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Lexeme Part of Speech Modern English Form Sense ON Etymon Summary Category PGmc Ancestor Other Scandinavian reflexes Occurrences  
callyng n. calling

'summons'

kalla (v.) ‘to call, cry, shout; send for; say; claim; name’

 C1a


*kall- or *kalz-

Far kalla, Icel kalla, Norw kalla, Dan kalde, Sw kalla

Cl 1362

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campe adj.

'rough'

kampr 'beard, moustache'

 C1

*kan(i)paz

Far kampur, Icel kampur, Norw kamp

Cl 1695

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caple n. caple, capul 'horse' kapall ‘nag, hack’ FCC5b Icel kapall Gaw 2175; Cl 1254; WA 754* View
caraldes n.

'casks'
 

kerald 'cask'

 B2

*kaz-

Far kerald, Icel kerald, Norw kjerald, Sw kärl, käril

Pat 159

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carle n. carl

'churl'

karl 'man, common man'

 B2a

*karlaz

Far kallur, Icel karl, Norw kall, kar, Dan karl, runic Sw karilR, Sw karl

Cl 208, 876

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carp v. carp

'to speak, say, converse'

karpa 'to brag, boast'

 A1c

Icel karpa, Sw dial karpa

Gaw 263, 360, 377 etc.; Pe 381, 752, 949; Cl 74, 1591; Erk 317; WA 8, 100, 108 etc.

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carp n. 'talk, conversation, discourse, speech, words; message; mention' karp 'bragging', karpa 'to brag, boast' A1c Icel karp Gaw 307, 704, 1013; Pe 883; Cl 23, 1327; Pat 118, 415, 519; WA 748, 1023, 1455, etc. View
carping n. carping

'speech, words'

karpa 'to brag, boast'

 A1c

Icel karpa, Sw dial karpa

Cl 1550

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caryez v. carry 'rides, goes' keyra ‘to drive, ride, whip’ FC3 *kaurjan- or *kauzjan- Far koyra, Icel kayra, Norw køyra, Dan køre, Sw köra Gaw 734 View
cauels n. 'splinters' kafli 'cut off piece', kefli 'small piece of wood, club, round stick' B2c ?*kaƀl- Far kalvur, Icel kafli, Norw kavl, kavle, Dan kavl, kavle, Sw kavle, Sw dial kavel; Icel kefli, Norw kjevle, Sw dial kävle WA 799 View
cayser n. 'emperor, ruler' keisari 'emperor' C2 *kaisar- Far keisari, Icel keisari, Norw keisar, Dan kejser, Sw kejsare Cl 1322, 1374, 1593; Erk 199 View
chaffer n. chaffer

‘trade, merchandise’

kaupfǫr ‘trading journey’ 

 CCC4

*kaupaz + *farō

Gaw 1647, 1939

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child-gered adj. (1) gear; (2) gere; (3) cheer 'boyish, merry' (1) gervi, gørvi ‘gear, apparel’; (2) gerr ‘greedy’ DD1 (1) *garwj-; (2) *ger- (1) Icel gervi; (2) Icel gerr, Norw gjer Gaw 86  View
chymbled v. chymble

'bound, wrapped up'

kimbla ‘to truss up’

 CCC1c

*kemb-

Icel kimbla; cp. Far kimbil, kimbul, Icel kimbill, Norw kimbel, kimmel

Gaw 958

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claggid adj., v. ?'clogged, crammed' cp. kleggi 'horsefly'  CC2c ?*klaij- ODan klæg, Dan klæg  WA 5429 View
clambere v. clamber

(1) ‘to cluster’; (2) ‘to clamber’

(1) klambra ‘to clamp or pinch together’

 DD2

*klamb-r-

(1) Far klombra, Icel klambra, Norw klemb(r)a 

Gaw 801, 1722

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clyff n. cliff ‘cliff, (high) rock’  klif 'cliff' CCC5a *klib- Far kliv, Icel klif, Sw dial kliv Gaw 713, 1166, 1431 etc.; Cl 405, 460, 965; WA 775, 2108, 2849 etc. View
clynt n. clint

'rocky cliff'

klettr 'cliff (in the landscape), cliff-face, crag, bluff, escarpment'

 B2abc

*klentaz

Far klettur, Icel klettur, Norw klett, Dan klint, OSw klinter, Sw klint, Sw dial klätt

WA 4830

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clyntirand adj. 'rocky' klettr (n.) 'cliff (in the landscape), cliff-face, crag, bluff, escarpment' B2ab *klentaz WA 4863 View
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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cnokez v. knock 'knock, deal a blow' knoka ‘to knock, thump’ CCC2a *knok- or *knuk- Icel knoka, Norw knoka, ODan knoge, Dan knuge, Sw dial knoka, knåka Gaw 414; Pe 727; Cl 1348; WA 639, 1599 View
come n. 'coming, arrival; attack' kváma ‘coming, arrival, visit’ CCC2 *kweman- or *kuman- Norw dial kome, kōma, OSw kōma Pe 1117; Cl 467, 1706; WA 54, 456, 1040 etc. View
connyng n. 'understanding, arts, knowledge' kunnandi 'knowledge' CCC3 *kunnan- Cl 1611, 1625; WA 1021, 2368, 4227 etc. View
cost n. cost ‘nature, quality; terms; manners, ways, disposition; condition, plight’ kostr ‘condition, choice, opportunity (etc.)’ C1ac *kust-iz or *kust-uz Far kostur, Icel kostur, Norw kost, ODan kost, Dan kost, OSw koster Gaw 546, 750, 944, etc.; Cl 1024, 1478 View
costez v. coast

(1) ‘coasts, passes by the side of’; (2) ‘gives (full bright) quality to’; (3) ‘drives’

(2) kostr ‘condition, choice, opportunity (etc.)’; (3) kasta ‘to cast, throw’

 DD2

(2) *kustiz or *kustuz; (3) *kastō(j)an-

(2) Far kostur, Icel kostur, Norw kost, ODan kost, OSw koster; (3) Far kasta, Icel kasta, Norw kasta, Dan kaste, Sw kasta

Gaw 1696

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craue v. crave ‘to claim, ask for, crave, beg’ krefja ‘to crave, demand, call on one’ BB1 *kraƀ- (prob.*kraƀo(j)an-) Far krevja, Icel krefja, Norw krevja, Dan kræve, Sw kräva Gaw 277, 283, 812 etc.; Pe 663; Cl 801; WA 887, 4326, 4442 etc. View
croke v. crook 'turn aside' krókr ‘hook, anything crooked’ BB2b ?*krōk- Far krókur, Icel krókur, Norw krôk, Dan krog, Sw krok WA 4872 View
croked adj. crooked 'crooked, astray, dishonest; sinuous' krókr ‘hook, anything crooked’  BB1b ?*krōk- Far krókur, Icel krókur, Norw krôk, Dan krog, Sw krok Gaw 653; Cl 181, 1697; WA 5423 View
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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cros n. cross 'cross' kross 'cross' FC5b Far krossur, Icel, Norw kross, Dan kors, Sw kors Gaw 762; Erk 2; WA 4872 View
crossis v. cross 'goes across' kross 'cross'; cp. krossa ‘to sign with a cross, erect a cross (etc.)’ FC5 Far krossur, Icel, Norw kross, Dan kors, Sw kors WA 1049, 2459 View
croun n. crown 'crown; crown of the head; tonsure' krúna ‘crown’ FCCC2a Far krúna, Icel krúna, Norw krune, kruna, Dan krone, Sw krona Gaw 364, 419, 616 etc.; Pe 427, 1100; Cl 1275; Erk 55, 222; WA 121, 231, 817 etc. View
crouned adj., v. crowned 'crowned' krúna ‘crown’; cp. krúna v. FCCC2a Far krúna, Icel krúna, Norw krune, kruna, Dan krone, Sw krona WA 2280, 3576, 4211 etc. View
dale n. dale ‘(bottom of) valley’ dalr ‘valley; hollow, depression (in the landscape)’ CC5ab *dala- Far dalur, Icel dalur, Norw dal, Dan dal, Sw dal Gaw 1151, 2005, 2162; Pe 121; Cl 384; WA 782, 1337, 4804 View
dam n. dam ‘body of water (in a conduit or artificial pool), sea, flood; lake’ dammr ‘weir, weir-pool, pond’ BBB2abc *damm- Far dammur, Icel dammur, Norw damm, Dan dam, Sw damm Pe 324; Cl 416; Pat 312; WA 3928 View
dare v. dare 'to cower, shrink; (pp.) dazed' DD1 Far darra, Norw darra, Sw darra Gaw 315, 2258; Pe 609, 839; WA 3044 View
dasches adj., v. dash

'rushing'

 BBB2

Dan daske, Sw daska

Pat 312; WA 3882

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dased adj., v. dazed ‘to be bewildered, dazed; to be numb’ *dasa, cp. dasaðr ‘exhausted, worn out’, dasast 'to become weary' B1c *das- Icel dasa, Norw dasa, Dan dase, Sw dasa Pe 1085; Cl 1538; Pat 383; WA (D 3044), 3997 View
daylyeden v. dally

(1) ‘trifle, make (courtly) love; converse, contend, dispute’; (2) ‘bandy pleasantries’

(2) deila ‘to divide, apportion’ (etc.); ‘to contend, quarrel’

 DD2

(2) *dail-

(2) Far deila, Icel deila, Norw deila, Sw dela

Gaw 1114; Pe 313

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deʒe v. die 'to die' deyja ‘to die’ C1a *daw-jan-  Far doggja, Icel deyja, Norw døya, Dan dø, Sw dö Gaw 996, 1163, 2460; Pe 306, 642, 705 etc.; Cl 400, 1329; Pat 488; Erk 246; WA 692, 990, 1033 etc. View
demerlayke n. 'magic arts' leikr ‘game, play, sport’  A1*bc *laikaz Far leikur, Icel leikur, Norw leik, Dan leg, OSw leker, Sw lek Cl 1561, 1578; WA 414 View
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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derþe n. dearth

‘splendour’

dýrð ‘glory, splendour’

 CC1c

*deuriþ-

Far dýrd, Icel dýrð, Sw dyrd

Pe 99

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deruely adv. 'boldly; fiercely; quickly' djarfr (adj.) ‘courageous, aggressive, dauntless; heedless, impudent', djarfliga (adv.) 'bravely, boldly, daringly, dauntlessly; rashly, precipitously, impudently; without reservation; roundly, immoderately'  C1ac *derƀ-  Far djarvur, Icel djarfur, Norw djerv, Dan djerv, Sw djärv Gaw 2334; Cl 632, 1641; Pat 110; WA *2489, 2942, 3006 View
deuely adj. deavely

(1) ‘desolating, dreary’; (2) (*deruely) sudden

(1) daufligr ‘boring, dreary, eerie, sad’; (2) djarfliga (adv.) ‘bravely, boldy; rashly, precipitously’

 D2

(1) dauƀ-; (2) *derƀ-

Pe 51

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dike n. dike, dyke 'fosse, ditch' díki 'dike, ditch' CCC2 *dīk- Far díki, Icel díki, Norw dike, dik, Dan dige, Sw dike WA 700, 712, 2986 etc. View
dok n. dock ‘tail’ or perhaps ‘trimmed hair (of tail, etc.)’  cp. dokk, dokka 'windlass' B2 *ðukk- Icel dokkur, Norw dokke; Icel dokk, Norw dokka, Sw docka Gaw 193 View
donkande v. dank ‘moistening’ dǫkk ‘?hollow, pit, ?swampy tract, fen’ BB1c *ðank-  Icel dokk, dökk, Norw dokk, Sw dial dank, dakk; dänke  Gaw 519 View
dowelle v. dwell 'to remain; dwell; exist' dvelja ‘to keep/hold back, detain, stall, impede; delay, defer; tarry, hesitate; stay, reside, dwell (etc.)' CC3 *ðwaljan- Far dvølja, Icel dvelja, Norw dvelja, Dan dvæle, OSw dvälia Gaw 566, 1075, 1082; Cl 158, 376, 1196, etc.; Pa 69, 422; Erk 10; WA 830, 912, 1045, etc. View
dowue n. dove 'dove' dúfa 'dove' CC4a *dūƀōn Far dúgva, dúva, Icel dúfa, Norw duva, duve, Dan due, Sw duva Cl 469, 481, 485; WA 3937, 4533, 5604 View
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