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Lexeme Part of Speech Modern English Form Sense ON Etymon Summary Category PGmc Ancestor Other Scandinavian reflexes Occurrences  
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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ʒarm n. yarm 'clamour' jarmr 'bleating' C2c *erma- Far jarm(an), Icel jarmur, Norw jerm Cl 971 View
ʒarmand v. yarm, yirm, yerm 'howl' jarma 'to bleat' C2c *erma- Far jarma, Icel jarma, Norw jarma, jerma, ODan jarme, Sw dial jarma, järma WA 4745 View
ʒette v. yate 'to grant' játa or játta ‘to say yes, assent, acknowledge, grant, yield’ B2ac ?*jē + -at(j)an or *jextō(j)anan  Icel játa, Norw jata, ODan jate, OSw jata, jæta; Far játta, Icel játta, Norw jatta, ODan jætte, jatte, OSw jatta Gaw 776; Pe 558 View
ʒaule v. yawl 'to yowl, howl' gaula ‘to low, bellow, howl’ BB2ac ?*gaul- Far geyla, Icel gaula, Norw gaula, Sw gjöla Gaw 1453 View
elike adv. ylike 'equally' líkr ‘like, alike’; cp. líka, glíka (adv.) 'also' CCC2c *(ga)līka- Far líkur, Icel líkur, Norw lik, Dan lig, Sw lik WA 340, 536, 560 etc. View
ʒol n. yule

'Yule, Christmas'

 jól 'Yule, Christmas'

 CC2c

*jexwl- or *jegwl-

Far jól, Icel jól, Norw jôl, Dan jul, Sw jul

Gaw 284, 500

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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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skayned v.

‘grazed’

skeina ‘to scratch, wound slightly’

 A1

*skainjan-

Far skeina, Icel skeina, Norw skeina, skjene, Sw dial skäin'

Gaw 2167

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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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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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hemely adv.

‘suitably, neatly’

heimolliga, heimulliga (later heimugliga) ‘privately, intimately; duly, with full title to possession’

 CCC1a

*xaimaz

cp. Icel heimileg(u)r, Norw heimeleg, Dan hemmelig, Sw heimlig

Gaw 1852

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nar v.

'are not'

cp. eru 'are'

 CCC5

*ne + *ar-

Gaw 2092

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forbrent v.

'burned up'

brenna 'to burn (intrans. and trans.)'

 C2ac

*ƀrennan- or *ƀrannjan-

Far brenna, Icel brenna, Norw brenna, Dan brænde, Sw brinna; Far brenna, Icel brenna, Norw brenna, ODan brænnæ, Dan brænde, OSw bränna, Sw bränna

Pe 1139

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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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gayn prep. ‘opposite’ (í) gegn 'in opposition, against, in return' A1*c *gagni- Far (í)gegn, Icel gegn, Dan igen, OSw gen Pe 138 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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helde adv.

‘readily, likely’

heldr ‘more, rather; very; but, on the contrary; soonest, especially’

 C1c

*xalð-iz-

Far heldur, Icel heldri, heldur, Norw helder, Dan heller(e), Sw heller, hellre

Pe 1193

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louyly adj.

‘lawful’

lǫg (pl.) ‘law; law community, law-district’

 C3d

*lag-

Far lóg, Icel lög, Norw log, Dan lov, Sw lag

Pe 565

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blayke adj.

‘yellow’

bleikr ‘pale, wan, ?bleached’

 A1*

*ƀlaika-

Far bleikur, Icel bleikur, Norw bleik, Dan bleg, Sw blek, Shetl bleg

Pe 27

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brathþe n.

‘violence, impetuosity; agony, violent grief’

bráðr ‘immediate, quick; sudden, violent, harsh, fierce; rash, impetuous, impatient’

 A1c

*ƀrēþa-

cp. Far bráður, Icel bráður, Norw bråd, Dan brad, Sw dial brå(d)

Pe 346, *1170; Cl 916; WA 1220, 1744, 1956 etc. 

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clypper n.

‘shearer’

klippa (v.) 'to clip'

 B2c

?*klipp-

Far klippa, Norw klippa, Dan klippe, Sw klippa, Sw dial klöppa, Shetl klipp

Pe 802

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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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freles adj.

‘flawless’

frýjulauss 'blameless'

 DD1c

Pe 431

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blyþe n.

'mercy'

blíða 'gentleness, kindness, friendliness'

 CC1c

*ƀlīþ-

Pe 354

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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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aglyʒte adv. 'slipped away' gljá ‘to glitter’ DD1c ?*glīw- Far glíggja, Icel gljá, Norw glå, gljå, Sw dial glia Pe 245 View
golf n.

(1) 'deep pool of water'; (2) 'a space underground (as source of a stream)'

(2) golf 'floor, room, compartment'

 DD2


 

Far gólv, Icel gólf, Norw dial golv, Dan gulv, Sw golv

Pe 608

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keue v.

'to sink (down)'

kefja 'to dip, put under water'

 DD1c

*kwaƀjan-

Icel kefja

Pe 320, 981

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lygyngeʒ n., v.

'dwellings'

liggja (v.) ' to lie'

 DD2ac

*legjan-

Far liggja, Icel liggja, Norw liggja, Dan ligge, Sw ligga

Pe 935

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lyste n.

'desire, joy'

lyst ‘lust, desire’, lysta v. 'one desires, wishes (impers.)'

 CC2

 *lust-i- or *lustjan-

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; Pe 173, 467, 908; Cl 843

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raue v.

'to go astray'

 DD1c

(1) Icel ráfa, Norw rava

Pe 665

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syt n.

'grief, sorrow, evil'

 A1c

*suxt-

Norw syt

Pe 663; Cl 566, 1257; Pat 5, 517; WA 182, 546

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stote v.

'halt, stop'

stytta 'to cut short'

 DD1c

?*staut- or *stut-
 

Far stytta, Icel stytta, Norw dial stytta, ODan stunte, OSw stynta

Pe 149

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sulp v.

'defile, pollute'

 DD1c

cp. Far søpla, Norw søpla; Norw dial sulpa

Pe 726; Cl 15, 550, 1130, etc.

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tom n.

'leisure, time, opportunity, delay, pause, interval'

tóm 'emptiness; (metaphorically) leisure'

 C1c

*tōm-

Pe 134, 585; Cl 1153; Pat 135; Erk 313

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þrange adj., adv.

'oppressively, closely'

þrǫngr 'close, tight'

 CC1c

*þrangwa-

Far. trongur, Icel. þröngur, Norw trong, Sw. trång, Dan. trang

Pe 17

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þrete v.

'to wrangle'

þræt(t)a 'to wrangle'

 CC3

*þranxtjan-, or *þraut-

Far træta, Icel þræta, þrætta, Norw trætta, ODan thrættæ, Dan trætta, OSw þræ(t)a, Sw träta

Pe 561

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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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waweʒ n.

'waves'

vágr 'wave, sea'

 CC2a

*wēg-az

Far vágur, Icel vogur, Norw våg, Dan vove, Sw dial våg

Pe 287; Cl 382, 404; Pat 142; WA 26, 1153, 1309, etc.

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*fere n.

(1) 'fortune, rank, dignity'; (2) 'company'

færi 'capacity, ability, means, possibility'

 DD2

?*fōr-i-

(1) Far føri, Icel færi, Norw føre, Dan føre, Sw fōre

Pe 616

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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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wythnay v.

'refuse, reject'

(2) cp. nei (interj.) 'no'

 DD1

(2) *ni-aiw-

Pe 916

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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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hetes n.

‘vows, assurances of knightly service’

cp. heita (v.) ‘to call, name, promise’

 CCC2c

*hait-

Gaw 1525

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bolled adj. 'decorated in relief, embossed' bolgna (v.) ‘to swell, bulge’ CC1c *belgan- Icel bólginn, Norw bolgen, Dan bullen, OSw bulghin, bulin Cl 1464 View
broþely adj.

'wild, vile'

bráðr ‘immediate, sudden, harsh, fierce, rash'; cp. bráðligr 'immediate, sudden, violent'

 A1c

*brēða- or *brēþa-

Far bráður, Icel bráður, Norw bråd, Dan brad, Sw bråd

Cl 848, 1030

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ferlyle adj.

'marvellous'

 ferligr ‘monstrous’

 DD1c

(1) *fēr-; (2) *fera; (3) *fer(e)r-

Cl 1460

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froþande adj.

'frothing, festering'

froða (n., fem.) ‘froth’; frauð (n., neut.) ‘froth’ 

 C1

*fruþ- or *frauþ-

Far froða, froði, Icel froðe, Norw frode, froda, Dan fråde, Sw dial fruddo, frådas; Far froyður, Icel frauð, Norw fraud, Sw dial fraud, fröda, frau

Cl 1721

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hagherlych adv. 'fittingly, properly' hagr (adj.) ‘handy, skilful’; cp. hagliga (adv.) 'skilfully, handily’ A2*c *xag-az Far hagur, Icel hagur, Norw hag, ODan hag, OSw hagher Cl 18, 1707 View
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