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  
dike n. dike, dyke 'fosse, ditch' díki 'dike, ditch' CCC2 *dīk- Far díki, Icel díki, Norw dike, dik, Dan dige, Sw dike WA 700, 712, 2986 etc. View
dowue n. dove 'dove' dúfa 'dove' CC4a *dūƀōn Far dúgva, dúva, Icel dúfa, Norw duva, duve, Dan due, Sw duva Cl 469, 481, 485; WA 3937, 4533, 5604 View
sunder adj., n. sunder ‘sunder, separation’ (in the phrase 'in sunder' ‘asunder’) sundr, í sundr  'asundr' CCC4ac *eni + *sunðraz Far sundur, Icel sundur, Norw sunder, sond(er), ODan sundær, syndær, søndær, Dan sønder, OSw sunder, synder, Sw sönder Gaw 1563 View
ʒarm n. yarm 'clamour' jarmr 'bleating' C2c *erma- Far jarm(an), Icel jarmur, Norw jerm Cl 971 View
ʒarmand v. yarm, yirm, yerm 'howl' jarma 'to bleat' C2c *erma- Far jarma, Icel jarma, Norw jarma, jerma, ODan jarme, Sw dial jarma, järma WA 4745 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
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
vndirfangid v. 'undertook' fanga ‘to fetch, capture’ CCC1ac *fanxan- Far fanga, Icel fanga, Norw fanga, Dan fange, OSw fænga WA 910 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
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
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
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
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
flonc v. flung 'rush, shoot, fling' *flinga, cp. flengja 'to throw, fling' B1 *flenga- Norw flengja Pe 1165; WA 831*, 1218, 1348 etc. 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
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
fraward prep. 'away from' frá ‘from’  A1* *frama WA 1289, 1335, 1759 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
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
gayn prep. ‘opposite’ (í) gegn 'in opposition, against, in return' A1*c *gagni- Far (í)gegn, Icel gegn, Dan igen, OSw gen Pe 138 View
agaynʒ prep. against 'against, upon' (í) gegn 'in opposition, against, in return' A1*c *gagni- Far ígen, Icel gegn, Dan igen, OSw gen Pe 79; Cl 611, 1711; WA 170, 473, 953, 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
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
gyng n. ging 'company, troop' gengi  ‘good luck, success; help, support; troop’ CC1c *gang-  Far geingi, Icel gengi, Norw gjenge, ODan gænge, OSw gænge Gaw 225; Pe 455; Erk 137; WA 812*, 1213, 1648 etc. View
gapand v. gaping 'gaping' gapa ‘to gape, open the mouth wide’ B2a *gap- Far gapa, Icel gapa, Norw gapa, Dan gape, Sw gapa WA 3870 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
forgarte v. ‘forfeited, ruined, made corruptible’ 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; Pe 321; Cl 240 View
stel-gere n. gear 'armour' gervi, gørvi ‘gear, apparel’  A1* *garwj- Icel gervi Gaw 260 View
gere v. gear ‘to clothe, attire; fashion, construct’ gera, gør(v)a 'to make, do'  A1*c *garwjan- Far gera, Icel gera, gjöra, Norw gjera, Dan runic kaurua, kirua, Dan gøra, Sw göra Gaw 179, 791, 957 etc.; Cl 1344, 1444, 1568 View
giles n. gills 'gills' gjǫlnar 'gills' A1c *gel- Dan gjælle, Sw gäl, gel Pat 269 View
get n. get 'begetting; child; thing obtained, something one has got' get, geta 'guess', supposition'  A1* *get- Icel geta Gaw 1638; WA 391, 435, 473 etc. View
forgat v. forget 'forgot' A1*c *getan-  Gaw 2031; WA 3276 View
gill-stremes n. gill 'streams from a gorge' gil 'deep, narrow glen with a stream at the bottom' A1bc *gil- Far gil, Icel gil, Norw gil WA 3231 View
glyter v. glitter 'to glitter' glitra ‘to glitter’ CC1a *glit-  Far glitra, Icel glitra, Norw glitra, ODan glidre, Sw glittra Gaw 604, 2039; WA 3346, 3686, 3797 etc. View
*glopnyng n. ‘dismay’ cp. glúpna ‘to look downcast, let the countenance fall, as one about to cry’ D1c *glop(n)- Gaw 2461 View
aglopened adj., v. 'frightened' cp. glúpna ‘to look downcast, let the countenance fall, as one about to cry’ D1c *glop(n)- WA 874 View
gremly adj. 'terrible' cp. gremi (n.) ‘wrath, anger’, gremja (v.) 'to anger, provoke' CC1ac *grama- or *gramjan- WA 726* 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
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
gunnes n. guns 'war engines' Gunnhildr (gunnr 'war' (poetic) + hildr 'battle') A1* *gunþz WA 2227 View
rose adj., v. roose 'praise' hrósa ‘praise' C1c *hrōþs- Far rósa, Icel hrósa, Norw rosa, Dan rose, OSw rosa Cl 1371; WA 4313, 5122 View
cayser n. 'emperor, ruler' keisari 'emperor' C2 *kaisar- Far keisari, Icel keisari, Norw keisar, Dan kejser, Sw kejsare Cl 1322, 1374, 1593; Erk 199 View
kakeʒ n. cake 'cake' kaka 'cake' B1 *kakōn Far kaka, Icel kaka, Norw kaka, kake, Dan kage, Sw kaka Cl 625, 635 View
calle v. call ‘to call, shout, cry out (intr.), crave, beg; call, name, summon (tr.)’ kalla ‘to call, cry, shout; send for; say; claim; name’ C1a *kall- or *kalz-  Far kalla, Icel kalla, Norw kalla, Dan kalde, Sw kalla Gaw 456, 664, 807, etc.; Pe 173, 182, 273, etc.; Cl 8, 162, 258, etc.; Pat 26, 131, 281, etc.; Erk 16; WA 229, 431, 559, etc. View
cal n. call 'summons' kalla (v.) ‘to call, cry, shout; send for; say; claim; name’; cp. kall 'a call, cry, shouting' C1ac *kall- or *kalz-  Far kall, Icel kall, Norw kall, Dan kald, Sw kall; cp. Far kalla, Icel kalla, Norw kalla, Dan kalde, Sw kalla Cl 61; WA 983, 5188 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
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
kest n. cast ‘throwing, stroke; trick; ?fastening; (pl.) speech, utterances, glance, contrivance; purpose' kast ‘throw, turn’ A1 *kas(a)t-  Far kast, Icel kast, Norw kast  Gaw 1295, 2298, 2376 etc.; Pe 1163; Cl 768, 1070; WA 1302, 1395, 1764 etc. View
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