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a

*aggju - edge
*agiþā - rake, harrow
*ahslu - shoulder-joint
*ahtō - eight
*aij - egg
*aiskōn - to ask
*aiwi - law
*akr - field
*alljan - zeal
*anafalt - anvil
*andī - end
*angil - angel
*anhtu - persecution
*anslā - blackbird
*applu - apple
*arbaiþi - hardship, hard labor
*arbī - inheritance
*arm - arm
*armiþu - poverty, misery
*askā - ashes
*auhaim - uncle
*auzā - ear
*auþī - easy
*awal - hook, fork
*awi - ewe
*awwju - island

ā

*ārundī - message, errand
*āswik - offence, deceit

b

*balu - harm, evil
*balþ - bold, brave
*bard - beard
*baukn - sign
*beran - to carry, to bear
*beud - dish, table
*beur - beer
*biddjan - to ask for
*bifastijan - to make fast, secure
*bindan - to tie
*bitr - bitter
*blīþisi - happiness
*brinnan v. - to burn, be on fire
*bruggju - bridge
*bruki - (a) break
*brōgijan - to terrify
*brūkī - useful
*buggjan - to buy
*buterā - butter

d

*daili - part
*darnī - secret
*deup - deep
*dunnjan - to make a loud noise
*dōmijan - to judge

e

*ernust - seriousness, zeal
*etan - to eat

f

*fader - father
*fagr - beautiful
*faikn - hostility, evil
*faitid - fattened, made fat
*falþan - to roll up, to fold
*fanþijō - traveller on foot
*farr - bull
*fast - fixed, firm
*fat - container
*fat - vessel
*fehtan - to fight
*fehu - cattle, property
*fell - skin, hide
*feuwar - four
*fihlu - file
*finþan - to find, discover, come upon
*firinu - crime
*fiskōþ - fishing
*flahs - flax
*flaiski - flesh, meat
*frammjan - to further
*fregnan - to ask
*fugl - bird
*fōdr - sheath
*fōgijan - to fit together
*fūliþu - rottenness
*fūsti - fist

g

*ga pv. - ge-
*gabulu - fork
*gafehan - to rejoice
*gafrāgī - known, famous
*gaist - spirit
*galgō - gallows
*gang - pace, step, gait; walk; way, course
*gangī - passable
*garwijan - to prepare
*garāfijō - count (the male ruler of a county); earl; reeve, bailiff; officer, official
*garūnī - (secret) meeting, conspiracy
*gasti - guest
*gazdi - rod
*gelu - yellow
*geutan - to pour
*gibiþī - given, granted (by fate)
*gimmu - gem
*glauw - exact
*grundilā - name of a species of fish
*grōnī - green

h

i

*irzī - mistaken, wrong

j

*jāmar - lamentation; sad

k

*kabisi - concubine
*kalb - calf
*kaldī - coldness
*kampijō - warrior
*katil - kettle
*kaup - trade, purchase
*kawwjan - to call
*kerban - to carve, to cut
*keusan - to choose
*kinnu - jaw
*kirikā - church
*kisil - gravel
*kliuwīn - little ball
*knabō - boy
*krabbō - crab
*kuning - headman
*kwainōn - to lament
*kweman - to come
*kwernu - mill
*kāsī - chieese
*kīp - embryo, shoot

l

*laggjan - to lay
*lagu - water, the sea
*lahan - to reproach
*laibu - what is left, remainder
*laiwazikā - lark
*laizijan - to teach
*latōst - most recently
*leuþ - song
*leþr - leather
*liggjan - to lie
*lihwan v. - to lend
*linþī - gentle
*liznōn - to learn
*luginu - lie
*lākī - physician
*lāwijan - to betray
*līhwan v. - to lend
*līk - body

m

*magadīn - little girl
*magu - boy
*maiz - more
*marzijan - to disturb, to hinder
*maþō - worm
*midi - middle
*mihs - dung
*mirkwī - dark
*mizdu - reward
*morþr - murder
*mākī - sword

n

*nagl - nail
*nakwad - naked
*nakwō - ship
*nakʷadaz - naked
*namō - name
*neman - take
*niudi - desire, eagerness
*niuhsijan - to spy
*nāhawisti - neighborhood
*nū - now

o

*obar - over

p

*paþ - path

r

*rafsijan - to reproach, to blame
*raihō - red deer
*raikijan - to reach
*rakkō - sailyard ring
*rastijan - to rest
*raud - red
*regn - rain
*rādan - to consider, to advise
*rīkisōn - to rule, reign
*rīkī - kingdom
*rōþr - oar

s

t

*taihā - toe
*taikn - sign
*tikkīn - kid
*timr - timber
*tungl - luminary
*tungā - tongue
*tussjā - coarse cloth
*tūnijan - to enclose

u

*ubisu - hall
*unsti - storm
*utraz - otter

w

*waigī - cup
*wakkjan - to waken
*wakul - wakeful, vigilant
*war - aware, alert
*warnijan - to refuse, to deny
*watar - water
*wazjan - to clothe
*weg - way
*weraldi - world
*werþan - to become
*willjan - to want
*wilþī - wild
*wintru - winter
*wiz - we
*wlātiþō - nausea, disgust, loathing
*wolkn - cloud
*wulþr - worth
*wundr - marvel, wonder
*wunnju - joy
*wurti - root, plant
*wāpn - weapon
*wīg - battle
*wīh - sacred object
*wītī - punishment

þ

*þaisimō - yeast
*þak - roof
*þannjan - to extend
*þeu - slave
*þing - court session, lawsuit; affair, matter; thing, object
*þrau - threat
*þringan - press
*þrukkijan - to press, to oppress
*þunr - thunder
*þurban - to need
*þurhil - perforated