Old Norse vocab

dagr, dags, degi; dagar

day (M)

[The day hit me like a dagger.]

kona

woman

borð

table

hríð

time

hlutr

thing

eiga

to have

ganga

to go

gera

to make

koma

to come

mæla

to speak

maðr

man

auga

eye

hǫnd

hand

bam

child

faðir

father

segja

to say

sjá

to see

kenna

to know

nema

to take

dreyma

to dream

vín

wine

ár

year

aptann

evening

rǫdd

voice

bil

moment

meirr

more

langr

long

einn

alone

réttr

right

eðr

still

hǫfuð

head

nótt

night

bœr

house

dyrr

door

móðir

mother

smár

small

mikill

large

vel

well

gamall

old

allr

all

rúm

room

elska

love

hafr

goat

ótti

fear

andlit

face

hyggja

to think

fregna

to ask

finna

to find

sitja

to remain

kenna

to feel

orð

word

fólk

people

staðr

place

veggr

wall

fótr

foot

rinna

to run

liða

to pass

gefa

to give

halda

to hold

heyra

to hear

vatn

water

handleggr

arm

fit

shore

hugr

desire

jǫrð

earth

aldri

never

hvítr

white

svartr

black

nyr

new

rjóðr

red

beðr

bed

haf

sea

líkami

body

hestr

horse

verǫld

world

ungr

young

samr

same

tuttugu

twenty

síðastr

last

ja

yes

tillit

glance

hjarta

heart

mál

story

ætt

family

rǫðull

sun

lifa

to live

deyja

to die

missa

to lose

bera

to carry

lúka

to finish

bók

book

hár

hair

mánaðr

month

sonr

son

vinr

friend

hníga

to open

stǫðva

to stop

fylgja

to follow

verða

to become

falla

to fall