Modern English to Old English Vocabulary
A abandon anforlætan; forlætan; ofgiefan (5) abbess abbudisse, f. abbot
abbod, m.
abduct forwgan abide anbidian ability cræft; mæð able, be magan about abutan; be (+dat) above onuppan accept onfon accomplish forðian; fremman according to (prep) æfter (+dat) accost nægan acknowledge oncnawan acquaint (s.o. with s.t.) acythan
address næfan admonish manian adorn bywan; fægrian; frætwan; gefrætwan; glengan gyrwan
alien ellorgæst; elþeodig alight lihtan alive cwic all (adj) eall
advance faran (6)
all (adv) eall
advanced gelyfed
allow alyfan
advantage duguð
allowed be allowed to: motan
adversary andsaca, m
almighty ælmihtig
advice ræd, m
alongside onemn
advise læran; gelæran; rædan
also eac; eac swa; eac swelce (swa); swelce eac
advisor rædbora affectionately luflice afflict bysigian; gedrefan affliction myrðu; niþ, m afraid forht
always , adv. a; awa; æfre amid mid amidst onmiddan among betweox, betwux; ongemang
afraid, be ondrædan
ancestor (paternal) rihtfæderencyn
after æfter; ofer
ancestors ieldran
afterwards (adv) æfter; eft
ancient eald; gamol
acquire begietan (sv 5)
again eft; ongean
and ac; and; ond; eac; ge
against on; ongean
angel engel; gast
act gefaran
age (n) ealdor, n
angry hatheart
active (adj) from; hwæt
age (v) forealdian
animal deor
agreeable leof
announce abeodan, sv 2; beodan;
active, be onettan adder nædre
air lyft, f ale ealu
another elra; oðer 1
answer (vb) answarian;andwyrdan (+dat); oncweðan
arrogance byldu; ofermod; ricceter
awesome egeslic awl awel, m.
arrow flan; onga
answer (noun) answaru, f
art list, f
B
anxious nearo
artifice searoþonc
any ænig
ascend
Bachelor hagostealdmon
anything awiht, n.; owiht
ash æsc, m.
anywhere ahwær appear ætywan appearance onsyn, f apply befæstan apply oneself befeolan
astigan
ask ascian; acsian; biddan; frignan (3) asleep fall asleep: onslepan ass assa, m assembly mæðd, n; meðelstede
approach gretan
astonished, be ofwundrian
archer sceotan
at æt
arise arisan (sv 1)
at last ænextan
aristocratic indryhten
attain geferan
back bæc, n; hrycg back (adv) eft; ongean bag fætels, m bait æs, n. bake (vb) abacan; bacan baker bæcere, m band heap bane bana banner fana baptism fulwiht baptismal rite fulluhtþeaw
arm earm, m
attention pay attention to: onmunan
armour herepad
attitude gebæro, n.
bath bæð, n.; gecamp
army fyrd; here; prass, m
audacious frecne
bathhouse burnsele bathe baþian
around abutan
authority onweald, m
arouse aweccan
autumn hærfæst
arrange endebyrdan; gefadian; ge-logian
await abidan (sv 1); bidan; gebidan
arrangement fadung
awaken aweccan; onwæcan
arrest gehætan arrive gelendan
away (adv) from; onweg awe egesa, m
batter cnyssan battle beadu, n.; fæhðo, f; feoht; gefeoht; folcgewin; garræs guð; hild; orlege, m be beon, wesan (irregular) beacon beacen, n. 2
beam beam, m.
belligerent aglæca
bear beran (sv 6)
bellows bielg, m
beast nieten
belly hrif, n
beat beatan
belonging to gelong
beautiful ænlic; fæger; freolic
beloved deore; leof
bind bindan; gebindan; sælan
belt belt, m
binder bindere, m.
bemoan begnornian; mænan
bird bridd; fugol, m
beautify fægrian beauty fægernis become beautiful fægrian become gloomy drysmian bed bedd, n.; leger befall alimpan; gesælan befit gedafenian before (adv) ær, æror, ærest
before (prep) ætforan beforehand foran to beg for giernan begin beginnan (sv 3); onginnan (3)
bench benc, f. bend gebigean; bugan; hyldan; lutan; onbugan; onhnigan bend down: onlutan benefit (v) dugan; fremman benefit (n) duguð fiorm, f.; fremsumnes; nyttnes, f benefit from brucan bequeathe læfan beset besettan besides eac; eac þon
beginning anginn, n.; fruma, m.; or, n
bestower brytta
beguile lytegian
best betst; cyst (n); selest
behind (prep) eæftan (+dat)
better betera
behold behealdan; sceawian
between (prep) betweonan (+dat); betweox
belief ge-leafa
bewail cwiðan
believe geliefan
beyond (prep) begeondan (+dat) bid biddan bin binn
birdlime lim, m bishop biscop bite (v) bitan bite (n) bite, m bitter biter; heard black blæc blacksmith isensmiþ bladder bielg, m. blame (v) lean (6) bless bletsian; segnian; ge-segnian blessed eadig; gesælig; ge-sæliglic; gesælice blessedness eadignes blessing bletsung, f
blind (vb) ablendan, wv 1 blink bryhtm, m bliss bletsung, f.; eadignes; hyht blood blod; heolfor bloody blodig 3
bloom blowan blossom blostma blow blawan blow (n) dynt blow upon bewawan; biwawan bluff næss boar bar, m; eofor board (naut) bord, n. boast beot, n.; gylpword boastful beotlic boasting gylp boat bat; naca, m; sæbat bodily lichomlic body bodig, n.; feorgbold, n; feorhhus, n.; flæschama; lic; lichama boil brædan bold (adj) bald; caf; deor; gedyrstig; frecne boldly baldlice; caflice; cene; modiglice boldness byldu bond
bend
bone ban book
boc
border
mearc, f
bosom bearm, m.; bosm, m.
bridgeguard bricgweard
both ægðer; begen; butu
bridlepath horsweg
in both respects: gehwæðeres both ... and (correl conj) ægðer ... ge; (ægðer) ge ... ge bottle flasce, m boundary
mearc, f
brief medmicel brier brer bright beorht bring beran (sv6); brengan; bringan; gebringan; lædan bring forth acennan; asprytan; forþbringan
bow boga, m.
bring in
bow (v) hyldan; onlutan
bristle
bow down: hnigan; onhnigan
inlædan byrst, f
broad brad broth broþ
boy cnapa; cniht
brother broðor
braid bregdan
buddy gefera
brandish acweccan
build betimbran
brass mæstling
build around bewyrcan
brave caf; cene; collenferð; deor; heard; heardhicgende; heaþodeor heaþorof; hildedeor; modig; secgrof
building edor; foldbold, n; hof, n; reced buildings scurbeorg burden hefigan
bravely caflice; cene; modiglice
burdensome hefigtyme
bread hlaf
burial place byrgen
break brecan
burn byrnan; forbærnan; ontendan
breast breost; ferðloca; hreðerloca bridge bricg
burn down: forbeornan (3) 4
burn up: forbærnan
care for (v) freoþian; gyman
chase bedrifan; ehtan cheerful bliðe
burning bærnett, n.; brond, n.; bryne
care bisgu; cearo, f.; heord, f
cheerfully rotlice
burst
careless recceleas
cheese ciese, m.
carry beran (sv 6); ferian
chest breost; hreðerloca
berstan (sv 3)
bury bebyrgan; bedelfan; burgan busy
bysig
but a; butan, buton; hwæðere; nefne butter butere, f buy bycgan; gebycgan; ceapian; geceapian buy off forgyldan by fram (+dat) by means of: mid
C call ceallian; clipian, clypian; hatan; nemnan call out clipian, clypian can cunnan; magan canon canon cape hoh, m capital heahburg captive hæft, m capture læccan care reccan care about gyman; reccan
carry away; oðberan
chest (i.e. container): scryn
carry out forðian; ge-læstan
chew the cud eodorcan
carve ceorfan (sv 3)
chicken cicen
catch betræppan; fon (7); gefon (7); gehæftan; læccan
child bearn, n.; cild; lytling
cathedral mynster cattle neat, n; nieten; orf, n cause intinga causeway bricg cave eorðscræf; hlæw cellar cleofa certain cuðlic certainly hura chamber bur, m champion cempa chance gesælan change awendan; hwierfan; onhweorfan (3); onwendan chapel gebedhus
childbearing geacnung chill ciele, n chipped sceard choose ceosan church cirice, circe; mynster circuit begong citizens ceasterware; leod, m city burgsteall; burgstede; burgtun; eard city building burgræced city dweller ceasterbuend clash hnitan clasp beclyppan claw grap, f 5
clean (ad) clæne clean (vb) feormian cleanliness clænnis cleanse fæsian cleanser feormynd clear geryman clearly andgitfullice
comfortable sefteadig coming cume
confirm befæstan
command (n) hæs; onweald, m
confront nægan
cliff clif, n. close (adj) nearo
commend bebeodan
close (v) betynan
(be) committed to (s.t.) cnodan
clothe scrydan
coal gled coast særima
confidant gehola, m; runwita
command (v) bebeodan; beodan; hatan
commander heretoga
clothing scrud
confess andettan
community geferscipe, m. companion gefera; heorðgeneat; ge-selda
conflict guðplega, m
conscience ingehygd, f consecrate halgian consolation frofor console frefran consult run consume gefeormian contain belucan
company gedræg; heap
contempt forhognis
cold (ad) cald;
compell abædan
contend lacan; genæstan
cold (n) cald; ciele, n.
complete (adj) full
contest (n) geflit
collapse gedreosan
complete (v) geendian
contest (v) flitan
coffer scryn
colour bleo, n. combatitive aglæca come becuman; cuman; come after æfterfylgan come to pass alimpan comfort (n) eðnis comfort (v) frefran
continue ge-læstan completely clæne; eall; ful
control ge-reccan
comrade eaxlgestealle; gefera; geneat
convenient hyþelic
conceal behydan; deagan; gehydan; miþan
cool (v) colian
concern bisgu concerning be (+dat) conclude betynan conclusion ende
cook coc
copper ar, n corpse
hræw
correct (v) gerihtan correctly rihte corrupt
geblandan 6
costly deorwierþe cottage bur, m coulter culter, m council gemot counsel (n) larcwida counsel (v)
rædan
counsellor
runwita
country eard; folclond; land, lond; londstede courage ellen, n; hige; mod course f.
drohtoð; for,
crime fyren; man; mandrinc; morð; mor;thorn;or
cross oneself segnian; ge-segnian cross gealgu; gealgtreo; rod sign of the cross: rodetacn cross-beam eaxlgespann cruel reþe crust rind cry cyrm, m; hleoðor cuckoo geac
courageous heaþorof; heaþodeor; modig
cudgel sagol
cover (v) besettan; bewreon; bihreosan
cup bune; druncfæt
cunning list, f
damn (vb) awiergan danger frecennis; pleoh, m dangerous frecne; pleolic dare durran daring gedyrstig; frecne dark deorc; fealu darken nipan, genipan darkness heolstor, m; ge-nip; sceadu dart onga dejected hean demon scynscaþa desirable lustbære
curse awiergan
desire geornfulnes; lust, m; neodlaðu
custody heord, f
desiring gelysted
cover with liquid begeotan (sv 2)
cut (n) bite, m.
desolate feasceaftig
cowardly earh
cut (ad) sceard
despair forðencan
crab crabba, m
cut the hair efsian
despondent ormod
craft cræft
cut down aheawan (sv 7); forheawan (7); fyllan; heawan
despoil forhergian
cover (v) helm, m
create scieppan; gescieppan creation frumsceaft; ge-sceaft, f; ge-sceap, f creator meotod; scieppend creature ge-sceaft, f
cut off beheawan cut through forslean (6)
determined higeþigtig determinedly eornoste dash cnossian; (against) cnyssan
D
daughter
dohtor
damage (n) hearm
dawn dægræd 7
day dæg; dogor (poet) day, number of dægrim, n.
defence gebeorg, n.
dig (v) delfan
defend beorgan, gebeorgan; ealgian
digging (n) gedelf
defile afylan
day's work dægweorc, n.
delight dream
days gone by geardagas
deliver (a message) abeodan (sv 2)
days of life ealdordagas
deliver (s.t.) betæcan
daybreak ærdæg, m. dead dead deadly ættryne dear deore; leof death cwalu, f; deaþ ealdorgedæl; forðfor; forðweg; fyl, m. guðdeað, m; lifgedæl
densely nearolice depart afaran, sv 6; geleoran departure forðweg; fromsiþ deprive bedæan (+dat); beniman; bidreosan; biniman; bistelan; deprived befeallen
diligently neodlice diminish lytlian dire ealfelo direct (v) gedihtan; gerihtan directions, in all æghweder dirt greot discard aweorpan disclose iewan; onwreon discover geascian; onfindan disease adl, f disengage geæmetigan
decay afeallan; brosnian
deride ahliehhan (sv 7)
deceitful geap
descent æþelo, np
disgrace bysmor; edwit
deceive bepæcan; beswican; lytegian
deserve geearnian
disgraceful scand
despise forseon
dish disc
despoil behlyþan
dishonourable (adj) arleas
decline dreosan; oðfæstan
destroy bereofan; fordon; forleosan; ofslean
dismount lihtan
decorated fah; geregnad
deviate from ahyldan
deed dæd
devil helsceaða
deep deop
devour ge-etan (5); forswelgan; fretan
decide ge-rædan declare gecyðan
deeply deoplic deer heorot
die gefaran; forðferan
dispense with forþolian dispose endebyrdan dispute geflit dispute (v) flitan distant fierlen distort
aweorpan 8
distress hreðerbealo; nearones; oncyðð
dress (n) hrægl
ease eðnis
drink (v) drincan
easily eaðe
disturb drefan
drink (n) drynce
disturbance myrðu, f
drive bedrifan (sv 1); cnossian; drifan
east east from the east: eastan
dive dufan divine godcund
drive out adræfan (sv 1)
eat brucan; etan (5); ge-etan (5); forswelgan
drown besencan
eat up fretan
dumb dumb
divinity godcundnes
ebb-tide
during on
edge
do don; gefremman
dust dust; greot
edit endebyrdan
dwell buan
eel
dwelling byht; eardgeard
eight eahte
divinely godcundlice
do without: forþolian doctrine lar
door duru, f
E
down dun; ofdune
each ægðer; ælc; gehwa; gehwelc
dragon draca; wyrm drape with (s.t.) behon
ebba
ecg
æl, m.
either gehwæðer
donor goldgiefa
drag bregdan
gefeormian;
eager eallgearo; fus (+gen); georn; geornful
elders
ieldran
eleventh endlyfta else elles ember gled embrace (v) beclyppan; clyppan
eagerly georne; geornlice
embrace (n) fæðm
eagle earn, n
emperor casere
ear eare
employment notu, f
draw (a sword) bregdan
earlier æror
empty (adj) æmettig
dreadful atelic; egeslic
early morning ærnemergen
empty (vb) geæmetigan
dream gemætan
earn geearnian
enclose befon (sv 7); lucan
drench begeotan (sv 2); besteman; beswillan
earnestly eornoste
draw ateon draw near nealecan
dress (v) gyrwan
earth eormengrund; eorð folde; grund, m; hruse, f; molde, f
enclosure burg, byrig; geard; hege; loc, n 9
encounter (n) gemot encounter (v) metan encourage byldan end ende end (v) endow
geendian ge-godian
enemy andsaca, m.; feond, m.; feondsceaþa, m; fynd, feond England Angelcynn English, the
Engle
English (adj) Englisc English language Engliscgereorde enjoy brucan; notian enmity fæhðo, f; feondræden, f.
entrap besyrwan; betræppan
every one (pro) æghwa; gehwa
entreat giernan
everything
entrust betæcan
everywhere æghweder; gehær
entry ingong, m. envelop bewindan (sv 3) equip gescyrpan error gedwol; gedwyld escape losian
ætberstan;
especially
huru
fægernis
except
butan, buton
eternal
exhort manian; gemanian
ece
husl
entirely clæne; eall; fullice
excellence
exemplar
eucharist
entire full
example gebisnung; bysen, f
esteem eahtian
enrage gebelgan; gremian
entice atyhtan
examination sceawung
except (con) nefne; nemne; nymþe
ece
entertainment gomen
examine beseon; geondsceawian
establish arædan; astellan; (a truce) fæstnian; onstellan
eternally
ensnare beswican; besyrwan
exalt onhebban
excellent ærgod; betlic
essential niedbeðearf
enough genog
enraged bolgenmod
æghwa
even efne; furþum evening æfen; æfentid, f. evening speech æfenspræc,f event
gelimp
eventually ever
ænextan
adræfan
experience
gebidan
experienced
frod
extend ryman
astreccan;
explain
reccan
exult 6) eye
æfre
everlasting
exile
bysen, f
ahliehhan (sv eage, n.
ece F
every
ælc fable
leasung 10
face andwlita, m.; onsyn, f fade searian fail abreoðan faith
ge-leafa
faithful ge-leafful fall m
fyl, m.; hryre,
fast (v)
fasten besmiþian; fæstnian; gefæstnian; sælan fat
fæt
fatal
ættryne
fated
fæge
father
false
leas
fall befeallan; crincgan (sv 3); feallan; gefeallan; hreosan fall apart (sv 3) fall off
berstan afeallan
fæstan
fæder
fear (v) forhtian fearful egeslic feast gebeorscipe; fyllo, f feðer
feel
famine
hungor
fell (v) fyllan
famous
mære
fellowship geferscipe, m
fare
feran
farmer farming fast (adj) fast (n) fast (adv)
ierþling eorþtilþ fæst fæsten fæste
fic
feohte, f
figleaf
ficleaf
file (n)
feole
file (v)
feolian
fill (v) fyllan
fyllan; ge-
fill (n)
fyllo, f
gefelan
cynn
as far as: oð
fig
fifteg
fill up
family
feor
fifty
fight (n)
familiar
far (adv)
fiercely grimme; heardlice
fear (n) ege, m; fyrhtu
feed afedan; fedan
feor
fierce biter; gram; grim; heard; reþe
fight (v) feohtan (3); gefeohtan (3); lacan
feather
far (adj)
æcer, m; feld,
favour ar, f; geearnung; milts
fame hlisa, m; mærðu, f cuð
field m.
filled (adj)
fence
hege
festivity mondream fetch gefecgan; fetian
full
find findan; gemetan find fault with: lean (6) find out: cunnian; gefrignan (3) finger finger, m.
fetter clomm, clamm, n.; feter, f.
fingernail nægl
feud
fire brond, n.; bryne; lig
few lyt
fæhðo, f feawe; hwon;
fiction
leasung
firm (adj) fæst firmly (adv) fæstlice 11
first (adj) ærest; fyrmest
flow around beflowan
first (adv) forma
fly
ærest;
fly away
firstborn frum bearn, n. fish (n) fisc, m fish (v)
fiscian
fisherman, fiscere, m fitness
mæð, f
fitting gedefe; riht; gerisenlic fittingly
fleogan (2)
gerisenlice
fodder
ætfleogan fodor
forð
food bileofa; fodor; mete foolish
dol; dysig
for, in place of fore (+dat) forbid (2)
forbeodan
fleet
ford
fling
bregdan
float
fleotan
flood (n) floor
flod, m
flet; flor, m
flow (v) (2);
flowan
flow (n) gang, m
foul
ful
four
feower
fourteen feowertyne
free (vb) geæmetigan
fot, m
force cræft; mæenþise
fleam, m;
forð
fowler
flee fleon (2); forbugan (2); sceacan
flight flyht
forth
foolishness dysignes
footstep fotstapol
sciphere
forsee foresceawian
forward
dysignese
fæst
flasce, m
forlætan
folly
fixed
flask
forsake
forliger
fæsten
foot
libgysig
fornication
fortress
fif
flammable
geo
follow æfterfylgan; folgian; fylgan; læstan
five
flame lig
formerly
ford, m
foreign elþeodig foremost fyrmest forest holt; holtwudu forever, adv. a; awa; æfre forgive
forgiefan
forgiveness forgifenes form (n)
hiw
fuglere
free (adj) freo; freolic frequent gelome frequently geneahhe freight hlast friend freond; heorðgeneat; gehola, m friendless freondleas friendship freod, f friendly bliðe; bliðemod; hold friendship freondscipe from æt; fram (+dat); of (+dat) from afar feorran from here
heonon 12
from near
nean
from the north norðan from within innan frost forst, n.; hrim, m frosty
hrinde
frozen
freorig
gem gimm, m; searogim generous cystig
go faran (6); feran; gan; gongan (7); hweorfan go mad
gentle liþe; monðwære
awedan
goad
get begietan (sv 5); gegongan (7) gesture
gebære
get up
astandan
fulfilment gefillednys
ghost
gast
full (adj) full
giant
ent; eoten
fully
fullice
gift
giefu, f
furious
reþe
gird
gyrdan
further
furþur
goat
gad, f gat
goathair gatehær goblet god
bune god, n.
godson
godsunu
gold
gold, n.
goldsmith good
goldsmiþ
god
give forgiefan; giefan (5)
good deed
fremu, f
G
give birth
goodness
god
gain begietan (sv 5)
give thought
gallop ærnan; hleapan (7)
give up
gallows gealgu; gealgtreo game gomen; huntoþ gannet
ganet
garden neorxenawang
acennan hogian
alecgan
give way abugan; onirnan (3) given giver
gifeðe brytta
goods
gore
helofor
gospel
godspel
grace
ar
gracious grain
god
glæd hold
corn
gladly bliðelice; lustfullice
granted by fate gifeðe
glas
grapple genæstan
glæs
garment hrægl; reaf
gleeming scir
grasp
gate
glide
grave byrgen; eorðscræf; græf; moldern, n
gather
geat, n ge-gaðerian
gathering
sriþan
glorious glory f
mære
blæd; mærðu,
great rice
grap, f; gripe
mæst; micel;
greatest
mæst 13
greatly
miclum
guardian
greedy grædig
gifre;
guardianship hyrdræden, f
green
grene
guilty H
grey
hail (v)
grey-haired feaxhar; gomelfeax; har grief hearm; oncyðð grim grimly grind
grove
halettan
hægl
hailstorm
hæglfaru
half healf
grindan
hand
folde; bearu
grow, grow up aweaxan (sv 7) grow dark genipan
nipan,
grow old forealdian
grow pale
folme; hand, f
hang
hon
happen alimpan; befeallan; limpan; gelimpan; ge-sælan happily happiness sæl, m/f
blacian
ge-sælice bliss, f;
hard forheard; heard hardship earfoð
grow old ealdian
hardship, time of earfoðhwil
bewitan
hreading, f
hasten efstan; onettan hasten away: sceacan hateful
atol; lað
hatred
niþ, m agan; habban
hawk
hafoc
head hafela; heafod headland
gedeorf;
næss
headless heafodleas heal
halian; hælan
healthy
grow desolate dreorgian
guard
hæpse
have to: sculan
hangian; hon
hanged, be
hasp
have
handgrip mundgripe
happy fægen; gesæliglic
grow over beweaxan
harness gerædu
haste
grimme
biter
derian
harp gleobeam; hearpe
hall dryhtsele; gifheall; goldsele, m; heall, f; reced; sæ, n; sele
grip clomm, n; clamm, n; grap, f.; gripe ground grunde
hail
harm (n) bealo, n.; frecennis; hearm harm (v)
fah; scyldig
greet gretan; halettan græg; har
hyrde
halwende
hear hieran; gehieran hearing
gehyrnes, f
hearsay
gefræge
heart breostcofa; breosthord; ferðloca; heorte, f; hige; hordcofa, m hreþer, n; modsefa; sefa, m 14
heat
hat, n
high
heah
horrible
heathen
hæþen
hide (n)
heaven rodor
heofon, m;
hide (v) behydan; deagan; hydan
horse eoh; hengest; hors, n; mearh
heavenly heofonlic
hill
heavy
himself, herself self
horseguard renweard host
hinder
ge-lettan
hostage gisl
hither
hider
hostile bealohydig; gram
hefig
hedgehog heed
igl
onmunan
heel hoh, m heirloom hell
laf, f
hell, f helm, m
helmet
help (v) fultumian; ge-fultumian; fylstan (+dat); helpan help (n) fultum; geoc; help, f hence
heonon
herder
hyrde
here (adv)
her
hereafter
heræfter
heresy gedwol; gedwyld heretic gedwolmann hero hæeþ, m; hererinc, m herring hew
hæring
heawan
hidden
deogollice
hiding place heolstor, m
hyd
atelic
beorg, m.; dun
hoard (n)
hord, m
hoard (v)
hydan
hoarfrost
hrim, m.
hoarse
has
hoary
har
holy
husl
hostility hot
anda
hat hu
however
gebindan
holly holen holly
fyrhtu
how
hold habban; heabban; gehealdan hold fast
horror
house
hwæðere
hus; sele
human beings
humble eadmod; eaðmod humble (v)
holen
firas
hnæan
humbly eadmolice; eaðmodlice
halig
home (adj) ham
humiliating
home (n)
hundred
hund
homeland eard; eþel
hunger
hungor
homewards
hunt (n) huntoþ
hunta;
hunting
huntoþ
ham
ham
honourable arweorðe; gerisenlic honourably (adv) arlice
huntsman
hook
I
horn
angel, m horn, m
I, me, my min
heanlic
hunta
ic, me, 15
icecold isceald
hrimceald;
icicle idle if
hrimgicel idel
gif
ignorant læwede
dysig;
incline onlutan
increase (n)
image anlicness, f; onlicnes, f imagine
asmeagan
imitate geæfenlæcan
gebicnian
infantry
feða
infect
geblandan
ingenuity searoþnc inhabit
imminent
innocent
neah
afysan (wv gebetan hatheort
laf, f
hynan; bealo, n. bilewit
inquire
frignan (3)
inside (adv) inne insolently
in; orhlice
into
tæc
on
invite iron
laðian isen
elpendban
inspire
in addition to
institute (v) onstellan
eac foran to
in front of ætforan; biforan (+ dat) incarnation menniscnis hwettan
intact
onbærnan
javelin
gafeluc
jewel gimstan
eorcanstan;
jewelry
join
joint
joke
eorcanstan
lucan banloca gleowian
journey
for, f
joyfully glædlice; gliwstafum joyous
gehal
intelligence orþonc
joy bletsung, f; dream; hyht; liss; sæl, m/f
inspiration inbryrdnes
in
in (prep) binnan; in (+dat); on
incite
interval
ivory
inheritance
injury
in advance
intersection eaxlgespann
island ealond; eglond
buan
injure sceðan
impulsive
hwætred;
inhabitants landbuend
immigration ingong, m.
in (adv)
cyðan
intention gehygd; ingehygd, f
J
immediate hrædlice
improve
eaca
indicate
inform
illustrious mære
impel 1)
onhyldan;
gloædmod
judge (v) deman andgit;
judgment
dom, m.
intelligently andgitfullice
judgment day domdæg; domesdæg
intend myntan
jurisdiction onweald, m
hogian;
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justice
riht
ladder
hlæder
lament begnornian; cwiðan
K
keel
ceol
lake
keen
cene
land (n)
keep
healdan
land gelendan
mere land, n
keeper
hyrde
language
kidnap
forwegan
lap
kill acwellan; cwellan; gefyllan; heawan; hynan; ofslean killer kin kind
bana
-geþiode
bearm, m.
large
micel
larger: mara Latin
læen
laugh
hliehhan
cynn; cyþþ
laugh at: ahliehhan
gecynd; cynn
kind (adj) glæd; liþe; milde; monðwære
laughter
kindness
lawful
gecynde
lay (n)
læwede
lay (v)
lecgan
liss
kindle onæan; onbærnan; ontendan king
cyning
kingdom rice kiss
cyneric;
cyssan
knee
cneo, n
knit
bregdan
law
hleahtor
æ, f
lay down
alecgan
lay hold of begietan (sv 5) lay waste
awestan
lead lædan; gelædan
know, know how to cunnan
leader ealdor, m.; folctoga; heafodman; heretoga; leodfruma
knowledge ongytenes, f
leap
L
hleapan
leap upon: gehleapan (7)
leap up: ahleapan (sv 7) learn learnian; geleornian learn (by asking) geascian; gefrignan (3) learning least
liornung
læsst
leather bag m.
bielg,
leave afaran, sv 6; læfan; geleoran leave unfulfilled aleogan leggings
leþerhose
lent
lencten
less
læs; læssa
lest
þy læs þe
let
lætan
let go
forlætan
letter
ærendgewrit
liberate lichen lie
onlysan ræg
licgan; restan
life ealdor, n.; feorh, n.; lif; lifdagas life-sustaining frþfriðende lift lædan lift up ahebban (sv 7); hebban; ræran 17
light
leoht; scima
loss
demm, m
like
gelic; gelice
lost (be, get)
likewise eac swa
loud
limb
loud (adv
lim, n; liþ
limited
mæte
linen
linen
listen hieran; hlystan; gehlystan literature
boccræft
little lytel
fea; hwon; lyt;
live
libban
losian
hlud hlude
loudly
hlude
love (n) frendscipe; lufu love (v) lufian
freogan;
loved
felaleof
lover
freond
lovingly
freondlice
livestock
orf, n
lower
lo (inter)
hwæt
loyal
hold
luck
hælo, f
load
hlast
lobster lock
loppestre belucan; lucan
lock (n) log
hæpse
beam, m.
long (adj) long
lang,
long ago geara
ealdes;
longing look
lumber
healwudu
lurk
lutian
lust
lust, m
lying
leasung
langoþ beseon
lord drihten; frea, m; freadryhten; goldgiefa; goldwine; heorra; hlaford dryhtlic
magnificence onmedla magnificent dryhtlic maiden mægð
fæmne;
maintain gehealdan make
make glad gef&elig;nian make known acythan; cyðan; gecyðan make use of neotan make wet besteman
mann
male
anda; niþ,
malice m
beorn, m.; man esne, m; guma; mann; hæle, m; leod, m; mann, m; mæcg; reordberend; rinc; scealc, m; secg binn
manger
mankind feorhcynn, n.; foldbuend; mancynn many
fela; manig
many a: manig
M
look at: sceawian
lordly
onhyldan
make famous mæran
don; macian
make beautiful gef&elig;rian
maple
mare
hlin myre, f
marsh fen; fenhlið; mor marvel
ofwundrian
master hlaford
frea;
masterless hlafordless may
motan 18
mead medodrinc; meodo meadhall meodoheall
in the middle of: onmiddan midnight middeneaht, f
munuchad monasticism munuchad money
meaning
andgit, n.
might
measure
gemet
mighty
meat
flæscmete
meditate geondþencean mediation
run
monastery mynster monastic orders
miht mihtig
feoh; sceatt
milestone milgemearc milk
monk
melcan
munuc
monster sceadugenga
meet findan; metan; gemetan
mind ferð; hige; mod; gemynd
month
mindful
gemyndig
moor
mor
meet with geferan
mingle
gemengan
more
ma; mara
meeting
misdeed
gemot
misdæd, f
meetingplace meðelstede
miserable earmlic; earmsceapen
melt
miserably earmlice
gemeltan
memory men
gemynd
ælde, mp
milde;
mercy ar, f; mildheortnes; milts message ærende, n.; ærendgewrit messenger ar, m.; ærendraca; boda metre mew
iermðu
misfortune m; gelimp
merchant ciepemann merciful mildheort
misery
gemet mæw
midday
middæg
middle
midd
demm,
misleading gedwolsum missile scotung
flan;
monað
any more than: þon ma þe moreover eac swelce (swa); swelce eac; eac þon morning most mostly moth
morgen r
mæst mæste moð&eht;e, f
mother
modor
ge-nip
mound
hlæw
mock bysmerian; gebysmerian
mount (7)
gehleapan
moderate medmicel
mountain beorg, m.; dun; munt
moderately,
mountainside beorghliþ, n
mist
mid gemete; gemetlice
mountain slope beorghliþ, n 19
mountain stream fyrgenstream mountainwood fyrgenholt mourn gnornian; murnan mouth
muð
move astyrian; onhreran much micel
miccle;
must, be obliged sculan much (n)
micel, n
mudcrust
lamrind
multiply gemanigfealdan multitude menigu murder
dryht; morþor sceard
my, mine
min
N
nail, fingernail nægl nacod
name (n)
nature
gecynde cynd
navy flothere; sciphere near (adj) neah; nean near (adv) neah
nama, m
nightcrawler sceadugenga nightshift nihtweorc, n
nearby
gehende
nightwork nihtweorc, n
necessary niedbehefe; niedbeðearf
ninety
neck hals, m
nobility eorlscipe; indrhyto, f
need
beþurfan
needle
nædl
neglect
forlætan
neighbourhood neawest neither naþer; nohwæðer neither ... nor ne .... ne; nohwæðer ... ne nephew net
nefa
nett, n
narrative ge-recednis
new newly
no
na; næfre
niwe niwan
hundnigontig
na; nic
noble æðele; cynelic; freolic; hærlic; indryhten noble kinsman: freomæg
recceleas
nevertheless hwæðere; noht þon læs
nation folc, n; leodscipe; mægð
night niht, f; nihthelm
nightwatch nihtwaco
never
nearo
oðer
gehende
name (v) hatan; nemnan
narrow
next
near to (+dat)
negligent
mutilate
naked
natural
nobleman ealdorman; eorl nobly
manlice
noise
breahtm
none nænig noon
middæg
nor even ne eac nor
ne ... ne
northwards nostril not
norð
nosþyrl
ne; nic; noht
not at all; by no means 20
na; nateshwon; næs; nealles; noht nothing nawiht
nanwuht;
notorious
offer beodan; gebeodan; offrian; ge-offrian offer up: geoffrian
mære
offering offrung
now nu now that: nu O
oppressive
hefig
or hwæþer þe; oþþe
lac;
oratory
gebedhus
ordain hadian; gescrifan
office had
oak tree actreo, m
offspring eafore; ofspring; sæd
oar
ar, f
often
oath
að
oil
oppose ongeanstandan
geneahhe; oft ele, m
order (n) endebyrdnes, f; fadung; had (=religious order); hæs
obedience gehiersumnes
old eald; frod; gamol
order hatan
obey hieran; hiersumian; gehiersumian
on (adv)
origin æþelo, np; ; gecynd
obliged, be sculan observe
healdan
observer m
sceawere,
on
on
on (+d,a)
on this side of (prep) behionan one
one (indef pro) man only (conj) buton
occasion
only (adv)
mæl; sæl
occupation (=worry) bisgu
onto
butan, efne
on
bysigian open (adj)
ocean current sæstream ocean path, route brimlad
ornamented fæted; ge-regnad orthodox rihtgeleaffull
otherwise elcor; elles
open ought to
gelimp
ocean geofon, m/n; gelagu; mereflod
ornament fæt; frætwe (pl); hyrst, f
other oðer
on
onward (adv) occurrence
bysen, f
ornament (v) frætwan
an
obtain begietan (sv 5); gegongan
occupy
original
open (v) geryman
sculan
openian; outcast (adj)
outcry gebære, n.
openly (adv) openlice opponent m opportunity
fah
over
andsaca,
ofer (+dat/acc)
overcome ofercuman
byre 21
overconfidence ofermod overhang oferhelmian
overshadow oferhelmian beridan
own (adj) own ox
agen
agan oxa, m
oxherd (a useful word in modern English) oxanhierde, m P
pain
gieldan
payment peace
overrun gegongan (7); ofergan
overtake
pay
sar; sarnes
painful
sar; sarlic
pantry hedærn
cleofa;
sceatt
freod, f; frið
peasant ceorl penetrate
feolan
penitence
dædbot, f
penance
dædbot, f
people firas; folc, n.; leode perceive oncnawan; ongietan (5) perform began (anom); dreogan; gelæstan
pity mildheortnes place logian
lecgan; ge-
plan
hicgan
plated
fæted
pleasant fæger; leof; lustbære; lustbære pleasantly
fægere
please
lician
plenty
fyllo, f
plough
erian
ploughman ierþling
perish gecringan, gedreosan; forweosan; losian
ploughshare scear
permanence fæstnung
plunder (v)
plunder
plural
permit alyfan; lætan
herehuð, f rypan
menifealdlice
person
mann
poem leoð; leoðsong
paradise neorxenawang, n
pertain
belimpan
pardon
pervade geondhweorfan (3)
part
arian (wv 2) dæl
part (v) party
sceadan gebeorscipe
past (n) geardagas pastime gomen pasture læs, f path foldweg; pæð, m
phrase (v) pike
gefadian
hacod
poet
scop
poetics
leoðcræft
poetry leoð; leoðsong; scopgereord point
ord, m
piety arfæstnis, f; æfæstness, f;
poisonous
pious
polish bywan
pit
æfæst seaþ
ættryne
polisher feormynd
piteable
earmlic
pomp
onmedla
pitiably
earmlice
ponder geondþencean 22
pool hringmere (circular); mere poor pope
earm papa, m
portent beacen, n.; niðwundor agan
possessions pouch
properly rihte
prepared
prosperity ar, f
gearo
present (adj; as in "the present day")
population burhwaru
possess
prepare bywan; gearcian; gearwian; ge-gearwian; gyrwan
æht, f
fætels, m
pound (n)
pund, n
preserve gehealdan press out oðspringan presume medan ge-lettan
pound (vb) beatan
previously ært1anðe, ært1æmt1e
pour
pride gylp; ofermod
geotan
power mægen; miht; onweald, m
priest mæssepreost; preost, m
powerful rice
prince æþeling; ealdor, m.; leod, m
mihtig;
practise began (anom)
prison carcern; clustor
praise (v) eahtian; herigean
proceed astigan; gefaran; feran
pray
gebiddan
prayer gebed, n. preach bodian precede foregangan (7) precious deore precious stone eorcanstan preordain foresceawian
æht
prostrate (adj) neowol protect beorgan, gebeorgan; bewerian; freoþian; ge-nerian
andweard; ondweard
prevent
property
proclaim mærsian
protection helm, m; hleo; mundbyrd protective clothing hleosceorp protector
proud
hleo gilphladen
provide foresceawian; gefremman provisions f
metsung,
public folclic pugnacious aglæca pull
bregdan
pure clæne; hluttor purge fælsian
produce acennan; atyhtan; forþbringan
purity
profound deop
purpose inwitþanc (hostile); modgeþanc
profoundly
deoplic
promise (vb) behatan (sv 7); gehatan
clænnis
pursue æfterfylgan; ehtan push scufan
promise (n) gehat, n
put
proper gerisenlic
put to flight aflyman
gecynde;
ge-logian
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Q
queen
cwen, f
quick caf; hraðe; hwæt quickly (adv) arodlice; færlice; hrædlice; ofstlice; recene
readily geare; georne; geornlice
relate mænan; reccan
ready gearo
fus (+gen);
relative mæg
magan;
realize
onfindan
release lysan
alysan;
rebuilder receive onfon
betend, m. ge-geopan;
recently
niwes
R
recite
Race cynn rage grymetian
reckless
recceleas
recognize oncnawan
rain rinan raise ahebban; ræran raise up, raise aloft hafenian; hebban; onhebban ram
gieddian
ramm, m
recommend bebeodan; befeolan; red
relics
haligdom
religion æfæstness, f; halignes religious
godcund
relinquish remain
alecgan
restan
remain behind belifan remain standing ofstondan
read red-stained: readfah
remedy (v) gebetan remedy (n)
bote, f
rancour inca, m
redeem lysan; onlysan
ransom
regal cynelic
remember gemunan; gemyndgian
rare selcuþn
regally cynelic
remind gemanian
ravage awestan; bereofan; forhergian; hergian
region mearc, f; sceat, m
remnant
ravaging
lysan
hergung
raven hremm ravenous
gifre
raw grene; hreaw reach
geræcan
reach out: ræcan read
arædan; rædan
regret
besargian
regular
regollic
reign (n)
rice
reign (v) ricsian reject
forseon
rejoice gefeon rejoicing
gægnian; fægen
laf, f
remove afierran, aferran (wv 1); astyrian; aswipan; forniman rend
scieran
render areccean; gieldan (3) renew niwian render useless aidligan renounce anforlætan 24
repay
leanian
riddle
repel
abaedan
ride
repent
behreowsian
giedd ridan
ride up to
beridan
replenish
gefyllan
right
reproach edwit
ætwitan;
righteous rihtwis
reputation lastword
hlisa, m;
riht
righteousness
rescue ahreddan; hreddan
ring beag, m.; hring rise up
hlifian
risk (n)
pleoh
resound dynnan; hlimman; hlynsian
rivalry
geflit
rest (n)
river ea, f; lagustream
resolute (adj) anræd; heard; hygerof
rest, f
rest (v) restan; gerestan restore
niwian
restorer
betend, m.
restrain
abædan
resurrection
ærist
retainer dryhtguma; selesecg return
gecierran
return (n)
eftsið
reveal cyðan; onwreon revelry breahtm; mondream
riverbank easteð; ofer roar grymetian; hlimman roast (v) brædan rob bereofan; forstelan robber m
feondsceaþa,
roebuck rolling
ra gelac
rædan
ruler anwealda, m; ealdorman; heretema run rush
ærnan; irnan ræsan
S
sack abrecan sacrifice (n) lac; offrung sacrifice (v) geoffrian sad dreorig; geocor; geomor; geomormod; hygegeomor; ormod; sarlic sadfaced dreorighleor sadhearted hygegeomor sadness safe
geomerung
hal
sailor brimliðend; brimmann; flota, m; flotman; lidmann; s&aelida; sæmann; særinc saint
halga; sanct
salmon leax
rood rod roof
rule
hrof
salt sealt
row (v) rowan
salt-maker sealtere, m
rowing
rewett, n
salutary
reward (v) leanian
ruin (n)
hryre, m
same
rich
ruinous
hreorig
sanctuary herig
revile
bysmerian
fæt
halwende
ilca; self
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sand
sandceosol
satisfy
fyllan
save ahreddan; beorgan; gebeorgan; hælan; hreddan; generian
seed
sæd
set up: asettan
seize begietan; cepan; fon (7); geniman; oferfon
severely miclum
seldom
shadow
self
seldon
shade scead; sceadu
shaft
self
sceadu
sceaft, m
say cweðan; gecweðan; secgan; ge-secgan
self-employed hlafordleas
shake asceacan; acweccan; bifian
saying
sell ciepan
shame scand; scomu, f
cwide
scholar bocere; leornere
send asendan; onsendan
scorn
forhicgan
send forth onsendan
sculpt
ceorfan
sea brim; flot, n; geofon, m/n; holm; holm; hwælweg; sæ seabird fleotend seagull
shape
hiw
share dælan sharpen
brimfugol;
sepulchre n
mæw
sequence endebyrnes, f
sea voyage sea water
sæfor lagu
seamonster m
search
andgit, n
shamefully huxlice
separate (v) gedælan
sealane brimlad; lagulad, f
seaman
sense
fysan;
shameful bysmorful; heanlic
nicor,
flota, m. secan
moldern,
serious geomormod serpent
nædre
servant cniht
cnapa;
service
manræden
grindan (3)
shatter
gebrecan
sheath
sceð, f
shed sheep
scipen, n sceap, n
sheepfold
loc, n
shellfish sciellfisc
set (vb) asettan; oðfæstan set an example: bisnian, gebisnian
shelter (n) scurbeorg
hleo;
shepherd sceaphierde, m shield bord, n; scield
search for: secan
secret deogol; dyrne see
sceawian
seek secan; gesecan
set in motion: hreran set out on a journey: siþ asettan; feran; fundian
shine
scinan
shining beorht; goldbeorht ship ceol; flota, m; scip; merehengest; naca, m; sæbat 26
shipwreck forlidennes, f
single (adj)
anlepe
scealc, m; sceotan; secg
shoe sco
sink (cause to) besencan
shoes gescy, n.p.
sir
leof
someone
shoemaker scowyrhta
size
micelnes, f
something hwa; hwæhwugu
skilful
shoot fysan; ofsceotan; sceotan shore
ofer
shoulder
eaxle
shout ceallian; clipian, clypian shouting hream shove
clypung;
scufan
ge-rad
skill cræft; list, f; orþonc; searoþonc skin rind
fell, n; hyd; lutian lyft, f; rodor
slaughter (v) ofsniðan slay
slayer bana
shower
small
shrine
scur scryn
son
bearn, n; eafora leoð; leoðsong
soon hraðe sore sar
sorrow cearo; hearm; inwidsorH sorrowful hreocearig; sarig
mæte
smaller
hwa
sorely sare
ofslean; sægan
show ætywan; gecyðan; iewan
ænlic
somewhere forhwega
song
skulk sky
solitary
læssa
soul
gast; sawol
shrink scrincan
smash
gebrecan
sound (n) hleoðor
sibling
snake
nædre
sound (v) galan
snare
grin
snow
hrið
space of a foot fotmæl
sick
geboren
healf, f
sickness
adl, f.
sign (n) beacen, n.
snowswept
signify
gebicnian
soak
similar
gelic
solace
simple (adj) sin
anfeald
fyren; leahtor
sinner
manshliht
sing asingan; singan; galan; gieddian
hryðig
beswillan frofor
soldier beorn, m.; cempa; fyrdrinc; guðrinc, m; hererinc, m; hildemecg, m; hilderinc, m; hiredmann; hyse, m.; lindwigend; rinc;
spacious spare
ansund;
brad; geap
arian (wv 2)
speak gecweðan; hleoðrian; maðelian; mælan; gemælan speak of
mænan
spear franca; gafeluc; gar; ord species gecynd spectral
gæstlic 27
speech giedd; gereord
stand fixed ætstandan
speech, make a maðelian;
stand up
spirit ferð; gast; mod; modsefa spirited
modwlonc
spiritual
gastlic
spiritually gastlice splendid betlic splendour
gleomu
sport (n)
gomen
sport (v)
gelac
spread
brædan
spring (n)
lencten
spring (v) spring apart: onspringan spring open: onirnan (3) sprout
asprytan
stab ofstician; ofstingan staff m
sagol; sceaft,
stain (vb) stained
afylan fah; -fah
stake (a claim) mærsian stand alongside bestandan
astandan
stalk
bestealcian
start 3)
beginnan (sv
statement
cwide
steadfastly steadily steal
fæstlice
fæstlice
forstelan
step forth ætsteppan still (adv)
giet
stir hreran (cf. Du "roeren); onhreran stir up
drefan
stoop
lutan
stop
ætstandan
hnitan
strip behlyþan; ongyrwan strike down gefyllan strong from
forstrang;
stronghold burg, byrig; fæsten student study
leornere leornian
submit bugan; gebugan succeed
storeroom
hedærn
storm (v)
abrecan
storm (n)
scur
fon to rice
succession endebyrnes, f sudden færlic suddenly suffer
storekeeper ciepemann
story
stag hæstapa; heorot
strike
færlice
dreogan
suitable gehæp; gelimplice; gemæc; gerisenlic summon bonnan; clipian, clypian; laðian
ge-recednis supplies
metsung, f
straighten gerihtan supply onstal, n stranger
gyst, m support (n)
stream
fultum
flod, m
strength mægen
ellen, n;
support (v) fultumian surface
stretch out astreccan
sceat, m
surround began (anom); bewyrcan
strife orlege, m 28
survey geondsceawian
teacher lareow; magister, m
survive belifan; gedygan
teaching
swallow
gegeopan
sweep away aswipan swift
from
swiftly
swimmer
fleotend
swimming pool burnsele
sword bill, n.; ecg; guðbill, n; iren; mece beacen, n.
T
Table beod, m.; bord, n. tailor
seamere
taint
geblandan
take don; niman; geniman take away
forniman
take heed
geman
take out take up
ateon onfon
taste byrigan; onbyrigan teach læran
scieran
læran; ge-
thrust
sceotan
tell asecgan; reccan; secgan
tide flod, m; mereflod
temple
tilling
herig
terrible terrified
læne
atol
gæstlic eþel
terror broga, m; ege, m; egesa, m test
fandian
the, that þæt
se, seo,
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therefore
forðy
they (indef pro) man think hicgan; hogian; myntan thought hige; gehygd threat beot, n.; feorhbealo, . threatening beotlic throne cynestol; giefstol through throughout
geond geond
eorþtilþ
time first, m.; hwil; -hwil; mæl; sæl for a long time: lange; langlice
anforht
terrifying territory
swing open onbregdan
symbol
tear (v)
sceaotan
throw away: aweorpan
lar
temporary
hrædlice
throw
timid
forhtmod
tired
meðe
together ætgædere; ætsomne; endemes; geader; samod toil
gedeorf
too
clæne
touch æthrinan; gretan; hrepian; hreppan; hrinan; geræcan tower (v)
hlifian
town burg, burig; burgtun; burgsteall; ceaster track last trade
feorhlast, m; cræft
translate areccean; awendan trap
betræppan 29
trapping
hyrst, f
trappings
turn away: bugan
gerædu U
travel
faran (6)
treasure beahhord, n.; goldhord, m; hord, n.; maðm treasurer-giver maþþumgyfa tree
beam, m.
Tremble
bifian
tribute gafol, n; manræden troop
heap
trouble (v) bysigian; gedrefan trouble (n) cearo, f; myrðu; niþ, m troubled earmcearig; hreoh; hreocearig troublesome hefigtyme
Uncle
eam
grið
trust
geliefan
unclothe
ongyrwan
uncooked
grene
understand asmeagan; gecnawan; forstandan; ongietan (5) undress
unhappy unhurt
heardselig hal
unimportant unique
leohlic
unite
geanlæcan
unity
annis, f
unless
nymþe hwænne; oð
unyoke
ongeocian
up to: oð on
cunnan byden
tumult gedræg; gelac turn hweorfan; hwierfan; gehwierfan; oncierran turn around: nhwyrfan
dugan
usefulness
nyttnes, f utensil
fæt
utility
nytt, f
utter acweðan (sv 5); gecwðan utterance cwidegiedd utterly clæne; eallunga V
ænlic
upon tub
ongyrwan
unfortunate heardlice
up try
useful
sceota, m
truce
fiorm, f;
useful, be
until trout
use (n) nytt, f
vain
idel
valley
denu, f
valuable deorwierþe various manigfeald; mislic; missenlic vat
fæt
vein
æder, f
venom
attor, m.
venture
ge-neþan
upright
rihtwis
vernacular
uproar
cyrm, m
verse
fers, n.
urge manian; gemanian
very (adv) geneahhe
use (v) befæstan; brucan; neotan; notian
very much vice viewing
folclic
ful; ealfela
leahtor sceawung 30
vigorous vile
c; hwætaf
fracod; ful
violence ecghete; mæenþise violent
hæste
virgin
mægð
voice hleoðor; reord; gereord vow (n)
beot, n
vow (v) gehatan
beotian;
water brim; lagustream; wæter water, body of m
flod,
wave (v)
hwearfian
wave (n)
saltyþ
way foldweg way of life wealth n.
drohtoð
blæd; ead,
weary
meðe
weave
bregdan
weave together gebregdan weep greotan; reotan
wait
anbidian
walk (7)
gan; gongan
weigh down hefigan
scriþan
well fægere
guð, f; orlege,
well-known
wander war m
ward off
abaedan
warband
duguð
warrior beadurinc, m.; beorn, m.; cempa; dreng, m.; dryhtguma; folcwiga; fyrdrinc; garbuend; guðrinc, m; hæle, m hæeþ, m hildemecg, m; hilderinc, m; hiredmann; hyse, m.; lindwigend magorinc; rinc; scealc, m; sceotan; secg
whale
hwa; hwelc
what kind of: hwelc when mid þam þe mid þy þe hwanon
where hwær; hwider whet
wasteland
cuð
hwæl
whence
whistle
hwistlian
whistling hwistlung whither
hwider
who
blanca
hwa
whole gehal
ansund;
wicked
fracod
wickedly
manlice
wickedness
fyren
wide
brad; geap
wield
ge-reccan
willingly gelustfullice; lustfullice
whaling hwæhuntoþ what
while hwil
white horse
W
wage (war) ahebban
hwelc
hwettan
mor
wind around bewerian window
eagðyrl, n
wise
frod; gleaw
with
mid
with longing for æfter (+acc) wither
searian
within (adv) beinnan; binnan; inne within (prep) (+dat)
innan
without butan, buton; -leas
whether æðwhich 31
withstand forstandan; ongeanstandan
year-by-year: gearmælum yearning
langung
woman cwen, f; cwene, f; fæmne; ides; mægð
yield abugan; bugan; gebugan
womb
yes giese
hrif, n
yesterday giestrandæg; gystran
wood
holt
word
giedd
work
gedeorf
worker
ceorl
yet gen; giet; hwæðere yew
iw, m
world
middangeard
yoke (v)
worry
bisgu
you ge (np), eow (ap)
worship
bigong, m.
worthless
idel
wound (vb) amyrran; forwundian; ge-ræcan
your
geocian
eower
young
geong
young people >dd> giogoð
wound (n) benn, f.; dolg, n.; inwidhlemm; licsar; sar
youth (n) cniht; geoguð; hyse, m.; mago, m
wounded adj
Z
feohseoc,
wretched earm; earmcearig; earmsceapen; feasceafig; hean
zeal
ellenwodnis
zealously geornlice
georne;
wretchedlly earmlice write
awritan
Y
yard
geard
year
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