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Lexeme Part of Speech Modern English Form Sense ON Etymon Summary Category PGmc Ancestor Other Scandinavian reflexes Occurrences  
are adv., conj. ere 'before' ár 'early' CC1 *air- Far ári, Icel ár, Norw år Gaw 239, 1632, 1891; Cl 438, 1128; Erk 36; WA 246, 447, 1140 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
attle v. ettle 'to intend; prepare; address' ætla 'to think,  intend'  A1*c *ahtilō(j)an- Far, Icel ætla, Norw etla, atla, Sw dial ättla, ässla Gaw 27, 2263; Cl 207; WA 15, 1157, 1819, etc. View
atlyng n. ettling

'intention'

ætla 'to think, intend'

A1*c

*ahtilō(j)an-

Far ætla, Icel ætla, Norw etla, atla, Sw dial ättla, ässla

Cl 688

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euen v. even ‘compare, vie’ jafnask ‘to compare oneself, to be equal to, call oneself a match for another’ CCC3 *eƀn- Pe 1073 View
faltered v. falter

'staggered'

 faltra-sk ‘to be cumbered’

D1c

(1) *falþ-; (2) *faltra-

Icel faltrast

Gaw 430

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fonge v. fang ‘to take, receive, get; welcome, entertain; derive; conquer, capture, etc.’ fanga ‘to fetch, capture’ CCC1ac *fanxan- Far fanga, Icel fanga, Norw fanga, Dan fange, OSw fænga Gaw 391, 646, 816 etc.; Pe 439, 479, 884; Cl 457, 540; WA 1990, 2028, 2059 etc. View
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
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
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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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
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
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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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
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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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
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
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
fyked v. fike 'flinched' fíkjask ‘to desire eagerly’, fíkjum (adv.) ‘eagerly, very’, fíkinn (adj.) ‘greedy, eager’ CC3a *fik-, *fīk-  Icel fíkjast, Norw fik, Sw fik; Icel, Norw fika, Dan fige, Sw fikja, fika; Far ny-fiken, Icel fíkinn, Norw fiken, Dan ny-figen, Sw dial fiken Gaw 2274 View
fyskez v. fisk ?‘scampers’  (2a) fýsa ‘to exhort’ (2b) fýsask ‘to wish’ D1 (2) *funsa- (1) Norw dial fjaska, Sw dial fjäska, fjaska; (2) Far fýsa, Icel fýsa, Norw fŷsa, Dan fyse Gaw 1704 View
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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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
flitt v. flit 'move' flytja ‘cause to flit, carry, convey; recite, deliver; perform’ C1 *flutjan Far flyta, flytja, Icel flytja, Norw flytja, Dan flytte, OSw flytta, Sw flytta WA 2173, 2439, 3784 etc. View
flosche n. flosh 'pool' DD1bc (2) Icel flaski, Norw flask, Dan flaske, Sw flask Gaw 1430; WA 2049 View
flonc v. flung 'rush, shoot, fling' *flinga, cp. flengja 'to throw, fling' B1 *flenga- Norw flengja Pe 1165; WA 831*, 1218, 1348 etc. View
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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fogge n. fog 'coarse grass' D1c Norw fogg, fjagg, fjogg, fugg Cl 1683 View
forth n. ford

'ford'

cp. fjǫrðr ‘firth, fjord, inlet’ 

CCC2bc

*furð-

Gaw 1585, 1617; Pe 150

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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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forgat v. forget 'forgot' A1*c *getan-  Gaw 2031; WA 3276 View
forgif v. forgive 'forgive' gefa 'to give', cp. fyr-gefa, fyrir-gefa 'forgive' A1*c *geƀan- Far geva, Icel gefa, Norw giva, Dan runic gaf (past sg.), giƀu (pres. 1st sg.), Dan give, Sw giva Cl 731; Pat 404, 407; WA 2434 View
*forgeunes n. forgiveness ‘forgiveness’ gefa 'to give', cp. fyr-gefafyrir-gefa 'forgive' A1*c *geƀan- Far geva, Icel gefa, Norw giva, Dan runic gaf (past sg.), giƀu (pres. 1st sg.), Dan give, Sw giva WA *3525 View
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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forthinkis v. forthink ‘is displeasing to’ þykkja 'to seem'; cp. forþykkja CCC2 *þunkjan- Far tykja, Icel þykja, Norw tykkja, ODan thykk(i)æ, Dan tykkes, OSw þykkia, Sw tycka(s) WA 1464 View
frayn v. frayne, freyne ‘to ask, inquire (of); make trial of’ fregna ‘to ask; to hear, be informed’ CCC1c *frexnan- Far fregna, Icel fregna, Norw frega, fregna, ODan fregne, OSw fräghna, Sw dial frega Gaw 359, 489, 703 etc.; Pe 129; WA 267, 433, 457 etc. View
fryst v. frist

'hold back'

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

CC2ac

*frest- 

Icel fresta

Cl 743

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fro conj. fro ‘(after the time) when, after’ frá ‘from’  A1*c *frama Far frá, Icel frá, Nor frå, ODan fran, fra, Dan fra, Sw från, Sw dial frå Gaw 8, 62; Pe 251, 375, 958; Cl 353, 833, 1069 etc.; Pat 243; WA 725*, 2437, 4773 View
fro adv., prep. fro 'away from, from' frá ‘from’  A1*c *frama Far frá, Icel frá, Norw frå, ODan fran, fra, Dan fra, Sw från, Sw dial frå Gaw 138, 156, 344 etc.; Pe 10, 13, 46 etc.; Cl 31, 129, 221 etc.; Pat 31,129, 221 etc.; Erk 12, 107, 116, etc.; WA 56, 136, 139 etc. View
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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gayne n. gain

(1) ‘gain, what you obtained’; (2) ‘advantage, benefit, what has accrued’

(2) gegn (adj.) ‘straight, direct, ready, serviceable, kindly’

D2

(1) *waiþ-; (2) *gagniz

(2) Icel gegn, Norw gjegn, Dan dial gjen, Sw genast, Sw dial gen, gin

Gaw 2349

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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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galle n. gall ‘spot of impurity, filth, impurity’ galli ‘defect, flaw’ CC3c *gall- Icel galli, Dan galle, OSw galle Pe 189, 915, 1060; Cl 1022, 1525; Pat 285 View
galt n. galt 'boar' galti (wk. masc.) ‘boar’, gǫltr (masc.st.) ‘boar; wild animal’ C5ac *galt- WA 4743 View
gopnyng n. gape ‘staring’ (1) gapa ‘to gape, open the mouth wide’; (2) cp. gopi ‘a vain person' D2 (1) *gap-; (2) *gup-; (1) Far gapa, Icel gapa, Norw gapa, Dan gape, Sw gapa Gaw 2461 View
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