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Lexeme Part of Speech Modern English Form Sense ON Etymon Summary Category PGmc Ancestor Other Scandinavian reflexes Occurrences  
ryue adj., adv. rife ‘abundantly, much’ (1) rífr ‘munificent, abundant’ D1 (1) *rīf- or *reiba-; (2) *xrīƀ- (1) Far ríviligur, Icel rífur, Norw rîv, Sw dial riv Gaw 2046; Pe 770, 844; WA 1352, 1663 View
roþeled (1) v. (2) rathel (1) 'heated, broiled'; (2) 'brought together' (1) rjóðr (adj.) 'ruddy, red; (2) raða ‘to set in order’ DD2 (1) *reuda- (1) Icel rjóður, Norw rjod- (2) Far raða, Icel raða, Norw rada, Sw rada Cl 59 View
rof(-sore) n. 'gash, wound' (1) rof ‘a breach, opening’ D1c (1) *rof-; (2)?*raif-; (3a) *hrufōn, (3b) ?*rōf- (1) Far rov, Icel rof, Norw rov; (2) Far ríva, Icel rífa, Norw riva, Dan rive, Sw riva Gaw 2346 View
sorʒe n. 'muck, filth' (1) saurgan (n.) 'pollution, defilement', cp. saurigr (adj.) 'filthy, dirty'; (2) cp. saurr (n.) 'mud, dirt' D2 (1) *saur-; (2) *surgō- (1) Far seyrur, Icel saur, Norw saur, ODan sør, OSw sör-, Sw dial sör Cl 75, 846; Pat 275 View
soerly adj., adv. (1) 'filthy, base'; (2) 'severally, individually' (1) saurligr (adj.) 'unclean'; (2) sér 3 pers. sg. reflex. pron. (dat.), adv.; serliga (adv.) 'apart, particularly' D2 (1) *saur-; (2) *sē-z (1) Far seyrur, Icel saur, Norw saur, ODan sør, OSw sör-, Sw dial sör; (2) Far sær, Icel sér, Norw sêr, Dan sær, i sær, runic Sw saʀ, Sw i sär (1) Cl 117; (2) Cl 117; Pat 193 View
scho pron. she 'she' (1) sjá ‘this’  DD1c Gaw 969, 1259, 1550 etc.; Pe 758; WA 241, 257, 268 etc. View
schount v. shunt ‘swerve; flinch; avoid; escape; move vigorously’ (1) skunda ‘to speed, hasten’ DD1c (1) *skunð-; (2)?*skunōjan-  (1) Far skunda, Icel skunda, Norw skunda, Dan skynde, OSw skunda Gaw 1902, 2280; Cl 605; WA 180, 580, 2143 View
schunt n. shunt ‘sudden jerk and swerve’ (1) skundi ‘speed’; cp. skunda (v.) ‘to speed, hasten’; (2)  skunda (v.) ‘to speed, hasten’ DD1c (1) *skunð-; (2)?*skunōjan-  (1) Far skundur, Icel skundi, Norw skunde Gaw 2268 View
spenne (2) n. (1) spen; (2) spinney (1) ‘fence, hedge’;  (2) (a) ‘thorn-hedge’;  (b) ‘thorn bush, thorn hedge, thorn thicket’ (1) spenni 'clasp' D2 (1) *span(n)- Far spenni, Icel spenni, Norw spenne, Sw spänne Gaw 1709, 1896; WA 4162 View
stemmed v. stem (1)  ‘debated (with himself/themselves)’; (2) ‘stopped, halted; stood about, hesitated’ (1) stefna, stemna ‘to stand in a certain direction, aim at; to give notice to one, summon; cite (a case); call together (of a meeting)’; (2) stemma ‘to stem, stop, dam up (esp. of a stream or fluid)’ DD2 (1) *steƀnō or *staƀnjōn; (2) *stamm- (1) Far stevna, Icel stefna, Norw stemna, Dan stævne, Sw stämma; (2) Far stemma, Icel stemma, Norw stemma, Dan stemme, Sw stämma Gaw 230, 1117; WA 2960, 5301 View
strothe n. strothe ?'small wood' (1) storð ‘grass, green stalk’ D1bc (1) *sturðō; (2) *strōð- (1) Icel storð, OSw storþahug Gaw 1710; Pe 115 View
*vntyl prep. (1) until (1) (*vntyl) ‘until’;  (2) (vntyʒtel) ‘unrestraint, lightheartedness’ (dalten ~ ‘revelled’) or ‘trifling talk’ (1) undz, unz ‘till that, till, until’ + til ‘to, until (etc.)' DD2 (1) *unða + *til-; (2) *tuhtiz (1) Icel uns; Far til, Icel til, Norw til, Dan til, Sw till, til Gaw 1114 View
wald-eʒed adj. ?'having eyes of differing colours' (1) vald-eygðr ?'wall-eyed' D1c ?walþ- (1) Icel valdeygður WA 608 View
gloumbes v. 'frowns, worries; becomes threatening' (1) ?cp. glámr (n.) 'moon' DD1c (2) *glūm- (1) ?Norw dial glome, glaama; (2) Norw gluma Pat 94; WA 4142 View
sete n., v. (1) seat; (2) set, sit (1) 'seat, throne, place (at table)'; (2) 'to sit'; (3) 'to be seated' (1) and (3) sæti (n.) ‘seat’ D2 (1) *sētjan-; (2) *satjan- or *setjan-; (3) *sētjan- (1) and (3) Far sæti, Icel sæti, Norw sæte, ODan sæte, Dan sæde, OSw sǣte Sw säte Cl 1395 View
boster n. boaster 'boaster' (1) cp. busilkinna ?’woman with round cheeks’ DD1 (1) *bus- (1) Norw bos(s), OSw bos Cl 1499 View
bost n. boast 'outcry, clamour, threat, violence, arrogance' (1) cp. busilkinna ?’woman with round cheeks’ DD1 (1) *bus- (1) Norw bos(s), OSw bos Gaw 1448; Cl 179, 1450, 1712; WA 2447, 3581, 3586 etc. View
horyed v. (1) hurried; (2) harried (1) 'urged, hurried'; (2) 'dragged, pulled' (1) cp. hurr 'hurley-burley, noise' DD2 (2) *xarjōjan- cp. Icel hurr (n.); Far hurra, Icel hurra, Norw hurra, Norw dial hurra, Dan hurre 'to whir', Sw hurra, Sw dial hurra Cl 883 View
bost v. boast 'to boast' (1) cp. busilkinna ?’woman with round cheeks’ DD1 (1) *bus- (1) Norw bos(s), OSw bos WA 2737, 4553 View
gere (3) n. (1) gear; (2) gere; (3) cheer 'fashion; ways' (1) gervi, gørvi ‘gear, apparel’; (2) gerr ‘greedy’ DD1 (1) *garwj-; (2) *ger- (1) Icel gervi; (2) Icel gerr, Norw gjer WA 824*, 1773 View
gro adj., n. ?'angry, sorrowful; horror' (1) grár 'grey; spiteful, malicious' DD2 (1) *grēwa- (1) Far gráur, Icel grár, Norw grå, Dan grå, OSw grā, Sw grå WA 3228 View
ryfenes n. rifeness 'abundance' (1) rífr ‘munificent, abundant’ D1c (1) *rīf- or *reiba-; (2) *xrīƀ- (1) Far ríviligur, Icel rífur, Norw rîv, Sw dial riv WA 1887 View
stem v. stem (1) 'aim, attempt, consider' (2) 'intend, purpose, consider' (1) stefna, stemna ‘to stand in a certain direction, aim at; to give notice to one, summon; cite (a case); call together (of a meeting)’.  DD2 (1) *steƀnō or *staƀnjōn (1) Far stevna, Icel stefna, Norw stemna, Dan stævne, Sw stämma WA 2480 View
blunt v. ?'stopped'
 		 (1) blunda 'to have one's eyes shut, doze' DD2 (2) *linnan- (1) Far blunda, Icel blunda, Norw blund(r)a, ODan blunde, Dan blunde, OSw blund(r)a Pat 272 View
glaum n. (1a) (reading glaum (ande …)) ‘noise of merrymaking’;  (1b) (reading glaumande) ‘noisy’;  (2) (reading *glamm (ande …)) ‘din, noise of merrymaking’. (1) glaumr ‘merry noise’; (2) glamm, glamr ‘noise, tinkling sound’ D2 (1) *glaumaz; (2) ?*ga-xlam-, ?*glam (1) Far gleimur, Icel glaumur, Norw gløym, OSw glømber; (2) Icel glamm, Norw glam, Dan glam, OSw glam, Sw glam Gaw 46 View
spenne (1) n. spen (1) (a) ‘space, interval’; (b) ‘struggle, strife’; (c) ‘enclosed ground’ (in ~ ‘there, in that place’); (2) ‘ground, space of turf’ (in ~ ‘there’); (3) ‘thorn bush, thorn hedge, thorn thicket’ (1a) spenna ‘to span, clasp’; (1b) spenna ‘agitation, struggle’; (1c) spenni ‘clasp’ D2 (1) *span(n)- (1a) Far spenna, Icel spenna, Norw spenna, Dan spænde, Sw spänna; (1b) Icel spenna; (1c) Far spenni, Icel spenni, Norw spenne, Sw spänne Gaw 1074 View
wylle adj., n. will (1) 'going astray, erring, going wrong'; (2) 'wilfulness' (1a) villr (adj.) ‘wild; bewildered, erring, astray’; (1b) villa (n.) 'going astray; error, falsehood' DD2 (1) *welþjaz; (2)*weljōn, *welan (1a) Far villur, Icel villur, Norw vill, ODan willær, wild(ær), Dan vild, OSw vildær, Sw vill, vild; (1b) Far villa, Icel villa, Norw villa, Sw villa Cl 76 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
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
roþeled (2) v. (1) ?'reeled to and fro, staggered'; (2) 'mingled' (1b) cp. riðlask 'rock, waver, reel to and fro'; (2a) raða ‘set in order’; (2b) cp. hroða 'huddle up' DD2 (2a) Far raða, Icel raða, Norw rada, Sw rada Cl 890 View
beryd v. (1) 'beat, rang'; (2) 'rang out' (2) berja 'hammer, knock, strike etc.' DD2 (1) *bēr-; (2) *barjan- Far berja, Icel berja, Norw berja, ODan bæriæ, Sw dial bärga Erk 352 View
*brayþed v. (1) 'started, moved with a quick, jerky motion'; (2) 'moved' (2) bragða 'flare, sparkle, flicker; (impersonal) is seen to be in trembling motion, moves' DD2 (1) *bregðan-; (2) *bregðan- or *bragðan- Icel bragða Erk 190 View
fere (2) adj. (1) feer, fere; (2) fere (1) ‘proud, bold’; (2) ‘hale, healthy’ (2) fœrr ‘able, capable, strong; fit for use, safe’ DD2 (2) *fōri- (2) Far førur, Icel fær, Norw før, Dan før, Sw för Gaw 103 View
rous n. roose ‘fame, talk’ (2) raus ‘big, loud talk’ D1c (1) *hrōþs-; (2) *raus- (3) *rūs-  (1) Far rósa, Icel hrósa, Norw rôsa, Dan rose, Sw rosa; (2) Icel rausa, Norw rausa Gaw 310 View
sweʒe adj., v. sway 'to speed, sink, stoop, collapse; fall, rush, swing' (2) sveigja ‘to bow, bend’ (trans. and intrans.), sveigja-sk ‘to be swayed, sway, swerve’ DD1c (1) *swōgjan-; (2) *swaigjan-; (3) *swegan- (2) Far sveiggja, Icel sveigja, Norw sveigja, Dan sveje, Sw dial sväig', sveia  Gaw 1429, 1796; Cl 87, 420, 788, etc.; Pat 72, 151, 236; WA 3970 View
glotte n. (1) gleet (1) 'corruption' (2) ?'open mouth' (2) cp. glotta (v.) 'to grin, smile scornfully and show teeth' DD2 (2) ?*glunt- (2) cp. Far glotta, Icel glotta, Norw glotta; Norw glott Erk 297 View
happe v. hap ‘to cover; to wrap, clasp, fasten’ (2) cp. hespa 'fastening'; (3) hefta, hepta 'to bind, fetter, hold back, restrain'  DD1c (1) *haf-; (2) *hasp-; (3) *haft- (1) Dan happe, hjappe, Sw happe, hjappe; (3) Far hefta, Icel hefta, Norw hefta, Dan hefte, Sw häfta  Gaw 655, 864, 1224; Cl 626; Pat 450 View
fyskez v. fisk ?‘scampers’  (2a) fýsa ‘to exhort’ (2b) fýsask ‘to wish’ D1 (2) *funsa- (1) Norw dial fjaska, Sw dial fjäska, fjaska; (2) Far fýsa, Icel fýsa, Norw fŷsa, Dan fyse Gaw 1704 View
lagmon n. (1) belag; (2) lag; (3) law (1) (*bi-laggid men) ‘men spattered with dirt’; (2) ‘last or hindmost person’ (lad … bi lagmon = ‘led astray’); (3) ‘lawyer’ (lad … bi lagmon = ‘cunningly led astray (as if by a lawyer)’ (2a) cp. liggja (v.) 'to lie'; (3) lǫg ‘law; law community, law-district’, cp. laga-maðr, lǫg-maðr D2 (2a) *lag(g)-; (3) *lag- (2a) cp. Norw lagga, Sw dial lagga; (3) Far lóg, Icel lög, Norw log, Dan lov, Sw lag Gaw 1729 View
wilily adv. wilily 'with guile' (4) vél (n.) ‘wile, device, trick’  DD1 (1) *wīl-; (2) wīgel-; (4) ?*wihl WA 1764 View
braken n. bracken 'bracken, fern' *brakni B1c ?*ƀrak- Dan bregne, Sw bräken Cl 1675 View
rot n. rot 'decay, rottenness, corruption'
 		 DD1c (1) *xrut-; (2) *rut- (2b) Far rot, Icel rot, Norw rot, Dan råd, Sw dial råt, rått Pe 26; Cl 1079; Erk 262 View
are adv., conj. ere 'before' ár 'early' CC1 *air- Far ári, Icel ár, Norw år Gaw 239, 1632, 1891; Cl 438, 1128; Erk 36; WA 246, 447, 1140 etc. View
arly adv. early 'early' ár 'early', cp. árliga ‘annually’ CC1c *air- Far ári, Icel ár, Norw år WA 350, 351 View
aʒtand num. ‘eighth’ áttandi ‘eighth’ C2ac *axtu- Far áttandi, Icel áttundi, Norw åttande, ODan atændæ, ottende, OSw āttunde WA 3830, 4836 View
attle v. ettle 'to intend; prepare; address' ætla 'to think,  intend'  A1*c *ahtilō(j)an- Far, Icel ætla, Norw etla, atla, Sw dial ättla, ässla Gaw 27, 2263; Cl 207; WA 15, 1157, 1819, etc. View
blaste n. 'blast (of wind); puff'  blástr ‘blast of wind, blowing; breathing, puffing, snorting; flatulence, swelling, inflammation’ C2 *ƀlēstaz or *ƀlēstuz Far blástur, Icel blástur, Norw blåster, blæster, Dan blæst, OSw blāster, blæster, Sw bläster Gaw 784, 1148; WA 3038, 3233, 3535 etc. View
wawil-eʒid adj. ?'having eyes of differing colours'  vagl-eygr 'wall-eyed' D1c Icel vagleygur WA 1706 View
ernde n. errand ‘business, mission, errand, request’ ørendi, erendi, eyrendi ‘errand, message, business, mission; message, speech; strophe’ CCC5ac *ērundja- or *arundja- Far ørindi, Icel erindi, erendi, Norw ærend, Dan ærende, Sw ärende Gaw 257, 559, 809, etc.; Pat 52, 72, 202; WA 1460, 1467, 2770 etc. View
þoʒ conj. though 'even though' þó ‘though, yet’  A1*c *þauh  Far tó, Icel þó, Norw do, da, ODan do, thoo, OSw þó Gaw 69, 624; Pe 345; Erk 320; WA 51, 254, 471 etc. View
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