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  
pike n. pike 'hill' cp. pík  'pointed stick' CC3b *pīk- Far pík, Icel pík, Norw pik, Dan pig, Sw pik WA 4818 View
paa n. 'peacock' pá, pái 'peacock', cp. also páfugl  CCC2c cp. Icel páfugl, Norw påfugl, Dan påfugl, Sw påfågel WA 4983 View
outtaken prep., v.

'excepted, except for'

taka ‘to take’ 

 B2

*tak-

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

Cl 357, 1573

 View
outsprent v. sprent

‘gushed forth’

(1) spretta ‘to make spring up, unloose; rip up’

 DD1c

(1) *sprant-jan-; (2) *sprang-jan-

(1) Far spretta, Icel spretta, Norw spretta, Dan sprætte, Sw sprätta

Pe 1137

 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

 View
ouirlaike n. 'superiority, conquest' leikr ‘game, play, sport’  A1*bc *laikaz WA 1861, 3101 View
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

 View
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

 View
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

 View
or conj. or 'than; before'  ár ‘early’ C1 *air- Far ári, Icel ár, Norw år Gaw 1543; WA 3, 171, 299 etc. View
omys adv. amiss 'amiss' (á) miss 'so as to miss' C4 *miss- Icel mis, Norw miss WA 4326 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
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
nyʒter-tale n. 'night-time' náttarþel 'darkest part of the night' C4 *naxt- + *þel WA 324 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
norne v.

'to state, speak, address, announce, propose; offer, urge, press'

 BB2ac

?*ner- 

Sw dial. norna, nyrna, nörna

Gaw 1661, 1669, 1771, etc.; Cl 65, 669, 803; Erk 101, 152, 195

 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
nite v. 'refused'
 		 níta 'deny, refuse' C1c *nī- WA 1460 View
nirt n. nirt 'slight cut' BB1c ?*nertan-, ?*nurtjan- Far nerta, Icel narta, Norw dial nerta, Sw dial närta Gaw 2498 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
neuen v.

'to name, call, mention, call on, state'

nefna ‘to name, mention, appoint’

 A1*c

*namnjan-

Far nevna, Icel nefna, Norw nemna, Dan nævne, Sw nämna

Gaw 10, 58, 65 etc., Cl 410,1376, 1525; Erk 25, 195; WA 76, 260, 293 etc.

 View
neue n. nieve

'fist'

hnefi, knefi 'fist'

 B2c

*xneƀ-

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

Cl 1537

 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
nente adj. ninth 'ninth' niundi 'ninth' C2c *newunðō- or *newunþō- Norw niande, Dan niende, Sw nionde Pe 1012 View
neme v. (1) nim; (2) nemn

(1) (a) ‘took’ (pret. pl.), (b) ‘take’ (pres. pl.); (2) ‘name’ (pres. pl.; neme for, ‘name as’)

(1) nema ‘to take’

 DD2

(1) *neman-; (2) *namnjan-

(1) Far nema, Icel nema, Norw nema, ODan nimmæ, Dan nemme, OSw næma, nima, Sw dial nimma

Gaw 1347

 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

 View
nekard n. ?niggard ?'weakling, mean person' cp. hnøggr (adj.) DD2 ?*xnaww- Far nøggur, Icel hnøggur, Norw nøgg, Dan nygger, Sw njugg, Sw dial nagg, nägg WA 1742 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
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. 

 View
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.

 View
nar v.

'are not'

cp. eru 'are'

 CCC5

*ne + *ar-

Gaw 2092

 View
nabb n. nab

'rock'

Nabbi (dwarf name)

 C1c

*naƀ-

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

WA 5495

 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
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

 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
mynne adj.

'less'

minni ‘lesser, smaller’

 C1ac

*minnizan- 

Far minni, Icel minni, Norw mindre, Dan mindre, Sw mindre

Gaw 1881

 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
mun n. mun

'mouth'

muðr, munnr 'mouth'

 A1*bc

*munþaz

Far munnur, Icel munnur, Norw munn, Dan mund, Sw mun, munn

Pat 44

 View
*mukkyd v. (1) mucked; (2) made (1) 'shovelled'; (2) 'made' (1) moka 'to shovel' D2 (1) *mukōn-; (2) makōjan- (1) Icel moka, Norw moka, Dan muge, Sw måka, mocka, Sw dial muka Erk 43 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
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
mourkne v.

'rot'

morkna 'to become rotten'

 B2c

Far morkna, Icel morkna, Norw morkna, Sw murkna

Cl 407

 View
mourkenes v.

'darkens'

myrkna 'grow murky'

 CC1c

*merkwa-

Far myrkna, Icel myrkna, Norw myrkna, Dan mørke, Sw mörkna, Shetl mirk(e)n

Cl 1760

 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
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

 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
mokke n. muck

'filth'

mykr, myki 'manure'

 B1

*mukjo-

Norw myk, Dan. møg, Sw. dial. mök

Pe 905

 View
messequyle n. (1) mass; (2) mess

(1) ‘time for mass’; (2) ‘dinner time’

(1) messa 'mass'

 DD2

(1) Far messa, Icel messa, Norw messa, messe, Dan messe, Sw messa

Gaw 1097

 View
messe n. mass

'mass'

messa 'mass'

 CCC2a

Far messa, Icel messa, Norw messa, messe, Dan messe, Sw messa

Gaw 1690; Pe 497, 862

 View
Word
Etymology