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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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flosed | v. | 'fell in strands' |
cp. flosna 'hang loose, wither', flosa 'slice, shell' |
D1c | *flus- |
Far flosna, Icel flosna, Norw flosna; Icel flosa, Norw flose, flose |
Cl 1689 |
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skitly | adv. | 'swiftly' |
cp. skjótr (adj.) ‘quick’ |
A1*c | *skeutaz |
WA 5040 |
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warþe | n. | warth | ?'ford, shore' |
cp. vað ‘wading place, ford’ |
CC3c | *waruþaz |
Far vað, Icel vað, Norw vad, ODan vad, Dan vad, Sw vad |
Gaw 715 |
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swayues | v. | 'sweeps' |
cp. sveif 'tiller' |
A1ac | *swaif- |
Norw dial sveifa |
Pat 253 |
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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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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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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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ratted | adj., v. | 'ragged' |
cp. hrati (n.) 'rubbish, trash' |
D1 | Icel hrati, Norw rate, Sw dial rata |
Cl 144 |
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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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gnaistes | v. | 'gnashes' |
cp. gnastan 'gnashing (of teeth)', gnísta 'gnash teeth, snarl' |
B1 | WA 5321 |
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flakerande | v. | flacker | 'fluttering' |
cp. flakka 'rove about' |
CC1a | *flakkō(j)an- |
cp. Far flakka, Icel flakka, Norw flakka, Dan flakke, Sw flacka |
Cl 1410 |
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flakes | n. | flakes | 'flakes, lumps' |
cp. flagna (v.) ‘to flake or chip off’ |
DD1 | *flak- |
Norw flak 'slice, detatched piece'; cp. Icel flagna, Norw flagna, Sw flagna |
Cl 954 |
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forth | n. | ford | 'ford' |
cp. fjǫrðr ‘firth, fjord, inlet’ |
CCC2bc | *furð- |
Gaw 1585, 1617; Pe 150 |
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festnen | v. | fasten | 'make firm, bind' |
cp. fastna ‘to pledge’ |
CC2c | *fastinō(j)an- |
Gaw 1783; Cl 156, 327, 1255; Pat 273 |
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nar | v. | 'are not' |
cp. eru 'are' |
CCC5 | *ne + *ar- |
Gaw 2092 |
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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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bene | adv. | bein | 'pleasantly, beautifully' |
cp. beinn 'straight, direct; hospitable, helpful, accommodating' |
DD1c | (1)*baina-; (3) *bōni- |
cp. Far beinur, Icel beinn, Norw bein |
Gaw 2402; Pe 198 |
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threnen | adj. | 'three-fold' |
cp. þrennr 'three-fold' |
CCC2c | *þrizna- or þrixna- |
Far trinnur, Icel þrennur, Norw trinn, ODan thrænnæ, Dan trende, OSw þrænni, þrinni, Sw trenne |
Erk 210 |
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grome | n. | groom | ‘lackey, servant; man’ |
?grómr ‘man’ |
DD1 | (1) *grem- (gram-, grum-); (3) *grō- |
Far gróma, grómutur, Icel gróm |
Gaw 1006, 1127 |
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*aucly | adj., n. | 'amiss, blemish' |
ǫfugr 'backwards, turned the wrong way' |
D1ac | *aƀug- |
Far øvugur, øvigur, Icel öfugur, Norw ovug, avug, Dan avet, Sw avig, avog |
Cl 795 |
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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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wandez | n. | wand | ‘wand, magic wand, staff; stave’s’ |
vǫndr ‘wand, switch’ |
C1c | *wanðuz |
Far vond, Icel vöndur, Norw vond, Dan vånd, OSw vander, Sw dial vann |
Gaw 215; WA 57 |
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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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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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wyndas | n. | 'windlass' |
vindáss 'windlass' |
C2 | *wendan- + *ansaz |
Icel vindás |
Pat 103 |
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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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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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ware (1) | v. | ware | ‘to deal, deliver; spend, employ’ |
verja ‘to invest money, lay out; exert oneself’ |
CC3c | *warō(n) |
Far verja, Icel verja, Norw verja, Dan værge, OSw värja, Sw värja |
Gaw 402, 1235, 2344 |
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vmbewalt | v. | 'surrounded' |
velta ‘to roll, set rolling; (reflex.) turn oneself, rotate, descend’ |
CC2ac | *waltjan- |
Icel velta, Norw velta, OSw vælta; Far velta, Icel velta, Norw velta, Dan vælte, Sw välta |
Cl 1181 |
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ouerwalt | v. | overwalt | 'overthrown' |
velta ‘to roll, roll over; turn out, happen’; velta ‘to roll, set rolling; (reflex.) turn oneself, rotate, descend’ |
CCC2c | *waltjan- |
Icel velta, Norw velta, OSw vælta; Far velta, Icel velta, Norw velta, Dan vælte, Sw välta |
Gaw 314 |
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welcum | v. | welcome | 'to welcome' |
velkominn ‘welcome (esp. in greeting)’ |
CCC4 | *welō(n), *walō(n) + *kweman- |
Icel velkominn, Norw velkommen, Dan velkommen, OSw vælkomin, Sw välkommen |
Gaw 819, 1477, 1759 |
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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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waymot | adj. | 'bad-tempered' |
vei ‘woe’ |
A1*c | *wai |
Far vei, Icel vei, Norw vei, Dan ve, Sw ve |
Pat 492 |
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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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atwappe | v. | atwape, atwappe | 'escaped' |
vappa ‘to waddle’ |
DD1c | (1) *wap- |
(1) Far vappa, Icel vappa, Dan dial vappe, Sw dial vapp |
Gaw 1167; Cl 1205 |
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wont | v. | want | ‘to want, lack, fall short of (impers.)’ |
vanta, ‘to want, lack’ |
C1 | *wanaton- |
Far vanta, Icel vanta, Norw vanta, ODan vante, Dan dial vante |
Gaw 987, 1062, 2366; Pe 215; Cl 13, 739; Erk 208; WA 809*, 996, 1854 etc. |
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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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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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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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twynne | adj., n. | twin | 'two, double' |
tvennr, tvinnr ‘twofold, double’ |
CC1c | *twizn- or *twi-n- |
Far tvinnur, Icel tvennur, Norw tvinn, tvenne, ODan tvinnæ, tvænnæ, Dan tvende, OSw tvænne, tvinn-, Sw tvenne, tvänne |
Gaw 425, 1339; Pe 251, 1012; Cl 966, 1047 |
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traistis | v. | 'trust, have confidence (in)' |
treysta ‘to make trusty, try the strength of a thing’ |
A1c | *traustjan- |
Far troysta, Icel treysta, Norw trøysta, Dan trøyste, OSw trösta, Sw trösta |
WA 1344, 2467, 3270 etc. |
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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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terne | n. | tarn | 'lake, pool' |
tjǫrn 'small lake, pool' |
B1bc | *ternō- |
Far tjørn, Icel tjörn, Norw tjørn, Dan dial tjærn, kjærn, Sw tjärn |
Cl 1041; WA 3860 |
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þertylle | adv. | theretill | 'to it' |
til ‘to, until etc.' |
C5c | *til- |
Far til, Icel til, Norw til, Dan til, Sw till, til |
Gaw 1110, 1369; Cl 1509; Erk 69 |
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tayt | adj. | ‘merry, lively, agreeable; vigorous, well-grown’ |
teitr ‘glad, cheerful’ |
A1*c | *taita- |
Far teitur, Icel teitur, runic Norw tAitʀ |
Gaw 988, 1377; Cl 871 |
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tayt | n. | 'pleasure, sport, play' |
teiti 'joy, cheerfulness' |
A1*c | *taita- |
Far teiti, Icel teiti |
Cl 889, 935; WA 1208, 3979 |
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taking | n. | taking | 'capture' |
taka ‘to take’, cp. taka (n.) 'capture' |
B2 | *tak- |
WA 1344, 1835, 2123 |
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ouertake | v. | overtake | ‘to overtake; ?to regain’ |
taka ‘to take’, cp. yfirtak (n.) ‘an overtaking, surpassing |
B2 | *tak- |
Far taka, Icel taka, Norw taka, Dan tage, OSw taka, tagha, Sw taga |
Gaw 2387; Pat 127 |
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outtaken | prep., v. | 'excepted, except for' |
taka ‘to take’ |
B2 | *tak- |
Far taka, Icel taka, Norw taka, Dan tage, OSw taka, tagha, Sw taga |
Cl 357, 1573 |
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bitan | v. | 'given, assigned' |
taka ‘to take’ |
B2 | *tak- |
Far taka, Icel taka, Norw taka, Dan tage, OSw taka, tagha, Sw taga |
Erk 28 |
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