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Lexeme | Part of Speech | Modern English Form | Sense | ON Etymon | Summary Category | PGmc Ancestor | Other Scandinavian reflexes | Occurrences | |
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aloʒ | adv. | alow | 'quietly' |
lágr ‘low’ |
A1* | *lēga- |
Far lágur, Icel lágur, Norw låg, Dan lav, Sw låg |
Cl 670 |
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bilooghe | adv. | below | 'below' |
lágr (adj.) ‘low’ |
A1* | *lēga- |
Far lágur, Icel lágur, Norw låg, Dan lav, Sw låg |
Cl 116 |
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vnlyke | adj. | unlike | 'unlike, different' |
líkr ‘like, alike’ |
CCC2c | *(ga)līka- |
Far líkur, Icel líkur, Norw lik, Dan lig, Sw lik |
Gaw 950 |
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litillaike | n. | 'smallness' |
lítilleikr 'lowness, smallness' |
C4c | *lūt- or *līt- + laik- |
WA 1709, 2505, 2706 etc. |
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lastes | n. | 'sins, vices' |
last (neut.) 'blame, hurt', lǫstr (masc.) 'fault, flaw' |
C1 | *laxst- |
Far last, Icel last, Norw last; Far løstur, Icel löstur, Norw last, Dan last, Sw last |
Cl 1141; Pat 198 |
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lausen | v. | loose | 'to loosen, undo, break, alleviate, utter, relieve' |
lauss ‘loose, free (etc.)’ |
A1* | *lausa- |
Far leysur, Icel laus, Norw laus, Dan løs, Sw lös |
Gaw 1784, 2376; Cl 668, 957,966 etc.; Erk 165, 178; WA 788* |
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layde | v. | lay | ‘uttered’ (in the phrase 'layde … þyse wordez' ‘spoke these words; urged’) |
leggja 'to lay, place, put (etc.)' |
CCC4c | *lagjan- |
Far leggja, Icel leggja, Norw leggja, Dan lægge, Sw lägga |
Gaw 1480 |
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layke | v. | lake | 'to play, amuse oneself' |
leika ‘to play, perform, move, delude’ |
A1*c | *laikan- |
Far leika, Icel leika, Norw leika, Dan leke, Sw leka |
Gaw 1111, 1178, 1554 etc., Pe 210; Cl 872; WA 1770, 5480 |
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layk | n. | lake | 'sport, entertainment; fighting; conduct, practice, sin' |
leikr ‘game, play, sport’ |
A1*bc | *laikaz |
Far leikur, Icel leikur, Norw leik, Dan leg, OSw leker, Sw lek |
Gaw 262, 1023, 1125 etc.; Cl 122, 274, 1053 etc.; Pat 401; WA 385, 655, 1761 etc. |
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layt | v. | lait | 'to seek, search, wish to know' |
leita ‘to seek, search’ |
A1*c | *wlaitō(j)an- |
Far leita, Icel leita, Norw leita, Dan lede, Sw lete |
Gaw 355, 411, 449; Cl 97, 1768; Pat 180, 201, 277; Erk 155; WA 152, 372, 2341 etc. |
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lyndes | n. | 'loins' |
lend 'loin' |
CCC1a | *lanðjō |
Far lend, Icel lend, Norw lend, Dan lænd, Sw länd |
Gaw 139 |
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layne | v. | lain | 'to conceal, remain silent' |
leyna ‘to hide, conceal’ |
C3c | *laugnjan |
Far loyna, Icel leyna, Norw løyna, ODan løne, Dan løne, OSw löna, Sw löna |
Gaw 1786, 1863, 2124; Pe 244; Erk 179 |
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littis | n. | lit | 'colours' |
litr 'colour, hue, countenance, complexion' |
A1* | *wlit- |
Far litur, Icel litur, Norw lit, let, ODan lit, lyt, Dan lød, OSw liter, Sw dial lit, let |
WA 4336 |
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alofte | adv., prep. | aloft | ‘up, above, at the top, on; on horseback’ |
loft ‘air, atmosphere, sky, heaven; space; loft, upper room; balcony’ |
C1 | *luft-a-n |
Far loft, luft, Icel loft, lopt, Norw loft, luft, Dan loft, luft, Sw loft, luft |
Gaw 194, 435, 572 etc.; Cl 1183; Pat 447; Erk 49; WA 858 |
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luf-lowe | n. | 'fire of love' |
logi 'flame' |
B2ac | *lugōn |
Far logi, Icel logi, Norw loge, Dan lue, Sw låga |
Cl 707 |
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lyfte | v. | lift | ‘to lift, raise; build; extol, excite; make, pronounce’ |
lyfta ‘to lift, raise’ |
C1ac | *luftjan- |
Far lyfta, Icel lyfta, Norw lyfta, Dan løfte, Sw lyfta |
Gaw 12, 258, 369, etc.; Pe 567; Cl 443, 586, 717 etc.; Erk 178; WA 196, 674, 728 etc. |
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vplyften | adj., v. | uplift | 'to lift, rise, uplift (in prayer)' |
lyfta ‘to lift, raise’ |
C1a | *luftjan- |
Far lyfta, Icel lyfta, Norw lyfta, Dan løfte, Sw lyfta; cp. MDan uplyfte, MSw uplyfa |
Gaw 505; Cl 987; WA 805 |
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lyste | n. | 'desire, joy' |
lyst ‘lust, desire’, lysta v. 'one desires, wishes (impers.)' |
CC2 | *lust-i- or *lustjan- |
Far lyst, Icel lyst, Norw lyst, Dan lyst, MSw lyst, lust, Sw lust; Far lysta, Icel lysta, Norw lysta, Dan lyste, Sw lysta |
?Gaw 1719; Pe 173, 467, 908; Cl 843 |
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louyly | adj. | ‘lawful’ |
lǫg (pl.) ‘law; law community, law-district’ |
C3d | *lag- |
Far lóg, Icel lög, Norw log, Dan lov, Sw lag |
Pe 565 |
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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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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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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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menskly | adv. | menskly | ‘courteously, worthily’ |
mennskr ‘human’ |
C2c | *manniska- |
Far menskur, Icel mennskur, OSw mænsker |
Gaw 1312, 1983 |
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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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mynne | adj. | 'less' |
minni ‘lesser, smaller’ |
C1ac | *minnizan- |
Far minni, Icel minni, Norw mindre, Dan mindre, Sw mindre |
Gaw 1881 |
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mekely | adv. | meekly | ‘humbly, briskly; compassionately, graciously’ |
mjúkr ‘soft, agile; meek, mild’, cp. mjúkliga 'softly, tenderly' |
B1 | *meuk- |
Far mjúkr, Icel mjúkr, Norw mjuk, Dan myg, Sw mjuk |
Gaw 756, Cl 783; WA 816, 1686, 1947 etc. |
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meke | adj., n. | meek | ‘gentle, submissive, merciful, humble’ |
mjúkr ‘soft, agile; meek, mild’ |
B1 | *meuk- |
Far mjúkr, Icel mjúkr, Norw mjuk, Dan myg, Sw mjuk |
Pe 404, 815, 832, etc.; Cl 771, 776, 815; Erk 250; WA 1747 |
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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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mourkne | v. | 'rot' |
morkna 'to become rotten' |
B2c | Far morkna, Icel morkna, Norw morkna, Sw murkna |
Cl 407 |
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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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mokke | n. | muck | 'filth' |
mykr, myki 'manure' |
B1 | *mukjo- |
Norw myk, Dan. møg, Sw. dial. mök |
Pe 905 |
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mourkenes | v. | 'darkens' |
myrkna 'grow murky' |
CC1c | *merkwa- |
Far myrkna, Icel myrkna, Norw myrkna, Dan mørke, Sw mörkna, Shetl mirk(e)n |
Cl 1760 |
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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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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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vnneuened | adj. | 'unsaid, retracted' |
nefna ‘to name, mention, appoint’; cp. ónefndr (pp. adj.) ‘unnamed' |
A1*c | *namnjan- |
Far nevna, Icel nefna, Norw nemna, Dan nævne, Sw nämna |
Cl 727 |
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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. |
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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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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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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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wro | n. | wro | 'nook, corner, seculed place, passage' |
rá, ‘corner, nook’ |
A1bc | *wranxō |
Far vrá, Icel rá, Norw ro, Dan vrå, Sw vrå |
Gaw 2222; Pe 866; WA 1585, 4190 |
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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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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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ryfte | n. | rift | 'rift' |
ript 'withdrawal, breach of contract' |
B2c | *rīfan- |
Norw rift, Dan rift, Sw rift |
Cl 368, 536, 964; WA 1756 |
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rayn-ryfte | n. | 'rain-sluice' |
ript 'withdrawal, breach of contract' |
B2c | *rīfan- |
Norw rift, Dan rift, Sw rift |
Cl 368 |
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lake-ryftes | n. | ?'river valleys' |
ript 'withdrawal, breach of contract' |
B2c | *rīfan- |
Norw rift, Dan rift, Sw rift |
Cl 536 |
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roten | adj., v. | rotten | 'decayed, decomposed' |
rotinn 'rotten' |
C1 | *rut- |
Far rotin, Icel rotinn, Norw roten, Dan rådden, Sw rutten, Sw dial rotin |
Erk 344 |
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saʒtlyng | n., v. | 'reconciliation, peace' |
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 490, 1795 |
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sete | n. | seat | 'seat, throne, place at table, abode' |
sæti ‘seat’ |
A1* | *sētjan |
Far sæti, Icel sæti, Norw sæte, ODan sæte, Dan sæde, OSw sǣte Sw säte |
Gaw 72, 493; Cl 37, 92, 176, etc.; Pat 24; WA 238, 482, 801* etc. |
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*serly | adv. | 'severally, individually' |
sér 3 pers. sg. reflex. pron. (dat.), adv.; serliga (adv.) 'apart, particularly' |
A2c | *sē-z |
Far sær, Icel sér, Norw sêr, Dan sær, i sær, runic Sw saʀ, Sw i sär |
Cl 117; Pat 193 |
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serlepes | adj., adv. | ‘separately, in turn; single, individual' |
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 501; Pe 994 |
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