Showing 301 to 350 of 967 lexemes.

Lexeme Part of Speech Modern English Form Sense ON Etymon Summary Category PGmc Ancestor Other Scandinavian reflexes Occurrences  
hapeneʒ v. happens 'befall; achieve' happ (n.) ‘good luck, chance’; cp. heppnast (v.) 'to have good luck' C1 *xap(p)- Far happ, Icel happ, Norw happ, Sw dial happ Cl 27, WA 2364 View
happy adj. happy ‘favoured, blessed, happy’ cp. happ (n.) ‘good luck, chance’ C1 *xap(p)- WA 2120, 4938, 5381 View
herber n. harbour, habor

'lodging'

herbergi ‘inn; closet, room’, 

 CCC4a

*xarjaz + *ƀerʒō 

Far herbergi, Icel herbergi, Norw herbyrgi, Dan herberg(e), Sw härberge

Gaw 755, 812

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herber v. harbour, harbor 'to lodge; take shelter' cp. herbergja ‘to harbour a person; lodge, take in’ CCC4a *xarjaz + *ƀerʒō  Far herbergi, Icel herbergi, Norw herbyrgi, Dan herberg(e), Sw härberge Gaw 805, 2481; WA 5390 View
herneʒ n. harn 'brains' hjarni 'brain' B2c *xerznan Norw hjerne, Dan hjerne, Sw hjärna, hjärne Pe 58; WA 839, 1713, 1771 etc. View
haspe n. hasp

‘clasp, i.e. door-pin’

hespa ‘wisp or skein of wool; hasp, fastening’

 CCC2

*xasp-

Far hespa, Icel hespa, Norw hespe, hespa, Dan haspe, Sw hasp

Gaw 1233

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haspe v. hasp ‘to clasp, fasten’ cp. hespa (n.) ‘wisp or skein of wool; hasp, fastening’ CCC2 *xasp- Far hespa, Icel hespa, Norw hespe, hespa, Dan haspe, Sw hasp Gaw 281, 590, 607, etc.; Cl 419; Pat 381 View
hate n. hate 'hatred, anger, punishment' hatr (masc. or neut.) 'hate, enmity' CC2 *xat- or *xat-iz- Far hatur, Icel hatur, Norw hat, Dan had, Sw hat Pe 463; Cl 714, 915; WA 921, 1979 View
hauen n. haven 'harbour' hǫfn 'haven, harbour' BB2a *xaƀanō Far havn, høvn, Icel höfn, Norw hamn, ODan hafn, Dan havn, OSw hamn, Sw hamn Cl 420; Pat 108; WA *1160 View
*heuydsman n. headsman 'leader' hǫfuðsmaðr 'chief, leader' CC4c *xaƀuđa- + *mannz WA *441 View
helder adv. helder 'rather, more' heldr ‘more, rather; very; but, on the contrary; soonest, especially’ C1c *xalð-iz- Far heldur, Icel heldri, heldur, Norw helder, Dan heller(e), Sw heller, hellre Gaw 376, 430; WA 1016, 1140, 1633* etc. View
hellid v. hell

'poured'

hella 'to pour out'

 A1*c

*xalþjan-

Far hella, Icel hella, Norw hella, Dan helde, hælde, Sw hälla

WA 3813

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heþen adv. hethen 'hence, away' heðan ‘hence; henceforth’ B1c *xin- or *xið-  Far heðan(i), hiðan, Icel héðan, Norw hedan, Dan heden, Sw hädan Gaw 1794, 1879; Pe 271; WA 4487, 4565, 4650, etc. View
hilen v. hill 'covered, concealed' hylja 'to hide, cover' C1a *xuljan- Far hylja, Icel hylja, Norw hylja, Dan hylle, Sw hölja Cl 1397; WA 146, 1010, 3450 etc. View
hitte v. hit ‘to hit, smite; fall, drop to; to chance, attain as a result; come upon, find' hitta ‘to hit upon, meet; hit, strike’ B2 ?*hit-atjan or *hiþþijan Far hitta, Icel hitta, Norw hitta, Dan hitte, Sw hitta Gaw 427, 1455, 1459, etc.; Pe 132; Cl 479; Pat 289, 380; WA 445, 512, 839 etc. View
holkked v. holk, hawk

'gouged (out)'

 BBB2ac

*xul-k-

Sw hålka

Cl 1222

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homly adj. homely

'belonging to the household'

heimuligr 'private, belonging to the household'

 CCC3a

*xaim-

Norw heimeleg, ODan hemmelig , hiemmelig, Dan hemmelig, OSw hemeliker , hemelikin , hemelig, Sw hemelig

Pe 1211

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hoo interj. hoo 'stop!' hó ‘ho!’  BBB2a Icel hó, ho, Norw ho, hu  Gaw 2330; WA 2835, 4437 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
hundreth adj., n., num. hundred

'hundred'

hundrað ' hundred (normally the so-called ‘long’ hundred, i.e. ‘a hundred and twenty’)'

 A1*c

*xunða-raðan- 

Far hundrað, Icel hundrað, Norw hundrad, ODan hundrath, Dan hundred, Sw hundra

Gaw 743, 1144, 1543 etc.; Pe 869, 1107; Cl 315, 426, 442; WA 66, 94, 805* etc.

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hurrok n. hurrock, hurrack

'hurrock, rudder-band'

 DD1c

cp. Norw hork

Cl 419; Pat 185

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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
ille n. ill 'evil; harm, ill-treatment' illr ‘ill, evil, bad’ B1c ?*elhila-  Far illur, Icel illur, íllur, Norw ill, ODan ild, OSw ilder, Sw ill Gaw 1811; Cl 577, 735; WA 3267*, 4216 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
ille adj. ill ‘vile, unbecoming, bad; vicious’ illr ‘ill, evil, bad’ B1c ?*elhila-  Far illur, Icel illur, íllur, Norw ill, ODan ild, OSw ilder, Sw ill Cl 272, 864; Pat 8, 203; WA *3593 View
insiʒt n. insight 'opinion' CCC4a
 		 Dan indsigt, Sw insikt Cl 1659 View
intill prep. intill 'to' til ‘to, until etc.' C5c *til- Far til, Icel til, Norw til, Dan til, Sw till, til WA 4764 View
irked v. irk ‘wearied, irked (impers.)’ yrkja ‘to work, till, cultivate; make verses, compose; (reflex.) take effect’ DD1c (1) *wurkjan- runic Norw worahto, orte, runic Dan w[u]r[t]a, runic Sw wurte, urti, Far yrkja, Icel yrkja, Norw yrkja, Dan dial. ørke, OSw yrkia, Sw yrka Gaw 1573 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
kay adj. kay, key 'left' ?keikr ‘bent backward’ B1c ?*kai- or *kai-k ?Icel keikur, Norw keik, Dan dial kei ‘left hand’  Gaw 422 View
kenne v. ken 'to know' kenna 'to know, recognize' CC3ac *kannjan- Far kenna, Icel kenna, Norw kjenna, Dan kjende, Sw känna Cl 1702; Pat 357; Erk 124; WA 278, 577, 690 etc. View
kid n. kid 'kid, young of goat' kið 'kid, young of goat' A1 *kiđjan Icel kið, Norw kid, Dan kid, Sw kid WA 4476, 4524 View
kylled v. kill 'kill; strike' kolla ‘to hit in the head; (metaph.) to harm’ DD1 (1) *kull-; (2) *kwuljan- (1) Far kolla, kylla, Icel kolla, kylla, Norw kolla, kylla, Sw dial kolla, kulla Gaw 2111; Cl 876, 1252, 1267; WA 2377 View
kynd v. kind 'burnt' kynda 'kindle, light a fire' B2ac *kunđjan- Far kynda, Icel kynda, Norw kynda, Sw dial kynda WA 2247 View
kindill v. kindle 'kindle, set fire to, burn, arouse' kynda 'kindle, light a fire'; cp. kyndill (n.) 'candle, torch' B2 *kunđjan- WA 149, 166, 1730 etc. View
kindling n. kindling 'awakening' kynda 'kindle, light a fire'; cp. kyndill (n.) 'candle, torch' B2 *kunđjan- WA 3292 View
kyrk n. kirk 'church' kirkja ‘church’ A1*bc Far kirkja, Icel kirkja, Norw kyrkje, Dan kirke, Sw kyrka Gaw 2196; Pe 1061; Cl 1270, 1431; Erk 16, 113; WA 1549, 4542 View
knaged v. knag 'fastened' knakkr ‘little chair, high stool’ BBB2ac *knaʒʒ- Norw knag, knagge, Dan knag, Sw dial knagg, knagge; Icel knakkur, Norw knakk Gaw 577 View
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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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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knokke n. knock

'knock, blow'

knoka (v.) ‘to knock, thump’

 CCC2a

*knok- or *knuk-

Gaw 2379

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cnokez v. knock 'knock, deal a blow' knoka ‘to knock, thump’ CCC2a *knok- or *knuk- Icel knoka, Norw knoka, ODan knoge, Dan knuge, Sw dial knoka, knåka Gaw 414; Pe 727; Cl 1348; WA 639, 1599 View
knot n. knot

(1) (a) ‘knot, cluster’, (b) (*kerre) ‘thicket on marshy ground’; (2) ‘rocky (wooded) knoll’.

(1b) kjarr 'copsewood, brushwood’; (2b) knǫttr ‘ball’  

 DD2

(1a) *knuttan-; (1b) *kerza; (2a) *knuttan-(2b) *knatt-

(1b) Far (name element) kjarr, Icel kjarr, Norw kjarr, kjerr, Dan kær, Sw kärr 

Gaw 1431, 1434

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knorned adj., v. knurned 'rough, craggy' BBB2a Sw dial knurr, knurra;  knorla  Gaw 2166 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
lakked v. lacked ‘offended against; found fault with; (impers.) were at fault; is absent’ 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 Gaw 1250, 2366; Cl 723; WA 4811 View
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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layt v. lait

'to seek, search, wish to know'

leita ‘to seek, search’ 

 A1*c

*wlaitō(j)an-

Far leita, Icel leita, Norw leita, Dan lede, Sw lete

Gaw 355, 411, 449; Cl 97, 1768; Pat 180, 201, 277; Erk 155; WA 152, 372, 2341 etc.

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lote n. lait ‘aspect, manner; sound, noise; noise of talking; word, saying, speech’ lát (pl.) ‘manner, sound’ A1ac *lētan Far lát, Icel lát, Norw låt, ODan låd, Dan låder, Sw låt Gaw 119, 244, 639, etc.; Pe 238, 876, 896; Cl 668; Pat 47, 161, 183 WA 152, 491, 3998 etc. View
layk n. lake

'sport, entertainment; fighting; conduct, practice, sin'

leikr ‘game, play, sport’ 

 A1*bc

*laikaz

Far leikur, Icel leikur, Norw leik, Dan leg, OSw leker, Sw lek

Gaw 262, 1023, 1125 etc.; Cl 122, 274, 1053 etc.; Pat 401; WA 385, 655, 1761 etc.

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