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Lexeme Part of Speech Modern English Form Sense ON Etymon Summary Category PGmc Ancestor Other Scandinavian reflexes Occurrences  
rous n. roose ‘fame, talk’ (2) raus ‘big, loud talk’ D1c (1) *hrōþs-; (2) *raus- (3) *rūs-  (1) Far rósa, Icel hrósa, Norw rôsa, Dan rose, Sw rosa; (2) Icel rausa, Norw rausa Gaw 310 View
roþum adj., n. (2) rotten

(1) 'redness'; (2) 'rottenness'

(1a) roðna (v.) 'redden'; (1b) roþmi (n.) 'redness'; (2) rotinn (adj.) 'rotten'

 D2

(1) *rod-; (2) *rut-

(1a) Far rodna, Icel roðna, Norw rodna, Sw rodna, Sw dial rudna; (1b) Dan rødme, OSw rodme, rudhme; (2) Far rotin, Icel rotinn, Norw roten, Dan rådden, Sw rutten, Sw dial rotin

Cl 1009

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rottok n. rottack

'decayed, musty substance'

 DD1c

(1) *rut-; (2) *xrut- or *rut-

(2) Far rot, Icel rot, Norw rot, Dan råd, Sw dial råt, rått

Erk 344

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roten adj., v. rotten

'decayed, decomposed'

rotinn 'rotten'

 C1

*rut-

Far rotin, Icel rotinn, Norw roten, Dan rådden, Sw rutten, Sw dial rotin

Erk 344

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roþeled (2) v. (1) ?'reeled to and fro, staggered'; (2) 'mingled' (1b) cp. riðlask 'rock, waver, reel to and fro'; (2a) raða ‘set in order’; (2b) cp. hroða 'huddle up' DD2 (2a) Far raða, Icel raða, Norw rada, Sw rada Cl 890 View
roþeled (1) v. (2) rathel (1) 'heated, broiled'; (2) 'brought together' (1) rjóðr (adj.) 'ruddy, red; (2) raða ‘to set in order’ DD2 (1) *reuda- (1) Icel rjóður, Norw rjod- (2) Far raða, Icel raða, Norw rada, Sw rada Cl 59 View
rote n. root 'root; source; base (of ears)' rót 'root' B1 *wrōt-  Far rót, Icel rót, Norw rot, Dan rod, Sw rot Gaw 2294; Pe 420; Cl 619; Pat 467; WA 409, 3941, 4424 etc. View
rot n. rot 'decay, rottenness, corruption'
 		 DD1c (1) *xrut-; (2) *rut- (2b) Far rot, Icel rot, Norw rot, Dan råd, Sw dial råt, rått Pe 26; Cl 1079; Erk 262 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
ronkled adj., v. runkled 'wrinkled' hrukka ‘wrinkle’ BB1c *xrunkwōn Far rukka, Icel hrukka, Norw rukke, Dan rynke, OSw runkia, Sw rynka Gaw 953 View
ronez n. rone

‘bushes, brushwood’

(2) runnr ‘bush, grove’; (3) hraun ‘rough place, wilderness’ 

 D1c

(1) *rain-; (2) *run-; (3) xraun-

(2) Far runnur, ruður, Icel runnur, Norw runn; (3) Far reyn, Icel hraun, Dan røn, Shetl røn(i)

Gaw 1466

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romys v. 'roars' cp. róma 'give assent by shouting, approve of', rómr (n.) 'voice, applause, response' DD1c cp. Icel róma; Far rómur, Icel rómur WA 612 View
rokked v. rock

‘burnished, made clean by rolling under pressure’

(2) hrukka ‘wrinkle’ 

 DD1

(1)*ruk(k)-; (2) *xrunkwōn

(1) ?Icel rokka, Norw rokke, Dan rokke, Sw dial rocka, rucka (2) Far rukka, Icel hrukka, Norw rukke, Dan rynke, OSw runkia, Sw rynka

Gaw 2018

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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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rof(-sore) n. 'gash, wound' (1) rof ‘a breach, opening’ D1c (1) *rof-; (2)?*raif-; (3a) *hrufōn, (3b) ?*rōf- (1) Far rov, Icel rof, Norw rov; (2) Far ríva, Icel rífa, Norw riva, Dan rive, Sw riva Gaw 2346 View
risoms n. rissom 'stalks of corn' C1c *xrīs- Sw dial resma, resme; cp. Dan rusme, rosme WA 3060 View
rimed v. rime

Reflex., in phrase rimed hym: (1) ‘cleared his throat’; (2) ‘drew himself up’

(1b) rymja ‘to roar, cry out with a hoarse voice’

 DD2

(1a) and (2) *rūmjan-

(1a) Dan rømme sig, ODan rym(m)æ, Norw rømme, OSw ryma; (1b) Far rymja, ryma, Icel rymja, OSw rymia

Gaw 308

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ridding n. ridding 'removing' ryðja 'to clear, make room' CCC5 *ruð- Far ryðja, Icel ryðja, Norw rydja, Dan rydde, Sw rödja, röja WA 2244 View
renyst adj. 'mysterious, furious' hrjónn 'rough' DD1c ?*hrewwa- Icel hrjón, Norw rjone, rjøne WA 387, 839* View
renyschly adv. ?'mysteriously, ?violently' hrjónn 'rough' DD1c ?*hrewwa-
 		 Icel hrjón, Norw rjone, rjøne Cl 1724, WA 4931 View
renysch adj. ranish 'strange, uncouth, outlandish; stern, awful, furious' hrjónn 'rough' DD1c ?*hrewwa- Icel hrjón, Norw rjone, rjøne WA 2943 View
renne v. run ‘to run, slide, flow, rush (in a torrent); be current; move or change in time, continue; mount up’ rinna 'to run'; renna 'to (make) run' C2c *rennan-, *rannjan- Far renna, Icel renna, Norw renna, Dan rinde, Sw rinna; Far renna, Icel renna, Norw renna, ODan rænnæ, Dan rende, Sw ränna Gaw 66, 310, 731, etc., Pe 26, 523, 646; Cl 391, 527, 797 etc.; Pat 52, 378, 514; Erk 62; WA 1323, 1352, 1513 etc. View
renk n. rinc 'knight, man, person' rekkr 'man, warrior' CC2 *renkaz Far rekkur, Icel rekkur, OSw Rinkabȳ Gaw 303, 432, 691, etc.; Cl 7, 96, 105 etc.; WA 21, 177, 330 etc. View
rekils v. rickle

'clatters'

*hrika or *hrikja 'creek'

 D1

?*xrik-

cp. Far ríkja, Icel hrikkja, hrikta, Norw rikta, riksa, Sw dial rêk

WA 566

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reke n. reek 'smoke' reykr 'smoke, steam' CC2c *raukiz Far reykur, Icel reykur, Norw røyk, Dan røg, Sw rök WA 1566 View
rekanthes n. reckan, reckon 'chains' rekendi (fem. pl. rekendr) 'chain'  A1*c *rakentj- Icel rekindi WA 5128, 5542 View
reget n., v.

(1) (v.) ‘get again, redeem’, ?(2) (n.) ‘that which is given up’ (3) (*refet) (v.) ‘refresh’

(1) geta 'get, engender'

 DD2

(1) *getan-

(1) Far gita, Icel geta, Norw gita, gjeta, Dan gide, OSw gita, gæta, Sw gitta, Sw dial gäta

Pe 1064

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rayse v. raise 'raise, bid rise, raise from death, waken; levy' reisa ‘to raise, erect, start’  A1*c *raisjan-  Far reisa, Icel reisa, Norw reisa, Dan rejse, Sw resa Gaw 821, 1916; Pe 305; WA 829*, 5174 View
rayn-ryfte n.

'rain-sluice'

ript 'withdrawal, breach of contract'

 B2c

*rīfan-

Norw rift, Dan rift, Sw rift

Cl 368

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rayke v. raik

'to wander, depart, go, advance; (pres. ptcp.) flowing, rolling on'

reika ‘to wander, take a walk, swagger’

 A1c

*raikō(j)an-

Far reika, Icel reika, Norw reika

Gaw 1076, 1727, 1735; Pe 112; Cl 382, 465, 671; Pat 65, 89; Erk 139; WA 5284, 5555

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rawþe n. ruth 'ruth, pity; grief, remorse, lamentation' hryggð ‘affliction, grief, sorrow’ CCC1c *xrew- Icel hryggð, Norw rygd Gaw 2204, Pe 858; Cl 233, 972; Pat 21, 284, 396; Erk 240; WA 1280, 2244, 2813 etc. View
raue v.

'to go astray'

 DD1c

(1) Icel ráfa, Norw rava

Pe 665

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rattes n. rats

'rags'

cp. hrati 'rubbish, trash'

 D1c

?*xrat-

Cp. Norw rat, Sw dial rata; Icel hrat, Norw rat, Sw dial rat

Erk 260

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ratted adj., v.

'ragged'

cp. hrati (n.) 'rubbish, trash'

 D1

Icel hrati, Norw rate, Sw dial rata
 

Cl 144

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raþeled v. rathel

?'entwined'

(2) raða ‘to set in order’

 DD1c

(2) Far raða, Icel raða, Norw rada, Sw rada

Gaw 2294

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rasse n. rasse

(1) 'level; ?ledge of rock'; (2) 'rounded projection of a rock or mountain'; (3) 'rising or perpendicular slope'; (4) 'watercourse, channel, ditch'

(2) rasse (raz) ‘arse’; (4) rás ‘race, running' (water)course, channel’, ras ‘rush’

 D2

(2) *arsaz; (3) *rās-; (4) *rēs- or *ras-

(2) Far rassur, Icel rass, Norw rass; Far arsur, Icel ars, Norw ars, Dan ars, OSw ars; (4) Far rás, Icel rás, Norw rås, Sw dial rås; Icel ras, Norw ras, Sw dial ras

Gaw 1570; Cl 446

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rasez v. rase

'rushes'

 rasa ‘to rush headlong; stumble’; rása ‘to race, run’

 C2

?*ras- or *rēsōjan- or *rēs-

Far rasa, Norw rasa, Icel rasa, Dan rase, Sw dial rasa; Far rása, Icel rása

Gaw 1461

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rapes v. rape ‘hastens, hurries (reflex.)’ hrapa ‘to fall, tumble down; rush headlong, hurry’  B2a *xrapōjan- Far rapa, Icel hrapa, Norw rapa, OSw rapa Gaw 1309, 1903 View
rapely adv. rapely ‘hastily, quickly, rashly' cp. hrapalliga 'hurriedly, headlong'  B2a *xrap-  Sw dial. rap, rapp ‘quick’  Gaw 2219; Pe 363, 1168 View
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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rake n. rake

'path'

rák ‘a streak, stripe’ 

 DD1c

(1) *rak-; (2) *wrēk- or *rēk-; (3) *xrak-

(2) Far rák, Icel rák, Norw råk, Sw dial råk, Shetl rog

Gaw 2144, 2160; WA 3383, 5070

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rak n. rack (1) 'drifting clouds'; (2) 'path' (1a) cp. rek, reki 'jetsom, thing drifted ashore'; (2) rák 'stripe, channel, path' (etc.) DD2 (1a) *wrak-; (1b) *rak-; (2) see rake. (1a) Norw dial rak, Dan vrag, Sw vrak, rak; (2) Far rák, Icel rák, Norw råk, Sw dial råk, Shetl rog Gaw 1695, Pat 139, 176 View
raged adj., v. ragged (1) ‘ragged, shaggy’; (2) ‘hoar-frosted’ (1a) raggaðr 'provided with tufts, shaggy', rǫgg 'tuft, shagginess, strip of fur' D2 (1a) *raww-; (1b) *rag-; (2) *hrag- (1a) Icel raggaður, Norw ragget, raggad, OSw raggotter; Icel rögg, Norw ragg, ODan, OSw rag, Sw ragg; (2) Icel hragla, Sw dial ragg, ragga, Dan ræg, Dan dial (Jutlandic) rag Gaw 745; WA 5133 View
rad adj. rad

'afraid'

hræddr ‘afraid, frightened, timid’

 B1c

*xrēðjan- or *xrēþjan-

Far ræða, Icel hræða, Norw ræda, Dan dial ræde, OSw ræþe, Sw dial rädda

Gaw 251; Cl 1543; WA 1040, 2510

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race n. race ‘headlong course; hurry; stroke’  rás ‘race, running; course, channel; host'; ras ‘rush’ C2 *rēs- or ?*ras- Far rás, Icel rás, Norw rås, OSw rās, Sw dial rås; Icel ras, Norw ras, Sw dial ras Gaw 1420, 2076; Pe 1167; WA 1513 View
qwirre n. whirr 'crash, rush' cp. hverfa ‘to turn’, hvirfla ‘to whirl’. BB1c WA 560, 1854 View
quirris v. whirr 'let off (arrows) with a whizzing sound, move together noisily'  cp. hverfa ‘to turn’, hvirfla ‘to whirl’. BB1c Dan hvirre, Sw dial hvirra WA 1414, 1556, 2226 View
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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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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piked v. pick 'pick, crop; gather, get; adorn, polish' pikka 'to pick, prick' CCC1a *pīk- or *pik- Far pikka, Icel pikka, Norw pikka, Dan pikke, Sw picka Gaw 2017; Pe 573, 1036; Cl 1466; Pat 393 View
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