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 | |
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layth | adj. | 'loathsome, hateful; unwilling' | leiðr 'loathed, disliked' | A1*c | *laiþa- | Far leiður, Icel leiður, Norw leid, ODan leth, Dan led, OSw leþer, Sw led | Pat 401; WA 1258, 4748, 4793 etc.; WA 1258, 3866, 4748 etc. | View | |
lockis | v. | lock | 'locks, shuts in' | loka 'lock, shut', lykja 'lock, shut, enclose' | CCC1 | *luk- | Far loka, Icel loka; Icel lykja, Norw lykkja, ODan lykke, Dan lukke, OSw lykkia, Sw lycka | WA 5495 | 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 |
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 |
saʒtle | v. | 'made peace, reconciled; settle, come to rest' | sátt (n.) 'settlement, agreement, concord, peace', sætt (n.) 'reconciliation, agreement'; sætta 'to reconcile, make peace' | B1c | *saxt- or *sanxt- | Far sætt, Icel sætt, Norw sætt; Icel sætta, ODan sætæ, OSw sätta | Cl 230, 445, 1139; Pat 232, 529; WA 865 | 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 | |
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 | |
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 |
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 |
gareʒ | v. | gar | 'make, cause' | gǫrr (neut. gǫr-t), pp. of gera, gør(v)a 'to make, do' | A1*c | *garwa- | Far ger-, Icel ger, ODan gør, Dan gør-, OSw gor, gör | Gaw 2460; Pe 86, 331, 1151; Cl 690, 896, 1361 etc.; WA 191, 1219, 3860 etc. | View |
balefull | adj. | baleful | 'malignant' | bǫl ‘misfortune, woe, malice’ | CCC5a | *balwan | Far bøl, Icel böl | Cl 979; WA 4858 | View |
tulk | n. | 'man, knight' | tulkr ‘interpreter, spokesman; broker’ | FC2c | Far tolkur, tulkur, Icel túlkur, Nor tolk, Dan tolk, Sw tolk | Gaw 3, 41, 638 etc.; Cl 498, 687, 757; Erk 109; WA 752, 1212, 1304 etc. | 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 | |
make | n. | make | 'mate, spouse; companion' |
maki 'match' | CC1 | *makōn | Far maki, Icel maki, Norw make, Dan mage, Sw make | Pe 759, Cl 248, 331, 334 etc.; WA 574, 5153, 5430 | View |
bodworde | n. | bodeword | 'message' | boð-orð 'message, command, etc.' | CC4c | *ƀudan + *wurdan | Cl 473; Erk 105; WA 48, 1458, 1489 | View | |
tyþing | n. | 'message, word, information' | tíðindi (pl.) 'tidings, news, events' | A1* | *tīð- | Far tíðindi(r), Icel tíðindi, Norw tidend, ODan tidhande, Dan tidende, OSw tíþandi, Sw tidender | Cl 458, 498, 1557; Pat 78; Erk 57; WA 2304, 5175 | View | |
swange | n. | swange | 'middle, waist' | svangi ‘the groin (esp of animals), belly’ | B1c | *swanga- | Far svangi, Icel svangi, Norw svange, Dan svang, Sw dial svang, svånge | Gaw 138, 2034 | View |
wandreth | n. | wandreth | 'misery' | vandræði ‘difficulty, trouble’ | A1* | PGmc *wanda- + *rēðan | WA 528 | 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 |
aʒefullest | adj. | awful | 'most formidable' | agi ‘(n.) dread, awe; discipline; enmity’ | C1c | *ag- |
WA 16 | View | |
moulynge | n., v. | 'mould, mouldiness' | cp. mygla (v.) 'to grow muggy or musty' | B1 | cp. Icel mygla, Norw mygla, ODan mul, Dan dial mugle, OSw möghla, Sw mögla, Sw dial mögel | Erk 86 | View | ||
howis | n. | how, howe | 'mounds' | haugr 'mound, burial mound' | C3bc | *xauga- | Far heyggjur, heygur, Icel haugur, Norw haug, Dan høi, høj, Sw hög | WA 3486 | 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 |
sorʒe | n. | 'muck, filth' | (1) saurgan (n.) 'pollution, defilement', cp. saurigr (adj.) 'filthy, dirty'; (2) cp. saurr (n.) 'mud, dirt' | D2 | (1) *saur-; (2) *surgō- | (1) Far seyrur, Icel saur, Norw saur, ODan sør, OSw sör-, Sw dial sör | Cl 75, 846; Pat 275 | View | |
manslatir | n. | manslaughter | 'murder' | slátr 'butcher's meat, slaughter' | C1 | *slaxt- | Far slátur, Icel slátur, Norw slåtr | WA 4486 | View |
slaʒtir | n. | slaughter | 'murder, deadly power, slaughter' | slátr 'butcher's meat, slaughter' | C1 | *slaxt- | Far slátur, Icel slátur, Norw slåtr | WA 708, 3049, 4855 | View |
manslaʒt | n. | 'murderer' | sláttr 'mowing, smiting' | CCC2a | *slaxt- | Far sláttur, Icel sláttur, Norw slått, Dan slæt, Sw slåter, Sw dial slått | WA 4498 | 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 | |
mon | v. | mun | 'must' | munu ‘will, shall, may, must’ | C3c | *munan- | Far munna, Icel munu, Norw mun, muna, muno, Dan monne, Sw månna, månde | Gaw 1811, 2354; WA 691, 707, 1502 etc. | View |
renyst | adj. | 'mysterious, furious' | hrjónn 'rough' | DD1c | ?*hrewwa- | Icel hrjón, Norw rjone, rjøne | WA 387, 839* | View | |
nere | adv., prep. | near | 'near, nearer, almost' | nær 'near, nearer' | CC3a | *nēhwaz | Far nær, Icel nær, Norw nær, Dan nær, Sw när | Gaw 237, 322, 556 etc.; Pe *262, 286, 404; Cl 414, 1558, 1585; Pat 85, 169; WA 400, 489, 1370 etc. | View |
nyʒter-tale | n. | 'night-time' | náttarþel 'darkest part of the night' | C4 | *naxt- + *þel | WA 324 | View | ||
nente | adj. | ninth | 'ninth' | niundi 'ninth' | C2c | *newunðō- or *newunþō- | Norw niande, Dan niende, Sw nionde | Pe 1012 | View |
vncallid | v. | uncalled | 'not summoned' | kalla ‘to call, cry, shout; send for; say; claim; name’; cp. ókallaðr (adj.). | C1ac | *kall- or *kalz- | Far kalla, Icel kalla, Norw kalla, Dan kalde, Sw kalla | WA 832 | 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 |
odde | adj., n. | odd | 'odd, extra; remarkably, illustrious; ~ lome extra limb, penis' | odda-, oddi (n.) 'triangle, point (of land); (metaphorically) odd number' | A1* | *uzd- | Far oddi, Icel oddi, Norw odde, Dan dial odde, Sw udda | Cl 426, 505; WA 27, 94, 189 etc. | View |
lake | n. | lack | 'offence' | cp. lakr (adj.) 'lacking, defective', mállaki (n.) ‘defect of the speech organs’ | BBB2a | *lak- | cp. Far lakur, Icel lakur, Norw ilak, ODan illake, Sw elak | WA 1816 | View |
glode | n. | glode | 'open space, patch (of sky)' | sólar-glaðan ‘sunset’ | DD1bc | (1) *glaið- | (2) Norw glott, Shetl gloderek, gloderet, glodere, glod(er); (3) Norw dial glada, Sw dial gladas, gla(d)na | Gaw 2181, 2266; Pe 79; Erk 75; WA 1334 | View |
insiʒt | n. | insight | 'opinion' | CCC4a | Dan indsigt, Sw insikt | Cl 1659 | View | ||
bost | n. | boast | 'outcry, clamour, threat, violence, arrogance' | (1) cp. busilkinna ?’woman with round cheeks’ | DD1 | (1) *bus- | (1) Norw bos(s), OSw bos | Gaw 1448; Cl 179, 1450, 1712; WA 2447, 3581, 3586 etc. | View |
forloteʒ | v. | 'overlook' |
láta 'to put, place, suffer, grant; to leave off; to let, cause, make (etc.); cp. fyrir-láta 'let go, give up' | A1*c | *lētan- | Far lata, láta, Icel láta, Norw låta, Dan lade, Sw låta | Cl 101 | View | |
warke | n. | wark | 'pain' | verkr 'pain, inflamation' | CC2c | *warki- | Far verkur, Icel verkur, Norw verk, Dan værk, Sw värk | WA 539, 2811 | View |
werkis | v. | 'pains' | virkja 'feel pain' | CC2c | *warkjan- | Far virkja, Norw dial virkja | WA 531 | View | |
loue | n. | loof | 'palms, hands' | lófi 'palm' | C1c | *lōfōn | Far lógvi, Icel lófi, Norw love, ODan love, Dan love, Sw love | Cl 987; Erk 349; WA *800, 2067, 2569 | View |
saʒte | adj., n. | saught | 'peace, at peace' | sátt 'settlement, agreement, concord, peace', sætt 'reconciliation, agreement' | B1c | *saxtiz or *sanxtiz | Far sætt, Icel sætt, Norw sætt | Pe 52, 1201 | View |
paa | n. | 'peacock' | pá, pái 'peacock', cp. also páfugl | CCC2c | cp. Icel páfugl, Norw påfugl, Dan påfugl, Sw påfågel | WA 4983 | View | ||
piked | v. | pick | 'pick, crop; gather, get; adorn, polish' | pikka 'to pick, prick' | CCC1a | *pīk- or *pik- | Far pikka, Icel pikka, Norw pikka, Dan pikke, Sw picka | Gaw 2017; Pe 573, 1036; Cl 1466; Pat 393 | View |
yrnes | n. | iron | 'pieces of armour' | járn 'iron, object made of iron: weapons' | CCC3 | *īzarna- | Far jarn, Icel járn, Norw jarn, Dan jærn, Sw järn | Gaw 729 | 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 |
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 |