swengan

swenġan (canonical)
swenġan (infinitive)
swenġenne (infinitive)
swenġe (first-person present singular)
swengde (first-person past singular)
swenġest (present second-person singular)
swengst (present second-person singular)
swengdest (past second-person singular)
swenġeþ (present singular third-person)
swengþ (present singular third-person)
swengde (past singular third-person)
swenġaþ (plural present)
swengdon (past plural)
swenġe (present singular)
swengde (past singular)
swenġen (plural present)
swengden (past plural)
swenġ (imperative past present singular)
swenġaþ (imperative past plural present)
swenġende (imperative present)
swenġed (imperative past)
ġeswenġed (imperative past)

desctree

Middle English: swengen, swengyn, suenge (Northern)
English: swinge
Scots: swinge, sweenge, swunge
Yola: swinged (preterite)

From Proto-West Germanic *swangijan (“to cause to swing”).


handæx

handæx (nominative singular)
handæxe (nominative plural)
handæxa (nominative plural)
handæx (accusative singular)
handæxe (accusative singular)
handæxe (accusative plural)
handæxa (accusative plural)
handæxe (genitive singular)
handæxa (genitive plural)
handæxe (dative singular)
handæxum (dative plural)

English: hand axe

From Proto-Germanic *handakwisī. Cognate with Old Norse handøx. Equivalent to hand + æx.


sawolhus

sāwolhūs (canonical neuter)
sāwolhūs (nominative singular)
sāwolhūs (nominative plural)
sāwolhūs (accusative singular)
sāwolhūs (accusative plural)
sāwolhūses (genitive singular)
sāwolhūsa (genitive plural)
sāwolhūse (dative singular)
sāwolhūsum (dative plural)


sawolsceatt

sāwolsċeatt (canonical masculine)
sāwolsċeatt (nominative singular)
sāwolsċeattas (nominative plural)
sāwolsċeatt (accusative singular)
sāwolsċeattas (accusative plural)
sāwolsċeattes (genitive singular)
sāwolsċeatta (genitive plural)
sāwolsċeatte (dative singular)
sāwolsċeattum (dative plural)

desc

Middle English: *souleshot, *soulescot, saulesoth (for *sauleshot)

English: soulscot

[ˈsɑː.wolˌʃæ͜ɑt]


wicdæg

wicdæġ (canonical masculine)
wicdæġ (nominative singular)
wicdagas (nominative plural)
wicdæġ (accusative singular)
wicdagas (accusative plural)
wicdæġes (genitive singular)
wicdaga (genitive plural)
wicdæġe (dative singular)
wicdagum (dative plural)

Middle English: weke-day

English: weekday


eald modor

Middle English: eldmoder

English: eldmother

Scots: eldmoder, eldmother


eald fæder

Middle English: olde fader, eldfader

English: eldfather

Scots: eldfader


heafodban

hēafodbān (canonical neuter)
hēafodbān (nominative singular)
hēafodbān (nominative plural)
hēafodbān (accusative singular)
hēafodbān (accusative plural)
hēafodbānes (genitive singular)
hēafodbāna (genitive plural)
hēafodbāne (dative singular)
hēafodbānum (dative plural)

Middle English: hæfdbon, hæuedbæn, *heedbon

English: headbone


Hroþgar

Hrōþgār (canonical masculine)
Hrōþgār (nominative singular)
Hrōþgār (accusative singular)
Hrōþgāres (genitive singular)
Hrōþgāre (dative singular)

[ˈr̥oːð.ɣɑːr]

From Proto-Germanic *Hrōþigaizaz, equivalent to hreþ (“glory, triumph, honour”) + gār (“spear”). Cognate with Old Norse Hróarr, Hróðgeirr and English Roger.


Wined

Wined (nominative singular)
Winedas (nominative plural)
Wined (accusative singular)
Winedas (accusative plural)
Winedes (genitive singular)
Wineda (genitive plural)
Winede (dative singular)
Winedum (dative plural)


regnscur

reġnsċūr (canonical masculine)
reġnsċūr (nominative singular)
reġnsċūras (nominative plural)
reġnsċūr (accusative singular)
reġnsċūras (accusative plural)
reġnsċūres (genitive singular)
reġnsċūra (genitive plural)
reġnsċūre (dative singular)
reġnsċūrum (dative plural)

Middle English: reyne showre, rayne-shour

English: rainshower

From Proto-West Germanic *regnaskūr, from Proto-Germanic *regnaskūrō. Cognate with Old Norse regnskúr. Equivalent to reġn + sċūr.

late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
Þā asende Drihten rēnsċūras, and þā eorþan ġewæterode...

Then the Lord sent rain showers, and watered the Earth...


Finnas

Finnas (nominative plural)
Finnas (accusative plural)
Finna (genitive plural)
Finnum (dative plural)

English: Fins

From Proto-Germanic *finnōz. Cognate with Old Norse Finnar.


lytling

lȳtling (canonical masculine)
lȳtling (nominative singular)
lȳtlingas (nominative plural)
lȳtling (accusative singular)
lȳtlingas (accusative plural)
lȳtlinges (genitive singular)
lȳtlinga (genitive plural)
lȳtlinge (dative singular)
lȳtlingum (dative plural)

English: littling


steorbord

stēorbord (canonical neuter)
stēorbord (nominative singular)
stēorbord (nominative plural)
stēorbord (accusative singular)
stēorbord (accusative plural)
stēorbordes (genitive singular)
stēorborda (genitive plural)
stēorborde (dative singular)
stēorbordum (dative plural)

Middle English: stere-burd, stere-bourd, sterbord

English: starboard

Scots: stereburd, steirburd

From Proto-West Germanic *steurubord, equivalent to stēor (“steering, guidance, direction”) + bord (“board, side”).

af

(nautical) The right side of a ship when facing forward; starboard.


wangere

wangere (nominative singular)
wangeras (nominative plural)
wangere (accusative singular)
wangeras (accusative plural)
wangeres (genitive singular)
wangera (genitive plural)
wangere (dative singular)
wangerum (dative plural)

desc

Middle English: wangere, wongere, wanger, wonger

From Proto-West Germanic *wangārī, equivalent to wange (“cheek”) + -ere. Cognate with Old High German wangāri (“pillow”).


scierseax

sċierseax (canonical neuter)
sċierseax (nominative singular)
sċierseax (nominative plural)
sċierseax (accusative singular)
sċierseax (accusative plural)
sċierseaxes (genitive singular)
sċierseaxa (genitive plural)
sċierseaxe (dative singular)
sċierseaxum (dative plural)


wælsceaft

head

wælsċeaft m (nominative plural wælsċeaftas)

wælsċeaft (canonical masculine)
wælsċeaftas (nominative plural)
wælsċeaft (nominative singular)
wælsċeaftas (nominative plural)
wælsċeaft (accusative singular)
wælsċeaftas (accusative plural)
wælsċeaftes (genitive singular)
wælsċeafta (genitive plural)
wælsċeafte (dative singular)
wælsċeaftum (dative plural)


oferfætt

oferfǣtt (canonical)
oferfǣtt (masculine nominative singular)
oferfǣtt (feminine nominative singular)
oferfǣtt (neuter nominative singular)
oferfǣtne (accusative masculine singular)
oferfǣtte (accusative feminine singular)
oferfǣtt (accusative neuter singular)
oferfǣttes (genitive masculine singular)
oferfǣtre (feminine genitive singular)
oferfǣttes (genitive neuter singular)
oferfǣttum (dative masculine singular)
oferfǣtre (dative feminine singular)
oferfǣttum (dative neuter singular)
oferfǣtte (instrumental masculine singular)
oferfǣtre (feminine instrumental singular)
oferfǣtte (instrumental neuter singular)
oferfǣtte (masculine nominative plural)
oferfǣtta (feminine nominative plural)
oferfǣtte (feminine nominative plural)
oferfǣtt (neuter nominative plural)
oferfǣtte (accusative masculine plural)
oferfǣtta (accusative feminine plural)
oferfǣtte (accusative feminine plural)
oferfǣtt (accusative neuter plural)
oferfǣtra (genitive masculine plural)
oferfǣtra (feminine genitive plural)
oferfǣtra (genitive neuter plural)
oferfǣttum (dative masculine plural)
oferfǣttum (dative feminine plural)
oferfǣttum (dative neuter plural)
oferfǣttum (instrumental masculine plural)
oferfǣttum (feminine instrumental plural)
oferfǣttum (instrumental neuter plural)
oferfǣtta (masculine nominative singular)
oferfǣtte (feminine nominative singular)
oferfǣtte (neuter nominative singular)
oferfǣttan (accusative masculine singular)
oferfǣttan (accusative feminine singular)
oferfǣtte (accusative neuter singular)
oferfǣttan (genitive masculine singular)
oferfǣttan (feminine genitive singular)
oferfǣttan (genitive neuter singular)
oferfǣttan (dative masculine singular)
oferfǣttan (dative feminine singular)
oferfǣttan (dative neuter singular)
oferfǣttan (instrumental masculine singular)
oferfǣttan (feminine instrumental singular)
oferfǣttan (instrumental neuter singular)
oferfǣttan (masculine nominative plural)
oferfǣttan (feminine nominative plural)
oferfǣttan (neuter nominative plural)
oferfǣttan (accusative masculine plural)
oferfǣttan (accusative feminine plural)
oferfǣttan (accusative neuter plural)
oferfǣtra (genitive masculine plural)
oferfǣttena (genitive masculine plural)
oferfǣtra (feminine genitive plural)
oferfǣttena (feminine genitive plural)
oferfǣtra (genitive neuter plural)
oferfǣttena (genitive neuter plural)
oferfǣttum (dative masculine plural)
oferfǣttum (dative feminine plural)
oferfǣttum (dative neuter plural)
oferfǣttum (instrumental masculine plural)
oferfǣttum (feminine instrumental plural)
oferfǣttum (instrumental neuter plural)


efncempa

efncempa (nominative singular)
efncempan (nominative plural)
efncempan (accusative singular)
efncempan (accusative plural)
efncempan (genitive singular)
efncempena (genitive plural)
efncempan (dative singular)
efncempum (dative plural)


þrowung

þrōwung (canonical feminine)
þrōwung (nominative singular)
þrōwunga (nominative plural)
þrōwunge (nominative plural)
þrōwunge (accusative singular)
þrōwunga (accusative plural)
þrōwunge (accusative plural)
þrōwunge (genitive singular)
þrōwunga (genitive plural)
þrōwunge (dative singular)
þrōwungum (dative plural)


efnhlytta

efnhlytta (nominative singular)
efnhlyttan (nominative plural)
efnhlyttan (accusative singular)
efnhlyttan (accusative plural)
efnhlyttan (genitive singular)
efnhlyttena (genitive plural)
efnhlyttan (dative singular)
efnhlyttum (dative plural)


bispelboc

bīspelbōc (canonical feminine)
bīspelbōc (nominative singular)
bīspellbēċ (nominative plural)
bīspelbōc (accusative singular)
bīspellbēċ (accusative plural)
bīspellbēċ (genitive singular)
bīspelbōce (genitive singular)
bīspelbōca (genitive plural)
bīspellbēċ (dative singular)
bīspelbōcum (dative plural)


rowend

rōwend (canonical masculine)
rōwend (nominative singular)
rōwend (nominative plural)
rōwende (nominative plural)
rōwendas (nominative plural)
rōwend (accusative singular)
rōwend (accusative plural)
rōwende (accusative plural)
rōwendas (accusative plural)
rōwendes (genitive singular)
rōwendra (genitive plural)
rōwende (dative singular)
rōwendum (dative plural)


deofolgield

dēofolġield (canonical neuter)
dēofolġield (nominative singular)
dēofolġield (nominative plural)
dēofolġield (accusative singular)
dēofolġield (accusative plural)
dēofolġieldes (genitive singular)
dēofolġielda (genitive plural)
dēofolġielde (dative singular)
dēofolġieldum (dative plural)


ærist

ǣrist (canonical feminine)
ǣrist (nominative singular)
ǣriste (nominative plural)
ǣrista (nominative plural)
ǣrist (accusative singular)
ǣriste (accusative singular)
ǣriste (accusative plural)
ǣrista (accusative plural)
ǣriste (genitive singular)
ǣrista (genitive plural)
ǣriste (dative singular)
ǣristum (dative plural)

Middle English: arist

English: arist

From Proto-Germanic *uzristiz. Cognate with Old High German urrist and Gothic 𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (urrists). By surface analysis, ǣ- (“up, out”) + *rist (“rising”).

surf

late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care
Hē hine ætīewde æfter þǣre ǣriste and cwæþ, "Faraþ and cȳðaþ mīnum brōðrum þæt hīe cumen tō Galilēum. Þǣr hīe mē ġesēoþ."

He appeared after the resurrection and said, "Go and tell my brothers to come to Galilee. They'll see me there."


gafolgielda

gafolġielda (canonical masculine)
gafolġielda (nominative singular)
gafolġieldan (nominative plural)
gafolġieldan (accusative singular)
gafolġieldan (accusative plural)
gafolġieldan (genitive singular)
gafolġieldena (genitive plural)
gafolġieldan (dative singular)
gafolġieldum (dative plural)


deofolgielda

dēofolġielda (canonical masculine)
dēofolġielda (nominative singular)
dēofolġieldan (nominative plural)
dēofolġieldan (accusative singular)
dēofolġieldan (accusative plural)
dēofolġieldan (genitive singular)
dēofolġieldena (genitive plural)
dēofolġieldan (dative singular)
dēofolġieldum (dative plural)

From dēofol + ġielda, modeled after dēofolġield.


þeofscip

þēofsċip (canonical neuter)
þēofsċip (nominative singular)
þēofsċipu (nominative plural)
þēofsċip (accusative singular)
þēofsċipu (accusative plural)
þēofsċipes (genitive singular)
þēofsċipa (genitive plural)
þēofsċipe (dative singular)
þēofsċipum (dative plural)


Frisan

Frīsan (canonical masculine plural)
Frīsan (nominative plural)
Frīsan (accusative plural)
Frīsena (genitive plural)
Frīsum (dative plural)

From Proto-West Germanic *Frīsan, whence also Old Frisian Frīsa and Old High German Frīson. The Proto-Germanic form is uncertain, since Old Norse frísir is an i-stem; thus the West Germanic form points to *frīsaniz, while Old Norse points to *frīsīz. Note that variants with ē exist, but the oldest sources attest that these are secondary developments; see especially Latin Frīsiī, attested since the first century.


Iras

Īras (canonical masculine plural)
Īras (nominative plural)
Īras (accusative plural)
Īra (genitive plural)
Īrum (dative plural)

Derived from Old Irish Ériu (“Ireland”), perhaps through Old Norse Írar (“the Irish”).


Scottas

Sċottas (canonical masculine plural)
Sċottas (nominative plural)
Sċottas (accusative plural)
Sċotta (genitive plural)
Sċottum (dative plural)

Middle English: Scottes

English: Scots

From Latin Scōtī, or from the same source.

the Scots (the Scottish people of northern Britain)


Eastseaxan

Ēastseaxan (canonical masculine plural)
Ēastseaxan (nominative plural)
Ēastseaxan (accusative plural)
Ēastseaxna (genitive plural)
Ēastseaxum (dative plural)

Middle English: Estsex

English: Essex

/ˈæ͜ɑːstˌsæ͜ɑk.sɑn/


Middelseaxan

Middelseaxan (nominative plural)
Middelseaxan (accusative plural)
Middelseaxna (genitive plural)
Middelseaxum (dative plural)

Middle English: Middelsex

English: Middlesex


Suþseaxan

Sūþseaxan (canonical masculine plural)
Sūþseaxan (nominative plural)
Sūþseaxan (accusative plural)
Sūþseaxna (genitive plural)
Sūþseaxum (dative plural)

Middle English: Southsex

English: Sussex


Pihtisc

Pihtisċ (canonical neuter)
Pihtisċ (nominative singular)
Pihtisċ (accusative singular)
Pihtisċes (genitive singular)
Pihtisċe (dative singular)

unknown author, preface to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Bretene īeġland is eahta hund mīla lang and twā hund mīla brād, and hēr sind on þām īeġlande fīf ġeþēod: Englisċ, Bretwīelisċ, Sċyttisċ, Pihtisċ, and Bōclǣden.

The island of Britain is eight hundred miles long and two hundred miles wide. Five languages are spoken here: English, British, Gaelic, Pictish, and Latin.


Brettas

Brettas (nominative plural)
Brettas (accusative plural)
Bretta (genitive plural)
Brettum (dative plural)


ræstedæg

ræstedæġ (canonical masculine)
ræstedæġ (nominative singular)
ræstedagas (nominative plural)
ræstedæġ (accusative singular)
ræstedagas (accusative plural)
ræstedæġes (genitive singular)
ræstedaga (genitive plural)
ræstedæġe (dative singular)
ræstedagum (dative plural)

Originally the phrase ræste dæġ, literally "day of rest."


Pentecosten

From Ecclesiastical Latin pentēcostē, ultimately from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστή (pentēkostḗ, “fiftieth”)


liegetsliht

līeġetsliht (canonical masculine)
līeġetsliht (nominative singular)
līeġetslihtas (nominative plural)
līeġetsliht (accusative singular)
līeġetslihtas (accusative plural)
līeġetslihtes (genitive singular)
līeġetslihta (genitive plural)
līeġetslihte (dative singular)
līeġetslihtum (dative plural)

From līeġet (“lightning”) + sliht (“strike”). Compare German Blitzschlag and Modern English lightning strike, which are formed similarly. Note also the phrase þunres sleġe (“clap of thunder”), which contains another word for "strike."


nigonwintre

nigonwintre (masculine nominative singular)
nigonwintru (feminine nominative singular)
nigonwintro (feminine nominative singular)
nigonwintre (neuter nominative singular)
nigonwinterne (accusative masculine singular)
nigonwintre (accusative feminine singular)
nigonwintre (accusative neuter singular)
nigonwintres (genitive masculine singular)
nigonwintre (feminine genitive singular)
nigonwintres (genitive neuter singular)
nigonwintrum (dative masculine singular)
nigonwintre (dative feminine singular)
nigonwintrum (dative neuter singular)
nigonwintre (instrumental masculine singular)
nigonwintre (feminine instrumental singular)
nigonwintre (instrumental neuter singular)
nigonwintre (masculine nominative plural)
nigonwintra (feminine nominative plural)
nigonwintre (feminine nominative plural)
nigonwintru (neuter nominative plural)
nigonwintro (neuter nominative plural)
nigonwintre (accusative masculine plural)
nigonwintra (accusative feminine plural)
nigonwintre (accusative feminine plural)
nigonwintru (accusative neuter plural)
nigonwintro (accusative neuter plural)
nigonwintra (genitive masculine plural)
nigonwintra (feminine genitive plural)
nigonwintra (genitive neuter plural)
nigonwintrum (dative masculine plural)
nigonwintrum (dative feminine plural)
nigonwintrum (dative neuter plural)
nigonwintrum (instrumental masculine plural)
nigonwintrum (feminine instrumental plural)
nigonwintrum (instrumental neuter plural)
nigonwintra (masculine nominative singular)
nigonwintre (feminine nominative singular)
nigonwintre (neuter nominative singular)
nigonwintran (accusative masculine singular)
nigonwintran (accusative feminine singular)
nigonwintre (accusative neuter singular)
nigonwintran (genitive masculine singular)
nigonwintran (feminine genitive singular)
nigonwintran (genitive neuter singular)
nigonwintran (dative masculine singular)
nigonwintran (dative feminine singular)
nigonwintran (dative neuter singular)
nigonwintran (instrumental masculine singular)
nigonwintran (feminine instrumental singular)
nigonwintran (instrumental neuter singular)
nigonwintran (masculine nominative plural)
nigonwintran (feminine nominative plural)
nigonwintran (neuter nominative plural)
nigonwintran (accusative masculine plural)
nigonwintran (accusative feminine plural)
nigonwintran (accusative neuter plural)
nigonwintra (genitive masculine plural)
nigonwintrena (genitive masculine plural)
nigonwintra (feminine genitive plural)
nigonwintrena (feminine genitive plural)
nigonwintra (genitive neuter plural)
nigonwintrena (genitive neuter plural)
nigonwintrum (dative masculine plural)
nigonwintrum (dative feminine plural)
nigonwintrum (dative neuter plural)
nigonwintrum (instrumental masculine plural)
nigonwintrum (feminine instrumental plural)
nigonwintrum (instrumental neuter plural)

From Proto-Germanic *newunwintruz, though in the North Sea Germanic daughter languages, the word for "nine" somehow changed to *nigun. Equivalent to nigon + -wintre.

late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
On þām ġewinne, ⁊ on moneġum oþrum æfter þǣm, Hannibal ġecȳþde þone nīþ ⁊ þone hete þe hē beforan his fæder ġeswōr, þā hē nigonwintre cniht wæs, þæt hē næfre ne wurde Rōmana frēond.

In that battle, and in many others after that, Hannibal proved the hatred and hostility that he swore before his father when he was a nine-year-old boy, that he would never become a friend of the Romans.


fifwintre

fīfwintre (canonical)
fīfwintre (masculine nominative singular)
fīfwintru (feminine nominative singular)
fīfwintro (feminine nominative singular)
fīfwintre (neuter nominative singular)
fīfwinterne (accusative masculine singular)
fīfwintre (accusative feminine singular)
fīfwintre (accusative neuter singular)
fīfwintres (genitive masculine singular)
fīfwintre (feminine genitive singular)
fīfwintres (genitive neuter singular)
fīfwintrum (dative masculine singular)
fīfwintre (dative feminine singular)
fīfwintrum (dative neuter singular)
fīfwintre (instrumental masculine singular)
fīfwintre (feminine instrumental singular)
fīfwintre (instrumental neuter singular)
fīfwintre (masculine nominative plural)
fīfwintra (feminine nominative plural)
fīfwintre (feminine nominative plural)
fīfwintru (neuter nominative plural)
fīfwintro (neuter nominative plural)
fīfwintre (accusative masculine plural)
fīfwintra (accusative feminine plural)
fīfwintre (accusative feminine plural)
fīfwintru (accusative neuter plural)
fīfwintro (accusative neuter plural)
fīfwintra (genitive masculine plural)
fīfwintra (feminine genitive plural)
fīfwintra (genitive neuter plural)
fīfwintrum (dative masculine plural)
fīfwintrum (dative feminine plural)
fīfwintrum (dative neuter plural)
fīfwintrum (instrumental masculine plural)
fīfwintrum (feminine instrumental plural)
fīfwintrum (instrumental neuter plural)
fīfwintra (masculine nominative singular)
fīfwintre (feminine nominative singular)
fīfwintre (neuter nominative singular)
fīfwintran (accusative masculine singular)
fīfwintran (accusative feminine singular)
fīfwintre (accusative neuter singular)
fīfwintran (genitive masculine singular)
fīfwintran (feminine genitive singular)
fīfwintran (genitive neuter singular)
fīfwintran (dative masculine singular)
fīfwintran (dative feminine singular)
fīfwintran (dative neuter singular)
fīfwintran (instrumental masculine singular)
fīfwintran (feminine instrumental singular)
fīfwintran (instrumental neuter singular)
fīfwintran (masculine nominative plural)
fīfwintran (feminine nominative plural)
fīfwintran (neuter nominative plural)
fīfwintran (accusative masculine plural)
fīfwintran (accusative feminine plural)
fīfwintran (accusative neuter plural)
fīfwintra (genitive masculine plural)
fīfwintrena (genitive masculine plural)
fīfwintra (feminine genitive plural)
fīfwintrena (feminine genitive plural)
fīfwintra (genitive neuter plural)
fīfwintrena (genitive neuter plural)
fīfwintrum (dative masculine plural)
fīfwintrum (dative feminine plural)
fīfwintrum (dative neuter plural)
fīfwintrum (instrumental masculine plural)
fīfwintrum (feminine instrumental plural)
fīfwintrum (instrumental neuter plural)

From Proto-Germanic *fimfwintruz. Equivalent to fīf + -wintre.


twentigwintre

twēntiġwintre (canonical)
twēntiġwintre (masculine nominative singular)
twēntiġwintru (feminine nominative singular)
twēntiġwintro (feminine nominative singular)
twēntiġwintre (neuter nominative singular)
twēntiġwinterne (accusative masculine singular)
twēntiġwintre (accusative feminine singular)
twēntiġwintre (accusative neuter singular)
twēntiġwintres (genitive masculine singular)
twēntiġwintre (feminine genitive singular)
twēntiġwintres (genitive neuter singular)
twēntiġwintrum (dative masculine singular)
twēntiġwintre (dative feminine singular)
twēntiġwintrum (dative neuter singular)
twēntiġwintre (instrumental masculine singular)
twēntiġwintre (feminine instrumental singular)
twēntiġwintre (instrumental neuter singular)
twēntiġwintre (masculine nominative plural)
twēntiġwintra (feminine nominative plural)
twēntiġwintre (feminine nominative plural)
twēntiġwintru (neuter nominative plural)
twēntiġwintro (neuter nominative plural)
twēntiġwintre (accusative masculine plural)
twēntiġwintra (accusative feminine plural)
twēntiġwintre (accusative feminine plural)
twēntiġwintru (accusative neuter plural)
twēntiġwintro (accusative neuter plural)
twēntiġwintra (genitive masculine plural)
twēntiġwintra (feminine genitive plural)
twēntiġwintra (genitive neuter plural)
twēntiġwintrum (dative masculine plural)
twēntiġwintrum (dative feminine plural)
twēntiġwintrum (dative neuter plural)
twēntiġwintrum (instrumental masculine plural)
twēntiġwintrum (feminine instrumental plural)
twēntiġwintrum (instrumental neuter plural)
twēntiġwintra (masculine nominative singular)
twēntiġwintre (feminine nominative singular)
twēntiġwintre (neuter nominative singular)
twēntiġwintran (accusative masculine singular)
twēntiġwintran (accusative feminine singular)
twēntiġwintre (accusative neuter singular)
twēntiġwintran (genitive masculine singular)
twēntiġwintran (feminine genitive singular)
twēntiġwintran (genitive neuter singular)
twēntiġwintran (dative masculine singular)
twēntiġwintran (dative feminine singular)
twēntiġwintran (dative neuter singular)
twēntiġwintran (instrumental masculine singular)
twēntiġwintran (feminine instrumental singular)
twēntiġwintran (instrumental neuter singular)
twēntiġwintran (masculine nominative plural)
twēntiġwintran (feminine nominative plural)
twēntiġwintran (neuter nominative plural)
twēntiġwintran (accusative masculine plural)
twēntiġwintran (accusative feminine plural)
twēntiġwintran (accusative neuter plural)
twēntiġwintra (genitive masculine plural)
twēntiġwintrena (genitive masculine plural)
twēntiġwintra (feminine genitive plural)
twēntiġwintrena (feminine genitive plural)
twēntiġwintra (genitive neuter plural)
twēntiġwintrena (genitive neuter plural)
twēntiġwintrum (dative masculine plural)
twēntiġwintrum (dative feminine plural)
twēntiġwintrum (dative neuter plural)
twēntiġwintrum (instrumental masculine plural)
twēntiġwintrum (feminine instrumental plural)
twēntiġwintrum (instrumental neuter plural)


feowerwintre

fēowerwintre (canonical)
fēowerwintre (masculine nominative singular)
fēowerwintru (feminine nominative singular)
fēowerwintro (feminine nominative singular)
fēowerwintre (neuter nominative singular)
fēowerwinterne (accusative masculine singular)
fēowerwintre (accusative feminine singular)
fēowerwintre (accusative neuter singular)
fēowerwintres (genitive masculine singular)
fēowerwintre (feminine genitive singular)
fēowerwintres (genitive neuter singular)
fēowerwintrum (dative masculine singular)
fēowerwintre (dative feminine singular)
fēowerwintrum (dative neuter singular)
fēowerwintre (instrumental masculine singular)
fēowerwintre (feminine instrumental singular)
fēowerwintre (instrumental neuter singular)
fēowerwintre (masculine nominative plural)
fēowerwintra (feminine nominative plural)
fēowerwintre (feminine nominative plural)
fēowerwintru (neuter nominative plural)
fēowerwintro (neuter nominative plural)
fēowerwintre (accusative masculine plural)
fēowerwintra (accusative feminine plural)
fēowerwintre (accusative feminine plural)
fēowerwintru (accusative neuter plural)
fēowerwintro (accusative neuter plural)
fēowerwintra (genitive masculine plural)
fēowerwintra (feminine genitive plural)
fēowerwintra (genitive neuter plural)
fēowerwintrum (dative masculine plural)
fēowerwintrum (dative feminine plural)
fēowerwintrum (dative neuter plural)
fēowerwintrum (instrumental masculine plural)
fēowerwintrum (feminine instrumental plural)
fēowerwintrum (instrumental neuter plural)
fēowerwintra (masculine nominative singular)
fēowerwintre (feminine nominative singular)
fēowerwintre (neuter nominative singular)
fēowerwintran (accusative masculine singular)
fēowerwintran (accusative feminine singular)
fēowerwintre (accusative neuter singular)
fēowerwintran (genitive masculine singular)
fēowerwintran (feminine genitive singular)
fēowerwintran (genitive neuter singular)
fēowerwintran (dative masculine singular)
fēowerwintran (dative feminine singular)
fēowerwintran (dative neuter singular)
fēowerwintran (instrumental masculine singular)
fēowerwintran (feminine instrumental singular)
fēowerwintran (instrumental neuter singular)
fēowerwintran (masculine nominative plural)
fēowerwintran (feminine nominative plural)
fēowerwintran (neuter nominative plural)
fēowerwintran (accusative masculine plural)
fēowerwintran (accusative feminine plural)
fēowerwintran (accusative neuter plural)
fēowerwintra (genitive masculine plural)
fēowerwintrena (genitive masculine plural)
fēowerwintra (feminine genitive plural)
fēowerwintrena (feminine genitive plural)
fēowerwintra (genitive neuter plural)
fēowerwintrena (genitive neuter plural)
fēowerwintrum (dative masculine plural)
fēowerwintrum (dative feminine plural)
fēowerwintrum (dative neuter plural)
fēowerwintrum (instrumental masculine plural)
fēowerwintrum (feminine instrumental plural)
fēowerwintrum (instrumental neuter plural)


sixwintre

sixwintre (masculine nominative singular)
sixwintru (feminine nominative singular)
sixwintro (feminine nominative singular)
sixwintre (neuter nominative singular)
sixwinterne (accusative masculine singular)
sixwintre (accusative feminine singular)
sixwintre (accusative neuter singular)
sixwintres (genitive masculine singular)
sixwintre (feminine genitive singular)
sixwintres (genitive neuter singular)
sixwintrum (dative masculine singular)
sixwintre (dative feminine singular)
sixwintrum (dative neuter singular)
sixwintre (instrumental masculine singular)
sixwintre (feminine instrumental singular)
sixwintre (instrumental neuter singular)
sixwintre (masculine nominative plural)
sixwintra (feminine nominative plural)
sixwintre (feminine nominative plural)
sixwintru (neuter nominative plural)
sixwintro (neuter nominative plural)
sixwintre (accusative masculine plural)
sixwintra (accusative feminine plural)
sixwintre (accusative feminine plural)
sixwintru (accusative neuter plural)
sixwintro (accusative neuter plural)
sixwintra (genitive masculine plural)
sixwintra (feminine genitive plural)
sixwintra (genitive neuter plural)
sixwintrum (dative masculine plural)
sixwintrum (dative feminine plural)
sixwintrum (dative neuter plural)
sixwintrum (instrumental masculine plural)
sixwintrum (feminine instrumental plural)
sixwintrum (instrumental neuter plural)
sixwintra (masculine nominative singular)
sixwintre (feminine nominative singular)
sixwintre (neuter nominative singular)
sixwintran (accusative masculine singular)
sixwintran (accusative feminine singular)
sixwintre (accusative neuter singular)
sixwintran (genitive masculine singular)
sixwintran (feminine genitive singular)
sixwintran (genitive neuter singular)
sixwintran (dative masculine singular)
sixwintran (dative feminine singular)
sixwintran (dative neuter singular)
sixwintran (instrumental masculine singular)
sixwintran (feminine instrumental singular)
sixwintran (instrumental neuter singular)
sixwintran (masculine nominative plural)
sixwintran (feminine nominative plural)
sixwintran (neuter nominative plural)
sixwintran (accusative masculine plural)
sixwintran (accusative feminine plural)
sixwintran (accusative neuter plural)
sixwintra (genitive masculine plural)
sixwintrena (genitive masculine plural)
sixwintra (feminine genitive plural)
sixwintrena (feminine genitive plural)
sixwintra (genitive neuter plural)
sixwintrena (genitive neuter plural)
sixwintrum (dative masculine plural)
sixwintrum (dative feminine plural)
sixwintrum (dative neuter plural)
sixwintrum (instrumental masculine plural)
sixwintrum (feminine instrumental plural)
sixwintrum (instrumental neuter plural)

From Proto-Germanic *sehswintruz. Equivalent to six + -wintre. Attested once, in Genesis 16:16 of the Old English Hexateuch: Hundeahtatiġwintre and sixwintre wæs Ābrahām þā þā Agar him ācende Ismahēl ("Abraham was 86 years old [literally "80 years old and six years old"] when Hagar bore him Ishmael").


tienwintre

tīenwintre (canonical)
tīenwintre (masculine nominative singular)
tīenwintru (feminine nominative singular)
tīenwintro (feminine nominative singular)
tīenwintre (neuter nominative singular)
tīenwinterne (accusative masculine singular)
tīenwintre (accusative feminine singular)
tīenwintre (accusative neuter singular)
tīenwintres (genitive masculine singular)
tīenwintre (feminine genitive singular)
tīenwintres (genitive neuter singular)
tīenwintrum (dative masculine singular)
tīenwintre (dative feminine singular)
tīenwintrum (dative neuter singular)
tīenwintre (instrumental masculine singular)
tīenwintre (feminine instrumental singular)
tīenwintre (instrumental neuter singular)
tīenwintre (masculine nominative plural)
tīenwintra (feminine nominative plural)
tīenwintre (feminine nominative plural)
tīenwintru (neuter nominative plural)
tīenwintro (neuter nominative plural)
tīenwintre (accusative masculine plural)
tīenwintra (accusative feminine plural)
tīenwintre (accusative feminine plural)
tīenwintru (accusative neuter plural)
tīenwintro (accusative neuter plural)
tīenwintra (genitive masculine plural)
tīenwintra (feminine genitive plural)
tīenwintra (genitive neuter plural)
tīenwintrum (dative masculine plural)
tīenwintrum (dative feminine plural)
tīenwintrum (dative neuter plural)
tīenwintrum (instrumental masculine plural)
tīenwintrum (feminine instrumental plural)
tīenwintrum (instrumental neuter plural)
tīenwintra (masculine nominative singular)
tīenwintre (feminine nominative singular)
tīenwintre (neuter nominative singular)
tīenwintran (accusative masculine singular)
tīenwintran (accusative feminine singular)
tīenwintre (accusative neuter singular)
tīenwintran (genitive masculine singular)
tīenwintran (feminine genitive singular)
tīenwintran (genitive neuter singular)
tīenwintran (dative masculine singular)
tīenwintran (dative feminine singular)
tīenwintran (dative neuter singular)
tīenwintran (instrumental masculine singular)
tīenwintran (feminine instrumental singular)
tīenwintran (instrumental neuter singular)
tīenwintran (masculine nominative plural)
tīenwintran (feminine nominative plural)
tīenwintran (neuter nominative plural)
tīenwintran (accusative masculine plural)
tīenwintran (accusative feminine plural)
tīenwintran (accusative neuter plural)
tīenwintra (genitive masculine plural)
tīenwintrena (genitive masculine plural)
tīenwintra (feminine genitive plural)
tīenwintrena (feminine genitive plural)
tīenwintra (genitive neuter plural)
tīenwintrena (genitive neuter plural)
tīenwintrum (dative masculine plural)
tīenwintrum (dative feminine plural)
tīenwintrum (dative neuter plural)
tīenwintrum (instrumental masculine plural)
tīenwintrum (feminine instrumental plural)
tīenwintrum (instrumental neuter plural)

From Proto-Germanic *tehunwintruz. Equivalent to tīen + -wintre.


eahtawintre

eahtawintre (masculine nominative singular)
eahtawintru (feminine nominative singular)
eahtawintro (feminine nominative singular)
eahtawintre (neuter nominative singular)
eahtawinterne (accusative masculine singular)
eahtawintre (accusative feminine singular)
eahtawintre (accusative neuter singular)
eahtawintres (genitive masculine singular)
eahtawintre (feminine genitive singular)
eahtawintres (genitive neuter singular)
eahtawintrum (dative masculine singular)
eahtawintre (dative feminine singular)
eahtawintrum (dative neuter singular)
eahtawintre (instrumental masculine singular)
eahtawintre (feminine instrumental singular)
eahtawintre (instrumental neuter singular)
eahtawintre (masculine nominative plural)
eahtawintra (feminine nominative plural)
eahtawintre (feminine nominative plural)
eahtawintru (neuter nominative plural)
eahtawintro (neuter nominative plural)
eahtawintre (accusative masculine plural)
eahtawintra (accusative feminine plural)
eahtawintre (accusative feminine plural)
eahtawintru (accusative neuter plural)
eahtawintro (accusative neuter plural)
eahtawintra (genitive masculine plural)
eahtawintra (feminine genitive plural)
eahtawintra (genitive neuter plural)
eahtawintrum (dative masculine plural)
eahtawintrum (dative feminine plural)
eahtawintrum (dative neuter plural)
eahtawintrum (instrumental masculine plural)
eahtawintrum (feminine instrumental plural)
eahtawintrum (instrumental neuter plural)
eahtawintra (masculine nominative singular)
eahtawintre (feminine nominative singular)
eahtawintre (neuter nominative singular)
eahtawintran (accusative masculine singular)
eahtawintran (accusative feminine singular)
eahtawintre (accusative neuter singular)
eahtawintran (genitive masculine singular)
eahtawintran (feminine genitive singular)
eahtawintran (genitive neuter singular)
eahtawintran (dative masculine singular)
eahtawintran (dative feminine singular)
eahtawintran (dative neuter singular)
eahtawintran (instrumental masculine singular)
eahtawintran (feminine instrumental singular)
eahtawintran (instrumental neuter singular)
eahtawintran (masculine nominative plural)
eahtawintran (feminine nominative plural)
eahtawintran (neuter nominative plural)
eahtawintran (accusative masculine plural)
eahtawintran (accusative feminine plural)
eahtawintran (accusative neuter plural)
eahtawintra (genitive masculine plural)
eahtawintrena (genitive masculine plural)
eahtawintra (feminine genitive plural)
eahtawintrena (feminine genitive plural)
eahtawintra (genitive neuter plural)
eahtawintrena (genitive neuter plural)
eahtawintrum (dative masculine plural)
eahtawintrum (dative feminine plural)
eahtawintrum (dative neuter plural)
eahtawintrum (instrumental masculine plural)
eahtawintrum (feminine instrumental plural)
eahtawintrum (instrumental neuter plural)

From Proto-Germanic *ahtōuwintruz. Equivalent to eahta + -wintre.


seofonwintre

seofonwintre (masculine nominative singular)
seofonwintru (feminine nominative singular)
seofonwintro (feminine nominative singular)
seofonwintre (neuter nominative singular)
seofonwinterne (accusative masculine singular)
seofonwintre (accusative feminine singular)
seofonwintre (accusative neuter singular)
seofonwintres (genitive masculine singular)
seofonwintre (feminine genitive singular)
seofonwintres (genitive neuter singular)
seofonwintrum (dative masculine singular)
seofonwintre (dative feminine singular)
seofonwintrum (dative neuter singular)
seofonwintre (instrumental masculine singular)
seofonwintre (feminine instrumental singular)
seofonwintre (instrumental neuter singular)
seofonwintre (masculine nominative plural)
seofonwintra (feminine nominative plural)
seofonwintre (feminine nominative plural)
seofonwintru (neuter nominative plural)
seofonwintro (neuter nominative plural)
seofonwintre (accusative masculine plural)
seofonwintra (accusative feminine plural)
seofonwintre (accusative feminine plural)
seofonwintru (accusative neuter plural)
seofonwintro (accusative neuter plural)
seofonwintra (genitive masculine plural)
seofonwintra (feminine genitive plural)
seofonwintra (genitive neuter plural)
seofonwintrum (dative masculine plural)
seofonwintrum (dative feminine plural)
seofonwintrum (dative neuter plural)
seofonwintrum (instrumental masculine plural)
seofonwintrum (feminine instrumental plural)
seofonwintrum (instrumental neuter plural)
seofonwintra (masculine nominative singular)
seofonwintre (feminine nominative singular)
seofonwintre (neuter nominative singular)
seofonwintran (accusative masculine singular)
seofonwintran (accusative feminine singular)
seofonwintre (accusative neuter singular)
seofonwintran (genitive masculine singular)
seofonwintran (feminine genitive singular)
seofonwintran (genitive neuter singular)
seofonwintran (dative masculine singular)
seofonwintran (dative feminine singular)
seofonwintran (dative neuter singular)
seofonwintran (instrumental masculine singular)
seofonwintran (feminine instrumental singular)
seofonwintran (instrumental neuter singular)
seofonwintran (masculine nominative plural)
seofonwintran (feminine nominative plural)
seofonwintran (neuter nominative plural)
seofonwintran (accusative masculine plural)
seofonwintran (accusative feminine plural)
seofonwintran (accusative neuter plural)
seofonwintra (genitive masculine plural)
seofonwintrena (genitive masculine plural)
seofonwintra (feminine genitive plural)
seofonwintrena (feminine genitive plural)
seofonwintra (genitive neuter plural)
seofonwintrena (genitive neuter plural)
seofonwintrum (dative masculine plural)
seofonwintrum (dative feminine plural)
seofonwintrum (dative neuter plural)
seofonwintrum (instrumental masculine plural)
seofonwintrum (feminine instrumental plural)
seofonwintrum (instrumental neuter plural)

From Proto-Germanic *sebunwintruz. Cognate with Old Norse sjauvetr. Equivalent to seofon + -wintre.


gebiegednes

ġebīeġednes (canonical feminine)
ġebīeġednes (nominative singular)
ġebīeġednessa (nominative plural)
ġebīeġednesse (nominative plural)
ġebīeġednesse (accusative singular)
ġebīeġednessa (accusative plural)
ġebīeġednesse (accusative plural)
ġebīeġednesse (genitive singular)
ġebīeġednessa (genitive plural)
ġebīeġednesse (dative singular)
ġebīeġednessum (dative plural)


gebiegan

ġebīeġan (canonical)
ġebīeġan (infinitive)
ġebīeġenne (infinitive)
ġebīeġe (first-person present singular)
ġebīeġde (first-person past singular)
ġebīeġest (present second-person singular)
ġebīeġst (present second-person singular)
ġebīeġdest (past second-person singular)
ġebīeġeþ (present singular third-person)
ġebīeġþ (present singular third-person)
ġebīeġde (past singular third-person)
ġebīeġaþ (plural present)
ġebīeġdon (past plural)
ġebīeġe (present singular)
ġebīeġde (past singular)
ġebīeġen (plural present)
ġebīeġden (past plural)
ġebīeġ (imperative past present singular)
ġebīeġaþ (imperative past plural present)
ġebīeġende (imperative present)
ġebīeġed (imperative past)

c. 995, Ælfric, Excerptiones de Arte Grammatica Anglice
Ealle naman...bēoþ ġebīgede on fīf declinungum.

All nouns...are inflected in five declensions.


biegan

bīeġan (canonical)
bīeġan (infinitive)
bīeġenne (infinitive)
bīeġe (first-person present singular)
bīeġde (first-person past singular)
bīeġest (present second-person singular)
bīeġst (present second-person singular)
bīeġdest (past second-person singular)
bīeġeþ (present singular third-person)
bīeġþ (present singular third-person)
bīeġde (past singular third-person)
bīeġaþ (plural present)
bīeġdon (past plural)
bīeġe (present singular)
bīeġde (past singular)
bīeġen (plural present)
bīeġden (past plural)
bīeġ (imperative past present singular)
bīeġaþ (imperative past plural present)
bīeġende (imperative present)
bīeġed (imperative past)
ġebīeġed (imperative past)

Middle English: bēgen

English: bay

From Proto-Germanic *baugijaną. Cognate with Old Frisian beia, Old Saxon bōgian, Old Dutch bōgen, Old High German bougen, Old Norse beygja.


gebieged

ġebīeġed (canonical)
ġebīeġed (masculine nominative singular)
ġebīeġedu (feminine nominative singular)
ġebīeġedo (feminine nominative singular)
ġebīeġed (neuter nominative singular)
ġebīeġedne (accusative masculine singular)
ġebīeġede (accusative feminine singular)
ġebīeġed (accusative neuter singular)
ġebīeġedes (genitive masculine singular)
ġebīeġedre (feminine genitive singular)
ġebīeġedes (genitive neuter singular)
ġebīeġedum (dative masculine singular)
ġebīeġedre (dative feminine singular)
ġebīeġedum (dative neuter singular)
ġebīeġede (instrumental masculine singular)
ġebīeġedre (feminine instrumental singular)
ġebīeġede (instrumental neuter singular)
ġebīeġede (masculine nominative plural)
ġebīeġeda (feminine nominative plural)
ġebīeġede (feminine nominative plural)
ġebīeġedu (neuter nominative plural)
ġebīeġedo (neuter nominative plural)
ġebīeġede (accusative masculine plural)
ġebīeġeda (accusative feminine plural)
ġebīeġede (accusative feminine plural)
ġebīeġedu (accusative neuter plural)
ġebīeġedo (accusative neuter plural)
ġebīeġedra (genitive masculine plural)
ġebīeġedra (feminine genitive plural)
ġebīeġedra (genitive neuter plural)
ġebīeġedum (dative masculine plural)
ġebīeġedum (dative feminine plural)
ġebīeġedum (dative neuter plural)
ġebīeġedum (instrumental masculine plural)
ġebīeġedum (feminine instrumental plural)
ġebīeġedum (instrumental neuter plural)
ġebīeġeda (masculine nominative singular)
ġebīeġede (feminine nominative singular)
ġebīeġede (neuter nominative singular)
ġebīeġedan (accusative masculine singular)
ġebīeġedan (accusative feminine singular)
ġebīeġede (accusative neuter singular)
ġebīeġedan (genitive masculine singular)
ġebīeġedan (feminine genitive singular)
ġebīeġedan (genitive neuter singular)
ġebīeġedan (dative masculine singular)
ġebīeġedan (dative feminine singular)
ġebīeġedan (dative neuter singular)
ġebīeġedan (instrumental masculine singular)
ġebīeġedan (feminine instrumental singular)
ġebīeġedan (instrumental neuter singular)
ġebīeġedan (masculine nominative plural)
ġebīeġedan (feminine nominative plural)
ġebīeġedan (neuter nominative plural)
ġebīeġedan (accusative masculine plural)
ġebīeġedan (accusative feminine plural)
ġebīeġedan (accusative neuter plural)
ġebīeġedra (genitive masculine plural)
ġebīeġedena (genitive masculine plural)
ġebīeġedra (feminine genitive plural)
ġebīeġedena (feminine genitive plural)
ġebīeġedra (genitive neuter plural)
ġebīeġedena (genitive neuter plural)
ġebīeġedum (dative masculine plural)
ġebīeġedum (dative feminine plural)
ġebīeġedum (dative neuter plural)
ġebīeġedum (instrumental masculine plural)
ġebīeġedum (feminine instrumental plural)
ġebīeġedum (instrumental neuter plural)


botl

botl (nominative singular)
botl (nominative plural)
botl (accusative singular)
botl (accusative plural)
botles (genitive singular)
botla (genitive plural)
botle (dative singular)
botlum (dative plural)

Middle English: botel

English: bottle (in placenames e.g. Walbottle, Shilbottle)

Middle English: bold (from metathetic form bold)

English: bold

Probably representing an earlier *boþl, from Proto-West Germanic *bōþl, from Proto-Germanic *bōþlą, from an instrumental form of *būaną (“to dwell”). Compare Old Norse ból. More at suffix -eld.


timbring

timbring (nominative singular)
timbringa (nominative plural)
timbringe (nominative plural)
timbringe (accusative singular)
timbringa (accusative plural)
timbringe (accusative plural)
timbringe (genitive singular)
timbringa (genitive plural)
timbringe (dative singular)
timbringum (dative plural)


byrgels

byrġels (nominative singular)
byrġelsas (nominative plural)
byrġels (accusative singular)
byrġelsas (accusative plural)
byrġelses (genitive singular)
byrġelsa (genitive plural)
byrġelse (dative singular)
byrġelsum (dative plural)

desctree

Middle English: beriel, buriel, biriel, buriels, biriels, beriall, bereall, beryell
English: burial
Scots: buirial

Equivalent to byrġan (“to bury”) + -els.


hacele

hacele (nominative singular)
hacelan (nominative plural)
hacelan (accusative singular)
hacelan (accusative plural)
hacelan (genitive singular)
hacelena (genitive plural)
hacelan (dative singular)
hacelum (dative plural)

Middle English: hakle, hacle, hakille
English: hackle
Scots: heckle

An extension of Proto-West Germanic *hakul, *hakil, from Proto-Germanic *hakulaz.

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hæteru

hæteru (nominative plural)
hæteru (accusative plural)
hætera (genitive plural)
hæterum (dative plural)

desc

Middle English: hater, hatere, hatir, hatter, hattir, hatyr, heater, hetter

From Proto-West Germanic *hatiʀu, originally the fossilised plural of a z-stem noun; related to Middle High German hāȥ, hæȥ, hæȥe (“garment, clothing”), from Proto-West Germanic *hāt (“garment, clothing”).


feolaga

fēolaga (canonical masculine)
fēolaga (nominative singular)
fēolagan (nominative plural)
fēolagan (accusative singular)
fēolagan (accusative plural)
fēolagan (genitive singular)
fēolagena (genitive plural)
fēolagan (dative singular)
fēolagum (dative plural)

desctree

Middle English: felawe, fela, felage, felaghe, felaȝe, felaw, felawȝe, fele, felle, fellowe, felow, felowe, ffelawe, ffelow, velaghe, velaȝe
English: fellow, fella, feller
Scots: falow, fallow, follow
Yola: vellas (plural)

/ˈfe͜oːˌlɑ.ɡɑ/

[ˈfe͜oːˌlɑ.ɣɑ]

Borrowed from Old Norse félagi, from fé (“property”) + lag (“companionship”) + -i, with remodelling of the first element after native fēoh (“property”).

af

(Late Old English) companion, partner, colleague


Dryhten

Dryhten (nominative singular)
Dryhten (accusative singular)
Dryhtnes (genitive singular)
Dryhtne (dative singular)

From the noun dryhten. Compare the Icelandic cognate Drottinn, which has the same usage and meaning.

Blickling Homilies, "St. Andrew"
Mid þȳ sē hālga Andreas þanon wæs farende, him ætīewde Dryhten Hǣlend Crist on þām weġe on ansīene fæġeres ċildes.

While St. Andrew was on his way out of town, the Lord Jesus Christ appeared to him on the road in the form of a beautiful child.

late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care
Ūre Dryhten ġemetegode his sprǣċe mid swīgan beforan his þeġnum þā hē cwæþ, "Fela iċ hæbbe ēow tō seċġenne, ac ġē hit ne magon nū ġīet āberan."

Our Lord restrained his speech with silence when he told his disciples, "I have a lot to tell you, but you can't handle it yet."


Geatas

Ġēatas (nominative plural)
Ġēatas (accusative plural)
Ġēata (genitive plural)
Ġēatum (dative plural)

From Proto-Germanic *gautaz, cognate with Old Norse gautar. Further etymology is unknown.

/ˈjæ͜ɑː.tɑs/


Geatas

/ˈjæ͜ɑː.tɑs/


Wulfgar

Wulfgār (canonical masculine)
Wulfgār (nominative singular)
Wulfgār (accusative singular)
Wulfgāres (genitive singular)
Wulfgāre (dative singular)

[ˈwuɫvˌɡɑːr]

From Proto-Germanic *Wulfagaizaz, equivalent to wulf (“wolf”) + gār (“spear”). compare Garwulf which has the same elements reversed. Cognate with Old Norse Ulfgeirr.


Ecgþeow

Eċġþēow (canonical masculine)
Eċġþēow (nominative singular)
Eċġþēow (accusative singular)
Eċġþēowes (genitive singular)
Eċġþēowe (dative singular)

[ˈed͡ʒˌθe͜oːw]

From Proto-Germanic *Agjōþewaz, from *agjō (“edge”) + *þewaz (“servant”), equivalent to eċġ + þēow. Cognate with Old Norse Eggþér.


Wihstan

Wīhstān (canonical masculine)
Wīhstān (nominative singular)
Wīhstān (accusative singular)
Wīhstānes (genitive singular)
Wīhstāne (dative singular)


Weohstan

Wēohstān (canonical feminine)
Wēohstān (nominative singular)
Wēohstān (accusative singular)
Wēohstānes (genitive singular)
Wēohstāne (dative singular)

From Proto-Germanic *Wīhastainaz, equivalent to wēoh (“sanctuary, holy place”) + stān (“stone”). Cognate with Old Norse Vésteinn.


widsæ

wīdsǣ (canonical feminine)
wīdsǣ (nominative singular)
wīdsǣ (nominative plural)
wīdsǣ (accusative singular)
wīdsǣ (accusative plural)
wīdsǣ (genitive singular)
wīdsǣ (genitive plural)
wīdsǣ (dative singular)
wīdsǣm (dative plural)

ang-decl-noun

Declension of sæ (strong i-stem)

the open sea: the sea envisioned as expansive, referring especially to a part far away from land


Heorugar

Heorugār (canonical masculine)
Heorugār (nominative singular)
Heorugār (accusative singular)
Heorugāres (genitive singular)
Heorugāre (dative singular)

From Proto-Germanic *Herugaizaz, equivalent to heoru (“sword”) + gār (“spear”).


scurboga

sċūrboga (canonical masculine)
sċūrboga (nominative singular)
sċūrbogan (nominative plural)
sċūrbogan (accusative singular)
sċūrbogan (accusative plural)
sċūrbogan (genitive singular)
sċūrbogena (genitive plural)
sċūrbogan (dative singular)
sċūrbogum (dative plural)


cieswyrhta

ċīeswyrhta (canonical masculine)
ċīeswyrhta (nominative singular)
ċīeswyrhtan (nominative plural)
ċīeswyrhtan (accusative singular)
ċīeswyrhtan (accusative plural)
ċīeswyrhtan (genitive singular)
ċīeswyrhtena (genitive plural)
ċīeswyrhtan (dative singular)
ċīeswyrhtum (dative plural)

English: cheesewright


Halig Gast

Middle English: Holi Gost

English: Holy Ghost

[...] on naman Fæder, and Suna, and þæs Hālgan Gāstes: [...]

… in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit: …


Gydda

Gydda (nominative singular)
Gyddan (accusative singular)
Gyddan (genitive singular)
Gyddan (dative singular)


twihynde

twihynde (masculine nominative singular)
twihyndu (feminine nominative singular)
twihyndo (feminine nominative singular)
twihynde (neuter nominative singular)
twihyndne (accusative masculine singular)
twihynde (accusative feminine singular)
twihynde (accusative neuter singular)
twihyndes (genitive masculine singular)
twihyndre (feminine genitive singular)
twihyndes (genitive neuter singular)
twihyndum (dative masculine singular)
twihyndre (dative feminine singular)
twihyndum (dative neuter singular)
twihynde (instrumental masculine singular)
twihyndre (feminine instrumental singular)
twihynde (instrumental neuter singular)
twihynde (masculine nominative plural)
twihynda (feminine nominative plural)
twihynde (feminine nominative plural)
twihyndu (neuter nominative plural)
twihyndo (neuter nominative plural)
twihynde (accusative masculine plural)
twihynda (accusative feminine plural)
twihynde (accusative feminine plural)
twihyndu (accusative neuter plural)
twihyndo (accusative neuter plural)
twihyndra (genitive masculine plural)
twihyndra (feminine genitive plural)
twihyndra (genitive neuter plural)
twihyndum (dative masculine plural)
twihyndum (dative feminine plural)
twihyndum (dative neuter plural)
twihyndum (instrumental masculine plural)
twihyndum (feminine instrumental plural)
twihyndum (instrumental neuter plural)
twihynda (masculine nominative singular)
twihynde (feminine nominative singular)
twihynde (neuter nominative singular)
twihyndan (accusative masculine singular)
twihyndan (accusative feminine singular)
twihynde (accusative neuter singular)
twihyndan (genitive masculine singular)
twihyndan (feminine genitive singular)
twihyndan (genitive neuter singular)
twihyndan (dative masculine singular)
twihyndan (dative feminine singular)
twihyndan (dative neuter singular)
twihyndan (instrumental masculine singular)
twihyndan (feminine instrumental singular)
twihyndan (instrumental neuter singular)
twihyndan (masculine nominative plural)
twihyndan (feminine nominative plural)
twihyndan (neuter nominative plural)
twihyndan (accusative masculine plural)
twihyndan (accusative feminine plural)
twihyndan (accusative neuter plural)
twihyndra (genitive masculine plural)
twihyndena (genitive masculine plural)
twihyndra (feminine genitive plural)
twihyndena (feminine genitive plural)
twihyndra (genitive neuter plural)
twihyndena (genitive neuter plural)
twihyndum (dative masculine plural)
twihyndum (dative feminine plural)
twihyndum (dative neuter plural)
twihyndum (instrumental masculine plural)
twihyndum (feminine instrumental plural)
twihyndum (instrumental neuter plural)

→⇒ English: twyhyndman

(criminal law) Worth two hundred (shillings in wergeld).


sixhynde

sixhynde (masculine nominative singular)
sixhyndu (feminine nominative singular)
sixhyndo (feminine nominative singular)
sixhynde (neuter nominative singular)
sixhyndne (accusative masculine singular)
sixhynde (accusative feminine singular)
sixhynde (accusative neuter singular)
sixhyndes (genitive masculine singular)
sixhyndre (feminine genitive singular)
sixhyndes (genitive neuter singular)
sixhyndum (dative masculine singular)
sixhyndre (dative feminine singular)
sixhyndum (dative neuter singular)
sixhynde (instrumental masculine singular)
sixhyndre (feminine instrumental singular)
sixhynde (instrumental neuter singular)
sixhynde (masculine nominative plural)
sixhynda (feminine nominative plural)
sixhynde (feminine nominative plural)
sixhyndu (neuter nominative plural)
sixhyndo (neuter nominative plural)
sixhynde (accusative masculine plural)
sixhynda (accusative feminine plural)
sixhynde (accusative feminine plural)
sixhyndu (accusative neuter plural)
sixhyndo (accusative neuter plural)
sixhyndra (genitive masculine plural)
sixhyndra (feminine genitive plural)
sixhyndra (genitive neuter plural)
sixhyndum (dative masculine plural)
sixhyndum (dative feminine plural)
sixhyndum (dative neuter plural)
sixhyndum (instrumental masculine plural)
sixhyndum (feminine instrumental plural)
sixhyndum (instrumental neuter plural)
sixhynda (masculine nominative singular)
sixhynde (feminine nominative singular)
sixhynde (neuter nominative singular)
sixhyndan (accusative masculine singular)
sixhyndan (accusative feminine singular)
sixhynde (accusative neuter singular)
sixhyndan (genitive masculine singular)
sixhyndan (feminine genitive singular)
sixhyndan (genitive neuter singular)
sixhyndan (dative masculine singular)
sixhyndan (dative feminine singular)
sixhyndan (dative neuter singular)
sixhyndan (instrumental masculine singular)
sixhyndan (feminine instrumental singular)
sixhyndan (instrumental neuter singular)
sixhyndan (masculine nominative plural)
sixhyndan (feminine nominative plural)
sixhyndan (neuter nominative plural)
sixhyndan (accusative masculine plural)
sixhyndan (accusative feminine plural)
sixhyndan (accusative neuter plural)
sixhyndra (genitive masculine plural)
sixhyndena (genitive masculine plural)
sixhyndra (feminine genitive plural)
sixhyndena (feminine genitive plural)
sixhyndra (genitive neuter plural)
sixhyndena (genitive neuter plural)
sixhyndum (dative masculine plural)
sixhyndum (dative feminine plural)
sixhyndum (dative neuter plural)
sixhyndum (instrumental masculine plural)
sixhyndum (feminine instrumental plural)
sixhyndum (instrumental neuter plural)

→⇒ English: sixhyndman

(criminal law) Worth six hundred (shillings in wergeld).


twelfhynde

twelfhynde (masculine nominative singular)
twelfhyndu (feminine nominative singular)
twelfhyndo (feminine nominative singular)
twelfhynde (neuter nominative singular)
twelfhyndne (accusative masculine singular)
twelfhynde (accusative feminine singular)
twelfhynde (accusative neuter singular)
twelfhyndes (genitive masculine singular)
twelfhyndre (feminine genitive singular)
twelfhyndes (genitive neuter singular)
twelfhyndum (dative masculine singular)
twelfhyndre (dative feminine singular)
twelfhyndum (dative neuter singular)
twelfhynde (instrumental masculine singular)
twelfhyndre (feminine instrumental singular)
twelfhynde (instrumental neuter singular)
twelfhynde (masculine nominative plural)
twelfhynda (feminine nominative plural)
twelfhynde (feminine nominative plural)
twelfhyndu (neuter nominative plural)
twelfhyndo (neuter nominative plural)
twelfhynde (accusative masculine plural)
twelfhynda (accusative feminine plural)
twelfhynde (accusative feminine plural)
twelfhyndu (accusative neuter plural)
twelfhyndo (accusative neuter plural)
twelfhyndra (genitive masculine plural)
twelfhyndra (feminine genitive plural)
twelfhyndra (genitive neuter plural)
twelfhyndum (dative masculine plural)
twelfhyndum (dative feminine plural)
twelfhyndum (dative neuter plural)
twelfhyndum (instrumental masculine plural)
twelfhyndum (feminine instrumental plural)
twelfhyndum (instrumental neuter plural)
twelfhynda (masculine nominative singular)
twelfhynde (feminine nominative singular)
twelfhynde (neuter nominative singular)
twelfhyndan (accusative masculine singular)
twelfhyndan (accusative feminine singular)
twelfhynde (accusative neuter singular)
twelfhyndan (genitive masculine singular)
twelfhyndan (feminine genitive singular)
twelfhyndan (genitive neuter singular)
twelfhyndan (dative masculine singular)
twelfhyndan (dative feminine singular)
twelfhyndan (dative neuter singular)
twelfhyndan (instrumental masculine singular)
twelfhyndan (feminine instrumental singular)
twelfhyndan (instrumental neuter singular)
twelfhyndan (masculine nominative plural)
twelfhyndan (feminine nominative plural)
twelfhyndan (neuter nominative plural)
twelfhyndan (accusative masculine plural)
twelfhyndan (accusative feminine plural)
twelfhyndan (accusative neuter plural)
twelfhyndra (genitive masculine plural)
twelfhyndena (genitive masculine plural)
twelfhyndra (feminine genitive plural)
twelfhyndena (feminine genitive plural)
twelfhyndra (genitive neuter plural)
twelfhyndena (genitive neuter plural)
twelfhyndum (dative masculine plural)
twelfhyndum (dative feminine plural)
twelfhyndum (dative neuter plural)
twelfhyndum (instrumental masculine plural)
twelfhyndum (feminine instrumental plural)
twelfhyndum (instrumental neuter plural)

→⇒ English: twelfhyndman

(criminal law) Worth twelve hundred (shillings in wergeld).


Æðelþryð

English: Audrey

French: Audrey

French: Audrée

English: Audray

English: Audry

English: Audrie

English: Audra

From Proto-Germanic *Aþalaþrūþiz, from *aþalaz (“noble”) + *þrūþiz (“strength”), equivalent to æþele + þryþ.


sæsnægl

sǣsnæġl (canonical masculine)
sǣsnæġl (nominative singular)
sǣsnæġlas (nominative plural)
sǣsnæġl (accusative singular)
sǣsnæġlas (accusative plural)
sǣsnæġles (genitive singular)
sǣsnæġla (genitive plural)
sǣsnæġle (dative singular)
sǣsnæġlum (dative plural)

Middle English: *se-snail

English: seasnail, sea snail


fugoloþ

fugoloþ (nominative singular)
fugoloþas (nominative plural)
fugoloþ (accusative singular)
fugoloþas (accusative plural)
fugoloþes (genitive singular)
fugoloþa (genitive plural)
fugoloþe (dative singular)
fugoloþum (dative plural)


Eoric

→ Middle English: Eric

→ English: Eric

→ German: Erich


Hloþwig

→ Middle English: Lewis

→ English: Lewis

From Frankish *Hlūdawīg, derived from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud; famous”) + *wīgą (“battle”). This is the form of Louis that was present in England before the Norman Conquest in 1066, where it was replaced with Middle English Lewis and Lowis.


Sigemund

From siġe (“victory”) + mund (“protector, protection”). Cognate with Old Norse Sigmundr, German Siegmund and Sigismund.


Þeodric

→ English: Thedric

→ Old Welsh: Tewdrig

From Proto-Germanic *Þeudarīks, equivalent to þēod (“people, nation”) + rīc (“king, ruler”). Cognate with English Derek, English Theoderic, French Thierry and German Dietrich.


Eadræd

/ˈæ͜ɑːdˌræːd/

From ēad (“happiness, prosperity”) and rǣd (“counsel, advice”).


Osweald

English: Oswald

[ˈoːzˌwæ͜ɑɫd]

From ōs (“god, deity”) + weald (“power”). Cognate with Old Norse Ásvaldr.


Hloþhere

From Proto-West Germanic *Hlūdhari. Cognate with German Lothar, Italian Lotario, and French Lothaire.


Ælfræd

Middle English: Alfred

desctree

English: Alfred
→ Danish: Alfred
Esperanto: Alfredo
Faroese: Alfred
→ Finnish: Alfred
French: Alfred
→ German: Alfred
Greek: Αλφρέδος (Alfrédos)
Italian: Alfredo
Norman: Alfred
→ Norwegian: Alfred
Portuguese: Alfredo
Spanish: Alfredo
Cebuano: Alfredo
Tagalog: Alfredo
→ Swedish: Alfred

→ Latin: Alfredus

→ English: Ælfred (learned)

→ Latin: Ælfredus


Heanric

From Proto-Germanic *Haimarīks, from *haimaz (“home”) + *rīks (“king”). Cognate with English Henry, French Henri, Welsh Harri, German Heinrich, Danish Henrik, and Old Norse Heimríkr.


calwer

calwer (nominative singular)
calweras (nominative plural)
calwer (accusative singular)
calweras (accusative plural)
calweres (genitive singular)
calwera (genitive plural)
calwere (dative singular)
calwerum (dative plural)

⇒ Middle English: calver, calvar, calvur
English: calver
Scots: caller

Unknown; possibly from Proto-Germanic *kalwaz (see sigor, salor or telgor for similar examples), or Proto-Germanic *kalwaraz, possibly from a metathetic form of *glew- (“to ball up; clump; stick”).


hohsinu

hōhsinu (nominative singular)
hōhsina (nominative plural)
hōhsine (nominative plural)
hōhsine (accusative singular)
hōhsina (accusative plural)
hōhsine (accusative plural)
hōhsine (genitive singular)
hōhsina (genitive plural)
hōhsine (dative singular)
hōhsinum (dative plural)

often remodelled after <i class="Latn mention" lang="enm">schyne</i> "shin"

Middle English: hokschyne, *hoxene (often remodelled after schyne "shin")
English: huxen, huckson, huxon, huckshin, hucksheen (influenced by shin) (dialectal, obsolete)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄hasinu, from Proto-Germanic *hanhasinwō; equivalent to hōh (“heel”) + sinu (“sinew”).


mæssepreost

mæsseprēost (nominative singular)
mæsseprēostas (nominative plural)
mæsseprēost (accusative singular)
mæsseprēostas (accusative plural)
mæsseprēostes (genitive singular)
mæsseprēosta (genitive plural)
mæsseprēoste (dative singular)
mæsseprēostum (dative plural)

c. 994, Ælfric, "Letter to Wulfsige"
Presbyter is mæsseprēost oþþe ealdwita. Nā þæt ǣlċ eald sīe, ac þæt hē eald sīe on wīsdōme.

A presbyter is a priest or an elder. Not that they're all old, but they're old in wisdom.

Ic Beda Cristes þēow and mæssepreost sende gretan Fone leofastan cyning Ceolwulf

1890 [c. 731], Saint Bede (the Venerable), The Old English Version of Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People, page 2:

I, Bede, servant of Christ and priest, send greeting to the well beloved king Ceolwulf


Waldere

a male given name, equivalent to English Walter


Hereweald

English: Harold

Compound of here + weald, from Proto-Germanic *Harjawaldaz, from *harjaz (“army”) + *waldaz (“ruler, authority”). Cognate to Old Norse Haraldr.


ceosolstan

ċeosolstān (canonical masculine)
ċeoselstān (nominative singular)
ċeoselstānas (nominative plural)
ċeoselstān (accusative singular)
ċeoselstānas (accusative plural)
ċeoselstānes (genitive singular)
ċeoselstāna (genitive plural)
ċeoselstāne (dative singular)
ċeoselstānum (dative plural)

desc

Middle English: chesel-ston, schesellstone, chesell-ston

English: chiselstone

From Proto-West Germanic *kesulastain, equivalent to ċeosol + stān.


gehæcca

ġehæcca (canonical)
ġehæċċa (canonical masculine)
ġehæcca (nominative singular)
ġehæccan (nominative plural)
ġehæccan (accusative singular)
ġehæccan (accusative plural)
ġehæccan (genitive singular)
ġehæccena (genitive plural)
ġehæccan (dative singular)
ġehæccum (dative plural)
ġehæċċa (nominative singular)
ġehæċċan (nominative plural)
ġehæċċan (accusative singular)
ġehæċċan (accusative plural)
ġehæċċan (genitive singular)
ġehæċċena (genitive plural)
ġehæċċan (dative singular)
ġehæċċum (dative plural)

ang-decl-noun-n-m

Declension of ġehæċċa

ang-decl-noun

Declension of ġehæċċa

From *ġehæcc + -a. Alternatively derived from ġe- + *hæċċan (“to hack”).


gebedde

ġebedde (canonical feminine)
ġebedde (nominative singular)
ġebeddan (nominative plural)
ġebeddan (accusative singular)
ġebeddan (accusative plural)
ġebeddan (genitive singular)
ġebeddena (genitive plural)
ġebeddan (dative singular)
ġebeddum (dative plural)

From Proto-West Germanic *gabaddjā, from Proto-Germanic *gabadjǭ. Cognate with Old High German gibetta and Old Norse beðja. Equivalent to ġe- + bedd + -e or ġebedda + -e.


stæfsweord

stæfsweord (nominative singular)
stæfsweord (nominative plural)
stæfsweord (accusative singular)
stæfsweord (accusative plural)
stæfsweordes (genitive singular)
stæfsweorda (genitive plural)
stæfsweorde (dative singular)
stæfsweordum (dative plural)

From Proto-West Germanic *stabaswerd. Cognate with Old Saxon stafswerd, Old High German stabswert. Equivalent to stæf + sweord.


fuccian

fuccian (infinitive)
fuccienne (infinitive)
fucciġe (first-person present singular)
fuccode (first-person past singular)
fuccast (present second-person singular)
fuccodest (past second-person singular)
fuccaþ (present singular third-person)
fuccode (past singular third-person)
fucciaþ (plural present)
fuccodon (past plural)
fucciġe (present singular)
fuccode (past singular)
fucciġen (plural present)
fuccoden (past plural)
fucca (imperative past present singular)
fucciaþ (imperative past plural present)
fucciende (imperative present)
fuccod (imperative past)
ġefuccod (imperative past)

desctree

Middle English: *fukken, *fuken
English: fuck (see there for further descendants)
Early Scots: *fuken
Middle Scots: fuk
Scots: fuck, fuk

From Proto-West Germanic *fukkōn, from Proto-Germanic *fukkōną (“to smite; copulate”), from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-.


refa

English: reeve


Eadgils

Ēadġils (canonical masculine)
Ēadġils (nominative singular)
Ēadġils (accusative singular)
Ēadġilses (genitive singular)
Ēadġilse (dative singular)

[ˈæ͜ɑːdˌjiɫs]

From Proto-Germanic *Aþagīslaz. By surface analysis, ēad (“wealth”) + ġīsl (“hostage”). Cognate with Old Norse Aðils.


Heardred

Heardrēd (canonical masculine)
Heardrēd (nominative singular)
Heardrēd (accusative singular)
Heardrēdes (genitive singular)
Heardrēde (dative singular)

From Proto-Germanic *Hardarēdaz. By surface analysis, heard (“hard”) + rǣd (“counsel”). Cognate with Old Norse Harðráðr, Old Norse Harðráði.


ceacga

ċeacga (canonical masculine)
ċeacga (nominative singular)
ċeacgan (nominative plural)
ċeacgan (accusative singular)
ċeacgan (accusative plural)
ċeacgan (genitive singular)
ċeacgena (genitive plural)
ċeacgan (dative singular)
ċeacgum (dative plural)

Middle English: *chagge

English: chag

/ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑɡ.ɡɑ/


hreremus

hrēremūs (canonical feminine)
hrēremūs (nominative singular)
hrēremȳs (nominative plural)
hrēremūs (accusative singular)
hrēremȳs (accusative plural)
hrēremȳs (genitive singular)
hrēremūse (genitive singular)
hrēremūsa (genitive plural)
hrēremȳs (dative singular)
hrēremūsum (dative plural)

Middle English: reremous

English: reremouse, rearmouse

From hrēran (“to whisk, stir”) + mūs (“mouse”).


þrimilcemonaþ

From þri + milce + mōnaþ, lit. "three-milk-month."

Se fīfta mōnaþ is nemned on ūre geðeōde Ðrymylce, for ðon sƿylc genihtsumnesƿæs geō on Brytone and eāc on Germania lande, of ðæm Ongla ðeōd com on ðās Breotone, ðæt hī on ðæm mōnðe þriƿa on dæge mylcedon heora neāt.

725, Bede, The Reckoning of Time, Ch. 15

the fifth month is called Ðrymylce in our language, because before, there was such abundance in Britain and also in Germania, whence the Angle-people came to Britain, would milk their cows thrice a day.


Cristes mæssedæg

Cristes mæssedæġ (canonical masculine)
Cristes mæssedæġ (nominative singular)
Cristes mæssedagas (nominative plural)
Cristes mæssedæġ (accusative singular)
Cristes mæssedagas (accusative plural)
Cristes mæssedæġes (genitive singular)
Cristes mæssedaga (genitive plural)
Cristes mæssedæġe (dative singular)
Cristes mæssedagum (dative plural)

Middle English: Cristemasse day

English: Christmas Day


sweorbeag

swēorbēag (canonical masculine)
swēorbēag (nominative singular)
swēorbēagas (nominative plural)
swēorbēag (accusative singular)
swēorbēagas (accusative plural)
swēorbēages (genitive singular)
swēorbēaga (genitive plural)
swēorbēage (dative singular)
swēorbēagum (dative plural)

/ˈswe͜oːrˌbæ͜ɑːɡ/

[ˈswe͜oːrˌbæ͜ɑːɣ]

object worn around the neck, often made of gold or silver: collar, necklace


Ælfgiefu

Ælfġiefu (canonical feminine)
Ælfġiefu (nominative singular)
Ælfġiefe (accusative singular)
Ælfġiefe (genitive singular)
Ælfġiefe (dative singular)

→ Old Norse: Alfífa, Álfífa

Icelandic: Alfífa


cedelc

cedelc (nominative singular)
cedelca (nominative plural)
cedelce (nominative plural)
cedelce (accusative singular)
cedelca (accusative plural)
cedelce (accusative plural)
cedelce (genitive singular)
cedelca (genitive plural)
cedelce (dative singular)
cedelcum (dative plural)

Middle English: ketlok, kellok

English: kedlock

English: kilk

Unknown, but apparently related to Low German Ködik, Köddik (“charlock”). Compare also Middle Low German hēderik, hederik, hedderik (“charlock”), Old High German hederīh (“hedge mustard, charlock”), possibly from Latin hederāceus (“made of ivy, ivy-like”).

cog

Mercurialis perennis
Wikispecies:Mercurialis perennis

(botany) herb mercury (Mercurialis perennis)

Rhamphospermum arvense
Rhamphospermum arvense#Translingual

Sinapis arvensis
Sinapis arvensis#Translingual

(botany) charlock (Rhamphospermum arvense, syns. Sinapis arvensis, etc.)


geoldæg

ġēoldæġ (canonical)
ġeōldæġ (canonical masculine)
ġēoldæġ (nominative singular)
ġēoldagas (nominative plural)
ġēoldæġ (accusative singular)
ġēoldagas (accusative plural)
ġēoldæġes (genitive singular)
ġēoldaga (genitive plural)
ġēoldæġe (dative singular)
ġēoldagum (dative plural)
ġeōldæġ (nominative singular)
ġeōldagas (nominative plural)
ġeōldæġ (accusative singular)
ġeōldagas (accusative plural)
ġeōldæġes (genitive singular)
ġeōldaga (genitive plural)
ġeōldæġe (dative singular)
ġeōldagum (dative plural)

Middle English: Yōl day

From Proto-Germanic *jehwladagaz. Cognate with Old Norse jóladagr. Equivalent to ġēol + dæġ.


middes wintres mæssedæg

middes wintres mæssedæġ (canonical masculine)
middes wintres mæssedæġ (nominative singular)
middes wintres mæssedagas (nominative plural)
middes wintres mæssedæġ (accusative singular)
middes wintres mæssedagas (accusative plural)
middes wintres mæssedæġes (genitive singular)
middes wintres mæssedaga (genitive plural)
middes wintres mæssedæġe (dative singular)
middes wintres mæssedagum (dative plural)


geodagas

ġeōdagas (canonical masculine plural)
ġeōdagas (nominative plural)
ġeōdagas (accusative plural)
ġeōdaga (genitive plural)
ġeōdagum (dative plural)

late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
Hwæt þū ġehīerdest þætte ġeōdagum ġelamp þæt ān swīðe wīs mann and swīðe rīċe ongann fandian ānes ūðwitan and hine bismrode for þon hē hine swā orgellīċe upp āhōf and bōde þæs þæt hē ūðwita wǣre.

You've heard that in ancient times, a very wise and successful man started to test a philosopher and mocked him for exalting himself so arrogantly and bragging that he was a philosopher.

Ġeōdagum Rōmāne and ēac Engle ġehālgodon on þissa tungla ġemynd heora dagas, and þone forman dæġ hīe hēton "sunnan dæġ," for þon hēo is ealra tungla wlitiġest.

In ancient times, both the Romans and the English sanctified the days of the week in honor of these stars. The first day they called "the day of the sun," because it is the brightest of all stars.


hymlic

hymlic (canonical)
hymlīc (canonical masculine)
hymlic (nominative singular)
hymlicas (nominative plural)
hymlic (accusative singular)
hymlicas (accusative plural)
hymlices (genitive singular)
hymlica (genitive plural)
hymlice (dative singular)
hymlicum (dative plural)

desc

Middle English: hemloke, hemelok, homelok, humlok

English: hemlock

Scots: hemlok, homlok, humlok, humlock

Unknown. Liberman compares Proto-Slavic *čemerъ (“false hellebore”), also used to describe venom or poison caused by this plant, from Proto-Indo-European *kemer-. The closest Germanic cognate is Low German hemern.


hysecild

hyseċild (canonical neuter)
hyseċild (nominative singular)
hyseċildru (nominative plural)
hyseċild (accusative singular)
hyseċildru (accusative plural)
hyseċildes (genitive singular)
hyseċildra (genitive plural)
hyseċilde (dative singular)
hyseċildrum (dative plural)
hyseċild (nominative singular)
hyseċild (nominative plural)
hyseċild (accusative singular)
hyseċild (accusative plural)
hyseċildes (genitive singular)
hyseċilda (genitive plural)
hyseċilde (dative singular)
hyseċildum (dative plural)

c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of the Innocents"
Sende ða his cwelleras, and ofsloh ealle ða hysecild, þe wǽron on þære byrig Bethleem, and on eallum hyre gemærum, fram twywintrum cilde to anre nihte, be ðære tide þe hé geaxode æt ðam tungel-witegum.

He then sent his executioners, and slew all the male children that were in the city of Bethlehem, and in all its boundaries, from the child of two years to that of one day, according to the time which he had inquired of the astrologers.


bielg

bielġ (canonical masculine)
bielġ (nominative singular)
bielġas (nominative plural)
bielġ (accusative singular)
bielġas (accusative plural)
bielġes (genitive singular)
bielġa (genitive plural)
bielġe (dative singular)
bielġum (dative plural)

desctree

Middle English: bely, beli, baly, belwe, balyw, belgh
English: belly, ballow, bellows
Scots: belly, bally
Yola: bellee, belooze


tungolwitga

tungolwītga (canonical masculine)
tungolwītga (nominative singular)
tungolwītgan (nominative plural)
tungolwītgan (accusative singular)
tungolwītgan (accusative plural)
tungolwītgan (genitive singular)
tungolwītgena (genitive plural)
tungolwītgan (dative singular)
tungolwītgum (dative plural)

Compound of tungol (“star”) + wītga (“prophet”). Displaced by English astrologer. Compare Old Polish gwiazdomówca or Ancient Greek ἀστρολόγος (astrológos), which are formed using similar lexemes.

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Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript A, year 2

Then astrologers from the east came to worship Christ.

Þā tungolwītgan of ēastdǣle cōmon tō þon þæt hīe Crist weorðoden.


mægeþblæd

mæġeþblæd (canonical neuter)
mæġeþblæd (nominative singular)
mæġeþbladu (nominative plural)
mæġeþblæd (accusative singular)
mæġeþbladu (accusative plural)
mæġeþblædes (genitive singular)
mæġeþblada (genitive plural)
mæġeþblæde (dative singular)
mæġeþbladum (dative plural)


munuccild

munucċild (canonical neuter)
munucċild (nominative singular)
munucċildru (nominative plural)
munucċild (accusative singular)
munucċildru (accusative plural)
munucċildes (genitive singular)
munucċildra (genitive plural)
munucċilde (dative singular)
munucċildrum (dative plural)
munucċild (nominative singular)
munucċild (nominative plural)
munucċild (accusative singular)
munucċild (accusative plural)
munucċildes (genitive singular)
munucċilda (genitive plural)
munucċilde (dative singular)
munucċildum (dative plural)

Composed of munuc (“monk”) + ċild (“child”).


oferhygd

oferhyġd (canonical feminine)
oferhyġd (nominative singular)
oferhyġde (nominative plural)
oferhyġda (nominative plural)
oferhyġd (accusative singular)
oferhyġde (accusative singular)
oferhyġde (accusative plural)
oferhyġda (accusative plural)
oferhyġde (genitive singular)
oferhyġda (genitive plural)
oferhyġde (dative singular)
oferhyġdum (dative plural)


deafu

dēafu (canonical feminine)
dēafu (nominative singular)
dēafa (nominative plural)
dēafe (nominative plural)
dēafe (accusative singular)
dēafa (accusative plural)
dēafe (accusative plural)
dēafe (genitive singular)
dēafa (genitive plural)
dēafe (dative singular)
dēafum (dative plural)

From dēaf + -u. Compare Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹 (daubei, “callousness, hardness (of heart)”).


æderseax

ǣderseax (canonical neuter)
ǣderseax (nominative singular)
ǣderseax (nominative plural)
ǣderseax (accusative singular)
ǣderseax (accusative plural)
ǣderseaxes (genitive singular)
ǣderseaxa (genitive plural)
ǣderseaxe (dative singular)
ǣderseaxum (dative plural)


Æsc

Æsċ (canonical masculine)
Æsċ (nominative singular)
Æsċas (nominative plural)
Æsċ (accusative singular)
Æsċas (accusative plural)
Æsċes (genitive singular)
Æsċa (genitive plural)
Æsċe (dative singular)
Æsċum (dative plural)

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript A, year 488

In this year Ash came to the throne, and he was king of Kent for 23 years.

Hēr Æsċ fēng tō rīċe, and wæs þrēo and twēntiġ wintra Cantwara cyning.


Iairus

desctree

Middle English: Iair
English: Jair
Scots: Jair

Borrowed from Latin Iaīrus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάϊρος (Iáïros), derived from Biblical Hebrew יָאִיר (Ya'ir).

c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Mark 5:22

Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came

And ða com ꞅũ oꝼ heah-ᵹeꞅamnunᵹũ, Iai ᫍuꞅ hāꞆꞆe;


Þeodræd

/ˈθe͜oːdˌræːd/

From þēod (“nation, language”) and rǣd (“counsel, advice”).


Godric

From god (“god”) and rīc (“king, ruler”).


Wulfric

From wulf (“wolf”) and rīċ (“king, ruler”).


Ealdræd

/ˈæ͜ɑldˌræːd/

[ˈæ͜ɑɫdˌræːd]

From eald (“old”) and rǣd (“counsel, advice”).


Eadmær

/ˈæ͜ɑːdˌmæːr/

From ēad (“happiness, prosperity”) and mǣre (“famous, great”).


Plegmund

From pleġa (“play”) and mund (“protector, guardian”).


Wilmær

→ English: Wilmer

From wil (“will, desire”) and mǣre (“famous, great”).


Leofstan

From lēof (“dear, beloved”) and stān (“stone”).


Healfdene

From Old Norse Halfdanr, equivalent to healf (“half”) + Dene (“Dane”)


Leofwine

From lēof (“dear, beloved”) and wine (“friend”).


Æþelmær

English: Elmer

English: Aylmer

From Proto-West Germanic *Aþalmārī, equivalent to æþele (“noble”) + mǣre (“famous, great”).


Dryhtnoþ

From dryht (“army, troop”) and nōþ (“daring”).


Leofric

From lēof (“dear, beloved”) and rīc (“king, ruler”).


Berhtweald

From berht (“bright, clear”) and weald (“power”). Cognate with German Berthold.


Berhtnoþ

From berht (“bright”) and nōþ (“daring”).


Eadnoþ

/ˈæ͜ɑːdˌnoːθ/

From ēad (“blessing, happiness, prosperity”) and nōþ (“daring”).


Eadsige

From ēad (“happiness, prosperity”) and siġe (“victory”).


Deorwine

→ English: Darwin

From dēor (“beast”) and wine (“friend”).


Wærfriþ

From wær (“cautious”) and friþ (“peace”).


Eadwig

/ˈæ͜ɑːdˌwiːj/

From ēad (“happiness, prosperity”) and wīġ (“war, battle”).


Eadfriþ

/ˈæ͜ɑːdˌfriθ/

From ēad (“happiness, prosperity”) and friþ (“peace”).


Sæberht

→ English: Seabert


Hereweard

Middle English: Herreward, Herward

English: Harward; Harvard

→ English: Hereward


Eadberht

From ēad (“happiness, prosperity”) and berht (“bright, clear”).


Folcwine

From Proto-West Germanic *Folkwini, equivalent to folc (“folk, people”) + wine (“friend”).


Sæmund

From sǣ (“sea”) and mund (“protector”). Cognate with Icelandic Sæmundr.


Eadwacor

From Proto-West Germanic *Audawakr. Equivalent to ēad (“happiness, prosperity”) + wacor (“watchful, vigilant”). Cognate with Latin Odoacer.


Eadwine

English: Edwin (see there for further descendants)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *Audawini, from Proto-Germanic *Audawiniz, equivalent to ēad (“happiness, prosperity”) + wine (“friend”).


Wihtgar

From wiht (“thing, creature”) and gār (“spear”).


Æþelnoþ

From æþele (“noble”) and nōþ (“daring”).


Beorhtric

From beorht (“bright, clear”) and rīc (“king, ruler”).


Ordric

From ord (“point of a weapon”) and rīc (“king, ruler”).


Leofnoþ

From lēof (“dear, beloved”) and nōþ (“daring”).


Beorhtsige

From beorht (“bright, clear”) and siġe (“victory”).


Ecgfriþ

From eċġ (“edge of a weapon”) and friþ (“peace”).


Earnsige

From earn (“eagle”) and siġe (“victory”).


Æþelric

From æþele (“noble”) and rīc (“king, ruler”).


Ælfstan

[ˈæɫfˌstɑːn]


Æþelwig

From æþele (“noble”) and wīġ (“war, battle”).


Wulfwig

From wulf (“wolf”) and wīġ (“war, battle”).


Swegn

→ English: Sweyn

From Old Norse Sveinn. Cognate with Danish Svend and Swedish Sven.


Beorhtmær

From Proto-Germanic *Berhtamēraz, equivalent to beorht (“bright, clear”) and mǣre (“famous”), cognate with Old High German Berchtmar, Old Norse Bjartmarr and Faroese Bjartmar.


Hacon

From Old Norse Hákon. Cognate with Norwegian Håkon.


Stigand

From Old Norse Stígandr meaning "wanderer".


Cuþflæd

The first element is from cūþ (“known”).


Æþelmod

From æþele (“noble”) and mōd (“mind, heart, spirit”).


Æþelgar

→ English: Elgar

/ˈæ.θelˌɡɑːr/

[ˈæ.ðelˌɡɑːr]


Ceolræd

/ˈt͡ʃe͜oːlˌræːd/

From ċēol (“ship”) and rǣd (“counsel, advice”).


Osberht

→ English: Osbert

From ōs (“god”) and berht (“bright, clear”).


Æþelwynn

From æþele (“noble”) and wynn (“joy, delight”).


Rægenbeald

From reġn- (“very”) and beald (“brave, bold”).


Æþelflæd

The first element is from æþele (“noble”).


Mildþryþ

→ English: Mildred

From milde (“mild, gentle”) + þrȳþ (“strength”).


Wihtlac

From wiht (“thing, creature”) and lāc (“gift, offering”).


Leofweard

From lēof (“dear, beloved”) and weard (“guard”).


Æþelmund

From æþele (“noble”) and mund (“protector”).


Sigeræd

From siġe (“victory”) and rǣd (“counsel, advice”).


Earnwine

From earn (“eagle”) and wine (“friend”).


Æþelwacer

From æþele (“noble”) and wacor (“watchful, vigilanty”).


Earnwig

[ˈæ͜ɑrˠnˌwiːj]

From earn (“eagle”) and wīġ (“war, battle”).


Beorhtweard

From beorht (“bright, clear”) and weard (“guard”).


Cynewig

From cyne- (“royal”) and wīġ (“war, battle”).


Wulfnoþ

From wulf (“wolf”) and nōþ (“daring”). Compare Noþwulf which has the same elements reversed.


Ceolwulf

Ċēolwulf (canonical masculine)
Ċēolwulf (nominative singular)
Ċēolwulf (accusative singular)
Ċēolwulfes (genitive singular)
Ċēolwulfe (dative singular)

late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
Iċ Beda Cristes þēow and mæssepreost sende grētan þone leofastan cyning Ċēolwulf.

I, Bede, servant of Christ and priest, send greeting to the well-beloved king Ceolwulf.


Scule

From Old Norse Skúli, originally a byname connected to Old Norse skýla meaning "to protect".


Særic

From sǣ (“sea”) and rīc (“king, ruler”).


Beornwulf

From beorn (“man, warrior”) and wulf (“wolf”).


Scirweald

/ˈʃiːrˌwæ͜ɑld/

[ˈʃiːrˌwæ͜ɑɫd]

From sċīr (“shire, district”) and weald (“power, authority”).
From sċīr (“bright, shining”) and weald (“power, authority”).


Cynestan

From cyne- (“royal”) and stān (“stone”).


Friþuric

From Proto-West Germanic *Friþurīk, equivalent to friþ (“peace”) + rīc (“king, ruler”). Cognate with English Frederick and German Friedrich.


Leofwig

From lēof (“dear, beloved”) and wīġ (“war, battle”).


Tostig

From Old Norse Tósti, derived from Old Norse Þórstæinn "Thor + stone".


Godmund

From gōd (“good”) and mund (“protector”)


Æþelweard

Æþelweard (nominative singular)
Æþelweard (accusative singular)
Æþelweardes (genitive singular)
Æþelwearde (dative singular)

[ˈæ.ðelˌwæ͜ɑrˠd]

From æþele (“noble”) and weard (“guard”).


Eadgyþ

Ēadgȳþ (canonical feminine)
Ēadgȳþ (nominative singular)
Ēadgȳþ (accusative singular)
Ēadgȳþe (accusative singular)
Ēadgȳþe (genitive singular)
Ēadgȳþe (dative singular)

English: Edith

/ˈæ͜ɑːdˌɡyːθ/

By surface analysis, ēad (“happiness, prosperity”) + gūþ (“battle”).


Earnweald

/ˈæ͜ɑrnˌwæ͜ɑld/

[ˈæ͜ɑrˠnˌwæ͜ɑɫd]

From Proto-Germanic *Arôwaldaz, equivalent to earn (“eagle”) + weald (“power, authority”). Cognate with English Arnold.


Æþelwine

Æþelwine (nominative singular)
Æþelwine (accusative singular)
Æþelwines (genitive singular)
Æþelwine (dative singular)

→ English: Alwin

From Proto-West Germanic *Aþalawini, equivalent to Old English æþele (“noble”) and wine (“friend”), cognate with German Adalwin.


Sigeric

From siġe (“victory”) and rīc (“king, ruler”).


Cynewine

From cyne- (“royal”) and wine (“friend”).


Mildgyþ

[ˈmiɫdˌɡyːθ]

From milde (“mild, gentle”) and gūþ (“battle”).


Wulfræd

From wulf (“wolf”) and rǣd (“counsel, advice”).


Oswine

Ōswine (canonical masculine)
Ōswine (nominative singular)
Ōswine (accusative singular)
Ōswines (genitive singular)
Ōswine (dative singular)

From Proto-Germanic *Ansuwiniz. Equivalent to ōs (“(pagan) god”) + wine (“friend”). Cognate with Old Norse Ásviðr.


Ælfþryþ

Ælfþrȳþ (canonical feminine)
Ælfþrȳþ (nominative singular)
Ælfþrȳþe (accusative singular)
Ælfþrȳþe (genitive singular)
Ælfþrȳþe (dative singular)

→ English: Elfreda

/ˈælfˌθryːθ/

[ˈæɫfˌθryːθ]


strengel

strenġel (canonical masculine)
strenġel (nominative singular)
strenglas (nominative plural)
strenġel (accusative singular)
strenglas (accusative plural)
strengles (genitive singular)
strengla (genitive plural)
strengle (dative singular)
strenglum (dative plural)

Blend of strenġu (“strength”) + þengel (“prince”), as if Proto-West Germanic *strangil. Compare fenġel.


Wealdræd

/ˈwæ͜ɑldˌræːd/

[ˈwæ͜ɑɫdˌræːd]

From weald (“power, authority”) and rǣd (“counsel, advice”).


þengel

þenġel (canonical masculine)
þenġel (nominative singular)
þenglas (nominative plural)
þenġel (accusative singular)
þenglas (accusative plural)
þengles (genitive singular)
þengla (genitive plural)
þengle (dative singular)
þenglum (dative plural)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *þangil, from Proto-Germanic *þangilaz. Cognate with Old Norse þengill.


Eadhelm

[ˈæ͜ɑːdˌheɫm]

From ēad (“happiness, prosperity”) and helm (“protection, defense”).


Byrhtmund

From byrht (“bright, clear”) and mund (“protector”).


Beorhtmund

From beorht (“bright, clear”) and mund (“protector”).


Beornmund

From beorn (“man, warrior”) and mund (“protector”).


Cynesige

From cyne- (“royal”) and siġe (“victory”).


Osmod

From ōs (“god”) and mōd (“mind, heart, spirit”).


Ecgberht

→ English: Egbert

From eċġ (“edge (of a weapon)”) and berht (“bright, clear”).


Dryhtweald

From dryht (“army, troop”) and weald (“power, authority”).


Eastmund

From ēast (“east”) and mund (“protector”).


Dægberht

From dæġ (“day”) and berht (“bright, clear”). Cognate with Frankish *Dagoberaht.


Heahmund

From hēah (“high, tall”) and mund (“protector”).


Wærburg

From wær (“cautious”) and burg (“city, town”).


Torhthelm

From torht (“bright, shiny”) and helm (“helmet”).


Æþelstan

From æþele (“noble”) and stān (“stone”).


Beorhtwulf

From beorht (“bright, clear”) and wulf (“wolf”).


Æþelweald

[ˈæ.ðelˌwæ͜ɑɫd]

From æþele (“noble”) and weald (“power, authority”).


Æþelsige

From æþele (“noble”) and siġe (“victory”).


Deormod

From dēor (“beast”) and mōd (“mind, heart, spirit”).


Eadstan

/ˈæ͜ɑːdˌstɑːn/

From ēad (“happiness, prosperity”) and stān (“stone”).


Sigefriþ

From siġe (“victory”) and friþ (“peace”). Cognate with German Siegfried and Old Norse Sigfriðr.


Heahræd

/ˈxæ͜ɑːxˌræːd/

[ˈhæ͜ɑːxˌræːd]

From hēah (“high”) and rǣd (“counsel, advice”).


Wulfsige

From wulf (“wolf”) and siġe (“victory”).


Wihtmund

From wiht (“thing, creature”) and mund (“protector”).


rimboc

rīmbōc (canonical feminine)
rīmbōc (nominative singular)
rīmbēċ (nominative plural)
rīmbōc (accusative singular)
rīmbēċ (accusative plural)
rīmbēċ (genitive singular)
rīmbōce (genitive singular)
rīmbōca (genitive plural)
rīmbēċ (dative singular)
rīmbōcum (dative plural)


Noþmund

From nōþ (“daring”) and mund (“protector”).


Wynhere

From wynn (“joy, delight”) and here (“army”).


Sigegar

From siġe (“victory”) and gār (“spear”).


Noþwulf

From nōþ (“daring”) and wulf (“wolf”). Compare Wulfnoþ which has the same elements reversed.


Leofsige

From lēof (“dear, beloved”) and siġe (“victory”).


Tatnoþ

From tāt (“glad, cheerful”) and nōþ (“daring”).


Ælfweard

[ˈæɫvˌwæ͜ɑrˠd]


Ordberht

From ord (“point (of a weapon)”) and berht (“bright”).


Friþelaf

From friþ (“peace”) and lāf (“legacy, remainder”).


Osweard

[ˈoːzˌwæ͜ɑrˠd]


Oslac

From ōs (“god”) and lāc (“gift, offering”).


Osræd

From ōs (“god”) and rǣd (“counsel, advice”).


Folcmær

From Proto-West Germanic *Folkmārī, equivalent to folc (“folk, people”) + mǣre (“famous, great”).


Hysenoþ

From hyse (“warrior, young man”) and nōþ (“daring”).


Modwulf

From mōd (“mind, heart, spirit”) and wulf (“wolf”).


Wærmund

From wær (“cautious”) and mund (“protector”).


Eadweald

/ˈæ͜ɑːdˌwæ͜ɑld/

[ˈæ͜ɑːdˌwæ͜ɑɫd]

From ēad (“happiness, prosperity”) and weald (“power, authority”).


Ealhstan

/ˈæ͜ɑlxˌstɑːn/

[ˈæ͜ɑɫxˌstɑːn]

From ealh (“temple”) and stān (“stone”).


Wærbeald

From wær (“cautious”) and beald (“bold, brave”).


Ceolberht

From ċēol (“ship”) and berht (“bright, clear”).


Wealdhelm

[ˈwæ͜ɑɫdˌheɫm]

From weald (“power, authority”) and helm (“protection, defense”).


Sigewulf

From siġe (“victory”) and wulf (“wolf”).


Sigehelm

From siġe (“victory”) and helm (“protection, defense”).


Heahwulf

[ˈhæ͜ɑːxˌwuɫf]

From hēah (“high, tall”) and wulf (“wolf”).


Ceolmund

Ċēolmund (canonical masculine)
Ċeolmund (nominative singular)
Ċeolmunde (accusative singular)
Ċeolmunde (genitive singular)
Ċeolmunde (dative singular)

From ċēol (“ship”) and mund (“protector”).


Dunweald

[ˈduːnˌwæ͜ɑɫd]

From dūn (“hill, mountain”) and weald (“power, authority”).


Dunweald

From dunn (“dark”) and weald (“power, authority”).


Eorcenweald

From eorcnan (“precious”) and weald (“power, authority”).


Wilfriþ

→ English: Wilfred

From wil (“will, desire”) and friþ (“peace”).


Ecgbeald

[ˈed͡ʒˌbæ͜ɑɫd]

From eċġ (“edge (of a weapon)”) and beald (“bold, brave”).


Guþlac

/ˈɡuːθˌlɑːk/

[ˈɡuːðˌlɑːk]

From gūþ (“battle, combat”) and lāc (“gift, offering”).


Æþelheard

[ˈæ.ðelˌhæ͜ɑrˠd]

From æþele (“noble”) and heard (“hard”).


Ecgwine

From eċġ (“edge (of a weapon)”) and wine (“friend”).


Beorn

From beorn ("warrior"). Cognate with Old Norse Bjǫrn, Danish Bjørn and Icelandic Björn which all mean "bear".


Cuþberht

→ English: Cuthbert

From cūþ (“known”) and berht (“bright”).


Ecgmund

From eċġ (“edge (of a weapon)”) and mund (“protector”).


Cynemund

From cyne- (“royal”) and mund (“protector”).


Cyneræd

From cyne- (“royal”) and rǣd (“counsel, advice”).


Cyneberht

From cyne- (“royal”) and berht (“bright”).


Noþhelm

From nōþ (“daring”) and helm (“helmet, protection”).


Wighelm

From wīġ (“war, battle”) and helm (“helmet, protection”).


Berhtræd

From berht (“bright”) and rǣd (“counsel, advice”).


Berhtwulf

From berht (“bright”) and wulf (“wolf”).


Plegberht

From pleġa (“play”) and berht (“bright”).


Ecgheard

[ˈed͡ʒˌhæ͜ɑrˠd]

From eċġ (“edge (of a weapon)”) and heard (“hard, firm, brave”).


Ealhheard

/ˈæ͜ɑlxˌxæ͜ɑrd/

[ˈæ͜ɑɫxˌhæ͜ɑrˠd]

From ealh (“temple”) and heard (“hard, firm, brave”).


Heahberht

From hēah (“high”) and berht (“bright”).


Dægmund

From dæġ (“day”) and mund (“protector”).


Beornmod

From beorn (“man, warrior”) and mōd (“mind, heart, spirit”).


Ecgburg

From eċġ (“edge (of a weapon)”) and burg (“city, town”).


Wilræd

From wil (“will, desire”) and rǣd (“counsel, advice”).


Hræþhun

[ˈr̥æθˌhuːn]

From hræþ (“fast, quick”) and hūn (“bear cub”).


Hunberht

From hūn (“bear cub”) and berht (“bright”). Cognate with Italian Umberto.


Hunræd

From hūn (“bear cub”) and rǣd (“counsel, advice”).


Eadhun

/ˈæ͜ɑːdˌxuːn/

[ˈæ͜ɑːdˌhuːn]

From ēad (“happiness, prosperity”) and hūn (“bear cub”).


Berhthun

Etymology tree
Old English berht
Old English hūn
Old English BerhthunFrom berht + hūn. Compare Hunberht which has the same elements but reversed.


Hunwine

From hūn (“bear cub”) and wine (“friend”).


Wynflæd

The first element is from wynn (“joy, delight”).


Leofrun

From lēof (“dear, beloved”) and rūn (“whisper, rune, mystery”).


Wulfwyn

From wulf (“wolf”) and wynn (“joy, delight”).


Æþelhild

From æþele (“noble”) and hild (“battle, war”).


Æþelgifu

From æþele (“noble”) and ġifu (“present, gift”).


Eadgifu

Ēadġifu (canonical feminine)
Ēadġifu (nominative singular)
Ēadġife (accusative singular)
Ēadġife (genitive singular)
Ēadġife (dative singular)

From ēad (“happiness, prosperity”) and ġifu (“present, gift”).


Plegræd

From pleġa (“play”) and rǣd (“counsel, advice”).


Tatwine

From tāt (“glad, cheerful”) and wine (“friend”).


Wulflaf

From wulf (“wolf”) and lāf (“legacy, remainder”).


Noþgyþ

/ˈnoːθˌɡyːθ/

[ˈnoːðˌɡyːθ]


Cynelaf

From cyne- (“royal, of royalty”) and lāf (“legacy, remainder”).


Beagmund

/ˈbæ͜ɑːɡˌmund/

[ˈbæ͜ɑːɣˌmund]

From bēag (“ring (circular object worn on the body)”) and mund (“protector”).


Burgnoþ

From burg (“city, fortress”) and nōþ (“daring”).


Sigenoþ

From siġe (“victory”) and nōþ (“daring”).


Freoþomund

From Proto-Germanic *Friþumundō, equivalent to friþ (“peace”) + mund (“protector”). Cognate with Icelandic Friðmundur and German Fredmund.


Þeodwulf

From þēod (“nation, people”) and wulf (“wolf”). Cognate with French Theodolph and German Theodolf.


Sigeweald

From siġe (“victory”) and weald (“power, authority”). Cognate with Icelandic Sigvaldur.


Freoþoric

From Proto-West Germanic *Friþurīk, equivalent to friþ (“peace”) + rīc (“king, ruler”).


Sigemær

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *Sigimēraz, equivalent to siġe (“victory”) + mǣre (“famous, renowned, illustrious”). Cognate with Proto-Norse ᛋᛁᚷᛁᛗᛡᚱᛡᛉ (sigimᴀrᴀʀ /Sigimāraʀ/) (whence Old Norse Sigmarr).


Freoþoræd

From Proto-Germanic *Friþurēdaz, equivalent to friþ (“peace”) + rǣd (“advice, counsel”).


Freoþoberht

From Proto-Germanic *Friþuberhtaz, equivalent to friþ (“peace”) + berht (“bright, shiny”).


Hroþwulf

Hrōþwulf (canonical masculine)
Hrōþwulf (nominative singular)
Hrōþwulf (accusative singular)
Hrōþwulfes (genitive singular)
Hrōþwulfe (dative singular)

From Proto-West Germanic *Hrōþiwulf, equivalent to hreþ (“glory, triumph, honour”) + wulf (“wolf”). Cognate with English Rudolph.


Dæghelm

From dæġ (“day”) + helm (“helmet, protection, covering”).


Wulfheard

From wulf (“wolf”) + heard (“brave, hard”).


Hyseberht

From hyse (“warrior, young man”) + berht (“bright, shiny”).


Noþheard

/ˈnoːθˌxæ͜ɑrd/

[ˈnoːθˌhæ͜ɑrˠd]

From nōþ (“daring”) + heard (“brave, hard”).


Hygeberht

From Proto-West Germanic *Hugiberht, equivalent to hyġe (“thought, mind, mood, desire”) + berht (“bright”). Cognate with Old High German *Hugibert/Old High German *Hugiperht.


Wærnoþ

From wær (“cautious, on guard”) + nōþ (“daring”).


Wærnoþ

/ˈwæːrˌnoːθ/

From wǣr (“true, correct”) + nōþ (“daring”).


Eormenræd

From eormen- (“greatness”) + rǣd (“advice, counsel”).


Eorcenberht

From eorcnan (“precious”) + berht (“bright, shiny”).


huscarl

English: housecarl

From Old Norse húskarl, equivalent to hūs (“house”) + ċeorl (“man”)


morgenmete

morgenmete (nominative singular)
morgenmetas (nominative plural)
morgenmete (accusative singular)
morgenmetas (accusative plural)
morgenmetes (genitive singular)
morgenmeta (genitive plural)
morgenmete (dative singular)
morgenmetum (dative plural)

Equivalent to morgen (“morning”) + mete (“food”).


ærmorgen

ǣrmorgen (nominative singular)
ǣrmorgnas (nominative plural)
ǣrmorgen (accusative singular)
ǣrmorgnas (accusative plural)
ǣrmorgnes (genitive singular)
ǣrmorgna (genitive plural)
ǣrmorgne (dative singular)
ǣrmorgnum (dative plural)

Equivalent to ǣr- (“early”) + morgen (“morning”).


Folcberht

From Proto-West Germanic *Folkberht, equivalent to folc (“folk, people”) + berht (“bright”). Cognate with German Folkbert.


Swiþwulf

From swīþ (“strong, mighty”) + wulf (“wolf”).


Ceolbeald

/ˈt͡ʃe͜oːlˌbæ͜ɑld/

[ˈt͡ʃe͜oːlˌbæ͜ɑɫd]

From ċēol (“ship”) + beald (“brave, bold”).


Heremod

From here (“army”) + mōd (“mind, mood, heart, spirit”).


Wigstan

From wīġ (“war, battle”) + stān (“stone”).


Garwulf

[ˈɡɑːrˌwuɫf]

From Proto-Germanic *Gaizawulfaz, equivalent to gār (“spear”) + wulf (“wolf”). Compare Wulfgar which has the same elements reversed. Cognate with Norwegian Geirulf.


Æþelræd

English: Alred, Allred, Aldred

From Proto-Germanic *Aþalarēdaz, from *aþalaz + *rēdaz, equivalent to æþele (“noble”) + rǣd (“counsel, advice”). Cognate with Old Norse Aðalráðr.

af

a male given name meaning “well-advised”, variant of Æþelred or Æðelred, equivalent to English Ethelred, Aethelred, or Æthelred


Æþelfriþ

From æþele (“noble”) and friþ (“peace”).


Leofmær

From lēof (“dear, beloved”) + mǣre (“famous”).


Rægenhere

From reġn- (“wondrous, mighty”) + here (“army”). Cognate with German Rainer and Old Norse Ragnarr.


Garheard

/ˈɡɑːrˌxæ͜ɑrd/

[ˈɡɑːrˌhæ͜ɑrˠd]

From Proto-West Germanic *Gaiʀahard, equivalent to gār (“spear”) + heard (“brave, bold”). Cognate with English Gerard.


Þeodmær

/ˈθe͜oːdˌmæːr/

From Proto-Germanic *Þeudōmēraz, equivalent to þēod (“people, nation”) + mǣre (“famous, renowned”). Cognate with English Theodemar and German Dietmar.


getyngcræft

ġetynġcræft (canonical masculine)
ġetynġcræft (nominative singular)
ġetynġcræftas (nominative plural)
ġetynġcræft (accusative singular)
ġetynġcræftas (accusative plural)
ġetynġcræftes (genitive singular)
ġetynġcræfta (genitive plural)
ġetynġcræfte (dative singular)
ġetynġcræftum (dative plural)


Used in modern text editions to break diphthongs.


Friþugar

From Proto-West Germanic *Friþugaiʀ, equivalent to friþ (“peace”) + gār (“spear”).


Beornheard

From Proto-Germanic *Bernuharduz, equivalent to beorn (“man, warrior”) + heard (“harsh, hardy, brave”). Cognate with English Bernard and German Bernhard.


Rædweald

/ˈræːdˌwæ͜ɑld/

[ˈræːdˌwæ͜ɑɫd]

From rǣd (“advice, counsel”) + weald (“power, authority”).


Ricberht

From rīċ (“rich, powerful”) + berht (“bright”).


Hroþberht

From Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiberhtaz, equivalent to hreþ (“glory, triumph, honour”) + berht (“bright”). Cognate with English Robert.


hlyda

hlȳda (canonical masculine)
hlȳda (nominative singular)
hlȳdan (nominative plural)
hlȳdan (accusative singular)
hlȳdan (accusative plural)
hlȳdan (genitive singular)
hlȳdena (genitive plural)
hlȳdan (dative singular)
hlȳdum (dative plural)

desctree

Middle English: Lyde, lude, Lude, luyde (Southern), lyde
English: Lide (obsolete)

From hlȳdan (“to make noise”) + -a (agentive suffix), literally “noise-maker”, referring to the strong winds of March.


wigend

wīgend (canonical masculine)
wīgend (nominative singular)
wīgend (nominative plural)
wīgende (nominative plural)
wīgendas (nominative plural)
wīgend (accusative singular)
wīgend (accusative plural)
wīgende (accusative plural)
wīgendas (accusative plural)
wīgendes (genitive singular)
wīgendra (genitive plural)
wīgende (dative singular)
wīgendum (dative plural)


blodseax

blōdseax (canonical neuter)
blōdseax (nominative singular)
blōdseax (nominative plural)
blōdseax (accusative singular)
blōdseax (accusative plural)
blōdseaxes (genitive singular)
blōdseaxa (genitive plural)
blōdseaxe (dative singular)
blōdseaxum (dative plural)


sædraca

sǣdraca (canonical masculine)
sǣdraca (nominative singular)
sǣdracan (nominative plural)
sǣdracan (accusative singular)
sǣdracan (accusative plural)
sǣdracan (genitive singular)
sǣdracena (genitive plural)
sǣdracan (dative singular)
sǣdracum (dative plural)

Compound of sǣ (“sea”) + draca (“dragon”).