Showing 851 to 900 of 967 lexemes.
Lexeme | Part of Speech | Modern English Form | Sense | ON Etymon | Summary Category | PGmc Ancestor | Other Scandinavian reflexes | Occurrences | |
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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 | |
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 |
aʒtand | num. | ‘eighth’ | áttandi ‘eighth’ | C2ac | *axtu- | Far áttandi, Icel áttundi, Norw åttande, ODan atændæ, ottende, OSw āttunde | WA 3830, 4836 | View | |
arly | adv. | early | 'early' | ár 'early', cp. árliga ‘annually’ | CC1c | *air- | Far ári, Icel ár, Norw år | WA 350, 351 | 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 |
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 | |
braken | n. | bracken | 'bracken, fern' | *brakni | B1c | ?*ƀrak- | Dan bregne, Sw bräken | Cl 1675 | View |
wilily | adv. | wilily | 'with guile' | (4) vél (n.) ‘wile, device, trick’ | DD1 | (1) *wīl-; (2) wīgel-; (4) ?*wihl | WA 1764 | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
*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 | |
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 | |
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 | ||
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | |
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 | |
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 |
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 |
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 | |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | |
wald-eʒed | adj. | ?'having eyes of differing colours' | (1) vald-eygðr ?'wall-eyed' | D1c | ?walþ- | (1) Icel valdeygður | WA 608 | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
scho | pron. | she | 'she' | (1) sjá ‘this’ | DD1c | Gaw 969, 1259, 1550 etc.; Pe 758; WA 241, 257, 268 etc. | 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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 |
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 |
*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 |
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 |
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 |