Showing 201 to 250 of 967 lexemes.

Lexeme Part of Speech Modern English Form Sense ON Etymon Summary Category PGmc Ancestor Other Scandinavian reflexes Occurrences  
draʒt n. draught 'drawbridge; character (in writing); drawing (of a circle); bowshot; dose' dráttr ‘pulling, hauling, driving force; catching (fish) (etc.)’ CCC1a *drag-  Far dráttur, Icel dráttur, Norw drått, Dan dræt, Sw dial drätt Gaw 817; Cl 1557; WA 280, 1067, 1106 View
draueled v. dravel

(1)  ‘muttered (in sleep)’; (2) ‘drawled’

(1a) drafl (n.) ‘nonsense, foolish talk/conduct’, cp. drafa ‘to mumble, say (something) indistinctly’,

 DD2

(1) *draƀ-; (1b) *draƀil- or *draƀulō(j)an-

(1a) Icel drafl, Dan dravel, Sw dravel; Icel drafla, Norw dravla 

Gaw 1750

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dreʒ adv. dree, dreigh

'forcibly'

drjúgr 'abundant, sufficient, lasting; supportive staunch, persistent (etc.)'

 CC3ac

*dreug-

Far dr(j)úgvur, Icel drjúgur, Norw drjug, Sw dryg

Gaw 2263

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dreʒly adv. dreely, dreighly ‘unceasingly, strongly, utterly, gravely’ drjúgr 'abundant, sufficient, lasting; supportive staunch, persistent (etc.)' CC3ac *dreug- Far dr(j)úgvur, Icel drjúgur, Norw drjug, Sw dryg Gaw 1026; Pe 125, 223; Cl 74, 344, 476; Pat 235 View
dreme n. dream 'dreaming; dream, vision' draumr ‘dream, vision’ C3ac *draumaz (< root of *dreug- or *dreusan- ?) Far dreymur, Icel draumur, Norw draum, Dan drøm, Sw dröm Gaw 1750; Pe 790, 1170; Cl 1578, 1604; Pat 188, 473; WA 474 View
dreme v. dream 'to dream' draumr ‘dream, vision’ C3ac *draumaz (< root of *dreug- or *dreusan- ?) Far dreymur, Icel draumur, Norw draum, Dan drøm, Sw dröm WA 346, 432 View
drepars n. 'murderers' drepa ‘to strike a (violent) blow, knock down, deliver (a fatal) blow; kill, destroy, slaughter (etc.)’; cp. -drepari CCC3c *drepan- Far droypa, Icel drepa, Norw drøypa, Sw dröpa WA 3422 View
dreped v. drepe 'slain, killed' drepa ‘to strike a (violent) blow, knock down, deliver (a fatal) blow; kill, destroy, slaughter (etc.)’  CCC3c *drepan- Far droypa, Icel drepa, Norw drøypa, Sw dröpa Gaw 725; Cl 246, 599, 1306 etc.; WA 744, 867, 961 etc. View
droupyng n. drooping ‘torpor, troubled sleep’ drúpa ‘to droop, hang one’s head’ BBB2ac *ðrūp-  Far drýpa, Icel drúpa, Norw drupa Gaw 1748, 1750 View
drowne v. drowned ‘immersed, drowned’ drukna 'to drown' C2 *drunkanō(j)an- or ?*drūn- Far drukna, Icel drukna, Norw drukna, runic Dan truknaþu (past 3 pl.), Dan drukne, Sw drunkna Pe 656; Cl 372, 989; Pat 245; WA 2590, 3032, 3072 etc. View
drowpys v. droops ‘sinks’ drúpa 'droop' CCC5 *đrūpōjan- Icel drúpa, Norw drupa WA 734* View
dryftes n. drift

'(snow)drifts'

drift ‘driven snow; snowdrift; pollen; dust, ashes’

 CC1a

*driƀ-

Far drift, Icel drift, Norw drift, Dan drift

Gaw 2005

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dryʒe adj., n. dree, dreigh ‘great; incessant, heavy; unmoved, enduring’ drjúgr 'abundant, sufficient, lasting; supportive staunch, persistent (etc.)' CC3ac *dreug- Far dr(j)úgvur, Icel drjúgur, Norw drjug, Sw dryg Gaw 335, 724, 1031, etc., Pe 823; Cl 342, 385; WA 2091, 4441, 4804 View
dumpe v.

'plunge'

dumpa 'hit heavily, thump'

 B2c

?*demp-

Far dump, Icel dumpa, Norw dumpa, Dan dumpe

Pat 362; WA 4487

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dungen v. ding 'struck' dengja ‘to hammer (metal), forge; urge/press, ask persistently’ C2ac *dang(w)jan- or *dengwan- Far deingja, Icel dengja, Norw dengja, Dan dænge, OSw dængia, Sw dial däng(j)a Cl 1266; WA 2041 View
dylle adj. dull

‘slow’

dul, dulr (n.) ‘delusion, concealment, disguise’; cp. dylja (v.) ‘to keep in ignorance, conceal’, údulðr ‘not unaware, knowing’

 CCC5c

*dulj-

Far duli, dulur, Icel dul, Norw dul, OSw dul

Pe 680

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*dyngez v. (1) ding; (2) damn (1) (*dyngez) ‘smites’; (2) (dymnez) ‘condemns’ (1) dengja ‘to hammer (metal), forge; urge/press, ask persistently’  D2 (1) *dang(w)jan- or *dengwan- (1) Far deingja, Icel dengja, Norw dengja, Dan dænge, OSw dængia, Sw dial däng(j)a Gaw 2105 View
egg n. egg 'egg' egg ‘egg’ A1* *ajja- Far egg, Icel egg, Norw egg, Dan eg, Sw ägg WA  507, 509, 676 etc. View
eggyng n. egging 'urging' OIcel eggja 'sharpen; egg on, goad, incite' C2 *agjōjan- Far eggja, Icel eggja, Norw eggja, Dan ægge, Sw ägge Cl 241, WA 2409 View
elike adv. ylike 'equally' líkr ‘like, alike’; cp. líka, glíka (adv.) 'also' CCC2c *(ga)līka- Far líkur, Icel líkur, Norw lik, Dan lig, Sw lik WA 340, 536, 560 etc. View
enker(-grene) n. enker ‘bright (green)’   einkar ‘especially/most/very, exceptionally’ D1c (1) *ain-  Far onka-, Norw einka, OSw enka, Sw enkom  Gaw 150, 2477 View
ere v. 'are' erum, eruð, eru 'are' CC2c *er- Icel erum, eruð, eru WA 1, 12, 14 etc. View
ernde n. errand ‘business, mission, errand, request’ ørendi, erendi, eyrendi ‘errand, message, business, mission; message, speech; strophe’ CCC5ac *ērundja- or *arundja- Far ørindi, Icel erindi, erendi, Norw ærend, Dan ærende, Sw ärende Gaw 257, 559, 809, etc.; Pat 52, 72, 202; WA 1460, 1467, 2770 etc. View
euen v. even ‘compare, vie’ jafnask ‘to compare oneself, to be equal to, call oneself a match for another’ CCC3 *eƀn- Pe 1073 View
fale adj., v. (1) 'cheap', in phrase fale of 'unconcerned about'; (2) 'descend'
 		 (1) falr 'venal, to be sold' D2 (1) *fala-;  (2) *fallan- Far falur, Icel falur, Norw fal, Dan fal, Sw fal Pat 92 View
faltered v. falter

'staggered'

 faltra-sk ‘to be cumbered’

 D1c

(1) *falþ-; (2) *faltra-

Icel faltrast

Gaw 430

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farand adj. farrand, farrant 'fitting, seemly, splendid' fara 'to move, go etc., to suit, befit' D1c (1) *faran- Far fara, Icel fara, Norw fara, Dan fare, Sw fara Gaw 101; Pe 865; Cl 607, 1758; WA 2 View
farandely adv. 'comfortably' (1) fara 'to move, go etc., to suit, befit' D1c (1) *faran- Far fara, Icel fara, Norw fara, Dan fare, Sw fara Pat 435 View
fawne v. fawn 'to fondle, stroke; fawn upon' fagna ‘to be fain, rejoice; welcome, receive with good cheer’ CCC2a *faʒan- Far fagna, Icel fagna, Norw fagna, ODan fagne, Sw fägne Gaw 1919, WA 785* View
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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felaw n. fellow ‘fellow, companion’ félagi ‘partner, shareholder, fellow, comrade; partner, consort’ C4 *fexu + *leg- Far felag, felagi, Icel félag, Norw felag, ODan felge, Dan fællig, fælle, OSw fælagh Gaw 1702, WA 819*, 864, 3282 View
fele v. feal

'hide'

fela 'hide, conceal; entrust'

 C3c

*felxan-

Far fjala, Icel fela, ODan fiælæ, fialæ, OSw fiæla, fiala, Sw dial fjäla

Cl 914

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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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*fere n.

(1) 'fortune, rank, dignity'; (2) 'company'

færi 'capacity, ability, means, possibility'

 DD2

?*fōr-i-

(1) Far føri, Icel færi, Norw føre, Dan føre, Sw fōre

Pe 616

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fere (1) adj. fere 'healthy' fœrr ‘able, capable, strong; fit for use, safe’ CC3 *fōri- Far førur, Icel fær, Norw før, Dan før, Sw för WA 4282 View
fere (2) adj. (1) feer, fere; (2) fere (1) ‘proud, bold’; (2) ‘hale, healthy’ (2) fœrr ‘able, capable, strong; fit for use, safe’ DD2 (2) *fōri- (2) Far førur, Icel fær, Norw før, Dan før, Sw för Gaw 103 View
ferly adv. ferly ‘wondrously, exceedingly’  ferligr ‘monstrous’; cp. ferliga 'monstrously' DD1c (1) *fēr-; (2) *fera; (3) *fer(e)r- Gaw 388, 741, 1694; Cl 269, 960, 975; Erk 46; WA 380, 513, 3189 etc. View
ferly adj. ferly ‘extraordinary, unusual, marvellous; exceedingly, thoroughly’  ferligr ‘monstrous’ DD1 (1) *fēr-; (2) *fera; (3) *fer(e)r- Gaw 716; Pe 1084; WA 601, 4978, 5083 View
ferly n. ferly 'marvel, wonder'  ferligr ‘monstrous’ DD1c (1) *fēr-; (2) *fera; (3) *fer(e)r- Gaw 23, 2414; Pe 1086; Cl 1529, 1563, 1629; Erk 145; WA 395, 501, 925 View
ferlyd adj., v. ferly ‘marvelled, amazed’  ferligr ‘monstrous’ DD1 (1) *fēr-; (2) *fera; (3) *fer(e)r- WA 3228, 4761, 4991 View
ferlyle adj.

'marvellous'

 ferligr ‘monstrous’

 DD1c

(1) *fēr-; (2) *fera; (3) *fer(e)r-

Cl 1460

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ferlyly adv. ferlily ‘wondrously, exceedingly; of marvellous things’  ferligr ‘monstrous’ DD1c (1) *fēr-; (2) *fera; (3) *fer(e)r- Gaw 796, 2494; Cl 962; WA *457 View
fest v. fast 'make fast, agree upon; tie, fix, establish; pledge; set alight' festa ‘to fasten; hang up; fix, settle, stipulate’ CC2c *fastjan- Far festa, Icel festa, Norw festa, Dan fæste, Sw fästa Gaw 2347, WA 1259, 2230, 2320 etc. View
festinge n. fasting 'firm hold' festa ‘to fasten; hang up; fix, settle, stipulate’; cp. festing n. CC2c *fastjan- Far festa, Icel festa, Norw festa, Dan fæste, Sw fästa WA 2482, 2590 View
festnen v. fasten

'make firm, bind'

cp. fastna ‘to pledge’

 CC2c

*fastinō(j)an-

Gaw 1783; Cl 156, 327, 1255; Pat 273

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flaʒt n. flaught ‘stretch of turf’ flag 'sod of turf, place where the turf has been cut out'; fláttr 'flaying' CC1c *flax- or *flaʒ- Icel fláttur, Norw flått; cp. Far flag, Icel flag, Norw dial flag, Sw dial flag, flaga; Norw dial flaga, Dan dial flave, Sw flaga Pe 57 View
flake n.

(1) ‘spot, blemish’; (2) ‘fold’

(1i) flekkr ‘fleck, spot’; (1ii) flagna ‘to flake or chip off’; (2) flaki ‘hurdle’

 DD2

(1i) *flekk-az; (1ii) *flak-; (2) *flak-

(1i) Far flekkur, Icel flekkur, Norw flekk, ODan flek, Sw fläck; (1ii) Icel flagna, Norw flagna, Sw flagna; (2) Far flaki, Icel flaki, fleki, Norw flake, Dan dial flage, Sw dial flake

Pe 947

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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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flat n. flat

'plain'

flatr ‘flat, level’

 C1bc

*flat- 

Far flatur, Icel flatur, Norw flat, Dan flad, Sw flat; Icel flötur; Far fløta, Icel flöt, Norw flot, flote

Gaw 507, *Pe 127

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