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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warp | v. | warp | ‘to cast; say, speak, utter; drive, put' | varpa ‘to throw, cast’ | CC1c | *werpan- or *warpan- | Far varpa, Icel varpa, Norw varpa | Gaw 224, 1423, 2025 etc.; Pe 879; Cl 152, 213, 444; Pat 356; Erk 321; WA *725* | View |
fest | v. | fast | 'make fast, agree upon; tie, fix, establish; pledge; set alight' | festa ‘to fasten; hang up; fix, settle, stipulate’ | CC2c | *fastjan- | Far festa, Icel festa, Norw festa, Dan fæste, Sw fästa | Gaw 2347, WA 1259, 2230, 2320 etc. | View |
fawne | v. | fawn | 'to fondle, stroke; fawn upon' | fagna ‘to be fain, rejoice; welcome, receive with good cheer’ | CCC2a | *faʒan- | Far fagna, Icel fagna, Norw fagna, ODan fagne, Sw fägne | Gaw 1919, WA 785* | View |
twynne | v. | twin | 'to be separated, part, depart' | cp. tvennr, tvinnr ‘twofold, double’ | CC1 | *twizn- or *twi-n- | Far tvinnur, Icel tvennur, Norw tvinn, tvenne, ODan tvinnæ, tvænnæ, Dan tvende, OSw tvænne, tvinn-, Sw tvenne, tvänne | Gaw 2512; Cl 402; WA 760, 2750 | View |
lygez | v. | lie | 'lies' | liggja 'to lie' | CC2c | Far liggja, Icel liggja, Norw liggja, Dan ligge, Sw ligga | Gaw 1179; WA 756*, 1570, 4775 | View | |
nikked | v. | nick | 'denied, refused, said no' | neka 'to deny' | CCC2c | *ne, *ni + *eka | Norw neikka, OSw neka, Sw neka; cp. Icel neka | Gaw 706, 2471; WA 2339 | View |
þenk | v. | think | ‘to take heed, remember, be mindful of’ | þekkja 'to perceive, recognize, know' | CCC2 | *þankjan- | Far tekkja, Icel þekkja, Norw tekkja, ODan tække, OSw þäkkia | Gaw 487, 534, 1680 etc.; Pe 22, 370, 1151; Cl 138, 304, 711 etc.; Pat 294; Erk 225; WA 672, 1121, 2425 etc. | View |
þynke | v. | think | 'to seem' | þykkja 'to seem' | CCC2 | *þunkjan- | Far tykja, Icel þykja, Norw tykkja, ODan thykk(i)æ, Dan tykkes, OSw þykkia, Sw tycka(s) | Gaw 348, 1111, 1241, etc.; Pe 267, 316, 552, etc.; Cl 744; Pat 8, 43, 427 etc.; WA 326, 363, 867 etc. | View |
seme | v. | seem | ‘to beseem, suit, seem fitting; seem, appear’ | sóma ‘to beseem, become, befit’; sœma ‘to honour’ | C3 | *sōmi- | Icel sóma; Far, søma, Icel sæma, Norw søma, ODan søme, Dan sømme, OSw söma, syma | Gaw 73, 201, 235 etc.; Pe 760; Cl 117, 416, 793; Erk 98; WA 70, 635, 716 etc. | View |
mon | v. | mun | 'must' | munu ‘will, shall, may, must’ | C3c | *munan- | Far munna, Icel munu, Norw mun, muna, muno, Dan monne, Sw månna, månde | Gaw 1811, 2354; WA 691, 707, 1502 etc. | View |
breue | v. | breve | ‘to declare, announce; write down’ | bréfa ‘to set down in writing, report, make a précis; document’ | FCCC3c | Icel bréfa | Gaw 465, 1393, 1436 etc.; Pe 755; Cl 197; Erk 103; WA 35, 208, 256 etc. | View | |
lete (as) | v. | let | ‘to behave (as if); utter’ | láta 'to put, place, suffer, grant; to leave off; to let, cause, make (etc.) | CC3ac | *lētan- | Far lata, láta, Icel láta, Norw låta, Dan lade, Sw låta | Gaw 1190, 1201, 1206 etc.; WA 491, 2557, 4470 | View |
biseme | v. | beseem | ‘to befit, become, suit’ | sóma ‘to beseem, become, befit’; sœma ‘to honour’ | C3 | *sōmi- | Icel sóma; Far, søma, Icel sæma, Norw søma, ODan søme, Dan sømme, OSw söma, syma | Gaw 622, 1612, 2035, etc.; Pe 310; WA 439, 2944 | View |
wynne | v. | win | ‘to get with effort (to), reach (intrans.), attain; come, go; bring’ | vinna ‘to work, labour, till, cultivate; work, perform; win, gain; conquer, vanquish; avail; withstand; suffer, undergo’; vinna til ‘to reach (to)' (Zoëga sense 11) | CC3ac | *wennan- | Far vinna, Icel vinna, Norw vinna, Dan vinde, Sw vinna | Gaw 461, 1365, 1537 etc.; Pe 32, 107, 517 etc.; Cl 112, 140, 882 etc.; Pat 106, 237; WA 541, 838, 1384 etc. | View |
wondered | v. | wonder | ‘made wonder, surprised (impers.)’ | undra ‘to wonder at a person or thing’ | CC3 | *wunðran | Far undrast, Icel undra(st), Norw undra, Sw undra | Gaw 1201; WA *776*, 3119 | View |
burde | v. | bir | ‘(it) behoved (impers.); had to, might, should be’ | byrja ‘to belong to, be (someone’s) due; (impers.) be (someone’s) due, be fitting for (someone), be appropriate for (someone)’ | CCC5ac | *burjan- or *buriz | Far byrja, Icel byrja, Norw byrja, OSw byria, böria, Sw börja | Gaw 2278, 2428; Pe 316; Pat 117, 507; Erk 260; WA 510, 776*, 1966 etc. | View |
dare | v. | dare | 'to cower, shrink; (pp.) dazed' | DD1 | Far darra, Norw darra, Sw darra | Gaw 315, 2258; Pe 609, 839; WA 3044 | View | ||
mynne | v. | min | ‘to declare; exhort; remember, think of; record, mention; go’ | minna ‘to remind’ | D1c | (1) *menþ-; (2) *mun- | Far minna, minnast, Icel minna, minnast, Norw minna, minnast, Dan minde, mides, Sw minna, minnas | Gaw 141, 982, 995 etc.; Pe 583; Cl 25, 436, 771; Erk 104; WA 245, 565, 583 etc. | View |
kylled | v. | kill | 'kill; strike' | kolla ‘to hit in the head; (metaph.) to harm’ | DD1 | (1) *kull-; (2) *kwuljan- | (1) Far kolla, kylla, Icel kolla, kylla, Norw kolla, kylla, Sw dial kolla, kulla | Gaw 2111; Cl 876, 1252, 1267; WA 2377 | 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 |
*dyngez | v. | (1) ding; (2) damn | (1) (*dyngez) ‘smites’; (2) (dymnez) ‘condemns’ | (1) dengja ‘to hammer (metal), forge; urge/press, ask persistently’ | D2 | (1) *dang(w)jan- or *dengwan- | (1) Far deingja, Icel dengja, Norw dengja, Dan dænge, OSw dængia, Sw dial däng(j)a | Gaw 2105 | View |
schount | v. | shunt | ‘swerve; flinch; avoid; escape; move vigorously’ | (1) skunda ‘to speed, hasten’ | DD1c | (1) *skunð-; (2)?*skunōjan- | (1) Far skunda, Icel skunda, Norw skunda, Dan skynde, OSw skunda | Gaw 1902, 2280; Cl 605; WA 180, 580, 2143 | View |
spene | v. | spen | ‘to be fastened, cling; clap; imprison’ | spenna ‘to span, clasp’ | C1ac | *spann-jan- | Far spenna, Icel spenna, Norw spenna, Dan spæde, Sw spänna | Gaw 158, 587; Pe 49, 53 | View |
drowne | v. | drowned | ‘immersed, drowned’ | drukna 'to drown' | C2 | *drunkanō(j)an- or ?*drūn- | Far drukna, Icel drukna, Norw drukna, runic Dan truknaþu (past 3 pl.), Dan drukne, Sw drunkna | Pe 656; Cl 372, 989; Pat 245; WA 2590, 3032, 3072 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 |
glauereʒ | v. | ?glaver | 'deceives' | cp. glaðr (adj.) 'glad' | DD1 | ?*glaða- | Pe 688 | View | |
flonc | v. | flung | 'rush, shoot, fling' | *flinga, cp. flengja 'to throw, fling' | B1 | *flenga- | Norw flengja | Pe 1165; WA 831*, 1218, 1348 etc. | View |
hete | v. | 'to promise, assure; be called' | heita ‘to call, name, promise’ | CCC2 | *haitan- | Far heita, Icel heita, Norw heita, runic Dan haite, haitika, Dan hede, hedde, runic Sw ha[i]teka, Sw heta, hetta |
Gaw 2121; Pe 402; Cl 1346; WA 1075, 2398, 2406 etc. | View | |
glyfte | v. | gliff | ‘glanced (sidelong); became startled; glint’ | DD1c | (1) *gliƀ- | (2) ?Sw gliff | Gaw 2265; Cl 849; WA *4599 | View | |
mysse | v. | miss | 'to lose, lack' | missa 'to miss, lose' | C3 | *missjan- | Far missa, Icel missa, Norw missa | Pe 329, 382; Cl 189, 551, 994 etc.; WA 149, 1343, *2649 | View |
hapeneʒ | v. | happens | 'befall; achieve' | happ (n.) ‘good luck, chance’; cp. heppnast (v.) 'to have good luck' | C1 | *xap(p)- | Far happ, Icel happ, Norw happ, Sw dial happ | Cl 27, WA 2364 | View |
trone | v. | 'go, march' | B1c | Norw trine, ODan trene, trine, OSw trīna, Sw dial trina, trena | Pe 1113; Cl 132, 976; Pat 101; WA 694, 4888, 5171 etc. | 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 |
bayted | v. | bait | 'baited (by dogs), fed; provoke' | beita 'to graze, feed; cause to bite; set on; chase, etc.' | A1* | *baitjan- | Far beita, Icel beita, Norw beita, Dan bede, Sw beta | Cl 55; WA 5355 | View |
breyþed | v. | 'rushed' | bregða 'to move swiftly' | C2c | *bregðan- | Far bregða, brigða, Icel bregða, Norw bregda, ODan bre(i)de, OSw breghþa | Cl 1421 | View | |
dungen | v. | ding | 'struck' | dengja ‘to hammer (metal), forge; urge/press, ask persistently’ | C2ac | *dang(w)jan- or *dengwan- | Far deingja, Icel dengja, Norw dengja, Dan dænge, OSw dængia, Sw dial däng(j)a | Cl 1266; WA 2041 | View |
hilen | v. | hill | 'covered, concealed' | hylja 'to hide, cover' | C1a | *xuljan- | Far hylja, Icel hylja, Norw hylja, Dan hylle, Sw hölja | Cl 1397; WA 146, 1010, 3450 etc. | View |
swepen | v. | sweep | 'to rush; swoop; sweep (in)' | svipa 'to swoop, flash, move swiftly' | CC2c | ?*swaipan-, *swipjan- or *swaipjan- | Icel svipa, Norw svipa, Dan dial svippe, Sw dial svepa, svipa | Pe 111; Cl 1509; Pat 260, 341 | View |
vnhyles | v. | 'uncover' | hylja 'to hide, cover' | C1a | *xuljan- | Far hylja, Icel hylja, Norw hylja, Dan hylle, Sw hölja | Cl 451, 1628 | View | |
beryd | v. | (1) 'beat, rang'; (2) 'rang out' | (2) berja 'hammer, knock, strike etc.' | DD2 | (1) *bēr-; (2) *barjan- | Far berja, Icel berja, Norw berja, ODan bæriæ, Sw dial bärga | Erk 352 | View | |
mekned | v. | meeken | 'to soften' | mjúkr ‘soft, agile; meek, mild’ | B1 | *meuk- | Far mjúkr, Icel mjúkr, Norw mjuk, Dan myg, Sw mjuk; cp. Norw mjukne, OSw miukna, Sw mjukna | Cl 1328 | View |
meke | v. | meek | 'humble' | mjúkr (adj.) ‘soft, agile; meek, mild’ | B1 | *meuk- | WA 1746, 2838 | View | |
waykis | v. | 'grow weak' | veikr (veykr) (adj.) ‘weak’ | A1* | *weik(w)a- | WA 1006 | View | ||
bretted | v. | 'break to pieces, destroy' | brytja 'chop into pieces' | CC3c | *ƀrut- | Far brytja, Icel brytja, Norw brytja | WA 2256, 2697 | View | |
lockis | v. | lock | 'locks, shuts in' | loka 'lock, shut', lykja 'lock, shut, enclose' | CCC1 | *luk- | Far loka, Icel loka; Icel lykja, Norw lykkja, ODan lykke, Dan lukke, OSw lykkia, Sw lycka | WA 5495 | View |
quirris | v. | whirr | 'let off (arrows) with a whizzing sound, move together noisily' | cp. hverfa ‘to turn’, hvirfla ‘to whirl’. | BB1c | Dan hvirre, Sw dial hvirra | WA 1414, 1556, 2226 | View | |
witnes | v. | 'give testimony to' | vitna 'witness, attest' | CC1 | *wit- | Far vitna, Icel vitna, Norw vitna, Dan vidne, Sw vittne | WA 488, 916, 1439 etc. | View | |
aʒed | adj., v. | awed | 'frightened' | agi ‘(n.) dread, awe; discipline; enmity’ | C1c | *ag- | WA 3635 | View | |
grayþe | v. | graith | ‘get ready (reflex.); arrayed, prepared, set (pp.); achieve’ | greiða ‘to arrange, make ready, pay, interpret’ | A1*c | *ga-raiðjan- | Far greiða, Icel greiða, Norw greida, Sw greja, Sw dial greda | Gaw 74, 109, 151 etc.; Cl 343, 1485; Pat 53; WA 790*, 812*, 1453 etc. | View |
lawene | v. | low | 'brought low' | lágr ‘low’ | A1* | *lēga- | Far lágur, Icel lágur, Norw låg, Dan lav, Sw låg | WA 3293 | View |