Old English Core Vocabulary (w/ macrons)

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• Bēaggyfa noun m ring-giver lord occurrences poet
• Bēaggyfu noun f ring-giving generosity hapax legomenon poet
• Bēaghord noun n ring-hoard treasure occurrences beowulf
• Bealdor noun m lord occurrences poet
• Bealu noun n misery harm injury enmity
• Bealuhygdig adj intending evil hostile hapax legomenon beowulf
• Bealusīþ noun m painful journey bitter experience occurrences
• Bēam noun m tree cross
• Bearm noun m bosom lap
• Bearn noun n child son cp mne dialect
• Bearu noun m grove
• Bebēodan verb command to
• Gebed noun n prayer
• Bedǣlan verb deprive to
• Bēgen adj pron and both
• Begeondan prep beyond
• Begietan verb acquire to get
• Beginnan verb begin to
• Begnornian verb lament to
• Behēafdian verb behead decapitate to
• Behrēowsian verb repent to
• Benc noun f bench
• Benn noun f wound occurrences poet
• Bēon verb to be
• Bēor noun n beer
• Beorg noun m hill mound mountain cp mng
• Beorgan verb save protect to
• Beorht adj bright
• Beorn noun m man warrior poet
• Gebēorscipe noun m beer party
• Bēot noun n vow boast
• Beran verb carry bear to
• Berstan verb burst to
• Beswīcan verb deceive ensnare to
• Bet adv better
• Gebetan verb improve remedy to
• Betwēonan prep cp mne between
• Betweox prep between
• Bīdan verb await experience to
• Biddan verb bid to ask
• Gebiddan verb pray to
• Bifian verb shake cp mng beben
• Bīgong noun m practice observance worship
• Bill noun n sword poet cp mng beil
• Bisgu noun f occupation cp mne busy
• Bītan verb bite to
• Blāc adj pale cp mne bleak
• Blæc adj black
• Blæd noun m glory
• Blāwan verb blow to
• Blētsian verb bless to
• Blōd noun n blood
• Bōc noun f book
• Bodian verb preach cp mne bode
• Bolster noun n pillow cp mne
• Bricg noun f bridge
• Brim noun n sea poet
• Broga noun m terror danger
• Brōþor noun m brother
• Brūcan verb enjoy benefit cp l fruor mng
• Brūn adj brown black purple red cp mne
• Brytta noun m distributor hands poet
• Burh noun f stronghold enclosure cp mne borough
• Būtan prep without except but
• Byrgan verb bury to
• Bysig adj busy
• Bysmor noun m disgrace mockery
• Cāsere noun m emperor cp mne caesar mng
• Ceald adj cold
• Gecēapian verb buy cp mne cheap
• Ceaster noun f town cp l castrum mne
• Cempa noun m warrior
• Cicen noun n chicken
• Cirice noun f church cp medgr kuriakon
• Clipian verb call to
• Clyppan verb embrace cp mne paperclip
• Gecnāwan verb recognise perceive understand
• Cniht noun m boy youth
• Cringan verb fall perish poet cp mne cringe
• Cuman verb to come
• Cunnan verb to know
• Cunnian verb find to out
• Cwellan verb kill to
• Cwēn noun f woman queen cp mne gynaecology
• Cwic adj alive cp mne quick
• Cyning noun m king
• Cȳse noun m cheese cp l caseum
• Cȳþan verb make inform reveal
• Dǣd noun f deed
• Dæg m day
• Dǣl noun m part portion cp mne deal
• Dēma noun m judge cp mne deem
• Deofol noun m n devil
• Dēop adj deep
• Dēor noun n wild animal cp mne deer
• Deorc adj dark
• Dīgol adj secret
• Dōm noun m judgement cp mne doom
• Dōn verb to do
• Drēam noun m joy delight
• Drēogan verb suffer cp mnscots adj driech
• Drēor noun m n dripping blood occurrences poet
• Drihten noun m lord
• Dugan verb mng taugen tüchtig
• Duguþ noun f troop seasoned retainers mature men
• Durran verb dare to
• Duru noun f door
• Gedwyld noun n heresy error
• Dȳre adj dear cp mng teuer
• Dyrne adj secret
• Dysig adj foolish cp mne dizzy
• Ēa noun f river cp l aqua
• Ēac adv also
• Eadig adj blessed happy ead cp christian names
• Eald adj old
• Ealdor noun m leader prince cp mne alderman
• Ealdor noun n life age
• Eallwealda noun m all-ruler lord poet
• Earfoþ noun n work hardship mne robot mng
• Earm adj poor mng arm
• Ēce adj eternal
• Ecg noun f edge sword
• Eft adv again
• Ege noun m fear
• Ellen noun n courage strength
• Engel noun m angel
• Ent noun m giant cp tolkien’s
• Eorl noun m nobleman
• Faran verb travel cp mne farewell
• Fæder noun m father
• Fæger adj beautiful pleasant cp mne fair
• Feax noun n hair cp tolkien’s shadowfax
• Fela pron many
• Fēond noun m enemy
• Fēor adj far
• Feorh noun n life
• Ferhþ noun m spirit mind poet
• Flēogan verb fly to
• Folde noun f earth ground
• Folme noun f hand mne palm
• Fōn verb catch seize to
• Forhtian verb fear to
• Forlǣtan verb abandon neglect to
• Forma adj first
• Forst noun m frost
• Frætwe noun f pl ornaments poet
• Frēa noun m lord poet cp mng frau
• Fremde adj strange cp mng fremd
• Fremman verb perpetrate cp mng fromm
• Friþ noun m peace cp mng frieden
• Frōd adj wise poet cp tolkien’s frodo
• Frōfor noun f consolation
• Fruma noun m beginning
• Fugol noun m bird cp mne fowl
• Fultum noun m support help
• Fūs adj eager
• Fȳr noun n fire
• Fyren noun f crime wickedness
• Galan verb sing cp mne nightingale yell
• Gamol adj ancient poet cp mnda
• Gammel mng vergammeln
• Gān verb to go
• Gār noun m spear poet cp hrothgar beowulf
• Gāst noun m spirit soul angel ghost
• Gear noun n year
• Geard noun m yard enclosure cp tolkien’s isengard
• Gēomor adj sad poet cp mng jammer
• Geond prep through throughout
• Geong adj young
• Georn adj eager cp mne yearn mng gerne
• Giedd noun n word speech riddle poet cp
• Giefu noun f gift
• Gīet adv yet still
• Gif conj if
• Geoguþ noun f youth young people
• Gnornian verb mourn to
• Gōd adj good
• God noun m
• Grǣdig adj greedy
• Griþ noun n truce
• Guma noun m man poet cp mne bridegroom
• Gūþ noun f battle war poet
• Gylp noun m boast pride cp mne yelp
• Gyse adv yes
• Habban verb to have
• Hāl adj safe unhurt cp mne
• Hālig adj holy
• Hām noun m home
• Hāt adj hot
• Hātan verb command order call cp mng heissen
• Hǣlan verb heal to
• Hǣlend noun m saviour cp mng heiland
• Hæleþ noun m hero poet cp mng held
• Hǣþen adj heathen
• Hēafod noun n head
• Hēah adj high
• Hearh noun m heathen shrine cp placename harrow
• Heaþorinc m warrior poet
• Helm noun m protection cover helmet
• Heofon noun m heaven
• Heorot noun m deer stag cp mne hart
• Noun m army cp mng heer
• Hergian verb ravage cp mne harry
• Hild noun f battle cp christian hilda
• Hlāf noun m bread cp mne loaf
• Hlāford noun m lord cp oe hlaf bread
• Hlǣw noun m mound barrow cp placenames lewes
• Hlēo noun n protection shelter
• Holt noun n wood forest cp mng holz
• Hord noun n hoard
• Hū adv how
• Hund noun m dog cp mne hound
• Hūs noun n house
• Hwā pron who
• Hwæt pron what
• Hwǣr adv where
• Hwæþer conj whether
• Hwelc pron adj and which
• Hwīl noun f while
• Hycgan verb plan to think
• Hyge noun m mind heart courage poet cp
• Hyht noun m joy bliss hope
• Hyrde noun m guardian keeper cp mne shepherd
• Hysenoun m warrior poet
• Ic pron i
• Ides noun f lady poet
• Ilca adj pron cp mne ilk
• Īsen noun n iron cp mng eisen tolkien’s
• Lāc noun n play sacrifice offering cp mne
• Lāf noun f remnant left cp mne leave
• Lagu noun f law
• Lār noun f teaching cp mne lore
• Lāþ adj hateful hostile cp mne loathsome
• Lǣne adj temporary transitory granted lent
• Lēas adj devoid cp mne
• Leax noun m salmon cp mnsw gravad lax
• Lēode noun pl people cp mng leute
• Lēof adj beloved dear cp mne love mng
• Lēoht noun n light
• Lēoþ noun n song poem poetry cp mng
• Līc noun n body cp mng leiche
• Līchama noun m body cp mng leichnam
• Līf noun n life
• Lind noun f shield lindenwood
• Lof noun n praise cp mng lob
• Lofgeorn adj eager praise cp beowulf
• Lufu noun f love
• Lyft noun f air sky breeze cp mng
• Magan verb competent cp mne
• Mān n crime
• Manig adj many
• Maþelian verb speak poet to
• Māþm m treasure
• Mǣg noun m kinsman
• Mægen n strength power army cp mne main
• Mægþ noun f maiden
• Mǣre adj famous glorious notorious cp mng märchen
• Mearc noun f boundary region border cp mne
• Mearh m horse cp mne mare
• Mēce noun m sword poet
• Meodo noun m mead cp tolkien’s meduseld
• Meotod noun m creator poet literally measurer cp
• Mere noun m pool lake
• Micel adj great large much
• Mid prep amid with among
• Middle middangeard noun m world earth cp tolkien’s
• Miht noun f might
• Mōna noun m moon
• Mōd noun n spirit courage mind cp mne
• Mōdig adj brave bold arrogant cp mne moody
• Mōdor noun f mother
• Morþor noun n crime violence torment cp mne
• Mōtan verb allowed cp mne
• Mund noun f hand protection cp mng vormund
• Gemynd noun n mind remembrance
• Mynster noun n monastery church cp mne minster
• Nǣdre noun f snake serpent
• Næss noun m headland bluff cp fife ness
• Nēah adj near
• Noun m neorxnawang paradise oe wang field
• Niman verb cp mne numb mng nehmen
• Nīþ noun m hatred malice trouble cp mng
• Genōg adj enough
• Nū adv now
• Nytt noun f utility cp mng nutzen mndu
• Ofer prep over
• Ofermōd noun n pride arrogance overconfidence cp battle
• Offrian verb offer to
• Oft adv often
• Onfōn verb receive accept cp mng empfangen
• Ongēan adv back again
• Ongietan verb understand perceive to
• Onginnan verb begin to
• Ord noun m point spear vanguard
• Ōþer adj other
• Oþ þæt conj until
• Oþþe conj or
• Pæþ noun m path
• Penig noun m penny
• Prēost noun m priest cp medl presbyter
• Rand noun m shield shield-boss poet
• Rǣd noun m advice cp mng rat
• Rǣdan verb read instruct give counsel rule
• Gereord noun n speech voice
• Rīce noun n kingdom cp mne bishopric mng
• Rīce adj powerful great cp mne rich
• Rinc noun m man warrior poet
• Rōd noun f rood cross
• Rodor noun m sky heaven
• Rūn noun f secret meditation cp mng raunen
• Sacu noun f battle
• Samod adv time together too
• Sār adj sore
• Sārig adj sorrowful cp mne
• Sāwol noun f soul
• Sǣ noun f m sea
• Sceadu noun f shadow
• Scealc noun m man warrior cp mne marshal=officer
• Scēat noun m surface region cp mne sheet
• Sceatt noun m money payment cp mne scotfree
• Sceþþan verb injure cp mne scathing
• Scēawian verb cp mne show mng schauen
• Scieppan verb create cp mng schöpfen
• Sculan verb cp mne to
• Sē sēo þæt pron the
• Sēcan verb seek to
• Secg noun m man warrior poet
• Secgan verb to say
• Sefa noun m heart poet
• Sele noun m hall house poet
• Sellan verb give sell to
• Sendan verb send throw hurl
• Sēon verb to see
• Gesib adj related cp mne sibling
• Sibb noun f peace cp mne gossip
• Sīge noun m victory cp christian siegfried mng
• Simle adv always
• Sinc noun n treasure
• Singal adj perpetual
• Sīþ noun m journey fate lot venture
• Siþþan adv since afterwards later
• Slēan verb strike beat cp mne slay
• Smēagan verb examine to think
• Snottor adj wise poet
• Sōna adv immediately soon
• Sorg noun f sorrow grief trouble
• Sōþ adj true cp mne sooth
• Spēd noun f success quickness cp mne good
• Spell noun n story message cp mne
• Gospel oe god spel=good message
• Sprecan verb speak cp mng sprechen
• Stān noun m stone
• Stefn noun f voice cp mng stimme
• Stōw noun f place cp place-names felixstowe walthamstow
• Strǣl noun m f arrow cp mng strahl
• Sum adj pron and a
• Gesund adj unharmed uncorrupted cp mne sound
• Sunne noun f sun
• Sunu noun m son
• Swā adv so thus
• Sweart adj dark black cp mne swarthy
• Swefn noun n dream
• Swelc adj such
• Sweord noun n sword
• Sweostor noun f sister
• Sweotol adj clear manifest
• Swincan verb labour toil struggle
• Swīþe adv greatly very
• Symbel noun n feast
• Syn noun f crime sin
• Tēon verb draw drag cp mng ziehen
• Tīd noun f time cp mne tide
• Til adj good
• Tīr noun m glory cp mng zier
• Torht adj bright
• Trēow noun n tree
• Trēow noun f faith trust loyalty cp mne
• Tūn noun m town village
• Tungol noun n star
• Twēgen num cp mne twain mark
• Twēo noun m doubt uncertainty
• Þā adv conj and then
• Þǣr adv conj and there
• Þēah adv though
• Þēaw noun m custom practice
• Þegn noun m thane nobleman retainer warrior
• Þēod noun f people nation cp mng deutsch
• Geþēode noun n language
• Þēoden noun m prince lord cp tolkien’s king
• Þēow noun m slave servant cp wealhtheow beowulf
• Þolian verb suffer to
• Þonne adv then
• Þrōwian verb suffer to
• Þrym noun m glory
• Þurfan verb to need
• Þurh prep through
• Ūhta noun m f period dawn cp mndu
• Uncuþ adj unknown strange cp mne uncouth
• Ūt adv out
• Wæl noun n slaughter carnage cp mne valkyrie
• Wæstm noun m fruit
• Wield wealdan verb control cp mne mng walter
• Wealdend noun m ruler lord
• Weard noun m guardian cp mne ward
• Weaxan verb grow cp mne wax
• Wēn noun f expectation hope cp mng wahnsinn
• Wendan verb turn translate change cp mne wend
• Weorþan verb happen cp mng werden
• Wer noun m man cp mne werewolf l
• Werod noun n troop company
• Wīc noun n abode cp place-names ipswich norwich
• Wīf noun n woman wife
• Wīg noun n war battle
• Wīga noun m warrior poet
• Wiht noun f n creature cp mng wicht
• Willan verb to want
• Wīne noun m friend lord poet cp names
• Gewinn noun n war battle strife
• Winnan verb struggle fight to
• Gewinnan verb conquer win to
• Wita noun m wise man counsellor cp oe
• Witan verb to know
• Wīte noun n punishment
• Wiþ prep against from with
• Wlanc adj proud
• Wolcen noun n m cloud sky cp mng
• Woruld noun f world
• Wrāþ adj hostile cp mne wroth
• Wræcca noun m wanderer exile
• Wrecan verb avenge to
• Wrītan verb write cp mng ritzen
• Wudu noun m wood forest tree
• Wuldor noun n glory
• Wundor noun n miracle wonder
• Wunian verb dwell cp mng wohnen
• Wynn noun f joy cp mne winsome
• Wyrcan verb make form produce
• Wyrd noun f fate event cp mne weird
• Wyrm noun m worm serpent
• Wyrt noun f herb plant vegetable cp mne
• Yfel adj evil cp mng übel
• Ymb prep about concerning
• Yrmþu noun f hardship
• Yrre noun n anger
• Ȳþ noun f wave
• Ābūtan adv about around
• Ac conj but however
• Ācennan verb bring give birth
• Ācwellan verb kill to
• Adl noun f sickness disease
• Āgen adj own
• Āglǣca noun m monster combatant terrible poet
• Āhwǣr adv anywhere
• Ālimpan verb befall pass come
• Ālȳfan verb permit to allow
• Āmyrran verb wound cp mne mar
• Ān numeral a an one
• Conj and
• Anda noun m malice hostility
• Andgit noun n meaning sense
• Andsaca noun m enemy adversary cp mng widersacher
• Andswarian verb answer to
• Andweard adj present
• Andwlita noun m face cp mng antlitz
• Andwyrdan verb answer cp mngantworten
• Ānfeald adj simple onefold cp mng einfältig
• Ānfloga noun m solitary flier hapaxlegomenon seafarer
• Angel noun m hook cp mne angle
• Anginn noun n beginning
• Ānhaga noun m solitary dwells poet
• Ānlīcnes noun f image
• Ānrǣd adj resolute
• Anwealda noun m ruler lord poet
• Ār noun n copper cp mne ore
• Ār noun f honour mercy favour prosperity
• Ār noun f oar
• Ariht adv properly
• Ārīsan verb arise to
• Ārlēas adj dishonourable
• Ārlīce adv honourably kindly
• Arod adj bold
• Ārweorþe adj honourable
• Āsecgan verb to say tell
• Āstyrian verb remove move cp mne stir
• Atelic adj horrible dreadful
• Ātēon verb draw unsheathe to
• Atol adj terrible hateful poet
• Āttor noun n venom cp mng eiter
• Āþ noun m oath
• Āwiht noun n cp mne aught
• Āxian verb to ask
• Ǣ noun f law cp mng ehe
• Æcer noun m cultivated field cp mne acre
• Ǣfæst adj pious
• Ǣfen noun m evening cp mne eve
• Ǣfre adv forever always ever
• Æfter prep after
• Æfterfylgan verb follow to come
• Ǣghwa pron everyone everything
• Ǣghwær adv everywhere
• Ǣgþer pron each both either
• Æht noun f possessions property
• Ǣl noun m eel
• Ǣlc pron adj each every
• Ælfscȳne adj beautiful fairy occurrences poet
• Ælmihtig adj almighty
• Ǣmettig adj empty
• Ǣnig adj any
• Ǣr adv previously cp mne ere
• Ǣrende noun n message cp mne errand
• Ǣrest adj first
• Ǣrgewinn noun n ancient hostility hapax legomenon dream
• Ǣrgōd adj good times occurrences beowulf
• Ærnan verb run to
• Æsc noun m ash tree spear
• Æscplega noun m spear-fight battle hapax legomenon judith
• Æscrōf adj brave battle in
• Æstel noun m pointer one’s place reads occurrences
• Æt prep at
• Ætgædere adv together
• Ætsomne adv together
• Ætȳwan verb show to appear
• Æþele adj noble
• Æþeling noun m prince atheling
• Æþelo noun n pl origin descent noble lineage
• Baldlice adv boldly
• Bana noun m slayer cp mne bane poet
• Bānhūs noun n body bone-house occurrences poet
• Bānloca noun m bone-enclosure muscles body occurrences poet
• Bār noun m boar
• Bāt noun m boat
• Baþian verb bathe to
• Bæc noun n back
• Bæcere noun m baker
• Bǣl noun n fire funeral pyre poet
• Bærnan verb burn to
• Bæþ noun n bath
• Prep be about concerning
• Bēacen noun n beacon sign
• Beadu noun m battle occurrences poet
• Beadurinc noun m warrior occurrences poet
• Beadurōf adj bold battle occurrences poet
• Bēag noun m circular ornament neck wrist finger

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