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

(1) 'fortune, rank, dignity'; (2) 'company'

færi 'capacity, ability, means, possibility'

 DD2

?*fōr-i-

(1) Far føri, Icel færi, Norw føre, Dan føre, Sw fōre

Pe 616

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whateʒ n., v.

(1) 'fortunes'; (2) 'runs'; (3) 'was'
 

(2) hvata 'to hasten, speed'

 DD2

(1) *xwat-; (2) *xwata-

(2) hvata

Pe 1041

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werle n.

(1a) ?'circlet, circular ornament'; (1b) 'circle, ring (of hair)'; (2) 'attire, covering'

hvirfill 'circle, ring, crown of the head'

 D2

(1a) *xwarƀilaz; (1b) *xwerƀilaz; (2) *was(j)an-

Far hvir(v)il, Icel hvirfill, Norw kvirvel, kvervil, Dan hvirvel, Sw (h)virvel

Pe 209

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hetes n.

‘vows, assurances of knightly service’

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

 CCC2c

*hait-

Gaw 1525

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atlyng n. ettling

'intention'

ætla 'to think, intend'

 A1*c

*ahtilō(j)an-

Far ætla, Icel ætla, Norw etla, atla, Sw dial ättla, ässla

Cl 688

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callyng n. calling

'summons'

kalla (v.) ‘to call, cry, shout; send for; say; claim; name’

 C1a


*kall- or *kalz-

Far kalla, Icel kalla, Norw kalla, Dan kalde, Sw kalla

Cl 1362

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carping n. carping

'speech, words'

karpa 'to brag, boast'

 A1c

Icel karpa, Sw dial karpa

Cl 1550

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saʒtlyng n., v.

'reconciliation, peace'

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 490, 1795

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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
sete n., v. (1) seat; (2) set, sit (1) 'seat, throne, place (at table)'; (2) 'to sit'; (3) 'to be seated' (1) and (3) sæti (n.) ‘seat’ D2 (1) *sētjan-; (2) *satjan- or *setjan-; (3) *sētjan- (1) and (3) Far sæti, Icel sæti, Norw sæte, ODan sæte, Dan sæde, OSw sǣte Sw säte Cl 1395 View
schout n. shout

'shout'

skúta 'a taunt'

 B1

*skūt-

Cl 840; WA 4730

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bawelyne n. bowline

'bowline'

bóglína

 CCC3c

*ƀōg-

Cl 417; Pat 104

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bekyr n. beaker

'beaker, (large) cup'

bikarr 'beaker'

 B2c


 

Far bikar, Icel bikar, Norw bikar, OSw bikar(e)

Cl 1474

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braken n. bracken 'bracken, fern' *brakni B1c ?*ƀrak- Dan bregne, Sw bräken Cl 1675 View
brest n. 'calamity' brestr 'crash, crack, defect, loss' C2c *ƀrestuz Far brestur, Icel brestur, Norw brest, Dan brist, OSw bräster, braster Cl 229 View
breth n. (1) breath

(1) breath; (2) 'fury'

(2) bræði 'anger, fury'

 D2

*brēþa-

(2) Far bræði, Icel bræði, Norw bræde, OSw bræþe

Cl 916

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brynston n. brimstone

'brimstone'

cp. brenna (v.) 'to burn (intrans. and trans.)', brennusteinn 'sulphur'

 C2

*ƀrennan- or *ƀrannjan-

Cl 967

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carle n. carl

'churl'

karl 'man, common man'

 B2a

*karlaz

Far kallur, Icel karl, Norw kall, kar, Dan karl, runic Sw karilR, Sw karl

Cl 208, 876

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flaunkes n.

'sparks'

 BB1

?*flank-

Sw (snö)flanka

Cl 954

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flakes n. flakes

'flakes, lumps'

cp. flagna (v.) ‘to flake or chip off’

 DD1

*flak-

Norw flak 'slice, detatched piece'; cp. Icel flagna, Norw flagna, Sw flagna

Cl 954

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flot n.

'scum'

flot 'floating, being afloat; lard, dripping'

 CC3c

*flutan

Far flot, Icel flot, Norw flot, Dan flod, flåd, Sw flott

Cl 1011

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fogge n. fog 'coarse grass' D1c Norw fogg, fjagg, fjogg, fugg Cl 1683 View
ʒarm n. yarm 'clamour' jarmr 'bleating' C2c *erma- Far jarm(an), Icel jarmur, Norw jerm Cl 971 View
hurrok n. hurrock, hurrack

'hurrock, rudder-band'

 DD1c

cp. Norw hork

Cl 419; Pat 185

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klubbe n. club 'club' klubba 'club' B1 Far klubbi, Norw klubba, klubbe, ODan klubbe, Dan klubbe, Sw klubba, Sw dial klubba Cl 839, 1348 View
lastes n.

'sins, vices'

last (neut.)  'blame, hurt', lǫstr (masc.) 'fault, flaw'

 C1

*laxst-

Far last, Icel last, Norw last; Far løstur, Icel löstur, Norw last, Dan last, Sw last

Cl 1141; Pat 198

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luf-lowe n.

'fire of love'

logi 'flame'

 B2ac

*lugōn

Far logi, Icel logi, Norw loge, Dan lue, Sw låga

Cl 707

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neue n. nieve

'fist'

hnefi, knefi 'fist'

 B2c

*xneƀ-

Far nevi, Icel hnefi, Norw neve, Dan næve, Sw näve

Cl 1537

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plow n. plough, plow

'plough'

plógr 'plow'

 BB2a

*plōg-

Far plógv, plog, Icel plógur, Norw plog, Dan plog, plov, Sw plog

Cl 68

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rape n. (1) rap; (3) ?rape

(1) 'blow'; (2) 'fall, ruin'; (3) 'treachery'

(2) hrapa ‘to fall, tumble down; rush headlong, hurry’ 

 D2

(2) *xrapōjan-

(1) Norw rapp, Dan rap, Sw rapp; (2) Far rapa, Icel hrapa, Norw rapa, OSw rapa; cp. Icel hrap, Norw rap

Cl 233

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ryfte n. rift

'rift'

ript 'withdrawal, breach of contract'

 B2c

*rīfan-

Norw rift, Dan rift, Sw rift

Cl 368, 536, 964; WA 1756

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ryg n. rigg

'storm'

hregg 'storm, strong wind'

 B1c

Far reiggj, Icel hregg

Cl 354, 382

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rok n.

(1) 'crowd, company'; (2) 'castle'

(1) cp. hrúga 'heap, pile; bundle, clump'

 D2

(1) *xrūk-

(1) Icel hrúka, Norw ruke, Sw dial ruka

Cl 1514

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stamyn n.

'prow'

stafn, stamn 'stem of a ship'

 CC1a

*stamn-

Far stavnur, Icel stafn, Norw stamn, ODan stafn, Dan stavn, OSw stafn, stamn, Sw stam, Sw dial stamn

Cl 486

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rayn-ryfte n.

'rain-sluice'

ript 'withdrawal, breach of contract'

 B2c

*rīfan-

Norw rift, Dan rift, Sw rift

Cl 368

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lake-ryftes n.

?'river valleys'

ript 'withdrawal, breach of contract'

 B2c

*rīfan-

Norw rift, Dan rift, Sw rift

Cl 536

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swaynes n. swain

'servants'

sveinn 'boy, young man, servant'

 A1*

*swainaz

Far sveinur, Icel sveinn, Norw svein, Dan svend, OSw sven, Sw sven
 

Cl 1509

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cost n. cost ‘nature, quality; terms; manners, ways, disposition; condition, plight’ kostr ‘condition, choice, opportunity (etc.)’ C1ac *kust-iz or *kust-uz Far kostur, Icel kostur, Norw kost, ODan kost, Dan kost, OSw koster Gaw 546, 750, 944, etc.; Cl 1024, 1478 View
dryftes n. drift

'(snow)drifts'

drift ‘driven snow; snowdrift; pollen; dust, ashes’

 CC1a

*driƀ-

Far drift, Icel drift, Norw drift, Dan drift

Gaw 2005

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flat n. flat

'plain'

flatr ‘flat, level’

 C1bc

*flat- 

Far flatur, Icel flatur, Norw flat, Dan flad, Sw flat; Icel flötur; Far fløta, Icel flöt, Norw flot, flote

Gaw 507, *Pe 127

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froþe n. froth

'froth'

froða ‘froth’; frauð ‘froth’  

 C1

*fruþ- or *frauþ- 

Far, froða, froði, Icel froðe, Norw frode, froda, Dan fråde, Sw dial fruddo, frådas; Far froyður, Icel frauð, Norw fraud, Sw dial fraud, fröda, frau

Gaw 1572

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greme n. greme

‘wrath, resentment; grief; mortification; hurt’

gremi ‘wrath, anger’

 CC1ac

*grama- or *gramjan-

Far gremi, Icel gremi, Norw gremme

Gaw 312, 1507, 2251, etc.; Pe 465; Cl 16, 947; WA 4157

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vnhap (1) n.

'mishap, misfortune, disaster'

happ ‘good luck, chance’; cp. óhapp ‘bad fortune’

 C1

*xap(p)- 

Far happ, Icel happ, Norw happ, Sw dial happ

Gaw 438; Cl 143, 892, 1150; WA 3287, 4554

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lyndes n.

'loins'

lend 'loin'

 CCC1a

*lanðjō

Far lend, Icel lend, Norw lend, Dan lænd, Sw länd

Gaw 139

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quethe n. (1) queath

(1) ‘utterance’;  (2) ‘advance’

kviðr ‘saw, saying, speech, word’; kvæði ‘poem, song’

 CCC1

(1) *kweþ-; (2) *kwak-

(1) Far kvæði, Icel kviður, kvæði, Norw kvæde, ODan kvæde, Sw kväde

Gaw 1150

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sleʒt n. sleight

‘cunning, skill; device, stratagem; act of practised skill’

slægð ‘slyness, cunning’

 C1

*slōg-

Icel slægð, Norw sløgd, OSw slöghþ, Sw slögjd

Gaw 916, 1542, 1854, etc., Cl 1289; Pat 130; WA 38, 334, 1022 etc.

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stange n. stang

'pole'

stǫng ‘pole, staff’

 CC1abc

*stang-ō

Far stong, Icel stöng, Norw stong, Dan stang, Sw stång

Gaw 1614

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wandez n. wand

‘wand, magic wand, staff; stave’s’

vǫndr ‘wand, switch’

 C1c

*wanðuz

Far vond, Icel vöndur, Norw vond, Dan vånd, OSw vander, Sw dial vann

Gaw 215; WA 57

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wast n. waist

'waist'

vǫxtr ‘size, stature; growth (etc.)'

 CCC1a

*waxs-

Far vøkstur, Icel vöxtur, Norw vokster, ODan wext, Dan vækst, vekst, OSw væxter, Sw växt

Gaw 144

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wykez n. wick, wike

'corners (of the mouth)'

vik, 'corner'; cp. munn-vik (n. pl.) 'the corners of the mouth'

 C1c

*wik-

Far vik, Icel vik, Norw vik, Dan mundvig, OSw vik, MSw vik, Sw veck

Gaw 1572; Cl 1690

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