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

‘meekness, humility’

mjúkr ‘soft, agile; meek, mild’

 B1

*meuk-

Far mjúkr, Icel mjúkr, Norw mjuk, Dan myg, Sw mjuk

Pe 406; Pat 15, 32; WA 3286

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mele v. mele 'to speak, say' mæla 'to speak' CC2c *maþljan- Far mæla, Icel mæla, Norw mæla, Dan mæle, Sw mäla Gaw 447, 543, 974, etc., Pe 497, 589, 797, etc.; Cl 51, 736, 748, etc.; Pat 10, 329; WA 147, 729, 2078 etc. View
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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mensked v. mensk

'honour, reverence; adorn'

cp. mennska ‘humanity, generosity’ 

 C2

*manniska-

Far (ó)menska, Icel mennska, ODan men(i)ske, OSw mænksa

Gaw 153; Cl 118, 141; Erk 258, 269; WA 4492, 4591, 5342

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mensk adj. mensk 'honoured' mennskr ‘human’ C2c *manniska- Far menskur, Icel mennskur, OSw mænsker Gaw 964; WA 1746 View
menskly adv. menskly

‘courteously, worthily’

mennskr ‘human’

 C2c

*manniska-

Far menskur, Icel mennskur, OSw mænsker

Gaw 1312, 1983

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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
myre n. mire

'mire, swamp'

mýrr ‘moor, bog, swamp’ 

 A1*b

*meuziz 

Far mýri, Icel mýri, Norw myr, Dan, myr, Sw myr, myra

Gaw 749; Cl 1114; Pat 279; WA 2986

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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
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
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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mokke n. muck

'filth'

mykr, myki 'manure'

 B1

*mukjo-

Norw myk, Dan. møg, Sw. dial. mök

Pe 905

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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
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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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
merk adj., n. murk

'dark, obscure, darkness'

myrkr 'dark, murky', cp. myrkr 'darkness'

 CCC2ac

*merkwa-

Far myrkur, Icel myrkur, Norw myrk, Dan mørk, Sw mörk

Cl 894, 1617; Pat 291; WA 374, 2042, 3851 etc.

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nabb n. nab

'rock'

Nabbi (dwarf name)

 C1c

*naƀ-

Icel nabbi, Norw nabb, nabbe, Dan nabbe, Sw nabbe

WA 5495

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nayte v. nait

‘use; exert; name, mention, repeat, recite’

neyta ‘to use, enjoy, consume’ 

 A1ac

*nautjan- 

Icel neyta, Norw nøyta, ODan nøde, OSw nøta, Sw nöta, Gotl noyta

Gaw 65; Cl 531; Erk 119; WA 2468, 2518, 2968 etc. 

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nay adv., interj. nay

'no'

nei 'no'

 A1*

*ni-aiw-

Far nei, Icel nei, Norw nei, ODan ney, Dan nej, OSw nē, næy

Gaw 256, 279, 706, etc.; Cl 729, 743, 758; Erk 265; WA 298, 470, 1016 etc.

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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
neked n. neked

'(a) little, a small amount'

nøkkurr (nekkvat) 'something, anything'

 D1c

Far nakað, Icel nakkvat, nekkvat, nøkkvat, nøkkut, Dan noget, Sw nokot

Gaw 1062, 1805; WA 3935

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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
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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nente adj. ninth 'ninth' niundi 'ninth' C2c *newunðō- or *newunþō- Norw niande, Dan niende, Sw nionde Pe 1012 View
nirt n. nirt 'slight cut' BB1c ?*nertan-, ?*nurtjan- Far nerta, Icel narta, Norw dial nerta, Sw dial närta Gaw 2498 View
noke n. nook 'angle, point, part, corner' DD1c (2) *hnukk- (1) Norw dial nōk; (2) Icel hnokki, Norw nokke, Dan nokke, Sw nock Gaw 660; Pat 278; WA 506, 3144, 4831 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
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
oddely adv. oddly 'exceptionally, absolutely; remarkably' cp. odda-, oddi (n.) 'triangle, point (of land); (metaphorically) odd number' A1*c *uzd- Cl 698, 923; WA 275 View
or conj. or 'than; before'  ár ‘early’ C1 *air- Far ári, Icel ár, Norw år Gaw 1543; WA 3, 171, 299 etc. View
outkast v. outcast

'cast out'

kasta ‘to cast, throw’

 A1

*kas(a)tō(j)an- 

Far kasta, Icel kasta, Norw kasta, Dan kaste, Sw kasta

Cl 1679

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ouertake v. overtake

‘to overtake; ?to regain’

taka ‘to take’, cp. yfirtak (n.) ‘an overtaking, surpassing 

 B2

*tak-

Far taka, Icel taka, Norw taka, Dan tage, OSw taka, tagha, Sw taga

Gaw 2387; Pat 127

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ouerþwert adj., adv., prep. overthwart

'through (a line of), crosswise, horizontal, across'

þverr ‘athwart, across, transverse’

 A3*b

*þwerxwa-

Far tvørur, Icel þver, Norw tver, ODan thwær, Dan tvær, OSw þvær, þvar, Sw tvär

Gaw 1438; Cl 316, 1384

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ouerwalt v. overwalt

'overthrown'

velta ‘to roll, roll over; turn out, happen’; velta ‘to roll, set rolling; (reflex.) turn oneself, rotate, descend’ 

 CCC2c

*waltjan-

Icel velta, Norw velta, OSw vælta; Far velta, Icel velta, Norw velta, Dan vælte, Sw välta

Gaw 314

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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
pike n. pike 'hill' cp. pík  'pointed stick' CC3b *pīk- Far pík, Icel pík, Norw pik, Dan pig, Sw pik WA 4818 View
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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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
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
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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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
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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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
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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renysch adj. ranish 'strange, uncouth, outlandish; stern, awful, furious' hrjónn 'rough' DD1c ?*hrewwa- Icel hrjón, Norw rjone, rjøne WA 2943 View
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
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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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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