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Lexeme Part of Speech Modern English Form Sense ON Etymon Summary Category PGmc Ancestor Other Scandinavian reflexes Occurrences  
taysed v. teise

'harassed, driven'

 D1c

(1a) *taisjan-; (2) *taisjan- 

(2) Dan dial tǣse, tēse, Sw dial tēsa

Gaw 1169

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traunt n. trant

'(cunning) practice'

 DD1c

(1) *trand-; (3) *tranata-

(2) Dan dial trante, Sw dial tranta; (3) Icel tranta, Norw tranta

Gaw 1700

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trantes v. trant

'practices cunning, dodges'

 DD1c

(1) *trand-; (3) *tranata-

(2) Dan dial trante, Sw dial tranta; (3) Icel tranta, Norw tranta

Gaw 1707

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grwe n. grue

(1) ‘grain, jot’ (i.e. no grwe ‘not at all’); (2) ‘horror, dread, fear’.

 DD2

(1) *grūt; (2) *grūw-

Dan gru; cp. Norw gruva, ODan gruve, grye, Dan grue, OSw grūva sik, Sw gruva sig

Gaw 2251

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raue v.

'to go astray'

 DD1c

(1) Icel ráfa, Norw rava

Pe 665

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syt n.

'grief, sorrow, evil'

 A1c

*suxt-

Norw syt

Pe 663; Cl 566, 1257; Pat 5, 517; WA 182, 546

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sulp v.

'defile, pollute'

 DD1c

cp. Far søpla, Norw søpla; Norw dial sulpa

Pe 726; Cl 15, 550, 1130, etc.

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trylle v. trill

'quiver' or 'turn, spin'

 BB2a

*trill-

Norw trille, Norw dial trilla, ODan trijlæ, Dan trille, Sw trilla

Pe 78; Erk 322

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balteres adj., v. balter

'roll around; hobble'

 B2c

*balt- ( ~ *bult-)

Norw dial bolta, baltra, Sw bulta, bultra, ODan bolte, Dan baltre, boltre

Cl 103; Pat 459

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flaunkes n.

'sparks'

 BB1

?*flank-

Sw (snö)flanka

Cl 954

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holkked v. holk, hawk

'gouged (out)'

 BBB2ac

*xul-k-

Sw hålka

Cl 1222

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hurrok n. hurrock, hurrack

'hurrock, rudder-band'

 DD1c

cp. Norw hork

Cl 419; Pat 185

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*scrof adj.

'rough'

 A1*c

*skurfa-

Icel skurfur, Norw skurv, ODan skurf, Dan skurv, Sw skorv

Cl 1546

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syled v.

'go, pass (on)'

 D1c

?*sīxwan-

Norw dial sila, Sw dial sila

Cl 131, WA 111, 161, 335 etc.

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glemered v. glimmer

'gleamed'

 CC1a

*glim-

Dan glimre, MSw glimra

Gaw 172

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vmbe-torne adv., v. umbe-

‘all around’

 (F)CCC1c

*umƀi + 

?Dan omtrent; Norw trinn, ODan trynd, Sw trind 

Gaw 184

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gryed v. grye

'shuddered'

 DD1c

(1) *grū-

(1) Norw gruva, OSw grūva sik (Sw gruva sig), ODan gruve, grye (Dan grue)

Gaw 2370

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dasches adj., v. dash

'rushing'

 BBB2

Dan daske, Sw daska

Pat 312; WA 3882

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type v. tip

'tip'

 D1c

Sw tippa

Pat 506; WA 1303, 1418

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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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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

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or conj. or 'than; before'  ár ‘early’ C1 *air- Far ári, Icel ár, Norw år Gaw 1543; WA 3, 171, 299 etc. View
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
ferlyly adv. ferlily ‘wondrously, exceedingly; of marvellous things’  ferligr ‘monstrous’ DD1c (1) *fēr-; (2) *fera; (3) *fer(e)r- Gaw 796, 2494; Cl 962; WA *457 View
ferly adj. ferly ‘extraordinary, unusual, marvellous; exceedingly, thoroughly’  ferligr ‘monstrous’ DD1 (1) *fēr-; (2) *fera; (3) *fer(e)r- Gaw 716; Pe 1084; WA 601, 4978, 5083 View
ferly n. ferly 'marvel, wonder'  ferligr ‘monstrous’ DD1c (1) *fēr-; (2) *fera; (3) *fer(e)r- Gaw 23, 2414; Pe 1086; Cl 1529, 1563, 1629; Erk 145; WA 395, 501, 925 View
ferly adv. ferly ‘wondrously, exceedingly’  ferligr ‘monstrous’; cp. ferliga 'monstrously' DD1c (1) *fēr-; (2) *fera; (3) *fer(e)r- Gaw 388, 741, 1694; Cl 269, 960, 975; Erk 46; WA 380, 513, 3189 etc. View
ferlyd adj., v. ferly ‘marvelled, amazed’  ferligr ‘monstrous’ DD1 (1) *fēr-; (2) *fera; (3) *fer(e)r- WA 3228, 4761, 4991 View
leme v. leam 'shine'  ljóma ‘to gleam, shine’ CC1c *leuxmōn Far ljóma, Icel ljóma, Norw ljoma, Sw dial ljömma Gaw 591, 1119, 1137 etc.; Cl 1273, 1486; WA 553, 3335, 4910 etc. View
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
samen adv. samen, sam 'together'  saman ‘together’ CCC1ac *saman-  Far saman, Icel saman, Norw saman, ODan samæn, Dan sammen, Sw saman, samman Gaw 50, 363, 673, etc.; Pe 518; Cl 400, 468, 645 etc.; Pat 46; WA 162, 175, 1550 etc. View
sleʒly adv. slyly, slily '(made) warily; stealthily'  slœgr ‘sly, cunning’; cp. slœgliga ‘slily, cunningly' C1 *slōg- Icel slægur, Norw sløg, ODan sløv, MSw slögher, Sw dial sløg Gaw 1182; WA 2870, 2962, 5174 View
tryst v. trist 'to believe, be sure'  traustr ‘trusty, sure, firm, strong, safe’; traust ‘trust, protection, shelter’ BBB2 *trust- or *traust- Far treystur, Icel traustur, Norw traust, ODan trøst, MSw tröster; Far treyst, Icel traust, Norw traust, Dan trøst, Sw tröst Gaw 380, 2325; Pat 324 View
trystyly adv. tristily 'faithfully'  traustr ‘trusty, sure, firm, strong, safe’; traust ‘trust, protection, shelter’; cp. traustliga 'firmly, confidently' BBB2 Far treystur, Icel traustur, Norw traust, ODan trøst, MSw tröster; Far treyst, Icel traust, Norw traust, Dan trøst, Sw tröst Gaw 2348 View
weterly adv. 'clearly, surely; truly'  vitr (adj.) ‘wise’, cp. vitrliga (adv.) ‘wisely, with wisdom’ CC1 *wit- Far vitur, Ice vitur, ODan witær, OSw viter, Sw vitter Gaw 1706; Cl 171, 1567; Pat 330; Erk 183; WA 304, 422, 1423, 2856, 4222 View
wittir adj. 'knowing'  vitr ‘wise’ CC1 *wit- Far vitur, Ice vitur, ODan witær, OSw viter, Sw vitter WA 629 View
þire adj., pron. thir 'these' (1) þeir ‘they’ DD1c (1) *þai + z  Early runic þaiʀ, þeiʀ, etc., Far teir, Icel þeir, Norw dei, Dan de, OSw þē(r), Sw de WA 95, 167, 262 etc. View
bale (2) n. (1) 'disaster'; (2) 'conflagration' (1) bǫl ‘misfortune, woe, malice’; (2) bál ‘fire, funeral pyre, blaze’ D2 (1) *ƀalwan; (2) ƀēlan (1) Far bøl, Icel böl; (2) Far bál, Icel bál, Norw bål, Dan bål, Sw bål Cl 980 View
*dyngez v. (1) ding; (2) damn (1) (*dyngez) ‘smites’; (2) (dymnez) ‘condemns’ (1) dengja ‘to hammer (metal), forge; urge/press, ask persistently’  D2 (1) *dang(w)jan- or *dengwan- (1) Far deingja, Icel dengja, Norw dengja, Dan dænge, OSw dængia, Sw dial däng(j)a Gaw 2105 View
fale adj., v. (1) 'cheap', in phrase fale of 'unconcerned about'; (2) 'descend'
 		 (1) falr 'venal, to be sold' D2 (1) *fala-;  (2) *fallan- Far falur, Icel falur, Norw fal, Dan fal, Sw fal Pat 92 View
farandely adv. 'comfortably' (1) fara 'to move, go etc., to suit, befit' D1c (1) *faran- Far fara, Icel fara, Norw fara, Dan fare, Sw fara Pat 435 View
gopnyng n. gape ‘staring’ (1) gapa ‘to gape, open the mouth wide’; (2) cp. gopi ‘a vain person' D2 (1) *gap-; (2) *gup-; (1) Far gapa, Icel gapa, Norw gapa, Dan gape, Sw gapa Gaw 2461 View
gere (2) n. gear (1) ‘gear, apparatus, equipment’; (2) ‘doings, behaviour’ (1) gervi, gørvi ‘gear, apparel’  DD2 (1) *garwj-; (2) *garwj- or *ger- (1) Icel gervi Gaw 2205 View
child-gered adj. (1) gear; (2) gere; (3) cheer 'boyish, merry' (1) gervi, gørvi ‘gear, apparel’; (2) gerr ‘greedy’ DD1 (1) *garwj-; (2) *ger- (1) Icel gervi; (2) Icel gerr, Norw gjer Gaw 86  View
allyt adv. (1) 'back, with delay'; (2) '(even) a little' (1) hlíta ‘to rely on, trust, abide by’; (2) lítt (adv.) ‘little’ D2 (1) *hlītan-; (2) lūti- or lītilaz (1) Far líta, Icel hlíta, Norw lita, Dan lide, OSw lita, Sw lita; (2) Far lítt, Icel lítt, Dan lidt Cl 599 View
runischly adv. runish ‘fiercely’ (1) hrjónn 'rough'; (3) hrynja ‘to fall to ruin, tumble down; (metaph.) to stream, float (of garments); to stream, pour down (of fluids)’ DD1c (1) ?*hrewwa-; (2) *rūnō; (3)  *xreun- (1) Icel hrjón, Norw rjone, rjøne; (3) Icel hrynja, Norw rynja, OSw rynja, Sw dial ryni Gaw 304, *432; Pat 191 View
runisch adj. runish ?‘rough, violent’ (1) hrjónn 'rough'; (3) hrynja ‘to fall to ruin, tumble down; (metaph.) to stream, float (of garments); to stream, pour down (of fluids)’ DD1c (1) ?*hrewwa-; (2) *rūnō; (3)  *xreun- (1) Icel hrjón, Norw rjone, rjøne; (3) Icel hrynja, Norw rynja, OSw rynja, Sw dial ryni Gaw 457, Cl 1545, Erk 52 View
lithis n. (1) 'people'; (2) 'limbs'  (1) lýðr 'people, population, inhabitants, subjects, congregation, etc.' D2 (1) *leuđiz; (2) *liþuz Far -lýður, Icel lýður, Norw lyd, OSw lyþir WA 3750 View
lenge adv., v. (1) lengh; (3) long; (4) leng (1) (lenge) and (3) (*longe) adv., ‘a long while, for a long time’; (2) (lenge) adv. compar. ‘longer’; (4) (lenge) v. infin. ‘to remain’ (1) lengi ‘long, for a long time’ DD2 (1) *lang-īn-; (3) *langa- ; (4) *lanʒjan- (1) Far leingi, Icel lengi, Norw lenge, Dan længe, Sw länge Gaw 88 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
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