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Lexeme Part of Speech Modern English Form Sense ON Etymon Summary Category PGmc Ancestor Other Scandinavian reflexes Occurrences  
runischly adv. runish ‘fiercely’ (1) hrjónn 'rough'; (3) hrynja ‘to fall to ruin, tumble down; (metaph.) to stream, float (of garments); to stream, pour down (of fluids)’ DD1c (1) ?*hrewwa-; (2) *rūnō; (3)  *xreun- (1) Icel hrjón, Norw rjone, rjøne; (3) Icel hrynja, Norw rynja, OSw rynja, Sw dial ryni Gaw 304, *432; Pat 191 View
trayþely adv. ?'pitilessly, violently'
 		 tregða 'unwillingness, reluctance, difficulty' D1c ?*treg- Cl 907, 1137 View
oddely adv. oddly 'exceptionally, absolutely; remarkably' cp. odda-, oddi (n.) 'triangle, point (of land); (metaphorically) odd number' A1*c *uzd- Cl 698, 923; WA 275 View
agayn adv., prep. again (adv.) 'in return'; (prep.) 'against, facing' (í) gegn 'in opposition, against, in return'  A1*c *gagni- Far ígen, Icel gegn,  Dan igen, OSw gen Gaw 384, 1638; Pe 28, 326, 1199, etc.; Cl 266, 826; WA 50, 82, 188, etc. View
ay adv. ay, aye 'always, ever, in each case' ey, ei 'always, eternally, forever' A1*c the acc. sg. of *aiwaz Icel ei, e Gaw 26, 73, 128 etc.; Pe 44, 56, 101 etc.; Cl 114, 117, 132 etc.; Pat 8, 90, 130 etc.; Erk 278; WA 239, 242, 265, 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
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
ille adv. ill 'ill, badly, wrongfully, foully, with displeasure' illa ‘badly, ill’ B1c ?*elhila-  Far illa, Icel illa, Norw illa, Dan ilde, Sw illa Gaw 346; Pe 681, 1177; Cl 73, 693, 955, etc.; WA 2308 View
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
deruely adv. 'boldly; fiercely; quickly' djarfr (adj.) ‘courageous, aggressive, dauntless; heedless, impudent', djarfliga (adv.) 'bravely, boldly, daringly, dauntlessly; rashly, precipitously, impudently; without reservation; roundly, immoderately'  C1ac *derƀ-  Far djarvur, Icel djarfur, Norw djerv, Dan djerv, Sw djärv Gaw 2334; Cl 632, 1641; Pat 110; WA *2489, 2942, 3006 View
sleʒly adv. slyly, slily '(made) warily; stealthily'  slœgr ‘sly, cunning’; cp. slœgliga ‘slily, cunningly' C1 *slōg- Icel slægur, Norw sløg, ODan sløv, MSw slögher, Sw dial sløg Gaw 1182; WA 2870, 2962, 5174 View
weterly adv. 'clearly, surely; truly'  vitr (adj.) ‘wise’, cp. vitrliga (adv.) ‘wisely, with wisdom’ CC1 *wit- Far vitur, Ice vitur, ODan witær, OSw viter, Sw vitter Gaw 1706; Cl 171, 1567; Pat 330; Erk 183; WA 304, 422, 1423, 2856, 4222 View
vmbe adv., prep. umbe, umbe- 'about, round' umb 'around' CC2ac *umƀi  Far um, Icel um, Norw um, Dan om, Sw om Gaw 589, 1830, 2034; Cl 879, 1384, 1474 etc.; Pat 301, 381; WA 1154, *3250 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
vpon adv., prep. upon ‘upon, on, (etc.)’ upp á 'upon, on' CCC4c *upp + *ana Norw paa, Dan paa, MSw up a, op a, uppa, oppa, etc.; Sw. på Gaw 9, 37, 47, etc.; Cl 141, 268, 416, etc.; Pat 12, 134, 138, etc.; Erk 76, 92, 125, etc.; WA 31, 42, 158, etc. View
twelmonyth adv., n. twelvemonth ‘twelvemonth, year’  tolf-mánuðr ‘a twelve-month’ CCC4 *twalifa- + *mēnōþ- Gaw 298, 383, 2243; WA 5429 View
ayquere adv. aywhere 'everywhere' ey, ei 'always, eternally, forever' CC5c the acc. sg. of *aiwaz Icel ei, e Gaw 599, 629, 745, etc.; Cl 228, 965, 1403; WA 781*, 3408 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
naytly adv. 'well, properly; quickly' neytr 'good, fit for use' A1ac *naut(j)a- Icel neytur, Norw fånøytt Cl 480; WA 828*, 2896 View
þerwyth adv. therewith ‘(together) with it, on that account, thereupon’ við (with dat.) ‘against, towards, along with, with (instr.)’, (with acc.) ‘by, at, close to; at, to; together with’ CCC3 *wiþra Far við, viður-, Icel við, Norw ved, ODan withær, with, Dan ved, veder-, Sw vid, veder- Gaw 121, 980, 1509, etc.; Cl 138, 528, 1406, etc.; Pat 60, 232; WA 1890 View
arly adv. early 'early' ár 'early', cp. árliga ‘annually’ CC1c *air- Far ári, Icel ár, Norw år WA 350, 351 View
renyschly adv. ?'mysteriously, ?violently' hrjónn 'rough' DD1c ?*hrewwa-
 		 Icel hrjón, Norw rjone, rjøne Cl 1724, WA 4931 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
þareagaynis adv. thereagainst 'in return' (í) gegn 'in opposition, against, in return' A1*c *gagni- Far ígen, Icel gegn, Dan igen, OSw gen WA 1264 View
þarefra adv. therefro 'from that' frá ‘from’ A1*c *frama Far frá, Icel frá, Norw frå, ODan fran, fra, Dan fra, Sw från, Sw dial frå WA 4638 View
heterly adv. ‘fiercely, cruelly, vigorously, suddenly, quickly’ hatr 'hatred'; hatrliga ‘hatefully’ CCC1ac *xat- Far hatur, Icel hatur, Norw hat, Dan had, OSw hat Gaw 1152, 1446, 1462, etc.; Pe 403; Cl 380, 1222; Pat 381, 477, 481; WA 264, 669, 678 etc.  View
lyk adv., conj. like 'like' líkr ‘like, alike’; cp. líka (adv.) 'also'  CCC2c *(ga)līka- Far líkur, Icel líkur, Norw lik, Dan lig, Sw lik Gaw 1281, Cl 1008 View
grouelyng adv. grovelling ‘prostrate’ grúfa (n.) ‘position of being face-downwards’, in phrase á grúfu 'bent over, in a grovelling position’ B2 *grūƀ- Far á grúgva, Norw gruv Pe 1120 View
vmbeþour adv. 'round about' þori (n.) 'the greater part, main part' B1c *þurōn- Icel þorri Cl 1384 View
wela adv. wella 'very' vei ‘woe’ CCC2c *wai Far vei, Icel vei, Norw vei, Dan ve, Sw ve Gaw 518, 2084 View
at adv. at ‘to’ (+ infin.) at ‘to, (in order) to’ C3c *at Icel að, Dan at, Sw åt WA 636, 872, 1103 View
hethenward adv. 'from here' heðan ‘hence; henceforth’ B1c *xin- or *xið- Far heðan(i), hiðan, Icel héðan, Norw hedan, Dan heden, Sw hädan WA 734 View
tristly adv. 'confidently' traustr ‘trusty, sure, firm, strong, safe’; traust ‘trust, protection, shelter’ BBB2 *trust- or *traust- Far treystur, Icel traustur, Norw traust, ODan trøst, MSw tröster; Far treyst, Icel traust, Norw traust, Dan trøst, Sw tröst WA 1632 View
brant adv. brant 'straight' brattr ‘steep, precipitous; arduous, hard’ CC5c *brant-  Far, Icel brattur, Norw bratt, Dan brat, OSw branter, Sw brant, Sw dial bratt WA 3648 View
angrile adv. angrily 'angrily' angr (n.) ‘sorrow, resentment, distress; repentance; tribulation, injury’; cp. angrligr (adj.). 'anxious, concerned; sorrowful, unpleasant' C1 *angez- Far angur, Icel angur, Norw anger, Dan anger, Sw ånger WA 733, 832*, 2185 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
balefully adv. balefully 'sadly' bǫl ‘misfortune, woe, malice’ *balwan Far bøl, Icel böl Erk 311; WA 155 View
grouelings adv. grovellings ‘on all fours’ grúfa (n.) ‘position of being face-downwards’, in phrase á grúfu 'bent over, in a grovelling position’ B2c *grūƀ- Far á grúgva, Norw gruv WA 5276 View
laythly adv. 'with disgust' leiðr 'loathed, disliked' A1*c *laiþa- Far leiður, Icel leiður, Norw leid, ODan leth, Dan led, OSw leþer, Sw led WA 1709, 3985 View
þoʒ conj. though 'even though' þó ‘though, yet’  A1*c *þauh  Far tó, Icel þó, Norw do, da, ODan do, thoo, OSw þó Gaw 69, 624; Pe 345; Erk 320; WA 51, 254, 471 etc. View
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
or conj. or 'than; before'  ár ‘early’ C1 *air- Far ári, Icel ár, Norw år Gaw 1543; WA 3, 171, 299 etc. View
if conj. if 'if' ef 'if, in the event that' CCC2a ?*eƀō(i) Icel ef, if Gaw 30, 272, 277, etc.; Pe 147, 264, 265 etc.; Cl 12, 13, 36 etc.; Pat 30, 75, 83 etc.; Erk 176, 271, 274; WA 13, 103, 106 etc. View
til conj., prep. till 'to; until' til ‘to, until etc.' C5ac *til-  Far til, Icel til, Norw til, Dan til, Sw till, til Gaw 85, 449, 532 etc.; Pe 548, 676, 976; Cl 484, 498, 548 etc.; Pat 236, 272, 377; Erk 12, 136, 313; WA 340, 463, 564 etc. View
at conj., pron. at ‘that, which’ at ‘who, which, that’ CC2c *þat Far at, Icel að, Norw at, Dan at, OSw at, Sw att Pe 536; WA 10, 56, 68 etc. View
wassayl interj. wassail

'wassail!, your health'

heill (adj.) 'hale, sound; whole, healed, etc.'

 A1*

*wesan- + *xaila-

Far heilur, Icel heill, Norw heil, Dan hel, Sw hel

Cl 1506

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hoo interj. hoo 'stop!' hó ‘ho!’  BBB2a Icel hó, ho, Norw ho, hu  Gaw 2330; WA 2835, 4437 View
haile interj. hail 'hail' heill (adj.) 'whole, healed' A1* *xaila-
 		 Far heilur, Icel heill, Norw heil, Dan hel, Sw hel WA 228, 235, 4929 etc. View
wailaway interj. 'woe!' vei ‘woe’ CC2 *wai Far vei, Icel vei, Norw vei, Dan ve, Sw ve WA 4564 View
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