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  
layth adj. 'loathsome, hateful; unwilling' leiðr 'loathed, disliked' A1*c *laiþa- Far leiður, Icel leiður, Norw leid, ODan leth, Dan led, OSw leþer, Sw led Pat 401; WA 1258, 4748, 4793 etc.; WA 1258, 3866, 4748 etc. 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
loʒe adj. low 'low, low lying, below, short; in lowly condition, humble' lágr ‘low’  A1* *lēga- Far lágur, Icel lágur, Norw låg, Dan lav, Sw låg Gaw 302, 1040, 1170 etc., Pe 547, 1001; Cl 28, 798, 1761; Erk 147, 334; WA 199, 788*, 728 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
saʒtle v. 'made peace, reconciled; settle, come to rest' sátt (n.) 'settlement, agreement, concord, peace', sætt (n.) 'reconciliation, agreement'; sætta 'to reconcile, make peace' B1c *saxt- or *sanxt- Far sætt, Icel sætt, Norw sætt; Icel sætta, ODan sætæ, OSw sätta Cl 230, 445, 1139; Pat 232, 529; WA 865 View
demerlayke n. 'magic arts' leikr ‘game, play, sport’  A1*bc *laikaz Far leikur, Icel leikur, Norw leik, Dan leg, OSw leker, Sw lek Cl 1561, 1578; WA 414 View
breneid adj., v. 'mailed' brynja ‘cuirass, hauberk, coat of chain mail’; cp. -brynjaðr. C2c *brunjon- Far brynja, Icel brynja, Norw brynje, ODan brynje, OSw brynia, brönia WA 66 View
bruny n. brinie, brynie 'mailshirt' brynja ‘cuirass, hauberk, coat of chain mail’  C2 *brunjon- Far brynja, Icel brynja, Norw brynje, ODan brynje, OSw brynia, brönia Gaw 580, 861, 2012 etc.; WA 1247, 1295, 2214 etc. 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
gareʒ v. gar 'make, cause' gǫrr (neut. gǫr-t), pp. of gera, gør(v)a  'to make, do'  A1*c *garwa- Far ger-, Icel ger, ODan gør, Dan gør-, OSw gor, gör Gaw 2460; Pe 86, 331, 1151; Cl 690, 896, 1361 etc.; WA 191, 1219, 3860 etc. View
balefull adj. baleful 'malignant' bǫl ‘misfortune, woe, malice’ CCC5a *balwan Far bøl, Icel böl Cl 979; WA 4858 View
tulk n. 'man, knight' tulkr ‘interpreter, spokesman; broker’ FC2c Far tolkur, tulkur, Icel túlkur, Nor tolk, Dan tolk, Sw tolk Gaw 3, 41, 638 etc.; Cl 498, 687, 757; Erk 109; WA 752, 1212, 1304 etc. View
ferly n. ferly 'marvel, wonder'  ferligr ‘monstrous’ DD1c (1) *fēr-; (2) *fera; (3) *fer(e)r- Gaw 23, 2414; Pe 1086; Cl 1529, 1563, 1629; Erk 145; WA 395, 501, 925 View
make n. make 'mate, spouse; companion'
 		 maki 'match' CC1 *makōn Far maki, Icel maki, Norw make, Dan mage, Sw make Pe 759, Cl 248, 331, 334 etc.; WA 574, 5153, 5430 View
bodworde n. bodeword 'message' boð-orð 'message, command, etc.' CC4c *ƀudan + *wurdan Cl 473; Erk 105; WA 48, 1458, 1489 View
tyþing n. 'message, word, information' tíðindi (pl.) 'tidings, news, events' A1* *tīð- Far tíðindi(r), Icel tíðindi, Norw tidend, ODan tidhande, Dan tidende, OSw tíþandi, Sw tidender Cl 458, 498, 1557; Pat 78; Erk 57; WA 2304, 5175 View
swange n. swange 'middle, waist' svangi ‘the groin (esp of animals), belly’ B1c *swanga- Far svangi, Icel svangi, Norw svange, Dan svang, Sw dial svang, svånge Gaw 138, 2034 View
wandreth n. wandreth 'misery' vandræði ‘difficulty, trouble’ A1* PGmc *wanda- + *rēðan WA 528 View
lowly adj. lowly 'modest' lágr ‘low’, cp. lágligr (adj.) 'low' A1* *lēga- Far lágur, Icel lágur, Norw låg, Dan lav, Sw låg WA 4260 View
aʒefullest adj. awful 'most formidable' agi ‘(n.) dread, awe; discipline; enmity’ C1c *ag-
 		 WA 16 View
moulynge n., v. 'mould, mouldiness' cp. mygla (v.) 'to grow muggy or musty' B1 cp. Icel mygla, Norw mygla, ODan mul, Dan dial mugle, OSw möghla, Sw mögla, Sw dial mögel Erk 86 View
howis n. how, howe 'mounds' haugr 'mound, burial mound' C3bc *xauga- Far heyggjur, heygur, Icel haugur, Norw haug, Dan høi, høj, Sw hög WA 3486 View
flitt v. flit 'move' flytja ‘cause to flit, carry, convey; recite, deliver; perform’ C1 *flutjan Far flyta, flytja, Icel flytja, Norw flytja, Dan flytte, OSw flytta, Sw flytta WA 2173, 2439, 3784 etc. View
sorʒe n. 'muck, filth' (1) saurgan (n.) 'pollution, defilement', cp. saurigr (adj.) 'filthy, dirty'; (2) cp. saurr (n.) 'mud, dirt' D2 (1) *saur-; (2) *surgō- (1) Far seyrur, Icel saur, Norw saur, ODan sør, OSw sör-, Sw dial sör Cl 75, 846; Pat 275 View
manslatir n. manslaughter 'murder' slátr 'butcher's meat, slaughter' C1 *slaxt- Far slátur, Icel slátur, Norw slåtr WA 4486 View
slaʒtir n. slaughter 'murder, deadly power, slaughter' slátr 'butcher's meat, slaughter' C1 *slaxt- Far slátur, Icel slátur, Norw slåtr WA 708, 3049, 4855 View
manslaʒt n. 'murderer' sláttr 'mowing, smiting' CCC2a *slaxt- Far sláttur, Icel sláttur, Norw slått, Dan slæt, Sw slåter, Sw dial slått WA 4498 View
drepars n. 'murderers' drepa ‘to strike a (violent) blow, knock down, deliver (a fatal) blow; kill, destroy, slaughter (etc.)’; cp. -drepari CCC3c *drepan- Far droypa, Icel drepa, Norw drøypa, Sw dröpa WA 3422 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
renyst adj. 'mysterious, furious' hrjónn 'rough' DD1c ?*hrewwa- Icel hrjón, Norw rjone, rjøne WA 387, 839* 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
nyʒter-tale n. 'night-time' náttarþel 'darkest part of the night' C4 *naxt- + *þel WA 324 View
nente adj. ninth 'ninth' niundi 'ninth' C2c *newunðō- or *newunþō- Norw niande, Dan niende, Sw nionde Pe 1012 View
vncallid v. uncalled 'not summoned' kalla ‘to call, cry, shout; send for; say; claim; name’; cp. ókallaðr (adj.). C1ac *kall- or *kalz-  Far kalla, Icel kalla, Norw kalla, Dan kalde, Sw kalla WA 832 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
odde adj., n. odd 'odd, extra; remarkably, illustrious; ~ lome extra limb, penis' odda-, oddi (n.) 'triangle, point (of land); (metaphorically) odd number' A1* *uzd- Far oddi, Icel oddi, Norw odde, Dan dial odde, Sw udda Cl 426, 505; WA 27, 94, 189 etc.  View
lake n. lack 'offence' cp. lakr (adj.) 'lacking, defective', mállaki (n.) ‘defect of the speech organs’ BBB2a *lak- cp. Far lakur, Icel lakur, Norw ilak, ODan illake, Sw elak WA 1816 View
glode n. glode 'open space, patch (of sky)' sólar-glaðan ‘sunset’ DD1bc (1) *glaið- (2) Norw glott, Shetl gloderek, gloderet, glodere, glod(er); (3) Norw dial glada, Sw dial gladas, gla(d)na  Gaw 2181, 2266; Pe 79; Erk 75; WA 1334 View
insiʒt n. insight 'opinion' CCC4a
 		 Dan indsigt, Sw insikt Cl 1659 View
bost n. boast 'outcry, clamour, threat, violence, arrogance' (1) cp. busilkinna ?’woman with round cheeks’ DD1 (1) *bus- (1) Norw bos(s), OSw bos Gaw 1448; Cl 179, 1450, 1712; WA 2447, 3581, 3586 etc. View
forloteʒ v. 'overlook'
 		 láta 'to put, place, suffer, grant; to leave off; to let, cause, make (etc.); cp. fyrir-láta 'let go, give up' A1*c *lētan- Far lata, láta, Icel láta, Norw låta, Dan lade, Sw låta Cl 101 View
warke n. wark 'pain' verkr 'pain, inflamation' CC2c *warki- Far verkur, Icel verkur, Norw verk, Dan værk, Sw värk WA 539, 2811 View
werkis v. 'pains' virkja 'feel pain' CC2c *warkjan- Far virkja, Norw dial virkja WA 531 View
loue n. loof 'palms, hands' lófi 'palm' C1c *lōfōn Far lógvi, Icel lófi, Norw love, ODan love, Dan love, Sw love Cl 987; Erk 349; WA *800, 2067, 2569 View
saʒte adj., n. saught 'peace, at peace' sátt 'settlement, agreement, concord, peace', sætt 'reconciliation, agreement' B1c *saxtiz or *sanxtiz Far sætt, Icel sætt, Norw sætt Pe 52, 1201 View
paa n. 'peacock' pá, pái 'peacock', cp. also páfugl  CCC2c cp. Icel páfugl, Norw påfugl, Dan påfugl, Sw påfågel WA 4983 View
piked v. pick 'pick, crop; gather, get; adorn, polish' pikka 'to pick, prick' CCC1a *pīk- or *pik- Far pikka, Icel pikka, Norw pikka, Dan pikke, Sw picka Gaw 2017; Pe 573, 1036; Cl 1466; Pat 393 View
yrnes n. iron 'pieces of armour' járn 'iron, object made of iron: weapons' CCC3 *īzarna- Far jarn, Icel járn, Norw jarn, Dan jærn, Sw järn Gaw 729 View
laykyng n. laking 'playing' leika ‘to play, perform, move, delude’ A1*c *laikan- Far, Icel, Norw leika, Dan leke, Sw leka Gaw 472 View
bene adj. bein 'pleasing, fair; (comp.) better' beinn 'straight, direct; hospitable, helpful, accommodating' DD1c (1)*baina-; (3) *bōni- Far beinur, Icel beinn, Norw bein Gaw 2475; Pe 110; Pat 418; WA 1715 View
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