |
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waymot | adj. | 'bad-tempered' |
vei ‘woe’ |
A1*c | *wai |
Far vei, Icel vei, Norw vei, Dan ve, Sw ve |
Pat 492 |
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bekyr | n. | beaker | 'beaker, (large) cup' |
bikarr 'beaker' |
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Far bikar, Icel bikar, Norw bikar, OSw bikar(e) |
Cl 1474 |
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spakid | v. | 'became calm' (reflexive) |
spakr (adj.) 'gentle, wise'; cp. spekja 'calm, soothe, keep quiet' |
B1 | cp. Far spekja, Icel spekja, Norw spekkja, Dan spæge, Sw späka |
WA 237 |
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semlyly | adv. | seemlily | 'becomingly' |
sœmr ‘becoming, fit’; cp. sœmiliga ‘honourably, becomingly’ |
C1ac | *sōmi- |
Icel sæmur, Norw sømre, Sw dial sym |
Gaw 622 |
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homly | adj. | homely | 'belonging to the household' |
heimuligr 'private, belonging to the household' |
CCC3a | *xaim- |
Norw heimeleg, ODan hemmelig , hiemmelig, Dan hemmelig, OSw hemeliker , hemelikin , hemelig, Sw hemelig |
Pe 1211 |
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bilooghe | adv. | below | 'below' |
lágr (adj.) ‘low’ |
A1* | *lēga- |
Far lágur, Icel lágur, Norw låg, Dan lav, Sw låg |
Cl 116 |
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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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snart | adv. | 'bitterly' |
snarr ‘hard-twisted (rope); swift, keen; soon’ |
A2*c | *snarxa- |
Far snarur, Icel snar, runic Norw (n. pl) snAreʀ, Norw snar, Dan snar, Sw snar |
Gaw 2003 |
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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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soþen | v. | seethe | 'boiled' |
sjóða 'to cook (etc.)' |
CCC2 | *seuþan- |
Far sjóða, Icel sjóða, Norw sjoda, sjoa, Dan syde, Sw sjuda |
Gaw 892 |
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chymbled | v. | chymble | 'bound, wrapped up' |
kimbla ‘to truss up’ |
CCC1c | *kemb- |
Icel kimbla; cp. Far kimbil, kimbul, Icel kimbill, Norw kimbel, kimmel |
Gaw 958 |
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bawelyne | n. | bowline | 'bowline' |
bóglína |
CCC3c | *ƀōg- |
Cl 417; Pat 104 |
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