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Lexeme Part of Speech Modern English Form Sense ON Etymon Summary Category PGmc Ancestor Other Scandinavian reflexes Occurrences  
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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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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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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bygly adj. bigly

 ‘inhabitable, pleasant’

byggiligr 'habitable'

A1*bc

*ƀewwjan- or *ƀuwwjan-

Pe 963

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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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holkked v. holk, hawk

'gouged (out)'

BBB2ac

*xul-k-

Sw hålka

Cl 1222

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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wyndas n.

'windlass'

vindáss 'windlass'

C2

*wendan- + *ansaz

Icel vindás

Pat 103

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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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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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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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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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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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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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wont n. want

‘lack (of good things)’

 vanr (adj.) ‘lacking, wanting’

C1

*wan-

Icel vanur

Gaw 131

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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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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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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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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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vmbe-torne adv., v. umbe-

‘all around’

(F)CCC1c

*umƀi + 

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

Gaw 184

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tom n.

'leisure, time, opportunity, delay, pause, interval'

tóm 'emptiness; (metaphorically) leisure'

C1c

*tōm-

Pe 134, 585; Cl 1153; Pat 135; Erk 313

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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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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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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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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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tyne v. tine, tyne

'to lose, destroy, ruin'

týna 'to lose, destroy'

C3

*teunjan-

Far týna, Icel týna, Norw tyna, Dan tyne, Sw. dial tyna

Pe 332; Cl 216, 775, 907; Pat 500, 505; WA 903, 2683, 2784 etc.

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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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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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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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seme adj., adv. seem

‘seemly, fair, excellent; becomingly, fairly'

sœmr ‘becoming, fit’

C1ac

*sōmi-

Icel sæmur, Norw sømre, Sw dial sym

Gaw 1085; Pe 190, 1115; Cl 549, 1810

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