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ID	Meaning	Source Form	Phonological Form	Gloss	Notes	nCog
82	I	ek	ek			1
1	all	allir	alːɪr			1
2	and	ok	ɔk			1
3	animal	dýr	dyːr			1
4	ashes	aska	ˈaska			1
5	at	við	við	'at'	Best candidate for this meaning, ...	1
5	at	at	at	to		1
6	back	bak	bak			1
6	back	hryggr	ɣryɡːr		less inclusive, esp. ‘spine’	1
7	bad	vándr	vaːndr			1
7	bad	dáligr	ˈdaːliɣr	'bad'	Not the default/most common word	1
7	bad	íllr	ilːr	'evil'	borrowed into MEng.: ill Not ...	1
8	bark	bǫrkr	bɔrkr			1
9	because	því (at)	θviː (at)		AF fyrir Þvíat	1
10	belly	vo̜mb	vɔmb	'belly (of animal)'		1
10	belly	magi	ˈmaɣi	'stomach'	Really does refer to the ...	1
10	belly	kviðr	kviðr	'womb'	less inclusive: ‘womb’	1
11	big	stórr	stoːrː		‘big, great of size’	1
11	big	mikill	ˈmikilː		‘large, great, much, swollen [of ...	1
12	bird	fugl	fuɣl			1
13	bite	bíta	ˈbiːta		AF bítr	1
14	black	svartr	svartr			1
15	blood	blóð	bloːð			1
16	blow	blása	ˈblaːsa		AF blæss	1
17	bone	bein	bɛin			1
18	breast	brjóst	brjoːst			1
19	breathe	anda	ˈanda			1
19	breathe	o̜nd		'breath'	Not the verb	1
20	burn	brenna	ˈbrenːa		AF brennr	1
21	child	barn	barn			1
22	cloud	ský	skyː			1
23	cold	kaldr	kaldr			1
24	come	koma	ˈkoma		AF kømr	1
25	count	telja	ˈtelja		AF telr	1
26	cut	meita	ˈmɛita		Only attested in poetic usage	1
26	cut	skera	ˈskera		AF skerr	1
26	cut	sníða	ˈsniːða	'slice, prune (tree)'		1
27	day	dagr	daɣr			1
28	die	andask	ˈandask	'breathe one's last'	split from DKB	1
28	die	deyja	ˈdɛyja		AF deyr, split from DKB	1
29	dig	grafa	ˈɡrava		AF grefr	1
30	dirty	saurugr	ˈsauruɣr	'muddy'	also ‘impure, sinful’, saurigr = ...	1
30	dirty	úhreinn	uːˈɣrɛinː	'unclean'	AF úhreinn	1
30	dirty	skítugr	ˈskitugr	'dirty'	The form formerly here is ...	1
31	dog	hundr	hundr			1
31	dog	rakki	ˈrakːi		A slightly less common term	1
32	drink	drekka	ˈdrekːa		AF drekkr	1
33	dry	þurr	θurː			1
34	dull	sljór	sljoːr		AF slær sljór	1
35	dust	dust	dust			1
35	dust	joreykr		'horse smoke'	‘cloud of dust as caused ...	1
35	dust	dumba	ˈdumba	'mist'	esp. from threshing	1
35	dust	damm	damː	'flavor'	I was unable to find ...	1
36	ear	eyra	ˈɛyra			1
37	earth	mold	mold			1
37	earth	jo̜rð	jɔrð		‘ground, tellus’	1
38	eat	eta	ˈeta		AF etr	1
39	egg	egg	eɡː			1
40	eye	auga	ˈauɣa			1
41	fall	falla	ˈfalːa		AF fellr	1
42	far	langt	lanɣt	'long'	neuter form of adjective can ...	1
42	far	fjarri	ˈfjarːi			1
43	fat	smjo̜r, smør	smjɔr, smør	'grease, butter'	noun	1
43	fat	fita	ˈfita	'fat'	noun, AF feita; mostly attested ...	1
44	father	faðir	ˈfaðir			1
45	fear	hræðask	ˈɣrɛðask		AF vera hræddr, hræðisk	1
45	fear	óttask	ˈoːtːask		Choice of this or hræðask ...	1
46	feather	fjo̜ðr	fjɔðr			1
47	few	fár	faːr			1
48	fight	vega	ˈveɣa	'fight with weapons'		1
48	fight	stríða	ˈstriːða	'punish, fight, do battle'		1
48	fight	slásk	slaːsk			1
48	fight	berjask	ˈberjask		AF bersk	1
49	fingernail	nagl	naɣl			1
50	fire	eldr	eldr			1
51	fish	fiskr	fiskr			1
52	five	fimm	fimː			1
53	float	fljóta	ˈfljoːta			1
53	float	flýta	ˈflyːta	'hasten'	Unable to find this in ...	1
54	flow	renna	ˈrenːa	'run, stream'	AF rennr	1
54	flow	fljótask	ˈfljoːtask	'stream'	middle form of 'float'	1
54	flow	streyma	ˈstrɛyma	'stream'		1
55	flower	blóm	bloːm		AF blómstr	1
56	fly	fljúga	ˈfljuːɣa		AF flýgr	1
57	fog	þoka	ˈθoka			1
58	foot	fótr	foːtr	'foot, leg'	refers to entire lower limb	1
59	four	fjórir	ˈfjoːrir			1
60	freeze	kala	ˈkala		‘make feel cold’, AF vera ...	1
60	freeze	frjósa	ˈfrjoːsa	'freeze'	‘to ice’ trans.; accusative subject ...	1
60	freeze	frýss			intrans. This is not a ...	1
61	fruit	fruktr, fryktr	fruktr, fryktr		Not attested until quite late, ...	1
61	fruit	aldin	ˈaldin		= Lat. ALERE 'nourish, feed' ...	1
62	full	fullr	fulːr			1
63	give	gefa	ˈɡeva		AF gefr	1
64	good	góðr	ɡoːðr			1
65	grass	gras	ɡras			1
66	green	grœnn	ɡrøːnː			1
67	guts	iðr, innr	iðr, inːr	'bowels, entrails'		1
67	guts	garnar/gǫrn		'guts'	AF go̜rn	1
67	guts	þarmr		'guts'	AF Þarmr	1
67	guts	innyfli, innylfi	inːyfli, inːylfi	'bowels'		1
68	hair	skopt	skopt	'hair'	Only in poetic usage	1
68	hair	hár	haːr			1
69	hand	ho̜nd	hɔnd		Refers to entire limb	1
70	he	hann	hanː			1
71	head	ho̜fuð	ˈhɔvuð			1
72	hear	heyra	ˈhɛyra		AF heyrir	1
73	heart	hjarta	ˈɣjarta			1
74	heavy	ho̜fugr	ˈhɔfuɣr			1
74	heavy	þungr	θunɣr			1
75	here	hér	heːr		AF hēr	1
76	hit	berja	ˈberja			1
76	hit	lýstr			Does not appear in any ...	1
76	hit	drepa	ˈdrepa			1
76	hit	slá	slaː		AF slær	1
77	hold	halda	ˈhalda		AF heldr	1
78	horn	horn	horn			1
79	how	hvé	ɣveː		AF (hvernig) hversu	1
80	hunt	veiða	ˈvɛiða		AF veiðir	1
80	hunt	jaga	ˈjaɡa			1
81	husband	verr	verː		prob. high style	1
81	husband	maðr	maðr		not specific	1
81	husband	bóndi	ˈboːndi		e.g. Adam in relation to ...	1
83	ice	íss	iːsː			1
84	if	ef	ef			1
85	in	í	iː			1
86	kill	deyða	ˈdɛyða			1
86	kill	vega	ˈveːɡa			1
86	kill	drepa	ˈdrepa		AF drepr, cf. also 76 ...	1
87	knee	kné	kneː			1
88	know	vita	ˈviːta		AF veit	1
89	lake	vatn	vatn			1
90	laugh	hlæja	ˈɣlɛja		AF hlær	1
91	leaf	lauf	lauf		later collective, AF laufsblað (blað)	1
91	leaf	blað	blað			1
92	left	vinstri	ˈvinstri			1
93	leg	leggr	leɡːr		refers to the long bone ...	1
93	leg	fótr	foːtr		refers to entire lower limb	1
94	lie	liggja	ˈliɡːja		AF liggr	1
95	live	lifa	ˈlifa		AF lifir	1
95	live	búa	buːa	'dwell'	Also used in the meaning ...	1
96	liver	lifr	lifr			1
97	long	langr	lanɣr			1
98	louse	lús	luːs			1
99	man	verr	verː			1
99	man	maðr	ˈmaðr			1
99	man	gumi	ˈɡumi			1
99	man	karlmaðr	ˈkarlˌmaðr		AF maðr, general term, also ...	2
99	man	karl	karl		also ‘old man, man of ...	1
100	many	margir	ˈmarɡir			1
101	meat	kjǫt	kjɔt		‘food'	1
101	meat	hold	hold	'flesh'	primarily used of non-edible flesh, ...	1
102	moon	tungl	tunɣl			1
102	moon	máni	ˈmaːni		poetic	1
103	mother	móðir	ˈmoːðir			1
104	mountain	fjall	fjalː			1
104	mountain	berg, bjarg	berɡ, bjarɡ	'elevated rocky ground; precipice'		1
105	mouth	munnr	munːr			1
106	name	nafn	nafn			1
107	narrow	mjór	mjoːr	'slim'	opp. of breíðr	1
107	narrow	þrǫngr	θrɔnɣr		as of shirt, room, opp. ...	1
108	near	nær	nɛr			1
109	neck	hals, háls	hals			1
109	neck	hnakki	ɣnakːi	'nape of neck'	Deleted hnakkr -- different lexeme ...	1
109	neck	svíri	ˈsviːri			1
110	new	nýr	nyːr			1
111	night	nótt	noːtː			1
112	nose	nǫs	nɔs	'nostrils, front of nose'		1
112	nose	nef	nef			1
113	not	-a, -at, -t	a		AF at, enclitic	1
113	not	ekki, eigi	ˈekːi, ˈɛiɡi		emphatic, also nothing, AF eigi	1
113	not	né	neː		AF ne, proclitic	1
114	old	forn	forn		more common with inanimates	1
114	old	gamall	ˈɡamalː			1
115	one	einn	ɛinː			1
116	other	annarr	ˈanːarː			1
117	person	gumi	ˈɡumi		archaic, high style	1
117	person	maðr	maðr			1
118	play	leika	ˈlɛika		AF leikr	1
119	pull	draga	ˈdraɣa		AF dregr	1
119	pull	toga	ˈtoɣa			1
120	push	skýfa	ˈskuːfa		AF skýfir Changed spelling -- ...	1
120	push	hrinda	ˈɣrinda		‘push away’, IE *qret- (Walde ...	1
120	push	skjóta	ˈskjoːta	'shoot'		1
121	rain	regn	reɣn			1
122	red	rauðr	rauðr			1
123	right	réttr	reːtːr			1
124	rightside	hœgri	ˈhøːɡri		comparative form of hœgr 'easy/convenient', ...	1
125	river	elfr	elfr			1
125	river	á	aː			1
125	river	fljót				1
126	road	vegr	veɡr			1
126	road	gata	ˈɡata			1
127	root	rót	roːt			1
128	rope	síma	ˈsiːma			1
128	rope	strengr	strenɣr		= NE STRONG < IE ...	1
128	rope	reip	rɛip			1
128	rope	taug, tog	tauɡ, toɡ		AF taug	1
129	rotten	fúinn	ˈfuːinː			1
129	rotten	fúna	ˈfuːna		infinitive of verb	1
129	rotten	rotinn	ˈrotinː			1
129	rotten	morkinn	ˈmorkinː			1
129	rotten	meyrr				1
130	round	bo̜llóttr	ˈbɔlːˌloːtːr		‘globular’	1
130	round	sívalr	ˈsiːˌvalr		cylindrical’, AF valr	1
130	round	kringlóttr	ˈkrinɣˌloːtːr		‘circular’; kringla 'circle'	1
131	rub	gnúa	ˈɡnuːa		AF gnýr	1
132	salt	salt	salt			1
133	sand	sandr	sandr			1
134	say	kveða	ˈkveða			1
134	say	segja	ˈseɣja			1
135	scratch	hrífa	ˈɣriːva			1
135	scratch	skefr				1
135	scratch	klá	klaː		with fingernails', AF klóra (also ...	1
136	sea	sær, sjór	sɛːr, sjoːr		Ringe et al. gives these ...	1
136	sea	haf	hav			1
137	see	séa, sjá	ˈseːa, sjaː		Ringe et al. gives only ...	1
138	seed	frjó	frjoː		AF fræ	1
138	seed	sáð	saːð			1
139	sew	sýja	ˈsyːja			1
139	sew	sauma, seyma	ˈsauma, ˈsɛyma		only of boats, ultim. cognate, ...	1
140	sharp	hvass	ɣvasː		also of point	1
140	sharp	skarpr	skarpr			1
140	sharp	bitr	bitr		cutting implements	1
141	short	skammr	skamːr		either cogn. with 'dig' /cognate/202/ ...	1
141	short	stuttr	stutːr			1
142	sing	syngva, syngja	ˈsynɣva, synɣja		AF syngr	1
142	sing	ɡala	ˈɡala		ON GALA < IE *ghel- ...	1
143	sit	sitja	ˈsitja		AF sitr	1
144	skin	hœrund	ˈhøːrund			1
144	skin	húð	huːð			1
144	skin	skinn	skinː			1
145	sky	himinn	ˈhiminː			1
145	sky	lopt				1
146	sleep	sofa	ˈsova		AF søfr	1
147	small	smár	smaːr			1
147	small	lítill	ˈliːtilː			1
148	smell	lukta	ˈlukta			1
148	smell	þefa	ˈθefa		AF Þefr (noun)	1
149	smoke	reykr	rɛykr		cf. /lexeme/21606/	1
150	smooth	sléttr	sleːtːr			1
151	snake	slangi	ˈslanɣi			1
151	snake	naðr	naðr			1
151	snake	snákr	snaːkr			1
151	snake	ormr	ormr			1
152	snow	snjór	snjoːr		AF snær	1
153	some	sumir	ˈsumir			1
153	some	nokkurir	ˈnokːurir		more than a couple rather ...	1
154	spit	hrækja	ˈɣrɛːkja		IE *ker-, kor-, kr- 'imitation ...	1
154	spit	spýta	ˈspyːta		AF spýtir	1
155	split	kljúfa	ˈkljuːva		AF klýfr	1
156	squeeze	kreista	ˈkrɛista		with hand	1
156	squeeze	þryngva	ˈθrynɣva			1
157	stab	stinga	ˈstinɣa			1
158	stand	standa	ˈstanda		AF: stendr	1
159	star	stjarna	ˈstjarna			1
160	stick	vo̜lr	vɔlr			1
160	stick	stafr	stavr			1
160	stick	pinni	ˈpinːi			1
160	stick	keppr	kepːr			1
160	stick	kefli	ˈkefli		IE *ĝeb- or ĝebh- 'branch, ...	0
161	stone	steinn	stɛinː			1
162	straight	réttr	reːtːr			1
162	straight	beinn	bɛinː			1
163	suck	súga	ˈsuːɣa		AF sýgr	1
164	sun	sunna	ˈsunːa			1
164	sun	sól	soːl			1
165	swell	svella	ˈsvelːa		of sea, body part, AF ...	1
165	swell	þrútna	ˈθruːtna		< *ster- 'stiff, firm' (Walde ...	1
166	swim	svima, svimma, symja	ˈsvima, ˈsvimːa, ˑsymja		AF svimmr	1
167	tail	hali	ˈhali		also 'rofa'	1
167	tail	stertr	stertr			1
167	tail	sporðr	sporðr			1
167	tail	rófa	ˈroːva			1
167	tail	véli	ˈveːli		of a bird	1
168	that	þat	θat		opp. of this: hinn, hitt	1
168	that	sá	saː			1
169	there	þar	θar			1
170	they	þeir	θɛir			1
171	thick	digr	diɡr		round objects	1
171	thick	þykkr	θykːr		opp. of thin, flat solid ...	1
172	thin	þunnr	θunːr		of flat objects	1
172	thin	grannr	ɡranːr		of round objects	1
172	thin	mjór	mjoːr		of round objects, 'small, lank' ...	1
173	think	hyggja	ˈhyɡːja		AF hugsa(r ), hyggr	1
174	this	þessi	ˈθesːi			1
174	this	sjá	sjaː			1
175	thou	þú	θuː			1
176	three	þrír	θriːr			1
177	throw	slyngja, slyngva	ˈslynɣja, ˈslynɣva			1
177	throw	verpa	ˈverpa			1
177	throw	kasta	ˈkasta		AF kastar	1
178	tie	knýta	ˈknyːta			1
178	tie	binda	ˈbinda		AF bindr	1
179	tongue	tunga	ˈtunɣa			1
180	tooth	to̜nn	tɔnː			1
181	tree	tré	treː			1
182	turn	venda	ˈvenda			1
182	turn	hverfa	ˈɣverva		< IE *kuerp- (Walde 1930: ...	1
182	turn	snúa(sk)	ˈsnuːa(sk)		AF snýr	1
182	turn	ríða				1
183	two	tveir	tvɛir			1
184	vomit	spýja	ˈspyːja		AF spýr	1
185	walk	ganga	ˈɡanɣa		AF gengr	1
186	warm	heitr	hɛitr		of fire, summer	1
186	warm	hlýr	ɣlyːr			1
186	warm	varmr	varmr		of a day, summer	1
187	wash	vaska	ˈvaska			1
187	wash	þvá	θvaː		AF Þvær	1
188	water	vatn	vatn			1
189	we	vér	veːr		pl. du. (dual?), AF vit	1
190	wet	vátr	vaːtr			1
190	wet	blautr	blautr			1
191	what	hvat	ɣvat			1
192	when	hvénær	ˈɣveːˌnɛːr			1
193	where	hvar	ɣvar			1
194	white	hvítr	ɣviːtr			1
195	who	hverr	ɣverː		of several, AF hvárr (of ...	1
196	wide	breiðr	brɛiðr			1
196	wide	víðr	viːðr			1
197	wife	kona	ˈkona		AF kvæn, kván	1
197	wife	víf	viːf		high style	1
197	wife	húsfrú, hústrú	ˈhuːsˌfruː, ˈhuːsˌtruː			2
198	wind	vindr	vindr			1
199	wing	vængr	vɛnɣr			1
200	wipe	þerra	ˈθerːa			1
200	wipe	þurka	ˈθurka			1
201	with	við	við			1
201	with	með	með			1
202	woman	kvennmaðr	ˈkvenːˌmaðr			1
202	woman	kona	ˈkona			1
203	woods	viðr	viðr			1
203	woods	skógr	skoːɡr			1
203	woods	mo̜rk	mɔrk			1
204	worm	maðkr	maðkr		in the ground, ‘larva’	1
204	worm	ormr	ormr			1
206	year	ár	aːr			1
207	yellow	gulr	ɡulr			1
205	you	(þ)ér	(θ)eːr		du. (dual?), AF (Þ)it	1

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