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

'courtesy, honour, fame, grace'

mennska ‘humanity, generosity’ 

C2

*manniska-

Far (ó)menska, Icel mennska, ODan men(i)ske, OSw mænksa

Gaw 834, 914, 2052, etc.; Pe 162, 783; Cl 121, 522, 646 etc.; Erk 337; WA 1237, 5226

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mensked v. mensk

'honour, reverence; adorn'

cp. mennska ‘humanity, generosity’ 

C2

*manniska-

Far (ó)menska, Icel mennska, ODan men(i)ske, OSw mænksa

Gaw 153; Cl 118, 141; Erk 258, 269; WA 4492, 4591, 5342

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menskful adj.

'of worth, noble'

cp. mennska ‘humanity, generosity’ 

C2

*manniska-

Far (ó)menska, Icel mennska, ODan men(i)ske, OSw mænksa

Gaw 555, 1268, 1809; WA 2953

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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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menskefully adv.

'gracefully'

cp. mennska ‘humanity, generosity’ 

C2c

*manniska-

Far (ó)menska, Icel mennska, ODan men(i)ske, OSw mænksa

Erk 50; WA 737*

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may n. may

'woman, maiden'

mær ‘maid, girl, virgin; daughter (poetic)’

CC5b

*magw- or *mēg-

Icel mær, Norw møy, Dan , Sw

Gaw 1795; Pe 435, 780, 961

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litillaike n.

'smallness'

lítilleikr 'lowness, smallness'

C4c

*lūt- or *līt- + laik-

WA 1709, 2505, 2706 etc.

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aloʒ adv. alow

'quietly'

lágr ‘low’

A1*

*lēga-

Far lágur, Icel lágur, Norw låg, Dan lav, Sw låg

Cl 670

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bilooghe adv. below

'below'

lágr (adj.) ‘low’

A1*

*lēga-

Far lágur, Icel lágur, Norw låg, Dan lav, Sw låg

Cl 116

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luf-lowe n.

'fire of love'

logi 'flame'

B2ac

*lugōn

Far logi, Icel logi, Norw loge, Dan lue, Sw låga

Cl 707

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lyfte v. lift

‘to lift, raise; build; extol, excite; make, pronounce’

lyfta ‘to lift, raise’

C1ac

*luftjan-

Far lyfta, Icel lyfta, Norw lyfta, Dan løfte, Sw lyfta

Gaw 12, 258, 369, etc.; Pe 567; Cl 443, 586, 717 etc.; Erk 178; WA 196, 674, 728 etc.

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vplyften adj., v. uplift

'to lift, rise, uplift (in prayer)'

lyfta ‘to lift, raise’

C1a

*luftjan-

Far lyfta, Icel lyfta, Norw lyfta, Dan løfte, Sw lyfta; cp. MDan uplyfte, MSw uplyfa

Gaw 505; Cl 987; WA 805

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alofte adv., prep. aloft

‘up, above, at the top, on; on horseback’

loft ‘air, atmosphere, sky, heaven; space; loft, upper room; balcony’

C1

*luft-a-n

Far loft, luft, Icel loft, lopt, Norw loft, luft, Dan loft, luft, Sw loft, luft

Gaw 194, 435, 572 etc.; Cl 1183; Pat 447; Erk 49; WA 858

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lygyngeʒ n., v.

'dwellings'

liggja (v.) ' to lie'

DD2ac

*legjan-

Far liggja, Icel liggja, Norw liggja, Dan ligge, Sw ligga

Pe 935

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lastes n.

'sins, vices'

last (neut.)  'blame, hurt', lǫstr (masc.) 'fault, flaw'

C1

*laxst-

Far last, Icel last, Norw last; Far løstur, Icel löstur, Norw last, Dan last, Sw last

Cl 1141; Pat 198

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layne v. lain

'to conceal, remain silent'

leyna ‘to hide, conceal’

C3c

*laugnjan

Far loyna, Icel leyna, Norw løyna, ODan løne, Dan løne, OSw löna, Sw löna

Gaw 1786, 1863, 2124; Pe 244; Erk 179

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lyndes n.

'loins'

lend 'loin'

CCC1a

*lanðjō

Far lend, Icel lend, Norw lend, Dan lænd, Sw länd

Gaw 139

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layde v. lay

‘uttered’ (in the phrase 'layde … þyse wordez' ‘spoke these words; urged’)

leggja 'to lay, place, put (etc.)'

CCC4c

*lagjan-

Far leggja, Icel leggja, Norw leggja, Dan lægge, Sw lägga

Gaw 1480

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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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keue v.

'to sink (down)'

kefja 'to dip, put under water'

DD1c

*kwaƀjan-

Icel kefja

Pe 320, 981

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knyf n. knife

'knife'

knífr ‘knife’

BB2a

*knīƀ- 

Far knívur, Icel hnífur, Norw kniv, Dan kniv, Sw knif

Gaw 1331, 1337, 2042; Cl 1104; WA 3024, 4097, 5364

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knape n. knape

'man, fellow'

knapi ‘servant boy, valet of a king or great man’

CCC3b

*knab/ppan-

Icel knapi, knap(u)r, Norw knape, Sw dial knape

Gaw 2136

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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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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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kyppe v.

'seize'

kippa 'pull, snatch'

CC2a

*kipp(j)an-

Far kippa, Icel kippa, Norw kippa, Dan kippe, Dan dial kippe, Sw kippa, Sw dial kippa
 

Cl 1510

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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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caraldes n.

'casks'
 

kerald 'cask'

B2

*kaz-

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

Pat 159

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chaffer n. chaffer

‘trade, merchandise’

kaupfǫr ‘trading journey’ 

CCC4

*kaupaz + *farō

Gaw 1647, 1939

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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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campe adj.

'rough'

kampr 'beard, moustache'

C1

*kan(i)paz

Far kampur, Icel kampur, Norw kamp

Cl 1695

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bycalle v. becall

'call upon, summon'

kalla ‘to call, cry, shout; send for; say; claim; name’

C1a

*kall- or *kalz-

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

Pe 913, 1163
 

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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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littid v. lite

'delayed'

hlíta ‘to rely on, trust, abide by’

B1c

*hlītan-

Far líta, Icel hlíta, Norw lita, Dan lide, OSw lita, Sw lita

WA 801

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hetes n.

‘vows, assurances of knightly service’

cp. heita (v.) ‘to call, name, promise’

CCC2c

*hait-

Gaw 1525

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greme n. greme

‘wrath, resentment; grief; mortification; hurt’

gremi ‘wrath, anger’

CC1ac

*grama- or *gramjan-

Far gremi, Icel gremi, Norw gremme

Gaw 312, 1507, 2251, etc.; Pe 465; Cl 16, 947; WA 4157

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ʒere-ʒiftes n. gift

'New Year's gifts'

gift ‘gift’

CC3a

*geftiz

Far gift, Icel gift, Norw gift, Dan gift, Sw gift

Gaw 67

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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 , Sw

Gaw 67, 1215; Cl 846

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gaynly adj. gainly

'gracious'

gegn ‘straight, direct, ready, serviceable, kindly’

A1*bc

*gagni-

Icel gegn, Norw gjegn, ODan gjen, Dan dial gjen, Sw dial gen

Cl 728; Pat 83

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forne adv. forne

'of old'

 forn ‘old’

CCC3b

*furna- or *fur-an-

cp. Far fornur, Icel forn, Norw forn, Dan forn, Sw forn

Gaw 2422

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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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forth n. ford

'ford'

cp. fjǫrðr ‘firth, fjord, inlet’ 

CCC2bc

*furð-

Gaw 1585, 1617; Pe 150

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froþande adj.

'frothing, festering'

froða (n., fem.) ‘froth’; frauð (n., neut.) ‘froth’ 

C1

*fruþ- or *frauþ-

Far froða, froði, Icel froðe, Norw frode, froda, Dan fråde, Sw dial fruddo, frådas; Far froyður, Icel frauð, Norw fraud, Sw dial fraud, fröda, frau

Cl 1721

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froþe n. froth

'froth'

froða ‘froth’; frauð ‘froth’  

C1

*fruþ- or *frauþ- 

Far, froða, froði, Icel froðe, Norw frode, froda, Dan fråde, Sw dial fruddo, frådas; Far froyður, Icel frauð, Norw fraud, Sw dial fraud, fröda, frau

Gaw 1572

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fryst v. frist

'hold back'

fresta 'defer, put up with; delay, tarry'

CC2ac

*frest- 

Icel fresta

Cl 743

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fnast v. fnast

‘snorted, panted’

fnasa 'to sneeze, snort, snort in rage'

CCC3c

*fnēst-

Icel fnasa, fnása, Dan fnase

Gaw 1587, 1702 

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flosed v.

'fell in strands'

cp. flosna 'hang loose, wither', flosa 'slice, shell'

D1c

*flus-

Far flosna, Icel flosna, Norw flosna; Icel flosa, Norw flose, flose

Cl 1689

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flakerande v. flacker

'fluttering'

cp. flakka 'rove about'

CC1a

*flakkō(j)an-

cp. Far flakka, Icel flakka, Norw flakka, Dan flakke, Sw flacka

Cl 1410

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flakes n. flakes

'flakes, lumps'

cp. flagna (v.) ‘to flake or chip off’

DD1

*flak-

Norw flak 'slice, detatched piece'; cp. Icel flagna, Norw flagna, Sw flagna

Cl 954

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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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felle n. fell

'fell, precipitous rock'

fjall, fell ‘mountain’

A1bc

*felz-

Far fjall, Icel fjall, Norw fjell, Dan fjeld, fjæld, Sw fjäll

Gaw 723; WA 1211, 4046

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