Showing 901 to 950 of 967 lexemes.

Lexeme Part of Speech Modern English Form Sense ON Etymon Summary Category PGmc Ancestor Other Scandinavian reflexes Occurrences  
grofe n. 'cave' gróf 'pit, ditch, ravine' C1abc *grōƀō Far grógv, Norw grôv WA 5394 View
angre adj. angry 'caustic' angr (n.) ‘sorrow, resentment, distress; repentance; tribulation, injury’ C1 *angez- Far angur, Icel angur, Norw anger, Dan anger, Sw ånger Cl 1035 View
kart n. cart 'cart, chariot' kartr 'cart' CC2 *krattaz Icel kartur, Norw kart Cl 1259; WA 3058, 3629 View
brest n. 'calamity' brestr 'crash, crack, defect, loss' C2c *ƀrestuz Far brestur, Icel brestur, Norw brest, Dan brist, OSw bräster, braster Cl 229 View
kakeʒ n. cake 'cake' kaka 'cake' B1 *kakōn Far kaka, Icel kaka, Norw kaka, kake, Dan kage, Sw kaka Cl 625, 635 View
cakled v. cackle 'cackled' BBB2a Norw kakla, kagle, Dan kagle, Sw kackla Gaw 1412 View
busk n. 'bush' buskr, buski ‘bush, scrub’ CC2bc ?*busk- Icel buski, Sw buske; Icel buskr, Norw busk, Dan busk Gaw 182, 1437; WA 2851, 5239 View
kynd v. kind 'burnt' kynda 'kindle, light a fire' B2ac *kunđjan- Far kynda, Icel kynda, Norw kynda, Sw dial kynda WA 2247 View
nowte n. nowt, nout 'bull, cattle' naut 'cattle, oxen' A1*c *nautan Far neyt, Icel naut, Norw naut, ODan nøt, Dan nød, Sw nöt WA 3823, 4744 View
lawene v. low 'brought low' lágr ‘low’ A1* *lēga- Far lágur, Icel lágur, Norw låg, Dan lav, Sw låg WA 3293 View
breþer n. brother 'brothers (in arms)' bróðir 'brother' CC2bc *ƀrōþer-  Far bróðir, Icel bróðir, Norw broder, Dan broder, Sw broder Gaw 39; WA 2512, 5363, 5379 View
bredful adj. 'brimfull' C2 *brazd- Norw dial bradd, ODan bræ(d)d, Dan bred, Sw brädd, Sw dial bradd; cp. Sw bräddfull Pe 126; WA 1548, *3582, 4089 etc. View
skyre adj. 'bright' skírr 'clear, bright, pure' A1*c *skīri- Far skírur, Icel skír, Norw skir, OSw skir, Sw skir Cl 1776; WA 467, 1924, *2119 View
bretted v. 'break to pieces, destroy' brytja 'chop into pieces' CC3c *ƀrut- Far brytja, Icel brytja, Norw brytja WA 2256, 2697 View
tobrest v. 'break in two' bresta ‘crack, crash; snap, break, be split open; give way, break loose (etc.)’ C2c *brestan- WA 640 View
bred n. bread 'bread'
 
brauð 'bread' CCC3a *brauðan Far breyð, Icel brauð, Norw braud, brød, Dan brød, Sw bröd Gaw 891, 1361, 1610; Cl 620, 636, 1105 View
wyʒtly adv. wightly 'bravely; swiftly’ vígr ‘in fighting state, serviceable’ A2*c *wīga- Icel vígur, Norw andvig, runic Sw wīgaʀ, Sw vig Gaw 688; Cl 908; WA 120, 651, 1030, etc.  View
herneʒ n. harn 'brains' hjarni 'brain' B2c *xerznan Norw hjerne, Dan hjerne, Sw hjärna, hjärne Pe 58; WA 839, 1713, 1771 etc. View
braken n. bracken 'bracken, fern' *brakni B1c ?*ƀrak- Dan bregne, Sw bräken Cl 1675 View
child-gered adj. (1) gear; (2) gere; (3) cheer 'boyish, merry' (1) gervi, gørvi ‘gear, apparel’; (2) gerr ‘greedy’ DD1 (1) *garwj-; (2) *ger- (1) Icel gervi; (2) Icel gerr, Norw gjer Gaw 86  View
merk n. mark 'boundary, mark, appointed place, point in place, point in time, inscription' merki ‘landmark, boundary; mark, token, sign, banner; significance, importance; remains, traces’ CC2 *markja- Far merki, Icel merki, Norw merke, Dan mærke, Sw märke Gaw 1073; WA 374684, 1108 etc. View
boþe adj., adv., pron. both 'both' báðir 'both' C4a *bai- + *þai-z (etc.) Far báðir, Icel báðir, Norw både, beggje, Dan både, beggje, Sw både, begga Gaw 18, 111, 129 etc.; Pe 90, 329, 373 etc.; Cl 11, 20, 57 etc.; Pat 36, 134, 136 etc.; Erk 194; WA 88, 177, 492 etc. View
boþe n. booth 'booth, arbour' búð 'booth, temporary building or tent' B2abc *būþō Far búð, Icel búð, Norw bu, bud, Dan bod, Sw bod Pat 441 View
bonde adj., n. 'bondmen, serfs; churl' bóndi 'farmer, householder' C1 Far bóndi, Icel bóndi, Norw bonde, Dan bonde, Sw bonde Cl 88, WA 4741 View
deruely adv. 'boldly; fiercely; quickly' djarfr (adj.) ‘courageous, aggressive, dauntless; heedless, impudent', djarfliga (adv.) 'bravely, boldly, daringly, dauntlessly; rashly, precipitously, impudently; without reservation; roundly, immoderately'  C1ac *derƀ-  Far djarvur, Icel djarfur, Norw djerv, Dan djerv, Sw djärv Gaw 2334; Cl 632, 1641; Pat 110; WA *2489, 2942, 3006 View
boster n. boaster 'boaster' (1) cp. busilkinna ?’woman with round cheeks’ DD1 (1) *bus- (1) Norw bos(s), OSw bos Cl 1499 View
galt n. galt 'boar' galti (wk. masc.) ‘boar’, gǫltr (masc.st.) ‘boar; wild animal’ C5ac *galt- WA 4743 View
wap n. wap 'blow' vappa (v.) ‘to waddle’  DD1c (1) *wap- (1) Far vappa, Icel vappa, Dan dial vappe, Sw dial vapp Gaw 2249; Pat 499; WA 3040, 4142, 5318 View
blaste n. 'blast (of wind); puff'  blástr ‘blast of wind, blowing; breathing, puffing, snorting; flatulence, swelling, inflammation’ C2 *ƀlēstaz or *ƀlēstuz Far blástur, Icel blástur, Norw blåster, blæster, Dan blæst, OSw blāster, blæster, Sw bläster Gaw 784, 1148; WA 3038, 3233, 3535 etc. View
burþe n. birth 'birth; child' burðr  ‘burden (on account of pregnancy), foetus, offspring, being; delivery, birth’, byrð ‘birth, ancestry’ CC2a *burþ- Far burður, Icel burður, Norw bur(d), Dan byrd, Sw börd Gaw 922; Pe 1041; WA 256, 289, 439 etc. View
beseke v. beseek 'beseech' sœkja 'seek, visit, advance, catch' CC2c *sōkjan- Far søkja, Icel sækja, Norw søkja, Dan søge, Sw söka WA 311, 801*, 1075 etc. View
benke n. bink 'bench' bekkr 'bench' CC2ac *ƀanki- Far bekkur, bonkur, Icel bekkur, Norw bekk, Dan bænk, Sw bänk  WA 625, 2927, 4236 etc. View
get n. get 'begetting; child; thing obtained, something one has got' get, geta 'guess', supposition'  A1* *get- Icel geta Gaw 1638; WA 391, 435, 473 etc. View
are adv., conj. ere 'before' ár 'early' CC1 *air- Far ári, Icel ár, Norw år Gaw 239, 1632, 1891; Cl 438, 1128; Erk 36; WA 246, 447, 1140 etc. View
hapeneʒ v. happens 'befall; achieve' happ (n.) ‘good luck, chance’; cp. heppnast (v.) 'to have good luck' C1 *xap(p)- Far happ, Icel happ, Norw happ, Sw dial happ Cl 27, WA 2364 View
mynnynge n., v. 'bearing in mind, acknowledgement' minna (v.) ‘to remind’  D1c (1) *menþ-; (2) *mun- Far minna, minnast, Icel minna, minnast, Norw minna, minnast, Dan minde, mides, Sw minna, minnas Erk 269 View
sparþe n. sparth 'battle-axe' sparða ‘kind of (Irish) axe’ B1 ?*barðaz Icel sparða Gaw 209; WA1403, 2458 View
brenke n. brink 'bank, edge' brekka 'hillside, slope' BB2c *ƀrenk- Far brekka, Icel brekka, Norw brekka, brekke, Dan brink, Sw dial bräkka, brikka Cl 384; WA 669, 4377, 4741 View
bayted v. bait 'baited (by dogs), fed; provoke' beita 'to graze, feed; cause to bite; set on; chase, etc.' A1* *baitjan- Far beita, Icel beita, Norw beita, Dan bede, Sw beta Cl 55; WA 5355 View
bagges n. bag 'bags' baggi 'bag, bundle, pack' BB2a Far baggi, Icel baggi, Norw dial bagge, bagg, Sw dial bagge Pat 158; WA 123 View
aghe n. awe 'awe, reverence, terror; danger' agi ‘dread, awe; discipline; enmity’ C1c *ag- Far agi, Icel agi, Norw age, Dan ave, OSw aghi, Sw aga Erk 234, WA 169, 1459, 2987 etc. View
fro adv., prep. fro 'away from, from' frá ‘from’  A1*c *frama Far frá, Icel frá, Norw frå, ODan fran, fra, Dan fra, Sw från, Sw dial frå Gaw 138, 156, 344 etc.; Pe 10, 13, 46 etc.; Cl 31, 129, 221 etc.; Pat 31,129, 221 etc.; Erk 12, 107, 116, etc.; WA 56, 136, 139 etc. View
fraward prep. 'away from' frá ‘from’  A1* *frama WA 1289, 1335, 1759 View
kindling n. kindling 'awakening' kynda 'kindle, light a fire'; cp. kyndill (n.) 'candle, torch' B2 *kunđjan- WA 3292 View
as-tit adv. astite, as tite (adv. phr.) 'at once; in a moment' tíðr ‘frequent, usual, customary’ A3*c *tīða-  Far tíð, Icel tíð, tíður, Norw tid, Dan tid, Sw tid Gaw 31, 1210; Pe 645; WA 693 View
algate adv. algate, algates 'at any rate' gata ‘way, path, road’ B2 *gatwōn  Far gata, gøta, Icel gata, Norw gate, gote, Dan gade, Sw gata Gaw 141 View
at prep. at 'at (etc.)' at 'against, towards, at, to' CCC3 *at Far at, Icel að, Norw ad, åt, Dan ad, Sw åt Gaw 464, 1006, 1474 View
arwes n. arrow 'arrows' ǫr 'arrow' CC1 *arx-  Far ørv, Icel ör, OSw arf Gaw 1160, 1455; WA 1066, 1390, 2211 etc. View
stel-gere n. gear 'armour' gervi, gørvi ‘gear, apparel’  A1* *garwj- Icel gervi Gaw 260 View
wapened adj., v. 'armed' vápna 'to furnish with arms' A1*c *wēpn- Far vápna, Icel vopna, Norw våpna, Sw våpna WA 1250 View
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