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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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staf-ful | adj. | staff-full | 'cram-full' |
(2) stappa (v.) 'to stamp, stamp down; dray in a mortar' |
D1c | (1) *staƀ-az; (2) *stamp- |
(2) Norw stappfull; cp. Far stappa, Icel stappa, Norw stappa, ODan stappe |
Gaw 494; WA 1543, 4897 |
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wyly | adj. | wily | 'wily' |
(4) vél (n.) ‘wile, device, trick’ |
DD1 | (1) *wīl-; (2) wīgel-; (4) ?*wihl |
(4) Far væl, Icel vél, Norw vēl, MSw väl |
Gaw 1728, 1905 |
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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 |
scholes | adj., n. | (1) shoeless; (2) soles | (1) (adj.) ‘shoeless’; (2) (n. pl.) ‘shoes with long pointed toes’; (3) (n. pl.) ‘thin plates (part of the horse’s armour)’; (4) (n. pl.) ‘protections under and inside the thighs’; (5) (n. pl.) ‘supports covering the sole of the foot’. |
(1) skólauss 'shoeless'; (4) skál ‘bowl, hollow; scales’ |
DD2 | (1) *skōhaz; (3) *skullōn; (4) *skēl- |
(1) Far skógvur, Icel skór, Norw sko, Dan sko, Sw sko; (3) Sw skolla; (4) Far skál, Icel skál, Norw skål, Dan skål, Sw skål |
Gaw 160 |
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vphalt | adj., v. | uphold | (1) ‘lifted up’; (2) ‘raised, i.e. high’ |
(2) halla ‘to lean, turn, sway, swerve’ (or hala 'pull') |
DD2 | (1) *xaldan-; (2) *xalþōjan- or *xalōjan- |
(2) Far halla, Icel halla; Far hála, Icel hala, Norw hala, Dan hale |
Gaw 2079 |
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wylyde | adj. | wild | (1a) ‘wild, i.e. licentious, amorous’, (1b) ‘cruel’ (~ werke ‘cruel act’); (2) ‘choice’ (~ werke ‘choice handiwork’); (3a) ‘guileful’ (~ werke ‘intrigue’), (3b) ‘skilful’ |
(2) vildr (vilðr) ‘chosen, choice, good’; (3) ?vél ‘wile, device, trick’ |
DD2 | (1) *welþja-; (2) *wel-; (3) (1) *wīl-, wīgel- or ?*wihl- |
(2) Icel vildur, ODan vildh, MSw vilder, Sw dial viller; (3) ?Far væl, Icel vél, Norw vēl, MSw väl |
Gaw 2367 |
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heme | adj., n. | (1) heme; (2) hem | (1) (adj.) ‘suitable, neat’; (2) (n.) ‘hem, skirt’ |
(1) cp. heimolliga, heimulliga (later heimugliga) ‘privately, intimately; duly, with full title to possession’ |
DD2 | (1) *xaimaz; (2) *xam(m)- |
(1) cp. Icel heimileg(u)r, Norw heimeleg, Dan hemmelig, Sw heimlig |
Gaw 157 |
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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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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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syluerin | adj. | silver | ‘silver’ |
silfr (n.) 'silver' |
CC2 | *siluƀra- |
Far silvur, Icel silfur, Norw sylv, ODan sølfver, Dan sølv, Sw silver |
Gaw 124, 886; Cl 1406; WA 1565 |
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bygly | adj. | bigly | ‘inhabitable, pleasant’ |
byggiligr 'habitable' |
A1*bc | *ƀewwjan- or *ƀuwwjan- |
Pe 963 |
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blayke | adj. | ‘yellow’ |
bleikr ‘pale, wan, ?bleached’ |
A1* | *ƀlaika- |
Far bleikur, Icel bleikur, Norw bleik, Dan bleg, Sw blek, Shetl bleg |
Pe 27 |
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blo | adj. | blae | ‘dark, dusky, livid, grey’ |
blár ‘blue, blue-black, black’ |
A1* | *ƀlēwa- |
Far bláur, Icel blár, Norw blå, Dan blå, Sw blå |
Pe 83, 875; Cl 1017; Pat 134, 138, 221; Erk 290; WA 559 |
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deuely | adj. | deavely | (1) ‘desolating, dreary’; (2) (*deruely) sudden |
(1) daufligr ‘boring, dreary, eerie, sad’; (2) djarfliga (adv.) ‘bravely, boldy; rashly, precipitously’ |
D2 | (1) dauƀ-; (2) *derƀ- |
Pe 51 |
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dylle | adj. | dull | ‘slow’ |
dul, dulr (n.) ‘delusion, concealment, disguise’; cp. dylja (v.) ‘to keep in ignorance, conceal’, údulðr ‘not unaware, knowing’ |
CCC5c | *dulj- |
Far duli, dulur, Icel dul, Norw dul, OSw dul |
Pe 680 |
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freles | adj. | ‘flawless’ |
frýjulauss 'blameless' |
DD1c | Pe 431 |
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blunt | adj. | blunt | 'stunned' |
blunda (v.) 'to have one's eyes shut, doze' |
DD1 | Far blunda, Icel blunda, Norw blund(r)a, ODan blunde, Dan blunde, OSw blund(r)a |
Pe 176 |
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homly | adj. | homely | 'belonging to the household' |
heimuligr 'private, belonging to the household' |
CCC3a | *xaim- |
Norw heimeleg, ODan hemmelig , hiemmelig, Dan hemmelig, OSw hemeliker , hemelikin , hemelig, Sw hemelig |
Pe 1211 |
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saʒte | adj., n. | saught | 'peace, at peace' | sátt 'settlement, agreement, concord, peace', sætt 'reconciliation, agreement' | B1c | *saxtiz or *sanxtiz | Far sætt, Icel sætt, Norw sætt | Pe 52, 1201 | View |
slyʒt | adj. | slight | 'slender' |
sléttr 'plain, flat, even, smooth, level' |
CC4c | *slixta- |
Far slættur, Icel sléttur, Norw slett, ODan slæt, Dan slet, Sw slät, Sw dial sljett |
Pe 190 |
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þrange | adj., adv. | 'oppressively, closely' |
þrǫngr 'close, tight' |
CC1c | *þrangwa- |
Far. trongur, Icel. þröngur, Norw trong, Sw. trång, Dan. trang |
Pe 17 |
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swangeande | adj., v. | (1) 'swirling'; (2) 'pretty, pleasant' or 'slow' |
(2) svangr 'slender, slim, thin' |
DD2 | (1) *swang-; (2) *swanga- or *swangra- |
Far swangur, Icel swangur, Norw svang, Dan svang, Sw dial svång(er) |
Pe 111 |
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nente | adj. | ninth | 'ninth' | niundi 'ninth' | C2c | *newunðō- or *newunþō- | Norw niande, Dan niende, Sw nionde | Pe 1012 | View |
bolled | adj. | 'decorated in relief, embossed' | bolgna (v.) ‘to swell, bulge’ | CC1c | *belgan- | Icel bólginn, Norw bolgen, Dan bullen, OSw bulghin, bulin | Cl 1464 | View | |
broþely | adj. | 'wild, vile' |
bráðr ‘immediate, sudden, harsh, fierce, rash'; cp. bráðligr 'immediate, sudden, violent' |
A1c | *brēða- or *brēþa- |
Far bráður, Icel bráður, Norw bråd, Dan brad, Sw bråd |
Cl 848, 1030 |
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ferlyle | adj. | 'marvellous' |
ferligr ‘monstrous’ |
DD1c | (1) *fēr-; (2) *fera; (3) *fer(e)r- |
Cl 1460 |
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froþande | adj. | 'frothing, festering' |
froða (n., fem.) ‘froth’; frauð (n., neut.) ‘froth’ |
C1 | *fruþ- or *frauþ- |
Far froða, froði, Icel froðe, Norw frode, froda, Dan fråde, Sw dial fruddo, frådas; Far froyður, Icel frauð, Norw fraud, Sw dial fraud, fröda, frau |
Cl 1721 |
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gaynly | adj. | gainly | 'gracious' |
gegn ‘straight, direct, ready, serviceable, kindly’ |
A1*bc | *gagni- |
Icel gegn, Norw gjegn, ODan gjen, Dan dial gjen, Sw dial gen |
Cl 728; Pat 83 |
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vnhappen | adj. | cp. unheppen | 'accursed' |
heppinn ‘lucky’; cp. óheppinn 'unlucky' |
CC1c | *xap(p)- |
Far heppin, Icel heppinn, Norw heppen, Sw dial vanhäppen |
Cl 573; Erk 198 |
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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 | |
sour | adj. | (1) sour | 'bitter, acid, vile' |
(2) saurr (n.) 'mud, dirt', saurigr (adj.) 'filthy, dirty' |
DD2 | (1) *sūraz; (2) *saur- |
(2) Far seyrur, Icel saur, Norw saur, ODan sør, OSw sör-, Sw dial sör |
Cl 192, 1036 |
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trysty | adj. | 'true, faithful; true men' | 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 | Pe *460; Cl 763 | View | |
*aucly | adj., n. | 'amiss, blemish' |
ǫfugr 'backwards, turned the wrong way' |
D1ac | *aƀug- |
Far øvugur, øvigur, Icel öfugur, Norw ovug, avug, Dan avet, Sw avig, avog |
Cl 795 |
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autly | adj., adv. | (1) 'courageously, manfully'; (2) 'lacking' |
(2) auðr 'empty, void, desolate' |
DD2 | (1) *aiwin + *wextiz; (2) *auþaz |
(2) Far eyður, Icel auður, Norw aud |
Cl 795 |
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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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bounet | adj., v. | 'prepare, place, present' |
búinn ‘ready, prepared, finished, willing, favourably disposed (towards sth.)’ |
C3c | *bō(w)an or *bū(w)an- |
Cl 1398; WA 218, 768, 1116 etc. |
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campe | adj. | 'rough' |
kampr 'beard, moustache' |
C1 | *kan(i)paz |
Far kampur, Icel kampur, Norw kamp |
Cl 1695 |
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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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ratted | adj., v. | 'ragged' |
cp. hrati (n.) 'rubbish, trash' |
D1 | Icel hrati, Norw rate, Sw dial rata |
Cl 144 |
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roþum | adj., n. | (2) rotten | (1) 'redness'; (2) 'rottenness' |
(1a) roðna (v.) 'redden'; (1b) roþmi (n.) 'redness'; (2) rotinn (adj.) 'rotten' |
D2 | (1) *rod-; (2) *rut- |
(1a) Far rodna, Icel roðna, Norw rodna, Sw rodna, Sw dial rudna; (1b) Dan rødme, OSw rodme, rudhme; (2) Far rotin, Icel rotinn, Norw roten, Dan rådden, Sw rutten, Sw dial rotin |
Cl 1009 |
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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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skyg | adj. | ?'particular' |
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D1c | ?*skewwa- |
cp. Norw dial skegg, Sw dial skegg |
Cl 21 |
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spakest | adj., n. | spack | 'cleverest (one)' |
spakr (adj.) 'gentle, wise' |
B1 | Far spakur, Icel spakur, Norw spak, ODan spak, Dan spag, OSw skaper, Sw spak |
Pat 169 |
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aghlich | adj., adv. | awly | 'terrible' | agi ‘dread, awe; discipline; enmity’ | C1 | *ag- | Far agi, Icel agi, Norw age, Dan ave, OSw aghi, Sw aga | Gaw 136; Cl 874, 937 | View |
aʒlez | adj. | aweless, awless | 'without fear' | agi ‘dread, awe; discipline; enmity’; cp. agalauss ‘peaceful’ | C1 | *ag- | Far agi, Icel agi, Norw age, Dan ave, OSw aghi, Sw aga | Gaw 2335 | View |
derf | adj. | ‘bold, audacious, doughty, stout; great, astonishing; grievous, severe’ |
djarfr ‘courageous, aggressive, dauntless; heedless, impudent’ |
C1ac | *derƀ- |
Far djarvur, Icel djarfur, Norw djerv, Dan djerv, Sw djärv |
Gaw 558, 564, 1000, etc.; Cl 862; Pat 166; Erk 99; WA 1024, 1211, 1811, etc. |
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happen | adj. | cp. heppen | 'fortunate, blessed' | heppinn ‘lucky’ | CC1c | *xap(p)- | Far heppin, Icel heppinn, Norw heppen, Sw dial vanhäppen | Gaw 56; Pat 13, 15, 17, etc. | View |
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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mynne | adj. | 'less' |
minni ‘lesser, smaller’ |
C1ac | *minnizan- |
Far minni, Icel minni, Norw mindre, Dan mindre, Sw mindre |
Gaw 1881 |
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seme | adj., adv. | seem | ‘seemly, fair, excellent; becomingly, fairly' |
sœmr ‘becoming, fit’ |
C1ac | *sōmi- |
Icel sæmur, Norw sømre, Sw dial sym |
Gaw 1085; Pe 190, 1115; Cl 549, 1810 |
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