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Lexeme Part of Speech Modern English Form Sense ON Etymon Summary Category PGmc Ancestor Other Scandinavian reflexes Occurrences  
sla v. slay 'slay' slá ‘to smite, strike (etc.)’ CC2c *slaxan- Far slá(a), Icel slá, Norw, Sw, Dan slå WA 1766, 2566, 2634 etc. View
slaare n. 'slayer' slá ‘to smite, strike (etc.)’ CC2c *slaxan- Far slá(a), Icel slá, Norw, Sw, Dan slå WA 967 View
slaʒtir n. slaughter 'murder, deadly power, slaughter' slátr 'butcher's meat, slaughter' C1 *slaxt- Far slátur, Icel slátur, Norw slåtr WA 708, 3049, 4855 View
sleʒe adj. sly

'skilfully made'

 slœgr ‘sly, cunning’

 C1

*slōg-

Icel slægur, Norw sløg, ODan sløv, MSw slögher, Sw dial sløg

Gaw 797, 893

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sleghtly adv. cp. slægð (n.) ‘slyness, cunning’ C1c *slōg- WA 2057, 2870 View
sleʒly adv. slyly, slily '(made) warily; stealthily'  slœgr ‘sly, cunning’; cp. slœgliga ‘slily, cunningly' C1 *slōg- Icel slægur, Norw sløg, ODan sløv, MSw slögher, Sw dial sløg Gaw 1182; WA 2870, 2962, 5174 View
sleʒt n. sleight

‘cunning, skill; device, stratagem; act of practised skill’

slægð ‘slyness, cunning’

 C1

*slōg-

Icel slægð, Norw sløgd, OSw slöghþ, Sw slögjd

Gaw 916, 1542, 1854, etc., Cl 1289; Pat 130; WA 38, 334, 1022 etc.

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sleke v. sleck 'extinguish, slake, diminish to nothing' sløkkva 'extinguish, put out; slake, quench' CC2c *slakwjan- Far sløkkja, Icel slökkva, Norw sløkkva, sløkkja, Sw dial slick Cl 708; Erk 331 View
slente n. slent

'slope'

cp. sletta (v.) ‘to slap, dab’

 BB2c

*slent- or *slant-

Far sletta, Icel sletta, Norw sletta; Norw sletta, Norw dial slinta, Dan slente, Sw slinta; cp. Norw slent, Sw slänt

Pe 141

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slentyng n. ‘slanting flight, shooting’, or perhaps ‘sleet’? cp. sletta (v.) ‘to slap, dab’ BB2 *slent- or *slant- Far sletta, Icel sletta, Norw sletta; Norw sletta, Norw dial slinta, Dan slente, Sw slinta; Far slettingur , Icel slettingur  Gaw 1160 View
slik adj., pron. 'such' slíkr (adj.) 'such' A1*c *swa-līkaz Far slíkur, Icel slíkur, Norw slik, Dan slig, Sw slik WA 11, 38, 62 etc. View
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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slyʒt adj. slight

'slender'

sléttr 'plain, flat, even, smooth, level'

 CC4c

*slixta-

Far slættur, Icel sléttur, Norw slett, ODan slæt, Dan slet, Sw slät, Sw dial sljett

Pe 190

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smyles v. smile 'smiles' BB2a *smeil- Norw smile, ODan smīle, Dan smile, Sw smila WA 2461, 2725 View
snape n. 'poor pasture' cp. snapa 'to sniff, snuffle' B2c *snapp- Icel snöp WA 1560 View
snart adj.

'sharp'

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

WA 3633

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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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snayped v. snape ‘nipped cruelly’ sneypa ‘to outrage, dishonour, disgrace’  A1c *snaupjan-  Icel sneypa, Norw snøypa, OSw snöpa, Sw snöpa Gaw 2003; WA 3633, 3995 View
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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snyrt v. 'snicked, cut lightly' snerta, 'to touch, concern' BB2c *sner- Icel snerta, Norw snerta, Sw dial snärta Gaw 2312 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
sopp n. 'company' soppr 'ball' A1 *swumpaz Far soppur, Icel soppur, Norw sopp, Sw dial sopp, supp WA 2351 View
sorʒe n. 'muck, filth' (1) saurgan (n.) 'pollution, defilement', cp. saurigr (adj.) 'filthy, dirty'; (2) cp. saurr (n.) 'mud, dirt' D2 (1) *saur-; (2) *surgō- (1) Far seyrur, Icel saur, Norw saur, ODan sør, OSw sör-, Sw dial sör Cl 75, 846; Pat 275 View
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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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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spak adv.

'smartly'

spakr (adj.) 'gentle, wise'

 B1

Far spakur, Icel spakur, Norw spak, ODan spak, Dan spag, OSw skaper, Sw spak

Pat 104

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spakest adj., n. spack

 'cleverest (one)'

spakr (adj.) 'gentle, wise'

 B1

Far spakur, Icel spakur, Norw spak, ODan spak, Dan spag, OSw skaper, Sw spak

Pat 169

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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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spakly adv.

'readily, willingly, quickly'

spakr (adj.) 'gentle, wise', cp. spakliga (adv.) 'peaceably, wisely'

 B1


 

Far spakur, Icel spakur, Norw spak, ODan spak, Dan spag, OSw skaper, Sw spak; cp. MSw spaklika, Sw spakliga

Cl 755; Pat 338; Erk 335; WA 786, 2975

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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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sparþe n. sparth 'battle-axe' sparða ‘kind of (Irish) axe’ B1 ?*barðaz Icel sparða Gaw 209; WA1403, 2458 View
spene v. spen ‘to be fastened, cling; clap; imprison’ spenna ‘to span, clasp’ C1ac *spann-jan-  Far spenna, Icel spenna, Norw spenna, Dan spæde, Sw spänna Gaw 158, 587; Pe 49, 53 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
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
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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sponez n. spoon

'spoons'

spánn 'chip, shaving, spoon'

 CC3a

*spēnuz

Far spónur, Icel spónn, Norw spon, spån, Dan spaan, Sw spån

Gaw 886

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sprent v. sprent 'leap, splash' spretta  ‘to make spring up, unloose; rip up’ BB2c *sprant-jan- Far spretta, Icel spretta, Norw spretta, Dan sprætte, Sw sprätta Gaw 1896; Erk 335; WA 743, 786 View
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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stad adj., v. stead

‘placed; put down (in writing); present; standing there’

staddr ‘placed, present’ 

 A1*c

*staðaða-

Icel steðja, Norw steda, stede, Dan stede, Sw städa, städja

Gaw 33, 644, 2137;  Cl 90, 806, 983, etc.; Erk 274; WA 465, 499

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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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stakirs v. stacker 'staggers'  stakra 'push, stagger' C1a *stakrōjan- Icel stakra, Norw stakra, Dan dial stagre WA 845 View
stamyn n.

'prow'

stafn, stamn 'stem of a ship'

 CC1a

*stamn-

Far stavnur, Icel stafn, Norw stamn, ODan stafn, Dan stavn, OSw stafn, stamn, Sw stam, Sw dial stamn

Cl 486

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stange n. stang

'pole'

stǫng ‘pole, staff’

 CC1abc

*stang-ō

Far stong, Icel stöng, Norw stong, Dan stang, Sw stång

Gaw 1614

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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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stee n. stee, sty 'ladder' stigi, stegi 'step, ladder, steep ascent' CC1c *stiga- Far stigi, Icel stigi, Norw stige, Dan stige, Sw stege WA 1437, 2481 View
stel-gere n. gear 'armour' gervi, gørvi ‘gear, apparel’  A1* *garwj- Icel gervi Gaw 260 View
stem v. stem (1) 'aim, attempt, consider' (2) 'intend, purpose, consider' (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)’.  DD2 (1) *steƀnō or *staƀnjōn (1) Far stevna, Icel stefna, Norw stemna, Dan stævne, Sw stämma WA 2480 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
sterne n. stern

'stern'

stjórn 'helm, steering'

 CC1a

*steurnō

Far stjórn, Icel stjórn, Norw stjorn, OSw stiorn-

Pat 149

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sterneʒ n. starn, stern

'stars'

stjarna 'star'

 B2c

*sternōn

Far stjørna, Icel stjarna, Norw stjerna, Dan stjerne, Sw. stiärna

Pe 115; Pat 149; WA 28, 127, 282, etc.

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