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Lexeme Part of Speech Modern English Form Sense ON Etymon Summary Category PGmc Ancestor Other Scandinavian reflexes Occurrences  
fere (1) adj. fere 'healthy' fœrr ‘able, capable, strong; fit for use, safe’ CC3 *fōri- Far førur, Icel fær, Norw før, Dan før, Sw för WA 4282 View
holsumly adv. wholesomely 'healthfully' heilsamr ‘salutary’; cp. heilsamliga 'uprightly' CCC1a *xaila- Far heilur, Icel heill, Norw heil, Dan hel, Sw hel Gaw 1731 View
hate n. hate 'hatred, anger, punishment' hatr (masc. or neut.) 'hate, enmity' CC2 *xat- or *xat-iz- Far hatur, Icel hatur, Norw hat, Dan had, Sw hat Pe 463; Cl 714, 915; WA 921, 1979 View
anger n. anger 'harm, sorrow; anger; passion' angr ‘sorrow, resentment, distress; repentance; tribulation, injury’  C1 *angez-  Far angur, Icel angur, Norw anger, Dan, anger, Sw ånger Gaw 2344; Pe 343; Cl 572, 1602; Pat 411, 481; WA 750, 857, 1908 etc. View
torfar n. 'hardship' torfœra (fem.), torfœri (neut.) 'a difficult, dangerous passage or road' CC4c *tor- +  *fōrjan WA 1193, 1261, 3729, etc. View
hauen n. haven 'harbour' hǫfn 'haven, harbour' BB2a *xaƀanō Far havn, høvn, Icel höfn, Norw hamn, ODan hafn, Dan havn, OSw hamn, Sw hamn Cl 420; Pat 108; WA *1160 View
hap n. hap 'happiness, good fortune' happ ‘good luck, chance’ C1 *xap(p)-  Far happ, Icel happ, Norw happ, Sw dial happ Gaw 48; Pe 16, 713, 1195; Cl 24; Pat 11, 29, 212; WA 3272, 4346, 4937 View
hores n. hairs 'hairs, (eye)lashes' hár 'hair' A1*c *xēran Far hár, Icel hár, Norw hår, Dan hår, Sw hår Cl 1695; WA 227, 320, 854 etc. View
haile interj. hail 'hail' heill (adj.) 'whole, healed' A1* *xaila-
 
Far heilur, Icel heill, Norw heil, Dan hel, Sw hel WA 228, 235, 4929 etc. View
gest n. guest 'guest' gestr ‘guest, stranger’  A1* *gastiz  PrN runic -gastiʀ, Far gestur, Icel gestur, Norw gjest, Dan gæst, Sw gäst Gaw 921, 1024, 1036 etc.; Pe 277; Cl 98, 641, 830 etc.; WA 460, 485, 497 etc. View
angirs v. anger 'grows angry' angra 'to distress, grieve, trouble (etc.)' C1 *angez-  Far angra, Icel angra, Norw angra, ODan angre, Dan angre, OSw angra, Sw ångra WA 837 View
waykis v. 'grow weak' veikr (veykr) (adj.) ‘weak’  A1* *weik(w)a- WA 1006 View
gre-houndez n. greyhound 'greyhounds' grey 'bitch', grey-hundr 'greyhound' BBB1 *grawja- or *grauja- Icel grey Gaw 1171  View
bignes n. bigness 'greatness, arrogance' byggva (byggja) 'to settle, inhabit' D1 (1)*big-; (2)*bug- or *bugg- WA 105, 1018 View
mayn adj. main 'great, strong' megn, meginn ‘strong’ CC1a *maʒen- Icel megn, Norw megna Gaw 94, 187, 336 etc.; WA 2666, 3018, *3332 etc. View
gres n. grass 'grass, plants, plant of grass or corn' -gresi (e.g. illgresi ‘weed’) CC1ac *grasa-   ODan græs, OSw græs, Sw gräs Gaw 235, 527, 2181; Pe 10, 31, 245; Cl 1028; WA 338 View
crossis v. cross 'goes across' kross 'cross'; cp. krossa ‘to sign with a cross, erect a cross (etc.)’ FC5 Far krossur, Icel, Norw kross, Dan kors, Sw kors WA 1049, 2459 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
glyʒt v. glee, gley 'glanced, looked; glinted' gljá ‘to glitter’  DD1c (2) *glīw- Far glíggja, Icel gljá, Norw glå, gljå, Sw dial glia Gaw 842, 970; Pe 114 View
glent n. glent 'glance' glettask ‘to banter, rail against one’, cp. glett(r) ‘banter’ BB2c *glant- Far glett, gletta, Icel gletta, Norw gletta, glette, glenta, glanta, Sw dial glänta, glätta, glinta  Gaw 1290; Pe 114, 1144 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
lasse n. lass 'girl' cp. lǫskr (adj.) 'weak, idle' D1c ?*lask- MSw lösk WA 3746 View
giles n. gills 'gills' gjǫlnar 'gills' A1c *gel- Dan gjælle, Sw gäl, gel Pat 269 View
gifte n. gift 'gift; giving' gift 'gift' A1*c *geftiz Far gift, Icel gift, Norw gift, Dan gift, Sw gift Gaw 68, 288,  1500 etc.; Pe 565, 607; Pat 335; WA 1660, 2027, 2407 etc. View
lante v. lend 'gave, lent' lána ‘to lend’ CCC1a *laixwn- Far læna, lána, Icel lána, Norw låna, Dan låne, Sw låna Gaw 2250; Cl 348; Erk 192, 272; WA 4328 View
gloue n. glove 'gauntlet, glove' glófi ‘glove’  CCC1 *glōf- Far glógvi, Icel glófi, Sw dial glovatang Gaw 583, 1799, 1807; WA 1984, 2767, 4959 View
rof(-sore) n. 'gash, wound' (1) rof ‘a breach, opening’ D1c (1) *rof-; (2)?*raif-; (3a) *hrufōn, (3b) ?*rōf- (1) Far rov, Icel rof, Norw rov; (2) Far ríva, Icel rífa, Norw riva, Dan rive, Sw riva Gaw 2346 View
gapand v. gaping 'gaping' gapa ‘to gape, open the mouth wide’ B2a *gap- Far gapa, Icel gapa, Norw gapa, Dan gape, Sw gapa WA 3870 View
gloumbes v. 'frowns, worries; becomes threatening' (1) ?cp. glámr (n.) 'moon' DD1c (2) *glūm- (1) ?Norw dial glome, glaama; (2) Norw gluma Pat 94; WA 4142 View
þarefra adv. therefro 'from that' frá ‘from’ A1*c *frama Far frá, Icel frá, Norw frå, ODan franfra, Dan fra, Sw från, Sw dial frå WA 4638 View
hethenward adv. 'from here' heðan ‘hence; henceforth’ B1c *xin- or *xið- Far heðan(i)hiðan, Icel héðan, Norw hedan, Dan heden, Sw hädan WA 734 View
aʒed adj., v. awed 'frightened' agi ‘(n.) dread, awe; discipline; enmity’ C1c *ag- WA 3635 View
aglopened adj., v. 'frightened' cp. glúpna ‘to look downcast, let the countenance fall, as one about to cry’ D1c *glop(n)- WA 874 View
dike n. dike, dyke 'fosse, ditch' díki 'dike, ditch' CCC2 *dīk- Far díki, Icel díki, Norw dike, dik, Dan dige, Sw dike WA 700, 712, 2986 etc. View
happen adj. cp. heppen 'fortunate, blessed' heppinn ‘lucky’ CC1c *xap(p)-  Far heppin, Icel heppinn, Norw heppen, Sw dial vanhäppen Gaw 56; Pat 13, 15, 17, etc. View
forgat v. forget 'forgot' A1*c *getan-  Gaw 2031; WA 3276 View
forgif v. forgive 'forgive' gefa 'to give', cp. fyr-gefa, fyrir-gefa 'forgive' A1*c *geƀan- Far geva, Icel gefa, Norw giva, Dan runic gaf (past sg.), giƀu (pres. 1st sg.), Dan give, Sw giva Cl 731; Pat 404, 407; WA 2434 View
waged v. wag 'flutter, shake, wag, nod' vaga 'wag, waddle', cp. vagga (n.) 'cradle' CCC1a *wag-
 
Icel vaga, Norw vaga; cp. Far vagga, Icel vagga, Norw vagga, Sw dial vagga Cl 1484; Erk 256; WA 968 View
fyked v. fike 'flinched' fíkjask ‘to desire eagerly’, fíkjum (adv.) ‘eagerly, very’, fíkinn (adj.) ‘greedy, eager’ CC3a *fik-, *fīk-  Icel fíkjast, Norw fik, Sw fik; Icel, Norw fika, Dan fige, Sw fikja, fika; Far ny-fiken, Icel fíkinn, Norw fiken, Dan ny-figen, Sw dial fiken Gaw 2274 View
lowe n. lowe 'flame' logi 'flame' B2ac *lugōn Far logi, Icel logi, Norw loge, Dan lue, Sw låga WA 4177, 4179 View
hagherlych adv. 'fittingly, properly' hagr (adj.) ‘handy, skilful’; cp. hagliga (adv.) 'skilfully, handily’ A2*c *xag-az Far hagur, Icel hagur, Norw hag, ODan hag, OSw hagher Cl 18, 1707 View
farand adj. farrand, farrant 'fitting, seemly, splendid' fara 'to move, go etc., to suit, befit' D1c (1) *faran- Far fara, Icel fara, Norw fara, Dan fare, Sw fara Gaw 101; Pe 865; Cl 607, 1758; WA 2 View
festinge n. fasting 'firm hold' festa ‘to fasten; hang up; fix, settle, stipulate’; cp. festing n. CC2c *fastjan- Far festa, Icel festa, Norw festa, Dan fæste, Sw fästa WA 2482, 2590 View
skere n. scare 'fear' cp. skirra (v.) 'bar, prevent', cp. skirrask 'shun, skrink from' A1c *skerr(j)an- WA 4731 View
mys n. miss 'fault; sense of loss, sorrow' missa, missir ‘loss’; (á) miss 'so as to miss' CC1a *miss- Icel missa, Norw misse; Icel missir, Norw miss; Icel mis, Norw miss Gaw 2391; Pe 262, 364; Pat 420 View
knaged v. knag 'fastened' knakkr ‘little chair, high stool’ BBB2ac *knaʒʒ- Norw knag, knagge, Dan knag, Sw dial knagg, knagge; Icel knakkur, Norw knakk Gaw 577 View
gere (3) n. (1) gear; (2) gere; (3) cheer 'fashion; ways' (1) gervigørvi ‘gear, apparel’; (2) gerr ‘greedy’ DD1 (1) *garwj-; (2) *ger- (1) Icel gervi; (2) Icel gerr, Norw gjer WA 824*, 1773 View
trystyly adv. tristily 'faithfully'  traustr ‘trusty, sure, firm, strong, safe’; traust ‘trust, protection, shelter’; cp. traustliga 'firmly, confidently' BBB2 Far treystur, Icel traustur, Norw traust, ODan trøst, MSw tröster; Far treyst, Icel traust, Norw traust, Dan trøst, Sw tröst Gaw 2348 View
grayd adv. 'fairly, beautifully' greiðr (adj.) ‘ready, free’  A1*c *ga-raið-a WA 3689 View
sleke v. sleck 'extinguish, slake, diminish to nothing' sløkkva 'extinguish, put out; slake, quench' CC2c *slakwjan- Far sløkkja, Icel slökkva, Norw sløkkva, sløkkja, Sw dial slick Cl 708; Erk 331 View
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