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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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crokeʒ | n. | crook | ‘sickles’ |
krókr ‘hook, anything crooked’ |
BB2b | ?*krōk- |
Far krókur, Icel krókur, Norw krôk, Dan krog, Sw krok |
Pe 40 |
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clypper | n. | ‘shearer’ |
klippa (v.) 'to clip' |
B2c | ?*klipp- |
Far klippa, Norw klippa, Dan klippe, Sw klippa, Sw dial klöppa, Shetl klipp |
Pe 802 |
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serlepes | adj., adv. | ‘separately, in turn; single, individual' |
sér 3 pers. sg. reflex. pron. (dat.) |
A2c | *sē-z |
Far sær, Icel sér, Norw sêr, Dan sær, I sær, runic Sw saʀ, Sw i sär |
Gaw 501; Pe 994 |
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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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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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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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gayn | adv. | ‘promptly’ |
gegn ‘straight, direct, ready, serviceable, kindly’ |
A1*c | *gagni- |
Icel gegn, Norw gjegn, ODan gjen, Dan dial gjen, Sw dial gen |
Gaw 1621 |
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stad | adj., v. | stead | ‘placed; put down (in writing); present; standing there’ |
staddr ‘placed, present’ |
A1*c | *staðaða- |
Icel steðja, Norw steda, stede, Dan stede, Sw städa, städja |
Gaw 33, 644, 2137; Cl 90, 806, 983, etc.; Erk 274; WA 465, 499 |
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bigly | adv. | bigly | ‘mightily, strongly, firmly’ |
byggva (byggja) 'to settle, inhabit' |
D1c | (1)*big-; (2) *bug- or *bugg- |
(1) Far byggja, Icel byggja, Norw byggja, Dan bygge, Sw bygga; (2) Norw dial bugge, bugga |
Gaw 1141, 1162, 1584; Pat 321; WA 423, 1138, 1371 |
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ʒayned | v. | yain | ‘met, greeted’ |
gegna ‘to meet, pay, discharge, be fitting, signify’ |
CCC3a | *gagnjan- |
Far gegna, Icel gegna, Norw gjegna, Dan gjenne, Sw dial gena |
Gaw 1724 |
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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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mekeness | n. | meekness | ‘meekness, humility’ |
mjúkr ‘soft, agile; meek, mild’ |
B1 | *meuk- |
Far mjúkr, Icel mjúkr, Norw mjuk, Dan myg, Sw mjuk |
Pe 406; Pat 15, 32; WA 3286 |
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felaʒschyp | n. | fellowship | ‘love of fellow men; company; couple’ |
félagi ‘partner, shareholder, fellow, comrade; partner, consort’ |
C4 | *fexu + *lag- + *skapi-z |
Far felag, felagi, Icel félag, Norw felag, ODan felge, Dan fællig, fælle, OSw fælagh |
Gaw 652, 2151; Cl 271, 1764 |
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louyly | adj. | ‘lawful’ |
lǫg (pl.) ‘law; law community, law-district’ |
C3d | *lag- |
Far lóg, Icel lög, Norw log, Dan lov, Sw lag |
Pe 565 |
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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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wont | n. | want | ‘lack (of good things)’ |
vanr (adj.) ‘lacking, wanting’ |
C1 | *wan- |
Icel vanur |
Gaw 131 |
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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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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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mekely | adv. | meekly | ‘humbly, briskly; compassionately, graciously’ |
mjúkr ‘soft, agile; meek, mild’, cp. mjúkliga 'softly, tenderly' |
B1 | *meuk- |
Far mjúkr, Icel mjúkr, Norw mjuk, Dan myg, Sw mjuk |
Gaw 756, Cl 783; WA 816, 1686, 1947 etc. |
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þroly | adv. | throly, thraly | ‘heartily, urgently, violently’ |
þrár ‘stubborn, obstinate’, cp. þráliga 'obstinately' |
A1c | *þrawa- |
Far tráur, Icel þrár, Norw trå, ODan trå, Sw dial trå(r) |
Gaw 929; Cl 180, 504; WA 371, 707, 2090 |
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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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outsprent | v. | sprent | ‘gushed forth’ |
(1) spretta ‘to make spring up, unloose; rip up’ |
DD1c | (1) *sprant-jan-; (2) *sprang-jan- |
(1) Far spretta, Icel spretta, Norw spretta, Dan sprætte, Sw sprätta |
Pe 1137 |
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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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skayned | v. | ‘grazed’ |
skeina ‘to scratch, wound slightly’ |
A1 | *skainjan- |
Far skeina, Icel skeina, Norw skeina, skjene, Sw dial skäin' |
Gaw 2167 |
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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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meke | adj., n. | meek | ‘gentle, submissive, merciful, humble’ |
mjúkr ‘soft, agile; meek, mild’ |
B1 | *meuk- |
Far mjúkr, Icel mjúkr, Norw mjuk, Dan myg, Sw mjuk |
Pe 404, 815, 832, etc.; Cl 771, 776, 815; Erk 250; WA 1747 |
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forlondez | n. | foreland | ‘forelands, promontories’/‘low-lying lands’ |
forlendi ‘the land between the hills and sea’ |
CC3 | *fur(a) + *lanðan |
Gaw 699 |
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freles | adj. | ‘flawless’ |
frýjulauss 'blameless' |
DD1c | Pe 431 |
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gryndelly | adv. | grindel | ‘fiercely, wrathfully’ |
(1) grindill 'destroyer'; (2) grim(m)ð ‘vehemence, malice, ferocity, fierceness, violence’ |
DD1c | (1) *grend-; (2) *gremmiþō |
Far grimd, Icel grimmd |
Gaw 2299 |
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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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þro | adv. | thro, thra | ‘earnestly, heartily, eagerly, swiftly, violently’ |
þrár ‘stubborn, obstinate’ |
A1c | *þrawa- |
Far tráur, Icel þrár, Norw trå, ODan trå, Sw dial trå(r) |
Gaw 1021, 1867, 1946; Cl 220, 590, 1805 |
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glam | n. | glam | ‘din, noise of merrymaking, uproar, speech’ |
glamm ‘noise, tinkling sound’ |
BB1c | ?*ga-xlam-, ?*glam |
Icel glam, glamm, Norw glam, Dan glam, OSw glam, Sw glam |
Gaw 1426, 1652; Cl 499, 830, 849; Pat 63; WA 5504 |
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blo | adj. | blae | ‘dark, dusky, livid, grey’ |
blár ‘blue, blue-black, black’ |
A1* | *ƀlēwa- |
Far bláur, Icel blár, Norw blå, Dan blå, Sw blå |
Pe 83, 875; Cl 1017; Pat 134, 138, 221; Erk 290; WA 559 |
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sleʒt | n. | sleight | ‘cunning, skill; device, stratagem; act of practised skill’ |
slægð ‘slyness, cunning’ |
C1 | *slōg- |
Icel slægð, Norw sløgd, OSw slöghþ, Sw slögjd |
Gaw 916, 1542, 1854, etc., Cl 1289; Pat 130; WA 38, 334, 1022 etc. |
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ʒeʒe | v. | ‘cry (as wares), cry (for), shout’ |
geyja ‘to bark; scoff at, blaspheme’ |
CCC1a | *gau-jan- |
Far goyggja, Icel geyja, Norw gøya, Dan gø, Sw gö |
Gaw 67, 1215; Cl 846 |
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menskly | adv. | menskly | ‘courteously, worthily’ |
mennskr ‘human’ |
C2c | *manniska- |
Far menskur, Icel mennskur, OSw mænsker |
Gaw 1312, 1983 |
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steuen | n. | steven | ‘command; appointment, meeting, tryst, appointed day' |
stefna ‘direction, appointed meeting; summons, citation’ |
CC3b | *staƀnjōn |
Far stevna, Icel stefna, Norw stemne, ODan stævne, OSw stämma |
Gaw 1060, 2008, 2194, etc.; Pe 188; Cl 360, 463, 706 |
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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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vmbe-kesten | v. | ‘cast about, search all around, circle' |
kasta ‘to cast, throw’ |
A1c | *kas(a)tō(j)an- |
Far kasta, Icel kasta, Norw kasta, Dan kaste, Sw kasta |
Gaw 1434; Cl 478 |
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ronez | n. | rone | ‘bushes, brushwood’ |
(2) runnr ‘bush, grove’; (3) hraun ‘rough place, wilderness’ |
D1c | (1) *rain-; (2) *run-; (3) xraun- |
(2) Far runnur, ruður, Icel runnur, Norw runn; (3) Far reyn, Icel hraun, Dan røn, Shetl røn(i) |
Gaw 1466 |
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rokked | v. | rock | ‘burnished, made clean by rolling under pressure’ |
(2) hrukka ‘wrinkle’ |
DD1 | (1)*ruk(k)-; (2) *xrunkwōn |
(1) ?Icel rokka, Norw rokke, Dan rokke, Sw dial rocka, rucka (2) Far rukka, Icel hrukka, Norw rukke, Dan rynke, OSw runkia, Sw rynka |
Gaw 2018 |
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derf | adj. | ‘bold, audacious, doughty, stout; great, astonishing; grievous, severe’ |
djarfr ‘courageous, aggressive, dauntless; heedless, impudent’ |
C1ac | *derƀ- |
Far djarvur, Icel djarfur, Norw djerv, Dan djerv, Sw djärv |
Gaw 558, 564, 1000, etc.; Cl 862; Pat 166; Erk 99; WA 1024, 1211, 1811, etc. |
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bit | n. | bit | ‘blade, cutting edge’ |
bit ‘biting, bit, wound after a bite, (insect) bite; grazing, pasture; (of a weapon) ability to bite/cut, sharpness’ |
CC3 | *ƀīt- |
Far bit, Icel bit, Norw bit, ODan bid, Dan bid, Sw bett |
Gaw 212, 426, 2224 etc. |
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ruþes | v. | ruthe | ‘bestir, rouse’ |
(1) ryðja ‘to clear, make room, strip; challenge’; (2) hryðja 'to clear; to challenge (legal); to throw, toss upon' |
D1c | (1) *ruð-; (2) *xruð- or *xruþ- |
(1) Far ryðja, Icel ryðja, Norw rydja, Dan rydde, Sw rödja, röja; (2) Far ryðja, Icel hryðja |
Gaw 1558; Cl 895, 1208 |
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semly | adv. | seemly | ‘becomingly, excellently; pleasantly, sweetly’ |
sœmr ‘becoming, fit’; cp. sœmiliga ‘honourably, becomingly’ |
C1a | *sōmi- |
Icel sæmur, Norw sømre, Sw dial sym |
Gaw 865, 882, 888, etc.; Cl 1442; Erk 35; WA 198, 281, 424 |
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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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þryuande | adj., n. | thriving | ‘abundant, hearty, worthy’ |
þrífa-sk ‘to thrive’ |
B1c | *þrīfan- |
Far tríva, trívast, Icel þrífa, þrívast, Norw triva, Dan trives, MSw thriva |
Gaw 1980; Cl 751 |
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ʒol | n. | yule | 'Yule, Christmas' |
jól 'Yule, Christmas' |
CC2c | *jexwl- or *jegwl- |
Far jól, Icel jól, Norw jôl, Dan jul, Sw jul |
Gaw 284, 500 |
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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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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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