Showing 351 to 400 of 967 lexemes.

Lexeme Part of Speech Modern English Form Sense ON Etymon Summary Category PGmc Ancestor Other Scandinavian reflexes Occurrences  
kayre (1) v. 'to go, ride, bring, drive, ?dither, hesitate' keyra ‘to drive, ride, whip’ A1c *kaurjan- or *kauzjan- Far koyra, Icel kayra, Norw køyra, Dan køre, Sw köra Gaw 734, 1048, 1670 etc.; Pe 1031; Cl 85, 901, 945 etc.; WA 153, 859, 887 etc. View
ʒette v. yate 'to grant' játa or játta ‘to say yes, assent, acknowledge, grant, yield’ B2ac ?*jē + -at(j)an or *jextō(j)anan  Icel játa, Norw jata, ODan jate, OSw jata, jæta; Far játta, Icel játta, Norw jatta, ODan jætte, jatte, OSw jatta Gaw 776; Pe 558 View
lyþen v. lithe 'to hear' hlýða ‘to listen, be proper (to)’ A1c *xleuþjan- or *xleuðjan-; or less likely *xlūðjan- Far lýða, Icel hlýða, Norw lyda, Dan lyde, Sw lyda Gaw 1719; WA 4, 1650, 3468 etc. View
attle v. ettle 'to intend; prepare; address' ætla 'to think,  intend'  A1*c *ahtilō(j)an- Far, Icel ætla, Norw etla, atla, Sw dial ättla, ässla Gaw 27, 2263; Cl 207; WA 15, 1157, 1819, etc. View
kenne v. ken 'to know' kenna 'to know, recognize' CC3ac *kannjan- Far kenna, Icel kenna, Norw kjenna, Dan kjende, Sw känna Cl 1702; Pat 357; Erk 124; WA 278, 577, 690 etc. View
herber v. harbour, harbor 'to lodge; take shelter' cp. herbergja ‘to harbour a person; lodge, take in’ CCC4a *xarjaz + *ƀerʒō  Far herbergi, Icel herbergi, Norw herbyrgi, Dan herberg(e), Sw härberge Gaw 805, 2481; WA 5390 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
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
dowelle v. dwell 'to remain; dwell; exist' dvelja ‘to keep/hold back, detain, stall, impede; delay, defer; tarry, hesitate; stay, reside, dwell (etc.)' CC3 *ðwaljan- Far dvølja, Icel dvelja, Norw dvelja, Dan dvæle, OSw dvälia Gaw 566, 1075, 1082; Cl 158, 376, 1196, etc.; Pa 69, 422; Erk 10; WA 830, 912, 1045, 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
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
bigge v. big 'to settle, found, build, make' byggva (byggja) 'to settle, inhabit' A1*bc *ƀewwjan- or *ƀuwwjan-  Far byggja, Icel byggja, Norw byggja, Dan bygge, Sw bygga Gaw 9, 20; Cl 1666; Pat 124, Erk 37, 207; WA 1366, 2215, 2256 etc. View
blykke v. blik, blike 'to shine' blika ‘to glisten, glint, shine’ CCC1a *blikōjan- Far blika, Icel blika, Norw blika, OSw blika, Sw bläcka Gaw 305, 429, 2485; Cl 603 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
mele v. mele 'to speak, say' mæla 'to speak' CC2c *maþljan- Far mæla, Icel mæla, Norw mæla, Dan mæle, Sw mäla Gaw 447, 543, 974, etc., Pe 497, 589, 797, etc.; Cl 51, 736, 748, etc.; Pat 10, 329; WA 147, 729, 2078 etc. 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
bolne v. bolne 'to swell' bolgna ‘to swell, bulge’ CC1c *belgan- Icel bólginn, Norw bolgen, Dan bullen, OSw bulghin, bulin Gaw 512; Pe 18; Cl 179, 363; WA 396, 4435 View
take v. take 'to take, accept, receive; capture; detect; acquire; assign, give; commit; undertake, begin’ (and various idiomatic phrases) taka ‘to take’  B2 *tak- Far taka, Icel taka, Norw taka, Dan tage, OSw taka, tagha, Sw taga Gaw 350, 383, 413 etc.; Pe 414, 513, 539 etc.; Cl 154, 330, 401 etc.; Pat 78, 236; Erk 57, 168, 297 etc.; WA 55, 123, 127, etc. View
þryue v. thrive 'to thrive' þrífa-sk ‘to thrive’; cp. þrifinn (adj.) 'active, well favoured' B1 *þrīfan- Far tríva, trívast, Icel þrífa, þrívast, Norw triva, Dan trives, MSw thriva Gaw 387; Pe 851; Cl 249; Pat 521 View
ʒaule v. yawl 'to yowl, howl' gaula ‘to low, bellow, howl’ BB2ac ?*gaul- Far geyla, Icel gaula, Norw gaula, Sw gjöla Gaw 1453 View
intill prep. intill 'to' til ‘to, until etc.' C5c *til- Far til, Icel til, Norw til, Dan til, Sw till, til WA 4764 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
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
bole n. bole 'tree trunk' bolr, bulr ‘tree trunk; torso’ BB2ac ?*ƀol- Far bulur, Icel bolur, Norw bul, Dan bul, Sw bål Gaw 766; Pe 76; Cl 622; WA 2851, 4851, *4994, etc. View
trysty adj. 'true, faithful; true men' 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 Pe *460; Cl 763 View
croke v. crook 'turn aside' krókr ‘hook, anything crooked’ BB2b ?*krōk- Far krókur, Icel krókur, Norw krôk, Dan krog, Sw krok WA 4872 View
vnhyles v. 'uncover' hylja 'to hide, cover' C1a *xuljan- Far hylja, Icel hylja, Norw hylja, Dan hylle, Sw hölja Cl 451, 1628 View
connyng n. 'understanding, arts, knowledge' kunnandi 'knowledge' CCC3 *kunnan- Cl 1611, 1625; WA 1021, 2368, 4227 etc. View
vndirfangid v. 'undertook' fanga ‘to fetch, capture’ CCC1ac *fanxan- Far fanga, Icel fanga, Norw fanga, Dan fange, OSw fænga WA 910 View
vnsemely adj. unseemly 'unfitting, improper' sœmr ‘becoming, fit’; cp. sœmiligr ‘becoming’  C1a *sōmi- WA *99, *4499 View
vnhappy adj. unhappy 'unfortunate, wretched' cp. happ (n.) ‘good luck, chance’; cp. óhapp (n.) ‘bad fortune’ C1 *xap(p)-  WA 713, 1375, 4482 View
vnsene adj., v. unseen 'unprecedented' sýnn ‘visible, clear, evident; sightly’ CCC1a *segwni- or *sexwan- Icel sýnn, sýn, Norw syn, OSw syn WA 1026, 2536 View
vnsaʒt adj. 'unreconciled, unappeased' sáttr 'agreeing, at peace, reconciled'; cp. úsáttr 'disagreeing', sátt (n.) 'settlement, agreement, concord, peace' and sætt (n.) 'reconciliation, agreement' B1 *saxt- or *sanxt- Far sáttur, Icel sáttur, ODan sattær, OSw satter Erk 8 View
eggyng n. egging 'urging' OIcel eggja 'sharpen; egg on, goad, incite' C2 *agjōjan- Far eggja, Icel eggja, Norw eggja, Dan ægge, Sw ägge Cl 241, WA 2409 View
serelepy adj. 'various, separate, different' sér 3 pers. sg. reflex. pron. (dat.) A2c *sē-z WA 605, 4305, 4440 etc. View
wela adv. wella 'very' vei ‘woe’ CCC2c *wai Far vei, Icel vei, Norw vei, Dan ve, Sw ve Gaw 518, 2084 View
gunnes n. guns 'war engines' Gunnhildr (gunnr 'war' (poetic) + hildr 'battle') A1* *gunþz WA 2227 View
gate n. gate 'way, road, path; way, manner' gata ‘way, path, road’ B2abc *gatwōn  Far gata, gøta, Icel gata, Norw gate, gote, Dan gade, Sw gata Gaw 696, 709, 778, etc.; Pe 395, 526, 619, etc.; Cl 676, 767, 931; Erk 241; WA 143, 516, 812* etc. View
wayke adj. weak 'weak' veikr (veykr) ‘weak’  A1* *weik(w)a- Far veikur, Icel veikur, Norw veik, Dan veg, Sw vek Gaw 282; WA 1271, 2077, 3587 etc. View
wapen n. 'weapon' vápn 'weapon' A1*c *wēpnan Far vápn, Icel vopn, Norw våpen, Dan våben, Sw vapen WA 65, 958, 1400 etc. View
welcum adj. welcome 'welcome' velkominn ‘welcome (esp. in greeting)’ CCC4a *welō(n), *walō(n) + *kweman-  Icel velkominn, Norw velkomen, velkommen, Dan velkommen, OSw vælkomin, Sw välkommen Gaw 252, 814, 835, etc.; Pe 399; Cl 813; WA 2302, 3211, 4933, 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
ware (2) v. 'were' váru 'were' A1*c *wēr- Far vóru, Icel voru, Norw var, Dan var, Sw var Pe 142, 151, 1027 etc.; Cl  928; WA 3, 13, 33 etc. View
wyndow n. window 'window' vind-auga ‘window’  A1* *wenðaz + *augōn Far vindeyga, Icel vindauga, Norw vindauga, Dan vindue, Sw dial vindöga Gaw 1743; Cl 318, 453; WA 769*, 945, 3835 etc. View
wynge n. winges 'wing; area, district, outlying part' vængr 'wing' B1 Far vongur, Icel vængur, Norw veng, ODan wingæ, Dan vinge, OSw vinge, Sw vinge Pe 93; Cl 475, 1484; WA 413, 1051, 1769 etc. View
skylly adj., n. 'wise, skilful; excuse, pretext' Cl 62, 529 View
with prep. with 'with (etc.)' 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 9, 32, 38 etc.; Pe 40, 183, 200 etc.; Cl 19, 58, 214 etc.; Pat 2, 24, 36 etc.; Erk 40, 48, 51 etc.; WA 49, 64, 82 etc. 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
wilily adv. wilily 'with guile' (4) vél (n.) ‘wile, device, trick’  DD1 (1) *wīl-; (2) wīgel-; (4) ?*wihl WA 1764 View
aʒlez adj. aweless, awless 'without fear' agi ‘dread, awe; discipline; enmity’; cp. agalauss ‘peaceful’ C1 *ag- Far agi, Icel agi, Norw age, Dan ave, OSw aghi, Sw aga Gaw 2335 View
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