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Lexeme | Part of Speech | Modern English Form | Sense | ON Etymon | Summary Category | PGmc Ancestor | Other Scandinavian reflexes | Occurrences | |
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bate | n. | bate | (1) ‘strife, fighting’; (2) ‘baiting’ |
(2) beita ‘bait’; cp. beita (v.) ‘to cause to bite’; ‘to chase (with animals), hunt (with animals), set (animals) on’ (etc.), beit, beiti 'grazing, pasture' |
DD2 | (2) *bait- |
(2) Far beita, Icel beita, Norw beite, beita, ODan bēd, Sw bete |
Gaw 1461 |
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flake | n. | (1) ‘spot, blemish’; (2) ‘fold’ |
(1i) flekkr ‘fleck, spot’; (1ii) flagna ‘to flake or chip off’; (2) flaki ‘hurdle’ |
DD2 | (1i) *flekk-az; (1ii) *flak-; (2) *flak- |
(1i) Far flekkur, Icel flekkur, Norw flekk, ODan flek, Sw fläck; (1ii) Icel flagna, Norw flagna, Sw flagna; (2) Far flaki, Icel flaki, fleki, Norw flake, Dan dial flage, Sw dial flake |
Pe 947 |
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skwez | n. | scu | (1) ‘shadows’; (2) ‘precipitous banks; jagged faces’; (3) ‘clouds’ |
(1) skuggi 'shadow'; (3) skí ‘cloud’ (variant ský) |
D2 | (1) *skuww-; (2) *skeuha-; (3) *skiwi |
(1) Far skuggi, Icel skuggi, Norw skugge, Dan skygge, Sw skugga; (3) Far ský, skýggj, Icel ský, Norw sky, Dan sky, Sw sky |
Gaw 2167 |
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waytez | v. | wait | (1) ‘looks’; (2) ‘treats (him) with anger, i.e. behaves angrily’ |
(2) veita ‘to grant, give’ |
DD2 | (1) *waxt-; (2) *waitjan- |
(2) Far veita, Icel veita, Norw veita, OSw veta |
Gaw 2289 |
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vphalt | adj., v. | uphold | (1) ‘lifted up’; (2) ‘raised, i.e. high’ |
(2) halla ‘to lean, turn, sway, swerve’ (or hala 'pull') |
DD2 | (1) *xaldan-; (2) *xalþōjan- or *xalōjan- |
(2) Far halla, Icel halla; Far hála, Icel hala, Norw hala, Dan hale |
Gaw 2079 |
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grwe | n. | grue | (1) ‘grain, jot’ (i.e. no grwe ‘not at all’); (2) ‘horror, dread, fear’. |
DD2 | (1) *grūt; (2) *grūw- |
Dan gru; cp. Norw gruva, ODan gruve, grye, Dan grue, OSw grūva sik, Sw gruva sig |
Gaw 2251 |
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gayne | n. | gain | (1) ‘gain, what you obtained’; (2) ‘advantage, benefit, what has accrued’ |
(2) gegn (adj.) ‘straight, direct, ready, serviceable, kindly’ |
D2 | (1) *waiþ-; (2) *gagniz |
(2) Icel gegn, Norw gjegn, Dan dial gjen, Sw genast, Sw dial gen, gin |
Gaw 2349 |
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deuely | adj. | deavely | (1) ‘desolating, dreary’; (2) (*deruely) sudden |
(1) daufligr ‘boring, dreary, eerie, sad’; (2) djarfliga (adv.) ‘bravely, boldy; rashly, precipitously’ |
D2 | (1) dauƀ-; (2) *derƀ- |
Pe 51 |
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rykande | v. | ring | (1) ‘commanding’; (2) ‘noisy’; (3) (*raykande) ‘loud, strong’; (4) (*rynkande) ‘ringing’ |
(1) ríkja ‘to reign, rule’; (3) reika ‘to wander, take a walk, swagger’; (4) hringja 'to ring bells' |
DD2 | (1) *rīkja-; (2) *kreig or *krig-; (3) *raikō(j)an-; (4) *xrenʒjan- |
(1) Far ríkja, Icel ríkja, Norw rikja, MSw rikja; (3) Far reika, Icel reika, Norw reika |
Gaw 2337 |
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costez | v. | coast | (1) ‘coasts, passes by the side of’; (2) ‘gives (full bright) quality to’; (3) ‘drives’ |
(2) kostr ‘condition, choice, opportunity (etc.)’; (3) kasta ‘to cast, throw’ |
DD2 | (2) *kustiz or *kustuz; (3) *kastō(j)an- |
(2) Far kostur, Icel kostur, Norw kost, ODan kost, OSw koster; (3) Far kasta, Icel kasta, Norw kasta, Dan kaste, Sw kasta |
Gaw 1696 |
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*barne | n. | (1) bairn | (1) ‘child’; (2) ‘warrior, knight, man’. |
(1) barn 'child' |
DD2 | (1)*ƀarnan; (2) *ƀernuz |
(1) Far barn, Icel barn, Norw barn, Dan barn, Sw barn |
Gaw 2320 |
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wande | n. | wand | (1) ‘branch’ (under ~ ‘in the wood’); (2) ‘difficulty, hesitation’ (under ~ ‘under difficulty, in hesitation’) |
(1) vǫndr ‘wand, switch’; (2) vandi ‘a difficulty, difficult task; obligation, duty’ |
D2 | (1) *wanðuz; (2) *wanð- |
(1) Far vond, Icel vöndur, Norw vond, Dan vånd, OSw vander, Sw dial vann; (2) Far vandi, Icel vandi, Norw vande, ODan wandæ, Dan vånde, Sw vånda, Sw dial vånde |
Gaw 1161 |
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byled | v. | (1) boil; (2) bellow; (3) boil | (1) ‘boiled, bubbled’; (2) ‘resounded’; (3) ‘swelled, rose’ |
(2) bylja ‘to resound, echo’ |
DD2 | (2) *buljan-; (3) *būljō- |
(2) Far bylgja, Icel bylgja, Norw bylgja, Dan bølge, Sw bölja |
Gaw 2082 |
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*bulk | n. | (1) block; (2) bulk | (1) ‘(headless) trunk (of the body)’; (3) (*blenk) 'gaze' |
(2) bulki 'cargo that is secured (amidships)'; (3) blekkja ‘to deceive, betray, seduce’ |
D2 | (3) *blankjan- |
(2) Icel búlki, Norw bulk, bolk, Dan bulk, Sw bulk |
Gaw 440 |
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schere | v. | shear | (1) 'to cut; meander along'; (2) 'make bright or pure' |
(2) skǽrr 'bright, clear' |
DD2 | (1) *skeran-; (2) *skairi- |
(2) Far skærur, Icel skær, Norw skjær, ODan skiær, Dan skær, OSw skær, Sw skär |
Pe 165, 213 |
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swangeande | adj., v. | (1) 'swirling'; (2) 'pretty, pleasant' or 'slow' |
(2) svangr 'slender, slim, thin' |
DD2 | (1) *swang-; (2) *swanga- or *swangra- |
Far swangur, Icel swangur, Norw svang, Dan svang, Sw dial svång(er) |
Pe 111 |
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roþum | adj., n. | (2) rotten | (1) 'redness'; (2) 'rottenness' |
(1a) roðna (v.) 'redden'; (1b) roþmi (n.) 'redness'; (2) rotinn (adj.) 'rotten' |
D2 | (1) *rod-; (2) *rut- |
(1a) Far rodna, Icel roðna, Norw rodna, Sw rodna, Sw dial rudna; (1b) Dan rødme, OSw rodme, rudhme; (2) Far rotin, Icel rotinn, Norw roten, Dan rådden, Sw rutten, Sw dial rotin |
Cl 1009 |
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rasse | n. | rasse | (1) 'level; ?ledge of rock'; (2) 'rounded projection of a rock or mountain'; (3) 'rising or perpendicular slope'; (4) 'watercourse, channel, ditch' |
(2) rasse (raz) ‘arse’; (4) rás ‘race, running' (water)course, channel’, ras ‘rush’ |
D2 | (2) *arsaz; (3) *rās-; (4) *rēs- or *ras- |
(2) Far rassur, Icel rass, Norw rass; Far arsur, Icel ars, Norw ars, Dan ars, OSw ars; (4) Far rás, Icel rás, Norw rås, Sw dial rås; Icel ras, Norw ras, Sw dial ras |
Gaw 1570; Cl 446 |
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fordolked | adv. | (1) 'grievously wounded'; (2) 'made dull, stupified'; (3) 'despoiled, robbed' |
(3) cp. dokk, dokka 'windlass' |
DD2 | (1) *dulʒ-; (2) *dul-; (3) *dukk- |
(3) Icel dokkur, Norw dokke; Icel dokk, Norw dokka, Sw docka |
Pe 11 |
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whateʒ | n., v. | (1) 'fortunes'; (2) 'runs'; (3) 'was' |
(2) hvata 'to hasten, speed' |
DD2 | (1) *xwat-; (2) *xwata- |
(2) hvata |
Pe 1041 |
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*fere | n. | (1) 'fortune, rank, dignity'; (2) 'company' |
færi 'capacity, ability, means, possibility' |
DD2 | ?*fōr-i- |
(1) Far føri, Icel færi, Norw føre, Dan føre, Sw fōre |
Pe 616 |
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golf | n. | (1) 'deep pool of water'; (2) 'a space underground (as source of a stream)' |
(2) golf 'floor, room, compartment' |
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Far gólv, Icel gólf, Norw dial golv, Dan gulv, Sw golv |
Pe 608 |
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rok | n. | (1) 'crowd, company'; (2) 'castle' |
(1) cp. hrúga 'heap, pile; bundle, clump' |
D2 | (1) *xrūk- |
(1) Icel hrúka, Norw ruke, Sw dial ruka |
Cl 1514 |
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autly | adj., adv. | (1) 'courageously, manfully'; (2) 'lacking' |
(2) auðr 'empty, void, desolate' |
DD2 | (1) *aiwin + *wextiz; (2) *auþaz |
(2) Far eyður, Icel auður, Norw aud |
Cl 795 |
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rape | n. | (1) rap; (3) ?rape | (1) 'blow'; (2) 'fall, ruin'; (3) 'treachery' |
(2) hrapa ‘to fall, tumble down; rush headlong, hurry’ |
D2 | (2) *xrapōjan- |
(1) Norw rapp, Dan rap, Sw rapp; (2) Far rapa, Icel hrapa, Norw rapa, OSw rapa; cp. Icel hrap, Norw rap |
Cl 233 |
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bygly | adj. | bigly | ‘inhabitable, pleasant’ |
byggiligr 'habitable' |
A1*bc | *ƀewwjan- or *ƀuwwjan- |
Pe 963 |
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spakest | adj., n. | spack | 'cleverest (one)' |
spakr (adj.) 'gentle, wise' |
B1 | Far spakur, Icel spakur, Norw spak, ODan spak, Dan spag, OSw skaper, Sw spak |
Pat 169 |
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blayke | adj. | ‘yellow’ |
bleikr ‘pale, wan, ?bleached’ |
A1* | *ƀlaika- |
Far bleikur, Icel bleikur, Norw bleik, Dan bleg, Sw blek, Shetl bleg |
Pe 27 |
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greme | n. | greme | ‘wrath, resentment; grief; mortification; hurt’ |
gremi ‘wrath, anger’ |
CC1ac | *grama- or *gramjan- |
Far gremi, Icel gremi, Norw gremme |
Gaw 312, 1507, 2251, etc.; Pe 465; Cl 16, 947; WA 4157 |
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wandez | n. | wand | ‘wand, magic wand, staff; stave’s’ |
vǫndr ‘wand, switch’ |
C1c | *wanðuz |
Far vond, Icel vöndur, Norw vond, Dan vånd, OSw vander, Sw dial vann |
Gaw 215; WA 57 |
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hetes | n. | ‘vows, assurances of knightly service’ |
cp. heita (v.) ‘to call, name, promise’ |
CCC2c | *hait- |
Gaw 1525 |
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brathþe | n. | ‘violence, impetuosity; agony, violent grief’ |
bráðr ‘immediate, quick; sudden, violent, harsh, fierce; rash, impetuous, impatient’ |
A1c | *ƀrēþa- |
cp. Far bráður, Icel bráður, Norw bråd, Dan brad, Sw dial brå(d) |
Pe 346, *1170; Cl 916; WA 1220, 1744, 1956 etc. |
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layde | v. | lay | ‘uttered’ (in the phrase 'layde … þyse wordez' ‘spoke these words; urged’) |
leggja 'to lay, place, put (etc.)' |
CCC4c | *lagjan- |
Far leggja, Icel leggja, Norw leggja, Dan lægge, Sw lägga |
Gaw 1480 |
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nayte | v. | nait | ‘use; exert; name, mention, repeat, recite’ |
neyta ‘to use, enjoy, consume’ |
A1ac | *nautjan- |
Icel neyta, Norw nøyta, ODan nøde, OSw nøta, Sw nöta, Gotl noyta |
Gaw 65; Cl 531; Erk 119; WA 2468, 2518, 2968 etc. |
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alofte | adv., prep. | aloft | ‘up, above, at the top, on; on horseback’ |
loft ‘air, atmosphere, sky, heaven; space; loft, upper room; balcony’ |
C1 | *luft-a-n |
Far loft, luft, Icel loft, lopt, Norw loft, luft, Dan loft, luft, Sw loft, luft |
Gaw 194, 435, 572 etc.; Cl 1183; Pat 447; Erk 49; WA 858 |
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vnþryuande | adj. | unthriving | ‘unworthy, ignoble’ |
þrífa-sk ‘to thrive’ |
B1c | *þrīfan- |
Far tríva, trívast, Icel þrífa, þrívast, Norw triva, Dan trives, MSw thriva |
Gaw 1499 |
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wrang | adv. | wrong | ‘unjustly, wrongly’ |
vrangr, rangr (adj.) ‘awry, not straight; wrong, unjust, unrighteous’ |
C1 | *wrang- |
Far rangur, Icel rangr, Norw vrang, rang, Dan vrang, Sw vrång |
Pe 488, 614; Cl 891 |
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chaffer | n. | chaffer | ‘trade, merchandise’ |
kaupfǫr ‘trading journey’ |
CCC4 | *kaupaz + *farō |
Gaw 1647, 1939 |
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wont | v. | want | ‘to want, lack, fall short of (impers.)’ |
vanta, ‘to want, lack’ |
C1 | *wanaton- |
Far vanta, Icel vanta, Norw vanta, ODan vante, Dan dial vante |
Gaw 987, 1062, 2366; Pe 215; Cl 13, 739; Erk 208; WA 809*, 996, 1854 etc. |
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scrape | v. | scrape | ‘to scrape, paw the ground’ |
skrapa ‘to scrape, clatter; scratch’ |
CC2 | *skrapō(j)an- |
Icel skrapa, Norw skrapa, Dan skrabe, Sw skrapa |
Gaw 1571; Cl 1546 |
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ouertake | v. | overtake | ‘to overtake; ?to regain’ |
taka ‘to take’, cp. yfirtak (n.) ‘an overtaking, surpassing |
B2 | *tak- |
Far taka, Icel taka, Norw taka, Dan tage, OSw taka, tagha, Sw taga |
Gaw 2387; Pat 127 |
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lyfte | v. | lift | ‘to lift, raise; build; extol, excite; make, pronounce’ |
lyfta ‘to lift, raise’ |
C1ac | *luftjan- |
Far lyfta, Icel lyfta, Norw lyfta, Dan løfte, Sw lyfta |
Gaw 12, 258, 369, etc.; Pe 567; Cl 443, 586, 717 etc.; Erk 178; WA 196, 674, 728 etc. |
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ware (1) | v. | ware | ‘to deal, deliver; spend, employ’ |
verja ‘to invest money, lay out; exert oneself’ |
CC3c | *warō(n) |
Far verja, Icel verja, Norw verja, Dan værge, OSw värja, Sw värja |
Gaw 402, 1235, 2344 |
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hemely | adv. | ‘suitably, neatly’ |
heimolliga, heimulliga (later heimugliga) ‘privately, intimately; duly, with full title to possession’ |
CCC1a | *xaimaz |
cp. Icel heimileg(u)r, Norw heimeleg, Dan hemmelig, Sw heimlig |
Gaw 1852 |
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sprit | v. | sprit | ‘sprang, started’ |
(3) spretta ‘to make spring up, unloose; rip up’; (4) sprita ‘to sprawl |
DD1c | (2) *sprutjan-; (3) *sprantjan-; (4) *sprīð- |
(3) Far spretta, Icel spretta, Norw spretta, Dan sprætte, Sw spritta, sprätta, Sw dial sprinta; (4) Far sprita, Icel sprita, Norw sprita |
Gaw 2316 |
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derþe | n. | dearth | ‘splendour’ |
dýrð ‘glory, splendour’ |
CC1c | *deuriþ- |
Far dýrd, Icel dýrð, Sw dyrd |
Pe 99 |
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fnast | v. | fnast | ‘snorted, panted’ |
fnasa 'to sneeze, snort, snort in rage' |
CCC3c | *fnēst- |
Icel fnasa, fnása, Dan fnase |
Gaw 1587, 1702 |
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dylle | adj. | dull | ‘slow’ |
dul, dulr (n.) ‘delusion, concealment, disguise’; cp. dylja (v.) ‘to keep in ignorance, conceal’, údulðr ‘not unaware, knowing’ |
CCC5c | *dulj- |
Far duli, dulur, Icel dul, Norw dul, OSw dul |
Pe 680 |
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skyrtez | n. | skirt | ‘skirts, lower part of flowing garment or covering; flaps of a saddle, saddle-skirts’ |
skyrta ‘shirt, kind of kirtle’ |
A1*c | *skurtjōn |
Far skjúrta, Icel skyrta, Norw skyrta, skjurta, ODan skyrtæ, skiortæ, Dan skjorte, OSw skyrta, skjurta, Sw skjorta |
Gaw 171, 601, 865; WA 1533 |
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syluerin | adj. | silver | ‘silver’ |
silfr (n.) 'silver' |
CC2 | *siluƀra- |
Far silvur, Icel silfur, Norw sylv, ODan sølfver, Dan sølv, Sw silver |
Gaw 124, 886; Cl 1406; WA 1565 |
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