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Lexeme	Part of Speech	Modern English Form	Sense	ON Etymon	Summary Category	PGmc Ancestor	Other Scandinavian reflexes	Occurrences
vnneuened	adj.		'unsaid, retracted'	nefna ‘to name, mention, appoint’; cp. ónefndr (pp. adj.) ‘unnamed'	A1*c	*namnjan-	Far nevna, Icel nefna, Norw nemna, Dan nævne, Sw nämna	Cl 727	View
vnsleʒe	adj.		'unwary'	slœgr ‘sly, cunning’; cp. óslœgr ‘unsly’	C1	*slōg-	Icel slægur, Norw sløg, ODan sløv, MSw slögher, Sw dial sløg	Gaw 1209	View
þorpes	n.	thorp	'villiages'	þorp 'hamlet, village'	C2abc	*þurpan	Far torpur, Icel þorp, Norw torp, ODan torp, OSw þorp, Sw torp	Cl 1178; WA 1803	View
wast	n.	waist	'waist'	vǫxtr ‘size, stature; growth (etc.)'	CCC1a	*waxs-	Far vøkstur, Icel vöxtur, Norw vokster, ODan wext, Dan vækst, vekst, OSw væxter, Sw växt	Gaw 144	View
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	View
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	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
waweʒ	n.		'waves'	vágr 'wave, sea'	CC2a	*wēg-az	Far vágur, Icel vogur, Norw våg, Dan vove, Sw dial våg	Pe 287; Cl 382, 404; Pat 142; WA 26, 1153, 1309, etc.	View
vnþryfte	n.	unthrift	'wickedness, folly'	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 516, 1728	View
broþely	adj.		'wild, vile'	bráðr ‘immediate, sudden, harsh, fierce, rash'; cp. bráðligr 'immediate, sudden, violent'	A1c	brēða- or brēþa-	Far bráður, Icel bráður, Norw bråd, Dan brad, Sw bråd	Cl 848, 1030	View
wyles	n.	wile	'wiles'	(4) vél ‘wile, device, trick’	DD1c	(1) wīl-; (2) wīgel-; (4) ?wihl	(4) Far væl, Icel vél, Norw vēl, MSw väl	Gaw 1700, 1711, 2415 etc.; WA 416, 1363, 1764 etc.	View
wyly	adj.	wily	'wily'	(4) vél (n.) ‘wile, device, trick’	DD1	(1) wīl-; (2) wīgel-; (4) ?wihl	(4) Far væl, Icel vél, Norw vēl, MSw väl	Gaw 1728, 1905	View
wyndas	n.		'windlass'	vindáss 'windlass'	C2	wendan- + ansaz	Icel vindás	Pat 103	View
skathely	adv.		'with injury'	skaði ‘harm, damage’	A1*	*skaþōn		WA 642	View
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	View
may	n.	may	'woman, maiden'	mær ‘maid, girl, virgin; daughter (poetic)’	CC5b	magw- or mēg-	Icel mær, Norw møy, Dan mø, Sw mö	Gaw 1795; Pe 435, 780, 961	View
worre	adj., n.	war, waur	'worse'	verri 'worse'	CC2ac	*werziz-	Far verri, Icel verri, Norw verre, Dan værre, Sw värre	Gaw 1588, 1591; Cl 719	View
wouen	v.	weave	'woven'	vefa 'to weave'	CCC1	*weƀan-	Far veva, Icel vefa, Norw veva, Dan væve, Sw väva	Gaw 2358	View
ʒol	n.	yule	'Yule, Christmas'	jól 'Yule, Christmas'	CC2c	jexwl- or jegwl-	Far jól, Icel jól, Norw jôl, Dan jul, Sw jul	Gaw 284, 500	View
þryuande	adj., n.	thriving	‘abundant, hearty, worthy’	þrífa-sk ‘to thrive’	B1c	*þrīfan-	Far tríva, trívast, Icel þrífa, þrívast, Norw triva, Dan trives, MSw thriva	Gaw 1980; Cl 751	View
vmbe-torne	adv., v.	umbe-	‘all around’		(F)CCC1c	*umƀi +	?Dan omtrent; Norw trinn, ODan trynd, Sw trind	Gaw 184	View
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	View
ruþes	v.	ruthe	‘bestir, rouse’	(1) ryðja ‘to clear, make room, strip; challenge’; (2) hryðja 'to clear; to challenge (legal); to throw, toss upon'	D1c	(1) ruð-; (2) xruð- or *xruþ-	(1) Far ryðja, Icel ryðja, Norw rydja, Dan rydde, Sw rödja, röja; (2) Far ryðja, Icel hryðja	Gaw 1558; Cl 895, 1208	View
bit	n.	bit	‘blade, cutting edge’	bit ‘biting, bit, wound after a bite, (insect) bite; grazing, pasture; (of a weapon) ability to bite/cut, sharpness’	CC3	*ƀīt-	Far bit, Icel bit, Norw bit, ODan bid, Dan bid, Sw bett	Gaw 212, 426, 2224 etc.	View
derf	adj.		‘bold, audacious, doughty, stout; great, astonishing; grievous, severe’	djarfr ‘courageous, aggressive, dauntless; heedless, impudent’	C1ac	*derƀ-	Far djarvur, Icel djarfur, Norw djerv, Dan djerv, Sw djärv	Gaw 558, 564, 1000, etc.; Cl 862; Pat 166; Erk 99; WA 1024, 1211, 1811, etc.	View
rokked	v.	rock	‘burnished, made clean by rolling under pressure’	(2) hrukka ‘wrinkle’	DD1	(1)ruk(k)-; (2) xrunkwōn	(1) ?Icel rokka, Norw rokke, Dan rokke, Sw dial rocka, rucka (2) Far rukka, Icel hrukka, Norw rukke, Dan rynke, OSw runkia, Sw rynka	Gaw 2018	View
ronez	n.	rone	‘bushes, brushwood’	(2) runnr ‘bush, grove’; (3) hraun ‘rough place, wilderness’	D1c	(1) rain-; (2) run-; (3) xraun-	(2) Far runnur, ruður, Icel runnur, Norw runn; (3) Far reyn, Icel hraun, Dan røn, Shetl røn(i)	Gaw 1466	View
vmbe-kesten	v.		‘cast about, search all around, circle'	kasta ‘to cast, throw’	A1c	*kas(a)tō(j)an-	Far kasta, Icel kasta, Norw kasta, Dan kaste, Sw kasta	Gaw 1434; Cl 478	View
haspe	n.	hasp	‘clasp, i.e. door-pin’	hespa ‘wisp or skein of wool; hasp, fastening’	CCC2	*xasp-	Far hespa, Icel hespa, Norw hespe, hespa, Dan haspe, Sw hasp	Gaw 1233	View
steuen	n.	steven	‘command; appointment, meeting, tryst, appointed day'	stefna ‘direction, appointed meeting; summons, citation’	CC3b	staƀnjōn*	Far stevna, Icel stefna, Norw stemne, ODan stævne, OSw stämma	Gaw 1060, 2008, 2194, etc.; Pe 188; Cl 360, 463, 706	View
menskly	adv.	menskly	‘courteously, worthily’	mennskr ‘human’	C2c	*manniska-	Far menskur, Icel mennskur, OSw mænsker	Gaw 1312, 1983	View
ʒeʒe	v.		‘cry (as wares), cry (for), shout’	geyja ‘to bark; scoff at, blaspheme’	CCC1a	*gau-jan-	Far goyggja, Icel geyja, Norw gøya, Dan gø, Sw gö	Gaw 67, 1215; Cl 846	View
sleʒt	n.	sleight	‘cunning, skill; device, stratagem; act of practised skill’	slægð ‘slyness, cunning’	C1	*slōg-	Icel slægð, Norw sløgd, OSw slöghþ, Sw slögjd	Gaw 916, 1542, 1854, etc., Cl 1289; Pat 130; WA 38, 334, 1022 etc.	View
blo	adj.	blae	‘dark, dusky, livid, grey’	blár ‘blue, blue-black, black’	A1*	*ƀlēwa-	Far bláur, Icel blár, Norw blå, Dan blå, Sw blå	Pe 83, 875; Cl 1017; Pat 134, 138, 221; Erk 290; WA 559	View
glam	n.	glam	‘din, noise of merrymaking, uproar, speech’	glamm ‘noise, tinkling sound’	BB1c	?ga-xlam-, ?glam	Icel glam, glamm, Norw glam, Dan glam, OSw glam, Sw glam	Gaw 1426, 1652; Cl 499, 830, 849; Pat 63; WA 5504	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	View
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	View
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	View
freles	adj.		‘flawless’	frýjulauss 'blameless'	DD1c			Pe 431	View
forlondez	n.	foreland	‘forelands, promontories’/‘low-lying lands’	forlendi ‘the land between the hills and sea’	CC3	fur(a) + lanðan		Gaw 699	View
meke	adj., n.	meek	‘gentle, submissive, merciful, humble’	mjúkr ‘soft, agile; meek, mild’	B1	*meuk-	Far mjúkr, Icel mjúkr, Norw mjuk, Dan myg, Sw mjuk	Pe 404, 815, 832, etc.; Cl 771, 776, 815; Erk 250; WA 1747	View
hondeselle	n.	handsel, hansel	‘gift (at New Year)’	hand(s)-sal (neut.), ‘the transference of a right, bargain, duty to another by joining hands’	CC4	xanðuz + saljan-	Icel handsal, OSw handsal	Gaw 66, 491	View
skayned	v.		‘grazed’	skeina ‘to scratch, wound slightly’	A1	*skainjan-	Far skeina, Icel skeina, Norw skeina, skjene, Sw dial skäin'	Gaw 2167	View
vgly	adj.	ugly	‘gruesome, threatening, evil-looking’	uggligr ‘to be feared’	B1c		Icel uggð, Norw ugg, Sw dial ugg, ygg	Gaw 441, 2079, 2190; Cl 892	View
outsprent	v.	sprent	‘gushed forth’	(1) spretta ‘to make spring up, unloose; rip up’	DD1c	(1) sprant-jan-; (2) sprang-jan-	(1) Far spretta, Icel spretta, Norw spretta, Dan sprætte, Sw sprätta	Pe 1137	View
tor	adj.		‘hard, difficult’	tor- ‘difficult, hard’	CC5ac	*tor-	Far tor-, Icel tor-, Norw tor-, Sw dial tor-	Gaw 165, 719; Pe 1109; WA 5500	View
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	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.	View
angardez	adj., n.	angard	‘i.e. excessive, arrogant’	ágjarn ‘covetous, greedy; ambitious; pugnacious, belligerent, eager to fight’; gort ‘bragging’; gera, gør(v)a ‘to make, do’	FCCC3c		Icel gjarn, Sw dial gärnt; Far ger-, Icel ger, ODan gør, Dan gør-, OSw gor, gör	Gaw 681	View
vnbene	adj.	unbene	‘inhospitable, dreary’	beinn 'straight, direct; hospitable, helpful, accommodating'	DD1c	(1)baina-; (3) bōni-	Far beinur, Icel beinn, Norw bein	Gaw 710	View

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