Showing 201 to 250 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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alofte | adv., prep. | aloft | ‘up, above, at the top, on; on horseback’ |
loft ‘air, atmosphere, sky, heaven; space; loft, upper room; balcony’ |
C1 | *luft-a-n |
Far loft, luft, Icel loft, lopt, Norw loft, luft, Dan loft, luft, Sw loft, luft |
Gaw 194, 435, 572 etc.; Cl 1183; Pat 447; Erk 49; WA 858 |
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semly | adv. | seemly | ‘becomingly, excellently; pleasantly, sweetly’ |
sœmr ‘becoming, fit’; cp. sœmiliga ‘honourably, becomingly’ |
C1a | *sōmi- |
Icel sæmur, Norw sømre, Sw dial sym |
Gaw 865, 882, 888, etc.; Cl 1442; Erk 35; WA 198, 281, 424 |
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semlyly | adv. | seemlily | 'becomingly' |
sœmr ‘becoming, fit’; cp. sœmiliga ‘honourably, becomingly’ |
C1ac | *sōmi- |
Icel sæmur, Norw sømre, Sw dial sym |
Gaw 622 |
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menskly | adv. | menskly | ‘courteously, worthily’ |
mennskr ‘human’ |
C2c | *manniska- |
Far menskur, Icel mennskur, OSw mænsker |
Gaw 1312, 1983 |
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dreʒ | adv. | dree, dreigh | 'forcibly' |
drjúgr 'abundant, sufficient, lasting; supportive staunch, persistent (etc.)' |
CC3ac | *dreug- |
Far dr(j)úgvur, Icel drjúgur, Norw drjug, Sw dryg |
Gaw 2263 |
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dreʒly | adv. | dreely, dreighly | ‘unceasingly, strongly, utterly, gravely’ | drjúgr 'abundant, sufficient, lasting; supportive staunch, persistent (etc.)' | CC3ac | *dreug- | Far dr(j)úgvur, Icel drjúgur, Norw drjug, Sw dryg | Gaw 1026; Pe 125, 223; Cl 74, 344, 476; Pat 235 | View |
forne | adv. | forne | 'of old' |
forn ‘old’ |
CCC3b | *furna- or *fur-an- |
cp. Far fornur, Icel forn, Norw forn, Dan forn, Sw forn |
Gaw 2422 |
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withalle | adv. | withal | ‘entirely, altogether’ |
cp. með ǫllu ‘altogether, quite’ |
CCC3 | *wiþra |
Far við, viður-, Icel við, Norw ved, ODan withær, with, Dan ved, veder-, Sw vid, veder- |
Gaw 106, 1926 |
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vmbe-torne | adv., v. | umbe- | ‘all around’ |
(F)CCC1c | *umƀi + |
?Dan omtrent; Norw trinn, ODan trynd, Sw trind |
Gaw 184 |
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þertylle | adv. | theretill | 'to it' |
til ‘to, until etc.' |
C5c | *til- |
Far til, Icel til, Norw til, Dan til, Sw till, til |
Gaw 1110, 1369; Cl 1509; Erk 69 |
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bene | adv. | bein | 'pleasantly, beautifully' |
cp. beinn 'straight, direct; hospitable, helpful, accommodating' |
DD1c | (1)*baina-; (3) *bōni- |
cp. Far beinur, Icel beinn, Norw bein |
Gaw 2402; Pe 198 |
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bigly | adv. | bigly | ‘mightily, strongly, firmly’ |
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 1141, 1162, 1584; Pat 321; WA 423, 1138, 1371 |
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gryndelly | adv. | grindel | ‘fiercely, wrathfully’ |
(1) grindill 'destroyer'; (2) grim(m)ð ‘vehemence, malice, ferocity, fierceness, violence’ |
DD1c | (1) *grend-; (2) *gremmiþō |
Far grimd, Icel grimmd |
Gaw 2299 |
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vnþryftyly | adv. | unthriftily | 'wantonly' |
þrift (n.)(fem.) 'thrift', cp. þrif (n.)(neut.) 'thriving condition, prosperity' |
B1 | *þrīfan- or *þrift- |
Icel þrift, Norw trîvst; cp. Icel þrif, Norw triv |
Cl 267 |
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þryftyly | adv. | thriftily | 'with propriety' |
þrift (n.)(fem.) 'thrift', cp. þrif (n.)(neut.) 'thriving condition, prosperity' |
B1 | *þrīfan- or *þrift- |
Icel þrift, Norw trîvst; cp. Icel þrif, Norw triv |
Cl 635 |
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wyter | adv. | 'plainly' |
vitr (adj.) ‘wise’, cp. vitrliga (adv.) ‘wisely, with wisdom’ |
CC1c | *wit- |
Far vitur, Ice vitur, ODan witær, OSw viter, Sw vitter |
Cl 1552 |
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farandely | adv. | 'comfortably' | (1) fara 'to move, go etc., to suit, befit' | D1c | (1) *faran- | Far fara, Icel fara, Norw fara, Dan fare, Sw fara | Pat 435 | View | |
menskefully | adv. | 'gracefully' |
cp. mennska ‘humanity, generosity’ |
C2c | *manniska- |
Far (ó)menska, Icel mennska, ODan men(i)ske, OSw mænksa |
Erk 50; WA 737* |
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skathely | adv. | 'with injury' |
skaði ‘harm, damage’ |
A1* | *skaþōn |
WA 642 |
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skitly | adv. | 'swiftly' |
cp. skjótr (adj.) ‘quick’ |
A1*c | *skeutaz |
WA 5040 |
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sleghtly | adv. | cp. slægð (n.) ‘slyness, cunning’ | C1c | *slōg- | WA 2057, 2870 | View | |||
titely | adv. | 'quickly' |
tíðr (adj.) ‘frequent, usual, customary’ |
A3*c | *tīða- |
WA 267, 738*, 888 etc. |
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vnsamen | adv. | 'differently, not matching' | saman ‘together’ | CCC1ac | *saman- | WA 605 | View | ||
vnsemely | adv. | unseemly | 'improperly' |
sœmr (adj.) ‘becoming, fit’; cp. sœmiliga ‘honourably, becomingly’ |
C1a | *sōmi- |
WA 862 |
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wilily | adv. | wilily | 'with guile' | (4) vél (n.) ‘wile, device, trick’ | DD1 | (1) *wīl-; (2) wīgel-; (4) ?*wihl | WA 1764 | View | |
omys | adv. | amiss | 'amiss' | (á) miss 'so as to miss' | C4 | *miss- | Icel mis, Norw miss | WA 4326 | View |
þethen | adv. | 'thence, from there' | þaðan, þeðan 'thence, from there, thenceforth, since' | B1c | *þan- or *það- | Icel þaðan, Norw deden, ODan thæthan, Dan deden, OSw þaþan, þæþan, Sw dädan, dän | WA 1068, 1076, 5131 etc. | View | |
grayd | adv. | 'fairly, beautifully' | greiðr (adj.) ‘ready, free’ | A1*c | *ga-raið-a | WA 3689 | View | ||
broþely | adv. | 'suddenly; fiercely, wretchedly; violently' |
bráðr ‘immediate, sudden, harsh, fierce, rash'; cp. bráðliga 'immediately, suddenly' |
A1c | *brēða- or *brēþa- |
Far bráður, Icel bráður, Nor bråd, Dan brad, Sw bråd |
Gaw 2377; Cl 1030, 1256; Pat 474; WA 1214, 2211 |
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gayn | adv. | ‘promptly’ |
gegn ‘straight, direct, ready, serviceable, kindly’ |
A1*c | *gagni- |
Icel gegn, Norw gjegn, ODan gjen, Dan dial gjen, Sw dial gen |
Gaw 1621 |
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gaynly | adv. | ‘appropriately, appositely, fitly, rightly’ | gegn ‘straight, direct, ready, serviceable, kindly’, cp. gegnliga 'suitably' | A1*c | *gagni- | Icel gegn, Norw gjegn, ODan gjen, Dan dial gjen, Sw dial gen | Gaw 476, 1297 | View | |
nay | adv., interj. | nay | 'no' |
nei 'no' |
A1* | *ni-aiw- |
Far nei, Icel nei, Norw nei, ODan ney, Dan nej, OSw nē, næy |
Gaw 256, 279, 706, etc.; Cl 729, 743, 758; Erk 265; WA 298, 470, 1016 etc. |
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snart | adv. | 'bitterly' |
snarr ‘hard-twisted (rope); swift, keen; soon’ |
A2*c | *snarxa- |
Far snarur, Icel snar, runic Norw (n. pl) snAreʀ, Norw snar, Dan snar, Sw snar |
Gaw 2003 |
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as-tit | adv. | astite, as tite (adv. phr.) | 'at once; in a moment' | tíðr ‘frequent, usual, customary’ | A3*c | *tīða- | Far tíð, Icel tíð, tíður, Norw tid, Dan tid, Sw tid | Gaw 31, 1210; Pe 645; WA 693 | View |
þro | adv. | thro, thra | ‘earnestly, heartily, eagerly, swiftly, violently’ |
þrár ‘stubborn, obstinate’ |
A1c | *þrawa- |
Far tráur, Icel þrár, Norw trå, ODan trå, Sw dial trå(r) |
Gaw 1021, 1867, 1946; Cl 220, 590, 1805 |
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þroly | adv. | throly, thraly | ‘heartily, urgently, violently’ |
þrár ‘stubborn, obstinate’, cp. þráliga 'obstinately' |
A1c | *þrawa- |
Far tráur, Icel þrár, Norw trå, ODan trå, Sw dial trå(r) |
Gaw 929; Cl 180, 504; WA 371, 707, 2090 |
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wiʒt | adv. | wight | ‘ardently; swiftly’ | vígr ‘in fighting state, serviceable’ | A2*c | *wīga- | Icel vígur, Norw andvig, runic Sw wīgaʀ, Sw vig | Gaw 1762; Cl 617; Pat 103 | View |
wyʒtly | adv. | wightly | 'bravely; swiftly’ | vígr ‘in fighting state, serviceable’ | A2*c | *wīga- | Icel vígur, Norw andvig, runic Sw wīgaʀ, Sw vig | Gaw 688; Cl 908; WA 120, 651, 1030, etc. | View |
heþen | adv. | hethen | 'hence, away' | heðan ‘hence; henceforth’ | B1c | *xin- or *xið- | Far heðan(i), hiðan, Icel héðan, Norw hedan, Dan heden, Sw hädan | Gaw 1794, 1879; Pe 271; WA 4487, 4565, 4650, etc. | View |
þryuandely | adv. | thrivingly | ‘abundantly, heartily, excellently’ | þrífa-sk ‘to thrive’ | B1c | *þrīfan- | Far tríva, trívast, Icel þrífa, þrívast, Norw triva, Dan trives, MSw thriva | Gaw 1080, 1380; Erk 47 | View |
wheþen | adv. | whethen | ‘whence; from wherever’ | hvaðan ‘whence’ | B1c | ?*xwan- or *xwað- | Far hvaðan(i), Icel hvaðan, Norw kvadan, ODan hveden, Sw vadan | Gaw 461, 871; WA 4192, 5216 | View |
algate | adv. | algate, algates | 'at any rate' | gata ‘way, path, road’ | B2 | *gatwōn | Far gata, gøta, Icel gata, Norw gate, gote, Dan gade, Sw gata | Gaw 141 | View |
mekely | adv. | meekly | ‘humbly, briskly; compassionately, graciously’ |
mjúkr ‘soft, agile; meek, mild’, cp. mjúkliga 'softly, tenderly' |
B1 | *meuk- |
Far mjúkr, Icel mjúkr, Norw mjuk, Dan myg, Sw mjuk |
Gaw 756, Cl 783; WA 816, 1686, 1947 etc. |
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rapely | adv. | rapely | ‘hastily, quickly, rashly' | cp. hrapalliga 'hurriedly, headlong' | B2a | *xrap- | Sw dial. rap, rapp ‘quick’ | Gaw 2219; Pe 363, 1168 | View |
trystyly | adv. | tristily | 'faithfully' | traustr ‘trusty, sure, firm, strong, safe’; traust ‘trust, protection, shelter’; cp. traustliga 'firmly, confidently' | BBB2 | Far treystur, Icel traustur, Norw traust, ODan trøst, MSw tröster; Far treyst, Icel traust, Norw traust, Dan trøst, Sw tröst | Gaw 2348 | View | |
samen | adv. | samen, sam | 'together' | saman ‘together’ | CCC1ac | *saman- | Far saman, Icel saman, Norw saman, ODan samæn, Dan sammen, Sw saman, samman | Gaw 50, 363, 673, etc.; Pe 518; Cl 400, 468, 645 etc.; Pat 46; WA 162, 175, 1550 etc. | View |
tite | adv. | tite, tit | 'quickly, soon' | tíðr (adj.) ‘frequent, usual, customary’ | A3*c | *tīða- | Far tíð, Icel tíð, tíður, Norw tid, Dan tid, Sw tid; Norw tidt, ODan tith, tidt, Dan tidt, tit, Norw tidt, OSw tit, Sw tidt | Gaw 299, 1596; Pe 728; Cl 64, 901, 1099, etc.; Pat 100, 127, 229 etc.; WA 219, 3719, 2519, etc. | 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 |
grayþely | adv. | gradely | ‘readily, promptly, at once; truly; aptly; duly, as was right; pleasantly’ | greiðr ‘ready, free’, cp. greiðiliga, greiðliga, 'readily, promptly' | A1*c | *ga-raið-a | Far greiður, Icel greiður, Norw greid, Sw dial grei, gre | Gaw 417, 876, 1006 etc.; Pe 499; Cl 341; Pat 240, 286; WA 201, 756 | View |
sere | adv. | sere | 'in each case, severally, various, different' | sér 3 pers. sg. reflex. pron. (dat.), adv. | A2c | *sē-z | Far sær, Icel sér, Norw sêr, Dan sær, I sær, runic Sw saʀ, Sw i sär | Gaw 632, 1522; WA 277 | View |