Showing 251 to 300 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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runischly | adv. | runish | ‘fiercely’ | (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 304, *432; Pat 191 | View |
trayþely | adv. | ?'pitilessly, violently' |
tregða 'unwillingness, reluctance, difficulty' | D1c | ?*treg- | Cl 907, 1137 | View | ||
oddely | adv. | oddly | 'exceptionally, absolutely; remarkably' | cp. odda-, oddi (n.) 'triangle, point (of land); (metaphorically) odd number' | A1*c | *uzd- | Cl 698, 923; WA 275 | View | |
agayn | adv., prep. | again | (adv.) 'in return'; (prep.) 'against, facing' | (í) gegn 'in opposition, against, in return' | A1*c | *gagni- | Far ígen, Icel gegn, Dan igen, OSw gen | Gaw 384, 1638; Pe 28, 326, 1199, etc.; Cl 266, 826; WA 50, 82, 188, etc. | View |
ay | adv. | ay, aye | 'always, ever, in each case' | ey, ei 'always, eternally, forever' | A1*c | the acc. sg. of *aiwaz | Icel ei, e | Gaw 26, 73, 128 etc.; Pe 44, 56, 101 etc.; Cl 114, 117, 132 etc.; Pat 8, 90, 130 etc.; Erk 278; WA 239, 242, 265, etc. | View |
lowe | adv. | low | 'low; lowly, humbly' | lágr ‘low’ | A1* | *lēga- | Far lágur, Icel lágur, Norw låg, Dan lav, Sw låg | Gaw 972, 2236; Pe 236, 547; Cl 798; WA 196, 495, 1012 etc. | View |
loʒly | adv. | lowly | 'humbly, with deference' | lágr ‘low’, cp. lágliga 'lowly' | A1* | *lēga- | Far lágur, Icel lágur, Norw låg, Dan lav, Sw låg | Gaw 851, 1960; Cl 614, 745; WA 3172 | View |
ille | adv. | ill | 'ill, badly, wrongfully, foully, with displeasure' | illa ‘badly, ill’ | B1c | ?*elhila- | Far illa, Icel illa, Norw illa, Dan ilde, Sw illa | Gaw 346; Pe 681, 1177; Cl 73, 693, 955, etc.; WA 2308 | 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 |
deruely | adv. | 'boldly; fiercely; quickly' | djarfr (adj.) ‘courageous, aggressive, dauntless; heedless, impudent', djarfliga (adv.) 'bravely, boldly, daringly, dauntlessly; rashly, precipitously, impudently; without reservation; roundly, immoderately' | C1ac | *derƀ- | Far djarvur, Icel djarfur, Norw djerv, Dan djerv, Sw djärv | Gaw 2334; Cl 632, 1641; Pat 110; WA *2489, 2942, 3006 | View | |
sleʒly | adv. | slyly, slily | '(made) warily; stealthily' | slœgr ‘sly, cunning’; cp. slœgliga ‘slily, cunningly' | C1 | *slōg- | Icel slægur, Norw sløg, ODan sløv, MSw slögher, Sw dial sløg | Gaw 1182; WA 2870, 2962, 5174 | View |
weterly | adv. | 'clearly, surely; truly' | vitr (adj.) ‘wise’, cp. vitrliga (adv.) ‘wisely, with wisdom’ | CC1 | *wit- | Far vitur, Ice vitur, ODan witær, OSw viter, Sw vitter | Gaw 1706; Cl 171, 1567; Pat 330; Erk 183; WA 304, 422, 1423, 2856, 4222 | View | |
vmbe | adv., prep. | umbe, umbe- | 'about, round' | umb 'around' | CC2ac | *umƀi | Far um, Icel um, Norw um, Dan om, Sw om | Gaw 589, 1830, 2034; Cl 879, 1384, 1474 etc.; Pat 301, 381; WA 1154, *3250 | View |
nere | adv., prep. | near | 'near, nearer, almost' | nær 'near, nearer' | CC3a | *nēhwaz | Far nær, Icel nær, Norw nær, Dan nær, Sw när | Gaw 237, 322, 556 etc.; Pe *262, 286, 404; Cl 414, 1558, 1585; Pat 85, 169; WA 400, 489, 1370 etc. | View |
vpon | adv., prep. | upon | ‘upon, on, (etc.)’ | upp á 'upon, on' | CCC4c | *upp + *ana | Norw paa, Dan paa, MSw up a, op a, uppa, oppa, etc.; Sw. på | Gaw 9, 37, 47, etc.; Cl 141, 268, 416, etc.; Pat 12, 134, 138, etc.; Erk 76, 92, 125, etc.; WA 31, 42, 158, etc. | View |
twelmonyth | adv., n. | twelvemonth | ‘twelvemonth, year’ | tolf-mánuðr ‘a twelve-month’ | CCC4 | *twalifa- + *mēnōþ- | Gaw 298, 383, 2243; WA 5429 | View | |
ayquere | adv. | aywhere | 'everywhere' | ey, ei 'always, eternally, forever' | CC5c | the acc. sg. of *aiwaz | Icel ei, e | Gaw 599, 629, 745, etc.; Cl 228, 965, 1403; WA 781*, 3408 | View |
ferlyly | adv. | ferlily | ‘wondrously, exceedingly; of marvellous things’ | ferligr ‘monstrous’ | DD1c | (1) *fēr-; (2) *fera; (3) *fer(e)r- | Gaw 796, 2494; Cl 962; WA *457 | View | |
ferly | adv. | ferly | ‘wondrously, exceedingly’ | ferligr ‘monstrous’; cp. ferliga 'monstrously' | DD1c | (1) *fēr-; (2) *fera; (3) *fer(e)r- | Gaw 388, 741, 1694; Cl 269, 960, 975; Erk 46; WA 380, 513, 3189 etc. | View | |
naytly | adv. | 'well, properly; quickly' | neytr 'good, fit for use' | A1ac | *naut(j)a- | Icel neytur, Norw fånøytt | Cl 480; WA 828*, 2896 | View | |
þerwyth | adv. | therewith | ‘(together) with it, on that account, thereupon’ | við (with dat.) ‘against, towards, along with, with (instr.)’, (with acc.) ‘by, at, close to; at, to; together with’ | CCC3 | *wiþra | Far við, viður-, Icel við, Norw ved, ODan withær, with, Dan ved, veder-, Sw vid, veder- | Gaw 121, 980, 1509, etc.; Cl 138, 528, 1406, etc.; Pat 60, 232; WA 1890 | View |
arly | adv. | early | 'early' | ár 'early', cp. árliga ‘annually’ | CC1c | *air- | Far ári, Icel ár, Norw år | WA 350, 351 | View |
renyschly | adv. | ?'mysteriously, ?violently' | hrjónn 'rough' | DD1c | ?*hrewwa- |
Icel hrjón, Norw rjone, rjøne | Cl 1724, WA 4931 | View | |
fro | adv., prep. | fro | 'away from, from' | frá ‘from’ | A1*c | *frama | Far frá, Icel frá, Norw frå, ODan fran, fra, Dan fra, Sw från, Sw dial frå | Gaw 138, 156, 344 etc.; Pe 10, 13, 46 etc.; Cl 31, 129, 221 etc.; Pat 31,129, 221 etc.; Erk 12, 107, 116, etc.; WA 56, 136, 139 etc. | View |
þareagaynis | adv. | thereagainst | 'in return' | (í) gegn 'in opposition, against, in return' | A1*c | *gagni- | Far ígen, Icel gegn, Dan igen, OSw gen | WA 1264 | View |
þarefra | adv. | therefro | 'from that' | frá ‘from’ | A1*c | *frama | Far frá, Icel frá, Norw frå, ODan fran, fra, Dan fra, Sw från, Sw dial frå | WA 4638 | View |
heterly | adv. | ‘fiercely, cruelly, vigorously, suddenly, quickly’ | hatr 'hatred'; hatrliga ‘hatefully’ | CCC1ac | *xat- | Far hatur, Icel hatur, Norw hat, Dan had, OSw hat | Gaw 1152, 1446, 1462, etc.; Pe 403; Cl 380, 1222; Pat 381, 477, 481; WA 264, 669, 678 etc. | View | |
lyk | adv., conj. | like | 'like' | líkr ‘like, alike’; cp. líka (adv.) 'also' | CCC2c | *(ga)līka- | Far líkur, Icel líkur, Norw lik, Dan lig, Sw lik | Gaw 1281, Cl 1008 | View |
grouelyng | adv. | grovelling | ‘prostrate’ | grúfa (n.) ‘position of being face-downwards’, in phrase á grúfu 'bent over, in a grovelling position’ | B2 | *grūƀ- | Far á grúgva, Norw gruv | Pe 1120 | View |
vmbeþour | adv. | 'round about' | þori (n.) 'the greater part, main part' | B1c | *þurōn- | Icel þorri | Cl 1384 | View | |
wela | adv. | wella | 'very' | vei ‘woe’ | CCC2c | *wai | Far vei, Icel vei, Norw vei, Dan ve, Sw ve | Gaw 518, 2084 | View |
at | adv. | at | ‘to’ (+ infin.) | at ‘to, (in order) to’ | C3c | *at | Icel að, Dan at, Sw åt | WA 636, 872, 1103 | View |
hethenward | adv. | 'from here' | heðan ‘hence; henceforth’ | B1c | *xin- or *xið- | Far heðan(i), hiðan, Icel héðan, Norw hedan, Dan heden, Sw hädan | WA 734 | View | |
tristly | adv. | 'confidently' | 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 | WA 1632 | View | |
brant | adv. | brant | 'straight' | brattr ‘steep, precipitous; arduous, hard’ | CC5c | *brant- | Far, Icel brattur, Norw bratt, Dan brat, OSw branter, Sw brant, Sw dial bratt | WA 3648 | View |
angrile | adv. | angrily | 'angrily' | angr (n.) ‘sorrow, resentment, distress; repentance; tribulation, injury’; cp. angrligr (adj.). 'anxious, concerned; sorrowful, unpleasant' | C1 | *angez- | Far angur, Icel angur, Norw anger, Dan anger, Sw ånger | WA 733, 832*, 2185 | View |
elike | adv. | ylike | 'equally' | líkr ‘like, alike’; cp. líka, glíka (adv.) 'also' | CCC2c | *(ga)līka- | Far líkur, Icel líkur, Norw lik, Dan lig, Sw lik | WA 340, 536, 560 etc. | View |
balefully | adv. | balefully | 'sadly' | bǫl ‘misfortune, woe, malice’ | *balwan | Far bøl, Icel böl | Erk 311; WA 155 | View | |
grouelings | adv. | grovellings | ‘on all fours’ | grúfa (n.) ‘position of being face-downwards’, in phrase á grúfu 'bent over, in a grovelling position’ | B2c | *grūƀ- | Far á grúgva, Norw gruv | WA 5276 | View |
laythly | adv. | 'with disgust' | leiðr 'loathed, disliked' | A1*c | *laiþa- | Far leiður, Icel leiður, Norw leid, ODan leth, Dan led, OSw leþer, Sw led | WA 1709, 3985 | View | |
þoʒ | conj. | though | 'even though' | þó ‘though, yet’ | A1*c | *þauh | Far tó, Icel þó, Norw do, da, ODan do, thoo, OSw þó | Gaw 69, 624; Pe 345; Erk 320; WA 51, 254, 471 etc. | View |
fro | conj. | fro | ‘(after the time) when, after’ | frá ‘from’ | A1*c | *frama | Far frá, Icel frá, Nor frå, ODan fran, fra, Dan fra, Sw från, Sw dial frå | Gaw 8, 62; Pe 251, 375, 958; Cl 353, 833, 1069 etc.; Pat 243; WA 725*, 2437, 4773 | View |
or | conj. | or | 'than; before' | ár ‘early’ | C1 | *air- | Far ári, Icel ár, Norw år | Gaw 1543; WA 3, 171, 299 etc. | View |
if | conj. | if | 'if' | ef 'if, in the event that' | CCC2a | ?*eƀō(i) | Icel ef, if | Gaw 30, 272, 277, etc.; Pe 147, 264, 265 etc.; Cl 12, 13, 36 etc.; Pat 30, 75, 83 etc.; Erk 176, 271, 274; WA 13, 103, 106 etc. | View |
til | conj., prep. | till | 'to; until' | til ‘to, until etc.' | C5ac | *til- | Far til, Icel til, Norw til, Dan til, Sw till, til | Gaw 85, 449, 532 etc.; Pe 548, 676, 976; Cl 484, 498, 548 etc.; Pat 236, 272, 377; Erk 12, 136, 313; WA 340, 463, 564 etc. | View |
at | conj., pron. | at | ‘that, which’ | at ‘who, which, that’ | CC2c | *þat | Far at, Icel að, Norw at, Dan at, OSw at, Sw att | Pe 536; WA 10, 56, 68 etc. | View |
wassayl | interj. | wassail | 'wassail!, your health' |
heill (adj.) 'hale, sound; whole, healed, etc.' |
A1* | *wesan- + *xaila- |
Far heilur, Icel heill, Norw heil, Dan hel, Sw hel |
Cl 1506 |
View |
hoo | interj. | hoo | 'stop!' | hó ‘ho!’ | BBB2a | Icel hó, ho, Norw ho, hu | Gaw 2330; WA 2835, 4437 | View | |
haile | interj. | hail | 'hail' | heill (adj.) 'whole, healed' | A1* | *xaila- |
Far heilur, Icel heill, Norw heil, Dan hel, Sw hel | WA 228, 235, 4929 etc. | View |
wailaway | interj. | 'woe!' | vei ‘woe’ | CC2 | *wai | Far vei, Icel vei, Norw vei, Dan ve, Sw ve | WA 4564 | View |