weorchus

weorchūs (canonical neuter)
weorchūs (nominative singular)
weorchūs (nominative plural)
weorchūs (accusative singular)
weorchūs (accusative plural)
weorchūses (genitive singular)
weorchūsa (genitive plural)
weorchūse (dative singular)
weorchūsum (dative plural)

Middle English: werkhous

English: workhouse

From Proto-Germanic *werkahūsą. Cognate with Old High German werchūs and Old Norse verkhús. Equivalent to weorc + hūs.


eald fæder

Middle English: olde fader, eldfader

English: eldfather

Scots: eldfader

Cognate with Old Frisian aldafeder and Old Saxon aldfader.

ealdfæder (alternative)
ealdefæder (alternative)


eald modor

eald mōdor (canonical feminine)
ealdmōdor (alternative)
ealdemōdor (alternative)

Middle English: eldmoder

English: eldmother

Scots: eldmoder, eldmother


ealdra cwena spell

ealdra cwēna spell (canonical neuter)
ealdra cwēna spell (nominative singular)
ealdra cwēna spell (nominative plural)
ealdra cwēna spell (accusative singular)
ealdra cwēna spell (accusative plural)
ealdra cwēna spelles (genitive singular)
ealdra cwēna spella (genitive plural)
ealdra cwēna spelle (dative singular)
ealdra cwēna spellum (dative plural)

Literally “old women's story.” Could be a very old phrase, since *wīb (→ Old English wīf) had become the normal word for "woman" by West Germanic times.


wilspell

wilspell (nominative singular)
wilspell (nominative plural)
wilspell (accusative singular)
wilspell (accusative plural)
wilspelles (genitive singular)
wilspella (genitive plural)
wilspelle (dative singular)
wilspellum (dative plural)

Middle English: wilspel

From Proto-West Germanic *willjaspell. Cognate with Old Saxon wilspell. Equivalent to willa + spell. Compare wilcuma, which is formed similarly.


heafodban

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

desc

Middle English: hæfdbon, hæuedbæn, *heedbon

English: headbone


scipcræft

sċipcræft (canonical masculine)
sċipcræft (nominative singular)
sċipcræftas (nominative plural)
sċipcræft (accusative singular)
sċipcræftas (accusative plural)
sċipcræftes (genitive singular)
sċipcræfta (genitive plural)
sċipcræfte (dative singular)
sċipcræftum (dative plural)


næp

nǣp (canonical masculine)
nǣp (nominative singular)
nǣpas (nominative plural)
nǣp (accusative singular)
nǣpas (accusative plural)
nǣpes (genitive singular)
nǣpa (genitive plural)
nǣpe (dative singular)
nǣpum (dative plural)

desctree

Middle English: neep, nepe
English: neep
Scots: neep
Yola: neape, neap, nape
→ Welsh: maip
⇒ Middle English: turnepe
English: turnip
Yola: dhernapès (plural)

→ Old Norse: næpa

Icelandic: næpa

Norwegian:

Norwegian Nynorsk: nepe

Norwegian Bokmål: nepe

Borrowed from Latin nāpus, from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ (nâpu).


grafere

Middle English: gravere, grafer, grafere, graver, gravour, gravoure, gravowr, grawowre
English: graver

By surface analysis, grafan (“to carve”) + -ere.


renwæter

rēnwæter (canonical neuter)
rēnwæter (nominative singular)
rēnwæter (nominative plural)
rēnwæter (accusative singular)
rēnwæter (accusative plural)
rēnwæteres (genitive singular)
rēnwætera (genitive plural)
rēnwætere (dative singular)
rēnwæterum (dative plural)


regnwæter

reġnwæter (canonical neuter)
reġnwæter (nominative singular)
reġnwæter (nominative plural)
reġnwæter (accusative singular)
reġnwæter (accusative plural)
reġnwæteres (genitive singular)
reġnwætera (genitive plural)
reġnwætere (dative singular)
reġnwæterum (dative plural)
rēnwæter (alternative)

desc

Middle English: rein water, reyn water, reyne water, rayne water, rayn water

English: rainwater

From Proto-West Germanic *regnawatar, from Proto-Germanic *regnawatōr. Cognate with Old High German reganwazzar and Icelandic regnvatn.


regnscur

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

Middle English: reyne showre, rayne-shour

English: rainshower

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

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

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


froscas

nominative and accusative plural of frosċ


ielda bearn

head

ielda bearn n pl (nominative plural ielda bearn)

ielda bearn (nominative plural)
ielda bearn (nominative plural)
ielda bearn (accusative plural)
ielda bearna (genitive plural)
ielda bearnum (dative plural)
ylda bearn (alternative)
ælda bearn (alternative)

From genitive plural of ield + plural of bearn. Has parallels in Old Saxon eldibarn and Old Norse alda bǫrn, possibly stemming from a Proto-Germanic *aldijǫ̂ barnō.

Gaéþ eft, sé þe mót
tó medo módig siþþan morgenléoht
ofer ylda bearn óþres dógores

He who can will go back bravely to mead when the morning light of another day, the sun clothed in radiance, shines from the south over the sons of men.


hæleþa bearn

hæleþa bearn n pl (nominative plural hæleþa bearn)

hæleþa bearn (nominative plural)
bearn (nominative plural)
bearn (accusative plural)
bearna (genitive plural)
bearnum (dative plural)

From genitive plural of hæleþ + plural of bearn. Has a parallel in Old Saxon helithō barn, possibly stemming from a Proto-West Germanic *haliþō barnu, with a possible analog in Old Norse hǫlda synir.


fira bearn

fira bearn n pl (nominative plural fíra bearn)

From genitive plural of fíras + plural of bearn. Has a parallel in Old Saxon firihō barn, possibly stemming from a Proto-West Germanic *firhwijō barnu, with a possible analog in Old Norse fíra synir.


mæces ecg

From mǣċe + eċġ. Has a parallel in Old Saxon mākies eggia, possibly stemming from Proto-West Germanic *mākijas aggju, with an analog in Old Norse mækis egg. Compare sweordes eċġ.


manna bearn

manna bearn n pl (nominative plural manna bearn)

manna bearn (nominative plural)
bearn (nominative plural)
bearn (accusative plural)
bearna (genitive plural)
bearnum (dative plural)

From genitive plural of mann + plural of bearn. Has a parallel in Old Saxon mannō barn, possibly stemming from a Proto-West Germanic *mannō barnu, with a possible analog in Old Norse manna synir.


netele

netele (nominative singular)
netelan (nominative plural)
netelan (accusative singular)
netelan (accusative plural)
netelan (genitive singular)
netelena (genitive plural)
netelan (dative singular)
netelum (dative plural)
netle (alternative)

desctree

Middle English: netle, netele, nettle
English: nettle
Yola: nettles (plural)


sweordes ecg

From sweord + eċġ. Has a parallel in Old Saxon swerdes eggia, possibly stemming from Proto-West Germanic *swerdas aggju. Compare mǣċes eċġ.


clufu

clufe (nominative plural)
clufu (nominative singular)
clufa (nominative plural)
clufe (nominative plural)
clufe (accusative singular)
clufa (accusative plural)
clufe (accusative plural)
clufe (genitive singular)
clufa (genitive plural)
clufe (dative singular)
clufum (dative plural)

Middle English: clove, clof, clowe
English: clove
Scots: clow

From Proto-West Germanic *klubu, from Proto-Germanic *klubō, from the root of *kleubaną.

gārleaces .iii. clufe


sinnihte

sinnihte (nominative singular)
sinnihte (accusative singular)
sinnihtes (genitive singular)
sinnihte (dative singular)
sinneahte (alternative)
sinnehte (alternative)
synnihte (alternative)

From Proto-West Germanic *sinnahtī. Equivalent to sin- (“ever-”) + niht (“night”) + -e (collective noun suffix). Cognate with Old Saxon sinnahti. Compare seofonstierre, which is formed similarly.


lytling

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

English: littling


styde

inflection of studu:
nominative/accusative plural

inflection of studu:
genitive/dative singular


fyrh

inflection of furh:
nominative/accusative plural

inflection of furh:
genitive/dative singular


steorbord

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

desc

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

English: starboard

Scots: stereburd, steirburd

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

af

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


buterfleoge

buterflēoge (canonical feminine)
buterflēoge (nominative singular)
buterflēogan (nominative plural)
buterflēogan (accusative singular)
buterflēogan (accusative plural)
buterflēogan (genitive singular)
buterflēogena (genitive plural)
buterflēogan (dative singular)
buterflēogum (dative plural)
buttorflēoge (alternative)
butorflēoge (alternative)
buturflīogae (alternative)

desctree

Middle English: boterflye, butreflye, buttyrfle, butter-flyeȝ, buterflie, butturflye, buttirflye, botreflee, boterfleȝe, buterfliȝe, butterflie, botirflij, botirflye, butterfflye, buttyrflye
English: butterfly
Scots: butterflee

From butere (“butter”) + flēoge (“fly”).


frogga

frogga (nominative singular)
froggan (nominative plural)
froggan (accusative singular)
froggan (accusative plural)
froggan (genitive singular)
froggena (genitive plural)
froggan (dative singular)
froggum (dative plural)


deaþes

/ˈdæ͜ɑː.θes/

[ˈdæ͜ɑː.ðes]


deaþas

/ˈdæ͜ɑː.θɑs/

[ˈdæ͜ɑː.ðɑs]


wangere

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

desc

Middle English: wangere, wongere, wanger, wonger

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


hindcealf

hindċealf (canonical neuter)
hindċealf (nominative singular)
hindċealfru (nominative plural)
hindċealf (accusative singular)
hindċealfru (accusative plural)
hindċealfes (genitive singular)
hindċealfra (genitive plural)
hindċealfe (dative singular)
hindċealfrum (dative plural)

[ˈhindˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑɫf]

From Proto-Germanic *hindikalbaz. Cognate with Old Saxon hindkalf, Old High German hintkalb, and Old Norse hindarkálfr. Equivalent to hind (“hind, doe”) + ċealf (“calf”).


horshierde

horshierde (nominative singular)
horshierdas (nominative plural)
horshierde (accusative singular)
horshierdas (accusative plural)
horshierdes (genitive singular)
horshierda (genitive plural)
horshierde (dative singular)
horshierdum (dative plural)

English: horseherd


oxanhierde

oxanhierde (nominative singular)
oxanhierdas (nominative plural)
oxanhierde (accusative singular)
oxanhierdas (accusative plural)
oxanhierdes (genitive singular)
oxanhierda (genitive plural)
oxanhierde (dative singular)
oxanhierdum (dative plural)
oxanhirde (alternative)
oxanhyrde (alternative)

Middle English: oxeherde

English: oxherd

English: Oxnard


gealgtreow

ġealgtrēow (canonical neuter)
ġealgtrēow (nominative singular)
ġealgtrēowu (nominative plural)
ġealgtrēow (accusative singular)
ġealgtrēowu (accusative plural)
ġealgtrēowes (genitive singular)
ġealgtrēowa (genitive plural)
ġealgtrēowe (dative singular)
ġealgtrēowum (dative plural)
galgtrēow (alternative Anglian)

Middle English: galwe tre, galwe tree, galowetre

English: gallow tree

⇒ English: gallows tree

Scots: galow-tre, gallow-tre

[ˈjæ͜ɑɫɣˌtre͜oːw]


taporæx

taporæx (nominative singular)
taporæxe (nominative plural)
taporæxa (nominative plural)
taporæx (accusative singular)
taporæxe (accusative singular)
taporæxe (accusative plural)
taporæxa (accusative plural)
taporæxe (genitive singular)
taporæxa (genitive plural)
taporæxe (dative singular)
taporæxum (dative plural)

From Old Norse taparøx (“small axe”), from Old East Slavic топоръ (toporŭ), from Proto-Slavic *toporъ, probably from an Iranian language.
Judging by dictionaries, the axe is only mentioned as tool to define shore width by throwing it from a ship that is floating next to shore during high tide (Danish king Cnut gave to Christ Church at Canterbury the Sandwich port and landings along River Stour from Sandwich to the river mouth).
Compared with francisca (throwing axe) and also:
* Axe 1 and axe 2 (600±100 AD) from Ozengell cemetery, Kent (fig. 1 and 2 in Hewitt, No. 1 in Archaeologia)
* Axe from grave at Coombe, Kent (No. 2 in Archaeologia)
* Axe from Richborough Castle field, Kent (No. 3 in Archaeologia)
* Small iron axe from Colchester, Essex ("Small axe" in Archaeologia, No. 2 in Akerman)
* Axe (?950±150 AD) from River Thames at London (No. 1 in Akerman)

ealla þa ᵹeꞃıhꞇa þe þaꞃ oꝼ aꞃıꞅað·oꝼ æıðꞃe healꝼe ðaꞃe hæꝼene·ꞅƿa ꝥ loc ƿhenne ꝥ ꝼloꞇ bi·þ ealꞃa hehꞅꞇ 7 ealꞃa ꝼulloꞅꞇ ᵇᵉᵒ an ꞅcıp ꝼloꞇıᵹenꝺe ꞅƿa neh þan lanꝺe ꞅƿa hıꞇ ni·xꞇ [mæ]ᵹe 7 þaꞃ beo an mann ꞅꞇanꝺe on þan ꞅcıpe 7 habbe ane ꞇapeꞃ æx on hıꞅ [hanꝺa]
ealla þa gerihta þe þar of arisaþ of æiþre healfe þare hæfene, swa þæt loc whenne þæt flot byþ ealra hehst 7 ealra fullost ᵇᵉᵒ an scip flotigende swa neh þan lande swa hit nyxt mæge 7 þar beo an mann stande on þan scipe 7 habbe ane taper æx on his [handa]
(please add an English translation of this quotation)
(literally, “all the right(s) that there from _(they)arise, from? each _(Dsg)side _(Dsg)the _(Dsg)harbor, so that enclosure when the water? ᵢₜis _(Gpl)all highest 7 _(Gpl)all fullest be a ship floating as near _(Dsg)the _(Dsg)land as nearest can 7 there be a man stand on _(Dsg)the _(Dsg)ship 7 have a taper axe in his [_(Dsg)hand]”)

“(xxxiii) ꞇapeꞃ æx”, in The Parker/Winchester Chronicle [A] (MS 173) (in Old English), (Can we date this quote?), page 67

quă longĭuſ de nauı poꞇeſt ſecurıſ paruula quă anglı uocanꞇ ꞇaꝑ eax ſuꝑ ꞇerram ꝑıcı

“(line 7) ſecuriſ paruula, ꞇaꝑ eax (taper eax)”, in Stowe Ch 39 (in Latin), 1125±25

quam longius de navi potest securis parvula quam angli vocant taper eax super terram proici

quă longıuſ de nauı poꞇeſt ſecurıſ paruula ſuꝑ ꞇerră ꝑıcı

“(line 6) ſecurıſ paruula (securis parvula)”, in Gospels of Macdurnan (MS 1370) (in Latin), (Can we date this quote?)

quam longius de navi potest securis parvula super terram proici

ſƿa ꝥ ðonne hıꞇ bıð ꝼull ꝼlóꝺ 7ꝥ ſcıp bıð aꝼloꞇe. ſƿa ꝼeoꞃꞃ ſƿa mæᵹ an ꞇapeꞃæx beon ᵹeƿoꞃpen uꞇ ðă ſcıpe up on ꝥ lanꝺ
swa þæt þonne hit biþ full flōd, þæt scip biþ aflote, swa feorr swa mæg an taperæx beon geworpen ut þam scipe up on þæt land
(please add an English translation of this quotation)
(literally, “so that when it is full ?water, the ship is afloat, as far as _(I/it/he/she)can a taperæx be thrown out _(Dsg)the _(Dsg)ship up on the land”)

“(line 9) ꞇapeꞃæx (taperæx)”, in Chartae Antiquae S 260 (CCA-DCc-ChAnt/S/260) (in Old English), ?1066±33


sacerd

sacerd (nominative singular)
sacerdas (nominative plural)
sacerd (accusative singular)
sacerdas (accusative plural)
sacerdes (genitive singular)
sacerda (genitive plural)
sacerde (dative singular)
sacerdum (dative plural)

Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
Þā æt nēxtan forlēt Pharao Israhela folc of his earde siðian mid miċċlum ǣhtum, and God ġesette ðone foresǣdan Moysen his folce tō heretogan, and his broðer Aaron tō sacerde; and hī lǣddon þæt folce tō ðǣre Rēadan sǣ mid miċelre fyrdinge, þæt wǣron six hund þūsenda wīgendra manna, buton wīfum and ċildum.

Then at last Pharaoh allowed the people of Israel to leave his land with much livestock, and God appointed the aforementioned Moses as the leader of his people, and his brother Aaron as priest; and they led the people to the Red Sea with a great host, which numbered six hundred thousand warriors, not counting women and children.


efesung

efesung (nominative singular)
efesunge (nominative plural)
efesunga (nominative plural)
efesung (accusative singular)
efesunge (accusative singular)
efesunge (accusative plural)
efesunga (accusative plural)
efesunge (genitive singular)
efesunga (genitive plural)
efesunge (dative singular)
efesungum (dative plural)

Middle English: evesing

Scots: esing, easin, heesins

a cutting in the form of an eaves, a rounding, polling, compassing


scierseax

sċierseax (canonical neuter)
sċierseax (nominative singular)
sċierseax (nominative plural)
sċierseax (accusative singular)
sċierseax (accusative plural)
sċierseaxes (genitive singular)
sċierseaxa (genitive plural)
sċierseaxe (dative singular)
sċierseaxum (dative plural)
sċearseax (alternative)
sċearsex (alternative)
sċersæx (alternative)
sċirseax (alternative)
sċyrseax (alternative)


miltse

inflection of milts:
nominative/accusative plural

inflection of milts:
accusative/genitive/dative singular


wræclastas

nominative/accusative plural of wræclāst


geswæsnes

ġeswǣsnes (canonical feminine)
ġeswǣsnes (nominative singular)
ġeswǣsnessa (nominative plural)
ġeswǣsnesse (nominative plural)
ġeswǣsnesse (accusative singular)
ġeswǣsnessa (accusative plural)
ġeswǣsnesse (accusative plural)
ġeswǣsnesse (genitive singular)
ġeswǣsnessa (genitive plural)
ġeswǣsnesse (dative singular)
ġeswǣsnessum (dative plural)
ġeswǣsnys (alternative)


sundorriht

sundorriht (nominative singular)
sundorriht (nominative plural)
sundorriht (accusative singular)
sundorriht (accusative plural)
sundorrihtes (genitive singular)
sundorrihta (genitive plural)
sundorrihte (dative singular)
sundorrihtum (dative plural)

From Proto-West Germanic *sundrareht. Cognate with German Sonderrecht. Equivalent to sundor- + riht.


anmodnes

ānmōdnes (canonical feminine)
ānmōdnes (nominative singular)
ānmōdnesse (accusative singular)
ānmōdnesse (genitive singular)
ānmōdnesse (dative singular)


ehtere

ēhtere (canonical masculine)
ēhtere (nominative singular)
ēhteras (nominative plural)
ēhtere (accusative singular)
ēhteras (accusative plural)
ēhteres (genitive singular)
ēhtera (genitive plural)
ēhtere (dative singular)
ēhterum (dative plural)


landbuende

inflection of landbūend:
nominative/accusative plural

inflection of landbūend:
dative singular


lændagas

lǣndagas (canonical masculine)
lǣndag (nominative singular)
lǣndagas (nominative plural)
lǣndag (accusative singular)
lǣndagas (accusative plural)
lǣndages (genitive singular)
lǣndaga (genitive plural)
lǣndage (dative singular)
lǣndagum (dative plural)


wælsceaft

head

wælsċeaft m (nominative plural wælsċeaftas)

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


wælsceaftas

[ˈwæɫ.ʃæ͜ɑf.tɑs]

nominative/accusative plural of wælsċeaft


aweb

āweb (canonical neuter)
ōweb (alternative)
āb (alternative)

Middle English: ab, abbe

English: abb

Prefix is either ā-/an-/on- (“on/upon/to, in/into”) or ā-/ar- (“away”). See also āwefan, wefan.


beamtelg

/ˈbæ͜ɑːmˌtelɡ/

[ˈbæ͜ɑːmˌteɫɣ]

[…] ofer brunne brerd, beamtelge swealg, […]

(Can we date this quote?), Riddle 26, line 9:

Tree ink; oak products, especially oak-gall, which were used in the creation of ink.


hnutsciell

hnutsċiell (canonical feminine)
hnutsċiell (nominative singular)
hnutsċiella (nominative plural)
hnutsċielle (nominative plural)
hnutsċielle (accusative singular)
hnutsċiella (accusative plural)
hnutsċielle (accusative plural)
hnutsċielle (genitive singular)
hnutsċiella (genitive plural)
hnutsċielle (dative singular)
hnutsċiellum (dative plural)

Middle English: notschelle

English: nutshell


sibleger

sibleġer (canonical neuter)
sibleġer (nominative singular)
sibleġru (nominative plural)
sibleġer (accusative singular)
sibleġru (accusative plural)
sibleġres (genitive singular)
sibleġra (genitive plural)
sibleġre (dative singular)
sibleġrum (dative plural)

(countable) an incestuous relationship or an incidence of incest


niedhæmed

nīedhǣmed (canonical neuter)
nīedhǣmed (nominative singular)
nīedhǣmdu (nominative plural)
nīedhǣmed (accusative singular)
nīedhǣmdu (accusative plural)
nīedhǣmdes (genitive singular)
nīedhǣmda (genitive plural)
nīedhǣmde (dative singular)
nīedhǣmdum (dative plural)


wlætta

wlǣtta (canonical masculine)
wlǣtta (nominative singular)
wlǣttan (nominative plural)
wlǣttan (accusative singular)
wlǣttan (accusative plural)
wlǣttan (genitive singular)
wlǣttena (genitive plural)
wlǣttan (dative singular)
wlǣttum (dative plural)


scildend

sċildend (canonical masculine)
sċildend (nominative singular)
sċildend (nominative plural)
sċildende (nominative plural)
sċildendas (nominative plural)
sċildend (accusative singular)
sċildend (accusative plural)
sċildende (accusative plural)
sċildendas (accusative plural)
sċildendes (genitive singular)
sċildendra (genitive plural)
sċildende (dative singular)
sċildendum (dative plural)


scamfæstnes

sċamfæstnes (canonical feminine)
sċamfæstnes (nominative singular)
sċamfæstnesse (accusative singular)
sċamfæstnesse (genitive singular)
sċamfæstnesse (dative singular)
sċeamfæstness (alternative)
sċeamfestnys (alternative)

Middle English: schamefastnesse

English: shamefastness


metegung

metegung (nominative singular)
metegunga (nominative plural)
metegunge (nominative plural)
metegunge (accusative singular)
metegunga (accusative plural)
metegunge (accusative plural)
metegunge (genitive singular)
metegunga (genitive plural)
metegunge (dative singular)
metegungum (dative plural)
metgung (alternative)


gemetegung

ġemetegung (canonical feminine)
ġemetegung (nominative singular)
ġemetegunga (nominative plural)
ġemetegunge (nominative plural)
ġemetegunge (accusative singular)
ġemetegunga (accusative plural)
ġemetegunge (accusative plural)
ġemetegunge (genitive singular)
ġemetegunga (genitive plural)
ġemetegunge (dative singular)
ġemetegungum (dative plural)
ġemetgung (alternative)


hrædwægn

hrædwæġn (canonical masculine)
hrædwæġn (nominative singular)
hrædwæġnas (nominative plural)
hrædwæġn (accusative singular)
hrædwæġnas (accusative plural)
hrædwæġnes (genitive singular)
hrædwæġna (genitive plural)
hrædwæġne (dative singular)
hrædwæġnum (dative plural)


efncempa

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


efnniht

efnniht (nominative singular)
efnniht (nominative plural)
efnniht (accusative singular)
efnniht (accusative plural)
efnniht (genitive singular)
efnnihta (genitive plural)
efnniht (dative singular)
efnnihtum (dative plural)
efenniht (alternative)
emnniht (alternative)
emniht (alternative)

Middle English: *even-night

English: evennight

From Proto-West Germanic *ebnanaht (literally “equal night”), a calque of Latin aequinoctium. Cognate with Old Frisian evennacht and Old Norse jafnnætti. Equivalent to efn- + niht.

inh

c. 994, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year
Rōmanisc̄e lēodan ongynnað heora ġēar æfter hǣðenum ġewunan on winterlīċere tīde. Ebrei healdað heora geares annginn on lenctenlīcre emnihte. Đā Grēcisċan onginnað hyra ġēar æt ðām sunnstede; ⁊ ða Egiptisċan on hærfest.

The Roman people begin theirs, after the heathen custom, in the winter time. The Hebrews observe the beginning of their year on the vernal equinox. The Greeks begin their year at the solstice; and the Egyptians in the fall.


efnþrowung

efnþrōwung (canonical feminine)
efnþrōwung (nominative singular)
efnþrōwunga (nominative plural)
efnþrōwunge (nominative plural)
efnþrōwunge (accusative singular)
efnþrōwunga (accusative plural)
efnþrōwunge (accusative plural)
efnþrōwunge (genitive singular)
efnþrōwunga (genitive plural)
efnþrōwunge (dative singular)
efnþrōwungum (dative plural)
efenþrōwung (alternative)


þrowung

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


efnwyrhta

efnwyrhta (nominative singular)
efnwyrhtan (nominative plural)
efnwyrhtan (accusative singular)
efnwyrhtan (accusative plural)
efnwyrhtan (genitive singular)
efnwyrhtena (genitive plural)
efnwyrhtan (dative singular)
efnwyrhtum (dative plural)
efenwyrhta (alternative)


wyrcing

wyrċing (canonical feminine)
wyrċing (nominative singular)
wyrċinga (nominative plural)
wyrċinge (nominative plural)
wyrċinge (accusative singular)
wyrċinga (accusative plural)
wyrċinge (accusative plural)
wyrċinge (genitive singular)
wyrċinga (genitive plural)
wyrċinge (dative singular)
wyrċingum (dative plural)

desc

Middle English: worchinge, warkynge, werkynge, werking

English: working


efnwyrcing

efnwyrċing (canonical feminine)
efnwyrċing (nominative singular)
efnwyrċinga (nominative plural)
efnwyrċinge (nominative plural)
efnwyrċinge (accusative singular)
efnwyrċinga (accusative plural)
efnwyrċinge (accusative plural)
efnwyrċinge (genitive singular)
efnwyrċinga (genitive plural)
efnwyrċinge (dative singular)
efnwyrċingum (dative plural)

From efnwyrċan + -ing or efn- + wyrċing.

working together: cooperation, collaboration


efnhleoþor

efnhlēoþor (canonical neuter)
efnhlēoþor (nominative singular)
efnhlēoþor (nominative plural)
efnhlēoþor (accusative singular)
efnhlēoþor (accusative plural)
efnhlēoþres (genitive singular)
efnhlēoþra (genitive plural)
efnhlēoþre (dative singular)
efnhlēoþrum (dative plural)
efnhlēoðor (alternative)

singing together; concordance of sounds or voices


efnhleoþrung

efnhlēoþrung (canonical feminine)
efnhlēoþrung (nominative singular)
efnhlēoþrunga (nominative plural)
efnhlēoþrunge (nominative plural)
efnhlēoþrunge (accusative singular)
efnhlēoþrunga (accusative plural)
efnhlēoþrunge (accusative plural)
efnhlēoþrunge (genitive singular)
efnhlēoþrunga (genitive plural)
efnhlēoþrunge (dative singular)
efnhlēoþrungum (dative plural)
efnhlēoðrung (alternative)
efenhlēoþrung (alternative)

Equivalent to efnhlēoþrian + -ung, else efn- + hlēoþrung.


efnhlytta

efnhlytta (nominative singular)
efnhlyttan (nominative plural)
efnhlyttan (accusative singular)
efnhlyttan (accusative plural)
efnhlyttan (genitive singular)
efnhlyttena (genitive plural)
efnhlyttan (dative singular)
efnhlyttum (dative plural)
efenhleta (alternative)
efenhlytta (alternative)
emnhleta (alternative)
emnhlytta (alternative)


efnwerod

efnwerod (nominative singular)
efnwerodu (nominative plural)
efnwerod (accusative singular)
efnwerodu (accusative plural)
efnwerodes (genitive singular)
efnweroda (genitive plural)
efnwerode (dative singular)
efnwerodum (dative plural)
efenweorod (alternative)
efenweorud (alternative)
efenwerod (alternative)
efenwerud (alternative)

soldier of the same company; fellow-soldier, comrade


efnwiht

efnwiht (nominative singular)
efnwihtu (nominative plural)
efnwiht (accusative singular)
efnwihtu (accusative plural)
efnwihtes (genitive singular)
efnwihta (genitive plural)
efnwihte (dative singular)
efnwihtum (dative plural)
efenwiht (alternative)


efnwiht

efnwiht (nominative singular)
efnwihte (nominative plural)
efnwihta (nominative plural)
efnwiht (accusative singular)
efnwihte (accusative singular)
efnwihte (accusative plural)
efnwihta (accusative plural)
efnwihte (genitive singular)
efnwihta (genitive plural)
efnwihte (dative singular)
efnwihtum (dative plural)
efenwiht (alternative)


tunglu

nominative and accusative plural of tungol


leorningcniht

leorningcniht (nominative singular)
leorningcneohtas (nominative plural)
leorningcniht (accusative singular)
leorningcneohtas (accusative plural)
leorningcnihtes (genitive singular)
leorningcneohta (genitive plural)
leorningcnihte (dative singular)
leorningcneohtum (dative plural)


leornung

leornung (nominative singular)
leornunga (nominative plural)
leornunge (nominative plural)
leornunge (accusative singular)
leornunga (accusative plural)
leornunge (accusative plural)
leornunge (genitive singular)
leornunga (genitive plural)
leornunge (dative singular)
leornungum (dative plural)

Middle English: lerning

English: learning


efnlicnes

efnlīcnes (canonical feminine)
efnlīcnes (nominative singular)
efnlīcnessa (nominative plural)
efnlīcnesse (nominative plural)
efnlīcnesse (accusative singular)
efnlīcnessa (accusative plural)
efnlīcnesse (accusative plural)
efnlīcnesse (genitive singular)
efnlīcnessa (genitive plural)
efnlīcnesse (dative singular)
efnlīcnessum (dative plural)
efenlīcnes (alternative)

c. 897, Alfred the Great, translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care
Hīe healdaþ mā ġeferrǣdenne and efnlīcnesse þonne ealdordōm.

They observe companionship and equality more than authority.


bispelboc

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


ætiewednes

ætīewednes (canonical feminine)
ætīewednes (nominative singular)
ætīewednessa (nominative plural)
ætīewednesse (nominative plural)
ætīewednesse (accusative singular)
ætīewednessa (accusative plural)
ætīewednesse (accusative plural)
ætīewednesse (genitive singular)
ætīewednessa (genitive plural)
ætīewednesse (dative singular)
ætīewednessum (dative plural)


æwyrp

ǣwyrp (canonical masculine)
ǣwyrp (nominative singular)
ǣwyrpas (nominative plural)
ǣwyrp (accusative singular)
ǣwyrpas (accusative plural)
ǣwyrpes (genitive singular)
ǣwyrpa (genitive plural)
ǣwyrpe (dative singular)
ǣwyrpum (dative plural)

something thrown out or rejected; a castaway, reject


meltung

meltung (nominative singular)
meltunge (accusative singular)
meltunge (genitive singular)
meltunge (dative singular)


tæling

tǣling (canonical feminine)
tǣling (nominative singular)
tǣlinga (nominative plural)
tǣlinge (nominative plural)
tǣlinge (accusative singular)
tǣlinga (accusative plural)
tǣlinge (accusative plural)
tǣlinge (genitive singular)
tǣlinga (genitive plural)
tǣlinge (dative singular)
tǣlingum (dative plural)


ærendraca

ǣrendraca (canonical masculine)
ǣrendraca (nominative singular)
ǣrendracan (nominative plural)
ǣrendracan (accusative singular)
ǣrendracan (accusative plural)
ǣrendracan (genitive singular)
ǣrendracena (genitive plural)
ǣrendracan (dative singular)
ǣrendracum (dative plural)

From ǣrende (“message”) + *raca (“someone who narrates or expounds,” agent noun of reċċan).

late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Æfter þǣm þe Rōmeburg ġetimbred wæs IIII hunde wintra ⁊ II, þætte Cartaina þǣre burge ǣrendracan cōmon tō Rōme ⁊ him ġebudon þæt hīe frið him betwēonum hæfden...

Four hundred and two years after the city of Rome was built, ambassadors [from] the city of Carthage came to Rome and proposed that there be peace between them...


scipgebroc

sċipġebroc (canonical neuter)
sċipġebroc (nominative singular)
sċipġebrocu (nominative plural)
sċipġebroc (accusative singular)
sċipġebrocu (accusative plural)
sċipġebroces (genitive singular)
sċipġebroca (genitive plural)
sċipġebroce (dative singular)
sċipġebrocum (dative plural)

From sċip (“ship”) + ġebroc (“breaking”). Compare Dutch schipbreuk, German Schiffbruch, and Icelandic skipbrot, which have the same literal meaning but with a different word for "breaking."


gebroc

ġebroc (canonical neuter)
ġebroc (nominative singular)
ġebrocu (nominative plural)
ġebroc (accusative singular)
ġebrocu (accusative plural)
ġebroces (genitive singular)
ġebroca (genitive plural)
ġebroce (dative singular)
ġebrocum (dative plural)


rowend

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


hergas

nominative and accusative plural of here


flotmann

flotmann (nominative singular)
flotmenn (nominative plural)
flotmann (accusative singular)
flotmenn (accusative plural)
flotmannes (genitive singular)
flotmanna (genitive plural)
flotmenn (dative singular)
flotmannum (dative plural)


ceapscip

ċēapsċip (canonical neuter)
ċēapsċip (nominative singular)
ċēapsċip (nominative plural)
ċēapsċip (accusative singular)
ċēapsċip (accusative plural)
ċēapsċipes (genitive singular)
ċēapsċipa (genitive plural)
ċēapsċipe (dative singular)
ċēapsċipum (dative plural)

/ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑːpˌʃip/

From Proto-West Germanic *kaupaskip. Cognate with Old High German koufskif. Equivalent to ċēap + sċip.

late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Philippe ġeþūhte æfter þām þæt hē on lande ne meahte þām folce mid ġiefum ġecwēman þe him on simle wǣron mid winnende, ac hē sċipu ġegaderode and wīċingas wurdon, and sōna æt ānum ċierre ān hund and hundeahtatiġ ċēapsċipa ġefēngon.

After that, Philip concluded that on land, the gifts he awarded the common people who were always fighting on his side would never be enough to satisfy them, so he gathered ships and they became pirates, and very quickly captured 180 trading ships.


edlean

edlēan (canonical neuter)
edlēan (nominative singular)
edlēan (nominative plural)
edlēan (accusative singular)
edlēan (accusative plural)
edlēanes (genitive singular)
edlēana (genitive plural)
edlēane (dative singular)
edlēanum (dative plural)

/ˈedˌlæ͜ɑːn/

From Proto-West Germanic *idilaun. Cognate with Old High German idlōn. Equivalent to ed- + lēan.


gield

ġield (canonical neuter)
ġield (nominative singular)
ġield (nominative plural)
ġield (accusative singular)
ġield (accusative plural)
ġieldes (genitive singular)
ġielda (genitive plural)
ġielde (dative singular)
ġieldum (dative plural)
ġild (alternative)
ġyld (alternative)
ġeld (alternative)

Middle English: ȝeld

English: yield

Scots: ȝeld, ȝeild

→ Medieval Latin: geldum, gildum

From Proto-Germanic *geldą. Cognate with Old Frisian jeld, Old Saxon geld, Old High German gelt, Old Norse gjald, and Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌳 (gild).

friþġield

society for the maintenance of peace and security

worship, especially to an idol or pagan god


gyld

ġyld (canonical neuter)
ġyld (nominative singular)
ġyld (nominative plural)
ġyld (accusative singular)
ġyld (accusative plural)
ġyldes (genitive singular)
ġylda (genitive plural)
ġylde (dative singular)
ġyldum (dative plural)


deofolgield

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


weohweorþung

wēohweorþung (canonical feminine)
wēohweorþung (nominative singular)
wēohweorþunga (nominative plural)
wēohweorþunge (nominative plural)
wēohweorþunge (accusative singular)
wēohweorþunga (accusative plural)
wēohweorþunge (accusative plural)
wēohweorþunge (genitive singular)
wēohweorþunga (genitive plural)
wēohweorþunge (dative singular)
wēohweorþungum (dative plural)
wīġweorþung (alternative)
wēohweorþing (alternative)


weohsmiþ

wēohsmiþ (canonical masculine)
wēohsmiþ (nominative singular)
wēohsmiþas (nominative plural)
wēohsmiþ (accusative singular)
wēohsmiþas (accusative plural)
wēohsmiþes (genitive singular)
wēohsmiþa (genitive plural)
wēohsmiþe (dative singular)
wēohsmiþum (dative plural)
wīġsmiþ (alternative)

someone who makes idols; literally "idol smith"


hlæstscip

hlæstsċip (canonical neuter)
hlæstsċip (nominative singular)
hlæstsċipu (nominative plural)
hlæstsċip (accusative singular)
hlæstsċipu (accusative plural)
hlæstsċipes (genitive singular)
hlæstsċipa (genitive plural)
hlæstsċipe (dative singular)
hlæstsċipum (dative plural)


fierdwite

fierdwīte (canonical feminine)
fierdwīte (nominative singular)
fierdwītu (nominative plural)
fierdwīte (accusative singular)
fierdwītu (accusative plural)
fierdwītes (genitive singular)
fierdwīta (genitive plural)
fierdwīte (dative singular)
fierdwītum (dative plural)
fyrdwīte (alternative)


afandung

āfandung (canonical feminine)
āfandung (nominative singular)
āfandunga (nominative plural)
āfandunge (nominative plural)
āfandunge (accusative singular)
āfandunga (accusative plural)
āfandunge (accusative plural)
āfandunge (genitive singular)
āfandunga (genitive plural)
āfandunge (dative singular)
āfandungum (dative plural)


þreaung

þrēaung (canonical feminine)
þrēaung (nominative singular)
þrēaunga (nominative plural)
þrēaunge (nominative plural)
þrēaunge (accusative singular)
þrēaunga (accusative plural)
þrēaunge (accusative plural)
þrēaunge (genitive singular)
þrēaunga (genitive plural)
þrēaunge (dative singular)
þrēaungum (dative plural)
þrēawung (alternative)
þrēaġung (alternative)

/ˈθræ͜ɑː.unɡ/

[ˈθræ͜ɑː.uŋɡ]

From pre-Old English *þrēahung. Equivalent to þrēaġan + -ung.


wyrhtan

accusative, genitive, and dative singular

inflection of wyrhta:
nominative and accusative plural


cynegold

cynegold (nominative singular)
cynegold (nominative plural)
cynegold (accusative singular)
cynegold (accusative plural)
cynegoldes (genitive singular)
cynegolda (genitive plural)
cynegolde (dative singular)
cynegoldum (dative plural)


heafodbeag

hēafodbēag (canonical masculine)
hēafodbēag (nominative singular)
hēafodbēagas (nominative plural)
hēafodbēag (accusative singular)
hēafodbēagas (accusative plural)
hēafodbēages (genitive singular)
hēafodbēaga (genitive plural)
hēafodbēage (dative singular)
hēafodbēagum (dative plural)
hēafodbēah (alternative)

/ˈxæ͜ɑː.fodˌbæ͜ɑːɡ/

[ˈhæ͜ɑː.vodˌbæ͜ɑːɣ]


heafodbeah

hēafodbēah (canonical masculine)
hēafodbēah (nominative singular)
hēafodbēagas (nominative plural)
hēafodbēah (accusative singular)
hēafodbēagas (accusative plural)
hēafodbēages (genitive singular)
hēafodbēaga (genitive plural)
hēafodbēage (dative singular)
hēafodbēagum (dative plural)

/ˈxæ͜ɑː.fodˌbæ͜ɑːx/

[ˈhæ͜ɑː.vodˌbæ͜ɑːx]


heafodgold

hēafodgold (canonical neuter)
hēafodgold (nominative singular)
hēafodgold (nominative plural)
hēafodgold (accusative singular)
hēafodgold (accusative plural)
hēafodgoldes (genitive singular)
hēafodgolda (genitive plural)
hēafodgolde (dative singular)
hēafodgoldum (dative plural)


earmbeag

earmbēag (canonical masculine)
earmbēag (nominative singular)
earmbēagas (nominative plural)
earmbēag (accusative singular)
earmbēagas (accusative plural)
earmbēages (genitive singular)
earmbēaga (genitive plural)
earmbēage (dative singular)
earmbēagum (dative plural)

/ˈæ͜ɑrmˌbæ͜ɑːɡ/

[ˈæ͜ɑrˠmˌbæ͜ɑːɣ]

From Proto-Germanic *armabaugaz. Cognate with Old Saxon armbōg, Old High German armboug, Old Norse armbaugr. Equivalent to earm + bēag.

armlet or bracelet, often one made of gold or silver


beagas

/ˈbæ͜ɑː.ɡɑs/

[ˈbæ͜ɑː.ɣɑs]


heafodburg

hēafodburg (canonical feminine)
hēafodburg (nominative singular)
hēafodbyrġ (nominative plural)
hēafodburg (accusative singular)
hēafodbyrġ (accusative plural)
hēafodbyrġ (genitive singular)
hēafodburga (genitive plural)
hēafodbyrġ (dative singular)
hēafodburgum (dative plural)
hēafodburh (alternative)

Middle English: heed burgh

From Proto-West Germanic *haubidaburg. Cognate with Old High German houbitburg. Equivalent to hēafod- + burg.


heafodmann

hēafodmann (canonical masculine)
hēafodmann (nominative singular)
hēafodmenn (nominative plural)
hēafodmann (accusative singular)
hēafodmenn (accusative plural)
hēafodmannes (genitive singular)
hēafodmanna (genitive plural)
hēafodmenn (dative singular)
hēafodmannum (dative plural)
hēafodman (alternative)

Middle English: heed man

English: head man

From Proto-West Germanic *haubidamann. Cognate with Old Frisian hāvedmon, Old Saxon hōvidmann, Old Dutch hōvitman, Old High German houbitman. Equivalent to hēafod- + mann.


heafodsynn

hēafodsynn (canonical feminine)
hēafodsynn (nominative singular)
hēafodsynna (nominative plural)
hēafodsynne (nominative plural)
hēafodsynne (accusative singular)
hēafodsynna (accusative plural)
hēafodsynne (accusative plural)
hēafodsynne (genitive singular)
hēafodsynna (genitive plural)
hēafodsynne (dative singular)
hēafodsynnum (dative plural)

Middle English: heed sinne

From hēafod- + synn. Cognate with Old High German houbitsunta.


heafodweg

hēafodweġ (canonical masculine)
hēafodweġ (nominative singular)
hēafodwegas (nominative plural)
hēafodweġ (accusative singular)
hēafodwegas (accusative plural)
hēafodweġes (genitive singular)
hēafodwega (genitive plural)
hēafodweġe (dative singular)
hēafodwegum (dative plural)

Middle English: hēdwei

English: headway


þyrnen beag

Translation of Latin spinea corona, itself translating Hellenistic Ancient Greek ἀκάνθινος στέφανος (akánthinos stéphanos).

der

ἀκάνθινος στέφανος

c. 897, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care
Sē þe ūs ġehǣlþ fram þām stiċe ūrra synna, hē ġeþafode þæt him man sette þyrnenne bēag on þæt hēafod.

The person who heals us from the stabs of our sins allowed a crown of thorns to be placed on his head.


sinscipe

sinsċipe (canonical masculine)
sinsċipe (nominative singular)
sinsċipas (nominative plural)
sinsċipe (accusative singular)
sinsċipas (accusative plural)
sinsċipes (genitive singular)
sinsċipa (genitive plural)
sinsċipe (dative singular)
sinsċipum (dative plural)


foreteohhung

foreteohhung (nominative singular)
foreteohhunga (nominative plural)
foreteohhunge (nominative plural)
foreteohhunge (accusative singular)
foreteohhunga (accusative plural)
foreteohhunge (accusative plural)
foreteohhunge (genitive singular)
foreteohhunga (genitive plural)
foreteohhunge (dative singular)
foreteohhungum (dative plural)


friþstow

friþstōw (canonical feminine)
friþstōw (nominative singular)
friþstōwa (nominative plural)
friþstōwe (nominative plural)
friþstōwe (accusative singular)
friþstōwa (accusative plural)
friþstōwe (accusative plural)
friþstōwe (genitive singular)
friþstōwa (genitive plural)
friþstōwe (dative singular)
friþstōwum (dative plural)


bigang

bīgang (canonical masculine)
bīgang (nominative singular)
bīgangas (nominative plural)
bīgang (accusative singular)
bīgangas (accusative plural)
bīganges (genitive singular)
bīganga (genitive plural)
bīgange (dative singular)
bīgangum (dative plural)
bīgong (alternative)
biġgang (alternative)
bīgenġ (alternative)
biġgenġ (alternative)
begang (alternative)

From Proto-Germanic *bigangaz (“circuit, course”). Equivalent to bī- + gang.

inh

circular movement or path: circuit, orbit

path or passage of any kind: course, way


ærist

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

Middle English: arist

English: arist

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

surf

(countable, uncountable) rising or getting up

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

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


mancwealm

mancwealm (nominative singular)
mancwealmas (nominative plural)
mancwealm (accusative singular)
mancwealmas (accusative plural)
mancwealmes (genitive singular)
mancwealma (genitive plural)
mancwealme (dative singular)
mancwealmum (dative plural)
manncwealm (alternative)

[ˈmɑnˌkwæ͜ɑɫm]


hieremann

hīeremann (canonical masculine)
hīeremann (nominative singular)
hīeremenn (nominative plural)
hīeremann (accusative singular)
hīeremenn (accusative plural)
hīeremannes (genitive singular)
hīeremanna (genitive plural)
hīeremenn (dative singular)
hīeremannum (dative plural)

hīeran (“to hear, to obey”) + mann (“person”)

compound

someone who obeys someone else: subject, subordinate

someone who listens to someone else: listener, student, parishioner


endemann

endemann (nominative singular)
endemenn (nominative plural)
endemann (accusative singular)
endemenn (accusative plural)
endemannes (genitive singular)
endemanna (genitive plural)
endemenn (dative singular)
endemannum (dative plural)

a person living at the last age of the world


hrine

hrine (nominative singular)
hrinas (nominative plural)
hrine (accusative singular)
hrinas (accusative plural)
hrines (genitive singular)
hrina (genitive plural)
hrine (dative singular)
hrinum (dative plural)


gefrednes

ġefrēdnes (canonical feminine)
ġefrēdnes (nominative singular)
ġefrēdnessa (nominative plural)
ġefrēdnesse (nominative plural)
ġefrēdnesse (accusative singular)
ġefrēdnessa (accusative plural)
ġefrēdnesse (accusative plural)
ġefrēdnesse (genitive singular)
ġefrēdnessa (genitive plural)
ġefrēdnesse (dative singular)
ġefrēdnessum (dative plural)

(countable, uncountable) perception, sense


gafolgielda

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


deofolgielda

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

From dēofol + ġielda, modeled after dēofolġield.


reaflac

rēaflāc (canonical neuter)
rēaflāc (nominative singular)
rēaflāc (nominative plural)
rēaflāc (accusative singular)
rēaflāc (accusative plural)
rēaflāces (genitive singular)
rēaflāca (genitive plural)
rēaflāce (dative singular)
rēaflācum (dative plural)

/ˈræ͜ɑːf.lɑːk/

[ˈræ͜ɑːv.lɑːk]


manswara

mānswara (canonical masculine)
mānswara (nominative singular)
mānswaran (nominative plural)
mānswaran (accusative singular)
mānswaran (accusative plural)
mānswaran (genitive singular)
mānswarena (genitive plural)
mānswaran (dative singular)
mānswarum (dative plural)

Middle English: mōnsware

From Proto-Germanic *mainaswarô. Cognate with German meinswero and Old Norse meinsvari. Equivaent to mān + *swara.


niedgield

nīedġield (canonical neuter)
nīedġield (nominative singular)
nīedġield (nominative plural)
nīedġield (accusative singular)
nīedġield (accusative plural)
nīedġieldes (genitive singular)
nīedġielda (genitive plural)
nīedġielde (dative singular)
nīedġieldum (dative plural)
nȳdġield (alternative)


wergield

werġield (canonical neuter)
werġield (nominative singular)
werġield (nominative plural)
werġield (accusative singular)
werġield (accusative plural)
werġieldes (genitive singular)
werġielda (genitive plural)
werġielde (dative singular)
werġieldum (dative plural)
werġild (alternative)
werġyld (alternative)
werġeld (alternative)
wereġild (alternative)

desc

Middle English: wergeld, weregelt, wergelt

English: wergeld

→ Old Gutnish: wereldi

From Proto-West Germanic *werageld. Equivalent to wer (“man”) + ġield (“payment”).

wergeld: a kind of blood money paid by a criminal to a victim, or to the victim's family if they were dead, set according to social rank


manþeof

manþēof (canonical masculine)
manþēof (nominative singular)
manþēofas (nominative plural)
manþēof (accusative singular)
manþēofas (accusative plural)
manþēofes (genitive singular)
manþēofa (genitive plural)
manþēofe (dative singular)
manþēofum (dative plural)

Equivalent to mann (“person”) + þēof (“thief”). Compare Icelandic mannræningi, which is formed similarly.


þeofscip

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


mansliht

mansliht (nominative singular)
manslihtas (nominative plural)
mansliht (accusative singular)
manslihtas (accusative plural)
manslihtes (genitive singular)
manslihta (genitive plural)
manslihte (dative singular)
manslihtum (dative plural)

From Proto-West Germanic *manaslahti. Cognate with Old High German manslaht. Equivalent to mann (“person”) + sliht (“killing”).

(countable, uncountable) killing of a person: murder, killing


heafodbolster

hēafodbolster (canonical masculine)
hēafodbolster (nominative singular)
hēafodbolstras (nominative plural)
hēafodbolster (accusative singular)
hēafodbolstras (accusative plural)
hēafodbolstres (genitive singular)
hēafodbolstra (genitive plural)
hēafodbolstre (dative singular)
hēafodbolstrum (dative plural)

Middle English: heed-bolster

English: head bolster

From Proto-West Germanic *haubidabolstr. Cognate with Old High German houbitbolstar. Equivalent to hēafod + bolster.


foreheafod

forehēafod (canonical neuter)
forehēafod (nominative singular)
forehēafdu (nominative plural)
forehēafod (accusative singular)
forehēafdu (accusative plural)
forehēafdes (genitive singular)
forehēafda (genitive plural)
forehēafde (dative singular)
forehēafdum (dative plural)

Middle English: forheed

English: forehead

From Proto-West Germanic *forēhaubid. Cognate with Old High German forahoubit. Equivalent to fore- + hēafod.


amænsumung

āmǣnsumung (canonical feminine)
āmǣnsumung (nominative singular)
āmǣnsumunga (nominative plural)
āmǣnsumunge (nominative plural)
āmǣnsumunge (accusative singular)
āmǣnsumunga (accusative plural)
āmǣnsumunge (accusative plural)
āmǣnsumunge (genitive singular)
āmǣnsumunga (genitive plural)
āmǣnsumunge (dative singular)
āmǣnsumungum (dative plural)
āmānsumung (alternative)


Friscyning

Frīscyning (canonical masculine)
Frīscyning (nominative singular)
Frīscyningas (nominative plural)
Frīscyning (accusative singular)
Frīscyningas (accusative plural)
Frīscyninges (genitive singular)
Frīscyninga (genitive plural)
Frīscyninge (dative singular)
Frīscyningum (dative plural)
Frēscyning (alternative)

From Frīsa + cyning. Compare Angelcyning, which is formed similarly.


Scyttisc

Scyttisċ (canonical neuter)
Scyttisċ (nominative singular)
Scyttisċ (accusative singular)
Scyttisċes (genitive singular)
Scyttisċe (dative singular)
Scittisċ (alternative)
Scyttysċ (alternative)
Scottisċ (alternative)

Middle English: Scottisch (with the [o] leveled in from Scott)

English: Scottish

English: Scotch

Middle Scots: Scottis

Scots: Scots

→ English: Scots


Pihtisc

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

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

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


geþeodu

nominative and accusative plural of ġeþēode


leasspell

lēasspell (canonical neuter)
lēasspell (nominative singular)
lēasspell (nominative plural)
lēasspell (accusative singular)
lēasspell (accusative plural)
lēasspelles (genitive singular)
lēasspella (genitive plural)
lēasspelle (dative singular)
lēasspellum (dative plural)
lēasspel (alternative)

[ˈlæ͜ɑːsˌspeɫ]


leasspel

lēasspel (canonical neuter)
lēasspel (nominative singular)
lēasspel (nominative plural)
lēasspel (accusative singular)
lēasspel (accusative plural)
lēasspelles (genitive singular)
lēasspella (genitive plural)
lēasspelle (dative singular)
lēasspellum (dative plural)


soþspell

sōþspell (canonical neuter)
sōþspell (nominative singular)
sōþspell (nominative plural)
sōþspell (accusative singular)
sōþspell (accusative plural)
sōþspelles (genitive singular)
sōþspella (genitive plural)
sōþspelle (dative singular)
sōþspellum (dative plural)
sōþspel (alternative)

From Proto-West Germanic *sanþaspell. Cognate with Old Saxon sōthspell. Equivalent to sōþ (“true”) + spell (“story”).


soþspel

sōþspel (canonical neuter)
sōþspel (nominative singular)
sōþspel (nominative plural)
sōþspel (accusative singular)
sōþspel (accusative plural)
sōþspelles (genitive singular)
sōþspella (genitive plural)
sōþspelle (dative singular)
sōþspellum (dative plural)


laþung

laþung (nominative singular)
laþunga (nominative plural)
laþunge (nominative plural)
laþunge (accusative singular)
laþunga (accusative plural)
laþunge (accusative plural)
laþunge (genitive singular)
laþunga (genitive plural)
laþunge (dative singular)
laþungum (dative plural)

Middle English: laðung, laþung, laðunge, laþinge, lathinge

English: lathing

From Proto-West Germanic *laþungu. Cognate with Old High German ladunga. Equivalent to laþian + -ung.


ræst

ræst (nominative singular)
ræsta (nominative plural)
ræste (nominative plural)
ræste (accusative singular)
ræsta (accusative plural)
ræste (accusative plural)
ræste (genitive singular)
ræsta (genitive plural)
ræste (dative singular)
ræstum (dative plural)
rest (alternative)

Middle English: reste, rest; (rüst, rist)

Scots: rest

English: rest

From Proto-Germanic *rastō. The alternative form rest has its -e- by analogy with the verb restan, which inherited the vowel through i-umlaut.


ræstedæg

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

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


restedæg

restedæġ (canonical masculine)
restedæġ (nominative singular)
restedagas (nominative plural)
restedæġ (accusative singular)
restedagas (accusative plural)
restedæġes (genitive singular)
restedaga (genitive plural)
restedæġe (dative singular)
restedagum (dative plural)


slæpliest

slǣplīest (canonical feminine)
slǣplīest (nominative singular)
slǣplīeste (accusative singular)
slǣplīeste (genitive singular)
slǣplīeste (dative singular)
slǣplēast (alternative)


gefriend

ġefrīend (canonical masculine plural)
ġefrīend (nominative plural)
ġefrīend (accusative plural)
ġefrēonda (genitive plural)
ġefrēondum (dative plural)

c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Luke 23:12

On that day, Herod and Pilate became friends. Now, before then, they had been enemies.

On þām dæġe wurdon Hērōdes and Pīlātus ġefrīend. Sōðlīċe hīe wǣron ǣr ġefīend him betwēonum.


gefiend

ġefīend (canonical masculine plural)
ġefīend (nominative plural)
ġefīend (accusative plural)
ġefēonda (genitive plural)
ġefēondum (dative plural)

c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Luke 23:12

That day, Herod and Pilate became friends. Now, before, they had been enemies.


gewæpne

ġewǣpne (canonical neuter)
ġewǣpne (nominative singular)
ġewǣpne (accusative singular)
ġewǣpnes (genitive singular)
ġewǣpne (dative singular)

From Proto-West Germanic *gawāpnī, derived from an earlier form of Old English wǣpn. Cognate with Old High German giwāfani.


bearnliest

bearnlīest (canonical feminine)
bearnlīest (nominative singular)
bearnlīeste (accusative singular)
bearnlīeste (genitive singular)
bearnlīeste (dative singular)
bearnlēast (alternative)
bearnlēst (alternative)


soþfæstnes

sōþfæstnes (canonical feminine)
sōþfæstnes (nominative singular)
sōþfæstnessa (nominative plural)
sōþfæstnesse (nominative plural)
sōþfæstnesse (accusative singular)
sōþfæstnessa (accusative plural)
sōþfæstnesse (accusative plural)
sōþfæstnesse (genitive singular)
sōþfæstnessa (genitive plural)
sōþfæstnesse (dative singular)
sōþfæstnessum (dative plural)

Middle English: sōthfastness

English: soothfastness

late 10th century, Ælfric, "Memory of the Saints"
Crist sceawode his heortan and geseah his prættas forðan þe he mid soðfæstnysse ne sohte þone hǣlend,...

Christ looked into his heart, and saw his craftiness, because he sought not the Saviour with sincerity,...

late 10th century, Ælfric, "Passion of St.Alban, Martyr"
Eall swa þa unriht-wisan deman þe heora domas awendað, æfre be þam sceattum na be soðfæstnysse and habbað æfre to cepe heora soðfæstnysse, and swa hi sylfe syllað wið sceattum...

So likewise those unrighteous judges who pervert their judgments, always for gain, and not for justice, and always offer their justice for sale, and thus sell themselves for the sake of money,...


unsoþfæstnes

unsōþfæstnes (canonical feminine)
unsōþfæstnes (nominative singular)
unsōþfæstnessa (nominative plural)
unsōþfæstnesse (nominative plural)
unsōþfæstnesse (accusative singular)
unsōþfæstnessa (accusative plural)
unsōþfæstnesse (accusative plural)
unsōþfæstnesse (genitive singular)
unsōþfæstnessa (genitive plural)
unsōþfæstnesse (dative singular)
unsōþfæstnessum (dative plural)

Middle English: unsōthfastness

English: unsoothfastness


liegetsliht

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

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


earwa

[ˈæ͜ɑːrˠ.wɑ]

nominative accusative and genitive plural of earh


strel

strēl (canonical feminine)
strēl (nominative singular)
strēla (nominative plural)
strēle (nominative plural)
strēle (accusative singular)
strēla (accusative plural)
strēle (accusative plural)
strēle (genitive singular)
strēla (genitive plural)
strēle (dative singular)
strēlum (dative plural)
strēl (nominative singular)
strēlas (nominative plural)
strēl (accusative singular)
strēlas (accusative plural)
strēles (genitive singular)
strēla (genitive plural)
strēle (dative singular)
strēlum (dative plural)


sarspell

sārspell (canonical neuter)
sārspell (nominative singular)
sārspell (nominative plural)
sārspell (accusative singular)
sārspell (accusative plural)
sārspelles (genitive singular)
sārspella (genitive plural)
sārspelle (dative singular)
sārspellum (dative plural)
sārspel (alternative)


sarspel

sārspel (canonical neuter)
sārspel (nominative singular)
sārspel (nominative plural)
sārspel (accusative singular)
sārspel (accusative plural)
sārspelles (genitive singular)
sārspella (genitive plural)
sārspelle (dative singular)
sārspellum (dative plural)


weaspell

wēaspell (canonical neuter)
wēaspell (nominative singular)
wēaspell (nominative plural)
wēaspell (accusative singular)
wēaspell (accusative plural)
wēaspelles (genitive singular)
wēaspella (genitive plural)
wēaspelle (dative singular)
wēaspellum (dative plural)
wēaspel (alternative)

[ˈwæ͜ɑːˌspeɫ]


weaspel

wēaspel (canonical neuter)
wēaspel (nominative singular)
wēaspel (nominative plural)
wēaspel (accusative singular)
wēaspel (accusative plural)
wēaspelles (genitive singular)
wēaspella (genitive plural)
wēaspelle (dative singular)
wēaspellum (dative plural)


ehtnes

ēhtnes (canonical feminine)
ēhtnes (nominative singular)
ēhtnessa (nominative plural)
ēhtnesse (nominative plural)
ēhtnesse (accusative singular)
ēhtnessa (accusative plural)
ēhtnesse (accusative plural)
ēhtnesse (genitive singular)
ēhtnessa (genitive plural)
ēhtnesse (dative singular)
ēhtnessum (dative plural)
ēhtness (alternative)
ēhtnys (alternative)
ēhtnyss (alternative)


ehtness

ēhtness (canonical feminine)
ēhtness (nominative singular)
ēhtnessa (nominative plural)
ēhtnesse (nominative plural)
ēhtnesse (accusative singular)
ēhtnessa (accusative plural)
ēhtnesse (accusative plural)
ēhtnesse (genitive singular)
ēhtnessa (genitive plural)
ēhtnesse (dative singular)
ēhtnessum (dative plural)


ehtnys

ēhtnys (canonical feminine)
ēhtnys (nominative singular)
ēhtnyssa (nominative plural)
ēhtnysse (nominative plural)
ēhtnysse (accusative singular)
ēhtnyssa (accusative plural)
ēhtnysse (accusative plural)
ēhtnysse (genitive singular)
ēhtnyssa (genitive plural)
ēhtnysse (dative singular)
ēhtnyssum (dative plural)


ehtnyss

ēhtnyss (canonical feminine)
ēhtnyss (nominative singular)
ēhtnyssa (nominative plural)
ēhtnysse (nominative plural)
ēhtnysse (accusative singular)
ēhtnyssa (accusative plural)
ēhtnysse (accusative plural)
ēhtnysse (genitive singular)
ēhtnyssa (genitive plural)
ēhtnysse (dative singular)
ēhtnyssum (dative plural)


græshoppa

græshoppa (nominative singular)
græshoppan (nominative plural)
græshoppan (accusative singular)
græshoppan (accusative plural)
græshoppan (genitive singular)
græshoppena (genitive plural)
græshoppan (dative singular)
græshoppum (dative plural)
gærshoppa (alternative)

English: grasshop, grasshopper

From græs (“grass”) + *hoppa (“hopper”). Compare Old High German hewispranga, literally meaning "hay jumper."


græsstapa

græsstapa (nominative singular)
græsstapan (nominative plural)
græsstapan (accusative singular)
græsstapan (accusative plural)
græsstapan (genitive singular)
græsstapena (genitive plural)
græsstapan (dative singular)
græsstapum (dative plural)
gærsstapa (alternative)
gærstapa (alternative)

From græs (“grass”) + stapa (“stepper”). Compare Old High German hewistafo (literally “hay stepper”).

cog

Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
Þæt eahtoðe wīte wæs, þæt gærstapan oferēodon eall þæt land swilċe swā næfre ǣrðan nǣron, ne eft næfre ne ġewurðað; and hī forgnogon swā hwæt swā sē hagol belǣfde, oððe on trēowum oððe on ōðrum wæstmum.

The eight plague was that locusts overran the entire land as they never had before, and never wood again; they gnawed up anything that the hail had left, either on trees or on other plants.


scielfisc

head

sċielfisċ m (nominative plural sċielfiscas)

sċielfisċ (canonical masculine)
sċielfiscas (nominative plural)
sċielfisċ (nominative singular)
sċielfiscas (nominative plural)
sċielfisċ (accusative singular)
sċielfiscas (accusative plural)
sċielfisċes (genitive singular)
sċielfisca (genitive plural)
sċielfisċe (dative singular)
sċielfiscum (dative plural)

Middle English: schellefyssch

English: shellfish

From Proto-Germanic *skaljafiskaz. Cognate with Old Norse skelfiskr → Icelandic skelfiskur. Equivalent to sċiell (“shell”) + fisċ (“fish”).


scielfiscas

nominative and accusative plural of sċielfisċ


seolas

nominative and accusative plural of seolh


sweordfisc

*sweordfisċ m (nominative plural *sweordfiscas)

sweordfisċ (canonical masculine)
sweordfiscas (nominative plural)
sweordfisċ (nominative singular)
sweordfiscas (nominative plural)
sweordfisċ (accusative singular)
sweordfiscas (accusative plural)
sweordfisċes (genitive singular)
sweordfisca (genitive plural)
sweordfisċe (dative singular)
sweordfiscum (dative plural)

Middle English: swerdfysche

English: swordfish

From Proto-Germanic *swerdafiskaz. Cognate with Middle Low German swertvisch, Old High German swertfisc, Old Norse sverðfiskr.


sweordfiscas

nominative and accusative plural of *sweordfisċ


sæsciell

sǣsċiell (canonical feminine)
sǣsċiell (nominative singular)
sǣsċiella (nominative plural)
sǣsċielle (nominative plural)
sǣsċielle (accusative singular)
sǣsċiella (accusative plural)
sǣsċielle (accusative plural)
sǣsċielle (genitive singular)
sǣsċiella (genitive plural)
sǣsċielle (dative singular)
sǣsċiellum (dative plural)

English: seashell

[ˈsæːˌʃi͜yɫ]


sæscill

sǣsċill (canonical feminine)
sǣsċill (nominative singular)
sǣsċilla (nominative plural)
sǣsċille (nominative plural)
sǣsċille (accusative singular)
sǣsċilla (accusative plural)
sǣsċille (accusative plural)
sǣsċille (genitive singular)
sǣsċilla (genitive plural)
sǣsċille (dative singular)
sǣsċillum (dative plural)


fisccynn

fisċcynn (canonical neuter)
fisċcynn (nominative singular)
fisċcynnas (nominative plural)
fisċcynn (accusative singular)
fisċcynnas (accusative plural)
fisċcynnes (genitive singular)
fisċcynna (genitive plural)
fisċcynne (dative singular)
fisċcynnum (dative plural)

From Proto-Germanic *fiskakunją. Cognate with Old High German fisckunni, Old Norse fiskakyn. Equivalent to fisċ + cynn.

The Dialogues of Solomon and Saturn
Sæġe mē hwæt fisċcynna sīe.

Tell me how many species of fish there are.


biegels

bīeġels (canonical masculine)
bīeġels (nominative singular)
bīeġelsas (nominative plural)
bīeġels (accusative singular)
bīeġelsas (accusative plural)
bīeġelses (genitive singular)
bīeġelsa (genitive plural)
bīeġelse (dative singular)
bīeġelsum (dative plural)
bīġels (alternative)

desctree

Middle English: beyle, beyl, baill
English: bail
Yola: bailes (plural)


bigels

bīġels (canonical masculine)
bīġels (nominative singular)
bīġelsas (nominative plural)
bīġels (accusative singular)
bīġelsas (accusative plural)
bīġelses (genitive singular)
bīġelsa (genitive plural)
bīġelse (dative singular)
bīġelsum (dative plural)


gebiegednes

ġebīeġednes (canonical feminine)
ġebīeġednes (nominative singular)
ġebīeġednessa (nominative plural)
ġebīeġednesse (nominative plural)
ġebīeġednesse (accusative singular)
ġebīeġednessa (accusative plural)
ġebīeġednesse (accusative plural)
ġebīeġednesse (genitive singular)
ġebīeġednessa (genitive plural)
ġebīeġednesse (dative singular)
ġebīeġednessum (dative plural)
ġebīġednes (alternative)
ġebēġdnes (alternative)
ġebīġednis (alternative)
ġebīġednys (alternative)
ġebȳġednys (alternative)


byht

byht (nominative singular)
byhtas (nominative plural)
byht (accusative singular)
byhtas (accusative plural)
byhtes (genitive singular)
byhta (genitive plural)
byhte (dative singular)
byhtum (dative plural)

desc

Middle English: bight, byȝt, biȝt, bought, bouȝt

Scots: bicht, becht; bucht, boucht

English: bight; bought, bowt, bout

From Proto-West Germanic *buhti, from Proto-Germanic *buhtiz.


bysn

bȳsn (canonical feminine)
bȳsn (nominative singular)
bȳsne (nominative plural)
bȳsna (nominative plural)
bȳsn (accusative singular)
bȳsne (accusative singular)
bȳsne (accusative plural)
bȳsna (accusative plural)
bȳsne (genitive singular)
bȳsna (genitive plural)
bȳsne (dative singular)
bȳsnum (dative plural)
bȳsen (alternative)
bīsen (alternative)

Middle English: bisne, bisen

English: bizen

From Proto-Germanic *būsniz (“command, precept”), from *beudaną (“to ask, beg”). Cognate with Old Saxon ambusan (“command, precept”), Old Norse býsn (“wonder, premonition”), Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌿𐍃𐌽𐍃 (anabūsns, “command”).

inh

late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
Ealla bēċ sind fulla þāra bȳsna þāra manna þe ǣr ūs wǣron.

All books are full of the examples of the people who were before us.


forebysn

forebȳsn (canonical feminine)
forebȳsn (nominative singular)
forebȳsne (nominative plural)
forebȳsna (nominative plural)
forebȳsn (accusative singular)
forebȳsne (accusative singular)
forebȳsne (accusative plural)
forebȳsna (accusative plural)
forebȳsne (genitive singular)
forebȳsna (genitive plural)
forebȳsne (dative singular)
forebȳsnum (dative plural)
forebȳsen (alternative)
forebīsen (alternative)

desc

Middle English: forbus, forbusne, forbise, forebise, forbesen, forbuys, forbuysne


larbysn

lārbȳsn (canonical feminine)
lārbȳsn (nominative singular)
lārbȳsne (nominative plural)
lārbȳsna (nominative plural)
lārbȳsn (accusative singular)
lārbȳsne (accusative singular)
lārbȳsne (accusative plural)
lārbȳsna (accusative plural)
lārbȳsne (genitive singular)
lārbȳsna (genitive plural)
lārbȳsne (dative singular)
lārbȳsnum (dative plural)
lārbȳsen (alternative)


lengu

lenġu (canonical feminine)
lenġu (nominative singular)
lenġu (nominative plural)
lenġe (nominative plural)
lenġu (accusative singular)
lenġe (accusative singular)
lenġu (accusative plural)
lenġe (accusative plural)
lenġu (genitive singular)
lenġe (genitive singular)
lenġa (genitive plural)
lenġu (dative singular)
lenġe (dative singular)
lenġum (dative plural)
lenġo (alternative)
lenċġu (alternative)
lenċġo (alternative)
lænġo (alternative)
lenġe (alternative)
lenċġe (alternative)
lænġe (alternative)
lenġ (alternative)
lenġeo (alternative)
lenġio (alternative)

Middle English: lēnge, lengh, længe

From Proto-Germanic *langį̄. Cognate with Old Frisian lendze, lentze, Old High German lengi, Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌴𐌹 (laggei). Equivalent to lang + -u.

Ælfric's De Temporibus Anni
Eft is beboden on þām regole ... þæt nǣfre ne sȳ sē hālga ēasterdæġ gemǣrsod ǣr ðan ðe sēo lenctenlīċe emniht sȳ agān, & ðæs dæġes lenċġe oferstīġe þā niht

It is again commanded in the canon ... that the holy Easter Day never be celebrated before the spring equinox is past, and the day's length exceeds the night

Ælfric's Catholic Homilies: the Second Series
Ðā becōme wyt tō ānre dene sēo wæs ormǣtlīċe dēop and wīd, and fornēan on lenġe unġeendod

Then we came upon a valley that was immensely deep and wide, and in length nearly endless

12th century, The Dialogues of Solomon and Saturn
Saga mē: hū lang wæs Adam on lænġe ġeseapen?

Tell me, how tall in stature was Adam made?


brædu

brǣdu (canonical feminine)
brǣdu (nominative singular)
brǣdu (nominative plural)
brǣde (nominative plural)
brǣdu (accusative singular)
brǣde (accusative singular)
brǣdu (accusative plural)
brǣde (accusative plural)
brǣdu (genitive singular)
brǣde (genitive singular)
brǣda (genitive plural)
brǣdu (dative singular)
brǣde (dative singular)
brǣdum (dative plural)
brǣdo (alternative)

Middle English: brede

English: bread (“breadth”) (dialectal)

Scots: brede, breid

From Proto-Germanic *braidį̄. Equivalent to brād + -u.


bradnes

brādnes (canonical feminine)
brādnes (nominative singular)
brādnessa (nominative plural)
brādnesse (nominative plural)
brādnesse (accusative singular)
brādnessa (accusative plural)
brādnesse (accusative plural)
brādnesse (genitive singular)
brādnessa (genitive plural)
brādnesse (dative singular)
brādnessum (dative plural)
brādness (alternative)
brādnis (alternative)
brādniss (alternative)
brādnys (alternative)
brādnyss (alternative)
brǣdnys (alternative)
brǣdnyss (alternative)

Middle English: bradenes, brodnes, brednysse

English: broadness

Scots: bradenes, braidnes, breadnes

c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
Superficiēs: "sumes þinges brādnes."

Superficies: "the surface of something."

c. 994, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year
Ūre eorðlīċe nyht soðlīċe cymð þurh ðǣre eorðan sċeade, þonne sēo sunne gǣð on æfnunge under þyssere eorðan, þonne bȳð ðǣre eorðan brādnys betweox us ⁊ þǣre sunnan wē hyre lēoman lyhtinge nabbað, oð ðæt hēo eft on ōþerne ende up āstihð.

Our Earthly night only comes through the shade of the Earth in the evening when the sun goes under the Earth. When the extent of the Earth is between us and the sun, we do not have the illumination of its shine until it comes up over the other end.

extent (space or area to which something extends)


fiergen

fiergen (nominative singular)
fiergen (nominative plural)
fiergen (accusative singular)
fiergen (accusative plural)
fiergenes (genitive singular)
fiergena (genitive plural)
fiergene (dative singular)
fiergenum (dative plural)
firgen (alternative)
fyrgen (alternative)
firing (alternative)
firgin (alternative)

From Proto-West Germanic *fergunī, from Proto-Germanic *fergunją. Cognate with Old Norse fjǫrgyn (“earth, land”), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐌿𐌽𐌹 (fairguni, “mountain”).


fiergengat

fiergengāt (canonical feminine)
fiergengāt (nominative singular)
fiergengǣt (nominative plural)
fiergengāt (accusative singular)
fiergengǣt (accusative plural)
fiergengǣt (genitive singular)
fiergengāte (genitive singular)
fiergengāta (genitive plural)
fiergengǣt (dative singular)
fiergengātum (dative plural)
firgengāt (alternative)
fyrgengāt (alternative)

Middle English: firegat

Rupicapra rupicapra
Rupicapra rupicapra#Translingual

chamois (a goat antelope (Rupicapra rupicapra))


gielm

ġielm (canonical masculine)
ġielm (nominative singular)
ġielmas (nominative plural)
ġielm (accusative singular)
ġielmas (accusative plural)
ġielmes (genitive singular)
ġielma (genitive plural)
ġielme (dative singular)
ġielmum (dative plural)
ġylm (alternative)
ġilm (alternative)
ġelm (alternative)

desctree

Middle English: yelm
English: yelm, yealm

From Proto-West Germanic *galmi, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”).

der

T. Northcote Toller
w:T. Northcote Toller

An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
w:An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary

Oxford University Press
w:Oxford University Press


botl

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

Middle English: botel

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

Middle English: bold (from metathetic form bold)

English: bold

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


getimbring

ġetimbring (canonical feminine)
ġetimbring (nominative singular)
ġetimbringa (nominative plural)
ġetimbringe (nominative plural)
ġetimbringe (accusative singular)
ġetimbringa (accusative plural)
ġetimbringe (accusative plural)
ġetimbringe (genitive singular)
ġetimbringa (genitive plural)
ġetimbringe (dative singular)
ġetimbringum (dative plural)
ġetimbrung (alternative)


timbring

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


getimbrung

ġetimbrung (canonical feminine)
ġetimbrung (nominative singular)
ġetimbrunga (nominative plural)
ġetimbrunge (nominative plural)
ġetimbrunge (accusative singular)
ġetimbrunga (accusative plural)
ġetimbrunge (accusative plural)
ġetimbrunge (genitive singular)
ġetimbrunga (genitive plural)
ġetimbrunge (dative singular)
ġetimbrungum (dative plural)


timbrend

timbrend (nominative singular)
timbrend (nominative plural)
timbrende (nominative plural)
timbrendas (nominative plural)
timbrend (accusative singular)
timbrend (accusative plural)
timbrende (accusative plural)
timbrendas (accusative plural)
timbrendes (genitive singular)
timbrendra (genitive plural)
timbrende (dative singular)
timbrendum (dative plural)
timbriend (alternative)


timbriend

timbriend (nominative singular)
timbriend (nominative plural)
timbriende (nominative plural)
timbriendas (nominative plural)
timbriend (accusative singular)
timbriend (accusative plural)
timbriende (accusative plural)
timbriendas (accusative plural)
timbriendes (genitive singular)
timbriendra (genitive plural)
timbriende (dative singular)
timbriendum (dative plural)


bytla

bytla (nominative singular)
bytlan (nominative plural)
bytlan (accusative singular)
bytlan (accusative plural)
bytlan (genitive singular)
bytlena (genitive plural)
bytlan (dative singular)
bytlum (dative plural)
bylda (alternative)


bylda

bylda (nominative singular)
byldan (nominative plural)
byldan (accusative singular)
byldan (accusative plural)
byldan (genitive singular)
byldena (genitive plural)
byldan (dative singular)
byldum (dative plural)


byrgels

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

desctree

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

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


feorhbealu

feorhbealu (nominative singular)
feorhbealu (nominative plural)
feorhbealu (accusative singular)
feorhbealu (accusative plural)
feorhbealwes (genitive singular)
feorhbealwa (genitive plural)
feorhbealwe (dative singular)
feorhbealwum (dative plural)
feorhbealo (alternative)


bealucwealm

bealucwealm (nominative singular)
bealucwealmas (nominative plural)
bealucwealm (accusative singular)
bealucwealmas (accusative plural)
bealucwealmes (genitive singular)
bealucwealma (genitive plural)
bealucwealme (dative singular)
bealucwealmum (dative plural)
bealocwealm (alternative)

[ˈbæ͜ɑ.luˌkwæ͜ɑɫm]


morþbealu

morþbealu (nominative singular)
morþbealu (nominative plural)
morþbealu (accusative singular)
morþbealu (accusative plural)
morþbealwes (genitive singular)
morþbealwa (genitive plural)
morþbealwe (dative singular)
morþbealwum (dative plural)
morþbealo (alternative)


nihtbealu

nihtbealu (nominative singular)
nihtbealu (nominative plural)
nihtbealu (accusative singular)
nihtbealu (accusative plural)
nihtbealwes (genitive singular)
nihtbealwa (genitive plural)
nihtbealwe (dative singular)
nihtbealwum (dative plural)
nihtbealo (alternative)

(poetic) nocturnal evil, evil of the night


wyrtgemang

wyrtġemang (canonical neuter)
wyrtġemang (nominative singular)
wyrtġemang (nominative plural)
wyrtġemang (accusative singular)
wyrtġemang (accusative plural)
wyrtġemanges (genitive singular)
wyrtġemanga (genitive plural)
wyrtġemange (dative singular)
wyrtġemangum (dative plural)


læcewyrt

lǣċewyrt (canonical feminine)
lǣċewyrt (nominative singular)
lǣċewyrte (nominative plural)
lǣċewyrta (nominative plural)
lǣċewyrt (accusative singular)
lǣċewyrte (accusative singular)
lǣċewyrte (accusative plural)
lǣċewyrta (accusative plural)
lǣċewyrte (genitive singular)
lǣċewyrta (genitive plural)
lǣċewyrte (dative singular)
lǣċewyrtum (dative plural)


wyrtmete

wyrtmete (nominative singular)
wyrtmetas (nominative plural)
wyrtmete (accusative singular)
wyrtmetas (accusative plural)
wyrtmetes (genitive singular)
wyrtmeta (genitive plural)
wyrtmete (dative singular)
wyrtmetum (dative plural)


ofereaca

oferēaca (canonical masculine)
oferēaca (nominative singular)
oferēacan (nominative plural)
oferēacan (accusative singular)
oferēacan (accusative plural)
oferēacan (genitive singular)
oferēacena (genitive plural)
oferēacan (dative singular)
oferēacum (dative plural)


hremming

hremming (nominative singular)
hremminga (nominative plural)
hremminge (nominative plural)
hremminge (accusative singular)
hremminga (accusative plural)
hremminge (accusative plural)
hremminge (genitive singular)
hremminga (genitive plural)
hremminge (dative singular)
hremmingum (dative plural)
remmincg (alternative)

hindrance, obstacle, obstruction, impediment


hacele

hacele (nominative singular)
hacelan (nominative plural)
hacelan (accusative singular)
hacelan (accusative plural)
hacelan (genitive singular)
hacelena (genitive plural)
hacelan (dative singular)
hacelum (dative plural)
hacole (alternative)
hacule (alternative)
heċhele (alternative)
heċile (alternative)
haeċilae (alternative)
haeċile (alternative)
hæcla (alternative)

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

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

Dictionary of Old English: A to Le
w:Dictionary of Old English

University of Toronto
w:University of Toronto


hæcla

(Northumbrian) Alternative form of hacele


hæteru

hæteru (nominative plural)
hæteru (accusative plural)
hætera (genitive plural)
hæterum (dative plural)
hætera (alternative)
hætere (alternative)
hæteran (alternative)

desc

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

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


hæteran

hæteran (nominative plural)
hæteran (accusative plural)
hæterena (genitive plural)
hæterum (dative plural)

(Late Old English) Alternative form of hæteru


þen

þēn (canonical masculine)
þēn (nominative singular)
þēnas (nominative plural)
þēn (accusative singular)
þēnas (accusative plural)
þēnes (genitive singular)
þēna (genitive plural)
þēne (dative singular)
þēnum (dative plural)


wearne

inflection of wearn:
accusative singular/plural

inflection of wearn:
genitive/dative singular


bæcc

bæċċ (canonical feminine)
bæċċ (nominative singular)
bæċċa (nominative plural)
bæċċ (accusative singular)
bæċċa (accusative plural)
bæċċa (genitive singular)
bæċċa (genitive plural)
bæċċa (dative singular)
bæċċum (dative plural)
bæċċ (nominative singular)
bæċċa (nominative plural)
bæċċe (nominative plural)
bæċċe (accusative singular)
bæċċa (accusative plural)
bæċċe (accusative plural)
bæċċe (genitive singular)
bæċċa (genitive plural)
bæċċe (dative singular)
bæċċum (dative plural)
*bæċ (alternative)

Middle English: bach, bache, bahche (Late Middle English)

English: batch

Scots: batch

Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *bakku, *baku, from Proto-Germanic *bakkuz, *bakuz (“baking”). Compare Middle High German becke (“baked good, pastry, baking, bakery”).


maxwyrt

māxwyrt (canonical feminine)
māxwyrt (nominative singular)
māxwyrta (nominative plural)
māxwyrte (nominative plural)
māxwyrte (accusative singular)
māxwyrta (accusative plural)
māxwyrte (accusative plural)
māxwyrte (genitive singular)
māxwyrta (genitive plural)
māxwyrte (dative singular)
māxwyrtum (dative plural)

Middle English: *maschworte

English: mashwort

brewer's wort used in mixing, usually in a tub or vat; mashwort


scyp

sċyp (canonical neuter)
sċyp (nominative singular)
sċypu (nominative plural)
sċyp (accusative singular)
sċypu (accusative plural)
sċypes (genitive singular)
sċypa (genitive plural)
sċype (dative singular)
sċypum (dative plural)


tordwifel

tordwifel (nominative singular)
tordwifelas (nominative plural)
tordwifel (accusative singular)
tordwifelas (accusative plural)
tordwifeles (genitive singular)
tordwifela (genitive plural)
tordwifele (dative singular)
tordwifelum (dative plural)

Middle English: *tordwevel

English: turd weevil

From Proto-West Germanic *tordawibil, from Proto-Germanic *turdawibilaz. Cognate with Old Norse torðvifill. Equivalent to tord (“turd”) + wifel (“beetle”).


haligware

hāliġware (canonical masculine)
hāliġware (nominative singular)
hāliġwaras (nominative plural)
hāliġware (accusative singular)
hāliġwaras (accusative plural)
hāliġwares (genitive singular)
hāliġwara (genitive plural)
hāliġware (dative singular)
hāliġwarum (dative plural)

þerh mūþe hāliġwara


feolaga

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

desctree

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

/ˈfe͜oːˌlɑ.ɡɑ/

[ˈfe͜oːˌlɑ.ɣɑ]

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

af

(Late Old English) companion, partner, colleague


stapa

stapa (nominative singular)
stapan (nominative plural)
stapan (accusative singular)
stapan (accusative plural)
stapan (genitive singular)
stapena (genitive plural)
stapan (dative singular)
stapum (dative plural)

From Proto-West Germanic *stapō (“stepper”). The sense "grasshopper or locust" is possibly a clipping of græsstapa. Cognate with Old High German *stafo (attested in hewistafo “grasshopper, locust”).


stæppend

stæppend (nominative singular)
stæppend (nominative plural)
stæppende (nominative plural)
stæppendas (nominative plural)
stæppend (accusative singular)
stæppend (accusative plural)
stæppende (accusative plural)
stæppendas (accusative plural)
stæppendes (genitive singular)
stæppendra (genitive plural)
stæppende (dative singular)
stæppendum (dative plural)
*steppend (alternative)

From Proto-West Germanic *stappjandi, equivalent to stæppan + -end.


ticia

ticia (nominative singular)
tician (nominative plural)
tician (accusative singular)
tician (accusative plural)
tician (genitive singular)
ticiena (genitive plural)
tician (dative singular)
ticium (dative plural)
*tiica (alternative)
*tīca (alternative)
*ticca (alternative)
*tīcca (alternative)

Middle English: tyke, teke

English: tick

Scots: tick

→ Middle French: tique

French: tique

From Proto-West Germanic *tīkō (“tick”).


Sweoþeode

inflection of Swēoþēod:
accusative/genitive/dative singular

inflection of Swēoþēod:
nominative/accusative plural


clopp

clopp (nominative singular)
cloppas (nominative plural)
clopp (accusative singular)
cloppas (accusative plural)
cloppes (genitive singular)
cloppa (genitive plural)
cloppe (dative singular)
cloppum (dative plural)
*clop (alternative)
*clapp (alternative)
*clap (alternative)

⇒ Middle English: Clopton (“Clapton”)

English: Clapton

From Proto-West Germanic *klopp, *klapp, from Proto-Germanic *kluppaz, *klappaz (“something balled up or round”), from Proto-Germanic *klappaz (“made into a ball, round”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to form into a ball”). Cognate with Middle High German klupf, klapf ("rock, cliff, cliff top"; dialectal German Klapf). Related also to Old Norse klǫpp (“pierlike rock, stepping stone in a stream”), whence Icelandic klöpp (“rock mass, flat rock”), from Proto-Germanic *klampō. Compare also Proto-Germanic *klumpô (“clump, mass”).

gl

"rock, cliff, cliff top"; dialectal German <i class="Latn mention" lang="de">Klapf</i>


heffere

(Northumbrian) Alternative form of hēahfore


heahfru

hēahfru (canonical feminine)
hēahfru (nominative singular)
hēahfra (nominative plural)
hēahfre (nominative plural)
hēahfre (accusative singular)
hēahfra (accusative plural)
hēahfre (accusative plural)
hēahfre (genitive singular)
hēahfra (genitive plural)
hēahfre (dative singular)
hēahfrum (dative plural)


foldbuende

inflection of foldbūend:
nominative/accusative plural

inflection of foldbūend:
dative singular


þeodnes

þēodnes (canonical feminine)
þēodnes (nominative singular)
þēodnessa (nominative plural)
þēodnesse (nominative plural)
þēodnesse (accusative singular)
þēodnessa (accusative plural)
þēodnesse (accusative plural)
þēodnesse (genitive singular)
þēodnessa (genitive plural)
þēodnesse (dative singular)
þēodnessum (dative plural)
þēodness (alternative)
þēodnys (alternative)

From þēod + -nes. Compare related Middle Low German dü̂denisse, dü̂tnisse, Middle High German diutnisse (modern German Deutnis), Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌿𐍃 (þiudinassus).


glofe

inflection of glōf:
accusative singular/plural

inflection of glōf:
genitive/dative singular


Geatas

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

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

/ˈjæ͜ɑː.tɑs/


Geatas

Ġēatas (canonical masculine plural)
Ġēatas (nominative plural)
Ġēatas (accusative plural)
Ġēata (genitive plural)
Ġēatum (dative plural)
Iutas (alternative)
Iotas (alternative)
Eotenas (alternative)
Iutan (alternative)

/ˈjæ͜ɑː.tɑs/


hlynn

Middle English: *linne

English: linn


sefan

inflection of sefa:
accusative/genitive/dative singular

inflection of sefa:
nominative/accusative plural


healle

inflection of heall (“hall”):
accusative/genitive/dative singular

inflection of heall (“hall”):
nominative/accusative plural


hlyn

Alternative form of hlynn (“sound, noise”)


cropleac

croplēac (canonical)
croplēac (nominative singular)
croplēac (nominative plural)
croplēac (accusative singular)
croplēac (accusative plural)
croplēaces (genitive singular)
croplēaca (genitive plural)
croplēace (dative singular)
croplēacum (dative plural)

garlic or possibly some other Allium e.g. onion or leek


tuscel

tūsċel (canonical masculine)
tūsċel (nominative singular)
tūsċlas (nominative plural)
tūsċel (accusative singular)
tūsċlas (accusative plural)
tūsċles (genitive singular)
tūsċla (genitive plural)
tūsċle (dative singular)
tūsċlum (dative plural)


tuxl

tūxl (canonical masculine)
tūxl (nominative singular)
tūxlas (nominative plural)
tūxl (accusative singular)
tūxlas (accusative plural)
tūxles (genitive singular)
tūxla (genitive plural)
tūxle (dative singular)
tūxlum (dative plural)
tūsċel (alternative)

Middle English: *tuskel, *tuxel

⇒ Middle English: tuxlys (plural)


þeowa

þēowa (canonical masculine)
þēowa (nominative singular)
þēowan (nominative plural)
þēowan (accusative singular)
þēowan (accusative plural)
þēowan (genitive singular)
þēowena (genitive plural)
þēowan (dative singular)
þēowum (dative plural)


æw

ǣw (canonical neuter)
ǣw (nominative singular)
ǣw (nominative plural)
ǣw (accusative singular)
ǣw (accusative plural)
ǣwes (genitive singular)
ǣwa (genitive plural)
ǣwe (dative singular)
ǣwum (dative plural)


secga

genitive/nominative/accusative plural of seċġ


widsæ

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

ang-decl-noun

Declension of sæ (strong i-stem)

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


wæpnedcynn

wǣpnedcynn (canonical neuter)
wǣpnedcynn (nominative singular)
wǣpnedcynn (accusative singular)
wǣpnedcynnes (genitive singular)
wǣpnedcynne (dative singular)
wǣpnedcyn (alternative)

mankind (men as a group, as opposed to womankind)


werhad

werhād (canonical masculine)
werhād (nominative singular)
werhād (accusative singular)
werhādes (genitive singular)
werhāde (dative singular)


ealdordagas

ealdordagas (nominative plural)
ealdordagas (accusative plural)
ealdordaga (genitive plural)
ealdordagum (dative plural)

[ˈæ͜ɑɫ.dorˌdɑ.ɣɑs]

From ealdor (“life, lifetime”) + dagas (“days”). Directly equivalent to Old Norse aldrdagar (“days of one's life; lifetime”).


guþe

inflection of gūþ:
nominative/accusative plural

inflection of gūþ:
accusative/genitive/dative singular


hearpan

inflection of hearpe:
nominative/accusative plural

inflection of hearpe:
accusative/genitive/dative singular


suþernewudu

sūþernewudu (nominative singular)
sūþernewuda (nominative plural)
sūþernewudu (accusative singular)
sūþernewuda (accusative plural)
sūþernewuda (genitive singular)
sūþernewuda (genitive plural)
sūþernewuda (dative singular)
sūþernewudum (dative plural)

desc

Middle English: southrenwode, sowthernwode, sothernwode

English: southernwood

Scots: soothernwid, sitherwid

→? Proto-Brythonic: *dexowluss (calque)

From sūþerne (“southern”) + wudu (“wood, tree”).


egesan

inflection of eġesa:
nominative/accusative plural

inflection of eġesa:
accusative/genitive/dative singular


egesan

inflection of ēgesa:
nominative/accusative plural

inflection of ēgesa:
accusative/genitive/dative singular


firenþearf

firenþearf (nominative singular)
firenþearfa (nominative plural)
firenþearfe (nominative plural)
firenþearfe (accusative singular)
firenþearfa (accusative plural)
firenþearfe (accusative plural)
firenþearfe (genitive singular)
firenþearfa (genitive plural)
firenþearfe (dative singular)
firenþearfum (dative plural)
fyrenþearf (alternative)
fyrenðearf (alternative)

firen (“crime, sin, torment”) + þearf (“need, hardship”)


firenþearfe

inflection of firenþearf:
nominative/accusative plural

inflection of firenþearf:
accusative/genitive/dative singular


sinwe

inflection of sinu:
nominative/accusative plural

inflection of sinu:
accusative/genitive/dative singular


gesceaphwile

inflection of ġesċeaphwīl:
nominative/accusative plural

inflection of ġesċeaphwīl:
accusative/genitive/dative singular


mennisc mann

Literally "human person." Cognate with Old Norse mennskr maðr.


mennesc gecynd

unknown date and author, Blickling Homilies, "Quinquagesima Sunday"
Sēo mennisċe ġecynd biþ ā farendu, and sēo godcunde miht ā staðolfæstlīċe stent.

Human nature is always moving, while God's power stands firm at its foundation.


sceatas

/ˈʃæ͜ɑː.tɑs/


lungenadl

lungenādl (canonical feminine)
lungenādl (nominative singular)
lungenādla (nominative plural)
lungenādle (nominative plural)
lungenādle (accusative singular)
lungenādla (accusative plural)
lungenādle (accusative plural)
lungenādle (genitive singular)
lungenādla (genitive plural)
lungenādle (dative singular)
lungenādlum (dative plural)


facg

Middle English: *fagge

English: fadge (“flatbread”)


heorþgeneatas

nominative/accusative plural of heorþġenēat


weorolde

inflection of weorold:
nominative/accusative plural

inflection of weorold:
accusative/genitive/dative singular


sæcca

nominative/accusative/genitive plural of sæċċ


scurboga

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


renboga

rēnboga (canonical masculine)
rēnboga (nominative singular)
rēnbogan (nominative plural)
rēnbogan (accusative singular)
rēnbogan (accusative plural)
rēnbogan (genitive singular)
rēnbogena (genitive plural)
rēnbogan (dative singular)
rēnbogum (dative plural)


yldo

yldo (nominative singular)
ylda (nominative plural)
ylde (nominative plural)
ylde (accusative singular)
ylda (accusative plural)
ylde (accusative plural)
ylde (genitive singular)
ylda (genitive plural)
ylde (dative singular)
yldum (dative plural)


linsæd

līnsǣd (canonical neuter)
līnsǣd (nominative singular)
līnsǣd (nominative plural)
līnsǣd (accusative singular)
līnsǣd (accusative plural)
līnsǣdes (genitive singular)
līnsǣda (genitive plural)
līnsǣde (dative singular)
līnsǣdum (dative plural)

desc

Middle English: linseed, lynseed, lynsede

English: linseed


spinnestre

spinnestre (nominative singular)
spinnestran (nominative plural)
spinnestran (accusative singular)
spinnestran (accusative plural)
spinnestran (genitive singular)
spinnestrena (genitive plural)
spinnestran (dative singular)
spinnestrum (dative plural)

desctree

Middle English: spynnestere, spynnester, spynnestre, spynster, spynstere
English: spinster
Scots: spinster

spinster (a woman whose job is spinning thread)


cieswyrhta

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

English: cheesewright


lencgu

lenċġu (canonical feminine)
lenċġu (nominative singular)
lenċġa (nominative plural)
lenċġe (nominative plural)
lenċġe (accusative singular)
lenċġa (accusative plural)
lenċġe (accusative plural)
lenċġe (genitive singular)
lenċġa (genitive plural)
lenċġe (dative singular)
lenċġum (dative plural)
lenċġu (nominative singular)
lenċġu (nominative plural)
lenċġu (accusative singular)
lenċġu (accusative plural)
lenċġu (genitive singular)
lenċġa (genitive plural)
lenċġu (dative singular)
lenċġum (dative plural)

ang-decl-noun

Declension of lenċġu


strangness

strangness (nominative singular)
strangnesse (accusative singular)
strangnesse (genitive singular)
strangnesse (dative singular)


strangnes

strangnes (nominative singular)
strangnesse (accusative singular)
strangnesse (genitive singular)
strangnesse (dative singular)
strangness (alternative)
strangnyss (alternative)

desc

Middle English: *strangnesse, stongnes, stroungnesse

English: strongness

Scots: strangnes


bewerung

bewerung (nominative singular)
bewerunga (nominative plural)
bewerunge (nominative plural)
bewerunge (accusative singular)
bewerunga (accusative plural)
bewerunge (accusative plural)
bewerunge (genitive singular)
bewerunga (genitive plural)
bewerunge (dative singular)
bewerungum (dative plural)


teartnes

teartnes (nominative singular)
teartnessa (nominative plural)
teartnesse (nominative plural)
teartnesse (accusative singular)
teartnessa (accusative plural)
teartnesse (accusative plural)
teartnesse (genitive singular)
teartnessa (genitive plural)
teartnesse (dative singular)
teartnessum (dative plural)
teartnyss (alternative)
teartnys (alternative)
teartness (alternative)

Middle English: *tartnesse

English: tartness

(of taste) sharpness, severity, asperity


gydda

gydda (nominative singular)
gyddan (nominative plural)
gyddan (accusative singular)
gyddan (accusative plural)
gyddan (genitive singular)
gyddena (genitive plural)
gyddan (dative singular)
gyddum (dative plural)

Old English: *Gydda (personal name)

⇒ Old English: Gyddingas

>? Old English: gydda (“black-tailed godwit”)

From Proto-West Germanic *guddjō, from Proto-Germanic *gudjô (“invoker, pagan priest”). Cognate with Proto-Norse ᚷᚢᛞᛁᛃᚨ (gudija), Old Norse goði, Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌾𐌰 (gudja, “priest”). Appears in the historical record as the personal name Gyddingas.


treownes

trēownes (canonical feminine)
trēownes (nominative singular)
trēownessa (nominative plural)
trēownesse (nominative plural)
trēownesse (accusative singular)
trēownessa (accusative plural)
trēownesse (accusative plural)
trēownesse (genitive singular)
trēownessa (genitive plural)
trēownesse (dative singular)
trēownessum (dative plural)
trȳwness (alternative)
trēwnes (alternative)
trēowness (alternative)

Middle English: treunesse

English: trueness

fidelity, faithfulness, trueness, loyalty


ælfþone

From ælf (“elf”) + *-þone, so named because it was considered a remedy for ælfādl (“elf disease”). The second element may be a cognate to þennan (“to stretch”), referring to the weakly climbing nature of the plant's stalk.

Solanum dulcamara
Solanum dulcamara#Translingual

Nightshade (probably the scrambling shrub Solanum dulcamara), as ascribed to (and/or having apotropaic powers against) elves.


setla

(only in compounds) a person sitting beside

(only in compounds) an assessor or fellow judge


mercels

merċels (canonical masculine)
merċels (nominative singular)
merċelsas (nominative plural)
merċels (accusative singular)
merċelsas (accusative plural)
merċelses (genitive singular)
merċelsa (genitive plural)
merċelse (dative singular)
merċelsum (dative plural)


æfæstnes

ǣfæstnes (canonical feminine)
ǣfæstnes (nominative singular)
ǣfæstnessa (nominative plural)
ǣfæstnesse (nominative plural)
ǣfæstnesse (accusative singular)
ǣfæstnessa (accusative plural)
ǣfæstnesse (accusative plural)
ǣfæstnesse (genitive singular)
ǣfæstnessa (genitive plural)
ǣfæstnesse (dative singular)
ǣfæstnessum (dative plural)


tregan

inflection of tregan:
accusative/genitive/dative singular

inflection of tregan:
nominative/accusative plural