Showing 151 to 200 of 967 lexemes.
Lexeme | Part of Speech | Modern English Form | Sense | ON Etymon | Summary Category | PGmc Ancestor | Other Scandinavian reflexes | Occurrences | |
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kest | v. | cast | ‘to throw, sprinkle (water), put; lift; offer, make; utter; aim; ponder; speak; scatter; cast out, remove; scheme’ | kasta ‘to cast, throw’ | A1 | *kas(a)tō(j)an- | Far kasta, Icel kasta, Norw kasta, Dan kaste, Sw kasta | Gaw 64, 228, 249 etc.; Pe 66, 861, 1122 etc.; Cl 234, 414, 460 etc.; Pat 153, 154, 157, etc.; Erk 83, 317; WA 138, 163, 184 etc. | View |
kayre (1) | v. | 'to go, ride, bring, drive, ?dither, hesitate' | keyra ‘to drive, ride, whip’ | A1c | *kaurjan- or *kauzjan- | Far koyra, Icel kayra, Norw køyra, Dan køre, Sw köra | Gaw 734, 1048, 1670 etc.; Pe 1031; Cl 85, 901, 945 etc.; WA 153, 859, 887 etc. | View | |
ker | n. | carr | ‘thicket on marshy ground’ | kjarr 'copsewood, brushwood’ | A1bc | *kerza- | Far (name element) kjarr, Icel kjarr, Norw kjarr, kjerr, Dan kær, Sw kärr | Gaw 1421, 1431 | View |
knaged | v. | knag | 'fastened' | knakkr ‘little chair, high stool’ | BBB2ac | *knaʒʒ- | Norw knag, knagge, Dan knag, Sw dial knagg, knagge; Icel knakkur, Norw knakk | Gaw 577 | View |
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 |
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 |
legg | n. | leg | 'leg' | leggr ‘leg, hollow bone (of arms and legs)’ | B2 | *lag-ja- | Far leggur, Icel leggur, Norw legg, Dan legg, læg, Sw lägg | Gaw 575, 2228; Pe 459; WA 772*, 4748, 4959 etc. | View |
laykyng | n. | laking | 'playing' | leika ‘to play, perform, move, delude’ | A1*c | *laikan- | Far, Icel, Norw leika, Dan leke, Sw leka | Gaw 472 | View |
ouirlaike | n. | 'superiority, conquest' | leikr ‘game, play, sport’ | A1*bc | *laikaz | WA 1861, 3101 | 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 | |
lawid | v. | lowe | ‘to burn (with passion), to be shining, brilliant’ | loga ‘to burn with a flame’ | B2ac | *lug-, *lux- | Far loga, Icel loga, Norw loga, Dan lue, Sw låga | Gaw 679, 868; WA 226 | View |
lowe | adv. | low | 'low; lowly, humbly' | lágr ‘low’ | A1* | *lēga- | Far lágur, Icel lágur, Norw låg, Dan lav, Sw låg | Gaw 972, 2236; Pe 236, 547; Cl 798; WA 196, 495, 1012 etc. | View |
loʒly | adv. | lowly | 'humbly, with deference' | lágr ‘low’, cp. lágliga 'lowly' | A1* | *lēga- | Far lágur, Icel lágur, Norw låg, Dan lav, Sw låg | Gaw 851, 1960; Cl 614, 745; WA 3172 | View |
loʒe | adj. | low | 'low, low lying, below, short; in lowly condition, humble' | lágr ‘low’ | A1* | *lēga- | Far lágur, Icel lágur, Norw låg, Dan lav, Sw låg | Gaw 302, 1040, 1170 etc., Pe 547, 1001; Cl 28, 798, 1761; Erk 147, 334; WA 199, 788*, 728 etc. | View |
lowly | adj. | lowly | 'modest' | lágr ‘low’, cp. lágligr (adj.) 'low' | A1* | *lēga- | Far lágur, Icel lágur, Norw låg, Dan lav, Sw låg | WA 4260 | View |
lawene | v. | low | 'brought low' | lágr ‘low’ | A1* | *lēga- | Far lágur, Icel lágur, Norw låg, Dan lav, Sw låg | WA 3293 | View |
lawnes | n. | lowness | 'small stature' | lágr ‘low’ | A1* | *lēga- | Far lágur, Icel lágur, Norw låg, Dan lav, Sw låg | WA 2706 | View |
lote | n. | lait | ‘aspect, manner; sound, noise; noise of talking; word, saying, speech’ | lát (pl.) ‘manner, sound’ | A1ac | *lētan | Far lát, Icel lát, Norw låt, ODan låd, Dan låder, Sw låt | Gaw 119, 244, 639, etc.; Pe 238, 876, 896; Cl 668; Pat 47, 161, 183 WA 152, 491, 3998 etc. | View |
lurke | v. | lurk | ‘to lurk, lie low, make one's way (under cover), ?lie snug’ | BB2a | *lūr-k- | Icel lurka, Norw lurka, Sw dial. lurka | Gaw 1180, 1195; Pe 978; Pat 277; WA 3991 | View | |
lurkare | n. | lurker | 'skulker' | BB2a | *lūr-k- | Icel lurka, Norw lurka, Sw dial. lurka | WA 3543 | View | |
rayse | v. | raise | 'raise, bid rise, raise from death, waken; levy' | reisa ‘to raise, erect, start’ | A1*c | *raisjan- | Far reisa, Icel reisa, Norw reisa, Dan rejse, Sw resa | Gaw 821, 1916; Pe 305; WA 829*, 5174 | View |
skatheles | adj. | scatheless | 'without injury' | skaði ‘harm, damage’; cp. skaðlauss (adj.) 'unscathed, without loss' | A1*c | *skaþōn | Norw skadesløs, ODan skathaløs, Sw skadeslös | WA 2992 | View |
skyfte | v. | skift | 'shift, alternate, apportion, arrange' | skifta, skipta ‘to divide; shift, change; exchange’ | A1ac | *skiptjan- or *skipatjan- | Far skifta, Icel skipta, Norw skifta, ODan skiftæ, Dan skifte, OSw skipta, Sw skifta | Gaw 19; Pe 569; Cl 709; WA 467, 4622, 5040 | View |
skwe | n. | 'sky' | skí ‘cloud’ (variant ský) | A1*c | *skiwi | Far ský, skýggj, Icel ský, Norw sky, Dan sky, Sw sky | Cl 483, 1206, 1759 etc. WA 561, 4865 | View | |
sla | v. | slay | 'slay' | slá ‘to smite, strike (etc.)’ | CC2c | *slaxan- | Far slá(a), Icel slá, Norw, Sw, Dan slå | WA 1766, 2566, 2634 etc. | View |
slaare | n. | 'slayer' | slá ‘to smite, strike (etc.)’ | CC2c | *slaxan- | Far slá(a), Icel slá, Norw, Sw, Dan slå | WA 967 | View | |
snayped | v. | snape | ‘nipped cruelly’ | sneypa ‘to outrage, dishonour, disgrace’ | A1c | *snaupjan- | Icel sneypa, Norw snøypa, OSw snöpa, Sw snöpa | Gaw 2003; WA 3633, 3995 | View |
sprent | v. | sprent | 'leap, splash' | spretta ‘to make spring up, unloose; rip up’ | BB2c | *sprant-jan- | Far spretta, Icel spretta, Norw spretta, Dan sprætte, Sw sprätta | Gaw 1896; Erk 335; WA 743, 786 | View |
swelt | v. | swelt | 'destroy' | svelta 'to put to death (by hunger); starve (a person)' | CCC3c | *sweltan- or *swalt(j)an- | Far svølta, Icel svelta, Norw svelta, Sw svälta | Cl 108, 332; Pat 427 | View |
serelepy | adj. | 'various, separate, different' | sér 3 pers. sg. reflex. pron. (dat.) | A2c | *sē-z | WA 605, 4305, 4440 etc. | View | ||
sere | adv. | sere | 'in each case, severally, various, different' | sér 3 pers. sg. reflex. pron. (dat.), adv. | A2c | *sē-z | Far sær, Icel sér, Norw sêr, Dan sær, I sær, runic Sw saʀ, Sw i sär | Gaw 632, 1522; WA 277 | View |
sere | adj. | sere | ‘separate, individual; various, several’ | 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 124, 761, 822, etc.; Cl 336, 358, 507, etc.; Pat 12; WA 86, 570, 1083 | View |
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 |
as-tit | adv. | astite, as tite (adv. phr.) | 'at once; in a moment' | tíðr ‘frequent, usual, customary’ | A3*c | *tīða- | Far tíð, Icel tíð, tíður, Norw tid, Dan tid, Sw tid | Gaw 31, 1210; Pe 645; WA 693 | 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 |
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 |
woþe | n. | 'danger, peril' | váði ‘danger, peril; a dangerous object’ | A1c | *waiwaðan or *waiwaþan | Far váði, Icel voði, Norw våde, ODan wathæ, Dan våde, OSw vaþe, Sw våde | Gaw 222, 488, 1576, etc.; Pe 151, 375; Cl 855, 988; Erk 233; WA 119 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 |
wayke | adj. | weak | 'weak' | veikr (veykr) ‘weak’ | A1* | *weik(w)a- | Far veikur, Icel veikur, Norw veik, Dan veg, Sw vek | Gaw 282; WA 1271, 2077, 3587 etc. | View |
waykis | v. | 'grow weak' | veikr (veykr) (adj.) ‘weak’ | A1* | *weik(w)a- | WA 1006 | View | ||
wylt | v. | will | ‘strayed, escaped’ | villa ‘to bewilder, falsify’ | A1*c | *welþja- | runic Norw wiltiʀ, Far villa, Icel villa, Norw villa, Dan vilde, Sw villa | Gaw 1711; WA 2984, 4132 | View |
wylle | adj. | will | ‘wandering, perplexing; at a loss’ | villr ‘wild; bewildered, erring, astray’ | A1*c | *welþja- | Far villur, Icel villur, Norw vill, ODan willær, wild(ær), Dan vild, OSw vildær, Sw vill, vild | Gaw 2084; WA 1272; Pat 473 | View |
wylsum | adj. | wilsome | ‘bewildering, leading one astray; desolate’ | villr ‘wild; bewildered, erring, astray’ | A1*c | *welþja- | Far villur, Icel villur, Norw vill, ODan willær, wild(ær), Dan vild, OSw vildær, Sw vill, vild | Gaw 689, WA 4076, 5565 | View |
wyndow | n. | window | 'window' | vind-auga ‘window’ | A1* | *wenðaz + *augōn | Far vindeyga, Icel vindauga, Norw vindauga, Dan vindue, Sw dial vindöga | Gaw 1743; Cl 318, 453; WA 769*, 945, 3835 etc. | View |
rote | n. | root | 'root; source; base (of ears)' | rót 'root' | B1 | *wrōt- | Far rót, Icel rót, Norw rot, Dan rod, Sw rot | Gaw 2294; Pe 420; Cl 619; Pat 467; WA 409, 3941, 4424 etc. | View |
won (2) | n. | wone | ‘course (of action); multitude, host’ | ván ‘hope, expectation, expected place’ | A1* | *wēnō | Far vón, ván, Icel von, Norw vôn, ODan vån, OSw van, Sw dial vån, von | Gaw 1238, 1269 | View |
won (1) | n. | wone | ‘dwelling, abode; city’ | ván ‘hope, expectation, expected place’ | A1* | *wēnō | Far vón, ván, Icel von, Norw vôn, ODan vån, OSw van, Sw dial vån, von | Gaw 257, 685, 739, etc.; Pe 32, 917, 924, etc.; Cl 140, 311, 375 etc.; Pat 69, 346, 436, etc.; WA 134 etc. | View |
wyʒt | adj. | wight | ‘lively, loud, valiant, strong, fierce; quick’ | vígr ‘in fighting state, serviceable’ | A2*c | *wīga- | Icel vígur, Norw andvig, runic Sw wīgaʀ, Sw vig | Gaw 119, 261, 1591; Pe 694; Erk 69; WA 765*, 1014, 1798 etc. | View |
wiʒt | adv. | wight | ‘ardently; swiftly’ | vígr ‘in fighting state, serviceable’ | A2*c | *wīga- | Icel vígur, Norw andvig, runic Sw wīgaʀ, Sw vig | Gaw 1762; Cl 617; Pat 103 | View |
wyʒtly | adv. | wightly | 'bravely; swiftly’ | vígr ‘in fighting state, serviceable’ | A2*c | *wīga- | Icel vígur, Norw andvig, runic Sw wīgaʀ, Sw vig | Gaw 688; Cl 908; WA 120, 651, 1030, etc. | View |