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Lexeme Part of Speech Modern English Form Sense ON Etymon Summary Category PGmc Ancestor Other Scandinavian reflexes Occurrences  
baret n. barrat ‘strife, fighting; trouble, sorrow, pain’ barátta ‘hitting, beating, violent attack; fight, battle’ FCCC3bc Icel barátta Gaw 21, 353, 752 etc.; WA 527, *4503, 4620 View
barme n. 'edge, brim' barmr 'brim, rim' CC3 *ƀarm- Icel barmur, Norw barm, Dan barm WA 4812 View
barne n. bairn 'child' barn 'child' CCC5ac *ƀarnan Far barn, Icel barn, Norw barn, Dan barn, Sw barn Gaw 2320; Pe 426, 712, 1040; Cl 329, 378, 502 etc.; Pat 510; WA 396, 517, 585 etc. View
bayþe v. 'to ask; grant, agree, consent' beiða ‘to ask for, demand, summon, provoke, desire’  A1*c *baiðjan- Far beiða, Icel beiða, Norw beidast, ODan bethæs, Sw bedas Gaw 327, 1404, 1840; Erk 257 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
bene adj. bein 'pleasing, fair; (comp.) better' beinn 'straight, direct; hospitable, helpful, accommodating' DD1c (1)*baina-; (3) *bōni- Far beinur, Icel beinn, Norw bein Gaw 2475; Pe 110; Pat 418; WA 1715 View
bayted v. bait 'baited (by dogs), fed; provoke' beita 'to graze, feed; cause to bite; set on; chase, etc.' A1* *baitjan- Far beita, Icel beita, Norw beita, Dan bede, Sw beta Cl 55; WA 5355 View
benke n. bink 'bench' bekkr 'bench' CC2ac *ƀanki- Far bekkur, bonkur, Icel bekkur, Norw bekk, Dan bænk, Sw bänk  WA 625, 2927, 4236 etc. View
blande (2) n. bland ‘mingling’ (in the phrase 'in blande' ‘(mingled) together; among' (adv., prep.) bland ‘mixture’ (literal or figurative) CC4c *bland- Icel bland Gaw 1205; Cl 885; WA 160, 2786, 3723 etc. View
blende v. blend ‘mingled; streamed together; set amidst, steep; imbue’ blanda ‘to ‘mix (together) CCC1c *blandan- Far blanda, Icel blanda, Norw, blanda, Dan blande, Sw blanda Gaw 1361, 1610, 2371; Pe 385, 1016; Cl 967, 1788; Pat 227; WA 105 View
blande (1) v. bland 'adorned' blanda ‘to mix (together)’ CCC1c *blandan- Far blanda, Icel blanda, Norw, blanda, Dan blande, Sw blanda Gaw 1931 View
blykke v. blik, blike 'to shine' blika ‘to glisten, glint, shine’ CCC1a *blikōjan- Far blika, Icel blika, Norw blika, OSw blika, Sw bläcka Gaw 305, 429, 2485; Cl 603 View
blykned v. 'shine; fade' blikna 'to pale, turn sallow' CC1ac *blik- Cl 1467, 1759; WA 604 View
bodworde n. bodeword 'message' boð-orð 'message, command, etc.' CC4c *ƀudan + *wurdan Cl 473; Erk 105; WA 48, 1458, 1489 View
bolne v. bolne 'to swell' bolgna ‘to swell, bulge’ CC1c *belgan- Icel bólginn, Norw bolgen, Dan bullen, OSw bulghin, bulin Gaw 512; Pe 18; Cl 179, 363; WA 396, 4435 View
bolled adj. 'decorated in relief, embossed' bolgna (v.) ‘to swell, bulge’ CC1c *belgan- Icel bólginn, Norw bolgen, Dan bullen, OSw bulghin, bulin Cl 1464 View
bullez n. bulls '(wild) bulls' boli 'bull' CCC5a *bulōn  Icel boli, Norw bol, ODan bul Gaw 722; Cl 55, 392, 1682; WA 751*, 3846, 3903 etc. View
bole n. bole 'tree trunk' bolr, bulr ‘tree trunk; torso’ BB2ac ?*ƀol- Far bulur, Icel bolur, Norw bul, Dan bul, Sw bål Gaw 766; Pe 76; Cl 622; WA 2851, 4851, *4994, etc. View
sid-bordez n. sideboard 'side tables' borð 'board, plank, beam' CCC3 *bord- Far borð, Icel borð, Norw bord, Dan bord, Sw bord Gaw 115; Cl 1398 View
borde n. board 'table' borð 'board, plank, beam' CCC3 *bord- Far borð, Icel borð, Norw bord, Dan bord, Sw bord Gaw 481; Cl 1433, 1717; WA 842, 2927, 2969 etc. View
breue v. breve ‘to declare, announce; write down’ bréfa ‘to set down in writing, report, make a précis; document’ FCCC3c Icel bréfa Gaw 465, 1393, 1436 etc.; Pe 755; Cl 197; Erk 103; WA 35, 208, 256 etc. View
breþer n. brother 'brothers (in arms)' bróðir 'brother' CC2bc *ƀrōþer-  Far bróðir, Icel bróðir, Norw broder, Dan broder, Sw broder Gaw 39; WA 2512, 5363, 5379 View
brayd n. braid 'sudden movement; (in/at a b.) forthwith' bragð 'sudden motion, etc.'; cp. auga-bragð 'twinkling of an eye, instant, moment' CC3 *ƀragða- Far bragd, bragð, Icel bragð, Norw bragd, Sw bragd, Sw dial bragd Cl 537, 1507; WA 381, 1220, 1956 etc. View
brant adv. brant 'straight' brattr ‘steep, precipitous; arduous, hard’ CC5c *brant-  Far, Icel brattur, Norw bratt, Dan brat, OSw branter, Sw brant, Sw dial bratt WA 3648 View
bred n. bread 'bread'
 		 brauð 'bread' CCC3a *brauðan Far breyð, Icel brauð, Norw braud, brød, Dan brød, Sw bröd Gaw 891, 1361, 1610; Cl 620, 636, 1105 View
breyþed v. 'rushed' bregða 'to move swiftly' C2c *bregðan- Far bregða, brigða, Icel bregða, Norw bregda, ODan bre(i)de, OSw breghþa Cl 1421 View
brenke n. brink 'bank, edge' brekka 'hillside, slope' BB2c *ƀrenk- Far brekka, Icel brekka, Norw brekka, brekke, Dan brink, Sw dial bräkka, brikka Cl 384; WA 669, 4377, 4741 View
brenne v. burn ‘to burn; broil; (pp.) refined, bright’ brenna 'to burn (intrans. and trans.)' C2c *ƀrennan- or *ƀrannjan- Far brenna, Icel brenna, Norw brenna, Dan brænde, Sw brinna; Far brenna, Icel brenna, Norw brenna, ODan brænnæ, Dan brænde, OSw bränna, Sw bränna Gaw 2, 195, 832, etc.; Pe 989; Cl 509, 916, 1012; Pat 472, 477; WA 276, 1713, 2639 etc. View
tobrest v. 'break in two' bresta ‘crack, crash; snap, break, be split open; give way, break loose (etc.)’ C2c *brestan- WA 640 View
brest n. 'calamity' brestr 'crash, crack, defect, loss' C2c *ƀrestuz Far brestur, Icel brestur, Norw brest, Dan brist, OSw bräster, braster Cl 229 View
brent adj. brent 'steep' bretta ‘to turn upwards’; cp. brattr ‘steep, precipitous; arduous, hard’ CC1c *brant-  Far bretta, Icel bretta, Norw bretta, ODan brente, Dan dial brette, OSw bränta, Sw dial brätta; Far, Icel brattur, Norw bratt, Dan brat, OSw branter, Sw brant, Sw dial bratt Gaw 2165; Pe 106; Cl 379; WA 4812 View
bruxleʒ v. 'reproves' brigsla, brigzla 'upbraid, reproach, deride' C1c *bregđ- Far brigsla, Icel brigsla, Norw brigsla Pat 345; WA 4662 View
britten v. britten ‘to break up, destroy; cut (up)’ brjóta ‘to break, damage, wreck (etc.)', brytja ‘to chop into pieces, quarter; cut into portions and serve’ CC3c *ƀrut- Far bróta, Icel brjóta, Norw brjota, Dan bryde, Sw bryta; Far brytja, Icel brytja, Norw brytja Gaw 2, 680, 1339 etc.; WA 1307, 1328, 2479 etc. View
bruny n. brinie, brynie 'mailshirt' brynja ‘cuirass, hauberk, coat of chain mail’  C2 *brunjon- Far brynja, Icel brynja, Norw brynje, ODan brynje, OSw brynia, brönia Gaw 580, 861, 2012 etc.; WA 1247, 1295, 2214 etc. View
breneid adj., v. 'mailed' brynja ‘cuirass, hauberk, coat of chain mail’; cp. -brynjaðr. C2c *brunjon- Far brynja, Icel brynja, Norw brynje, ODan brynje, OSw brynia, brönia WA 66 View
bretted v. 'break to pieces, destroy' brytja 'chop into pieces' CC3c *ƀrut- Far brytja, Icel brytja, Norw brytja WA 2256, 2697 View
burþe n. birth 'birth; child' burðr  ‘burden (on account of pregnancy), foetus, offspring, being; delivery, birth’, byrð ‘birth, ancestry’ CC2a *burþ- Far burður, Icel burður, Norw bur(d), Dan byrd, Sw börd Gaw 922; Pe 1041; WA 256, 289, 439 etc. View
busk n. 'bush' buskr, buski ‘bush, scrub’ CC2bc ?*busk- Icel buski, Sw buske; Icel buskr, Norw busk, Dan busk Gaw 182, 1437; WA 2851, 5239 View
bygyng n. bigging ‘dwelling, home’ bygging 'leasing, habitation, tenancy' A1*bc *ƀewwjan- or *ƀuwwjan- Icel bygging Pe 932, *935; Cl 378, 811; WA 2697, *4431 View
bignes n. bigness 'greatness, arrogance' byggva (byggja) 'to settle, inhabit' D1 (1)*big-; (2)*bug- or *bugg- WA 105, 1018 View
big adj. big 'strong; sharp; big, great, mighty' 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 554, 2101; Pe 102, 374; Cl 43, 229, 1183 etc.; Pat 302; WA 915, 1808, 1295 etc. View
bigge v. big 'to settle, found, build, make' byggva (byggja) 'to settle, inhabit' A1*bc *ƀewwjan- or *ƀuwwjan-  Far byggja, Icel byggja, Norw byggja, Dan bygge, Sw bygga Gaw 9, 20; Cl 1666; Pat 124, Erk 37, 207; WA 1366, 2215, 2256 etc. View
burde v. bir ‘(it) behoved (impers.); had to, might, should be’ byrja ‘to belong to, be (someone’s) due; (impers.) be (someone’s) due, be fitting for (someone), be appropriate for (someone)’ CCC5ac *burjan- or *buriz  Far byrja, Icel byrja, Norw byrja, OSw byria, böria, Sw börja Gaw 2278, 2428; Pe 316; Pat 117, 507; Erk 260; WA 510, 776*, 1966 etc. View
bur n. birr ‘gale; onslaught, blow, shock; strength; violence’ byrr ‘wind strong enough to fill the sails, good breeze, favourable wind, wind (at sea)’ CC3c *ƀuriz Far byrur, Icel byr, Norw byr, Dan bør, Sw dial byr Gaw 290, 374, 548, etc.; Pe 176, 1158; Cl 32; Pat 7, 148; WA 711 View
balefully adv. balefully 'sadly' bǫl ‘misfortune, woe, malice’ *balwan Far bøl, Icel böl Erk 311; WA 155 View
balefull adj. baleful 'malignant' bǫl ‘misfortune, woe, malice’ CCC5a *balwan Far bøl, Icel böl Cl 979; WA 4858 View
bele v. ‘burn’ bǽla ‘to burn’ C1c ƀēl-  Icel bæla Pe 18 View
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
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
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
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