Showing 151 to 200 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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| odde | adj., n. | odd | 'odd, extra; remarkably, illustrious; ~ lome extra limb, penis' | odda-, oddi (n.) 'triangle, point (of land); (metaphorically) odd number' | A1* | *uzd- | Far oddi, Icel oddi, Norw odde, Dan dial odde, Sw udda | Cl 426, 505; WA 27, 94, 189 etc. | View |
| saklez | adj. | 'innocent' | saklauss 'not guilty, innocent' | C3c | *sakō + *lausa- | Norw saklaus, Dan sageløs, Sw saklös | Cl 716; WA 2390 | View | |
| loʒe | adj. | low | 'low, low lying, below, short; in lowly condition, humble' | lágr ‘low’ | A1* | *lēga- | Far lágur, Icel lágur, Norw låg, Dan lav, Sw låg | Gaw 302, 1040, 1170 etc., Pe 547, 1001; Cl 28, 798, 1761; Erk 147, 334; WA 199, 788*, 728 etc. | View |
| wittir | adj. | 'knowing' | vitr ‘wise’ | CC1 | *wit- | Far vitur, Ice vitur, ODan witær, OSw viter, Sw vitter | WA 629 | View | |
| lowly | adj. | lowly | 'modest' | lágr ‘low’, cp. lágligr (adj.) 'low' | A1* | *lēga- | Far lágur, Icel lágur, Norw låg, Dan lav, Sw låg | WA 4260 | View |
| vnsemely | adj. | unseemly | 'unfitting, improper' | sœmr ‘becoming, fit’; cp. sœmiligr ‘becoming’ | C1a | *sōmi- | WA *99, *4499 | View | |
| tethe | adj. | 'excellent' | tíðr 'frequent, usual, customary, noted, famous, beloved, eager' | CC2 | ?*tīð- | Far tíður, Icel tíður, Norw tid, Dan tith | WA 663, 2198, *2371 etc. | View | |
| renysch | adj. | ranish | 'strange, uncouth, outlandish; stern, awful, furious' | hrjónn 'rough' | DD1c | ?*hrewwa- | Icel hrjón, Norw rjone, rjøne | WA 2943 | View |
| renyst | adj. | 'mysterious, furious' | hrjónn 'rough' | DD1c | ?*hrewwa- | Icel hrjón, Norw rjone, rjøne | WA 387, 839* | View | |
| aʒed | adj., v. | awed | 'frightened' | agi ‘(n.) dread, awe; discipline; enmity’ | C1c | *ag- | WA 3635 | View | |
| child-gered | adj. | (1) gear; (2) gere; (3) cheer | 'boyish, merry' | (1) gervi, gørvi ‘gear, apparel’; (2) gerr ‘greedy’ | DD1 | (1) *garwj-; (2) *ger- | (1) Icel gervi; (2) Icel gerr, Norw gjer | Gaw 86 | View |
| sene | adj., v. | seen | ‘visible, plain, clear; seen’ | sýnn ‘visible, clear, evident; sightly’ | CCC1a | *segwni- or *sexwan- | Icel sýnn, sýn, Norw syn, OSw syn | Gaw 148, 197, 239, etc.; Pe 164, 194, 787, etc.; Cl 1169; Erk 100; WA 62, 1551, 2956 etc. | View |
| angre | adj. | angry | 'caustic' | angr (n.) ‘sorrow, resentment, distress; repentance; tribulation, injury’ | C1 | *angez- | Far angur, Icel angur, Norw anger, Dan anger, Sw ånger | Cl 1035 | View |
| vnhappy | adj. | unhappy | 'unfortunate, wretched' | cp. happ (n.) ‘good luck, chance’; cp. óhapp (n.) ‘bad fortune’ | C1 | *xap(p)- | WA 713, 1375, 4482 | 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 |
| 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 |
| littel | adj., adv., n. | little | 'little' | lítill 'little' | CCC5c | *lūt- or *līt- | Far lítil, Icel lítill, Norw liten, Dan liden, Sw liten | Gaw 30, 1183, 1250 etc.; Pe 172, 301, 387 etc.; Cl 215, 233, 451 etc.; Pat 59, 94, 256 etc.; Erk 160, 165; WA 113, 130, 139 etc. | View |
| fere (1) | adj. | fere | 'healthy' | fœrr ‘able, capable, strong; fit for use, safe’ | CC3 | *fōri- | Far førur, Icel fær, Norw før, Dan før, Sw för | WA 4282 | View |
| croked | adj. | crooked | 'crooked, astray, dishonest; sinuous' | krókr ‘hook, anything crooked’ | BB1b | ?*krōk- | Far krókur, Icel krókur, Norw krôk, Dan krog, Sw krok | Gaw 653; Cl 181, 1697; WA 5423 | View |
| layth | adj. | 'loathsome, hateful; unwilling' | leiðr 'loathed, disliked' | A1*c | *laiþa- | Far leiður, Icel leiður, Norw leid, ODan leth, Dan led, OSw leþer, Sw led | Pat 401; WA 1258, 4748, 4793 etc.; WA 1258, 3866, 4748 etc. | View | |
| heter | adj. | ‘violent, cruel, fierce; speedy’ | hatr 'hatred'; hatrliga ‘hatefully’ | CCC1ac | *xat- | Far hatur, Icel hatur, Norw hat, Dan had, OSw hat | Pat 373, WA 490, 520, 615 etc. | View | |
| breneid | adj., v. | 'mailed' | brynja ‘cuirass, hauberk, coat of chain mail’; cp. -brynjaðr. | C2c | *brunjon- | Far brynja, Icel brynja, Norw brynje, ODan brynje, OSw brynia, brönia | WA 66 | View | |
| vnsene | adj., v. | unseen | 'unprecedented' | sýnn ‘visible, clear, evident; sightly’ | CCC1a | *segwni- or *sexwan- | Icel sýnn, sýn, Norw syn, OSw syn | WA 1026, 2536 | View |
| crouned | adj., v. | crowned | 'crowned' | krúna ‘crown’; cp. krúna v. | FCCC2a | Far krúna, Icel krúna, Norw krune, kruna, Dan krone, Sw krona | WA 2280, 3576, 4211 etc. | View | |
| happy | adj. | happy | ‘favoured, blessed, happy’ | cp. happ (n.) ‘good luck, chance’ | C1 | *xap(p)- | WA 2120, 4938, 5381 | View | |
| balefull | adj. | baleful | 'malignant' | bǫl ‘misfortune, woe, malice’ | CCC5a | *balwan | Far bøl, Icel böl | Cl 979; WA 4858 | View |
| ferlyd | adj., v. | ferly | ‘marvelled, amazed’ | ferligr ‘monstrous’ | DD1 | (1) *fēr-; (2) *fera; (3) *fer(e)r- | WA 3228, 4761, 4991 | View | |
| aglopened | adj., v. | 'frightened' | cp. glúpna ‘to look downcast, let the countenance fall, as one about to cry’ | D1c | *glop(n)- | WA 874 | View | ||
| laythely | adj. | 'horrible' | leiðr 'loathed, disliked' | A1*c | *laiþa- | Far leiður, Icel leiður, Norw leid, ODan leth, Dan led, OSw leþer, Sw led | WA 3230 | View | |
| fale | adj., v. | (1) 'cheap', in phrase fale of 'unconcerned about'; (2) 'descend' |
(1) falr 'venal, to be sold' | D2 | (1) *fala-; (2) *fallan- | Far falur, Icel falur, Norw fal, Dan fal, Sw fal | Pat 92 | View | |
| haʒer | adj. | ‘skilful, well-wrought, fit, ready’ | hagr ‘handy, skilful’ | A2*c | *xag-az | Far hagur, Icel hagur, Norw hag, MSw hagher | Gaw 352, 1738 | View | |
| rose | adj., v. | roose | 'praise' | hrósa ‘praise' | C1c | *hrōþs- | Far rósa, Icel hrósa, Norw rosa, Dan rose, OSw rosa | Cl 1371; WA 4313, 5122 | View |
| spenne-fote | adv. | spen-foot | (1) (a) ?‘with feet apart’; (b) ‘with feet together’; (2) ‘striking out with the feet’; (3) ‘as if taking a spring with a kick’; (4) ‘quickly’ |
(1) spenna (v.) ‘to span, clasp’; (3) spenna (v.) ‘(to jump) as if taking a spring with a kick’ (cp. sperna (v.) ‘to spurn, kick with the feet’); (4) spenna ‘to spend, enjoy’ |
D2 | (1) *span(n)-; (2) *spennan-; (4) *spendan- |
(1) Far spenna, Icel spenna, Norw spenna, Dan spænde, Sw spänna; (3) Far spenna, Norw spenna, Dan spænde, Sw dial spänna; (4) Icel spenna |
Gaw 2316 |
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| hemely | adv. | ‘suitably, neatly’ |
heimolliga, heimulliga (later heimugliga) ‘privately, intimately; duly, with full title to possession’ |
CCC1a | *xaimaz |
cp. Icel heimileg(u)r, Norw heimeleg, Dan hemmelig, Sw heimlig |
Gaw 1852 |
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| helde | adv. | ‘readily, likely’ |
heldr ‘more, rather; very; but, on the contrary; soonest, especially’ |
C1c | *xalð-iz- |
Far heldur, Icel heldri, heldur, Norw helder, Dan heller(e), Sw heller, hellre |
Pe 1193 |
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| wrang | adv. | wrong | ‘unjustly, wrongly’ |
vrangr, rangr (adj.) ‘awry, not straight; wrong, unjust, unrighteous’ |
C1 | *wrang- |
Far rangur, Icel rangr, Norw vrang, rang, Dan vrang, Sw vrång |
Pe 488, 614; Cl 891 |
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| fordolked | adv. | (1) 'grievously wounded'; (2) 'made dull, stupified'; (3) 'despoiled, robbed' |
(3) cp. dokk, dokka 'windlass' |
DD2 | (1) *dulʒ-; (2) *dul-; (3) *dukk- |
(3) Icel dokkur, Norw dokke; Icel dokk, Norw dokka, Sw docka |
Pe 11 |
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| aglyʒte | adv. | 'slipped away' | gljá ‘to glitter’ | DD1c | ?*glīw- | Far glíggja, Icel gljá, Norw glå, gljå, Sw dial glia | Pe 245 | View | |
| adreʒ | adv. | adreigh | ‘away, back’ | drjúgr 'abundant, sufficient, lasting; supportive staunch, persistent (etc.)' | CC3ac | *dreug- | Far dr(j)úgvur, Icel drjúgur, Norw drjug, Sw dryg | Cl 71 | View |
| hagherlych | adv. | 'fittingly, properly' | hagr (adj.) ‘handy, skilful’; cp. hagliga (adv.) 'skilfully, handily’ | A2*c | *xag-az | Far hagur, Icel hagur, Norw hag, ODan hag, OSw hagher | Cl 18, 1707 | View | |
| 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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| *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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| vnþryvandely | adv. | 'poorly, improperly, unsuitably' |
þrífa-sk ‘to thrive’ |
B1c | *þrīfan- |
Far tríva, trívast, Icel þrífa, þrívast, Norw triva, Dan trives, MSw thrive |
Cl 135 |
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| waykned | adv. | 'was enfeebled' |
veikr (veykr) (adj.) ‘weak’ |
A1*c | *weik(w)a- |
Far veikur, Icel veikur, Norw veik, Dan veg, Sw vek; Norw dial veikna, OSw vikna, MSw vekna, Sw vekna |
Cl 1422 |
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| allyt | adv. | (1) 'back, with delay'; (2) '(even) a little' | (1) hlíta ‘to rely on, trust, abide by’; (2) lítt (adv.) ‘little’ | D2 | (1) *hlītan-; (2) lūti- or lītilaz | (1) Far líta, Icel hlíta, Norw lita, Dan lide, OSw lita, Sw lita; (2) Far lítt, Icel lítt, Dan lidt | Cl 599 | View | |
| spakly | adv. | 'readily, willingly, quickly' |
spakr (adj.) 'gentle, wise', cp. spakliga (adv.) 'peaceably, wisely' |
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Far spakur, Icel spakur, Norw spak, ODan spak, Dan spag, OSw skaper, Sw spak; cp. MSw spaklika, Sw spakliga |
Cl 755; Pat 338; Erk 335; WA 786, 2975 |
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| spak | adv. | 'smartly' |
spakr (adj.) 'gentle, wise' |
B1 | Far spakur, Icel spakur, Norw spak, ODan spak, Dan spag, OSw skaper, Sw spak |
Pat 104 |
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| helder | adv. | helder | 'rather, more' | heldr ‘more, rather; very; but, on the contrary; soonest, especially’ | C1c | *xalð-iz- | Far heldur, Icel heldri, heldur, Norw helder, Dan heller(e), Sw heller, hellre | Gaw 376, 430; WA 1016, 1140, 1633* etc. | View |
| holsumly | adv. | wholesomely | 'healthfully' | heilsamr ‘salutary’; cp. heilsamliga 'uprightly' | CCC1a | *xaila- | Far heilur, Icel heill, Norw heil, Dan hel, Sw hel | Gaw 1731 | View |