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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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semly | adj., n. | seemly | ‘seemly, fitting; comely, fair’ |
sœmr ‘becoming, fit’; cp. sœmiligr ‘becoming’ |
C1a | *sōmi- |
Icel sæmur, Norw sømre, Sw dial sym |
Gaw 83, 348, 672, etc.; Pe 34, 45, 789; Cl 209, 262, 816 etc.; Erk 84; WA 238, 1281, 2003 etc. |
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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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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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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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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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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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vnlyke | adj. | unlike | 'unlike, different' |
líkr ‘like, alike’ |
CCC2c | *(ga)līka- |
Far líkur, Icel líkur, Norw lik, Dan lig, Sw lik |
Gaw 950 |
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menskful | adj. | 'of worth, noble' |
cp. mennska ‘humanity, generosity’ |
C2 | *manniska- |
Far (ó)menska, Icel mennska, ODan men(i)ske, OSw mænksa |
Gaw 555, 1268, 1809; WA 2953 |
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sylkyn | adj. | silken | 'silk' |
cp. silki (n.) 'silk' |
CC2 | Far silki, Icel silki, Norw silke, Dan silke, Sw silke |
Gaw 610; WA 236, 1520, 5295 |
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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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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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dryʒe | adj., n. | dree, dreigh | ‘great; incessant, heavy; unmoved, enduring’ | drjúgr 'abundant, sufficient, lasting; supportive staunch, persistent (etc.)' | CC3ac | *dreug- | Far dr(j)úgvur, Icel drjúgur, Norw drjug, Sw dryg | Gaw 335, 724, 1031, etc., Pe 823; Cl 342, 385; WA 2091, 4441, 4804 | View |
sete | adj. | sete | 'fitting, excellent' |
sœtr 'sweet' |
CCC3 | *sēt- or *swot- |
Far søtr, Icel sætur, Norw søt, ODan søt, Dan sød, OSw söter, Sw söt |
Gaw 889 |
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sunder | adj., n. | sunder | ‘sunder, separation’ (in the phrase 'in sunder' ‘asunder’) | sundr, í sundr 'asundr' | CCC4ac | *eni + *sunðraz | Far sundur, Icel sundur, Norw sunder, sond(er), ODan sundær, syndær, søndær, Dan sønder, OSw sunder, synder, Sw sönder | Gaw 1563 | View |
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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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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gryndel | adj. | grindel | 'fierce, angry' |
(1) grindill 'destroyer'; (2) grim(m)ð ‘vehemence, malice, ferocity, fierceness, violence’ |
DD1c | (1) *grend-; (2) *gremmiþō |
Far grimd, Icel grimmd |
Gaw 2338; Pat 524 |
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vnbrosten | adj. | 'unbroken' |
bresta ‘to crack, crash; snap, break, be split open; give way, break loose (etc.)’. |
C2ac | *brestan- |
Far bresta, Icel bresta, Norw bresta, Dan briste, Sw brista |
Cl 365 |
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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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scaþel | adj. | 'dangerous' |
*skǫðull, cp. skaði (n.) 'harm, damage' |
A1*c | *skaþula- |
Pat 155; WA 2992, 4802 |
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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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dasches | adj., v. | dash | 'rushing' |
BBB2 | Dan daske, Sw daska |
Pat 312; WA 3882 |
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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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typped | adj., v. | ?tipped | (1) ?'consummate'; (2) 'fallen' |
(1) typpa 'to tip, top', cp. typptr (adj.) 'tipped, laced' |
D2 | (1) Icel typpa, Norw typpa; (2) Sw tippa |
Pat 77 |
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vnsaʒt | adj. | 'unreconciled, unappeased' | sáttr 'agreeing, at peace, reconciled'; cp. úsáttr 'disagreeing', sátt (n.) 'settlement, agreement, concord, peace' and sætt (n.) 'reconciliation, agreement' | B1 | *saxt- or *sanxt- | Far sáttur, Icel sáttur, ODan sattær, OSw satter | Erk 8 | View | |
vnskathely | adj., n. | 'spiritually unharmed, the pure' |
*skǫðull, cp. skaði (n.) 'harm, damage' |
A1*c | *skaþula- |
Erk 278 |
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roten | adj., v. | rotten | 'decayed, decomposed' |
rotinn 'rotten' |
C1 | *rut- |
Far rotin, Icel rotinn, Norw roten, Dan rådden, Sw rutten, Sw dial rotin |
Erk 344 |
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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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gremly | adj. | 'terrible' | cp. gremi (n.) ‘wrath, anger’, gremja (v.) 'to anger, provoke' | CC1ac | *grama- or *gramjan- | WA 726* | View | ||
skatheles | adj. | scatheless | 'without injury' | skaði ‘harm, damage’; cp. skaðlauss (adj.) 'unscathed, without loss' | A1*c | *skaþōn | Norw skadesløs, ODan skathaløs, Sw skadeslös | WA 2992 | View |
serelepy | adj. | 'various, separate, different' | sér 3 pers. sg. reflex. pron. (dat.) | A2c | *sē-z | WA 605, 4305, 4440 etc. | 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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claggid | adj., v. | ?'clogged, crammed' | cp. kleggi 'horsefly' | CC2c | ?*klaij- | ODan klæg, Dan klæg | WA 5429 | View | |
golanand | adj., v. | 'howling' | cp. gaula ‘to low, bellow, howl’ | D1c | cp. Far geyla, Icel gaula, Norw gaula, Sw gjöla | WA 4796 | View | ||
gro | adj., n. | ?'angry, sorrowful; horror' | (1) grár 'grey; spiteful, malicious' | DD2 | (1) *grēwa- | (1) Far gráur, Icel grár, Norw grå, Dan grå, OSw grā, Sw grå | WA 3228 | View | |
laue | adj. | lave- | 'drooping' | lafa 'to hang, dangle' | B2c | *laƀēn- | Far lave, Icel lafa, Norw lava | WA 4748 | View |
scautand | adj., v. | ? 'venomous, jutting out' | cp. skjóta 'shoot, push, shove', skota 'shove', skúta 'jut out' | DD1c | ?*skeutan- | WA 4200 | 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 | |
þire | adj., pron. | thir | 'these' | (1) þeir ‘they’ | DD1c | (1) *þai + z | Early runic þaiʀ, þeiʀ, etc., Far teir, Icel þeir, Norw dei, Dan de, OSw þē(r), Sw de | WA 95, 167, 262 etc. | View |
wapened | adj., v. | 'armed' | vápna 'to furnish with arms' | A1*c | *wēpn- | Far vápna, Icel vopna, Norw våpna, Sw våpna | WA 1250 | View | |
wawil-eʒid | adj. | ?'having eyes of differing colours' | vagl-eygr 'wall-eyed' | D1c | Icel vagleygur | WA 1706 | View | ||
wald-eʒed | adj. | ?'having eyes of differing colours' | (1) vald-eygðr ?'wall-eyed' | D1c | ?walþ- | (1) Icel valdeygður | WA 608 | View | |
aʒefullest | adj. | awful | 'most formidable' | agi ‘(n.) dread, awe; discipline; enmity’ | C1c | *ag- |
WA 16 | View | |
clyntirand | adj. | 'rocky' | klettr (n.) 'cliff (in the landscape), cliff-face, crag, bluff, escarpment' | B2ab | *klentaz | WA 4863 | View | ||
bayn | adj., adv. | bain | 'obedient, willing; eagerly' | beinn 'straight, direct; hospitable, helpful, accommodating' | A1bc | *baina- | Far beinur, Icel beinn, Norw bein | Gaw 1092, 2158; Pe 807; Cl 1511; Pat 136; Erk 181; WA 323 | View |
broþe | adj. | 'angry, fierce, grim' |
bráðr ‘immediate, sudden, harsh, fierce, rash' |
A1c | *brēða- or *brēþa- |
Far bráður, Icel bráður, Norw bråd, Dan brad, Sw bråd |
Gaw 1909, 2233; Cl 149, 1409 |
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gayn | adj. | ‘direct, prompt; ready, obedient, profitable, good’ | gegn ‘straight, direct, ready, serviceable, kindly’ | A1*bc | *gagni- | Icel gegn, Norw gjegn, ODan gjen, Dan dial gjen, Sw dial gen | Gaw 178, 1241, 1973 etc.; Cl 259, 749; WA 1137, 1318, 3484 etc. | View | |
grayþe | adj. | 'ready, skilled, competent; powerful' |
greiðr ‘ready, free’ |
A1*c | *ga-raið-a |
Far greiður, Icel greiður, Norw greid, Sw dial grei, gre |
Gaw 448, 597, 2047; Erk 251; WA 162, 1865 |
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hundreth | adj., n., num. | hundred | 'hundred' |
hundrað ' hundred (normally the so-called ‘long’ hundred, i.e. ‘a hundred and twenty’)' |
A1*c | *xunða-raðan- |
Far hundrað, Icel hundrað, Norw hundrad, ODan hundrath, Dan hundred, Sw hundra |
Gaw 743, 1144, 1543 etc.; Pe 869, 1107; Cl 315, 426, 442; WA 66, 94, 805* etc. |
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ouerþwert | adj., adv., prep. | overthwart | 'through (a line of), crosswise, horizontal, across' |
þverr ‘athwart, across, transverse’ |
A3*b | *þwerxwa- |
Far tvørur, Icel þver, Norw tver, ODan thwær, Dan tvær, OSw þvær, þvar, Sw tvär |
Gaw 1438; Cl 316, 1384 |
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