Showing 651 to 700 of 967 lexemes.

Lexeme Part of Speech Modern English Form Sense ON Etymon Summary Category PGmc Ancestor Other Scandinavian reflexes Occurrences  
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
big adj. big 'strong; sharp; big, great, mighty' byggva (byggja) 'to settle, inhabit' D1c (1)*big-; (2) *bug- or *bugg- (1) Far byggja, Icel byggja, Norw byggja, Dan bygge, Sw bygga; (2) Norw dial bugge, bugga Gaw 554, 2101; Pe 102, 374; Cl 43, 229, 1183 etc.; Pat 302; WA 915, 1808, 1295 etc. View
gill-stremes n. gill 'streams from a gorge' gil 'deep, narrow glen with a stream at the bottom' A1bc *gil- Far gil, Icel gil, Norw gil WA 3231 View
borne n. burn 'stream' cp. brunnr, bruðr ‘well-spring, spring, stream; source, origin; well, reservoir, watering place’ CCC5 *ƀrunn- Far brunnur, Icel brunnur, Norw brunn, brynn, Dan brønd, Sw brunn Gaw 731, 1570, 2174; Pe 974; Cl 482; WA 2587, 2597, 3062 etc. View
renysch adj. ranish 'strange, uncouth, outlandish; stern, awful, furious' hrjónn 'rough' DD1c ?*hrewwa- Icel hrjón, Norw rjone, rjøne WA 2943 View
brant adv. brant 'straight' brattr ‘steep, precipitous; arduous, hard’ CC5c *brant-  Far, Icel brattur, Norw bratt, Dan brat, OSw branter, Sw brant, Sw dial bratt WA 3648 View
hoo interj. hoo 'stop!' hó ‘ho!’  BBB2a Icel hó, ho, Norw ho, hu  Gaw 2330; WA 2835, 4437 View
brent adj. brent 'steep' bretta ‘to turn upwards’; cp. brattr ‘steep, precipitous; arduous, hard’ CC1c *brant-  Far bretta, Icel bretta, Norw bretta, ODan brente, Dan dial brette, OSw bränta, Sw dial brätta; Far, Icel brattur, Norw bratt, Dan brat, OSw branter, Sw brant, Sw dial bratt Gaw 2165; Pe 106; Cl 379; WA 4812 View
stiggis v. 'start in alarm' styggja, styggva 'make shy, run, frighten away'; cp. (reflexive) styggjask, styggvask 'become shy, start, shun, abhor' C2c *stugj- Far styggja, Icel styggja, Norw styggja, ODan stygges, Sw styggas WA 5301 View
risoms n. rissom 'stalks of corn' C1c *xrīs- Sw dial resma, resme; cp. Dan rusme, rosme WA 3060 View
stakirs v. stacker 'staggers'  stakra 'push, stagger' C1a *stakrōjan- Icel stakra, Norw stakra, Dan dial stagre WA 845 View
cauels n. 'splinters' kafli 'cut off piece', kefli 'small piece of wood, club, round stick' B2c ?*kaƀl- Far kalvur, Icel kafli, Norw kavl, kavle, Dan kavl, kavle, Sw kavle, Sw dial kavel; Icel kefli, Norw kjevle, Sw dial kävle WA 799 View
tulket v. 'sound, respond to' túlka 'interpret, plead one's case, be the spokesman' DD2 Icel tulka Cl 1414, WA 2427 View
snyrt v. 'snicked, cut lightly' snerta, 'to touch, concern' BB2c *sner- Icel snerta, Norw snerta, Sw dial snärta Gaw 2312 View
reke n. reek 'smoke' reykr 'smoke, steam' CC2c *raukiz Far reykur, Icel reykur, Norw røyk, Dan røg, Sw rök WA 1566 View
smyles v. smile 'smiles' BB2a *smeil- Norw smile, ODan smīle, Dan smile, Sw smila WA 2461, 2725 View
lawnes n. lowness 'small stature' lágr ‘low’ A1* *lēga- Far lágur, Icel lágur, Norw låg, Dan lav, Sw låg WA 2706 View
aglyʒte adv. 'slipped away' gljá ‘to glitter’ DD1c ?*glīw- Far glíggja, Icel gljá, Norw glå, gljå, Sw dial glia Pe 245 View
nirt n. nirt 'slight cut' BB1c ?*nertan-, ?*nurtjan- Far nerta, Icel narta, Norw dial nerta, Sw dial närta Gaw 2498 View
slaare n. 'slayer' slá ‘to smite, strike (etc.)’ CC2c *slaxan- Far slá(a), Icel slá, Norw, Sw, Dan slå WA 967 View
sla v. slay 'slay' slá ‘to smite, strike (etc.)’ CC2c *slaxan- Far slá(a), Icel slá, Norw, Sw, Dan slå WA 1766, 2566, 2634 etc. View
dreped v. drepe 'slain, killed' drepa ‘to strike a (violent) blow, knock down, deliver (a fatal) blow; kill, destroy, slaughter (etc.)’  CCC3c *drepan- Far droypa, Icel drepa, Norw drøypa, Sw dröpa Gaw 725; Cl 246, 599, 1306 etc.; WA 744, 867, 961 etc. View
skwe n. 'sky' skí ‘cloud’ (variant ský) A1*c *skiwi Far ský, skýggj, Icel ský, Norw sky, Dan sky, Sw sky Cl 483, 1206, 1759 etc. WA 561, 4865 View
lurkare n. lurker 'skulker' BB2a *lūr-k-  Icel lurka, Norw lurka, Sw dial. lurka WA 3543 View
syluer n. silver 'silver' silfr (neut.) 'silver' CC2a *siluƀra- Far silvur, Icel silfur, Norw sylv, ODan sølfver, Dan sølv, Sw silver Pe 77; Cl 1277, 1344; WA 129, 276, 1571 etc. View
sid-bordez n. sideboard 'side tables' borð 'board, plank, beam' CCC3 *bord- Far borð, Icel borð, Norw bord, Dan bord, Sw bord Gaw 115; Cl 1398 View
schrikis v. skrike 'shriek' skrækja 'screetch, skriek' BB2a *skrīkjan- Icel skrækja, Norw skrækja, Sw dial skräka WA 3866 View
skrike n. skrike 'shouting, cry' skrækja (v.) 'screetch, skriek' A1 *skrīkjan- WA 4721, 5157 View
blykned v. 'shine; fade' blikna 'to pale, turn sallow' CC1ac *blik- Cl 1467, 1759; WA 604 View
leme v. leam 'shine'  ljóma ‘to gleam, shine’ CC1c *leuxmōn Far ljóma, Icel ljóma, Norw ljoma, Sw dial ljömma Gaw 591, 1119, 1137 etc.; Cl 1273, 1486; WA 553, 3335, 4910 etc. View
skyfte v. skift 'shift, alternate, apportion, arrange' skifta, skipta ‘to divide; shift, change; exchange’  A1ac *skiptjan- or *skipatjan- Far skifta, Icel skipta, Norw skifta, ODan skiftæ, Dan skifte, OSw skipta, Sw skifta Gaw 19; Pe 569; Cl 709; WA 467, 4622, 5040 View
scho pron. she 'she' (1) sjá ‘this’  DD1c Gaw 969, 1259, 1550 etc.; Pe 758; WA 241, 257, 268 etc. View
score n. 'sets of twenty' skor 'notch, incision, the number four hundred' A1c *skurō- Far skor, Icel skor, Norw skor, Sw dial skårr WA 1372, 3177, 4200 etc. View
thraldom n. thraldom 'servitude' þrǽll 'thrall, slave' A3 *þranxilaz or *þraxilaz WA 4419 View
ladde n. 'serving man; low fellow, criminal' D1c Dan askeladd, Norw oskeladd, tusseladd Cl 36; Pat 154; Erk 61; WA 772*, 1734, 2591 View
þral n. thrall 'serf, slave, fellow' þrǽll 'thrall, slave' A3c *þranxilaz or *þraxilaz Cl 135; WA 4520 View
seke v. seek 'seek, proceed, move, attack, etc.' sœkja 'seek, visit, advance, catch' CC2 *sōkjan- Far søkja, Icel sækja, Norw søkja, Dan søge, Sw söka WA 154, 908, 924 etc. View
weʒtes n. weights 'scales, balance; weight' vǽtt, vétt 'weight' CCC2c *wextiz Icel vætt, Norw vætt Cl 1734; WA 5473 View
sate v. sit 'sat' sitja 'to sit' CCC2  *setjan- Far sita, Icel sitja, Norw sitja, ODan sitia, sitiæ, Dan sidde, OSw sitia, Sw sitta Gaw 339 View
same adj., pron. same 'same, very' samr ‘same’ (wk. sami) C1ac *sam- Far samur, Icel samur, Norw sam, Dan samme, Sw samme Gaw 157, 170, 881, etc.; Pe 1099, 1101; Cl 660; Erk 204; WA 288, 344, 356 etc. View
balefully adv. balefully 'sadly' bǫl ‘misfortune, woe, malice’ *balwan Far bøl, Icel böl Erk 311; WA 155 View
rawþe n. ruth 'ruth, pity; grief, remorse, lamentation' hryggð ‘affliction, grief, sorrow’ CCC1c *xrew- Icel hryggð, Norw rygd Gaw 2204, Pe 858; Cl 233, 972; Pat 21, 284, 396; Erk 240; WA 1280, 2244, 2813 etc. View
wapped v. wap 'rushed, blew (in gusts), flung' vappa ‘to waddle’  DD1c (1) *wap- (1) Far vappa, Icel vappa, Dan dial vappe, Sw dial vapp Gaw 1161, 2004; Cl 882; WA 2226 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
flonc v. flung 'rush, shoot, fling' *flinga, cp. flengja 'to throw, fling' B1 *flenga- Norw flengja Pe 1165; WA 831*, 1218, 1348 etc. View
vmbeþour adv. 'round about' þori (n.) 'the greater part, main part' B1c *þurōn- Icel þorri Cl 1384 View
knorned adj., v. knurned 'rough, craggy' BBB2a Sw dial knurr, knurra;  knorla  Gaw 2166 View
rote n. root 'root; source; base (of ears)' rót 'root' B1 *wrōt-  Far rót, Icel rót, Norw rot, Dan rod, Sw rot Gaw 2294; Pe 420; Cl 619; Pat 467; WA 409, 3941, 4424 etc. View
walt v. walt 'rolled round; tossed, flung, cast, set' velta ‘to roll, roll over; turn out, happen’; velta ‘to roll, set rolling; (reflex.) turn oneself, rotate, descend’  CCC2c *waltjan- Icel velta, Norw velta, OSw vælta; Far velta, Icel velta, Norw velta, Dan vælte, Sw välta Gaw 1336; Pe 1156; Cl 501; Pat 115 View
clyntirand adj. 'rocky' klettr (n.) 'cliff (in the landscape), cliff-face, crag, bluff, escarpment' B2ab *klentaz WA 4863 View
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