Showing 401 to 450 of 967 lexemes.
| Lexeme | Part of Speech | Modern English Form | Sense | ON Etymon | Summary Category | PGmc Ancestor | Other Scandinavian reflexes | Occurrences | |
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| wont | n. | want | ‘lack (of good things)’ |
vanr (adj.) ‘lacking, wanting’ |
C1 | *wan- |
Icel vanur |
Gaw 131 |
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| askez | n. | ash | 'ashes' |
aska ‘ashes’ |
CC2 | *askōn |
Far øska, Icel aska, Norw oske, Dan aske, ask, Sw aska |
Gaw 2; Cl 626, 736, 1010 etc.; Pat 380; WA 4180 |
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| forth | n. | ford | 'ford' |
cp. fjǫrðr ‘firth, fjord, inlet’ |
CCC2bc | *furð- |
Gaw 1585, 1617; Pe 150 |
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| ʒol | n. | yule | 'Yule, Christmas' |
jól 'Yule, Christmas' |
CC2c | *jexwl- or *jegwl- |
Far jól, Icel jól, Norw jôl, Dan jul, Sw jul |
Gaw 284, 500 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| menske | n. | mensk | 'courtesy, honour, fame, grace' |
mennska ‘humanity, generosity’ |
C2 | *manniska- |
Far (ó)menska, Icel mennska, ODan men(i)ske, OSw mænksa |
Gaw 834, 914, 2052, etc.; Pe 162, 783; Cl 121, 522, 646 etc.; Erk 337; WA 1237, 5226 |
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| messe | n. | mass | 'mass' |
messa 'mass' |
CCC2a | Far messa, Icel messa, Norw messa, messe, Dan messe, Sw messa |
Gaw 1690; Pe 497, 862 |
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| 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 |
| stryþþe | n. | strithe | 'stance' |
stríða (n.) ‘adversity’ |
CC2 | *streið- |
Far stríð, Icel stríð, Norw strid, Dan strid, Sw strid; Far stríða, Icel stríða, Norw strida, Dan stride, Sw strida |
Gaw 846, 2305 |
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| bit | n. | bit | ‘blade, cutting edge’ |
bit ‘biting, bit, wound after a bite, (insect) bite; grazing, pasture; (of a weapon) ability to bite/cut, sharpness’ |
CC3 | *ƀīt- |
Far bit, Icel bit, Norw bit, ODan bid, Dan bid, Sw bett |
Gaw 212, 426, 2224 etc. |
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| bur | n. | birr | ‘gale; onslaught, blow, shock; strength; violence’ | byrr ‘wind strong enough to fill the sails, good breeze, favourable wind, wind (at sea)’ | CC3c | *ƀuriz | Far byrur, Icel byr, Norw byr, Dan bør, Sw dial byr | Gaw 290, 374, 548, etc.; Pe 176, 1158; Cl 32; Pat 7, 148; WA 711 | View |
| forlondez | n. | foreland | ‘forelands, promontories’/‘low-lying lands’ |
forlendi ‘the land between the hills and sea’ |
CC3 | *fur(a) + *lanðan |
Gaw 699 |
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| ʒere-ʒiftes | n. | gift | 'New Year's gifts' |
gift ‘gift’ |
CC3a | *geftiz |
Far gift, Icel gift, Norw gift, Dan gift, Sw gift |
Gaw 67 |
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| knape | n. | knape | 'man, fellow' |
knapi ‘servant boy, valet of a king or great man’ |
CCC3b | *knab/ppan- |
Icel knapi, knap(u)r, Norw knape, Sw dial knape |
Gaw 2136 |
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| mosse | n. | moss | 'moss, lichen' |
mosi 'bog, moorland; moss' |
CCC3ab | *musa(n)- |
Far mosi, Icel mosi, Norw mose, Dan mos, mose, OSw mos, mose, Sw mossa, mosse |
Gaw 745 |
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| sponez | n. | spoon | 'spoons' |
spánn 'chip, shaving, spoon' |
CC3a | *spēnuz |
Far spónur, Icel spónn, Norw spon, spån, Dan spaan, Sw spån |
Gaw 886 |
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| steuen | n. | steven | ‘command; appointment, meeting, tryst, appointed day' |
stefna ‘direction, appointed meeting; summons, citation’ |
CC3b | *staƀnjōn |
Far stevna, Icel stefna, Norw stemne, ODan stævne, OSw stämma |
Gaw 1060, 2008, 2194, etc.; Pe 188; Cl 360, 463, 706 |
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| warþe | n. | warth | ?'ford, shore' |
cp. vað ‘wading place, ford’ |
CC3c | *waruþaz |
Far vað, Icel vað, Norw vad, ODan vad, Dan vad, Sw vad |
Gaw 715 |
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| chaffer | n. | chaffer | ‘trade, merchandise’ |
kaupfǫr ‘trading journey’ |
CCC4 | *kaupaz + *farō |
Gaw 1647, 1939 |
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| felaʒschyp | n. | fellowship | ‘love of fellow men; company; couple’ |
félagi ‘partner, shareholder, fellow, comrade; partner, consort’ |
C4 | *fexu + *lag- + *skapi-z |
Far felag, felagi, Icel félag, Norw felag, ODan felge, Dan fællig, fælle, OSw fælagh |
Gaw 652, 2151; Cl 271, 1764 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| berʒ | n. | barrow | 'mound' |
berg, bjarg (neut.) ‘hill, cliff, prominence in the landscape, crag, cliff-face; boulder, rock; (as material) rock, stone, rocky ground, foundation of rock’ |
CCC5a | *ƀerʒa- |
Far berg, bjarg, bjørg, Icel berg, bjarg, Norw berg, björg, ODan bjærg, Dan bjerg, OSw biärgh, Sw berg |
Gaw 2172, 2178 |
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| may | n. | may | 'woman, maiden' |
mær ‘maid, girl, virgin; daughter (poetic)’ |
CC5b | *magw- or *mēg- |
Icel mær, Norw møy, Dan mø, Sw mö |
Gaw 1795; Pe 435, 780, 961 |
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| blunder | n. | blunder | 'turmoil, trouble' |
(1) blunda ‘to have/keep one’s eyes shut’; (2) blanda ‘to mix (together)’ |
D1c | (1) *blund- (2) *bland- |
Far blunda, Icel blunda, Norw blund(r)a, Dan blunde, Sw blund(r)a; Far blanda, Icel blanda, Norw blanda, Dan blande, Sw blanda |
Gaw 18 |
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| enker(-grene) | n. | enker | ‘bright (green)’ | einkar ‘especially/most/very, exceptionally’ | D1c | (1) *ain- | Far onka-, Norw einka, OSw enka, Sw enkom | Gaw 150, 2477 | 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 |
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| grome | n. | groom | ‘lackey, servant; man’ |
?grómr ‘man’ |
DD1 | (1) *grem- (gram-, grum-); (3) *grō- |
Far gróma, grómutur, Icel gróm |
Gaw 1006, 1127 |
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| terne | n. | tarn | 'lake, pool' |
tjǫrn 'small lake, pool' |
B1bc | *ternō- |
Far tjørn, Icel tjörn, Norw tjørn, Dan dial tjærn, kjærn, Sw tjärn |
Cl 1041; WA 3860 |
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| tayt | n. | 'pleasure, sport, play' |
teiti 'joy, cheerfulness' |
A1*c | *taita- |
Far teiti, Icel teiti |
Cl 889, 935; WA 1208, 3979 |
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| trascheʒ | n. | trash | ?'old shoes' |
cp. tros 'droppings, rubbish' | DD1 | *trus- | Norw dial trask; cp. Icel tros, Norw tros, ODan tros, Dan dial tros, Sw tross, Sw dial tråss | Cl 40 | View |
| þorpes | n. | thorp | 'villiages' |
þorp 'hamlet, village' |
C2abc | *þurpan |
Far torpur, Icel þorp, Norw torp, ODan torp, OSw þorp, Sw torp |
Cl 1178; WA 1803 |
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| þral | n. | thrall | 'serf, slave, fellow' | þrǽll 'thrall, slave' | A3c | *þranxilaz or *þraxilaz | Cl 135; WA 4520 | View | |
| vnþryfte | n. | unthrift | 'wickedness, folly' |
þrift (n.)(fem.) 'thrift', cp. þrif (n.)(neut.) 'thriving condition, prosperity' |
B1 | *þrīfan- or *þrift- |
Icel þrift, Norw trîvst; cp. Icel þrif, Norw triv |
Cl 516, 1728 |
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| weʒtes | n. | weights | 'scales, balance; weight' | vǽtt, vétt 'weight' | CCC2c | *wextiz | Icel vætt, Norw vætt | Cl 1734; WA 5473 | View |
| bulk | n. | bulk | 'hold (of a ship)' |
bulki 'cargo that is secured (amidships)' |
B1 |
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Icel búlki, Norw bulk, bolk, Dan bulk, Sw bulk |
Pat 292 |
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| caraldes | n. | 'casks' |
kerald 'cask' |
B2 | *kaz- |
Far kerald, Icel kerald, Norw kjerald, Sw kärl, käril |
Pat 159 |
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| giles | n. | gills | 'gills' | gjǫlnar 'gills' | A1c | *gel- | Dan gjælle, Sw gäl, gel | Pat 269 | View |
| mun | n. | mun | 'mouth' |
muðr, munnr 'mouth' |
A1*bc | *munþaz |
Far munnur, Icel munnur, Norw munn, Dan mund, Sw mun, munn |
Pat 44 |
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| sekke | n. | '(piece of ) sackcloth' |
sekkr 'sackcloth' |
C1c | *sakkiz |
Far sekkur, Icel sekkur, Norw sekk, Dan sæk, Sw säck |
Pat 382 |
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| sterne | n. | stern | 'stern' |
stjórn 'helm, steering' |
CC1a | *steurnō |
Far stjórn, Icel stjórn, Norw stjorn, OSw stiorn- |
Pat 149 |
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| 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 | |
| wyndas | n. | 'windlass' |
vindáss 'windlass' |
C2 | *wendan- + *ansaz |
Icel vindás |
Pat 103 |
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| aghe | n. | awe | 'awe, reverence, terror; danger' | agi ‘dread, awe; discipline; enmity’ | C1c | *ag- | Far agi, Icel agi, Norw age, Dan ave, OSw aghi, Sw aga | Erk 234, WA 169, 1459, 2987 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 | |
| wale | n. | wale | 'choice, range to choose from, abundance' | val 'choice', vǫl 'choice' | B2ac | *wal- | Far val, Icel val, Norw val, ODan val, Dan valg, Sw val; Far velja, Icel velja, Norw velja, Dan vælge, Sw välja | Erk 73 | View |
| moulynge | n., v. | 'mould, mouldiness' | cp. mygla (v.) 'to grow muggy or musty' | B1 | cp. Icel mygla, Norw mygla, ODan mul, Dan dial mugle, OSw möghla, Sw mögla, Sw dial mögel | Erk 86 | View | ||
| 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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| 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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