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Lexeme Part of Speech Modern English Form Sense ON Etymon Summary Category PGmc Ancestor Other Scandinavian reflexes Occurrences  
merk n. mark 'boundary, mark, appointed place, point in place, point in time, inscription' merki ‘landmark, boundary; mark, token, sign, banner; significance, importance; remains, traces’ CC2 *markja- Far merki, Icel merki, Norw merke, Dan mærke, Sw märke Gaw 1073; WA 374, 684, 1108 etc. View
merke v. mark ‘to be marked out, situated; record, set down; aim (a blow) at, cut; create, make, fashion’ merkja ‘to draw; mark, sign, note, observe; beckon, show; denote, signify’ CC2 *markjan- Far merkja, Icel merkja, Norw merkja, Dan mærke, Sw märka Gaw 1592; Pe 142; Cl 558, 637, 1487 etc., Erk 154; WA 318, 1130, 2636 etc. View
muckel adj., adv., n. mickle 'large, great; size' mikill, mykill 'great, large'; cp. miklu, mikit (etc.) (n.) 'much' CC2c *mekila Far mikil, mekil, Icel mikill, ODan megel, møgel, OSw mykil Gaw 142, Cl 52, 366, 514 etc.; Pat 268, 324; Erk 27, 286; WA 69, 130, 215 etc. View
mynne v. min ‘to declare; exhort; remember, think of; record, mention; go’ minna ‘to remind’  D1c (1) *menþ-; (2) *mun- Far minna, minnast, Icel minna, minnast, Norw minna, minnast, Dan minde, mides, Sw minna, minnas Gaw 141, 982, 995 etc.; Pe 583; Cl 25, 436, 771; Erk 104; WA 245, 565, 583 etc. View
mynnynge n., v. 'bearing in mind, acknowledgement' minna (v.) ‘to remind’  D1c (1) *menþ-; (2) *mun- Far minna, minnast, Icel minna, minnast, Norw minna, minnast, Dan minde, mides, Sw minna, minnas Erk 269 View
mysse v. miss 'to lose, lack' missa 'to miss, lose' C3 *missjan- Far missa, Icel missa, Norw missa Pe 329, 382; Cl  189, 551, 994 etc.; WA 149, 1343, *2649 View
mys n. miss 'fault; sense of loss, sorrow' missa, missir ‘loss’; (á) miss 'so as to miss' CC1a *miss- Icel missa, Norw misse; Icel missir, Norw miss; Icel mis, Norw miss Gaw 2391; Pe 262, 364; Pat 420 View
mekned v. meeken 'to soften' mjúkr ‘soft, agile; meek, mild’ B1 *meuk- Far mjúkr, Icel mjúkr, Norw mjuk, Dan myg, Sw mjuk; cp. Norw mjukne, OSw miukna, Sw mjukna Cl 1328 View
meke v. meek 'humble' mjúkr (adj.) ‘soft, agile; meek, mild’ B1 *meuk- WA 1746, 2838 View
muged v. mug 'drizzled, was damp' mugga ‘mugginess, soft drizzling mist’ BB1c *mug-  Icel mugga, Norw mugg, mugge, ODan mu(g)en, Dan mug, Sw mugg  Gaw 2080 View
mon v. mun 'must' munu ‘will, shall, may, must’ C3c *munan- Far munna, Icel munu, Norw mun, muna, muno, Dan monne, Sw månna, månde Gaw 1811, 2354; WA 691, 707, 1502 etc. View
nyʒter-tale n. 'night-time' náttarþel 'darkest part of the night' C4 *naxt- + *þel WA 324 View
nere adv., prep. near 'near, nearer, almost' nær 'near, nearer' CC3a *nēhwaz Far nær, Icel nær, Norw nær, Dan nær, Sw när Gaw 237, 322, 556 etc.; Pe *262, 286, 404; Cl 414, 1558, 1585; Pat 85, 169; WA 400, 489, 1370 etc. View
nite v. 'refused'
 		 níta 'deny, refuse' C1c *nī- WA 1460 View
nowte n. nowt, nout 'bull, cattle' naut 'cattle, oxen' A1*c *nautan Far neyt, Icel naut, Norw naut, ODan nøt, Dan nød, Sw nöt WA 3823, 4744 View
nikked v. nick 'denied, refused, said no' neka 'to deny' CCC2c *ne, *ni + *eka Norw neikka, OSw neka, Sw neka; cp. Icel neka Gaw 706, 2471; WA 2339 View
naytly adv. 'well, properly; quickly' neytr 'good, fit for use' A1ac *naut(j)a- Icel neytur, Norw fånøytt Cl 480; WA 828*, 2896 View
nente adj. ninth 'ninth' niundi 'ninth' C2c *newunðō- or *newunþō- Norw niande, Dan niende, Sw nionde Pe 1012 View
odde adj., n. odd 'odd, extra; remarkably, illustrious; ~ lome extra limb, penis' odda-, oddi (n.) 'triangle, point (of land); (metaphorically) odd number' A1* *uzd- Far oddi, Icel oddi, Norw odde, Dan dial odde, Sw udda Cl 426, 505; WA 27, 94, 189 etc.  View
paa n. 'peacock' pá, pái 'peacock', cp. also páfugl  CCC2c cp. Icel páfugl, Norw påfugl, Dan påfugl, Sw påfågel WA 4983 View
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
toriuen v. ‘tear asunder, shatter, break up’ rífa ‘to tear, rend’ B2a *rīfan- Far ríva, Icel rífa, Norw riva, Dan rive, Sw riva Pe 1197; Cl 964; Pat 379 View
ryue v. rive ‘to rip, cut (open), cleave’ rífa ‘to tear, rend’ B2a *rīfan- Far ríva, Icel rífa, Norw riva, Dan rive, Sw riva Gaw 1341, 2346; Erk 262; WA 638, 1216 View
ryfyng n. riving 'tearing' rífa ‘to tear, rend’ B2a *rīfan- Far ríva, Icel rífa, Norw riva, Dan rive, Sw riva WA 747* 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
rowste n. roust 'roar, voice' raust 'voice' A1c *raus- Far reyst, Icel raust, Norw raust, Dan røst, Sw röst WA 488 View
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
rekanthes n. reckan, reckon 'chains' rekendi (fem. pl. rekendr) 'chain'  A1*c *rakentj- Icel rekindi WA 5128, 5542 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
reke n. reek 'smoke' reykr 'smoke, steam' CC2c *raukiz Far reykur, Icel reykur, Norw røyk, Dan røg, Sw rök WA 1566 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
rudnyng n., v. 'redness, red glare' roðna (v.) 'redden' CCC3ac *rud- Far rodna, Icel roðna, Norw rodna, Sw rodna, Sw dial rudna Pat 139 View
ryd v. rid ‘to relieve; separate; clear’ ryðja 'to clear, make room' CCC5 *ruð- Far ryðja, Icel ryðja, Norw rydja, Dan rydde, Sw rödja, röja Gaw 364, 1344, 2246  View
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
saʒtle v. 'made peace, reconciled; settle, come to rest' 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 230, 445, 1139; Pat 232, 529; WA 865 View
saʒte adj., n. saught 'peace, at peace' sátt 'settlement, agreement, concord, peace', sætt 'reconciliation, agreement' B1c *saxtiz or *sanxtiz Far sætt, Icel sætt, Norw sætt Pe 52, 1201 View
vnsaʒt adj. 'unreconciled, unappeased' sáttr 'agreeing, at peace, reconciled'; cp. úsáttr 'disagreeing', sátt (n.) 'settlement, agreement, concord, peace' and sætt (n.) 'reconciliation, agreement' B1 *saxt- or *sanxt- Far sáttur, Icel sáttur, ODan sattær, OSw satter Erk 8 View
sere adj. sere ‘separate, individual; various, several’ sér 3 pers. sg. reflex. pron. (dat.) A2c *sē-z Far sær, Icel sér, Norw sêr, Dan sær, I sær, runic Sw saʀ, Sw i sär Gaw 124, 761, 822, etc.; Cl 336, 358, 507, etc.; Pat 12; WA 86, 570, 1083 View
sere adv. sere 'in each case, severally, various, different' sér 3 pers. sg. reflex. pron. (dat.), adv. A2c *sē-z Far sær, Icel sér, Norw sêr, Dan sær, I sær, runic Sw saʀ, Sw i sär Gaw 632, 1522; WA 277 View
serelepy adj. 'various, separate, different' sér 3 pers. sg. reflex. pron. (dat.) A2c *sē-z WA 605, 4305, 4440 etc. View
glode n. glode 'open space, patch (of sky)' sólar-glaðan ‘sunset’ DD1bc (1) *glaið- (2) Norw glott, Shetl gloderek, gloderet, glodere, glod(er); (3) Norw dial glada, Sw dial gladas, gla(d)na  Gaw 2181, 2266; Pe 79; Erk 75; WA 1334 View
seme v. seem ‘to beseem, suit, seem fitting; seem, appear’  sóma ‘to beseem, become, befit’; sœma ‘to honour’ C3 *sōmi- Icel sóma; Far, søma, Icel sæma, Norw søma, ODan søme, Dan sømme, OSw söma, syma Gaw 73, 201, 235 etc.; Pe 760; Cl 117, 416, 793; Erk 98; WA 70, 635, 716 etc. View
biseme v. beseem ‘to befit, become, suit’ sóma ‘to beseem, become, befit’; sœma ‘to honour’ C3 *sōmi- Icel sóma; Far, søma, Icel sæma, Norw søma, ODan søme, Dan sømme, OSw söma, syma Gaw 622, 1612, 2035, etc.; Pe 310; WA 439, 2944 View
seke v. seek 'seek, proceed, move, attack, etc.' sœkja 'seek, visit, advance, catch' CC2 *sōkjan- Far søkja, Icel sækja, Norw søkja, Dan søge, Sw söka WA 154, 908, 924 etc. View
beseke v. beseek 'beseech' sœkja 'seek, visit, advance, catch' CC2c *sōkjan- Far søkja, Icel sækja, Norw søkja, Dan søge, Sw söka WA 311, 801*, 1075 etc. View
vnsemely adj. unseemly 'unfitting, improper' sœmr ‘becoming, fit’; cp. sœmiligr ‘becoming’  C1a *sōmi- WA *99, *4499 View
sene adj., v. seen ‘visible, plain, clear; seen’ sýnn ‘visible, clear, evident; sightly’ CCC1a *segwni- or *sexwan- Icel sýnn, sýn, Norw syn, OSw syn Gaw 148, 197, 239, etc.; Pe 164, 194, 787, etc.; Cl 1169; Erk 100; WA 62, 1551, 2956 etc. View
vnsene adj., v. unseen 'unprecedented' sýnn ‘visible, clear, evident; sightly’ CCC1a *segwni- or *sexwan- Icel sýnn, sýn, Norw syn, OSw syn WA 1026, 2536 View
saklez adj. 'innocent' saklauss 'not guilty, innocent' C3c *sakō + *lausa- Norw saklaus, Dan sageløs, Sw saklös Cl 716; WA 2390 View
vnsamen adv. 'differently, not matching' saman ‘together’ CCC1ac *saman-  WA 605 View
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