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Lexeme Part of Speech Modern English Form Sense ON Etymon Summary Category PGmc Ancestor Other Scandinavian reflexes Occurrences  
wapped v. wap 'rushed, blew (in gusts), flung' vappa ‘to waddle’  DD1c (1) *wap- (1) Far vappa, Icel vappa, Dan dial vappe, Sw dial vapp Gaw 1161, 2004; Cl 882; WA 2226 View
wap n. wap 'blow' vappa (v.) ‘to waddle’  DD1c (1) *wap- (1) Far vappa, Icel vappa, Dan dial vappe, Sw dial vapp Gaw 2249; Pat 499; WA 3040, 4142, 5318 View
wont n. want

‘lack (of good things)’

 vanr (adj.) ‘lacking, wanting’

 C1

*wan-

Icel vanur

Gaw 131

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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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wandreth n. wandreth 'misery' vandræði ‘difficulty, trouble’ A1* PGmc *wanda- + *rēðan WA 528 View
wande n. wand

(1) ‘branch’ (under ~ ‘in the wood’);  (2) ‘difficulty, hesitation’ (under ~ ‘under difficulty, in hesitation’)

(1) vǫndr ‘wand, switch’; (2) vandi ‘a difficulty, difficult task; obligation, duty’

 D2

(1) *wanðuz; (2) *wanð-

(1) Far vond, Icel vöndur, Norw vond, Dan vånd, OSw vander, Sw dial vann; (2) Far vandi, Icel vandi, Norw vande, ODan wandæ, Dan vånde, Sw vånda, Sw dial vånde

Gaw 1161

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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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waltered v. walter ‘weltered, rolled in streams’ valtr (adj.) ‘reeling, easily upset’ CCC1a *walt- Icel valtur; Far valtra, voltra, Icel valtra, voltra, Norw valtra, voltra, Dan valtre, Sw vältra, Sw dial valtra Gaw 684; Cl 415, 1027; Pat 142, 247,263, etc. View
walt v. walt 'rolled round; tossed, flung, cast, set' 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 1336; Pe 1156; Cl 501; Pat 115 View
wale n. wale 'choice, range to choose from, abundance' val 'choice', vǫl  'choice' B2ac *wal- Far val, Icel val, Norw val, ODan val, Dan valg, Sw val; Far velja, Icel velja, Norw velja, Dan vælge, Sw välja Erk 73 View
wale v. wale ‘to choose; take; pick out, perceive, distinguish; find, gather’ val 'choice', vǫl 'choice' B2ac *wal- Far val, Icel val, Norw val, ODan val, Dan valg, Sw val; Far velja, Icel velja, Norw velja, Dan vælge, Sw välja Gaw 398, 1238, 1276; Pe 1000, 1007; Cl 921, 1734; Pat 511; Erk 64; WA 759*, 806*, 1014, etc, View
wale adj. wale ‘choice, excellent, fair, noble’ val 'choice', vǫl  'choice' B2ac *wal- Far val, Icel val, Norw val, ODan val, Dan valg, Sw val; Far velja, Icel velja, Norw velja, Dan vælge, Sw välja Gaw 1010, 1403, 1712, etc.; Cl 1716, 1734; WA 75, 294, 809* etc. View
wayue v. waive ‘to wave, swing, agitate; sweep from side to side; offer, show (trans.)’ veifa ‘to wave, vibrate, pull (trans.)’ A1*c *waiƀjan- Icel veifa, Norw veiva, Dan veive, Sw veva Gaw 306, 1032, 1743; Pat 467, 545; WA 945  View
wayth n. waith ‘(meat gained in) hunting’ veiðr ‘a catch, hunting, fishing’  A1*bc *waiþjō Far veiði, veiða, Icel veiði, veiður, Norw veidd, Sw veydhe Gaw 1381 View
waytez v. wait

(1) ‘looks’; (2) ‘treats (him) with anger, i.e. behaves angrily’

(2) veita ‘to grant, give’

 DD2

(1) *waxt-; (2) *waitjan-

(2) Far veita, Icel veita, Norw veita, OSw veta

Gaw 2289

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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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wayne v. wain ‘to bring, send; urge, challenge’  vegna ‘to proceed’ CCC5c *weg- Far vignast, Icel vegna Gaw 264, 984, 2456 etc.; Pe 131, 249; Cl 1504, 1616, 1701; Pat 467 View
waged v. wag 'flutter, shake, wag, nod' vaga 'wag, waddle', cp. vagga (n.) 'cradle' CCC1a *wag-
 		 Icel vaga, Norw vaga; cp. Far vagga, Icel vagga, Norw vagga, Sw dial vagga Cl 1484; Erk 256; WA 968 View
vpon adv., prep. upon ‘upon, on, (etc.)’ upp á 'upon, on' CCC4c *upp + *ana Norw paa, Dan paa, MSw up a, op a, uppa, oppa, etc.; Sw. på Gaw 9, 37, 47, etc.; Cl 141, 268, 416, etc.; Pat 12, 134, 138, etc.; Erk 76, 92, 125, etc.; WA 31, 42, 158, etc. View
vplyften adj., v. uplift

'to lift, rise, uplift (in prayer)'

lyfta ‘to lift, raise’

 C1a

*luftjan-

Far lyfta, Icel lyfta, Norw lyfta, Dan løfte, Sw lyfta; cp. MDan uplyfte, MSw uplyfa

Gaw 505; Cl 987; WA 805

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vphalt adj., v. uphold

(1) ‘lifted up’;  (2) ‘raised, i.e. high’

(2) halla ‘to lean, turn, sway, swerve’ (or hala 'pull')

 DD2

(1) *xaldan-; (2) *xalþōjan- or *xalōjan-

(2) Far halla, Icel halla; Far hála, Icel hala, Norw hala, Dan hale

Gaw 2079

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vpcaste v. upcast

'proclaimed, uttered'

kasta ‘to cast, throw’

 A1

*kas(a)tō(j)an- 

Far kasta, Icel kasta, Norw kasta, Dan kaste, Sw kasta

Cl 1574

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vnþryuande adj. unthriving

‘unworthy, ignoble’

þrífa-sk ‘to thrive’

 B1c

*þrīfan-

Far tríva, trívast, Icel þrífa, þrívast, Norw triva, Dan trives, MSw thriva

Gaw 1499

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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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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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vnsene adj., v. unseen 'unprecedented' sýnn ‘visible, clear, evident; sightly’ CCC1a *segwni- or *sexwan- Icel sýnn, sýn, Norw syn, OSw syn WA 1026, 2536 View
vnsemely adv. unseemly

'improperly'

sœmr (adj.) ‘becoming, fit’; cp. sœmiliga ‘honourably, becomingly’

 C1a

*sōmi-

WA 862

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vnsemely adj. unseemly 'unfitting, improper' sœmr ‘becoming, fit’; cp. sœmiligr ‘becoming’  C1a *sōmi- WA *99, *4499 View
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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vnhappy adj. unhappy 'unfortunate, wretched' cp. happ (n.) ‘good luck, chance’; cp. óhapp (n.) ‘bad fortune’ C1 *xap(p)-  WA 713, 1375, 4482 View
vnhap (2) n., v. unhap

(1) (n.) ‘misfortune’; (2) (v., infin.) ‘to unfasten’

(1) óhapp ‘bad fortune’

 DD2

(1) *xap(p)-; (2) *haf-, *hasp-, or *haft-

(1) Far happ, Icel happ, Norw happ, Sw dial happ; (2) Far hefta, Icel hefta, Norw hefta, Dan hefte, Sw häfta 

Gaw 2511

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vndertake v. undertake ‘to take in, perceive, understand; guarantee’ taka ‘to take’  B2 *tak- Far taka, Icel taka, Norw taka, Dan tage, OSw taka, tagha, Sw taga Gaw 1483; WA 1356, 2967 View
vncallid v. uncalled 'not summoned' kalla ‘to call, cry, shout; send for; say; claim; name’; cp. ókallaðr (adj.). C1ac *kall- or *kalz-  Far kalla, Icel kalla, Norw kalla, Dan kalde, Sw kalla WA 832 View
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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vmbe-torne adv., v. umbe-

‘all around’

 (F)CCC1c

*umƀi + 

?Dan omtrent; Norw trinn, ODan trynd, Sw trind 

Gaw 184

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vmbe adv., prep. umbe, umbe- 'about, round' umb 'around' CC2ac *umƀi  Far um, Icel um, Norw um, Dan om, Sw om Gaw 589, 1830, 2034; Cl 879, 1384, 1474 etc.; Pat 301, 381; WA 1154, *3250 View
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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twynnen v. twine

(1) (pp.) ‘twined, plaited’ (or pres. pl. 'twine, plait');  (2) (pres. pl.) ‘match’

(1) tvinni ‘twine, twisted thread’; (2) tvennr (tvinnr) cp. 'two-fold, twin, in pairs'

 D2

*twizn-

(1) Icel tvinni, Dan tvinde, Sw tvinna; (2) Far tvinnur, Icel tvennur, Norw tvinn, tvenne, ODan tvinnæ, tvænnæ, Dan tvende, OSw tvænne, tvinn-, Sw tvenne

Gaw 191

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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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twynne v. twin 'to be separated, part, depart' cp. tvennr, tvinnr ‘twofold, double’ CC1 *twizn- or *twi-n- Far tvinnur, Icel tvennur, Norw tvinn, tvenne, ODan tvinnæ, tvænnæ, Dan tvende, OSw tvænne, tvinn-, Sw tvenne, tvänne Gaw 2512; Cl 402; WA 760, 2750 View
twelmonyth adv., n. twelvemonth ‘twelvemonth, year’  tolf-mánuðr ‘a twelve-month’ CCC4 *twalifa- + *mēnōþ- Gaw 298, 383, 2243; WA 5429 View
trystyly adv. tristily 'faithfully'  traustr ‘trusty, sure, firm, strong, safe’; traust ‘trust, protection, shelter’; cp. traustliga 'firmly, confidently' BBB2 Far treystur, Icel traustur, Norw traust, ODan trøst, MSw tröster; Far treyst, Icel traust, Norw traust, Dan trøst, Sw tröst Gaw 2348 View
tryst v. trist 'to believe, be sure'  traustr ‘trusty, sure, firm, strong, safe’; traust ‘trust, protection, shelter’ BBB2 *trust- or *traust- Far treystur, Icel traustur, Norw traust, ODan trøst, MSw tröster; Far treyst, Icel traust, Norw traust, Dan trøst, Sw tröst Gaw 380, 2325; Pat 324 View
trylle v. trill

'quiver' or 'turn, spin'

 BB2a

*trill-

Norw trille, Norw dial trilla, ODan trijlæ, Dan trille, Sw trilla

Pe 78; Erk 322

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trascheʒ n. trash ?'old shoes'
 		 cp. tros 'droppings, rubbish' DD1 *trus- Norw dial trask; cp. Icel tros, Norw tros, ODan tros, Dan dial tros, Sw tross, Sw dial tråss Cl 40 View
traunt n. trant

'(cunning) practice'

 DD1c

(1) *trand-; (3) *tranata-

(2) Dan dial trante, Sw dial tranta; (3) Icel tranta, Norw tranta

Gaw 1700

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trantes v. trant

'practices cunning, dodges'

 DD1c

(1) *trand-; (3) *tranata-

(2) Dan dial trante, Sw dial tranta; (3) Icel tranta, Norw tranta

Gaw 1707

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trayst adj. traist 'sure' treysta ‘to make trusty, try the strength of a thing’ A1c *traustjan- Far troysta, Icel treysta, Norw trøysta, Dan trøyste, OSw trösta, Sw trösta Gaw 1211 View
tite adv. tite, tit 'quickly, soon' tíðr (adj.) ‘frequent, usual, customary’ A3*c *tīða-  Far tíð, Icel tíð, tíður, Norw tid, Dan tid, Sw tid; Norw tidt, ODan tith, tidt, Dan tidt, tit, Norw tidt, OSw tit, Sw tidt Gaw 299, 1596; Pe 728; Cl 64, 901, 1099, etc.; Pat 100, 127, 229 etc.; WA 219, 3719, 2519, etc. View
type v. tip

'tip'

 D1c

Sw tippa

Pat 506; WA 1303, 1418

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