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Lexeme | Part of Speech | Modern English Form | Sense | ON Etymon | Summary Category | PGmc Ancestor | Other Scandinavian reflexes | Occurrences | |
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vnneuened | adj. | 'unsaid, retracted' |
nefna ‘to name, mention, appoint’; cp. ónefndr (pp. adj.) ‘unnamed' |
A1*c | *namnjan- |
Far nevna, Icel nefna, Norw nemna, Dan nævne, Sw nämna |
Cl 727 |
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vnsleʒe | adj. | 'unwary' |
slœgr ‘sly, cunning’; cp. óslœgr ‘unsly’ |
C1 | *slōg- |
Icel slægur, Norw sløg, ODan sløv, MSw slögher, Sw dial sløg |
Gaw 1209 |
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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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wast | n. | waist | 'waist' |
vǫxtr ‘size, stature; growth (etc.)' |
CCC1a | *waxs- |
Far vøkstur, Icel vöxtur, Norw vokster, ODan wext, Dan vækst, vekst, OSw væxter, Sw växt |
Gaw 144 |
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vnþryftyly | adv. | unthriftily | 'wantonly' |
þrift (n.)(fem.) 'thrift', cp. þrif (n.)(neut.) 'thriving condition, prosperity' |
B1 | *þrīfan- or *þrift- |
Icel þrift, Norw trîvst; cp. Icel þrif, Norw triv |
Cl 267 |
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waykned | adv. | 'was enfeebled' |
veikr (veykr) (adj.) ‘weak’ |
A1*c | *weik(w)a- |
Far veikur, Icel veikur, Norw veik, Dan veg, Sw vek; Norw dial veikna, OSw vikna, MSw vekna, Sw vekna |
Cl 1422 |
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wassayl | interj. | wassail | 'wassail!, your health' |
heill (adj.) 'hale, sound; whole, healed, etc.' |
A1* | *wesan- + *xaila- |
Far heilur, Icel heill, Norw heil, Dan hel, Sw hel |
Cl 1506 |
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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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vnþryfte | n. | unthrift | 'wickedness, folly' |
þrift (n.)(fem.) 'thrift', cp. þrif (n.)(neut.) 'thriving condition, prosperity' |
B1 | *þrīfan- or *þrift- |
Icel þrift, Norw trîvst; cp. Icel þrif, Norw triv |
Cl 516, 1728 |
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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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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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wyndas | n. | 'windlass' |
vindáss 'windlass' |
C2 | *wendan- + *ansaz |
Icel vindás |
Pat 103 |
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skathely | adv. | 'with injury' |
skaði ‘harm, damage’ |
A1* | *skaþōn |
WA 642 |
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þryftyly | adv. | thriftily | 'with propriety' |
þrift (n.)(fem.) 'thrift', cp. þrif (n.)(neut.) 'thriving condition, prosperity' |
B1 | *þrīfan- or *þrift- |
Icel þrift, Norw trîvst; cp. Icel þrif, Norw triv |
Cl 635 |
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may | n. | may | 'woman, maiden' |
mær ‘maid, girl, virgin; daughter (poetic)’ |
CC5b | *magw- or *mēg- |
Icel mær, Norw møy, Dan mø, Sw mö |
Gaw 1795; Pe 435, 780, 961 |
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worre | adj., n. | war, waur | 'worse' |
verri 'worse' |
CC2ac | *werziz- |
Far verri, Icel verri, Norw verre, Dan værre, Sw värre |
Gaw 1588, 1591; Cl 719 |
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wouen | v. | weave | 'woven' |
vefa 'to weave' |
CCC1 | *weƀan- |
Far veva, Icel vefa, Norw veva, Dan væve, Sw väva |
Gaw 2358 |
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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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þryuande | adj., n. | thriving | ‘abundant, hearty, worthy’ |
þrífa-sk ‘to thrive’ |
B1c | *þrīfan- |
Far tríva, trívast, Icel þrífa, þrívast, Norw triva, Dan trives, MSw thriva |
Gaw 1980; Cl 751 |
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vmbe-torne | adv., v. | umbe- | ‘all around’ |
(F)CCC1c | *umƀi + |
?Dan omtrent; Norw trinn, ODan trynd, Sw trind |
Gaw 184 |
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semly | adv. | seemly | ‘becomingly, excellently; pleasantly, sweetly’ |
sœmr ‘becoming, fit’; cp. sœmiliga ‘honourably, becomingly’ |
C1a | *sōmi- |
Icel sæmur, Norw sømre, Sw dial sym |
Gaw 865, 882, 888, etc.; Cl 1442; Erk 35; WA 198, 281, 424 |
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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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bit | n. | bit | ‘blade, cutting edge’ |
bit ‘biting, bit, wound after a bite, (insect) bite; grazing, pasture; (of a weapon) ability to bite/cut, sharpness’ |
CC3 | *ƀīt- |
Far bit, Icel bit, Norw bit, ODan bid, Dan bid, Sw bett |
Gaw 212, 426, 2224 etc. |
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derf | adj. | ‘bold, audacious, doughty, stout; great, astonishing; grievous, severe’ |
djarfr ‘courageous, aggressive, dauntless; heedless, impudent’ |
C1ac | *derƀ- |
Far djarvur, Icel djarfur, Norw djerv, Dan djerv, Sw djärv |
Gaw 558, 564, 1000, etc.; Cl 862; Pat 166; Erk 99; WA 1024, 1211, 1811, etc. |
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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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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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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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haspe | n. | hasp | ‘clasp, i.e. door-pin’ |
hespa ‘wisp or skein of wool; hasp, fastening’ |
CCC2 | *xasp- |
Far hespa, Icel hespa, Norw hespe, hespa, Dan haspe, Sw hasp |
Gaw 1233 |
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steuen | n. | steven | ‘command; appointment, meeting, tryst, appointed day' |
stefna ‘direction, appointed meeting; summons, citation’ |
CC3b | *staƀnjōn |
Far stevna, Icel stefna, Norw stemne, ODan stævne, OSw stämma |
Gaw 1060, 2008, 2194, etc.; Pe 188; Cl 360, 463, 706 |
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menskly | adv. | menskly | ‘courteously, worthily’ |
mennskr ‘human’ |
C2c | *manniska- |
Far menskur, Icel mennskur, OSw mænsker |
Gaw 1312, 1983 |
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ʒeʒe | v. | ‘cry (as wares), cry (for), shout’ |
geyja ‘to bark; scoff at, blaspheme’ |
CCC1a | *gau-jan- |
Far goyggja, Icel geyja, Norw gøya, Dan gø, Sw gö |
Gaw 67, 1215; Cl 846 |
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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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blo | adj. | blae | ‘dark, dusky, livid, grey’ |
blár ‘blue, blue-black, black’ |
A1* | *ƀlēwa- |
Far bláur, Icel blár, Norw blå, Dan blå, Sw blå |
Pe 83, 875; Cl 1017; Pat 134, 138, 221; Erk 290; WA 559 |
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glam | n. | glam | ‘din, noise of merrymaking, uproar, speech’ |
glamm ‘noise, tinkling sound’ |
BB1c | ?*ga-xlam-, ?*glam |
Icel glam, glamm, Norw glam, Dan glam, OSw glam, Sw glam |
Gaw 1426, 1652; Cl 499, 830, 849; Pat 63; WA 5504 |
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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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withalle | adv. | withal | ‘entirely, altogether’ |
cp. með ǫllu ‘altogether, quite’ |
CCC3 | *wiþra |
Far við, viður-, Icel við, Norw ved, ODan withær, with, Dan ved, veder-, Sw vid, veder- |
Gaw 106, 1926 |
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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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freles | adj. | ‘flawless’ |
frýjulauss 'blameless' |
DD1c | Pe 431 |
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forlondez | n. | foreland | ‘forelands, promontories’/‘low-lying lands’ |
forlendi ‘the land between the hills and sea’ |
CC3 | *fur(a) + *lanðan |
Gaw 699 |
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meke | adj., n. | meek | ‘gentle, submissive, merciful, humble’ |
mjúkr ‘soft, agile; meek, mild’ |
B1 | *meuk- |
Far mjúkr, Icel mjúkr, Norw mjuk, Dan myg, Sw mjuk |
Pe 404, 815, 832, etc.; Cl 771, 776, 815; Erk 250; WA 1747 |
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hondeselle | n. | handsel, hansel | ‘gift (at New Year)’ |
hand(s)-sal (neut.), ‘the transference of a right, bargain, duty to another by joining hands’ |
CC4 | *xanðuz + *saljan- |
Icel handsal, OSw handsal |
Gaw 66, 491 |
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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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vgly | adj. | ugly | ‘gruesome, threatening, evil-looking’ |
uggligr ‘to be feared’ |
B1c | Icel uggð, Norw ugg, Sw dial ugg, ygg |
Gaw 441, 2079, 2190; Cl 892 |
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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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tor | adj. | ‘hard, difficult’ |
tor- ‘difficult, hard’ |
CC5ac | *tor- |
Far tor-, Icel tor-, Norw tor-, Sw dial tor- |
Gaw 165, 719; Pe 1109; WA 5500 |
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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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mekely | adv. | meekly | ‘humbly, briskly; compassionately, graciously’ |
mjúkr ‘soft, agile; meek, mild’, cp. mjúkliga 'softly, tenderly' |
B1 | *meuk- |
Far mjúkr, Icel mjúkr, Norw mjuk, Dan myg, Sw mjuk |
Gaw 756, Cl 783; WA 816, 1686, 1947 etc. |
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angardez | adj., n. | angard | ‘i.e. excessive, arrogant’ |
ágjarn ‘covetous, greedy; ambitious; pugnacious, belligerent, eager to fight’; gort ‘bragging’; gera, gør(v)a ‘to make, do’ |
FCCC3c | Icel gjarn, Sw dial gärnt; Far ger-, Icel ger, ODan gør, Dan gør-, OSw gor, gör |
Gaw 681 |
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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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