Showing 601 to 650 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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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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ronez | n. | rone | ‘bushes, brushwood’ |
(2) runnr ‘bush, grove’; (3) hraun ‘rough place, wilderness’ |
D1c | (1) *rain-; (2) *run-; (3) xraun- |
(2) Far runnur, ruður, Icel runnur, Norw runn; (3) Far reyn, Icel hraun, Dan røn, Shetl røn(i) |
Gaw 1466 |
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roþum | adj., n. | (2) rotten | (1) 'redness'; (2) 'rottenness' |
(1a) roðna (v.) 'redden'; (1b) roþmi (n.) 'redness'; (2) rotinn (adj.) 'rotten' |
D2 | (1) *rod-; (2) *rut- |
(1a) Far rodna, Icel roðna, Norw rodna, Sw rodna, Sw dial rudna; (1b) Dan rødme, OSw rodme, rudhme; (2) Far rotin, Icel rotinn, Norw roten, Dan rådden, Sw rutten, Sw dial rotin |
Cl 1009 |
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rottok | n. | rottack | 'decayed, musty substance' |
DD1c | (1) *rut-; (2) *xrut- or *rut- |
(2) Far rot, Icel rot, Norw rot, Dan råd, Sw dial råt, rått |
Erk 344 |
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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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loupe | n. | loop | 'loop' |
(1) hlaup ‘leap, jump’, hlaupa ‘to leap, jump; run’ |
DD1c | (1) *xlaup- |
(1) Icel hlaup, Norw laup, Dan løb, Sw löp; Far leypa, Icel hlaupa, Norw laupa, Dan løbe, Sw löpa |
Gaw 591 |
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slokes | n., v. | slock | (1) (a) (v., imp. pl.) ‘stop, enough!’, (b) (v., pres. 2 sg.) ‘you are dawdling’, (c) (n., pl.) ‘stops’ (bot ~, ‘without stops, continuously’); (2) (v., pres. 2 sg.) ‘thou remainest idle, inactive’. |
(1) slokinn ‘slaked, extinguished’; (2a) sloka ‘to slop’; (2b) slókr ‘a slouching fellow’ |
D2 | (1) *sluk- ; (2a) *sluk-; (2b) *slōk- (cp. *slaka-) |
(1) Icel slokinn, OSw slukin; (2a) Icel sloka; (2b) Icel slókur, Norw slōk, Sw slok, Jutland slog; cp. (v.) Norw dial slōka, Sw sloka |
Gaw 412 |
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bene | adv. | bein | 'pleasantly, beautifully' |
cp. beinn 'straight, direct; hospitable, helpful, accommodating' |
DD1c | (1)*baina-; (3) *bōni- |
cp. Far beinur, Icel beinn, Norw bein |
Gaw 2402; Pe 198 |
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vnbene | adj. | unbene | ‘inhospitable, dreary’ |
beinn 'straight, direct; hospitable, helpful, accommodating' |
DD1c | (1)*baina-; (3) *bōni- |
Far beinur, Icel beinn, Norw bein |
Gaw 710 |
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bigly | adv. | bigly | ‘mightily, strongly, firmly’ |
byggva (byggja) 'to settle, inhabit' |
D1c | (1)*big-; (2) *bug- or *bugg- |
(1) Far byggja, Icel byggja, Norw byggja, Dan bygge, Sw bygga; (2) Norw dial bugge, bugga |
Gaw 1141, 1162, 1584; Pat 321; WA 423, 1138, 1371 |
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rokked | v. | rock | ‘burnished, made clean by rolling under pressure’ |
(2) hrukka ‘wrinkle’ |
DD1 | (1)*ruk(k)-; (2) *xrunkwōn |
(1) ?Icel rokka, Norw rokke, Dan rokke, Sw dial rocka, rucka (2) Far rukka, Icel hrukka, Norw rukke, Dan rynke, OSw runkia, Sw rynka |
Gaw 2018 |
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*barne | n. | (1) bairn | (1) ‘child’; (2) ‘warrior, knight, man’. |
(1) barn 'child' |
DD2 | (1)*ƀarnan; (2) *ƀernuz |
(1) Far barn, Icel barn, Norw barn, Dan barn, Sw barn |
Gaw 2320 |
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*sparred | v. | (1) spar; (2) speed | (1) (*sparred) ‘sprang’; (2) (*sped(e) (him)) ‘hastened’ |
(1a) sparra 'to stretch out (the legs)’, sperrask ‘to struggle (by putting the feet out)’; (1b) sparra ‘to raise the spars in a house; to stretch out the legs like rafters’, sperrask ‘to struggle by putting the feet out like spars’ |
DD2 | (1a) *sparrjan-; (1b) *sparr-; (2) *spōdi- |
(1a) Far sperra, Icel sperra, Norw sperra, Dan spærre, Sw spärra |
Gaw 1444 |
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werle | n. | (1a) ?'circlet, circular ornament'; (1b) 'circle, ring (of hair)'; (2) 'attire, covering' |
hvirfill 'circle, ring, crown of the head' |
D2 | (1a) *xwarƀilaz; (1b) *xwerƀilaz; (2) *was(j)an- |
Far hvir(v)il, Icel hvirfill, Norw kvirvel, kvervil, Dan hvirvel, Sw (h)virvel |
Pe 209 |
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knot | n. | knot | (1) (a) ‘knot, cluster’, (b) (*kerre) ‘thicket on marshy ground’; (2) ‘rocky (wooded) knoll’. |
(1b) kjarr 'copsewood, brushwood’; (2b) knǫttr ‘ball’ |
DD2 | (1a) *knuttan-; (1b) *kerza; (2a) *knuttan-(2b) *knatt- |
(1b) Far (name element) kjarr, Icel kjarr, Norw kjarr, kjerr, Dan kær, Sw kärr |
Gaw 1431, 1434 |
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rimed | v. | rime | Reflex., in phrase rimed hym: (1) ‘cleared his throat’; (2) ‘drew himself up’ |
(1b) rymja ‘to roar, cry out with a hoarse voice’ |
DD2 | (1a) and (2) *rūmjan- |
(1a) Dan rømme sig, ODan rym(m)æ, Norw rømme, OSw ryma; (1b) Far rymja, ryma, Icel rymja, OSw rymia |
Gaw 308 |
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taysed | v. | teise | 'harassed, driven' |
D1c | (1a) *taisjan-; (2) *taisjan- |
(2) Dan dial tǣse, tēse, Sw dial tēsa |
Gaw 1169 |
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flake | n. | (1) ‘spot, blemish’; (2) ‘fold’ |
(1i) flekkr ‘fleck, spot’; (1ii) flagna ‘to flake or chip off’; (2) flaki ‘hurdle’ |
DD2 | (1i) *flekk-az; (1ii) *flak-; (2) *flak- |
(1i) Far flekkur, Icel flekkur, Norw flekk, ODan flek, Sw fläck; (1ii) Icel flagna, Norw flagna, Sw flagna; (2) Far flaki, Icel flaki, fleki, Norw flake, Dan dial flage, Sw dial flake |
Pe 947 |
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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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snitered | v. | snitter | ?‘came shivering down’ |
(2) cp. snið (n.) ‘slice’ |
DD1c | (2) *snitt- |
(1) Norw dial snitra; (2) Far snið, Icel snið, Norw snid, ODan snid, sned, MSw snidh, Sw dial sned |
Gaw 2003 |
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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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bate | n. | bate | (1) ‘strife, fighting’; (2) ‘baiting’ |
(2) beita ‘bait’; cp. beita (v.) ‘to cause to bite’; ‘to chase (with animals), hunt (with animals), set (animals) on’ (etc.), beit, beiti 'grazing, pasture' |
DD2 | (2) *bait- |
(2) Far beita, Icel beita, Norw beite, beita, ODan bēd, Sw bete |
Gaw 1461 |
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daylyeden | v. | dally | (1) ‘trifle, make (courtly) love; converse, contend, dispute’; (2) ‘bandy pleasantries’ |
(2) deila ‘to divide, apportion’ (etc.); ‘to contend, quarrel’ |
DD2 | (2) *dail- |
(2) Far deila, Icel deila, Norw deila, Sw dela |
Gaw 1114; Pe 313 |
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costez | v. | coast | (1) ‘coasts, passes by the side of’; (2) ‘gives (full bright) quality to’; (3) ‘drives’ |
(2) kostr ‘condition, choice, opportunity (etc.)’; (3) kasta ‘to cast, throw’ |
DD2 | (2) *kustiz or *kustuz; (3) *kastō(j)an- |
(2) Far kostur, Icel kostur, Norw kost, ODan kost, OSw koster; (3) Far kasta, Icel kasta, Norw kasta, Dan kaste, Sw kasta |
Gaw 1696 |
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laucyng | n., v. | (1) lance; (2) loosing | (1) (forlancyng) ‘throwing out’ (pres. ptcp.); (2) (laucyng) ‘loosening’ (vbl. n.) |
(2) lauss (adj.) ‘loose, free (etc.)’ |
D2 | (2) *lausa- |
(2) Far leysur, Icel laus, Norw laus, Dan løs, Sw lös |
Gaw 1334 |
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stayned | v. | stain | 'coloured' |
(2) steina 'to stain, colour, paint' |
D1 | (2) *stain- |
Far steina, Icel steina, Norw steina, Dan stene, OSw stena |
Gaw 170 |
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toruayle | n. | (1) (trauayle) ‘hard task’; (2) (toruayle) ‘hard task’, ‘difficulty’. |
(2) torveldi (fem. or neut.) ‘a difficulty’ |
DD2 | (2) *tor- + *waldi- |
(2) Far tor-, Icel tor-, Norw tor-, Sw dial tor- |
Gaw 1540 |
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wythnay | v. | 'refuse, reject' |
(2) cp. nei (interj.) 'no' |
DD1 | (2) *ni-aiw- |
Pe 916 |
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byled | v. | (1) boil; (2) bellow; (3) boil | (1) ‘boiled, bubbled’; (2) ‘resounded’; (3) ‘swelled, rose’ |
(2) bylja ‘to resound, echo’ |
DD2 | (2) *buljan-; (3) *būljō- |
(2) Far bylgja, Icel bylgja, Norw bylgja, Dan bølge, Sw bölja |
Gaw 2082 |
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sprit | v. | sprit | ‘sprang, started’ |
(3) spretta ‘to make spring up, unloose; rip up’; (4) sprita ‘to sprawl |
DD1c | (2) *sprutjan-; (3) *sprantjan-; (4) *sprīð- |
(3) Far spretta, Icel spretta, Norw spretta, Dan sprætte, Sw spritta, sprätta, Sw dial sprinta; (4) Far sprita, Icel sprita, Norw sprita |
Gaw 2316 |
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*bulk | n. | (1) block; (2) bulk | (1) ‘(headless) trunk (of the body)’; (3) (*blenk) 'gaze' |
(2) bulki 'cargo that is secured (amidships)'; (3) blekkja ‘to deceive, betray, seduce’ |
D2 | (3) *blankjan- |
(2) Icel búlki, Norw bulk, bolk, Dan bulk, Sw bulk |
Gaw 440 |
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blose | n. | (1) ?’rough uncouth person’; (2) 'ugly sight'; (3) and (4) ?’flame’ |
(3) blossi ‘flame’; cp. blys ‘torch’ |
DD2 | (3) *ƀlus- or ƀlūs-; (4) blās- |
(3) Icel blossi, Norw bluss, Dan blus, OSw blus, blos; cp. Icel blys |
Pe 911 |
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þro | adv. | thro, thra | ‘earnestly, heartily, eagerly, swiftly, violently’ |
þrár ‘stubborn, obstinate’ |
A1c | *þrawa- |
Far tráur, Icel þrár, Norw trå, ODan trå, Sw dial trå(r) |
Gaw 1021, 1867, 1946; Cl 220, 590, 1805 |
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þroly | adv. | throly, thraly | ‘heartily, urgently, violently’ |
þrár ‘stubborn, obstinate’, cp. þráliga 'obstinately' |
A1c | *þrawa- |
Far tráur, Icel þrár, Norw trå, ODan trå, Sw dial trå(r) |
Gaw 929; Cl 180, 504; WA 371, 707, 2090 |
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þorpes | n. | thorp | 'villiages' |
þorp 'hamlet, village' |
C2abc | *þurpan |
Far torpur, Icel þorp, Norw torp, ODan torp, OSw þorp, Sw torp |
Cl 1178; WA 1803 |
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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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balteres | adj., v. | balter | 'roll around; hobble' |
B2c | *balt- ( ~ *bult-) |
Norw dial bolta, baltra, Sw bulta, bultra, ODan bolte, Dan baltre, boltre |
Cl 103; Pat 459 |
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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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broþely | adv. | 'suddenly; fiercely, wretchedly; violently' |
bráðr ‘immediate, sudden, harsh, fierce, rash'; cp. bráðliga 'immediately, suddenly' |
A1c | *brēða- or *brēþa- |
Far bráður, Icel bráður, Nor bråd, Dan brad, Sw bråd |
Gaw 2377; Cl 1030, 1256; Pat 474; WA 1214, 2211 |
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flat | n. | flat | 'plain' |
flatr ‘flat, level’ |
C1bc | *flat- |
Far flatur, Icel flatur, Norw flat, Dan flad, Sw flat; Icel flötur; Far fløta, Icel flöt, Norw flot, flote |
Gaw 507, *Pe 127 |
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flot | n. | 'scum' |
flot 'floating, being afloat; lard, dripping' |
CC3c | *flutan |
Far flot, Icel flot, Norw flot, Dan flod, flåd, Sw flott |
Cl 1011 |
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grayþe | adj. | 'ready, skilled, competent; powerful' |
greiðr ‘ready, free’ |
A1*c | *ga-raið-a |
Far greiður, Icel greiður, Norw greid, Sw dial grei, gre |
Gaw 448, 597, 2047; Erk 251; WA 162, 1865 |
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gayn | adv. | ‘promptly’ |
gegn ‘straight, direct, ready, serviceable, kindly’ |
A1*c | *gagni- |
Icel gegn, Norw gjegn, ODan gjen, Dan dial gjen, Sw dial gen |
Gaw 1621 |
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ʒayned | v. | yain | ‘met, greeted’ |
gegna ‘to meet, pay, discharge, be fitting, signify’ |
CCC3a | *gagnjan- |
Far gegna, Icel gegna, Norw gjegna, Dan gjenne, Sw dial gena |
Gaw 1724 |
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glemered | v. | glimmer | 'gleamed' |
CC1a | *glim- |
Dan glimre, MSw glimra |
Gaw 172 |
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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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vpcaste | v. | upcast | 'proclaimed, uttered' |
kasta ‘to cast, throw’ |
A1 | *kas(a)tō(j)an- |
Far kasta, Icel kasta, Norw kasta, Dan kaste, Sw kasta |
Cl 1574 |
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vmbe-kesten | v. | ‘cast about, search all around, circle' |
kasta ‘to cast, throw’ |
A1c | *kas(a)tō(j)an- |
Far kasta, Icel kasta, Norw kasta, Dan kaste, Sw kasta |
Gaw 1434; Cl 478 |
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knokke | n. | knock | 'knock, blow' |
knoka (v.) ‘to knock, thump’ |
CCC2a | *knok- or *knuk- |
Gaw 2379 |
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layke | v. | lake | 'to play, amuse oneself' |
leika ‘to play, perform, move, delude’ |
A1*c | *laikan- |
Far leika, Icel leika, Norw leika, Dan leke, Sw leka |
Gaw 1111, 1178, 1554 etc., Pe 210; Cl 872; WA 1770, 5480 |
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