þynne

ang-adj

þynne (comparative þynra, superlative þynnest)

þynra (comparative)
þynnest (superlative)
þynne (masculine nominative singular)
þynnu (feminine nominative singular)
þynno (feminine nominative singular)
þynne (neuter nominative singular)
þynne (accusative masculine singular)
þynne (accusative feminine singular)
þynne (accusative neuter singular)
þynnes (genitive masculine singular)
þynre (feminine genitive singular)
þynnes (genitive neuter singular)
þynnum (dative masculine singular)
þynre (dative feminine singular)
þynnum (dative neuter singular)
þynne (instrumental masculine singular)
þynre (feminine instrumental singular)
þynne (instrumental neuter singular)
þynne (masculine nominative plural)
þynna (feminine nominative plural)
þynne (feminine nominative plural)
þynnu (neuter nominative plural)
þynno (neuter nominative plural)
þynne (accusative masculine plural)
þynna (accusative feminine plural)
þynne (accusative feminine plural)
þynnu (accusative neuter plural)
þynno (accusative neuter plural)
þynra (genitive masculine plural)
þynra (feminine genitive plural)
þynra (genitive neuter plural)
þynnum (dative masculine plural)
þynnum (dative feminine plural)
þynnum (dative neuter plural)
þynnum (instrumental masculine plural)
þynnum (feminine instrumental plural)
þynnum (instrumental neuter plural)
þynna (masculine nominative singular)
þynne (feminine nominative singular)
þynne (neuter nominative singular)
þynnan (accusative masculine singular)
þynnan (accusative feminine singular)
þynne (accusative neuter singular)
þynnan (genitive masculine singular)
þynnan (feminine genitive singular)
þynnan (genitive neuter singular)
þynnan (dative masculine singular)
þynnan (dative feminine singular)
þynnan (dative neuter singular)
þynnan (instrumental masculine singular)
þynnan (feminine instrumental singular)
þynnan (instrumental neuter singular)
þynnan (masculine nominative plural)
þynnan (feminine nominative plural)
þynnan (neuter nominative plural)
þynnan (accusative masculine plural)
þynnan (accusative feminine plural)
þynnan (accusative neuter plural)
þynra (genitive masculine plural)
þynnena (genitive masculine plural)
þynra (feminine genitive plural)
þynnena (feminine genitive plural)
þynra (genitive neuter plural)
þynnena (genitive neuter plural)
þynnum (dative masculine plural)
þynnum (dative feminine plural)
þynnum (dative neuter plural)
þynnum (instrumental masculine plural)
þynnum (feminine instrumental plural)
þynnum (instrumental neuter plural)

desctree

Middle English: thinne, thin, thunne, thenne, þinne, þynne, thynne, thyn
English: thin
Scots: thin

From Proto-West Germanic *þunnī, whence also Old High German dunni, Old Norse þunnr.


hremig

ang-adj

hrēmiġ (comparative hrēmiġra, superlative hrēmigost)

hrēmiġ (canonical)
hrēmiġra (comparative)
hrēmigost (superlative)
hrēmiġ (masculine nominative singular)
hrēmiġu (feminine nominative singular)
hrēmġu (feminine nominative singular)
hrēmiġo (feminine nominative singular)
hrēmġo (feminine nominative singular)
hrēmiġ (neuter nominative singular)
hrēmiġne (accusative masculine singular)
hrēmiġe (accusative feminine singular)
hrēmġe (accusative feminine singular)
hrēmiġ (accusative neuter singular)
hrēmiġes (genitive masculine singular)
hrēmġes (genitive masculine singular)
hrēmiġre (feminine genitive singular)
hrēmiġes (genitive neuter singular)
hrēmġes (genitive neuter singular)
hrēmiġum (dative masculine singular)
hrēmġum (dative masculine singular)
hrēmiġre (dative feminine singular)
hrēmiġum (dative neuter singular)
hrēmġum (dative neuter singular)
hrēmiġe (instrumental masculine singular)
hrēmġe (instrumental masculine singular)
hrēmiġre (feminine instrumental singular)
hrēmiġe (instrumental neuter singular)
hrēmġe (instrumental neuter singular)
hrēmiġe (masculine nominative plural)
hrēmġe (masculine nominative plural)
hrēmiġa (feminine nominative plural)
hrēmġa (feminine nominative plural)
hrēmiġe (feminine nominative plural)
hrēmġe (feminine nominative plural)
hrēmiġu (neuter nominative plural)
hrēmġu (neuter nominative plural)
hrēmiġo (neuter nominative plural)
hrēmġo (neuter nominative plural)
hrēmiġe (accusative masculine plural)
hrēmġe (accusative masculine plural)
hrēmiġa (accusative feminine plural)
hrēmġa (accusative feminine plural)
hrēmiġe (accusative feminine plural)
hrēmġe (accusative feminine plural)
hrēmiġu (accusative neuter plural)
hrēmġu (accusative neuter plural)
hrēmiġo (accusative neuter plural)
hrēmġo (accusative neuter plural)
hrēmiġra (genitive masculine plural)
hrēmiġra (feminine genitive plural)
hrēmiġra (genitive neuter plural)
hrēmiġum (dative masculine plural)
hrēmġum (dative masculine plural)
hrēmiġum (dative feminine plural)
hrēmġum (dative feminine plural)
hrēmiġum (dative neuter plural)
hrēmġum (dative neuter plural)
hrēmiġum (instrumental masculine plural)
hrēmġum (instrumental masculine plural)
hrēmiġum (feminine instrumental plural)
hrēmġum (feminine instrumental plural)
hrēmiġum (instrumental neuter plural)
hrēmġum (instrumental neuter plural)
hrēmiġa (masculine nominative singular)
hrēmġa (masculine nominative singular)
hrēmiġe (feminine nominative singular)
hrēmġe (feminine nominative singular)
hrēmiġe (neuter nominative singular)
hrēmġe (neuter nominative singular)
hrēmiġan (accusative masculine singular)
hrēmġan (accusative masculine singular)
hrēmiġan (accusative feminine singular)
hrēmġan (accusative feminine singular)
hrēmiġe (accusative neuter singular)
hrēmġe (accusative neuter singular)
hrēmiġan (genitive masculine singular)
hrēmġan (genitive masculine singular)
hrēmiġan (feminine genitive singular)
hrēmġan (feminine genitive singular)
hrēmiġan (genitive neuter singular)
hrēmġan (genitive neuter singular)
hrēmiġan (dative masculine singular)
hrēmġan (dative masculine singular)
hrēmiġan (dative feminine singular)
hrēmġan (dative feminine singular)
hrēmiġan (dative neuter singular)
hrēmġan (dative neuter singular)
hrēmiġan (instrumental masculine singular)
hrēmġan (instrumental masculine singular)
hrēmiġan (feminine instrumental singular)
hrēmġan (feminine instrumental singular)
hrēmiġan (instrumental neuter singular)
hrēmġan (instrumental neuter singular)
hrēmiġan (masculine nominative plural)
hrēmġan (masculine nominative plural)
hrēmiġan (feminine nominative plural)
hrēmġan (feminine nominative plural)
hrēmiġan (neuter nominative plural)
hrēmġan (neuter nominative plural)
hrēmiġan (accusative masculine plural)
hrēmġan (accusative masculine plural)
hrēmiġan (accusative feminine plural)
hrēmġan (accusative feminine plural)
hrēmiġan (accusative neuter plural)
hrēmġan (accusative neuter plural)
hrēmiġra (genitive masculine plural)
hrēmiġena (genitive masculine plural)
hrēmġena (genitive masculine plural)
hrēmiġra (feminine genitive plural)
hrēmiġena (feminine genitive plural)
hrēmġena (feminine genitive plural)
hrēmiġra (genitive neuter plural)
hrēmiġena (genitive neuter plural)
hrēmġena (genitive neuter plural)
hrēmiġum (dative masculine plural)
hrēmġum (dative masculine plural)
hrēmiġum (dative feminine plural)
hrēmġum (dative feminine plural)
hrēmiġum (dative neuter plural)
hrēmġum (dative neuter plural)
hrēmiġum (instrumental masculine plural)
hrēmġum (instrumental masculine plural)
hrēmiġum (feminine instrumental plural)
hrēmġum (feminine instrumental plural)
hrēmiġum (instrumental neuter plural)
hrēmġum (instrumental neuter plural)

From hrēam + -iġ, literally 'shouty' or 'screamy'.

(poetic) loud with emotion (joy or grief); exulting, joyous


weallan

weallan (infinitive)
weallenne (infinitive)
wealle (first-person present singular)
wēoll (first-person past singular)
wielst (present second-person singular)
wēolle (past second-person singular)
wielþ (present singular third-person)
wēoll (past singular third-person)
weallaþ (plural present)
wēollon (past plural)
wealle (present singular)
wēolle (past singular)
weallen (plural present)
wēollen (past plural)
weall (imperative past present singular)
weallaþ (imperative past plural present)
weallende (imperative present)
weallen (imperative past)
ġeweallen (imperative past)

Middle English: wallen

English: wall

Scots: wall

[ˈwæ͜ɑɫ.ɫɑn]

From Proto-West Germanic *wallan, from Proto-Germanic *wallaną, whence also Gothic 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌽 (wulan, “well up, boil over”), Old High German wallan (German wallen), Old Norse vella (“to wall over, boil”) (Danish vælde).

cog

(intransitive) to boil; well, bubble; teem, abound with


wilcuma

wilcuma (nominative singular)
wilcuman (nominative plural)
wilcuman (accusative singular)
wilcuman (accusative plural)
wilcuman (genitive singular)
wilcumena (genitive plural)
wilcuman (dative singular)
wilcumum (dative plural)

desctree

Middle English: welcome, welcume, wilcume
English: welcome
Yola: welkome, welcome

From Proto-Germanic *wiljakumô. Equivalent to willa + cuma. Compare wilspell (“welcome news”), which is formed similarly.

Saga hwæt iċ hātte, þe swā scireniġe scēawendwīsan hlūde onhyrġe, hæleþum bodie wilcumena fela wōþe mīnre.

Say what I am called, who as actress loudly imitate a jester song, proclaim many welcome guests as heroes with my voice.


huþ

hūþ (canonical feminine)
hūþe (nominative plural)
hūþa (nominative plural)
hūþu (nominative singular)
hūþa (nominative plural)
hūþe (nominative plural)
hūþe (accusative singular)
hūþa (accusative plural)
hūþe (accusative plural)
hūþe (genitive singular)
hūþa (genitive plural)
hūþe (dative singular)
hūþum (dative plural)


segl

seġl (canonical masculine neuter)
seġl (nominative singular)
seġlu (nominative plural)
seġl (accusative singular)
seġlu (accusative plural)
seġles (genitive singular)
seġla (genitive plural)
seġle (dative singular)
seġlum (dative plural)
seġl (nominative singular)
seġlas (nominative plural)
seġl (accusative singular)
seġlas (accusative plural)
seġles (genitive singular)
seġla (genitive plural)
seġle (dative singular)
seġlum (dative plural)

desc

Middle English: seyl, seil, sayle, saile

Scots: sail, saill, sale

English: sail

From Proto-West Germanic *segl, from Proto-Germanic *seglą. Related to Old Frisian seil, Old Saxon segal, Old Dutch segil, Old High German segal, Old Norse segl.


segl

seġl (canonical neuter)
seġl (nominative singular)
seġl (nominative plural)
seġl (accusative singular)
seġl (accusative plural)
seġles (genitive singular)
seġla (genitive plural)
seġle (dative singular)
seġlum (dative plural)


wearp

From Proto-Germanic *warpą, whence also Old High German warf and Old Norse varp.


wepan

wēpan (canonical)
wēpan (infinitive)
wēpenne (infinitive)
wēpe (first-person present singular)
wēop (first-person past singular)
wēpst (present second-person singular)
wēope (past second-person singular)
wēpþ (present singular third-person)
wēop (past singular third-person)
wēpaþ (plural present)
wēopon (past plural)
wēpe (present singular)
wēope (past singular)
wēpen (plural present)
wēopen (past plural)
wēp (imperative past present singular)
wēpaþ (imperative past plural present)
wēpende (imperative present)
wōpen (imperative past)
ġewōpen (imperative past)

Middle English: wepen

Scots: wep , wepe, weip

English: weep

From earlier wœpan, from Proto-West Germanic *wōpijan, Proto-Germanic *wōpijaną. Cognate with Old Frisian wēpa, Old Saxon wōpian, Old High German wuofan, Old Norse ǿpa.

late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
þā wēop sē cyning and þancode gode his gōdan wyllan.

Then the king wept and thanked God for his good will.


gewær

ġewær (canonical)
ġewær (masculine nominative singular)
ġewaru (feminine nominative singular)
ġewaro (feminine nominative singular)
ġewær (neuter nominative singular)
ġewærne (accusative masculine singular)
ġeware (accusative feminine singular)
ġewær (accusative neuter singular)
ġewares (genitive masculine singular)
ġewærre (feminine genitive singular)
ġewares (genitive neuter singular)
ġewarum (dative masculine singular)
ġewærre (dative feminine singular)
ġewarum (dative neuter singular)
ġeware (instrumental masculine singular)
ġewærre (feminine instrumental singular)
ġeware (instrumental neuter singular)
ġeware (masculine nominative plural)
ġewara (feminine nominative plural)
ġeware (feminine nominative plural)
ġewaru (neuter nominative plural)
ġewaro (neuter nominative plural)
ġeware (accusative masculine plural)
ġewara (accusative feminine plural)
ġeware (accusative feminine plural)
ġewaru (accusative neuter plural)
ġewaro (accusative neuter plural)
ġewærra (genitive masculine plural)
ġewærra (feminine genitive plural)
ġewærra (genitive neuter plural)
ġewarum (dative masculine plural)
ġewarum (dative feminine plural)
ġewarum (dative neuter plural)
ġewarum (instrumental masculine plural)
ġewarum (feminine instrumental plural)
ġewarum (instrumental neuter plural)
ġewara (masculine nominative singular)
ġeware (feminine nominative singular)
ġeware (neuter nominative singular)
ġewaran (accusative masculine singular)
ġewaran (accusative feminine singular)
ġeware (accusative neuter singular)
ġewaran (genitive masculine singular)
ġewaran (feminine genitive singular)
ġewaran (genitive neuter singular)
ġewaran (dative masculine singular)
ġewaran (dative feminine singular)
ġewaran (dative neuter singular)
ġewaran (instrumental masculine singular)
ġewaran (feminine instrumental singular)
ġewaran (instrumental neuter singular)
ġewaran (masculine nominative plural)
ġewaran (feminine nominative plural)
ġewaran (neuter nominative plural)
ġewaran (accusative masculine plural)
ġewaran (accusative feminine plural)
ġewaran (accusative neuter plural)
ġewærra (genitive masculine plural)
ġewarena (genitive masculine plural)
ġewærra (feminine genitive plural)
ġewarena (feminine genitive plural)
ġewærra (genitive neuter plural)
ġewarena (genitive neuter plural)
ġewarum (dative masculine plural)
ġewarum (dative feminine plural)
ġewarum (dative neuter plural)
ġewarum (instrumental masculine plural)
ġewarum (feminine instrumental plural)
ġewarum (instrumental neuter plural)

English: aware

From Proto-West Germanic *gawar. Equivalent to ġe- + wær.


wenian

wenian (infinitive)
wenienne (infinitive)
weniġe (first-person present singular)
wenode (first-person past singular)
wenast (present second-person singular)
wenodest (past second-person singular)
wenaþ (present singular third-person)
wenode (past singular third-person)
weniaþ (plural present)
wenodon (past plural)
weniġe (present singular)
wenode (past singular)
weniġen (plural present)
wenoden (past plural)
wena (imperative past present singular)
weniaþ (imperative past plural present)
weniende (imperative present)
wenod (imperative past)
ġewenod (imperative past)

Middle English: wenen

English: wean

Scots: wain

From Proto-Germanic *wanjaną (“to accustom, be used to”). Cognate with Old Frisian wennia, Old Saxon wennian (Dutch wennen), Old High German wennen (German gewöhnen), Old Norse venja (Danish vænne, Swedish vänja).

inh

Ġemon hē seleseċġas · ond sincþege,
hū hine on ġeoguðe · his goldwine
wenede tō wiste · Wyn eal ġedrēas.

He remembers hall-men and takings of treasures,
how his goldfriend accustomed him
to feast on youth. Mirth has completely perished.


þeoden

þēoden (canonical masculine)
þēodnas (nominative plural)
þēoden (nominative singular)
þēodnas (nominative plural)
þēoden (accusative singular)
þēodnas (accusative plural)
þēodnes (genitive singular)
þēodna (genitive plural)
þēodne (dative singular)
þēodnum (dative plural)

From Proto-West Germanic *þeudan, from Proto-Germanic *þeudanaz, from the same source as þēod. Cognate with Old Saxon thiodan, Old Norse þjóðann, Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 (þiudans).

Mære þēoden / æþeling ǣrgōd / unblīþe sæt.

The famous ruler, the ever-good chieftain, sat dismayed. (Beowulf, ll. 129-130)


ure

ūre (canonical)
ūre (masculine nominative singular)
ūru (feminine nominative singular)
ūro (feminine nominative singular)
ūre (neuter nominative singular)
ūrne (accusative masculine singular)
ūre (accusative feminine singular)
ūre (accusative neuter singular)
ūres (genitive masculine singular)
ūrre (feminine genitive singular)
ūres (genitive neuter singular)
ūrum (dative masculine singular)
ūrre (dative feminine singular)
ūrum (dative neuter singular)
ūre (instrumental masculine singular)
ūrre (feminine instrumental singular)
ūre (instrumental neuter singular)
ūre (masculine nominative plural)
ūra (feminine nominative plural)
ūre (feminine nominative plural)
ūru (neuter nominative plural)
ūro (neuter nominative plural)
ūre (accusative masculine plural)
ūra (accusative feminine plural)
ūre (accusative feminine plural)
ūru (accusative neuter plural)
ūro (accusative neuter plural)
ūrra (genitive masculine plural)
ūrra (feminine genitive plural)
ūrra (genitive neuter plural)
ūrum (dative masculine plural)
ūrum (dative feminine plural)
ūrum (dative neuter plural)
ūrum (instrumental masculine plural)
ūrum (feminine instrumental plural)
ūrum (instrumental neuter plural)

Middle English: oure

English: our

Geordie English: wor

Scots: oor, wir

From Proto-West Germanic *unsar, from Proto-Germanic *unseraz. For development compare Old Norse órr.


wæd

Middle English: wede

English: weed

From Proto-Germanic *wēdiz. Cognate with Old Saxon wād, Old High German wāt, Old Norse váð (Icelandic voð, Swedish våd).


wæd

wæd (nominative singular)
wadu (nominative plural)
wæd (accusative singular)
wadu (accusative plural)
wædes (genitive singular)
wada (genitive plural)
wæde (dative singular)
wadum (dative plural)

From Proto-Germanic *wadą, from Proto-Indo-European *wadʰom. Cognate with Old High German wat, Old Norse vað (Icelandic vað, Swedish vad); Latin vadum.


wenan

wēnan (canonical)
wēnan (infinitive)
wēnenne (infinitive)
wēne (first-person present singular)
wēnde (first-person past singular)
wēnest (present second-person singular)
wēnst (present second-person singular)
wēndest (past second-person singular)
wēneþ (present singular third-person)
wēnþ (present singular third-person)
wēnde (past singular third-person)
wēnaþ (plural present)
wēndon (past plural)
wēne (present singular)
wēnde (past singular)
wēnen (plural present)
wēnden (past plural)
wēn (imperative past present singular)
wēnaþ (imperative past plural present)
wēnende (imperative present)
wēned (imperative past)
ġewēned (imperative past)

Middle English: wenen

Scots: wen, wene, ween

English: ween

From Proto-Germanic *wēnijaną. Cognate with Old Frisian wēna, Old Saxon wānian, Old High German wānen (German wähnen), Old Norse væna, Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wēnjan).

Iċ wēne swā.

Iċ wēne þæt iċ wite hwǣr þīna cǣġa sīen.

Hwæt wēnaþ ġē be þām þe wē ealle hwǣrhwugu ġemēten?

What do you guys think of us all meeting up somewhere?

Early 11th century, Wulfstan, "Secundum Lucam"
Uton helpan ūre selfra þā hwīle þe wē magon, þȳ lǣs wē forweorðen þonne wē lǣst wēnen.

Let us help ourselves while we can, lest we perish when we least expect it.


wac

wāc (canonical)
wāc (masculine nominative singular)
wāc (feminine nominative singular)
wāc (neuter nominative singular)
wācne (accusative masculine singular)
wāce (accusative feminine singular)
wāc (accusative neuter singular)
wāces (genitive masculine singular)
wācre (feminine genitive singular)
wāces (genitive neuter singular)
wācum (dative masculine singular)
wācre (dative feminine singular)
wācum (dative neuter singular)
wāce (instrumental masculine singular)
wācre (feminine instrumental singular)
wāce (instrumental neuter singular)
wāce (masculine nominative plural)
wāca (feminine nominative plural)
wāce (feminine nominative plural)
wāc (neuter nominative plural)
wāce (accusative masculine plural)
wāca (accusative feminine plural)
wāce (accusative feminine plural)
wāc (accusative neuter plural)
wācra (genitive masculine plural)
wācra (feminine genitive plural)
wācra (genitive neuter plural)
wācum (dative masculine plural)
wācum (dative feminine plural)
wācum (dative neuter plural)
wācum (instrumental masculine plural)
wācum (feminine instrumental plural)
wācum (instrumental neuter plural)
wāca (masculine nominative singular)
wāce (feminine nominative singular)
wāce (neuter nominative singular)
wācan (accusative masculine singular)
wācan (accusative feminine singular)
wāce (accusative neuter singular)
wācan (genitive masculine singular)
wācan (feminine genitive singular)
wācan (genitive neuter singular)
wācan (dative masculine singular)
wācan (dative feminine singular)
wācan (dative neuter singular)
wācan (instrumental masculine singular)
wācan (feminine instrumental singular)
wācan (instrumental neuter singular)
wācan (masculine nominative plural)
wācan (feminine nominative plural)
wācan (neuter nominative plural)
wācan (accusative masculine plural)
wācan (accusative feminine plural)
wācan (accusative neuter plural)
wācra (genitive masculine plural)
wācena (genitive masculine plural)
wācra (feminine genitive plural)
wācena (feminine genitive plural)
wācra (genitive neuter plural)
wācena (genitive neuter plural)
wācum (dative masculine plural)
wācum (dative feminine plural)
wācum (dative neuter plural)
wācum (instrumental masculine plural)
wācum (feminine instrumental plural)
wācum (instrumental neuter plural)

desc

Middle English: woke, wok, wac, woc, wooc

Scots: woke, waik, wake (conflated with Middle English weyk)

From Proto-West Germanic *waikw, from Proto-Germanic *waikwaz, whence also Old High German weih, Old Norse veikr.

Ne sċeal nō tō hātheort, · ne tō hrædwyrde,
ne tō wāc wiga, · ne tō wanhȳdiġ,
ne tō forht, ne tō fæġen, · ne tō feohġīfre,
ne nǣfre ġielpes tō ġeorn, · ǣr hē ġeare cunne.

Should not be too wrathful, nor too hasty in words,
nor too weak warrior, nor too careless,
nor too fearful, nor too joyful, nor too eager for money,
nor ever too eager of pride, before he would know enough.


mearn

first/third-person preterite singular of murnan


upp

desctree

Middle English: up, upp, ap
English: up
Scots: up
Yola: ap, up

From Proto-Germanic *upp. Cognate with Old Frisian up, Old Saxon up, Old Dutch up, Old High German ūf, Old Norse upp.

late 10th century, Ælfric, "THE NATIVITY OF ST. ANDREW THE APOSTLE"
Crist ða beseah upp wið þæs rican...

Christ then looked up towards the rich man...

late 10th century, Ælfric, "THE PASSION OF THE BLESSED MARTYR LAWRENCE"
Arærað hine upp...

late 10th century, Ælfric, "THE PASSION OF THE APOSTLES PETER AND PAUL"
...and he sylf wearð færlice upp on ðære lyfte gesewen.

...and he himself suddenly appeared up in the air.


wriþan

wrīþan (canonical)
wrīþan (infinitive)
wrīþenne (infinitive)
wrīþe (first-person present singular)
wrāþ (first-person past singular)
wrīst (present second-person singular)
wriþe (past second-person singular)
wrīþþ (present singular third-person)
wrīþ (present singular third-person)
wrāþ (past singular third-person)
wrīþaþ (plural present)
wriþon (past plural)
wrīþe (present singular)
wriþe (past singular)
wrīþen (plural present)
wriþen (past plural)
wrīþ (imperative past present singular)
wrīþaþ (imperative past plural present)
wrīþende (imperative present)
wriþen (imperative past)
ġewriþen (imperative past)

English: writhe

From Proto-West Germanic *wrīþan, whence also Old High German rīdan, Old Norse ríða.


wrencan

wrenċan (canonical)
wrenċan (infinitive)
wrenċenne (infinitive)
wrenċe (first-person present singular)
wrencte (first-person past singular)
wrenċest (present second-person singular)
wrencst (present second-person singular)
wrenctest (past second-person singular)
wrenċeþ (present singular third-person)
wrencþ (present singular third-person)
wrencte (past singular third-person)
wrenċaþ (plural present)
wrencton (past plural)
wrenċe (present singular)
wrencte (past singular)
wrenċen (plural present)
wrencten (past plural)
wrenċ (imperative past present singular)
wrenċaþ (imperative past plural present)
wrenċende (imperative present)
wrenċed (imperative past)
ġewrenċed (imperative past)

Middle English: wrenchen, wrenche, wrynche, wrenk, wrenke (Northern)
English: wrench
Middle Scots: wrenk, wrink
>? Scots: renk

From Proto-Germanic *wrankijaną, whence also Old High German renchen.


þorp

þorp (nominative singular)
þorpas (nominative plural)
þorp (accusative singular)
þorpas (accusative plural)
þorpes (genitive singular)
þorpa (genitive plural)
þorpe (dative singular)
þorpum (dative plural)

Middle English: thorp
English: thorp


willian

willian (infinitive)
willienne (infinitive)
williġe (first-person present singular)
willode (first-person past singular)
willast (present second-person singular)
willodest (past second-person singular)
willaþ (present singular third-person)
willode (past singular third-person)
williaþ (plural present)
willodon (past plural)
williġe (present singular)
willode (past singular)
williġen (plural present)
willoden (past plural)
willa (imperative past present singular)
williaþ (imperative past plural present)
williende (imperative present)
willod (imperative past)
ġewillod (imperative past)

Middle English: willen (merged with descendant of willan)
English: will
Scots: will, wil
Yola: woul, wull, weel, will, ill, well

From Proto-West Germanic *willjan .Equivalent to willa + -ian.


wascan

wascan (infinitive)
wascenne (infinitive)
wasce (first-person present singular)
wōsc (first-person past singular)
wæsċst (present second-person singular)
wōsce (past second-person singular)
wæsċþ (present singular third-person)
wōsc (past singular third-person)
wascaþ (plural present)
wōscon (past plural)
wasce (present singular)
wōsce (past singular)
wascen (plural present)
wōscen (past plural)
wasc (imperative past present singular)
wascaþ (imperative past plural present)
wascende (imperative present)
wæscen (imperative past)
ġewæscen (imperative past)
wascen (imperative past)
ġewascen (imperative past)

Middle English: wasshen, wasch, wasche, waschen, waschsche, washe, washen, wasse, wasschen, wasshe, weschen, waischen, waissche, waisshen, wayschen, whasche, whaschen
English: wash
→ Swazi: washa
Scots: wash, wesh

From Proto-West Germanic *waskan, from Proto-Germanic *waskaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“wet, water”)


þryþ

þrȳþ (canonical feminine)
þrȳþe (nominative plural)
þrȳþ (nominative singular)
þrȳþe (nominative plural)
þrȳþa (nominative plural)
þrȳþ (accusative singular)
þrȳþe (accusative singular)
þrȳþe (accusative plural)
þrȳþa (accusative plural)
þrȳþe (genitive singular)
þrȳþa (genitive plural)
þrȳþe (dative singular)
þrȳþum (dative plural)

Middle English: thrith, thirth

From Proto-West Germanic *þrūþi, from Proto-Germanic *þrūþiz (“strength”). Cognate with Old Norse þrúðr (“strength”), whence the name Þrúðr (“daughter of Thor and Sif”).


wyrsa

wyrsa (masculine nominative singular)
wyrse (feminine nominative singular)
wyrse (neuter nominative singular)
wyrsan (accusative masculine singular)
wyrsan (accusative feminine singular)
wyrse (accusative neuter singular)
wyrsan (genitive masculine singular)
wyrsan (feminine genitive singular)
wyrsan (genitive neuter singular)
wyrsan (dative masculine singular)
wyrsan (dative feminine singular)
wyrsan (dative neuter singular)
wyrsan (instrumental masculine singular)
wyrsan (feminine instrumental singular)
wyrsan (instrumental neuter singular)
wyrsan (masculine nominative plural)
wyrsan (feminine nominative plural)
wyrsan (neuter nominative plural)
wyrsan (accusative masculine plural)
wyrsan (accusative feminine plural)
wyrsan (accusative neuter plural)
wyrsra (genitive masculine plural)
wyrsena (genitive masculine plural)
wyrsra (feminine genitive plural)
wyrsena (feminine genitive plural)
wyrsra (genitive neuter plural)
wyrsena (genitive neuter plural)
wyrsum (dative masculine plural)
wyrsum (dative feminine plural)
wyrsum (dative neuter plural)
wyrsum (instrumental masculine plural)
wyrsum (feminine instrumental plural)
wyrsum (instrumental neuter plural)


wic

wīc (canonical neuter)
wīc (nominative singular)
wīc (nominative plural)
wīc (accusative singular)
wīc (accusative plural)
wīces (genitive singular)
wīca (genitive plural)
wīce (dative singular)
wīcum (dative plural)

Middle English: wic, wike, wyk, wych

English: -wick, -wich (in placenames)

From Proto-West Germanic *wīk, a merger of Latin vīcus and Proto-West Germanic *wīhs; both from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (“village”). Compare Proto-Germanic *wīhsą (“settlement, village”).

cog

temporary abode: camp, encampment, lodging


wic

wīc (canonical feminine)
wīc (nominative singular)
wīca (nominative plural)
wīce (nominative plural)
wīce (accusative singular)
wīca (accusative plural)
wīce (accusative plural)
wīce (genitive singular)
wīca (genitive plural)
wīce (dative singular)
wīcum (dative plural)

From Proto-West Germanic *wīku, from Proto-Germanic *wīkō, from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to bend, curve”).


ærgod

ǣrgōd (canonical)
ǣrgōd (masculine nominative singular)
ǣrgōd (feminine nominative singular)
ǣrgōd (neuter nominative singular)
ǣrgōdne (accusative masculine singular)
ǣrgōde (accusative feminine singular)
ǣrgōd (accusative neuter singular)
ǣrgōdes (genitive masculine singular)
ǣrgōdre (feminine genitive singular)
ǣrgōdes (genitive neuter singular)
ǣrgōdum (dative masculine singular)
ǣrgōdre (dative feminine singular)
ǣrgōdum (dative neuter singular)
ǣrgōde (instrumental masculine singular)
ǣrgōdre (feminine instrumental singular)
ǣrgōde (instrumental neuter singular)
ǣrgōde (masculine nominative plural)
ǣrgōda (feminine nominative plural)
ǣrgōde (feminine nominative plural)
ǣrgōd (neuter nominative plural)
ǣrgōde (accusative masculine plural)
ǣrgōda (accusative feminine plural)
ǣrgōde (accusative feminine plural)
ǣrgōd (accusative neuter plural)
ǣrgōdra (genitive masculine plural)
ǣrgōdra (feminine genitive plural)
ǣrgōdra (genitive neuter plural)
ǣrgōdum (dative masculine plural)
ǣrgōdum (dative feminine plural)
ǣrgōdum (dative neuter plural)
ǣrgōdum (instrumental masculine plural)
ǣrgōdum (feminine instrumental plural)
ǣrgōdum (instrumental neuter plural)
ǣrgōda (masculine nominative singular)
ǣrgōde (feminine nominative singular)
ǣrgōde (neuter nominative singular)
ǣrgōdan (accusative masculine singular)
ǣrgōdan (accusative feminine singular)
ǣrgōde (accusative neuter singular)
ǣrgōdan (genitive masculine singular)
ǣrgōdan (feminine genitive singular)
ǣrgōdan (genitive neuter singular)
ǣrgōdan (dative masculine singular)
ǣrgōdan (dative feminine singular)
ǣrgōdan (dative neuter singular)
ǣrgōdan (instrumental masculine singular)
ǣrgōdan (feminine instrumental singular)
ǣrgōdan (instrumental neuter singular)
ǣrgōdan (masculine nominative plural)
ǣrgōdan (feminine nominative plural)
ǣrgōdan (neuter nominative plural)
ǣrgōdan (accusative masculine plural)
ǣrgōdan (accusative feminine plural)
ǣrgōdan (accusative neuter plural)
ǣrgōdra (genitive masculine plural)
ǣrgōdena (genitive masculine plural)
ǣrgōdra (feminine genitive plural)
ǣrgōdena (feminine genitive plural)
ǣrgōdra (genitive neuter plural)
ǣrgōdena (genitive neuter plural)
ǣrgōdum (dative masculine plural)
ǣrgōdum (dative feminine plural)
ǣrgōdum (dative neuter plural)
ǣrgōdum (instrumental masculine plural)
ǣrgōdum (feminine instrumental plural)
ǣrgōdum (instrumental neuter plural)

(poetic) good of old, good from olden days; good before other men (precise meaning uncertain)


gewinn

ġewinn (canonical neuter)
ġewinn (nominative singular)
ġewinn (nominative plural)
ġewinn (accusative singular)
ġewinn (accusative plural)
ġewinnes (genitive singular)
ġewinna (genitive plural)
ġewinne (dative singular)
ġewinnum (dative plural)

Middle English: iwin, ȝewin

From Proto-West Germanic *gawinn, derived from *winnan from Proto-Germanic *winnaną. Cognate with Old Saxon giwin, Old High German giwin (modern German Gewinn (“gain”)).

Ġewinn is hell, and hell nǣfre ne went.

Ǣlċ mann mid ēagum on his hēafde wisse þæt ġewinn tōweard wæs.

Everyone with eyes in his head knew that war was coming.

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.

late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Sebastian, Martyr"
...ac hi þurhwunodon swa þeah on þam gewinne oð deað.

...but they nevertheless continued in that warfare till death.


weorc

weorc (nominative singular)
weorc (nominative plural)
weorc (accusative singular)
weorc (accusative plural)
weorces (genitive singular)
weorca (genitive plural)
weorce (dative singular)
weorcum (dative plural)

desctree

Middle English: werk, wirk, work
English: work
Geordie English: wark
Scots: wark
Yola: woork

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-om
Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom
Proto-Germanic *werką
Proto-West Germanic *werk
Old English weorc
From Proto-West Germanic *werk, from Proto-Germanic *werką, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom.
Cognate with Old Frisian werk, Old Saxon werk, Old High German werk, Old Norse verk. Non-Germanic cognates include Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon).

etymon

c. 996, Ælfric's Lives of Saints
Þā ēode sē prēost eft tō his weorce.

late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
Gyf þonne ǣfre gebyreð þæt þū þē ful hālne and ful trumne ongytst, and hæafst æalle þīne frēond myd þē, ǣġðer ge on mōde ge on līchaman, and on ðām ilcan worce and on ðām ylcan willum ðe ðē best lyst dōn, hweðer þū ðonne wille bēon āwiht blīðe?

If then it ever happen that thou shalt find thyself full whole and full strong, and hast all thy friends with thee, both in mind and in body, and in that same work and in that same will which pleaseth thee best to do, wilt thou then be happy at all?

work, in various senses, including:
labor

a creation, such as a building or a work of art

Weorc sprecaþ swīðor þonne word.

work, in various senses, including:
act, deed


wringan

wringan (infinitive)
wringenne (infinitive)
wringe (first-person present singular)
wrang (first-person past singular)
wringst (present second-person singular)
wrunge (past second-person singular)
wringþ (present singular third-person)
wrang (past singular third-person)
wringaþ (plural present)
wrungon (past plural)
wringe (present singular)
wrunge (past singular)
wringen (plural present)
wrungen (past plural)
wring (imperative past present singular)
wringaþ (imperative past plural present)
wringende (imperative present)
wrungen (imperative past)
ġewrungen (imperative past)

English: wring

From Proto-Germanic *wringaną, cognate with Old High German ringan, Middle Dutch wringen (Dutch wringen).


wyscan

wȳsċan (canonical)
wȳsċan (infinitive)
wȳsċenne (infinitive)
wȳsċe (first-person present singular)
wȳsċte (first-person past singular)
wȳsċest (present second-person singular)
wȳsċst (present second-person singular)
wȳsċtest (past second-person singular)
wȳsċeþ (present singular third-person)
wȳsċþ (present singular third-person)
wȳsċte (past singular third-person)
wȳsċaþ (plural present)
wȳsċton (past plural)
wȳsċe (present singular)
wȳsċte (past singular)
wȳsċen (plural present)
wȳsċten (past plural)
wȳsċ (imperative past present singular)
wȳsċaþ (imperative past plural present)
wȳsċende (imperative present)
wȳsċed (imperative past)
ġewȳsċed (imperative past)

desctree

Middle English: wisshen, wischen, wüschen
English: wish
Scots: wis
Yola: vish

From Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną. Cognate with Old High German wunsken, Old Norse œskja.


ellærn

Alternative form of ellen (“elder tree”)


warian

warian (infinitive)
warienne (infinitive)
wariġe (first-person present singular)
warode (first-person past singular)
warast (present second-person singular)
warodest (past second-person singular)
waraþ (present singular third-person)
warode (past singular third-person)
wariaþ (plural present)
warodon (past plural)
wariġe (present singular)
warode (past singular)
wariġen (plural present)
waroden (past plural)
wara (imperative past present singular)
wariaþ (imperative past plural present)
wariende (imperative present)
warod (imperative past)
ġewarod (imperative past)

Middle English: warien, waren

Scots: war, ware

English: ware

From Proto-West Germanic *warōn, from Proto-Germanic *warōną, whence also Old High German warōn, Old Norse vara.

(reflexive) to guard oneself (against), be on one's guard

(intransitive) to take heed, be careful, take precaution

Warað hine wræclāst, · nales wunden gold,
ferðloca frēoriġ, · nalæs foldan blǣd.

His path of exile not at all hold twisted gold,
the cold spirit, not at all earth's glory.


warian

warian (infinitive)
warienne (infinitive)
warie (first-person present singular)
warede (first-person past singular)
warest (present second-person singular)
waredest (past second-person singular)
wareþ (present singular third-person)
warede (past singular third-person)
wariaþ (plural present)
waredon (past plural)
warie (present singular)
warede (past singular)
warien (plural present)
wareden (past plural)
ware (imperative past present singular)
wariaþ (imperative past plural present)
wariende (imperative present)
wared (imperative past)
ġewared (imperative past)

gl

merged with Old Norse <i class="Latn mention" lang="non">verja</i> (“to expend”)

Middle English: waren (“to use, spend, pay”) (merged with Old Norse verja (“to expend”))

From Proto-West Germanic *warjan (“to ward off, defend, protect”).


ende

ende (nominative singular)
endas (nominative plural)
ende (accusative singular)
endas (accusative plural)
endes (genitive singular)
enda (genitive plural)
ende (dative singular)
endum (dative plural)

desctree

Middle English: ende, eend, eende, end, eynde, ȝend, hende, yende, ynde
English: end
Scots: end, ende, hend
Yola: een, eene

From Proto-West Germanic *andī, from Proto-Germanic *andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos.
Cognate with Old Frisian ende, Old Saxon endi, Old Dutch ende, Old High German enti, Old Norse endir, Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 (andeis).

late 10th century, Ælfric, "Memory of the Saints"
Seo eahteoðe leahter is superbia gehaten þæt is on ænglisc modigynss gecweden. Seo is ord and ende ælcere synne. Seo geworhte englas to atelicum deoflum...

The eighth sin is called Superbia that is called Pride, in English, which is the beginning and end of every sin; it made angels into horrible devils,...


fremede

first/third-person singular preterite of fremman


fremede

fremede (masculine nominative singular)
fremedu (feminine nominative singular)
fremedo (feminine nominative singular)
fremede (neuter nominative singular)
fremedne (accusative masculine singular)
fremede (accusative feminine singular)
fremede (accusative neuter singular)
fremedes (genitive masculine singular)
fremedre (feminine genitive singular)
fremedes (genitive neuter singular)
fremedum (dative masculine singular)
fremedre (dative feminine singular)
fremedum (dative neuter singular)
fremede (instrumental masculine singular)
fremedre (feminine instrumental singular)
fremede (instrumental neuter singular)
fremede (masculine nominative plural)
fremeda (feminine nominative plural)
fremede (feminine nominative plural)
fremedu (neuter nominative plural)
fremedo (neuter nominative plural)
fremede (accusative masculine plural)
fremeda (accusative feminine plural)
fremede (accusative feminine plural)
fremedu (accusative neuter plural)
fremedo (accusative neuter plural)
fremedra (genitive masculine plural)
fremedra (feminine genitive plural)
fremedra (genitive neuter plural)
fremedum (dative masculine plural)
fremedum (dative feminine plural)
fremedum (dative neuter plural)
fremedum (instrumental masculine plural)
fremedum (feminine instrumental plural)
fremedum (instrumental neuter plural)
fremeda (masculine nominative singular)
fremede (feminine nominative singular)
fremede (neuter nominative singular)
fremedan (accusative masculine singular)
fremedan (accusative feminine singular)
fremede (accusative neuter singular)
fremedan (genitive masculine singular)
fremedan (feminine genitive singular)
fremedan (genitive neuter singular)
fremedan (dative masculine singular)
fremedan (dative feminine singular)
fremedan (dative neuter singular)
fremedan (instrumental masculine singular)
fremedan (feminine instrumental singular)
fremedan (instrumental neuter singular)
fremedan (masculine nominative plural)
fremedan (feminine nominative plural)
fremedan (neuter nominative plural)
fremedan (accusative masculine plural)
fremedan (accusative feminine plural)
fremedan (accusative neuter plural)
fremedra (genitive masculine plural)
fremedena (genitive masculine plural)
fremedra (feminine genitive plural)
fremedena (feminine genitive plural)
fremedra (genitive neuter plural)
fremedena (genitive neuter plural)
fremedum (dative masculine plural)
fremedum (dative feminine plural)
fremedum (dative neuter plural)
fremedum (instrumental masculine plural)
fremedum (feminine instrumental plural)
fremedum (instrumental neuter plural)


toweard

[ˈtoːˌwæ͜ɑrˠd]

From Proto-West Germanic *tōward. Equivalent to tō- + -weard.


toweard

tōweard (canonical)
tōweard (masculine nominative singular)
tōweard (feminine nominative singular)
tōweard (neuter nominative singular)
tōweardne (accusative masculine singular)
tōwearde (accusative feminine singular)
tōweard (accusative neuter singular)
tōweardes (genitive masculine singular)
tōweardre (feminine genitive singular)
tōweardes (genitive neuter singular)
tōweardum (dative masculine singular)
tōweardre (dative feminine singular)
tōweardum (dative neuter singular)
tōwearde (instrumental masculine singular)
tōweardre (feminine instrumental singular)
tōwearde (instrumental neuter singular)
tōwearde (masculine nominative plural)
tōwearda (feminine nominative plural)
tōwearde (feminine nominative plural)
tōweard (neuter nominative plural)
tōwearde (accusative masculine plural)
tōwearda (accusative feminine plural)
tōwearde (accusative feminine plural)
tōweard (accusative neuter plural)
tōweardra (genitive masculine plural)
tōweardra (feminine genitive plural)
tōweardra (genitive neuter plural)
tōweardum (dative masculine plural)
tōweardum (dative feminine plural)
tōweardum (dative neuter plural)
tōweardum (instrumental masculine plural)
tōweardum (feminine instrumental plural)
tōweardum (instrumental neuter plural)
tōwearda (masculine nominative singular)
tōwearde (feminine nominative singular)
tōwearde (neuter nominative singular)
tōweardan (accusative masculine singular)
tōweardan (accusative feminine singular)
tōwearde (accusative neuter singular)
tōweardan (genitive masculine singular)
tōweardan (feminine genitive singular)
tōweardan (genitive neuter singular)
tōweardan (dative masculine singular)
tōweardan (dative feminine singular)
tōweardan (dative neuter singular)
tōweardan (instrumental masculine singular)
tōweardan (feminine instrumental singular)
tōweardan (instrumental neuter singular)
tōweardan (masculine nominative plural)
tōweardan (feminine nominative plural)
tōweardan (neuter nominative plural)
tōweardan (accusative masculine plural)
tōweardan (accusative feminine plural)
tōweardan (accusative neuter plural)
tōweardra (genitive masculine plural)
tōweardena (genitive masculine plural)
tōweardra (feminine genitive plural)
tōweardena (feminine genitive plural)
tōweardra (genitive neuter plural)
tōweardena (genitive neuter plural)
tōweardum (dative masculine plural)
tōweardum (dative feminine plural)
tōweardum (dative neuter plural)
tōweardum (instrumental masculine plural)
tōweardum (feminine instrumental plural)
tōweardum (instrumental neuter plural)

Middle English: toward

English: toward

Scots: towart

[ˈtoːˌwæ͜ɑrˠd]

Hæfst þū mīn tōwearde wīf ġemētt?

c. 995, Ælfric,Extracts on Grammar in English
Þrēo tīda sind on ǣlcum worde: andweard tīd, forðġewiten tīd, and tōweard tīd.

There are three tenses for each verb: present tense, past tense, and future tense.

sē tōwearda winter

late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
Swā-swā scypes [hlāford], þonne þæt scyp unge-tǣlicost on ancre rīt and sēo sǣ hrēohost byð, ðonne wōt hē ġewiss smelte wedere tōwæard.

So the ship's master, when the ship rideth most unsteadily at anchor and the sea is roughest, then knoweth of a truth that calm weather is coming.

late 10th century, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year
Menn magon cēpan be þæs mōnan blēo hwelċ weder tōweard biþ.

People can observe from the color of the moon what kind of weather is coming.

late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Passion of the Apostles Simon and Jude"
Hīe ġewunodon on ġehwelcre byrġ oþ þæt hīe ġeāscodon þā apostolas tōwearde.

They stopped in every town until they heard that the apostles were on the way there.

c. 900, The Consolation of Philosophy
Þēah hē nū nāwiht elles næbbe ymb tō sorgienne, þæt him mæġ tō sorge þæt hē nāt hwæt him tōweard biþ.

Even if right now he has nothing else to worry about, it can still bother him that he doesn’t know what's in store for his future.


windan

windan (infinitive)
windenne (infinitive)
winde (first-person present singular)
wand (first-person past singular)
winst (present second-person singular)
wintst (present second-person singular)
wunde (past second-person singular)
wint (present singular third-person)
wand (past singular third-person)
windaþ (plural present)
wundon (past plural)
winde (present singular)
wunde (past singular)
winden (plural present)
wunden (past plural)
wind (imperative past present singular)
windaþ (imperative past plural present)
windende (imperative present)
wunden (imperative past)
ġewunden (imperative past)

Middle English: wynden
English: wind
Scots: wind, wund, win, wun

From Proto-Germanic *windaną. Cognate with Old Frisian winda (West Frisian wine), Old Saxon windan (Low German winden), Dutch winden, Old High German wintan (German winden), Old Norse vinda (Danish vinde, Swedish vinda), Gothic *𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (*windan).

to twist, wind, circle, curl, spiral, eddy


weaxan

weaxan (infinitive)
weaxenne (infinitive)
weaxe (first-person present singular)
wēox (first-person past singular)
wiext (present second-person singular)
wēoxe (past second-person singular)
wiext (present singular third-person)
wēox (past singular third-person)
weaxaþ (plural present)
wēoxon (past plural)
weaxe (present singular)
wēoxe (past singular)
weaxen (plural present)
wēoxen (past plural)
weax (imperative past present singular)
weaxaþ (imperative past plural present)
weaxende (imperative present)
weaxen (imperative past)
ġeweaxen (imperative past)

Middle English: waxen

English: wax

Scots: wax

From Proto-West Germanic *wahsan, from Proto-Germanic *wahsijaną, whence also Old Frisian waxa, Old Saxon wahsan, Old High German wahsan, Old Norse vaxa, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wahsjan), all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg-.


wela

wela (nominative singular)
welan (nominative plural)
welan (accusative singular)
welan (accusative plural)
welan (genitive singular)
welena (genitive plural)
welan (dative singular)
welum (dative plural)

Middle English: wele
English: weal
Scots: weal, weel

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *welō, *walō, from Proto-Germanic *welô.

inh+

The Legend of St. Andrew in Verse
...Ne ġedafenað þē nū þē dryhten ġeaf welan and wiste and woruldspēde,...

...It befitteth thee not since to thee the Lord hath given wealth and abundance and worldly prosperity,...


wraþ

wrāþ (canonical)
wrāþ (masculine nominative singular)
wrāþ (feminine nominative singular)
wrāþ (neuter nominative singular)
wrāþne (accusative masculine singular)
wrāþe (accusative feminine singular)
wrāþ (accusative neuter singular)
wrāþes (genitive masculine singular)
wrāþre (feminine genitive singular)
wrāþes (genitive neuter singular)
wrāþum (dative masculine singular)
wrāþre (dative feminine singular)
wrāþum (dative neuter singular)
wrāþe (instrumental masculine singular)
wrāþre (feminine instrumental singular)
wrāþe (instrumental neuter singular)
wrāþe (masculine nominative plural)
wrāþa (feminine nominative plural)
wrāþe (feminine nominative plural)
wrāþ (neuter nominative plural)
wrāþe (accusative masculine plural)
wrāþa (accusative feminine plural)
wrāþe (accusative feminine plural)
wrāþ (accusative neuter plural)
wrāþra (genitive masculine plural)
wrāþra (feminine genitive plural)
wrāþra (genitive neuter plural)
wrāþum (dative masculine plural)
wrāþum (dative feminine plural)
wrāþum (dative neuter plural)
wrāþum (instrumental masculine plural)
wrāþum (feminine instrumental plural)
wrāþum (instrumental neuter plural)
wrāþa (masculine nominative singular)
wrāþe (feminine nominative singular)
wrāþe (neuter nominative singular)
wrāþan (accusative masculine singular)
wrāþan (accusative feminine singular)
wrāþe (accusative neuter singular)
wrāþan (genitive masculine singular)
wrāþan (feminine genitive singular)
wrāþan (genitive neuter singular)
wrāþan (dative masculine singular)
wrāþan (dative feminine singular)
wrāþan (dative neuter singular)
wrāþan (instrumental masculine singular)
wrāþan (feminine instrumental singular)
wrāþan (instrumental neuter singular)
wrāþan (masculine nominative plural)
wrāþan (feminine nominative plural)
wrāþan (neuter nominative plural)
wrāþan (accusative masculine plural)
wrāþan (accusative feminine plural)
wrāþan (accusative neuter plural)
wrāþra (genitive masculine plural)
wrāþena (genitive masculine plural)
wrāþra (feminine genitive plural)
wrāþena (feminine genitive plural)
wrāþra (genitive neuter plural)
wrāþena (genitive neuter plural)
wrāþum (dative masculine plural)
wrāþum (dative feminine plural)
wrāþum (dative neuter plural)
wrāþum (instrumental masculine plural)
wrāþum (feminine instrumental plural)
wrāþum (instrumental neuter plural)

Middle English: wrath, wroth

English: wrath, wroth

Scots: wraith

From Proto-Germanic *wraiþaz (corresponding to past tense of wrīþan). Cognate with Old Saxon wređ (Dutch wreed), Old High German reid, Old Norse reiðr (Danish vred, Swedish vred).

Swā cwæð eardstapa, · earfeþa ġemyndiġ,
wrāþra wælsleahta, · winemǣga hryre:

So said an earth-stepper, mindful of hardships,
of wrathful slaughters, of kinsmen fall:


wrecca

wreċċa (canonical masculine)
wreċċa (nominative singular)
wreċċan (nominative plural)
wreċċan (accusative singular)
wreċċan (accusative plural)
wreċċan (genitive singular)
wreċċena (genitive plural)
wreċċan (dative singular)
wreċċum (dative plural)

Middle English: wrecche

English: wretch

Scots: wratch, wretch, werch, warch

From Proto-West Germanic *wrakkjō. Cognate with Old Saxon wrekkio, Old High German recko (German Recke (“warrior”)).


wyrhta

wyrhta (nominative singular)
wyrhtan (nominative plural)
wyrhtan (accusative singular)
wyrhtan (accusative plural)
wyrhtan (genitive singular)
wyrhtena (genitive plural)
wyrhtan (dative singular)
wyrhtum (dative plural)

desc

Middle English: wurhte, wruhte, wriȝte, wrighte

Scots: wricht, wrycht, wrecht

English: wright

From Proto-West Germanic *wurhtijō; By surface analysis, wyrht (“deed”) + -a (agentive suffix).


sund

sund (nominative singular)
sund (nominative plural)
sund (accusative singular)
sund (accusative plural)
sundes (genitive singular)
sunda (genitive plural)
sunde (dative singular)
sundum (dative plural)

Middle English: sound

English: sound

Scots: sound

→ Old French: sonde

Middle French: sonde

French: sonde

⇒ Old French: sonder

Middle French: sonder

French: sonder

⇒ French: sondage

From Proto-West Germanic *sund, from Proto-Germanic *sundą, from pre-Germanic *swm-to- ( > English swim). Cognate with Old Norse sund (Norwegian sund (“a swimming, strait”)).

Ne eart þū ġenōg eald þæt þū āna on sund gā.

You're not old enough to go swimming by yourself.

c. 992, Ælfric, "Sermon on the Beginning of Creation"
God sealde þām fiscum sund and þām fuglum flyht, ac hē ne sealde nānum nīetene ne nānum fisċe nāne sāwle, ac heora blōd is heora līf, and swā hraðe swā hīe bēoþ dēade, swā bēoþ hīe mid ealle ġeendode.

God gave swimming to the fish and flight to the birds, but he did not give a soul to any animal or any fish. Their blood is their life, and as soon as they’re dead, they are completely gone.


willa

willa (nominative singular)
willan (nominative plural)
willan (accusative singular)
willan (accusative plural)
willan (genitive singular)
willena (genitive plural)
willan (dative singular)
willum (dative plural)

Middle English: wille

English: will

Scots: wil, will

From Proto-West Germanic *willjō, from Proto-Germanic *wiljô.
Cognate with Old Saxon willio, Old Dutch willo, Old High German willo, Old Norse vili.

willa + cuma (“guest”) → wilcuma (“welcome guest”)

willa + spell (“news”) → wilspell (“welcome news”)

willa + tūn (“town”) → Wiltūn (“Wilton”)

(in compounds) denotes something welcome or desired


ieldu

ieldu (nominative singular)
ielda (nominative plural)
ielde (nominative plural)
ielde (accusative singular)
ielda (accusative plural)
ielde (accusative plural)
ielde (genitive singular)
ielda (genitive plural)
ielde (dative singular)
ieldum (dative plural)

Middle English: elde

English: eld

Scots: elde eild

From Proto-West Germanic *aldī, from Proto-Germanic *alþį̄. Equivalent to eald + -u.


werig

wēriġ (canonical)
wēriġ (masculine nominative singular)
wēriġu (feminine nominative singular)
wērġu (feminine nominative singular)
wēriġo (feminine nominative singular)
wērġo (feminine nominative singular)
wēriġ (neuter nominative singular)
wēriġne (accusative masculine singular)
wēriġe (accusative feminine singular)
wērġe (accusative feminine singular)
wēriġ (accusative neuter singular)
wēriġes (genitive masculine singular)
wērġes (genitive masculine singular)
wēriġre (feminine genitive singular)
wēriġes (genitive neuter singular)
wērġes (genitive neuter singular)
wēriġum (dative masculine singular)
wērġum (dative masculine singular)
wēriġre (dative feminine singular)
wēriġum (dative neuter singular)
wērġum (dative neuter singular)
wēriġe (instrumental masculine singular)
wērġe (instrumental masculine singular)
wēriġre (feminine instrumental singular)
wēriġe (instrumental neuter singular)
wērġe (instrumental neuter singular)
wēriġe (masculine nominative plural)
wērġe (masculine nominative plural)
wēriġa (feminine nominative plural)
wērġa (feminine nominative plural)
wēriġe (feminine nominative plural)
wērġe (feminine nominative plural)
wēriġu (neuter nominative plural)
wērġu (neuter nominative plural)
wēriġo (neuter nominative plural)
wērġo (neuter nominative plural)
wēriġe (accusative masculine plural)
wērġe (accusative masculine plural)
wēriġa (accusative feminine plural)
wērġa (accusative feminine plural)
wēriġe (accusative feminine plural)
wērġe (accusative feminine plural)
wēriġu (accusative neuter plural)
wērġu (accusative neuter plural)
wēriġo (accusative neuter plural)
wērġo (accusative neuter plural)
wēriġra (genitive masculine plural)
wēriġra (feminine genitive plural)
wēriġra (genitive neuter plural)
wēriġum (dative masculine plural)
wērġum (dative masculine plural)
wēriġum (dative feminine plural)
wērġum (dative feminine plural)
wēriġum (dative neuter plural)
wērġum (dative neuter plural)
wēriġum (instrumental masculine plural)
wērġum (instrumental masculine plural)
wēriġum (feminine instrumental plural)
wērġum (feminine instrumental plural)
wēriġum (instrumental neuter plural)
wērġum (instrumental neuter plural)
wēriġa (masculine nominative singular)
wērġa (masculine nominative singular)
wēriġe (feminine nominative singular)
wērġe (feminine nominative singular)
wēriġe (neuter nominative singular)
wērġe (neuter nominative singular)
wēriġan (accusative masculine singular)
wērġan (accusative masculine singular)
wēriġan (accusative feminine singular)
wērġan (accusative feminine singular)
wēriġe (accusative neuter singular)
wērġe (accusative neuter singular)
wēriġan (genitive masculine singular)
wērġan (genitive masculine singular)
wēriġan (feminine genitive singular)
wērġan (feminine genitive singular)
wēriġan (genitive neuter singular)
wērġan (genitive neuter singular)
wēriġan (dative masculine singular)
wērġan (dative masculine singular)
wēriġan (dative feminine singular)
wērġan (dative feminine singular)
wēriġan (dative neuter singular)
wērġan (dative neuter singular)
wēriġan (instrumental masculine singular)
wērġan (instrumental masculine singular)
wēriġan (feminine instrumental singular)
wērġan (feminine instrumental singular)
wēriġan (instrumental neuter singular)
wērġan (instrumental neuter singular)
wēriġan (masculine nominative plural)
wērġan (masculine nominative plural)
wēriġan (feminine nominative plural)
wērġan (feminine nominative plural)
wēriġan (neuter nominative plural)
wērġan (neuter nominative plural)
wēriġan (accusative masculine plural)
wērġan (accusative masculine plural)
wēriġan (accusative feminine plural)
wērġan (accusative feminine plural)
wēriġan (accusative neuter plural)
wērġan (accusative neuter plural)
wēriġra (genitive masculine plural)
wēriġena (genitive masculine plural)
wērġena (genitive masculine plural)
wēriġra (feminine genitive plural)
wēriġena (feminine genitive plural)
wērġena (feminine genitive plural)
wēriġra (genitive neuter plural)
wēriġena (genitive neuter plural)
wērġena (genitive neuter plural)
wēriġum (dative masculine plural)
wērġum (dative masculine plural)
wēriġum (dative feminine plural)
wērġum (dative feminine plural)
wēriġum (dative neuter plural)
wērġum (dative neuter plural)
wēriġum (instrumental masculine plural)
wērġum (instrumental masculine plural)
wēriġum (feminine instrumental plural)
wērġum (feminine instrumental plural)
wēriġum (instrumental neuter plural)
wērġum (instrumental neuter plural)

Middle English: weri, wery

English: weary

From Proto-Germanic *wōrīgaz, *wōrijaz, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weH- (“spend night, sleep”). Compare Old Norse ǿrr, Old Saxon wōrig.

der

Exeter Book, The Wanderer
Ne mæġ wēriġ mōd · wyrde wiðstondan,
ne sē hrēo hyġe · helpe ġefremman.

A weary mind cannot withstand fate, nor the worried mind help out.


loc

loc (nominative singular)
locu (nominative plural)
loc (accusative singular)
locu (accusative plural)
loces (genitive singular)
loca (genitive plural)
loce (dative singular)
locum (dative plural)

desctree

Middle English: lok, loc, lock, loke
English: lock
Scots: lock
Yola: lauckès (plural)

→ Anglo-Norman: loc

⇒ Anglo-Norman: loquet

Middle French: loquet

French: loquet
→ English: locket
→ Italian: lucchetto
→ Lombard: lochet
→ Portuguese: aloquete

→ Middle English: locket

English: locket

From Proto-West Germanic *lok (“shutter, lock”).

inh

late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Basilus, Bishop"
Uton belucan þas circan and loc geinseglian and ġe ealle siðþan waciað þreo niht wuniġende on gebedum and...

Let us lock up this church, and seal the lock and do ye all afterward watch three nights, continuing in prayer and...'

that by which anything is closed (e.g. bolt, bar, etc.)


eldra

ald (positive)
eldra (masculine nominative singular)
eldre (feminine nominative singular)
eldre (neuter nominative singular)
eldran (accusative masculine singular)
eldran (accusative feminine singular)
eldre (accusative neuter singular)
eldran (genitive masculine singular)
eldran (feminine genitive singular)
eldran (genitive neuter singular)
eldran (dative masculine singular)
eldran (dative feminine singular)
eldran (dative neuter singular)
eldran (instrumental masculine singular)
eldran (feminine instrumental singular)
eldran (instrumental neuter singular)
eldran (masculine nominative plural)
eldran (feminine nominative plural)
eldran (neuter nominative plural)
eldran (accusative masculine plural)
eldran (accusative feminine plural)
eldran (accusative neuter plural)
eldra (genitive masculine plural)
eldrena (genitive masculine plural)
eldra (feminine genitive plural)
eldrena (feminine genitive plural)
eldra (genitive neuter plural)
eldrena (genitive neuter plural)
eldrum (dative masculine plural)
eldrum (dative feminine plural)
eldrum (dative neuter plural)
eldrum (instrumental masculine plural)
eldrum (feminine instrumental plural)
eldrum (instrumental neuter plural)

Middle English: eldre

English: elder

Scots: elder


weddian

weddian (infinitive)
weddienne (infinitive)
weddiġe (first-person present singular)
weddode (first-person past singular)
weddast (present second-person singular)
weddodest (past second-person singular)
weddaþ (present singular third-person)
weddode (past singular third-person)
weddiaþ (plural present)
weddodon (past plural)
weddiġe (present singular)
weddode (past singular)
weddiġen (plural present)
weddoden (past plural)
wedda (imperative past present singular)
weddiaþ (imperative past plural present)
weddiende (imperative present)
weddod (imperative past)
ġeweddod (imperative past)

Middle English: wedden, weddien

English: wed

From Proto-West Germanic *waddjōn, from Proto-Germanic *wadjōną, whence also Old Frisian weddia, Frankish *wadjōn, Old High German wettōn, Old Norse veðja. Equivalent to wedd + -ian.


wearm

wearm (masculine nominative singular)
wearm (feminine nominative singular)
wearm (neuter nominative singular)
wearmne (accusative masculine singular)
wearme (accusative feminine singular)
wearm (accusative neuter singular)
wearmes (genitive masculine singular)
wearmre (feminine genitive singular)
wearmes (genitive neuter singular)
wearmum (dative masculine singular)
wearmre (dative feminine singular)
wearmum (dative neuter singular)
wearme (instrumental masculine singular)
wearmre (feminine instrumental singular)
wearme (instrumental neuter singular)
wearme (masculine nominative plural)
wearma (feminine nominative plural)
wearme (feminine nominative plural)
wearm (neuter nominative plural)
wearme (accusative masculine plural)
wearma (accusative feminine plural)
wearme (accusative feminine plural)
wearm (accusative neuter plural)
wearmra (genitive masculine plural)
wearmra (feminine genitive plural)
wearmra (genitive neuter plural)
wearmum (dative masculine plural)
wearmum (dative feminine plural)
wearmum (dative neuter plural)
wearmum (instrumental masculine plural)
wearmum (feminine instrumental plural)
wearmum (instrumental neuter plural)
wearma (masculine nominative singular)
wearme (feminine nominative singular)
wearme (neuter nominative singular)
wearman (accusative masculine singular)
wearman (accusative feminine singular)
wearme (accusative neuter singular)
wearman (genitive masculine singular)
wearman (feminine genitive singular)
wearman (genitive neuter singular)
wearman (dative masculine singular)
wearman (dative feminine singular)
wearman (dative neuter singular)
wearman (instrumental masculine singular)
wearman (feminine instrumental singular)
wearman (instrumental neuter singular)
wearman (masculine nominative plural)
wearman (feminine nominative plural)
wearman (neuter nominative plural)
wearman (accusative masculine plural)
wearman (accusative feminine plural)
wearman (accusative neuter plural)
wearmra (genitive masculine plural)
wearmena (genitive masculine plural)
wearmra (feminine genitive plural)
wearmena (feminine genitive plural)
wearmra (genitive neuter plural)
wearmena (genitive neuter plural)
wearmum (dative masculine plural)
wearmum (dative feminine plural)
wearmum (dative neuter plural)
wearmum (instrumental masculine plural)
wearmum (feminine instrumental plural)
wearmum (instrumental neuter plural)

desctree

Middle English: warm, warme, werm, wearm
Scots: wairm
English: warm

From Proto-West Germanic *warm.
See also Old Frisian warm (West Frisian waarm), Old Saxon warm (Low German warm), Dutch warm, Old High German warm (German warm), Old Norse varmr (Danish varm, Swedish varm), Gothic *𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌼𐍃 (*warms)); also possibly Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós), Latin formus.


webb

webb (nominative singular)
webbu (nominative plural)
webb (accusative singular)
webbu (accusative plural)
webbes (genitive singular)
webba (genitive plural)
webbe (dative singular)
webbum (dative plural)

Middle English: web, webb, webbe, webe, weob
English: web
Scots: wab, wob

From Proto-Germanic *wabją (whence also Old High German weppi, Old Norse vefr), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“weave”). The Indo-European root is also the source of wasp, due to the insect's woven nests.


wynsum

ang-adj

wynsum (superlative wynsumast or wynsumest)

wynsumast (superlative)
wynsumest (superlative)
wynsum (masculine nominative singular)
wynsumu (feminine nominative singular)
wynsumo (feminine nominative singular)
wynsum (neuter nominative singular)
wynsumne (accusative masculine singular)
wynsume (accusative feminine singular)
wynsum (accusative neuter singular)
wynsumes (genitive masculine singular)
wynsumre (feminine genitive singular)
wynsumes (genitive neuter singular)
wynsumum (dative masculine singular)
wynsumre (dative feminine singular)
wynsumum (dative neuter singular)
wynsume (instrumental masculine singular)
wynsumre (feminine instrumental singular)
wynsume (instrumental neuter singular)
wynsume (masculine nominative plural)
wynsuma (feminine nominative plural)
wynsume (feminine nominative plural)
wynsumu (neuter nominative plural)
wynsumo (neuter nominative plural)
wynsume (accusative masculine plural)
wynsuma (accusative feminine plural)
wynsume (accusative feminine plural)
wynsumu (accusative neuter plural)
wynsumo (accusative neuter plural)
wynsumra (genitive masculine plural)
wynsumra (feminine genitive plural)
wynsumra (genitive neuter plural)
wynsumum (dative masculine plural)
wynsumum (dative feminine plural)
wynsumum (dative neuter plural)
wynsumum (instrumental masculine plural)
wynsumum (feminine instrumental plural)
wynsumum (instrumental neuter plural)
wynsuma (masculine nominative singular)
wynsume (feminine nominative singular)
wynsume (neuter nominative singular)
wynsuman (accusative masculine singular)
wynsuman (accusative feminine singular)
wynsume (accusative neuter singular)
wynsuman (genitive masculine singular)
wynsuman (feminine genitive singular)
wynsuman (genitive neuter singular)
wynsuman (dative masculine singular)
wynsuman (dative feminine singular)
wynsuman (dative neuter singular)
wynsuman (instrumental masculine singular)
wynsuman (feminine instrumental singular)
wynsuman (instrumental neuter singular)
wynsuman (masculine nominative plural)
wynsuman (feminine nominative plural)
wynsuman (neuter nominative plural)
wynsuman (accusative masculine plural)
wynsuman (accusative feminine plural)
wynsuman (accusative neuter plural)
wynsumra (genitive masculine plural)
wynsumena (genitive masculine plural)
wynsumra (feminine genitive plural)
wynsumena (feminine genitive plural)
wynsumra (genitive neuter plural)
wynsumena (genitive neuter plural)
wynsumum (dative masculine plural)
wynsumum (dative feminine plural)
wynsumum (dative neuter plural)
wynsumum (instrumental masculine plural)
wynsumum (feminine instrumental plural)
wynsumum (instrumental neuter plural)

desctree

Middle English: wynsom, winsom, winsum, wunsum, wonsom, wonsome, wonsum
English: winsome
Scots: wunsome, winsome

From Proto-West Germanic *wunnjusam (“joyful”); equivalent to wynn + -sum.


werian

werian (infinitive)
werienne (infinitive)
werie (first-person present singular)
werede (first-person past singular)
werest (present second-person singular)
weredest (past second-person singular)
wereþ (present singular third-person)
werede (past singular third-person)
weriaþ (plural present)
weredon (past plural)
werie (present singular)
werede (past singular)
werien (plural present)
wereden (past plural)
were (imperative past present singular)
weriaþ (imperative past plural present)
weriende (imperative present)
wered (imperative past)
ġewered (imperative past)

Middle English: werien, weren

Scots: were, weir

English: wear

From Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan, from Proto-Germanic *wazjaną. Cognate with Old Saxon werian, Old High German werien, Old Norse verja.

late 9th century, translation of Orosius' History Against the Pagans
Be þām hringum man meahte witan hwæt Rōmāna duguþe ġefeallen wæs, for þon þe hit wæs þēaw mid him on þām dagum þæt nān ōðer ne mōste gyldenne hring werian būtan hē æðeles cynnes wǣre.

You could tell by the rings how much of the Roman nobility had fallen, because the custom back then was that no one could wear a gold ring unless they were from a noble family.

to use, put on, wear (clothes, ornaments, etc.)


werian

Middle English: werien

Scots: were, wer, weir

English: wear

From Proto-West Germanic *warjan.
Cognate with Old Saxon werian, Middle Dutch weren (Dutch weren), Old High German werien (German wehren), Old Norse verja (Swedish värja).


werian

werian (infinitive)
werienne (infinitive)
weriġe (first-person present singular)
werode (first-person past singular)
werast (present second-person singular)
werodest (past second-person singular)
weraþ (present singular third-person)
werode (past singular third-person)
weriaþ (plural present)
werodon (past plural)
weriġe (present singular)
werode (past singular)
weriġen (plural present)
weroden (past plural)
wera (imperative past present singular)
weriaþ (imperative past plural present)
weriende (imperative present)
werod (imperative past)
ġewerod (imperative past)

Middle English: weren

From Proto-West Germanic *weʀēn, from Proto-West Germanic *weʀēn, from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“to remain, dwell”).


ierfe

ierfe (nominative singular)
ierfu (nominative plural)
ierfe (accusative singular)
ierfu (accusative plural)
ierfes (genitive singular)
ierfa (genitive plural)
ierfe (dative singular)
ierfum (dative plural)

desctree

Middle English: erve, erfe, erf, irve, yrfe (through the Anglian equivalent)
English: erf
Scots: arff, airf

From Proto-West Germanic *arbī, from Proto-Germanic *arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- (“to change ownership”). Cognate with Old High German erbi, Old Norse erfi. Related to Old English earm (“poor”).


soþlic

sōþlīċ (canonical)
sōþlīċ (masculine nominative singular)
sōþlīċ (feminine nominative singular)
sōþlīċu (feminine nominative singular)
sōþlīċo (feminine nominative singular)
sōþlīċ (neuter nominative singular)
sōþlīcne (accusative masculine singular)
sōþlīċe (accusative feminine singular)
sōþlīċ (accusative neuter singular)
sōþlīċes (genitive masculine singular)
sōþlīcre (feminine genitive singular)
sōþlīċes (genitive neuter singular)
sōþlīċum (dative masculine singular)
sōþlīcre (dative feminine singular)
sōþlīċum (dative neuter singular)
sōþlīċe (instrumental masculine singular)
sōþlīcre (feminine instrumental singular)
sōþlīċe (instrumental neuter singular)
sōþlīċe (masculine nominative plural)
sōþlīċa (feminine nominative plural)
sōþlīċe (feminine nominative plural)
sōþlīċ (neuter nominative plural)
sōþlīċu (neuter nominative plural)
sōþlīċo (neuter nominative plural)
sōþlīċe (accusative masculine plural)
sōþlīċa (accusative feminine plural)
sōþlīċe (accusative feminine plural)
sōþlīċ (accusative neuter plural)
sōþlīċu (accusative neuter plural)
sōþlīċo (accusative neuter plural)
sōþlīcra (genitive masculine plural)
sōþlīcra (feminine genitive plural)
sōþlīcra (genitive neuter plural)
sōþlīċum (dative masculine plural)
sōþlīċum (dative feminine plural)
sōþlīċum (dative neuter plural)
sōþlīċum (instrumental masculine plural)
sōþlīċum (feminine instrumental plural)
sōþlīċum (instrumental neuter plural)
sōþlīċa (masculine nominative singular)
sōþlīċe (feminine nominative singular)
sōþlīċe (neuter nominative singular)
sōþlīċan (accusative masculine singular)
sōþlīċan (accusative feminine singular)
sōþlīċe (accusative neuter singular)
sōþlīċan (genitive masculine singular)
sōþlīċan (feminine genitive singular)
sōþlīċan (genitive neuter singular)
sōþlīċan (dative masculine singular)
sōþlīċan (dative feminine singular)
sōþlīċan (dative neuter singular)
sōþlīċan (instrumental masculine singular)
sōþlīċan (feminine instrumental singular)
sōþlīċan (instrumental neuter singular)
sōþlīċan (masculine nominative plural)
sōþlīċan (feminine nominative plural)
sōþlīċan (neuter nominative plural)
sōþlīċan (accusative masculine plural)
sōþlīċan (accusative feminine plural)
sōþlīċan (accusative neuter plural)
sōþlīcra (genitive masculine plural)
sōþlīċena (genitive masculine plural)
sōþlīcra (feminine genitive plural)
sōþlīċena (feminine genitive plural)
sōþlīcra (genitive neuter plural)
sōþlīċena (genitive neuter plural)
sōþlīċum (dative masculine plural)
sōþlīċum (dative feminine plural)
sōþlīċum (dative neuter plural)
sōþlīċum (instrumental masculine plural)
sōþlīċum (feminine instrumental plural)
sōþlīċum (instrumental neuter plural)

Middle English: soþeli, sothely

From Proto-West Germanic *sanþalīk, from Proto-Germanic *sanþalīkaz, equivalent to sōþ + -līċ. Cognate with Old Saxon sōthlīk, Old Norse sannligr.


wegan

wegan (infinitive)
wegenne (infinitive)
wege (first-person present singular)
wæġ (first-person past singular)
wiġst (present second-person singular)
wǣge (past second-person singular)
wāge (past second-person singular)
wiġþ (present singular third-person)
wæġ (past singular third-person)
wegaþ (plural present)
wǣgon (past plural)
wāgon (past plural)
wege (present singular)
wǣge (past singular)
wāge (past singular)
wegen (plural present)
wǣgen (past plural)
wāgen (past plural)
weġ (imperative past present singular)
wegaþ (imperative past plural present)
wegende (imperative present)
weġen (imperative past)
ġeweġen (imperative past)

Middle English: weien, weȝen, weghen

English: weigh

Scots: wey, wee

From Proto-West Germanic *wegan, from Proto-Germanic *weganą, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Cognate with Old Frisian wega, Old Saxon wegan, Dutch wegen, Old High German wegan (German bewegen), Old Norse vega (Swedish väga), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (gawigan). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek ϝοχος (wokhos), ὄχος (ókhos, “vehicle”), Latin vehō (“carry”).


wawa

wāwa (canonical masculine)
wāwa (nominative singular)
wāwan (nominative plural)
wāwan (accusative singular)
wāwan (accusative plural)
wāwan (genitive singular)
wāwana (genitive plural)
wāwan (dative singular)
wāwam (dative plural)
wāwaum (dative plural)


earendel

From Proto-Germanic *Auziwandilaz, from *auzi (“dawn”) + *wandilaz (“fluctuating, variable, wandering”), perhaps via the intermediate forms *ēarwendel or *ēarwandel.

also for the personification for the morning star

[aurora iam spargit polum] eorendel eallunga geondstret heofon

(please add an English translation of this quotation)


þryþswiþ

þrȳþswīþ (canonical)
þrȳþswīþ (masculine nominative singular)
þrȳþswīþ (feminine nominative singular)
þrȳþswīþ (neuter nominative singular)
þrȳþswīþne (accusative masculine singular)
þrȳþswīþe (accusative feminine singular)
þrȳþswīþ (accusative neuter singular)
þrȳþswīþes (genitive masculine singular)
þrȳþswīþre (feminine genitive singular)
þrȳþswīþes (genitive neuter singular)
þrȳþswīþum (dative masculine singular)
þrȳþswīþre (dative feminine singular)
þrȳþswīþum (dative neuter singular)
þrȳþswīþe (instrumental masculine singular)
þrȳþswīþre (feminine instrumental singular)
þrȳþswīþe (instrumental neuter singular)
þrȳþswīþe (masculine nominative plural)
þrȳþswīþa (feminine nominative plural)
þrȳþswīþe (feminine nominative plural)
þrȳþswīþ (neuter nominative plural)
þrȳþswīþe (accusative masculine plural)
þrȳþswīþa (accusative feminine plural)
þrȳþswīþe (accusative feminine plural)
þrȳþswīþ (accusative neuter plural)
þrȳþswīþra (genitive masculine plural)
þrȳþswīþra (feminine genitive plural)
þrȳþswīþra (genitive neuter plural)
þrȳþswīþum (dative masculine plural)
þrȳþswīþum (dative feminine plural)
þrȳþswīþum (dative neuter plural)
þrȳþswīþum (instrumental masculine plural)
þrȳþswīþum (feminine instrumental plural)
þrȳþswīþum (instrumental neuter plural)
þrȳþswīþa (masculine nominative singular)
þrȳþswīþe (feminine nominative singular)
þrȳþswīþe (neuter nominative singular)
þrȳþswīþan (accusative masculine singular)
þrȳþswīþan (accusative feminine singular)
þrȳþswīþe (accusative neuter singular)
þrȳþswīþan (genitive masculine singular)
þrȳþswīþan (feminine genitive singular)
þrȳþswīþan (genitive neuter singular)
þrȳþswīþan (dative masculine singular)
þrȳþswīþan (dative feminine singular)
þrȳþswīþan (dative neuter singular)
þrȳþswīþan (instrumental masculine singular)
þrȳþswīþan (feminine instrumental singular)
þrȳþswīþan (instrumental neuter singular)
þrȳþswīþan (masculine nominative plural)
þrȳþswīþan (feminine nominative plural)
þrȳþswīþan (neuter nominative plural)
þrȳþswīþan (accusative masculine plural)
þrȳþswīþan (accusative feminine plural)
þrȳþswīþan (accusative neuter plural)
þrȳþswīþra (genitive masculine plural)
þrȳþswīþena (genitive masculine plural)
þrȳþswīþra (feminine genitive plural)
þrȳþswīþena (feminine genitive plural)
þrȳþswīþra (genitive neuter plural)
þrȳþswīþena (genitive neuter plural)
þrȳþswīþum (dative masculine plural)
þrȳþswīþum (dative feminine plural)
þrȳþswīþum (dative neuter plural)
þrȳþswīþum (instrumental masculine plural)
þrȳþswīþum (feminine instrumental plural)
þrȳþswīþum (instrumental neuter plural)

/ˈθryːθˌswiːθ/


ierfa

ierfa (nominative singular)
ierfan (nominative plural)
ierfan (accusative singular)
ierfan (accusative plural)
ierfan (genitive singular)
ierfena (genitive plural)
ierfan (dative singular)
ierfum (dative plural)

From Proto-Germanic *arbijô, whence also Old High German arbeo, Old Norse arfi.


yfel

ang-adj

yfel (comparative wiersa, superlative wierrest)

wiersa (comparative)
wierrest (superlative)
yfel (masculine nominative singular)
yfel (feminine nominative singular)
yfel (neuter nominative singular)
yfelne (accusative masculine singular)
yfele (accusative feminine singular)
yfel (accusative neuter singular)
yfeles (genitive masculine singular)
yfelre (feminine genitive singular)
yfeles (genitive neuter singular)
yfelum (dative masculine singular)
yfelre (dative feminine singular)
yfelum (dative neuter singular)
yfele (instrumental masculine singular)
yfelre (feminine instrumental singular)
yfele (instrumental neuter singular)
yfele (masculine nominative plural)
yfela (feminine nominative plural)
yfele (feminine nominative plural)
yfel (neuter nominative plural)
yfele (accusative masculine plural)
yfela (accusative feminine plural)
yfele (accusative feminine plural)
yfel (accusative neuter plural)
yfelra (genitive masculine plural)
yfelra (feminine genitive plural)
yfelra (genitive neuter plural)
yfelum (dative masculine plural)
yfelum (dative feminine plural)
yfelum (dative neuter plural)
yfelum (instrumental masculine plural)
yfelum (feminine instrumental plural)
yfelum (instrumental neuter plural)
yfela (masculine nominative singular)
yfele (feminine nominative singular)
yfele (neuter nominative singular)
yfelan (accusative masculine singular)
yfelan (accusative feminine singular)
yfele (accusative neuter singular)
yfelan (genitive masculine singular)
yfelan (feminine genitive singular)
yfelan (genitive neuter singular)
yfelan (dative masculine singular)
yfelan (dative feminine singular)
yfelan (dative neuter singular)
yfelan (instrumental masculine singular)
yfelan (feminine instrumental singular)
yfelan (instrumental neuter singular)
yfelan (masculine nominative plural)
yfelan (feminine nominative plural)
yfelan (neuter nominative plural)
yfelan (accusative masculine plural)
yfelan (accusative feminine plural)
yfelan (accusative neuter plural)
yfelra (genitive masculine plural)
yfelena (genitive masculine plural)
yfelra (feminine genitive plural)
yfelena (feminine genitive plural)
yfelra (genitive neuter plural)
yfelena (genitive neuter plural)
yfelum (dative masculine plural)
yfelum (dative feminine plural)
yfelum (dative neuter plural)
yfelum (instrumental masculine plural)
yfelum (feminine instrumental plural)
yfelum (instrumental neuter plural)

Middle English: yvel, uvel, evel

English: evil

Scots: evil, ewil

From Proto-West Germanic *ubil, from Proto-Germanic *ubilaz.


yfel

yfel (nominative singular)
yfel (nominative plural)
yfel (accusative singular)
yfel (accusative plural)
yfeles (genitive singular)
yfela (genitive plural)
yfele (dative singular)
yfelum (dative plural)

Middle English: yvel, uvel, evel

English: evil

Scots: evil, ewil

something bad or bad things collectively; harm, misfortune

late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
...;sē ūs ġescylt wið eallum yfellum.
...;He shieldeth us against every evil.


ealdor

ealdor (nominative singular)
ealdras (nominative plural)
ealdor (accusative singular)
ealdras (accusative plural)
ealdres (genitive singular)
ealdra (genitive plural)
ealdre (dative singular)
ealdrum (dative plural)

Middle English: alder

⇒ Old English: ealdorman

Middle English: alderman, aldermon

English: alderman

From Proto-West Germanic *aldr, from Proto-Germanic *aldraz.

elder, parent, head of a family; senior man

ealdorapostol

ealdorbiscop

ealdordēma

ealdorbotl

ealdorstōl

author; source, origin, authority, derivation


ealdor

ealdor (nominative singular)
ealdor (nominative plural)
ealdor (accusative singular)
ealdor (accusative plural)
ealdres (genitive singular)
ealdra (genitive plural)
ealdre (dative singular)
ealdrum (dative plural)

Middle English: ealdor, eldir

From Proto-Germanic *aldrą (“life, age”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow”). Cognate with Old Saxon aldar, Old High German altar, Old Norse aldr.

ealdorċearu

ealdorbana

ealdorlegu

ealdordagas

ealdorlang


eaþ

ēaþ (canonical)
ēaþ (masculine nominative singular)
ēaþ (feminine nominative singular)
ēaþ (neuter nominative singular)
ēaþne (accusative masculine singular)
ēaþe (accusative feminine singular)
ēaþ (accusative neuter singular)
ēaþes (genitive masculine singular)
ēaþre (feminine genitive singular)
ēaþes (genitive neuter singular)
ēaþum (dative masculine singular)
ēaþre (dative feminine singular)
ēaþum (dative neuter singular)
ēaþe (instrumental masculine singular)
ēaþre (feminine instrumental singular)
ēaþe (instrumental neuter singular)
ēaþe (masculine nominative plural)
ēaþa (feminine nominative plural)
ēaþe (feminine nominative plural)
ēaþ (neuter nominative plural)
ēaþe (accusative masculine plural)
ēaþa (accusative feminine plural)
ēaþe (accusative feminine plural)
ēaþ (accusative neuter plural)
ēaþra (genitive masculine plural)
ēaþra (feminine genitive plural)
ēaþra (genitive neuter plural)
ēaþum (dative masculine plural)
ēaþum (dative feminine plural)
ēaþum (dative neuter plural)
ēaþum (instrumental masculine plural)
ēaþum (feminine instrumental plural)
ēaþum (instrumental neuter plural)
ēaþa (masculine nominative singular)
ēaþe (feminine nominative singular)
ēaþe (neuter nominative singular)
ēaþan (accusative masculine singular)
ēaþan (accusative feminine singular)
ēaþe (accusative neuter singular)
ēaþan (genitive masculine singular)
ēaþan (feminine genitive singular)
ēaþan (genitive neuter singular)
ēaþan (dative masculine singular)
ēaþan (dative feminine singular)
ēaþan (dative neuter singular)
ēaþan (instrumental masculine singular)
ēaþan (feminine instrumental singular)
ēaþan (instrumental neuter singular)
ēaþan (masculine nominative plural)
ēaþan (feminine nominative plural)
ēaþan (neuter nominative plural)
ēaþan (accusative masculine plural)
ēaþan (accusative feminine plural)
ēaþan (accusative neuter plural)
ēaþra (genitive masculine plural)
ēaþena (genitive masculine plural)
ēaþra (feminine genitive plural)
ēaþena (feminine genitive plural)
ēaþra (genitive neuter plural)
ēaþena (genitive neuter plural)
ēaþum (dative masculine plural)
ēaþum (dative feminine plural)
ēaþum (dative neuter plural)
ēaþum (instrumental masculine plural)
ēaþum (feminine instrumental plural)
ēaþum (instrumental neuter plural)


wafian

wafian (infinitive)
wafienne (infinitive)
wafiġe (first-person present singular)
wafode (first-person past singular)
wafast (present second-person singular)
wafodest (past second-person singular)
wafaþ (present singular third-person)
wafode (past singular third-person)
wafiaþ (plural present)
wafodon (past plural)
wafiġe (present singular)
wafode (past singular)
wafiġen (plural present)
wafoden (past plural)
wafa (imperative past present singular)
wafiaþ (imperative past plural present)
wafiende (imperative present)
wafod (imperative past)
ġewafod (imperative past)

Middle English: waven

English: wave

From Proto-West Germanic *wabbjan, from Proto-Germanic *wabōną, *wabjaną (“to wander, sway”), from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“to move to and fro, wander”). More at wave.


wafian

wāfian (canonical)
wāfian (infinitive)
wāfienne (infinitive)
wāfiġe (first-person present singular)
wāfode (first-person past singular)
wāfast (present second-person singular)
wāfodest (past second-person singular)
wāfaþ (present singular third-person)
wāfode (past singular third-person)
wāfiaþ (plural present)
wāfodon (past plural)
wāfiġe (present singular)
wāfode (past singular)
wāfiġen (plural present)
wāfoden (past plural)
wāfa (imperative past present singular)
wāfiaþ (imperative past plural present)
wāfiende (imperative present)
wāfod (imperative past)
ġewāfod (imperative past)

From Proto-Germanic *waifōną, *waibōną. Related to Old English wifer (“missile, arrow, dart”).

cog

(intransitive) to be agitated, astonished, amazed

(transitive) to gaze at, wonder at, admire; hesitate


fersc

fersċ (canonical)
fersċ (masculine nominative singular)
fersċ (feminine nominative singular)
fersċ (neuter nominative singular)
fersċne (accusative masculine singular)
fersċe (accusative feminine singular)
fersċ (accusative neuter singular)
fersċes (genitive masculine singular)
fersċre (feminine genitive singular)
fersċes (genitive neuter singular)
fersċum (dative masculine singular)
fersċre (dative feminine singular)
fersċum (dative neuter singular)
fersċe (instrumental masculine singular)
fersċre (feminine instrumental singular)
fersċe (instrumental neuter singular)
fersċe (masculine nominative plural)
fersċa (feminine nominative plural)
fersċe (feminine nominative plural)
fersċ (neuter nominative plural)
fersċe (accusative masculine plural)
fersċa (accusative feminine plural)
fersċe (accusative feminine plural)
fersċ (accusative neuter plural)
fersċra (genitive masculine plural)
fersċra (feminine genitive plural)
fersċra (genitive neuter plural)
fersċum (dative masculine plural)
fersċum (dative feminine plural)
fersċum (dative neuter plural)
fersċum (instrumental masculine plural)
fersċum (feminine instrumental plural)
fersċum (instrumental neuter plural)
fersċa (masculine nominative singular)
fersċe (feminine nominative singular)
fersċe (neuter nominative singular)
fersċan (accusative masculine singular)
fersċan (accusative feminine singular)
fersċe (accusative neuter singular)
fersċan (genitive masculine singular)
fersċan (feminine genitive singular)
fersċan (genitive neuter singular)
fersċan (dative masculine singular)
fersċan (dative feminine singular)
fersċan (dative neuter singular)
fersċan (instrumental masculine singular)
fersċan (feminine instrumental singular)
fersċan (instrumental neuter singular)
fersċan (masculine nominative plural)
fersċan (feminine nominative plural)
fersċan (neuter nominative plural)
fersċan (accusative masculine plural)
fersċan (accusative feminine plural)
fersċan (accusative neuter plural)
fersċra (genitive masculine plural)
fersċena (genitive masculine plural)
fersċra (feminine genitive plural)
fersċena (feminine genitive plural)
fersċra (genitive neuter plural)
fersċena (genitive neuter plural)
fersċum (dative masculine plural)
fersċum (dative feminine plural)
fersċum (dative neuter plural)
fersċum (instrumental masculine plural)
fersċum (feminine instrumental plural)
fersċum (instrumental neuter plural)

desctree

Middle English: fressh, freyshe, fresch, flesshe
English: fresh
Scots: fresh
Yola: vresh

From Proto-West Germanic *frisk, whence also Old Frisian fersk, Old High German frisc, and outside of West Germanic, Old Norse ferskr.


stille

stille (masculine nominative singular)
stillu (feminine nominative singular)
stillo (feminine nominative singular)
stille (neuter nominative singular)
stilne (accusative masculine singular)
stille (accusative feminine singular)
stille (accusative neuter singular)
stilles (genitive masculine singular)
stilre (feminine genitive singular)
stilles (genitive neuter singular)
stillum (dative masculine singular)
stilre (dative feminine singular)
stillum (dative neuter singular)
stille (instrumental masculine singular)
stilre (feminine instrumental singular)
stille (instrumental neuter singular)
stille (masculine nominative plural)
stilla (feminine nominative plural)
stille (feminine nominative plural)
stillu (neuter nominative plural)
stillo (neuter nominative plural)
stille (accusative masculine plural)
stilla (accusative feminine plural)
stille (accusative feminine plural)
stillu (accusative neuter plural)
stillo (accusative neuter plural)
stilra (genitive masculine plural)
stilra (feminine genitive plural)
stilra (genitive neuter plural)
stillum (dative masculine plural)
stillum (dative feminine plural)
stillum (dative neuter plural)
stillum (instrumental masculine plural)
stillum (feminine instrumental plural)
stillum (instrumental neuter plural)
stilla (masculine nominative singular)
stille (feminine nominative singular)
stille (neuter nominative singular)
stillan (accusative masculine singular)
stillan (accusative feminine singular)
stille (accusative neuter singular)
stillan (genitive masculine singular)
stillan (feminine genitive singular)
stillan (genitive neuter singular)
stillan (dative masculine singular)
stillan (dative feminine singular)
stillan (dative neuter singular)
stillan (instrumental masculine singular)
stillan (feminine instrumental singular)
stillan (instrumental neuter singular)
stillan (masculine nominative plural)
stillan (feminine nominative plural)
stillan (neuter nominative plural)
stillan (accusative masculine plural)
stillan (accusative feminine plural)
stillan (accusative neuter plural)
stilra (genitive masculine plural)
stillena (genitive masculine plural)
stilra (feminine genitive plural)
stillena (feminine genitive plural)
stilra (genitive neuter plural)
stillena (genitive neuter plural)
stillum (dative masculine plural)
stillum (dative feminine plural)
stillum (dative neuter plural)
stillum (instrumental masculine plural)
stillum (feminine instrumental plural)
stillum (instrumental neuter plural)

Middle English: stille

English: still

Scots: stil, still

Þonne iċ būgendre stefne styrme, stille on wīcum sittað hnīgende.

When I shout with bending voice, the still men sit bowing in dwellings.


wist

wist (nominative singular)
wiste (nominative plural)
wista (nominative plural)
wist (accusative singular)
wiste (accusative singular)
wiste (accusative plural)
wista (accusative plural)
wiste (genitive singular)
wista (genitive plural)
wiste (dative singular)
wistum (dative plural)

Middle English: wiste, wyste

From Proto-West Germanic *wisti (“essence”).


wist

From Proto-West Germanic *wisti (“food”).

Ġemon hē seleseċġas · ond sincþege,
hū hine on ġeoguðe · his goldwine
wenede tō wiste · Wyn eal ġedrēas.

He remembers hall-men and takings of treasures,
how his goldfriend accustomed him
to feast on youth. Mirth has completely perished.

The Legend of St. Andrew in Verse
...Ne ġedafenað þē nū þē dryhten ġeaf welan and wiste and woruldspēde,...


streawberige

strēawberiġe (canonical feminine)
strēawberiġe (nominative singular)
strēawberiġan (nominative plural)
strēawberiġan (accusative singular)
strēawberiġan (accusative plural)
strēawberiġan (genitive singular)
strēawberiġena (genitive plural)
strēawberiġan (dative singular)
strēawberiġum (dative plural)


wær

ang-adj

wær (comparative wærra, superlative wærest)

wærra (comparative)
wærest (superlative)
wær (masculine nominative singular)
waru (feminine nominative singular)
waro (feminine nominative singular)
wær (neuter nominative singular)
wærne (accusative masculine singular)
ware (accusative feminine singular)
wær (accusative neuter singular)
wares (genitive masculine singular)
wærre (feminine genitive singular)
wares (genitive neuter singular)
warum (dative masculine singular)
wærre (dative feminine singular)
warum (dative neuter singular)
ware (instrumental masculine singular)
wærre (feminine instrumental singular)
ware (instrumental neuter singular)
ware (masculine nominative plural)
wara (feminine nominative plural)
ware (feminine nominative plural)
waru (neuter nominative plural)
waro (neuter nominative plural)
ware (accusative masculine plural)
wara (accusative feminine plural)
ware (accusative feminine plural)
waru (accusative neuter plural)
waro (accusative neuter plural)
wærra (genitive masculine plural)
wærra (feminine genitive plural)
wærra (genitive neuter plural)
warum (dative masculine plural)
warum (dative feminine plural)
warum (dative neuter plural)
warum (instrumental masculine plural)
warum (feminine instrumental plural)
warum (instrumental neuter plural)
wara (masculine nominative singular)
ware (feminine nominative singular)
ware (neuter nominative singular)
waran (accusative masculine singular)
waran (accusative feminine singular)
ware (accusative neuter singular)
waran (genitive masculine singular)
waran (feminine genitive singular)
waran (genitive neuter singular)
waran (dative masculine singular)
waran (dative feminine singular)
waran (dative neuter singular)
waran (instrumental masculine singular)
waran (feminine instrumental singular)
waran (instrumental neuter singular)
waran (masculine nominative plural)
waran (feminine nominative plural)
waran (neuter nominative plural)
waran (accusative masculine plural)
waran (accusative feminine plural)
waran (accusative neuter plural)
wærra (genitive masculine plural)
warena (genitive masculine plural)
wærra (feminine genitive plural)
warena (feminine genitive plural)
wærra (genitive neuter plural)
warena (genitive neuter plural)
warum (dative masculine plural)
warum (dative feminine plural)
warum (dative neuter plural)
warum (instrumental masculine plural)
warum (feminine instrumental plural)
warum (instrumental neuter plural)

Middle English: war, ware

English: ware

From Proto-West Germanic *war. Cognate with Old Saxon war, Old High German war, Old Norse varr, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍂 (war).

cautious, on guard, watching out for something (+genitive)


wær

wǣr (canonical)
wǣr (masculine nominative singular)
wǣr (feminine nominative singular)
wǣr (neuter nominative singular)
wǣrne (accusative masculine singular)
wǣre (accusative feminine singular)
wǣr (accusative neuter singular)
wǣres (genitive masculine singular)
wǣrre (feminine genitive singular)
wǣres (genitive neuter singular)
wǣrum (dative masculine singular)
wǣrre (dative feminine singular)
wǣrum (dative neuter singular)
wǣre (instrumental masculine singular)
wǣrre (feminine instrumental singular)
wǣre (instrumental neuter singular)
wǣre (masculine nominative plural)
wǣra (feminine nominative plural)
wǣre (feminine nominative plural)
wǣr (neuter nominative plural)
wǣre (accusative masculine plural)
wǣra (accusative feminine plural)
wǣre (accusative feminine plural)
wǣr (accusative neuter plural)
wǣrra (genitive masculine plural)
wǣrra (feminine genitive plural)
wǣrra (genitive neuter plural)
wǣrum (dative masculine plural)
wǣrum (dative feminine plural)
wǣrum (dative neuter plural)
wǣrum (instrumental masculine plural)
wǣrum (feminine instrumental plural)
wǣrum (instrumental neuter plural)
wǣra (masculine nominative singular)
wǣre (feminine nominative singular)
wǣre (neuter nominative singular)
wǣran (accusative masculine singular)
wǣran (accusative feminine singular)
wǣre (accusative neuter singular)
wǣran (genitive masculine singular)
wǣran (feminine genitive singular)
wǣran (genitive neuter singular)
wǣran (dative masculine singular)
wǣran (dative feminine singular)
wǣran (dative neuter singular)
wǣran (instrumental masculine singular)
wǣran (feminine instrumental singular)
wǣran (instrumental neuter singular)
wǣran (masculine nominative plural)
wǣran (feminine nominative plural)
wǣran (neuter nominative plural)
wǣran (accusative masculine plural)
wǣran (accusative feminine plural)
wǣran (accusative neuter plural)
wǣrra (genitive masculine plural)
wǣrena (genitive masculine plural)
wǣrra (feminine genitive plural)
wǣrena (feminine genitive plural)
wǣrra (genitive neuter plural)
wǣrena (genitive neuter plural)
wǣrum (dative masculine plural)
wǣrum (dative feminine plural)
wǣrum (dative neuter plural)
wǣrum (instrumental masculine plural)
wǣrum (feminine instrumental plural)
wǣrum (instrumental neuter plural)

From Proto-West Germanic *wār (“true”).
Cognates
Germanic cognates include Old High German wār, wāra (German wahr), Old Saxon wār (Low German war), Old Dutch wār (Dutch waar), Old Norse várar pl. The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin vērus, Old Irish fír (Irish fíor), Welsh cywir, Old Church Slavonic вѣра (věra), Russian ве́ра (véra).

Iċ ġelȳfe þæt hit from Gode cōme, brōht from his bysene, þæs mē þes boda sæġde wǣrum wordum.

I believe that it came from God, brought from His example, for this messenger told me in true words.


wær

wǣr (canonical feminine)
wǣra (nominative plural)
wǣre (nominative plural)
wǣr (nominative singular)
wǣra (nominative plural)
wǣre (nominative plural)
wǣre (accusative singular)
wǣra (accusative plural)
wǣre (accusative plural)
wǣre (genitive singular)
wǣra (genitive plural)
wǣre (dative singular)
wǣrum (dative plural)

From Proto-West Germanic *wāru, from Proto-Germanic *wērō (“truth”). Cognate with Old Saxon wār (“truth”), Old High German wāra (“truth”), Latin vērus (“true”).


æsce

æsċe (canonical feminine)
æsċe (nominative singular)
ascan (nominative plural)
ascan (accusative singular)
ascan (accusative plural)
ascan (genitive singular)
ascena (genitive plural)
ascan (dative singular)
ascum (dative plural)

desctree

Middle English: asshe, axe, aske, ash, assche, aysshe, asche, aisshe, asske, acxe, ass, esche, esk, eshe
English: ash
Scots: ess, asch, ais, as, askis
Yola: ashen, oaskean (plural)

From Proto-West Germanic *askā, from Proto-Germanic *askǭ. Cognate with Old Frisian *eske, Old Saxon aska, Old High German asca, Old Norse aska, Gothic 𐌰𐌶𐌲𐍉 (azgō).

Ġē syndon dust and acsan and ysela.

c. 730–740, Felix, Life of St. Guthlac, 5:


æsce

ǣsċe (canonical feminine)
ǣsċe (nominative singular)
ǣsċan (nominative plural)
ǣsċan (accusative singular)
ǣsċan (accusative plural)
ǣsċan (genitive singular)
ǣsċena (genitive plural)
ǣsċan (dative singular)
ǣsċum (dative plural)

Middle English: axe

English: ask

examination, interrogation, inquisition; inquiry, question


benc

benċ (canonical feminine)
benċ (nominative singular)
benċe (nominative plural)
benċa (nominative plural)
benċ (accusative singular)
benċe (accusative singular)
benċe (accusative plural)
benċa (accusative plural)
benċe (genitive singular)
benċa (genitive plural)
benċe (dative singular)
benċum (dative plural)

desc

Middle English: benk, bench, bynk, benche, banch, binch, binche

English: bench (see there for further descendants)

Scots: bink, benk

→ Middle Irish: beinnse

Irish: binse

From Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz. Cognate with Old Saxon banc (Dutch bank), Old High German banch (German Bank), Old Norse *benkr (Swedish bänk).