Showing 351 to 400 of 967 lexemes.

Lexeme Part of Speech Modern English Form Sense ON Etymon Summary Category PGmc Ancestor Other Scandinavian reflexes Occurrences  
grwe n. grue

(1) ‘grain, jot’ (i.e. no grwe ‘not at all’); (2) ‘horror, dread, fear’.

 DD2

(1) *grūt; (2) *grūw-

Dan gru; cp. Norw gruva, ODan gruve, grye, Dan grue, OSw grūva sik, Sw gruva sig

Gaw 2251

 View
gryed v. grye

'shuddered'

 DD1c

(1) *grū-

(1) Norw gruva, OSw grūva sik (Sw gruva sig), ODan gruve, grye (Dan grue)

Gaw 2370

 View
gryndel adj. grindel

'fierce, angry'

(1) grindill 'destroyer'; (2) grim(m)ð ‘vehemence, malice, ferocity, fierceness, violence’

 DD1c

(1) *grend-; (2) *gremmiþō

Far grimd, Icel grimmd

Gaw 2338; Pat 524

 View
*gryndellayk n. grindel

'fierceness'

(1) grindill 'destroyer'; (2) grim(m)ð ‘vehemence, malice, ferocity, fierceness, violence’

 DD1c

(1) *grend-; (2) *gremmiþō

Far grimd, Icel grimmd

Gaw 312 

 View
gryndelly adv. grindel

‘fiercely, wrathfully’

(1) grindill 'destroyer'; (2) grim(m)ð ‘vehemence, malice, ferocity, fierceness, violence’

 DD1c

(1) *grend-; (2) *gremmiþō

Far grimd, Icel grimmd

Gaw 2299

 View
gunnes n. guns 'war engines' Gunnhildr (gunnr 'war' (poetic) + hildr 'battle') A1* *gunþz WA 2227 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
haʒer adj. ‘skilful, well-wrought, fit, ready’ hagr ‘handy, skilful’  A2*c *xag-az Far hagur, Icel hagur, Norw hag, MSw hagher Gaw 352, 1738 View
hagherlych adv. 'fittingly, properly' hagr (adj.) ‘handy, skilful’; cp. hagliga (adv.) 'skilfully, handily’ A2*c *xag-az Far hagur, Icel hagur, Norw hag, ODan hag, OSw hagher Cl 18, 1707 View
haile n. 'success; (in phrase 'wrothir haile') disastrously; (in phrase 'ille haile') bad luck' heill (neut. and fem.) 'well-being'; cp. illu heilli 'unfortunate, unhappy' A1* *xail- Dan held, ODan held, OSw hel, häll WA 1066, 1759 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
hale v. hale ‘to draw; loose (from bow); rise, come, go, pass, hurry; take a drink (from)’ hala ‘to haul, pull’  BBB2a *xalōjan- Far hála, Icel hala, Norw hala, Dan hale Gaw 136, 458, 788, etc.; Cl 380, 1520; Pat 219; WA 724, 854, 962 etc. View
half-suster n. half-sister

'half-sister'

systir ‘sister’

 CC2

*swestēr, *swestōr

Far systir, Icel systir, runic Norw swestar, Norw syster, ODan runic systiʀ, ODan systir, systær, Dan søster, Sw syster

Gaw 2464

 View
hap n. hap 'happiness, good fortune' happ ‘good luck, chance’ C1 *xap(p)-  Far happ, Icel happ, Norw happ, Sw dial happ Gaw 48; Pe 16, 713, 1195; Cl 24; Pat 11, 29, 212; WA 3272, 4346, 4937 View
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
happe v. hap ‘to cover; to wrap, clasp, fasten’ (2) cp. hespa 'fastening'; (3) hefta, hepta 'to bind, fetter, hold back, restrain'  DD1c (1) *haf-; (2) *hasp-; (3) *haft- (1) Dan happe, hjappe, Sw happe, hjappe; (3) Far hefta, Icel hefta, Norw hefta, Dan hefte, Sw häfta  Gaw 655, 864, 1224; Cl 626; Pat 450 View
happen adj. cp. heppen 'fortunate, blessed' heppinn ‘lucky’ CC1c *xap(p)-  Far heppin, Icel heppinn, Norw heppen, Sw dial vanhäppen Gaw 56; Pat 13, 15, 17, etc. View
happy adj. happy ‘favoured, blessed, happy’ cp. happ (n.) ‘good luck, chance’ C1 *xap(p)- WA 2120, 4938, 5381 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

 View
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
haylse v.

'to greet'

heilsa ‘to greet’ 

 A1*c

*xail(e)sō(j)an-

Far heilsa, Icel heilsa, Norw helsa, Dan hilse, Sw hälsa

Gaw 223, 810, 829 etc.; Pe 238; Cl 612, 814; WA 1622, 4929

 View
helde adv.

‘readily, likely’

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

Pe 1193

 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

 View
heme adj., n. (1) heme; (2) hem

(1) (adj.) ‘suitable, neat’; (2) (n.) ‘hem, skirt’

(1) cp. heimolliga, heimulliga (later heimugliga) ‘privately, intimately; duly, with full title to possession’

 DD2

(1) *xaimaz; (2) *xam(m)-

(1) cp. Icel heimileg(u)r, Norw heimeleg, Dan hemmelig, Sw heimlig

Gaw 157

 View
hemely adv.

‘suitably, neatly’

heimolliga, heimulliga (later heimugliga) ‘privately, intimately; duly, with full title to possession’

 CCC1a

*xaimaz

cp. Icel heimileg(u)r, Norw heimeleg, Dan hemmelig, Sw heimlig

Gaw 1852

 View
henge v. hang ‘to hang (trans. and intrans.), weigh’ hengja  ‘to hang’ CC1ac *xang- Far heingja, Icel hengja, Norw hengja, Dan hænga, Sw hänga Gaw 117, 182, 477, etc.; Cl 1584, 1734; WA 27, 3260, 4565 etc. 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

 View
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
*here n. (1) hire

'payment'

(2) eyrir 'ounce, money'

 DD2

(1) *xūrja-; (2) *auri-

Far oyri, Icel eyrir, Norw ørre, Dan øre, Sw öre

Pe 616

 View
herneʒ n. harn 'brains' hjarni 'brain' B2c *xerznan Norw hjerne, Dan hjerne, Sw hjärna, hjärne Pe 58; WA 839, 1713, 1771 etc. View
hete v. 'to promise, assure; be called' heita ‘to call, name, promise’ CCC2 *haitan- Far heita, Icel heita, Norw heita, runic Dan haite, haitika, Dan hede, hedde, runic Sw ha[i]teka, Sw heta, hetta
 		 Gaw 2121; Pe 402; Cl 1346; WA 1075, 2398, 2406 etc. View
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
heter adj. ‘violent, cruel, fierce; speedy’ hatr 'hatred'; hatrliga ‘hatefully’ CCC1ac *xat- Far hatur, Icel hatur, Norw hat, Dan had, OSw hat Pat 373, WA 490, 520, 615 etc. 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
hetes n.

‘vows, assurances of knightly service’

cp. heita (v.) ‘to call, name, promise’

 CCC2c

*hait-

Gaw 1525

 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
heþyng n. 'contempt, scorn' hǽðing 'scorn, mockery, ridicule' B1c *xawiþa Cl 579, 710; Pat 2; WA 1714, 1869 View
*heuydsman n. headsman 'leader' hǫfuðsmaðr 'chief, leader' CC4c *xaƀuđa- + *mannz WA *441 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

 View
holsumly adv. wholesomely 'healthfully' heilsamr ‘salutary’; cp. heilsamliga 'uprightly' CCC1a *xaila- Far heilur, Icel heill, Norw heil, Dan hel, Sw hel Gaw 1731 View
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

 View
hondeselle n. handsel, hansel

‘gift (at New Year)’

hand(s)-sal (neut.), ‘the transference of a right, bargain, duty to another by joining hands’

 CC4

*xanðuz + *saljan-

Icel handsal, OSw handsal

Gaw 66, 491 

 View
hoo interj. hoo 'stop!' hó ‘ho!’  BBB2a Icel hó, ho, Norw ho, hu  Gaw 2330; WA 2835, 4437 View
hores n. hairs 'hairs, (eye)lashes' hár 'hair' A1*c *xēran Far hár, Icel hár, Norw hår, Dan hår, Sw hår Cl 1695; WA 227, 320, 854 etc. View
horyed v. (1) hurried; (2) harried (1) 'urged, hurried'; (2) 'dragged, pulled' (1) cp. hurr 'hurley-burley, noise' DD2 (2) *xarjōjan- cp. Icel hurr (n.); Far hurra, Icel hurra, Norw hurra, Norw dial hurra, Dan hurre 'to whir', Sw hurra, Sw dial hurra Cl 883 View
Word
Etymology