Showing 251 to 300 of 967 lexemes.
Lexeme | Part of Speech | Modern English Form | Sense | ON Etymon | Summary Category | PGmc Ancestor | Other Scandinavian reflexes | Occurrences | |
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titely | adv. | 'quickly' |
tíðr (adj.) ‘frequent, usual, customary’ |
A3*c | *tīða- |
WA 267, 738*, 888 etc. |
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skete | adj., adv. | 'quickly' |
skjótr ‘quick’ |
A1*c | *skeutaz |
Far skjótur, Icel skjótur, Norw skjot, ODan skiud, OSw skiuter |
Gaw 19; Cl 1186; Pat 195 |
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skere | adj. | 'pure' |
skærr ‘bright, clear, pure’ |
A1 | *skairi- (or *skairja-) |
Far skærur, Icel skær, Norw skjær, ODan skiær, Dan skær, OSw skær, Sw skär |
Gaw 1261 |
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stamyn | n. | 'prow' |
stafn, stamn 'stem of a ship' |
CC1a | *stamn- |
Far stavnur, Icel stafn, Norw stamn, ODan stafn, Dan stavn, OSw stafn, stamn, Sw stam, Sw dial stamn |
Cl 486 |
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vpcaste | v. | upcast | 'proclaimed, uttered' |
kasta ‘to cast, throw’ |
A1 | *kas(a)tō(j)an- |
Far kasta, Icel kasta, Norw kasta, Dan kaste, Sw kasta |
Cl 1574 |
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bounet | adj., v. | 'prepare, place, present' |
búinn ‘ready, prepared, finished, willing, favourably disposed (towards sth.)’ |
C3c | *bō(w)an or *bū(w)an- |
Cl 1398; WA 218, 768, 1116 etc. |
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trantes | v. | trant | 'practices cunning, dodges' |
DD1c | (1) *trand-; (3) *tranata- |
(2) Dan dial trante, Sw dial tranta; (3) Icel tranta, Norw tranta |
Gaw 1707 |
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hellid | v. | hell | 'poured' |
hella 'to pour out' |
A1*c | *xalþjan- |
Far hella, Icel hella, Norw hella, Dan helde, hælde, Sw hälla |
WA 3813 |
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vnþryvandely | adv. | 'poorly, improperly, unsuitably' |
þrífa-sk ‘to thrive’ |
B1c | *þrīfan- |
Far tríva, trívast, Icel þrífa, þrívast, Norw triva, Dan trives, MSw thrive |
Cl 135 |
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stange | n. | stang | 'pole' |
stǫng ‘pole, staff’ |
CC1abc | *stang-ō |
Far stong, Icel stöng, Norw stong, Dan stang, Sw stång |
Gaw 1614 |
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dumpe | v. | 'plunge' |
dumpa 'hit heavily, thump' |
B2c | ?*demp- |
Far dump, Icel dumpa, Norw dumpa, Dan dumpe |
Pat 362; WA 4487 |
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plow | n. | plough, plow | 'plough' |
plógr 'plow' |
BB2a | *plōg- |
Far plógv, plog, Icel plógur, Norw plog, Dan plog, plov, Sw plog |
Cl 68 |
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tayt | n. | 'pleasure, sport, play' |
teiti 'joy, cheerfulness' |
A1*c | *taita- |
Far teiti, Icel teiti |
Cl 889, 935; WA 1208, 3979 |
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bene | adv. | bein | 'pleasantly, beautifully' |
cp. beinn 'straight, direct; hospitable, helpful, accommodating' |
DD1c | (1)*baina-; (3) *bōni- |
cp. Far beinur, Icel beinn, Norw bein |
Gaw 2402; Pe 198 |
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wyter | adv. | 'plainly' |
vitr (adj.) ‘wise’, cp. vitrliga (adv.) ‘wisely, with wisdom’ |
CC1c | *wit- |
Far vitur, Ice vitur, ODan witær, OSw viter, Sw vitter |
Cl 1552 |
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flat | n. | flat | 'plain' |
flatr ‘flat, level’ |
C1bc | *flat- |
Far flatur, Icel flatur, Norw flat, Dan flad, Sw flat; Icel flötur; Far fløta, Icel flöt, Norw flot, flote |
Gaw 507, *Pe 127 |
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areþede | n. | ere | 'people of old times' (always in phrase in ~) |
ár (adv) 'early' |
CC1c | *air- |
Far ári, Icel ár, Norw år |
Pe 711 |
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*here | n. | (1) hire | 'payment' |
(2) eyrir 'ounce, money' |
DD2 | (1) *xūrja-; (2) *auri- |
Far oyri, Icel eyrir, Norw ørre, Dan øre, Sw öre |
Pe 616 |
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rake | n. | rake | 'path' |
rák ‘a streak, stripe’ |
DD1c | (1) *rak-; (2) *wrēk- or *rēk-; (3) *xrak- |
(2) Far rák, Icel rák, Norw råk, Sw dial råk, Shetl rog |
Gaw 2144, 2160; WA 3383, 5070 |
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ouerwalt | v. | overwalt | 'overthrown' |
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 314 |
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þrange | adj., adv. | 'oppressively, closely' |
þrǫngr 'close, tight' |
CC1c | *þrangwa- |
Far. trongur, Icel. þröngur, Norw trong, Sw. trång, Dan. trang |
Pe 17 |
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menskful | adj. | 'of worth, noble' |
cp. mennska ‘humanity, generosity’ |
C2 | *manniska- |
Far (ó)menska, Icel mennska, ODan men(i)ske, OSw mænksa |
Gaw 555, 1268, 1809; WA 2953 |
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forne | adv. | forne | 'of old' |
forn ‘old’ |
CCC3b | *furna- or *fur-an- |
cp. Far fornur, Icel forn, Norw forn, Dan forn, Sw forn |
Gaw 2422 |
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wro | n. | wro | 'nook, corner, seculed place, passage' |
rá, ‘corner, nook’ |
A1bc | *wranxō |
Far vrá, Icel rá, Norw ro, Dan vrå, Sw vrå |
Gaw 2222; Pe 866; WA 1585, 4190 |
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nay | adv., interj. | nay | 'no' |
nei 'no' |
A1* | *ni-aiw- |
Far nei, Icel nei, Norw nei, ODan ney, Dan nej, OSw nē, næy |
Gaw 256, 279, 706, etc.; Cl 729, 743, 758; Erk 265; WA 298, 470, 1016 etc. |
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ʒere-ʒiftes | n. | gift | 'New Year's gifts' |
gift ‘gift’ |
CC3a | *geftiz |
Far gift, Icel gift, Norw gift, Dan gift, Sw gift |
Gaw 67 |
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mun | n. | mun | 'mouth' |
muðr, munnr 'mouth' |
A1*bc | *munþaz |
Far munnur, Icel munnur, Norw munn, Dan mund, Sw mun, munn |
Pat 44 |
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berʒ | n. | barrow | 'mound' |
berg, bjarg (neut.) ‘hill, cliff, prominence in the landscape, crag, cliff-face; boulder, rock; (as material) rock, stone, rocky ground, foundation of rock’ |
CCC5a | *ƀerʒa- |
Far berg, bjarg, bjørg, Icel berg, bjarg, Norw berg, björg, ODan bjærg, Dan bjerg, OSw biärgh, Sw berg |
Gaw 2172, 2178 |
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mosse | n. | moss | 'moss, lichen' |
mosi 'bog, moorland; moss' |
CCC3ab | *musa(n)- |
Far mosi, Icel mosi, Norw mose, Dan mos, mose, OSw mos, mose, Sw mossa, mosse |
Gaw 745 |
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wener | adj. | 'more lovely' |
vænn ‘promising, likely to be expected; bidding fair, likely to succeed; (of persons) hopeful, promising; fair to behold, fine, beautiful’ |
CCC1 | *wēni- |
Far vænur, Icel vænn, Norw væn, ODan væn, Sw vän |
Gaw 945 |
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vnhap (1) | n. | 'mishap, misfortune, disaster' |
happ ‘good luck, chance’; cp. óhapp ‘bad fortune’ |
C1 | *xap(p)- |
Far happ, Icel happ, Norw happ, Sw dial happ |
Gaw 438; Cl 143, 892, 1150; WA 3287, 4554 |
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myre | n. | mire | 'mire, swamp' |
mýrr ‘moor, bog, swamp’ |
A1*b | *meuziz |
Far mýri, Icel mýri, Norw myr, Dan, myr, Sw myr, myra |
Gaw 749; Cl 1114; Pat 279; WA 2986 |
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blyþe | n. | 'mercy' |
blíða 'gentleness, kindness, friendliness' |
CC1c | *ƀlīþ- |
Pe 354 |
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messe | n. | mass | 'mass' |
messa 'mass' |
CCC2a | Far messa, Icel messa, Norw messa, messe, Dan messe, Sw messa |
Gaw 1690; Pe 497, 862 |
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ferlyle | adj. | 'marvellous' |
ferligr ‘monstrous’ |
DD1c | (1) *fēr-; (2) *fera; (3) *fer(e)r- |
Cl 1460 |
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knape | n. | knape | 'man, fellow' |
knapi ‘servant boy, valet of a king or great man’ |
CCC3b | *knab/ppan- |
Icel knapi, knap(u)r, Norw knape, Sw dial knape |
Gaw 2136 |
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festnen | v. | fasten | 'make firm, bind' |
cp. fastna ‘to pledge’ |
CC2c | *fastinō(j)an- |
Gaw 1783; Cl 156, 327, 1255; Pat 273 |
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luged | v. | lug | 'lurched' |
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B1 | Norw dial lugga, lugge, Sw lugga |
Cl 443; WA 3942 |
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loupe | n. | loop | 'loop' |
(1) hlaup ‘leap, jump’, hlaupa ‘to leap, jump; run’ |
DD1c | (1) *xlaup- |
(1) Icel hlaup, Norw laup, Dan løb, Sw löp; Far leypa, Icel hlaupa, Norw laupa, Dan løbe, Sw löpa |
Gaw 591 |
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lyndes | n. | 'loins' |
lend 'loin' |
CCC1a | *lanðjō |
Far lend, Icel lend, Norw lend, Dan lænd, Sw länd |
Gaw 139 |
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herber | n. | harbour, habor | 'lodging' |
herbergi ‘inn; closet, room’, |
CCC4a | *xarjaz + *ƀerʒō |
Far herbergi, Icel herbergi, Norw herbyrgi, Dan herberg(e), Sw härberge |
Gaw 755, 812 |
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mynne | adj. | 'less' |
minni ‘lesser, smaller’ |
C1ac | *minnizan- |
Far minni, Icel minni, Norw mindre, Dan mindre, Sw mindre |
Gaw 1881 |
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tom | n. | 'leisure, time, opportunity, delay, pause, interval' |
tóm 'emptiness; (metaphorically) leisure' |
C1c | *tōm- |
Pe 134, 585; Cl 1153; Pat 135; Erk 313 |
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terne | n. | tarn | 'lake, pool' |
tjǫrn 'small lake, pool' |
B1bc | *ternō- |
Far tjørn, Icel tjörn, Norw tjørn, Dan dial tjærn, kjærn, Sw tjärn |
Cl 1041; WA 3860 |
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þarnes | v. | 'lack, be wanting, lose' |
þarfna, þarna 'need, want' |
CC1c | *þarƀ- |
Far tarna, Icel þarfna, Norw tarna |
WA 2709,2859, 3071, etc. |
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teueled | v. | tevel, tavel | 'laboured' |
(1b) tefla 'to play at tables or draughts'; (2) tefja ‘to hinder, delay’ |
D1c | (1) *tafljan-; (2) ?*þafjan- or ?*taƀjan- |
(1b) Far telva, Icel tefla, Norw tevla, Sw tävla; (2) Far tava, Icel tefja, Norw tava |
Cl 1189 |
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teuelyng | n. | tevel, tavel | 'labour, deeds' |
(1b) tefla 'to play at tables or draughts'; (2) tefja ‘to hinder, delay’ |
D1c | (1) *tafljan-; (2) ?*þafjan- or ?*taƀjan- |
(1b) Far telva, Icel tefla, Norw tevla, Sw tävla; (2) Far tava, Icel tefja, Norw tava |
Gaw 1514 |
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knokke | n. | knock | 'knock, blow' |
knoka (v.) ‘to knock, thump’ |
CCC2a | *knok- or *knuk- |
Gaw 2379 |
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knyf | n. | knife | 'knife' |
knífr ‘knife’ |
BB2a | *knīƀ- |
Far knívur, Icel hnífur, Norw kniv, Dan kniv, Sw knif |
Gaw 1331, 1337, 2042; Cl 1104; WA 3024, 4097, 5364 |
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scowtes | n. | scout | 'jutting rocks' |
skúti ‘cave formed by jutting rocks’ |
A1bc | *skūtōn |
Far skúti, Icel skúti, Norw skût |
Gaw 2167 |
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