Showing 851 to 900 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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wamel | v. | 'feel sick' |
vamla 'to get sick' |
BB1 | *wem- |
Icel vamla, Norw vamla, Dan vamle |
Pat 300 |
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wyndas | n. | 'windlass' |
vindáss 'windlass' |
C2 | *wendan- + *ansaz |
Icel vindás |
Pat 103 |
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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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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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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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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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wykez | n. | wick, wike | 'corners (of the mouth)' |
vik, 'corner'; cp. munn-vik (n. pl.) 'the corners of the mouth' |
C1c | *wik- |
Far vik, Icel vik, Norw vik, Dan mundvig, OSw vik, MSw vik, Sw veck |
Gaw 1572; Cl 1690 |
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wyter | adv. | 'plainly' |
vitr (adj.) ‘wise’, cp. vitrliga (adv.) ‘wisely, with wisdom’ |
CC1c | *wit- |
Far vitur, Ice vitur, ODan witær, OSw viter, Sw vitter |
Cl 1552 |
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littis | n. | lit | 'colours' |
litr 'colour, hue, countenance, complexion' |
A1* | *wlit- |
Far litur, Icel litur, Norw lit, let, ODan lit, lyt, Dan lød, OSw liter, Sw dial lit, let |
WA 4336 |
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wrang | adj. | wrong | 'evil, perverted; wrong; (in the) wrong' |
vrangr, rangr ‘awry, not straight; wrong, unjust, unrighteous’ |
C1 | *wrang- |
Far rangur, Icel rangr, Norw vrang, rang, Dan vrang, Sw vrång |
Gaw 1494; Cl 268; Pat 384; Erk 236 |
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wrang | adv. | wrong | ‘unjustly, wrongly’ |
vrangr, rangr (adj.) ‘awry, not straight; wrong, unjust, unrighteous’ |
C1 | *wrang- |
Far rangur, Icel rangr, Norw vrang, rang, Dan vrang, Sw vrång |
Pe 488, 614; Cl 891 |
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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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wener | adj. | 'more lovely' |
vænn ‘promising, likely to be expected; bidding fair, likely to succeed; (of persons) hopeful, promising; fair to behold, fine, beautiful’ |
CCC1 | *wēni- |
Far vænur, Icel vænn, Norw væn, ODan væn, Sw vän |
Gaw 945 |
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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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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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hellid | v. | hell | 'poured' |
hella 'to pour out' |
A1*c | *xalþjan- |
Far hella, Icel hella, Norw hella, Dan helde, hælde, Sw hälla |
WA 3813 |
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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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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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herber | n. | harbour, habor | 'lodging' |
herbergi ‘inn; closet, room’, |
CCC4a | *xarjaz + *ƀerʒō |
Far herbergi, Icel herbergi, Norw herbyrgi, Dan herberg(e), Sw härberge |
Gaw 755, 812 |
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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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neue | n. | nieve | 'fist' |
hnefi, knefi 'fist' |
B2c | *xneƀ- |
Far nevi, Icel hnefi, Norw neve, Dan næve, Sw näve |
Cl 1537 |
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holkked | v. | holk, hawk | 'gouged (out)' |
BBB2ac | *xul-k- |
Sw hålka |
Cl 1222 |
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wyrles | v. | whirl | 'to whirl' |
hvirfla ‘to whirl’ |
CC2a | *xwerƀan-, *xwerƀ-il-, ?*xwurƀ- |
Far hvirla, Icel hvirfla, Norw kvervla |
Gaw 2222; Cl 475; WA 5297 |
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bygly | adj. | bigly | ‘inhabitable, pleasant’ |
byggiligr 'habitable' |
A1*bc | *ƀewwjan- or *ƀuwwjan- |
Pe 963 |
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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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blenk | v. | blenk | 'to look; gleam' |
blekkja ‘to deceive, betray, seduce’; cp. blakkr (adj.) ‘pale, dark’ |
CC2c | *ƀlankjan- |
Icel blekkja, Norw blekkja |
Gaw 799, 2315; WA 5607 |
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blom | n. | bloom | 'flower, bloom; perfection' |
blómi (m.), blóm (neut.) ‘flower, flowing plant’ |
C3ac | *ƀlom- |
Far blómi, Icel blómi, Norw blome, Dan blomme, Sw blomma; Far blóma (f.), Icel blóm, Norw blom |
Pe 27, 578; Cl 1042, 1467 |
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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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blyþe | n. | 'mercy' |
blíða 'gentleness, kindness, friendliness' |
CC1c | *ƀlīþ- |
Pe 354 |
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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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brynston | n. | brimstone | 'brimstone' |
cp. brenna (v.) 'to burn (intrans. and trans.)', brennusteinn 'sulphur' |
C2 | *ƀrennan- or *ƀrannjan- |
Cl 967 |
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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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bawelyne | n. | bowline | 'bowline' |
bóglína |
CCC3c | *ƀōg- |
Cl 417; Pat 104 |
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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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glaymande | adj., v. | 'slimy' |
kleima 'to daub, smear, dabble' |
D1 | ?*klaimjan- |
Far kleima, Icel kleima, Norw kleima, Sw dial klema |
Pat 269 |
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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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rasez | v. | rase | 'rushes' |
rasa ‘to rush headlong; stumble’; rása ‘to race, run’ |
C2 | ?*ras- or *rēsōjan- or *rēs- |
Far rasa, Norw rasa, Icel rasa, Dan rase, Sw dial rasa; Far rása, Icel rása |
Gaw 1461 |
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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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flaunkes | n. | 'sparks' |
BB1 | ?*flank- |
Sw (snö)flanka |
Cl 954 |
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rekils | v. | rickle | 'clatters' |
*hrika or *hrikja 'creek' |
D1 | ?*xrik- |
cp. Far ríkja, Icel hrikkja, hrikta, Norw rikta, riksa, Sw dial rêk |
WA 566 |
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dumpe | v. | 'plunge' |
dumpa 'hit heavily, thump' |
B2c | ?*demp- |
Far dump, Icel dumpa, Norw dumpa, Dan dumpe |
Pat 362; WA 4487 |
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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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crokeʒ | n. | crook | ‘sickles’ |
krókr ‘hook, anything crooked’ |
BB2b | ?*krōk- |
Far krókur, Icel krókur, Norw krôk, Dan krog, Sw krok |
Pe 40 |
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norne | v. | 'to state, speak, address, announce, propose; offer, urge, press' |
BB2ac | ?*ner- |
Sw dial. norna, nyrna, nörna |
Gaw 1661, 1669, 1771, etc.; Cl 65, 669, 803; Erk 101, 152, 195 |
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skyg | adj. | ?'particular' |
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D1c | ?*skewwa- |
cp. Norw dial skegg, Sw dial skegg |
Cl 21 |
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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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syled | v. | 'go, pass (on)' |
D1c | ?*sīxwan- |
Norw dial sila, Sw dial sila |
Cl 131, WA 111, 161, 335 etc. |
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rattes | n. | rats | 'rags' |
cp. hrati 'rubbish, trash' |
D1c | ?*xrat- |
Cp. Norw rat, Sw dial rata; Icel hrat, Norw rat, Sw dial rat |
Erk 260 |
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sparþe | n. | sparth | 'battle-axe' | sparða ‘kind of (Irish) axe’ | B1 | ?*barðaz | Icel sparða | Gaw 209; WA1403, 2458 | View |
ille | n. | ill | 'evil; harm, ill-treatment' | illr ‘ill, evil, bad’ | B1c | ?*elhila- | Far illur, Icel illur, íllur, Norw ill, ODan ild, OSw ilder, Sw ill | Gaw 1811; Cl 577, 735; WA 3267*, 4216 | View |