Showing 901 to 950 of 967 lexemes.

Lexeme Part of Speech Modern English Form Sense ON Etymon Summary Category PGmc Ancestor Other Scandinavian reflexes Occurrences  
þenk v. think ‘to take heed, remember, be mindful of’ þekkja 'to perceive, recognize, know' CCC2 *þankjan- Far tekkja, Icel þekkja, Norw tekkja, ODan tække, OSw þäkkia Gaw 487, 534, 1680 etc.; Pe 22, 370, 1151; Cl 138, 304, 711 etc.; Pat 294; Erk 225; WA 672, 1121, 2425 etc. View
þynke v. think 'to seem' þykkja 'to seem' CCC2 *þunkjan- Far tykja, Icel þykja, Norw tykkja, ODan thykk(i)æ, Dan tykkes, OSw þykkia, Sw tycka(s) Gaw 348, 1111, 1241, etc.; Pe 267, 316, 552, etc.; Cl 744; Pat 8, 43, 427 etc.; WA 326, 363, 867 etc. View
seme v. seem ‘to beseem, suit, seem fitting; seem, appear’  sóma ‘to beseem, become, befit’; sœma ‘to honour’ C3 *sōmi- Icel sóma; Far, søma, Icel sæma, Norw søma, ODan søme, Dan sømme, OSw söma, syma Gaw 73, 201, 235 etc.; Pe 760; Cl 117, 416, 793; Erk 98; WA 70, 635, 716 etc. View
mon v. mun 'must' munu ‘will, shall, may, must’ C3c *munan- Far munna, Icel munu, Norw mun, muna, muno, Dan monne, Sw månna, månde Gaw 1811, 2354; WA 691, 707, 1502 etc. View
breue v. breve ‘to declare, announce; write down’ bréfa ‘to set down in writing, report, make a précis; document’ FCCC3c Icel bréfa Gaw 465, 1393, 1436 etc.; Pe 755; Cl 197; Erk 103; WA 35, 208, 256 etc. View
lete (as) v. let ‘to behave (as if); utter’ láta 'to put, place, suffer, grant; to leave off; to let, cause, make (etc.) CC3ac *lētan- Far lata, láta, Icel láta, Norw låta, Dan lade, Sw låta Gaw 1190, 1201, 1206 etc.; WA 491, 2557, 4470 View
biseme v. beseem ‘to befit, become, suit’ sóma ‘to beseem, become, befit’; sœma ‘to honour’ C3 *sōmi- Icel sóma; Far, søma, Icel sæma, Norw søma, ODan søme, Dan sømme, OSw söma, syma Gaw 622, 1612, 2035, etc.; Pe 310; WA 439, 2944 View
wynne v. win ‘to get with effort (to), reach (intrans.), attain; come, go; bring’ vinna ‘to work, labour, till, cultivate; work, perform; win, gain; conquer, vanquish; avail; withstand; suffer, undergo’; vinna til ‘to reach (to)' (Zoëga sense 11) CC3ac *wennan- Far vinna, Icel vinna, Norw vinna, Dan vinde, Sw vinna Gaw 461, 1365, 1537 etc.; Pe 32, 107, 517 etc.; Cl 112, 140, 882 etc.; Pat 106, 237; WA 541, 838, 1384 etc. View
wondered v. wonder ‘made wonder, surprised (impers.)’ undra ‘to wonder at a person or thing’ CC3 *wunðran Far undrast, Icel undra(st), Norw undra, Sw undra Gaw 1201; WA *776*, 3119 View
burde v. bir ‘(it) behoved (impers.); had to, might, should be’ byrja ‘to belong to, be (someone’s) due; (impers.) be (someone’s) due, be fitting for (someone), be appropriate for (someone)’ CCC5ac *burjan- or *buriz  Far byrja, Icel byrja, Norw byrja, OSw byria, böria, Sw börja Gaw 2278, 2428; Pe 316; Pat 117, 507; Erk 260; WA 510, 776*, 1966 etc. View
dare v. dare 'to cower, shrink; (pp.) dazed' DD1 Far darra, Norw darra, Sw darra Gaw 315, 2258; Pe 609, 839; WA 3044 View
mynne v. min ‘to declare; exhort; remember, think of; record, mention; go’ minna ‘to remind’  D1c (1) *menþ-; (2) *mun- Far minna, minnast, Icel minna, minnast, Norw minna, minnast, Dan minde, mides, Sw minna, minnas Gaw 141, 982, 995 etc.; Pe 583; Cl 25, 436, 771; Erk 104; WA 245, 565, 583 etc. View
kylled v. kill 'kill; strike' kolla ‘to hit in the head; (metaph.) to harm’ DD1 (1) *kull-; (2) *kwuljan- (1) Far kolla, kylla, Icel kolla, kylla, Norw kolla, kylla, Sw dial kolla, kulla Gaw 2111; Cl 876, 1252, 1267; WA 2377 View
*dyngez v. (1) ding; (2) damn (1) (*dyngez) ‘smites’; (2) (dymnez) ‘condemns’ (1) dengja ‘to hammer (metal), forge; urge/press, ask persistently’  D2 (1) *dang(w)jan- or *dengwan- (1) Far deingja, Icel dengja, Norw dengja, Dan dænge, OSw dængia, Sw dial däng(j)a Gaw 2105 View
schount v. shunt ‘swerve; flinch; avoid; escape; move vigorously’ (1) skunda ‘to speed, hasten’ DD1c (1) *skunð-; (2)?*skunōjan-  (1) Far skunda, Icel skunda, Norw skunda, Dan skynde, OSw skunda Gaw 1902, 2280; Cl 605; WA 180, 580, 2143 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
drowne v. drowned ‘immersed, drowned’ drukna 'to drown' C2 *drunkanō(j)an- or ?*drūn- Far drukna, Icel drukna, Norw drukna, runic Dan truknaþu (past 3 pl.), Dan drukne, Sw drunkna Pe 656; Cl 372, 989; Pat 245; WA 2590, 3032, 3072 etc. View
glauereʒ v. ?glaver 'deceives' cp. glaðr (adj.) 'glad' DD1 ?*glaða- Pe 688 View
flonc v. flung 'rush, shoot, fling' *flinga, cp. flengja 'to throw, fling' B1 *flenga- Norw flengja Pe 1165; WA 831*, 1218, 1348 etc. View
hete v. 'to promise, assure; be called' heita ‘to call, name, promise’ CCC2 *haitan- Far heita, Icel heita, Norw heita, runic Dan haite, haitika, Dan hede, hedde, runic Sw ha[i]teka, Sw heta, hetta
 
Gaw 2121; Pe 402; Cl 1346; WA 1075, 2398, 2406 etc. View
glyfte v. gliff ‘glanced (sidelong); became startled; glint’ DD1c (1) *gliƀ-  (2) ?Sw gliff Gaw 2265; Cl 849; WA *4599 View
mysse v. miss 'to lose, lack' missa 'to miss, lose' C3 *missjan- Far missa, Icel missa, Norw missa Pe 329, 382; Cl  189, 551, 994 etc.; WA 149, 1343, *2649 View
hapeneʒ v. happens 'befall; achieve' happ (n.) ‘good luck, chance’; cp. heppnast (v.) 'to have good luck' C1 *xap(p)- Far happ, Icel happ, Norw happ, Sw dial happ Cl 27, WA 2364 View
trone v. 'go, march' B1c Norw trine, ODan trene, trine, OSw trīna, Sw dial trina, trena Pe 1113; Cl 132, 976; Pat 101; WA 694, 4888, 5171 etc. View
bayted v. bait 'baited (by dogs), fed; provoke' beita 'to graze, feed; cause to bite; set on; chase, etc.' A1* *baitjan- Far beita, Icel beita, Norw beita, Dan bede, Sw beta Cl 55; WA 5355 View
breyþed v. 'rushed' bregða 'to move swiftly' C2c *bregðan- Far bregða, brigða, Icel bregða, Norw bregda, ODan bre(i)de, OSw breghþa Cl 1421 View
dungen v. ding 'struck' dengja ‘to hammer (metal), forge; urge/press, ask persistently’ C2ac *dang(w)jan- or *dengwan- Far deingja, Icel dengja, Norw dengja, Dan dænge, OSw dængia, Sw dial däng(j)a Cl 1266; WA 2041 View
hilen v. hill 'covered, concealed' hylja 'to hide, cover' C1a *xuljan- Far hylja, Icel hylja, Norw hylja, Dan hylle, Sw hölja Cl 1397; WA 146, 1010, 3450 etc. View
swepen v. sweep 'to rush; swoop; sweep (in)' svipa 'to swoop, flash, move swiftly' CC2c ?*swaipan-, *swipjan- or *swaipjan- Icel svipa, Norw svipa, Dan dial svippe, Sw dial svepa, svipa Pe 111; Cl 1509; Pat 260, 341 View
vnhyles v. 'uncover' hylja 'to hide, cover' C1a *xuljan- Far hylja, Icel hylja, Norw hylja, Dan hylle, Sw hölja Cl 451, 1628 View
beryd v. (1) 'beat, rang'; (2) 'rang out' (2) berja 'hammer, knock, strike etc.' DD2 (1) *bēr-; (2) *barjan- Far berja, Icel berja, Norw berja, ODan bæriæ, Sw dial bärga Erk 352 View
mekned v. meeken 'to soften' mjúkr ‘soft, agile; meek, mild’ B1 *meuk- Far mjúkr, Icel mjúkr, Norw mjuk, Dan myg, Sw mjuk; cp. Norw mjukne, OSw miukna, Sw mjukna Cl 1328 View
meke v. meek 'humble' mjúkr (adj.) ‘soft, agile; meek, mild’ B1 *meuk- WA 1746, 2838 View
waykis v. 'grow weak' veikr (veykr) (adj.) ‘weak’  A1* *weik(w)a- WA 1006 View
bretted v. 'break to pieces, destroy' brytja 'chop into pieces' CC3c *ƀrut- Far brytja, Icel brytja, Norw brytja WA 2256, 2697 View
lockis v. lock 'locks, shuts in' loka 'lock, shut', lykja 'lock, shut, enclose' CCC1 *luk- Far loka, Icel loka; Icel lykja, Norw lykkja, ODan lykke, Dan lukke, OSw lykkia, Sw lycka WA 5495 View
quirris v. whirr 'let off (arrows) with a whizzing sound, move together noisily'  cp. hverfa ‘to turn’, hvirfla ‘to whirl’. BB1c Dan hvirre, Sw dial hvirra WA 1414, 1556, 2226 View
witnes v. 'give testimony to' vitna 'witness, attest' CC1 *wit- Far vitna, Icel vitna, Norw vitna, Dan vidne, Sw vittne WA 488, 916, 1439 etc. View
grayþe v. graith ‘get ready (reflex.); arrayed, prepared, set (pp.); achieve’ greiða ‘to arrange, make ready, pay, interpret’ A1*c *ga-raiðjan- Far greiða, Icel greiða, Norw greida, Sw greja, Sw dial greda Gaw 74, 109, 151 etc.; Cl 343, 1485; Pat 53; WA 790*, 812*, 1453 etc. View
lawene v. low 'brought low' lágr ‘low’ A1* *lēga- Far lágur, Icel lágur, Norw låg, Dan lav, Sw låg WA 3293 View
lurke v. lurk ‘to lurk, lie low, make one's way (under cover), ?lie snug’ BB2a *lūr-k-  Icel lurka, Norw lurka, Sw dial. lurka Gaw 1180, 1195; Pe 978; Pat 277; WA 3991 View
fonge v. fang ‘to take, receive, get; welcome, entertain; derive; conquer, capture, etc.’ fanga ‘to fetch, capture’ CCC1ac *fanxan- Far fanga, Icel fanga, Norw fanga, Dan fange, OSw fænga Gaw 391, 646, 816 etc.; Pe 439, 479, 884; Cl 457, 540; WA 1990, 2028, 2059 etc. View
ryue v. rive ‘to rip, cut (open), cleave’ rífa ‘to tear, rend’ B2a *rīfan- Far ríva, Icel rífa, Norw riva, Dan rive, Sw riva Gaw 1341, 2346; Erk 262; WA 638, 1216 View
agraythen v. ‘array’ (~ up) greiða ‘to arrange, make ready, pay, interpret’ A1*c *ga-raiðjan- Far greiða, Icel greiða, Norw greida, Sw greja, Sw dial greda WA 3456 View
ar v. are 'are' cp. eru 'are' CCC5 *ar-  Gaw 207, 280, 1094, etc.; Pe 384, 402, 628 etc.; Cl 8, 15, 55, etc.; Pat 13, 15; Erk 164 View
ere v. 'are' erumeruðeru 'are' CC2c *er- Icel erumeruðeru WA 1, 12, 14 etc. View
lakked v. lacked ‘offended against; found fault with; (impers.) were at fault; is absent’ cp. lakr (adj.) 'lacking, defective', mállaki (n.) ‘defect of the speech organs’ BBB2a *lak- cp. Far lakur, Icel lakur, Norw ilak, ODan illake, Sw elak Gaw 1250, 2366; Cl 723; WA 4811 View
seke v. seek 'seek, proceed, move, attack, etc.' sœkja 'seek, visit, advance, catch' CC2 *sōkjan- Far søkja, Icel sækja, Norw søkja, Dan søge, Sw söka WA 154, 908, 924 etc. View
forgif v. forgive 'forgive' gefa 'to give', cp. fyr-gefa, fyrir-gefa 'forgive' A1*c *geƀan- Far geva, Icel gefa, Norw giva, Dan runic gaf (past sg.), giƀu (pres. 1st sg.), Dan give, Sw giva Cl 731; Pat 404, 407; WA 2434 View
kindill v. kindle 'kindle, set fire to, burn, arouse' kynda 'kindle, light a fire'; cp. kyndill (n.) 'candle, torch' B2 *kunđjan- WA 149, 166, 1730 etc. View
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