Showing 101 to 150 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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| 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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| skere | adj. | 'pure' |
skærr ‘bright, clear, pure’ |
A1 | *skairi- (or *skairja-) |
Far skærur, Icel skær, Norw skjær, ODan skiær, Dan skær, OSw skær, Sw skär |
Gaw 1261 |
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| skete | adj., adv. | 'quickly' |
skjótr ‘quick’ |
A1*c | *skeutaz |
Far skjótur, Icel skjótur, Norw skjot, ODan skiud, OSw skiuter |
Gaw 19; Cl 1186; Pat 195 |
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| stad | adj., v. | stead | ‘placed; put down (in writing); present; standing there’ |
staddr ‘placed, present’ |
A1*c | *staðaða- |
Icel steðja, Norw steda, stede, Dan stede, Sw städa, städja |
Gaw 33, 644, 2137; Cl 90, 806, 983, etc.; Erk 274; WA 465, 499 |
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| tayt | adj. | ‘merry, lively, agreeable; vigorous, well-grown’ |
teitr ‘glad, cheerful’ |
A1*c | *taita- |
Far teitur, Icel teitur, runic Norw tAitʀ |
Gaw 988, 1377; Cl 871 |
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| trayst | adj. | traist | 'sure' | treysta ‘to make trusty, try the strength of a thing’ | A1c | *traustjan- | Far troysta, Icel treysta, Norw trøysta, Dan trøyste, OSw trösta, Sw trösta | Gaw 1211 | View |
| þro | adj. | thro, thra | ‘bold, angry, intense, steadfast; oppressive; fierce, stubborn’ | þrár ‘stubborn, obstinate’ | A1c | *þrawa- | Far tráur, Icel þrár, Norw trå, ODan trå, Sw dial trå(r) | Gaw 645, 1713, 1751 etc.; Pe 344, 868; WA 554, 1246, 1631 | View |
| wyʒt | adj. | wight | ‘lively, loud, valiant, strong, fierce; quick’ | vígr ‘in fighting state, serviceable’ | A2*c | *wīga- | Icel vígur, Norw andvig, runic Sw wīgaʀ, Sw vig | Gaw 119, 261, 1591; Pe 694; Erk 69; WA 765*, 1014, 1798 etc. | View |
| kay | adj. | kay, key | 'left' | ?keikr ‘bent backward’ | B1c | ?*kai- or *kai-k | ?Icel keikur, Norw keik, Dan dial kei ‘left hand’ | Gaw 422 | View |
| ronkled | adj., v. | runkled | 'wrinkled' | hrukka ‘wrinkle’ | BB1c | *xrunkwōn | Far rukka, Icel hrukka, Norw rukke, Dan rynke, OSw runkia, Sw rynka | Gaw 953 | View |
| þrynne | adj. | thrin, thrinne | 'three(fold)' |
þrennr ‘triple, threefold’ |
B1c | *þrizna- |
Far trinnur, Icel þrennur, Norw trinn, ODan thrænnæ, Dan trende, OSw þrænni, þrinni, Sw trenne |
Gaw 1868; Cl 606, 645, 1727 |
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| þryuande | adj., n. | thriving | ‘abundant, hearty, worthy’ |
þrífa-sk ‘to thrive’ |
B1c | *þrīfan- |
Far tríva, trívast, Icel þrífa, þrívast, Norw triva, Dan trives, MSw thriva |
Gaw 1980; Cl 751 |
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| vnþryuande | adj. | unthriving | ‘unworthy, ignoble’ |
þrífa-sk ‘to thrive’ |
B1c | *þrīfan- |
Far tríva, trívast, Icel þrífa, þrívast, Norw triva, Dan trives, MSw thriva |
Gaw 1499 |
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| vgly | adj. | ugly | ‘gruesome, threatening, evil-looking’ |
uggligr ‘to be feared’ |
B1c | Icel uggð, Norw ugg, Sw dial ugg, ygg |
Gaw 441, 2079, 2190; Cl 892 |
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| wel-haled | adj., v. | well-haled | ‘pulled up properly, drawn tight’ | hala ‘to haul, pull’ | BBB2a | *xalōjan- | Far hála, Icel hala, Norw hala, Dan hale | Gaw 157 | View |
| knorned | adj., v. | knurned | 'rough, craggy' | BBB2a | Sw dial knurr, knurra; knorla | Gaw 2166 | View | ||
| rad | adj. | rad | 'afraid' |
hræddr ‘afraid, frightened, timid’ |
B1c | *xrēðjan- or *xrēþjan- |
Far ræða, Icel hræða, Norw ræda, Dan dial ræde, OSw ræþe, Sw dial rädda |
Gaw 251; Cl 1543; WA 1040, 2510 |
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| 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 |
| big | adj. | big | 'strong; sharp; big, great, mighty' | byggva (byggja) 'to settle, inhabit' | D1c | (1)*big-; (2) *bug- or *bugg- | (1) Far byggja, Icel byggja, Norw byggja, Dan bygge, Sw bygga; (2) Norw dial bugge, bugga | Gaw 554, 2101; Pe 102, 374; Cl 43, 229, 1183 etc.; Pat 302; WA 915, 1808, 1295 etc. | View |
| sere | adj. | sere | ‘separate, individual; various, several’ | 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 124, 761, 822, etc.; Cl 336, 358, 507, etc.; Pat 12; WA 86, 570, 1083 | View |
| skylly | adj., n. | 'wise, skilful; excuse, pretext' | Cl 62, 529 | View | |||||
| wylle | adj. | will | ‘wandering, perplexing; at a loss’ | villr ‘wild; bewildered, erring, astray’ | A1*c | *welþja- | Far villur, Icel villur, Norw vill, ODan willær, wild(ær), Dan vild, OSw vildær, Sw vill, vild | Gaw 2084; WA 1272; Pat 473 | View |
| wylsum | adj. | wilsome | ‘bewildering, leading one astray; desolate’ | villr ‘wild; bewildered, erring, astray’ | A1*c | *welþja- | Far villur, Icel villur, Norw vill, ODan willær, wild(ær), Dan vild, OSw vildær, Sw vill, vild | Gaw 689, WA 4076, 5565 | View |
| wayke | adj. | weak | 'weak' | veikr (veykr) ‘weak’ | A1* | *weik(w)a- | Far veikur, Icel veikur, Norw veik, Dan veg, Sw vek | Gaw 282; WA 1271, 2077, 3587 etc. | View |
| stor | adj. | stour, stoor | ‘mighty; strong, severe; large’ | stórr ‘big, great’ | BB2abc | *stōra- | Far stórur, Icel stór, Norw stor, Dan stor, Sw stor | Gaw 1291, 1923; WA 745*, 1367, 1534 etc. | View |
| þryuen | adj., v. | thriven | ‘fair, grown, honourable, worthy; mighty, large' | þrifinn 'clean, orderly, in good condition' | B1c | *þrīfan- | Icel þrifinn, Norw thriven, ODan treven, MSw þriven | Gaw 1740; Pe 868, 1192; Cl 298, 1571, 1639; WA 1326, 1407, 2259 etc. | View |
| brent | adj. | brent | 'steep' | bretta ‘to turn upwards’; cp. brattr ‘steep, precipitous; arduous, hard’ | CC1c | *brant- | Far bretta, Icel bretta, Norw bretta, ODan brente, Dan dial brette, OSw bränta, Sw dial brätta; Far, Icel brattur, Norw bratt, Dan brat, OSw branter, Sw brant, Sw dial bratt | Gaw 2165; Pe 106; Cl 379; WA 4812 | View |
| wale | adj. | wale | ‘choice, excellent, fair, noble’ | val 'choice', vǫl 'choice' | B2ac | *wal- | Far val, Icel val, Norw val, ODan val, Dan valg, Sw val; Far velja, Icel velja, Norw velja, Dan vælge, Sw välja | Gaw 1010, 1403, 1712, etc.; Cl 1716, 1734; WA 75, 294, 809* etc. | View |
| mayn | adj. | main | 'great, strong' | megn, meginn ‘strong’ | CC1a | *maʒen- | Icel megn, Norw megna | Gaw 94, 187, 336 etc.; WA 2666, 3018, *3332 etc. | View |
| same | adj., pron. | same | 'same, very' | samr ‘same’ (wk. sami) | C1ac | *sam- | Far samur, Icel samur, Norw sam, Dan samme, Sw samme | Gaw 157, 170, 881, etc.; Pe 1099, 1101; Cl 660; Erk 204; WA 288, 344, 356 etc. | View |
| muckel | adj., adv., n. | mickle | 'large, great; size' | mikill, mykill 'great, large'; cp. miklu, mikit (etc.) (n.) 'much' | CC2c | *mekila | Far mikil, mekil, Icel mikill, ODan megel, møgel, OSw mykil | Gaw 142, Cl 52, 366, 514 etc.; Pat 268, 324; Erk 27, 286; WA 69, 130, 215 etc. | View |
| silk | adj., n. | silk | ‘silk, piece of silk’ | silki 'silk' | CC2 | Far silki, Icel silki, Norw silke, Dan silke, Sw silke | Gaw 159, 164, 589 etc.; Cl 790; WA 2401, 4016, 4339 etc. | View | |
| lyke | adj., n. | like | 'like, similar' | líkr ‘like, alike’ | CCC2c | *(ga)līka- | Far líkur, Icel líkur, Norw lik, Dan lig, Sw lik | Gaw 187, 498; Pe 432, 501, 735, etc.; Cl 212, 261, 790 etc.; Pat 493; WA 240, 599, 654 etc. | View |
| mensk | adj. | mensk | 'honoured' | mennskr ‘human’ | C2c | *manniska- | Far menskur, Icel mennskur, OSw mænsker | Gaw 964; WA 1746 | View |
| boun | adj. | bound | ‘ready; bound, setting out; arranged, fixed’ | búinn ‘ready, prepared, finished, willing, favourably disposed (towards sth.), obedient, submissive’ | C3c | *bō(w)an or *bū(w)an- | Icel búinn, Norw buen | Gaw 548, 852, 1311 etc.; Pe 534, 992, 1103; Erk 181; WA 323, 534, 870 etc. | View |
| boþe | adj., adv., pron. | both | 'both' | báðir 'both' | C4a | *bai- + *þai-z (etc.) | Far báðir, Icel báðir, Norw både, beggje, Dan både, beggje, Sw både, begga | Gaw 18, 111, 129 etc.; Pe 90, 329, 373 etc.; Cl 11, 20, 57 etc.; Pat 36, 134, 136 etc.; Erk 194; WA 88, 177, 492 etc. | View |
| welcum | adj. | welcome | 'welcome' | velkominn ‘welcome (esp. in greeting)’ | CCC4a | *welō(n), *walō(n) + *kweman- | Icel velkominn, Norw velkomen, velkommen, Dan velkommen, OSw vælkomin, Sw välkommen | Gaw 252, 814, 835, etc.; Pe 399; Cl 813; WA 2302, 3211, 4933, etc. | View |
| farand | adj. | farrand, farrant | 'fitting, seemly, splendid' | fara 'to move, go etc., to suit, befit' | D1c | (1) *faran- | Far fara, Icel fara, Norw fara, Dan fare, Sw fara | Gaw 101; Pe 865; Cl 607, 1758; WA 2 | View |
| balʒ | adj. | balgh | ‘swelling with round, smooth surface; rounded’ | bali 'a soft grassy bank, especially sloping down to the shore’ | DD1c | (1) *balg-; (2) *bal- | Icel bali, Norw bal | Gaw 967, 2032, 2172; WA 4923 | View |
| bene | adj. | bein | 'pleasing, fair; (comp.) better' | beinn 'straight, direct; hospitable, helpful, accommodating' | DD1c | (1)*baina-; (3) *bōni- | Far beinur, Icel beinn, Norw bein | Gaw 2475; Pe 110; Pat 418; WA 1715 | 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| bredful | adj. | 'brimfull' | C2 | *brazd- | Norw dial bradd, ODan bræ(d)d, Dan bred, Sw brädd, Sw dial bradd; cp. Sw bräddfull | Pe 126; WA 1548, *3582, 4089 etc. | View | ||
| dased | adj., v. | dazed | ‘to be bewildered, dazed; to be numb’ | *dasa, cp. dasaðr ‘exhausted, worn out’, dasast 'to become weary' | B1c | *das- | Icel dasa, Norw dasa, Dan dase, Sw dasa | Pe 1085; Cl 1538; Pat 383; WA (D 3044), 3997 | View |
| ille | adj. | ill | ‘vile, unbecoming, bad; vicious’ | illr ‘ill, evil, bad’ | B1c | ?*elhila- | Far illur, Icel illur, íllur, Norw ill, ODan ild, OSw ilder, Sw ill | Cl 272, 864; Pat 8, 203; WA *3593 | View |
| banned | adj., v. | ban | 'curse, (pp.) accursed' | banna 'forbid, prevent, curse' | CC3c | *ƀannan- | Far banna, Icel banna, Norw banna, Dan bande, Sw banna | Cl 468, 885; WA 157 | View |
| bonde | adj., n. | 'bondmen, serfs; churl' | bóndi 'farmer, householder' | C1 | Far bóndi, Icel bóndi, Norw bonde, Dan bonde, Sw bonde | Cl 88, WA 4741 | View | ||
| scylful | adj. | skillful | 'reasonable, righteous' | skil (pl.) ‘distinction, discernment (etc.)’ | A1a | *skeli- | Far skil, Icel skil, Norw skil, Dan skel, Dan dial skil, OSw skil, Sw skäl | Cl 1148; Erk 278; WA 645 | View |
| skyre | adj. | 'bright' | skírr 'clear, bright, pure' | A1*c | *skīri- | Far skírur, Icel skír, Norw skir, OSw skir, Sw skir | Cl 1776; WA 467, 1924, *2119 | View |