Wurdhórbókar

1. back, backwards
2. again, once more

from behind

last

endmost, final

1. stream, river
2. water

licentious

lewdness, licentiousness, importunity

awn

to fear, to be afraid

lizard

any reptile

flood

fire, pyre

one's own, own

fire

fire, pyre

ember, hot ash

widow (male)

1. fear, reverence
2. honour

early

earliest

mother

long time, age, eternity

egg

1. fruit of a tree
2. nut or mast, especially an acorn

axe

awl

1. river
2. the river Elbe

1. wet nurse
2. grandmother

belly

ancestor; forefather

1. breath
2. spirit
3. zeal

1. to breathe; exhale
2. to puff
3. to sputter; snort

to breathe

to command, to order, to instruct

end, the endpoint of something

to unbind, loosen, set free

1. a bend; crook
2. hook; barb; angle
3. spear; dart
4. arrow
5. smell, scent

narrow, tight

on hand, within reach

to lay upon, lay on

breath

to breathe

to change

1. characteristic, inborn quality,
2. nature, character,
3. type, kind, manner, sort

1. poor, miserable
2. pitiful, pitiable

arm

to pity

to make poor, impoverish

poverty

dad

to give to, give over

nobility, race

noble

(poetic) dragon

prince

princess

a year

to acknowledge

wealth, riches

eye

to show, display, cause to see

to watch, to peer

1. wet sand or eath, mud
2. liquid, water, sea

ear

from the east

east, eastern

easy, light

humbleness, meekness

husband

to give up, give away, separate from

offhand, out of one’s hand, lost to one

to lay down, set aside, put away

to take away, remove

ewe

grandfather

maternal uncle

1. floodplain, meadow,
2. island

beam, balk (generally)

1. leg
2. bone

1. straight, right
2. ready, willing

back, rear

brook

band, fetter

spiky leaves

bark

child

paternal uncle

pink, magenta

to request, pray, plea

to bear, to carry

1. to take care of
2. to preserve, to keep
3. to protect, to save

bright shining, manifest, public

to offer, to bid

beer

to request, ask of, ask for, pray

to wait, (+gentitive) to wait for

to get anew, to beget

to bury

1. to come near, come around, come by, arrive
2. to come about, happen, befall
3. to come across, come by, chance upon, find, obtain

to confess

1. likeness, image
2. example

to stay, to remain in place

to cause to stay, to leave behind

to bind, to tie, to connect

to bite

1. leaf (of a plant)
2. sheet
3. blade (flat surface of a tool or weapon)

pale, white

1. blackness, the colour black
2. that which is black

1. burnt
2. black, swart

bright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding

white, pale (of animals)

1. blue
2. a dark bluish or grey color, black

1. to shine, glitter, twinkle
2. to blink, wink

1. to shine, to blink, to flash
2. to cheat, to deceive

to bloom, to flower

flower

blood

1. beech
2. writing, text, book

letter, written message, inscriptions carved into a flat object pressed together, “book”

broad, general, spanning across many.

bread

to smell

to break

breast

to destroy, crush, break

to burn, to be on

to cause to burn, to set on

brother

source, wellspring, fountain

brown

1. breastplate
2. coat of mail, byrnie

1. scrub, undergrowth, underbrush
2. thicket, copse
3. sprout, shoot; twig

breast, chest

belly, abdomen

round object; ball; bowl

1. room, chamber
2. dwelling, residence

dweller, inhabitant

1. board, plank
2. table
3. edge

1. bearing, carrying
2. pregnancy
3. birth

bush; thicket

day

part, portion, deal

to divide, to share, to deal

valley, dale

1. pin, needle
2. the tongue of a buckle; clasp
3. knife

a light spear; javelin; dart

to die

to make dead, kill

deed, act

wild animal, beast

1. dear, precious
2. expensive

to judge

to do

suited, fit

to draw, to pull, to carry

hard, solid

liquid

to drink

to drive, push, compel to go

1. to bother, to badger
2. to pursue, to drive

dry

leader, lord, sovereign

daughter

dark

orange

dove, pigeon

the language of the little Dove

light brown, brown

earth (both ground and the planet)

1. breath, breathing
2. spirit
3. breeze

evening

lord, master, commander, ruler

father

wool, fleece

1. hostile, criminal
2. coloured, decorated

fat

to fall

to cause to fall, to drop

to fold

pale, gray, fallow

fen, marsh, swamp, meadow

1. to take, to seize
2. to capture, to catch

sheep

to go, travel

1. to cause (one) to go; lead (someone; take (someone's) lead
2. to move, carry, bring

to strike, assail, beat

to struggle (with), fight

skin, hide

square (four-corner)

far, distant

1. to remove, take away, deprive
2. to depart from, withdraw

1. body
2. life; being; existence
3. oak tree

means of living, subsitence

1. body
2. life

feather

to blow, gust, whisk

enemy, fiend

to grasp, to take hold of

the living, men, people

bethink, meditate, ponder

fish, sea animal

feathers (collectively); plumage

flax

meat, flesh, body

1. stream; current; flow
2. flood
3. eddy
4. din; noise; commotion, tumult
5. joy, glee, mirth

spot, mark, blemish

to spot, mark, blemish

to fly

river, stream

1. river
2. flood

wing

fodder

sheath

1. to fit or join together
2. to add, append

fire

foot

1. to hold back of keep away (from); refrain (oneself) from
2. to bear throughout, endure

forbearance

to deal away, give away, distribute

to condemn, damn

to draw away; seduce

to drive away, drive out, expel

to devour, eat up, consume

1. to perish
2. to destroy

1. to pay up; renumerate
2. to pay back; repay; restore

to forgive

to try, to attempt

to come against

to despise, mistrust

mistrusted, infamous

to leave, dismiss

to take away, plunder

speak against, rebuke, reproach

to gobble up, devour, eat greedily

understand

sassy, cocky, stubborn, devious

1. happy
2. energetic

to blame

1. delight
2. enthusiasm

lord

to work ill, do wrong; to sin

free

1. tidings, news
2. question; inquiry
3. prophecy

1. freedom, liberty, the state of not being constrained or imprisoned
2. free, at liberty, unconstrained

first

firstmost

bird

to breed

full

to follow

folk, people, tribe

to make whole, complete, perfect

to forbid, command against

1. fir; pine
2. forest (of fir/pine trees)

1. to go before, precede
2. to pass by (conjugated as gán)

to frighten, make afraid

first, foremost

to come before

to disregard, condemn, judge

1. to say beforehand
2. to predict

1. forward
2. onward, forth

merit

birth, the act of giving birth

a collection of people, troop

comrade, companion

goat

1.trustworthy
2. valuable

1. gallows, gibbet
2. a rod, pole, stake
3. cross-beam, rafter

1. a lying together
2. sexual intercourse, consummation (of marriage)

alike, similar, equal

shared, communal, public, common, ordinary

1. a fellow human, associate, companion
2. pleasure, enjoyment, joy
3. fun, amusement, game, sport

memory, remembrance

1. remembrance, memory
2. commemoration, memorial

to go

to heal

walk, step

enough, sufficient

goose

roommate, someone you share a home with

justness, justice, fairness, equity

a secret counsel; mystery, secret rite

counselor

prepared, ready

1. to see completely
2. realise

companion in life, great friend, one with whom someone shares the journey

belief, faith

wealth, riches

rich

weapons, arms, armament

district, region, shire, domain, area

that which is paid out; reward, gift, money

to pay, to have value/count

tax, tribute, offering; that which is payed, given as payment

yellow

barley

to attain, acquire, get, receive, hold

gift

1. given, having been given
2. givable

to give

prone to giving, generous

(act of) giving, gift

1. (transitive, +accusative) to gift, give (something)
2. (transitive, +dative) to give a gift to

to begin

1. shining, bright
2. sea

good

winter

grass

grass-green

1. coarse, crude
2. big, large

1. body
2. torso, stomache

rough, crusty, scabby.

grey

to grab, grasp

1. grey
2. terrible; frightening

roof (of a building)

green

1. back
2. spine
3. ridge

ground, foundation

coarse, rough

God

yellow

gold

man

1. manner, way
2. personality, character
3. appearance, aspect
4. rank, degree, status
5. state, condition
6. kind, sort; gender
7. (in compounds) -hood

clear, bright

1. whole, unbroken, intact
2. entire, complete
3. hale, healthy, sound, Hail!

to hallow, make holy, to sanctify

1. grey
2. (figurative) aged; old; lofty; distinguished

to reign, excersise sovereign power over (+acc.)

1. to address
2. name
3. (passive) to be called

to hold, keep

neck, throat

hen

hand

hair

1. flax
2. linen

grey

despised, poor, miserable

to hear

head

1. sea
2. lift, lifting, elevation

having, possession

to have

oat(s)

hair

herd

to restore, renew

heart

hart, stag

darkish blue, purple

1. cloud cover
2. sky

shepherd, herdsman

adulterer, whore

to commit adultery, fornicate

skin, hide

(a) wood

1. inclined, favourable (towards)
2. gracious, devoted, loyal
3. graceful

dog

hoorn

house

sole of the foot

wicked, naughty

ice

yes

yea, yep

1. miserable
2. lament

1. year
2. (good) harvest

festivity, celebration

chaff

cold

well, spring

1. round piece of wood
2. log

to come

kernel, core

1. to test, to try
2. to choose

look, peep

child

kind, race

to stumble

claw

to know, recognise, understand

knee

1. pincers; shears
2. knife

cool

1. to look after, observe
2. to watch, keep, care for

cow

strength, power, prowess

to scream, shout, screech

to call out, scream, shout, proclaim

1. a body; mass
2. a compressed, round mass; lump; ball
3. a group; bunch; collection
4. (of harvest, fruit, plant, corn) a crop; bunch; cluster; head (of grain)
5. (of a bird) a crop

cock, rooster, chicken

1. bowl, vessel
2. vat, tub

kin, family, clan

1. to know, to be familiar with, to recognise
2.to know how, to be able to

king

realm, kingdom

queen

realm, kingdom

to make known

genealogy

heavy, great in weight.

corn, grain, cereal

suffering, pain

to suffer, hurt

to make suffer, to hurt

woman

wife

1. belly, stomach
2. womb

to say

1. a saying, statement, phrase
2. a sentence

1. dying; death; downfall; end
2. the end or dying of the day; evening

1. situation
2. law
3. a settled amount (cost, price, payment, etc.)

1. water, liquid
2. sea, ocean
3. wetness
4. lake
5. pond; pool; puddle

to laugh

leg

1. a leading
2. a way, course, route, direction

loaf, slice of bread

limp, slack, loose, low

slackness

lamb

long

flame

leaf

canopy

a lying, a place where one lies, camp

lip

1. to let, to allow
2. to leave alone

to lie, to tell a falsehood

light

to give light, set alight

to lose, to cease to have

song, lay, song of praise

lovely, sweet, pleasant

to lie, to rest

to lay down, set aside, put away

light (in weight)

thigh

1. body
2. corpse, dead body

1. to conform, to be of an agreeable kind
2. to like (+dat.)

line, chord, rope, string

1. bendsome; flexible
2. pliable; supple
3. weak; soft; mild

serpent; snake

dragon

to learn

1. to go; pass
2. to go through

to cause to go, to lead

little (smaller than smal)

1. body
2. life

to live, to be alive

liver

1. roof
2. roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky
3. atmosphere
4. air

lung

1. loss
2. ruin

loss

louse

to listen, attend

lust, desire, want

love, affection

to praise

praise

stomach

to be allowed to, may

1. power, ability
2. strength, force

common

human, human being, person, individual

1. sea, ocean
2. lake, body of water

1. rod, pole, perch
2. bar, plank
3. (nautical) mast

1. maggot, worm
2.moth

middle, midmost

to mediate, moderate

son-in-law

1. time, occasion
2. point in time, period of time
3. time for eating, meal
4. spot, mark
5. measure, measurement

milk

middle, mid, centre

1. great, large
2. much, many (large amount of)

dinosaur (excluding birds)

flesh

memory, thought

remembrance

zeal, boldness, courage

mother

maternal aunt

aunt, auntie

must, have to

1. mind, memory
2. feeling, emotion
3. love, desire

1. to think, to consider, to believe
2. to remember (with genitive of the thing/things being remembered)

thought, remembrance

mouth

1. morning
2. tomorrow

mouse

1. adder
2. snake, viper
3. snake in general

1. nail (on hands or feet)
2. nail or peg used for fastening

night

the back of the necht; nape

name

constricted, narrow

nose

1. (of a bird) beak
2. (of a human) nose

1. need
2. trouble, distress
3. compulsion, force

to compel, to force

no, not

nephew

neighbour

nigh, near, close

to take

to survive, recover, heal

niece

to bow

to make bow

new

from the north

north, northern

use, profit, foredeal, benefit, yield

usefulness, profit; yield

1. (anatomy) mouth
2. (of a river) mouth, inlet

1. ancestral land, the land owned by one's kin
2. (by extension) one's property, inheritance

to perform, practise

sharp point, pike, pickaxe, peak

1. to stand up for
2. to be responsible for

1. care, maintenance, diligence
2. responsibility, duty, obligation

puss, cat

to loosen; set free; deliver; rescue; save

1. clean, not dirty
2. pure
3. innocent

1. strip; margin
2. strap; band; rein
3. cord; rope; cable
4. circular band; circlet; ringlet

1. direction, course, path, track
2. an unwinding, unravelling, an unfolding
3. a narrative, account, tale, story
4. argument, reasoning
5. a straightener, especially a device used for straightening or detangling (e.g. threads, strings, ropes, etc.)
6. a harrow or rake (tool, implement)

to rake up, to pile up, to heap up

(transitive) to stretch, straighten, straighten out

fast

house, dwelling

to rest

rat

1. account
2. reasoning

red

1. pile (of stones), heap
2. haystack

examination

advice, counsel

1. to decide, advise
2.to interpret

rain

to rain

1. right, straight
2. morally upright, just

to make straight, straighten

1. A ruler, chief
2. A king
3. A prince

1. might; power; dominion; rule
2. wealth; affluence

1. rulership, government, authority
2. realm, kingdom
3. kingly, royal, noble
4. mighty, powerful
5. rich

red

1. bark (tree)
2. crust
3. rind

1. to scale; move vertically (either up or down)
2. to rise

river

to cry out, call, shout

rye

1. room, open space
2. roomy, spacious, open

1. secret, mystery
2. inscription written with runes

to say

1. a stone chip used for cutting
2. dagger, knife

body of water: lake, sea, ocean

soul, life-force

1. quarrel
2. charge, case, lawsuit
3. thing, matter

to charge, dispute

to salve, anoint

same, alike

to bring together; gather; collect; assemble

singing, song, melody

1. boiling; seething
2. wellspring; fountain; source
3. well
4. pit

to sow, to disperse (seeds)

seed

victory, triumph

1. sheet
2. sail

1. happy, fortunate
2. kind, good

blissful, prosperous, happy

to see

to win; gain; conquer; triumph; overcome

1. trickling water; a dribble
2. a slow brook
3. a marshy place

silver

evergreen

1. journey, way, path
2. time (as in first time, many times), instance

to go on a journey, travel

to sit

to set, to place down

1. appearance, sight
2. face

shadow

shaft

1. shell, husk
2. (anatomy) scale

shall, will

1. to make, to create
2. to shape

1. sharp
2. pointed

1. corner; wedge, protrusion
2. the corner of a piece of cloth or garment: lap, flap, fold. (by extension) lap
3. sheet
4. (nautical) a line from the foot of a sail

1. to spring, come up
2. emerge, happen

sheep

shine, appear (as)

thicket, small wood

1. (transitive) to owe
2. (auxiliary) to be obliged to, have to

1. obligation
2. debt
3. fault, blame, guilt

short

to slaughter

snake

to sleep

1. to swallow; consume 2. to engulf

to beg, implore, urge

small

to stain, smear

(molten) fat, lard

daughter-in-law

to satisfy

to seek, look for

sweet

1. rod, pole, spike
2. splinter

1. news, message
2. tale, story, legend

a split or broken piece of wood; splinter; board

1. peak; summit; top
2. pole; rod; reed; stalk

rod; spike; skewer

to spew

to speak

to scorn, mock

place, location

stake

1. post, stake, stud
2. staff, rod
3. trunk, stalk
5. stump, tail

to stand

a step

to step

1. stiff; rigid
2. strong

1. staff, stick
2. a letter of the (runic) alphabet

tail

to become stiff

pushed away, cut off, abandoned, deserted, orphaned, step-

stick, pole

1. stool 2. throne 3. chair

shore, strand

1. tight, strict, straight
2. strong

1. stream, current, river

to punish

1. stick
2. beam, post
3. stump

stump

point in time

storm

to suck, to suckle

son

something that should not be; sin, crime

from the south

south, southern

1. sponge
2. fungus, mushroom
3. swamp

black

to sleep

mother-in-law

father-in-law

1. heavy
2. grave, grievous, serious, important

sister

pig, swine

1. hair; ponytail
2. hair of a tail; tail

brother-in-law

1. speech
2. number

tooth

1. tool; apparatus; gadget
2. equipment; rigging
3. rope, line; fiber

right (direction/side)

to be silent, to not speak

to silence

roof, cover

1. thought; mind; consideration
2. remembrance
3. gratitude; thanks

1 to perceive, to think
2.to thank

intestine, gut

1. to fashion, weave
2. to break flax

adze

thick, fat, viscous

people, tribe

king, leader of the people

thigh

thief

slave, servant

to thrive, prosper

1. appointed time; date; appointment
2. meeting; assembly, council
3. case, matter, issue (such as what is discussed at an assembly)
4. thing, object

1. to press on
2. to crowd

thin, inviscid

to seem, to appear

1. time
2. period, interval

a planned point in time

1. building
2. timber

(non-monotheistic) deity, idol, pagan god

tool

tree

1. true
2. faithful

to trust, believe

1. tongue
2. speech, language

udder, breast

uppermost, highest

ox

different, unlike

unfriendly, antagonistic

unknown

apathy, listlessness, lack of desire

1. inability
2. weakness, strengthlessness

useless

unclean, impure

wrong, bad, unjust

1. unhappy, unfortunate, poor
2. unkind, bad, wicked

unsweet

untrue, disloyal, unfaithful

1. unworthy, without value
2. contemptible, without dignity

unknowing, uncertain, unsure

up, upwards

literally 'up-heaven', 'high heaven', with the more literal meaning being Heaven, God's dwelling

1. to breathe out
2. to expire

breath, exhalation

to wait out, be patient, expect