Old English Nouns 2 Flashcards
dæg
dæg, m.,day
adl
adl,noun, f.,sickness, disease
aglæca
aglæca,noun, m.,monster, combatant, the terrible one(poet.)
anda
anda,noun, m.,malice, hostility
andgit
andgit,noun, n.,meaning, sense
andsaca
andsaca,noun, m.,enemy,adversary(cp. MnG Widersacher)
andwlita
andwlita,noun, m.,face(cp. MnG Antlitz)
anfloga
anfloga,noun, m.,solitary flier(hapax legomenon,The Seafarer)
angel
angel,noun, m.,hook(cp. MnE angle)
anginn
anginn,noun, n.,beginning
anhaga
anhaga,noun, m.,solitary one, one who dwells alone(poet.)
anlicnes
anlicnes,noun, f.,image
anwealda
anwealda,noun, m.,ruler, Lord(poet.)
ar
ar,noun, n.,copper(cp. MnE ore)
ar
ar,noun, f,honour, mercy, favour, prosperity
ar
ar,noun, f.,oar
attor
attor,noun, n.,venom(cp. MnG Eiter)
aþ
aþ,noun, m.,oath
awiht
awiht,noun, n.,anything(cp. MnE aught)
æ
æ,noun, f.,law(cp. MnG Ehe)
æcer
æcer,noun, m.,cultivated field(cp. MnE acre)
æfen
æfen,noun, m.,evening(cp. MnE even, eve)
æht
æht,noun, f.,possessions, property
æl
æl,noun, m.,eel
ærende
ærende,noun, n.,message(cp. MnE errand)
ærgewinn
ærgewinn,noun, n.,ancient hostility(hapax legomenon,The Dream of the Rood)
æsc
æsc,noun, m.,ash tree, spear
æscplega
æscplega,noun, m.,spear-fight, battle(hapax legomenon,Judith)
æstel
æstel,noun, m.,?pointer used to keep one’s place as one reads(4 occurrences)
æþeling
æþeling,noun, m.,prince, atheling
æþelo
æþelo,noun, n. pl.,origin, descent, noble lineage
bana
bana,noun, m.,slayer(cp. MnE bane, poet.)
banhus
banhus,noun, n.,body(‘bone-house’, 6 occurrences, poet.)
banloca
banloca,noun, m.,‘bone-enclosure’, ?muscles, ?body(5 occurrences, poet.)
bar
bar,noun, m.,boar
bat
bat,noun, m.,boat
bæc
bæc,noun, n.,back
bæcere
bæcere,noun, m.,baker
bæl
bæl,noun, n.,fire, funeral pyre(poet.)
bæþ
bæþ,noun, n.,bath
beacen
beacen,noun, n.,beacon, sign
beadu
beadu,noun, m.,battle(15 occurrences, poet.)
beadurinc
beadurinc,noun, m.,warrior(3 occurrences, poet.)
beag
beag,noun, m.,circular ornament(around neck, wrist, finger etc.),ring(cp. MnE bagel)
beaggyfa
beaggyfa,noun, m.,ring-giver, lord(7 occurrences, poet.)
beaggyfu
beaggyfu,noun, f.,ring-giving, generosity(hapax legomenon, poet.)
beaghord
beaghord,noun, n.,ring-hoard, treasure(3 occurrences, all inBeowulf)
bealdor
bealdor,noun, m.,lord(10 occurrences, poet.)
bealu
bealu,noun, n.,misery, harm, injury, enmity
bealusiþ
bealusiþ,noun, m.,painful journey, bitter experience(2 occurrences, poet.)
beam
beam,noun, m.,tree, cross
bearm
bearm,noun, m.,bosom, lap
bearn
bearn,noun, n.,child, son(cp. MnE dialect bairn)
bearu
bearu,noun, m.,grove
gebed
gebed,noun, n.,prayer
benc
benc,noun, f.,bench
benn
benn,noun, f.,wound(9 occurrences, poet.)
beor
beor,noun, n.,beer
beorg
beorg,noun, m.,hill, mound, mountain(cp. MnG Berg)
beorn
beorn,noun, m.,man, warrior(poet.)
gebeorscipe
gebeorscipe,noun, m.,beer party
beot
beot,noun, n.,vow, boast
bigong
bigong,noun, m.,worship
bill
bill,noun, n.,sword(poet., cp. MnG Beil)
bisgu
bisgu,noun, f.,occupation(cp. MnE busy)
blæd
blæd,noun, m.,glory
blod
blod,noun, n.,blood
boc
boc,noun, f.,book
bolster
bolster,noun, n.,pillow(cp. MnE bolster)
bricg
bricg,noun, f.,bridge
brim
brim,noun, n.,sea(poet.)
broga
broga,noun, m.,terror, danger
broþor
broþor,noun, m.,brother
brytta
brytta,noun, m.,distributor, one who hands out(poet.)
burh
burh,noun, f.,stronghold, enclosure(cp. MnE borough, MnG Burg)
bysmor
bysmor,noun, m.,disgrace, mockery
casere
casere,noun, m.,emperor(cp. MnE Caesar, MnG Kaiser)
ceaster
ceaster,noun, f.,town(cp. L castrum, MnE -chester, eg. Manchester, Winchester)
cempa
cempa,noun, m.,warrior
cicen
cicen,noun, n.,chicken
cirice
cirice,noun, f.,church(cp. MedGr kuriakon)
cniht
cniht,noun, m.,boy, youth
cwen
cwen,noun, f.,woman, queen(cp. MnE gynaecology)
cyning
cyning,noun, m.,king
cyse
cyse,noun, m.,cheese(cp. L caseum)
dæd
dæd,noun, f.,deed
dæl
dæl,noun, m.,part, portion(cp. MnE deal)
dema
dema,noun, m.,judge(cp. MnE to deem)
deofol
deofol,noun, m. or n.,devil
deor
deor,noun, n.,wild animal(cp. MnE deer, MnG Tier)
dom
dom,noun, m.,judgement(cp. MnE doom)
dream
dream,noun, m.,joy, delight
dreor
dreor,noun, m. or n.,dripping blood(11 occurrences, poet., cp. MnE dreary)
drihten
drihten,noun, m.,lord
duguþ
duguþ,noun, f.,troop of seasoned retainers, mature men(MnG taugen, tüchtig)
duru
duru,noun, f.,door
gedwyld
gedwyld,noun, n.,heresy, error
ea
ea,noun, f.,river(cp. L aqua)
ealdor
ealdor,noun, m.,leader, prince(cp. MnE alderman)
ealdor
ealdor,noun, n.,life, age
eallwealda
eallwealda,noun, m.,all-ruler, the Lord(poet.)
earfoþ
earfoþ,noun, n.,work, hardship(MnE robot, MnG Arbeit)
ecg
ecg,noun, f.,edge, sword
ege
ege,noun, m.,fear
ellen
ellen,noun, n.,courage, strength
engel
engel,noun, m.,angel
ent
ent,noun, m.,giant(cp. Tolkien’s Ents)
eorl
eorl,noun, m.,nobleman
faran
faran,noun,verb,to go, travel(cp. MnE farewell)
fæder
fæder,noun, m.,father
feax
feax,noun, n.,hair(cp. Tolkien’s Shadowfax)
feond
feond,noun, m.,enemy
feorh
feorh,noun, n.,life
ferhþ
ferhþ,noun, m.,spirit, mind(poet.)
folde
folde,noun, f.,earth, ground
folme
folme,noun, f.,hand(MnE palm)
forst
forst,noun, m.,frost
frætwe
frætwe,noun, f. pl.,ornaments(poet.)
frea
frea,noun, m.,lord(poet., cp. MnG Frau)