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300 Old Norse Words
The 300 commonest Old Norse lemmata
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Term
afl (m)
 Definition
strength
Term
aldr (m)
 Definition
age (either of the earth or a person)
Term
allr
 Definition
all, every
Term
aptr
 Definition
back, again
Term
at
 Definition
that (sub. conj), with respect to (+dat)
Term
austan
 Definition
from the east, westward
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austr (n)
 Definition
east
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á
 Definition
on
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á (f)
 Definition
river
Term
áss (u-stem m)
 Definition
pagan god
Term
bani (weak m)
 Definition
one's cause of death (person or event)
Term
barn (n)
 Definition
child
Term
berja (ja-v)
 Definition
to fight
Term
betr (adv)
 Definition
better (adv)
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betri
 Definition
better (adj)
Term
beztr
 Definition
best
Term
bogi (weak m)
 Definition
bow
Term
brott (í brott, á brott)
 Definition
away
Term
brynja (weak f)
 Definition
chainmail jacket
Term
búa (VII, bjó, bjoggu, búit)
 Definition
to reside, to prepare
Term
deyja (VI, dó, dó, dáit)
 Definition
to die
Term
dóttir (r-stem f)
 Definition
daughter
Term
drengiligr
 Definition
bold
Term
drengr (i-stem m)
 Definition
bold man, 'badass'
Term
drengskapr (i-stem m)
 Definition
boldness
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drepa (V)
 Definition
to kill
Term
dýrr
 Definition
expensive, precious
Term
ef
 Definition
if
Term
eiga (pret-pres á, átti, áttu, átt)
 Definition
to own
Term
eigi
 Definition
not
Term
einn
 Definition
one
Term
ekki
 Definition
nothing, (later) not
Term
elska (o:n-v)
 Definition
to love
Term
en
 Definition
but, and, than
Term
eptir
 Definition
after, along
Term
er
 Definition
who, which, when, where
Term
fagr
 Definition
beautiful
Term
fall (n)
 Definition
fall (n)
Term
falla (VII, fell, fellu, fallit)
 Definition
to fall
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fara (VI, fór, fóru, farit)
 Definition
to go
Term
fá (VII, fekk, fengu, fengit)
 Definition
to get, (+gen) to marry
Term
fár
 Definition
few, little (amount)
Term
fé (u-stem n)
 Definition
property, money, cattle
Term
finna (III)
 Definition
to find
Term
fjall (n)
 Definition
mountain
Term
fjórir
 Definition
four
Term
fleiri
 Definition
more (countable)
Term
flestr
 Definition
most (countable)
Term
frá
 Definition
from, about
Term
fundr (i-stem m)
 Definition
meeting
Term
fylgja (ija-v)
 Definition
to follow
Term
fyrir
 Definition
for, before
Term
gamall
 Definition
old
Term
gaman (n)
 Definition
fun, pleasure
Term
ganga (VII, gekk, gengu, gengit)
 Definition
to go, walk
Term
gaumr (m)
 Definition
heed
Term
gefa (V)
 Definition
to give
Term
gera (ija-v)
 Definition
to do, make; (MP) to become
Term
geirr (m)
 Definition
spear
Term
haf (n)
 Definition
ocean
Term
hafa (e:-v)
 Definition
to have
Term
halda (VII, helt, heldum, haldit)
 Definition
to hold, (+dat) to continue
Term
haust (n)
 Definition
autumn
Term
hefja (VI, hóf, hófu, hafit)
 Definition
to lift, begin
Term
hefna (ija-v)
 Definition
to avenge (+gen of person avenged, +dat of person avenged on)
Term
hefnd (f)
 Definition
vengeance
Term
heimr (m)
 Definition
home, world
Term
heita (VII, hét, hétu, heitit)
 Definition
to be called, to promise
Term
heldr
 Definition
rather
Term
henda (ija-v)
 Definition
to catch, happen, 'have a _ time'
Term
herja (o:n-v)
 Definition
to raid
Term
herr (ja-stem m)
 Definition
army, host
Term
hestr (m)
 Definition
horse
Term
heyra (ija-v)
 Definition
to hear
Term
hér
 Definition
here
Term
hlaupa (VII, hljóp, hljópu, hlaupit)
 Definition
to run
Term
hljóta (II)
 Definition
'must', to be fated to, to be allotted to
Term
hlutr (i-stem m)
 Definition
thing
Term
hugr (i-stem m)
 Definition
thought, courage
Term
hvat
 Definition
what?
Term
hvárrtveggi/hvárrtveggja
 Definition
each (of two)
Term
hvár(t)ki
 Definition
'neither', (sometimes) not
Term
illr
 Definition
bad
Term
í
 Definition
in
Term
jafn
 Definition
even, equal
Term
kalla (o:n-v)
 Definition
to call
Term
kasta (o:n-v)
 Definition
to throw, (+dat) to cast
Term
kaupa (e:-v, pa keypti)
 Definition
to buy
Term
koma (IV)
 Definition
to come
Term
kona (weak f)
 Definition
woman
Term
konungr (m)
 Definition
king
Term
kveld (n)
 Definition
evening
Term
land (n)
 Definition
land
Term
lauss
 Definition
loose, free
Term
láta (VII, lét, létu, látit)
 Definition
to let, allow, allow, have done; to set sail
Term
leggja (ja-v)
 Definition
to lay (down), place
Term
leika (VII, lék, léku, leikit)
 Definition
to play
Term
leita (o:n-v)
 Definition
(+gen) to search for
Term
léttr
 Definition
light, easy
Term
liggja (V, lá, lágu, legit)
 Definition
to lie (down), to be located
Term
margr
 Definition
many
Term
mikill
 Definition
great
Term
milli
 Definition
between
Term
minn
 Definition
my
Term
munu (pret-pres v, mun, mundi, mundu)
 Definition
will (fut)
Term
nafn (n)
 Definition
name
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nú
 Definition
now
Term
ok
 Definition
and, also
Term
opt
 Definition
often
Term
orrosta (weak f)
 Definition
battle
Term
óvinr (i-stem m)
 Definition
enemy
Term
ríki (ija-stem n)
 Definition
kingdom
Term
róa (VII, reri, reru, róit)
 Definition
to row
Term
saga (weak f)
 Definition
story
Term
sami (weak only)
 Definition
(the) same)
Term
sá
 Definition
'that'; (+ er) relative pronoun
Term
sárr
 Definition
wounded
Term
segja (e:-v)
 Definition
to say
Term
selja (ja-v)
 Definition
to hand to, to sell
Term
sem
 Definition
as
Term
senda (ija-v)
 Definition
to send
Term
setja (ja-v, no umlaut)
 Definition
to set, place
Term
sigla (ija-v)
 Definition
to sail
Term
sinn (n)
 Definition
occasion, time
Term
sjá (V)
 Definition
to see
Term
skegg (n)
 Definition
beard
Term
skilja (ja-v)
 Definition
to understand, to divide, to separate
Term
skip (n)
 Definition
ship
Term
skulu (pret-pres v, skal, skyldi, skyldu)
 Definition
to be obliged to
Term
sonr (u-stem m)
 Definition
son
Term
spakr
 Definition
wise
Term
spjót (n)
 Definition
spear
Term
spyrja (ja-v)
 Definition
to ask; (+til) to hear of
Term
steinn (m)
 Definition
stone
Term
sterkr
 Definition
strong
Term
stórr
 Definition
big
Term
sunnan
 Definition
from the south, northward
Term
svara (o:n-v)
 Definition
to answer
Term
svá
 Definition
so
Term
sveit (f)
 Definition
region, community
Term
systir (r-stem f)
 Definition
sister
Term
taka (VI)
 Definition
to take
Term
tigr (u-stem m)
 Definition
group of 10
Term
til
 Definition
(+gen) to
Term
tveir
 Definition
two
Term
um
 Definition
about, around, during
Term
undan
 Definition
away
Term
undir
 Definition
under
Term
ungr
 Definition
young
Term
upp
 Definition
up (directional)
Term
út
 Definition
out (directional)
Term
vápn (n)
 Definition
weapon
Term
vár (n)
 Definition
spring
Term
várr
 Definition
our
Term
vel
 Definition
well
Term
vera (irr)
 Definition
to be
Term
verr
 Definition
worse (adv)
Term
verri
 Definition
worse (adj)
Term
verstr
 Definition
worst
Term
vestan
 Definition
from the west, eastward
Term
vestr (n)
 Definition
west
Term
vetr (C-stem m)
 Definition
winter
Term
vilja (irr)
 Definition
to want
Term
vinr (i-stem m)
 Definition
friend
Term
vita (pret-pres v, veit, vissi, vissu, vitat)
 Definition
to know
Term
auðigr
 Definition
rich
Term
áðr
 Definition
before
Term
ágætr
 Definition
excellent
Term
biðja (V)
 Definition
to ask for; (+gen of thing, +Dat of person); (+infin)
Term
bjǫrn (u-stem m)
 Definition
bear
Term
borð (n)
 Definition
table
Term
bregða (III)
 Definition
move swiftly, esp. to draw a weapon
Term
bróðir (r-stem m)
 Definition
brother
Term
bœr (i-stem m)
 Definition
farm
Term
eða
 Definition
or
Term
faðir (r-stem m)
 Definition
father
Term
fjǫlði (weak m)
 Definition
crowd, multitude
Term
fjǫlkunnigr
 Definition
skilled in magic
Term
fjǫlmennr
 Definition
crowded
Term
fjǫrðr (u-stem m)
 Definition
fjord
Term
fótr (C-stem m, dat sg fœti, NA pl fœtr)
 Definition
foot
Term
friðr (u-stem m)
 Definition
peace
Term
góðr
 Definition
good
Term
harðr
 Definition
hard
Term
herað (n)
 Definition
region
Term
hundrað (n)
 Definition
hundred
Term
hǫfn (f)
 Definition
harbour
Term
hǫfuð (n)
 Definition
head
Term
hǫggva (VII, hjó, hjoggu, hǫggvit)
 Definition
to chop
Term
hǫnd (C-stem f, dat sg hendi, NA pl hendr)
 Definition
hand
Term
klæði (ija-stem n)
 Definition
clothes
Term
kveða (V)
 Definition
to say; (refl & inf) to say that one _
Term
kvæð (ija-stem n)
 Definition
poem
Term
líða (I)
 Definition
to pass (esp. of time)
Term
maðr (C-stem m)
 Definition
(hu)man
Term
með
 Definition
with
Term
mjǫk
 Definition
much, very
Term
móðir (r-stem f)
 Definition
mother
Term
mæla (ija-v)
 Definition
to say
Term
norðan
 Definition
from the north, southward
Term
norðr (n)
 Definition
north
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nær
 Definition
near
Term
nǫkkurr
 Definition
some, a certain
Term
orð (n)
 Definition
word
Term
ráð (n)
 Definition
counsel, advice
Term
ráða (VII, réð, réðu, ráðit)
 Definition
to counsel, advise, rule (+dat)
Term
reiðr
 Definition
angry
Term
ríða (I)
 Definition
to ride
Term
síðan
 Definition
then, later
Term
skjǫldr (u-stem m)
 Definition
shield
Term
suðr (a-stem n)
 Definition
south
Term
sverð (n)
 Definition
sword
Term
sœkja (ija-v)
 Definition
to seek, visit
Term
sǫk (f)
 Definition
court case, matter, thing
Term
tíðr
 Definition
frequent, popular, usual, customary
Term
verða (III)
 Definition
to become
Term
víða
 Definition
widely, far
Term
víkingr (m)
 Definition
Viking
Term
yðvarr
 Definition
y'all's, your (pl)
Term
þaðan
 Definition
thence, from there, from then on
Term
þar
 Definition
there
Term
þá
 Definition
then
Term
þegar
 Definition
immediately
Term
þessi
 Definition
this
Term
þinn
 Definition
your (sg), thy/thine
Term
þrír
 Definition
3
Term
þykkja (ija-v)
 Definition
to seem
Term
vǫxtr (u-stem m)
 Definition
size, usually used in dat of respect
Term
ætla (o:n-v)
 Definition
to intend, to think
Term
øx (ija-stem f)
 Definition
axe
Term
œpa (ija-v)
 Definition
to shout
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