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Lexeme Part of Speech Modern English Form Sense ON Etymon Summary Category PGmc Ancestor Other Scandinavian reflexes Occurrences  
grayd adv. 'fairly, beautifully' greiðr (adj.) ‘ready, free’  A1*c *ga-raið-a WA 3689 View
bayn adj., adv. bain 'obedient, willing; eagerly' beinn 'straight, direct; hospitable, helpful, accommodating' A1bc *baina- Far beinur, Icel beinn, Norw bein Gaw 1092, 2158; Pe 807; Cl 1511; Pat 136; Erk 181; WA 323 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
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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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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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