Old English Vocabulary: Your First 700 Words

This is a list of approximately 700 of the most common or useful Old English words, given in normalized Early West Saxon forms. The goal of this list is to provide you with a relatively small core vocabulary to study so that you can move on to reading texts quickly. I recommend you use a spaced repetition system such as Anki to familiarize yourself with these words as quickly as possible. You do not need to be able to go from Present-Day English to Old English (at first, anyway) – just concentrate on being able to recognize the meanings of the Old English words. When you get to original texts, you will find them much less painful to read if you know these 500 words already. You'll cut your trips to the dictionary in half!

My eventual goal is to use this list to produce more graded reader-style Old English material which assumes you know this core vocabulary.

Abbreviations

Some abbreviations worth knowing:

• PoS: Part of Speech
• Decl/Conj: Declension class (for nouns) / Conjugation class (for verbs)
• 1: 1st declension nouns, i.e. masculine a-stem nouns, e.g. stān.
• 2: 2nd declension nouns, i.e. neuter a-stem nouns, e.g. sċip.
• 3: 3rd declension nouns, i.e. feminine ō-stem nouns, e.g. ġiefu.
• 4: 4th declension nouns, i.e. weak nouns, e.g. nama.
• 5: 5th declension nouns, i.e. u-stem nouns, e.g. sunu.
• 6: 6th declension nouns, i.e. consonant-stem nouns, e.g. mann.
• w1, 2, 3: 1st, 2nd, 3rd conjugation weak verbs.
• s1, 2, 3...: 1st, 2nd, 3rd... conjugation strong verbs.

Changelog

This is version 0.2 of this list. On the roadmap:

• Divide the list into different grades based on frequency.
• Add quotations to show usage
• Add cognates to help learning.
• Add inflected forms, where they are very different from the dictionary form.
• Add major spelling/dialect variants.
• Correct the inevitable errors.
• Find better ways to display them than a table.

v0.2 (2022-02-26)

• Break out gender from part of speech.
• Add conjugation/declension class.
• Make separate entries for each part of speech a word is used as.
• Add entries for the 3rd person singular and plural present tense inflected forms of common storytelling verbs.
• Add entries for all forms of the demonstrative sē/þæt/sēo.
• Correct a few spelling errors (mostly missing palatal diacritics).

v0.1 (2021-11-19)

• First edition of the list.

The list

Word	PoS	Gender	Decl/Conj	Meaning
ā	adv.			always, forever
ābūtan	adv.			about, around
ac	conj.			but, however
ācennan	v.		w1	produce, bring forth, give birth to
ācwellan	v.		w1	kill
ādl	n.	f.	3	sickness, disease
ǣ	n.	f.	indecl.	law
æcer	n.	m.	1	cultivated field
ǣfæst	adj.			pious
ǣfen	n.	m.	1	evening
ǣfre	adv.			ever, forever, always
æfter	prep.			after
æfterfylġan	v.		w1	follow
ǣġhwā	pron.			everyone, everything
ǣġhwǣr	adv.			everywhere
ǣġhwæþer	pron.			each (of two)
ǣht	n.	f.	3	possession, property; power
ǣl	n.	m.	1	eel
ǣlċ	adj.			every, each
ǣlċ	pron.			every one, each one
ælmihtiġ	adj.			all-powerful
ǣmettiġ	adj.			empty
ǣniġ	adj.			any
ǣniġ	pron.			any one
ǣr	adv.			before, previously
ǣr þām (þe)	conj.			before
ǣrende	n.	n.	2	message; errand
ǣrest	adj.			first
ærnan	v.		w1	run
æsċ	n.	m.	1	ash-tree; spear
ǣstel	n.	m.	1	tablet
æt	prep.			at
ætgædere	adv.			together
ætīewan	v.		w1	appear; show
ætsomne	adv.			together
æþele	adj.			noble
æþeling	n.	m.	1	prince
æþelu	n.	f./n.	5	nobility; origin, descent
āgan	v.		pp	possess, own
āgen	adj.			own
āhebban	v.		s6	raise, lift
āhwǣr	adv.			anywhere, everywhere
āleċġan	v.		w1	lay, put; set aside
ālīefan	v.		w1	allow
āmierran	v.		w1	hinder; distract; destroy
ān	num.			one
and	conj.			and
anda	n.	m.	4	envy; hatred
andġit	n.	n.	2	intelligence; meaning; sense
andsaca	n.	m.	4	enemy
andswarian	v.		w2	answer
andweard	adj.			present
andwlita	n.	m.	4	appearance; face
andwyrdan	v.		w1	answer
ānfeald	adj.			simple; sole, single
angel	n.	m.	1	hook
angelcynn	n.	n.	2	the English people
anġinn	n.	n.	2	beginning
anlīcnes	n.	f.	3	likeness; image
ānrǣd	adj.			unanimous; resolute, persevering
ānweald	n.	m.	1	sole power, dominion
ānwealda	n.	m.	4	ruler, sovereign
ār	n.	f.	3	honour, glory
ār				oar
ār		n.	2	copper; brass
āriht	adv.			properly
ārīsan	v.		s1	arise
ārlēas	adj.			disgraceful, dishonourable
ārlīċe	adv.			honourably
arod	adj.			quick; prepared
ārweorþ	adj.			honourable
āscian	v.		w2	ask (a question)
āseċġan	v.		w3	say; tell
āstyrian	v.		w1	remove; move, disturb
atelīċ	adj.			terrible, dreadful
ātēon	v.		s2	draw out, lead out; deal with
āttor	n.	n.	2	poison, venom
āwiht	n.	n.	2	anything
āwrītan	v.		s1	write
āþ	n.	m.	1	oath
bæc	n.	n.	2	back
bæcere	n.	m.	1	baker
bærnan	v.		w1	burn
bæþ	n.	n.	2	bath
bān	n.	n.	2	bone
bār	n.	m.	1	boar
bāt	n.	m./f.	1/3	boat
baþian	v.		w2	bathe
be	prep.			by, near; about; according to
bēacn	n.	n.	2	sign; beacon
bēag	n.	m.	1	ring, bracelet, armband
bealdlīċe	adv.			boldly
bēam	n.	m.	1	tree; beam of wood, gallows, cross
bearm	n.	m.	1	bosom, lap
bearn	n.	n.	2	child
bearu	n.	m.	1w	grove
bebēodan	v.		s2	command
becuman	v.		s4	arrive at, reach; happen, occur
bedǣlan	v.		w1	deprive
bēġen	adj.			both
bēġen	pron.			both
beġeondan	prep.			beyond
beġietan	v.		s5	get
beġinnan	v.		s3	begin
begnornian	v.		w2	lament
behēafdian	v.		w2	behead
behrēowsian	v.		w2	repent, make amends
benċ	n.	f.	3	bench
bēodan, (ġe-)	v.		s2	offer; proclaim
bēon	v.		irreg.	be
beorg	n.	m.	1	mountain; hill, mound
beorgan	v.		s3	save; guard, protect
beorht	adj.			bright
bēot	n.	n.	2	threat; vow, boast
beran, (ġe-)	v.		s4	carry, bear; wear; sustain; give birth to
berstan	v.		s3	break, burst
beswīcan	v.		s1	deceive, trick; cheat
bet	adv.			better
betwēonum	prep.			between
betwēox	prep.			between
bewindan	v.			encircle; wrap in/with
bīdan, (ġe-)	v.		s1	wait (for); experience
biddan	v.		s5	ask for, beg
bifian	v.		w2	tremble
bigang	n.	m.	1	course, way; worship; undertaking, business
bindan, (ġe-)	v.		s3	bind
bisċop	n.	m.	1	bishop
bisiġ	adj.			busy
bisiġu	n.	f.	3	business, occupation
bismer	n.	n.	2	mockery, blasphemy
bītan	v.		s1	bite
blāc	adj.			pale
blæc	adj.			black
blǣd	n.	m.	1	splendour, glory, fame
blāwan	v.		s7	blow
blētsian	v.		w2	bless, consecrate
bliss	n.	f.	3	bliss
blōd	n.	n.	2	blood
bōc	n.	f.	6	book
bodian	v.		w2	announce; preach; foretell
bolster	n.	m.	1	pillow
bord	n.	n.	2	board; shelf
brād	adj.		1	broad
brecan, (ġe-)	v.		s4	break
breġdan, (ġe-)	v.		s3	pull, draw; shake
bringan, (ġe-)	v.		wi	bring
brōga	n.	m.	4	terror; danger
brōþor	n.	m.	irreg	brother
brūcan	v.		s2	use; enjoy; benefit from
brūn	adj.			brown; dark; red
bryċġ	n.	f.	3	bridge
būan	v.		w1	dwell, inhabit
būgan, (ġe-)	v.		s2	turn aside; bow; bend
burɡ	n.	f.	6	city, town; castle
būtan	adv.			merely, only, just (NPI)
būtan	conj.			unless
būtan	prep.			without; except, besides
byrġan	v.		w1	bury
byrne	n.	f.	4	coat of mail
cāsere	n.	m.	1	emperor
ċeald	adj.			cold
ċēapian, (ġe-)	v.		w2	buy
ċeaster	n.	f.	3	city, town
cempa	n.	m.	4	soldier, warrior
ċeorl	n.	m.	1	peasant; freeman
ċicen	n.	n.	2	chicken
ċīese	n.	m.	1	cheese
ċiriċe	n.	f.	4	church
clipian	v.		w2	call, call out
clyppan	v.		w1	hug; cherish
cniht	n.	m.	1	boy; servant
cræft	n.	m.	1	skill; virtue
cringan	v.		s3	fall in battle
cuman	v.		s4	come
cunnan	v.		pp	know; can
cunnian	v.		w2	find out
cwellan	v.		w1	kill
cwēn	n.	f.	3	queen; woman
cweþan, (ġe-)	v.		s5	say, speak
cwic	adj.			alive; intelligent
cyning	n.	m.	1	king
cynn	n.	n.	2	kind; family; nation
cȳþan, (ġe-)	v.		w1	reveal; proclaim, announce
dǣd	n.	f.	3	deed
dæġ	n.	m.	1	day
dǣl	n.	f.	3	part
dǣlan, (ġe-)	v.		w1	divide; share
dēad	adj.			dead
dēagol	adj.			secret, hidden
dēaþ	n.	m.	1	death
dēma	n.	m.	4	judge
Dene	n.	mpl.	1i	Danes
dēofol	n.	m./n.	1/2	devil
dēop	adj.			deep
dēor	n.	n.	2	wild animal
deorc	adj.			dark
dīere	adj.			dear, expensive; precious
dierne	adj.			secret, hidden
dohtor	n.	f.	irreg	daughter
dōm	n.	m.	1	law; judgement
dōn, (ġe-)	v.		irreg.	do; make, cause; put; treat (someone) as
draca	n.	m.	4	dragon
drēam	n.	m.	1	music; joy; ecstasy
drēogan, (ġe-)	v.		s2	perform; endure, suffer
drēor	n.	m.	1	gore, blood
drīfan	v.		s1	drive
dryhten	n.	m.	1	lord
dugan	v.		pp	be of use, serve; be fit, be strong
duguþ	n.	f.	3	band of warriors; prosperity, benefit
durran	v.		pp	dare
duru	n.	f.	5	door
dysiġ	adj.			foolish
ēa	n.	f.	irreg	river
ēac	adv.			also, too
ēadiġ	adj.			happy, prosperous
ēaġe	n.	n.	4	eye
ēalā	interj.			alas!
eald	adj.			old
ealdor	n.	m.	1	lord, prince
ealdor		n.	2	life; age, eternity
ealdormann	n.	n	6	ruler, nobleman
eall	adj.			all; each
eall	adv.			entirely
ealles	adv.			all, entirely
earfoþ	n.	n.	2	hardship, trouble; work
earm	adj.			poor, miserable
ēċe	adj.			eternal
eċġ	n.	f.	3	edge (of a tool or weapon)
efne	adv.			indeed; once
eft	adv.			again; back
eġe	n.	m.	1	fear
eġeslīċ	adj.			terrible
ellen	n.	m./n.	1/2	courage
ende	n.	m.	1	end, edge
enġel	n.	m.	1	angel
englisċ	adj.			English
ent	n.	m.	1	giant
eode	v.		vform	went
eorl	n.	m.	1	nobleman, warrior
eorþe	n.	f.	4	earth
ēower	adj.			your (pl)
etan, (ġe-)	v.		s5	eat
fæder	n.	m.	irreg.	father
fǣġe	adj.			doomed
fæġer	adj.			beautiful, pleasant
fǣhþu	n.	f.	irreg.	feud
fǣmne	n.	f.	4	virgin, young woman
fæst	adj.			secure, fixed
fæste	adv.			firmly
fāh	adj.			decorated, shining
faran	v.		s6	go, travel; fare
feallan, (ġe-)	v.		s7	fall
feax	n.	n.	2	hair (of the head)
fela	adj.			many, much
fela	pron.			many, much
feoh	n.	n.	2	riches, money
feohtan, (ġe-)	v.			fight; get by fighting (with ġe-)
fēond	n.	m.	6	enemy
feor	adj.			far, distant
feor	adv.			long ago
feorh	n.	m./n.	1/2	life; living being
feorran	adv.			from far away
fēran	v.		w1	go, travel
fīf	adj.			five
findan	v.		s3	find; get
firen	n.	f.	3	crime, wickedness
flēogan	v.		s2	fly
flōd	n.	m.	1	water; tide
folc	n.	n.	2	people
fōn	v.		s7	catch, seize
for	prep.			for, because of, in place of
for þām	adv.			therefore
for þām (þe)	conj.			because
forġiefan	v.		s5	grant; forgive
forġieldan	v.		s3	pay for, repay
forhtian	v.		w2	be afraid
forlǣtan	v.		s7	leave, abandon; allow
forma	adj.			first
forst	n.	m.	1	frost
fram	prep.			from; by
frēa	n.	m.	4	lord; husband
fremde	adj.			strange; foreign
fremman, (ġe-)	v.		w1	perform, carry out, do
frēond	n.	m.	6	friend
friġnan, (ġe-)	v.		s3	ask, hear of
friþ	n.	n.	3	peace
frōfor	n.	f.	3	consolation, relief, comfort
fruma	n.	m.	4	beginning; prince
fugol	n.	m.	1	bird
ful	adv.			very, fully
fultum	n.	m.	1	help, support; army
furþum	adv.			even
fūs	adj.			eager
fȳr	n.	n.	2	fire
gafol	n.	n.	2	tribute
galan	v.			sing; cry, call
gān	v.			go
gangan, (ġe-)	v.		s7	go, walk
gāst	n.	m.	1	spirit; ghost; breath
ġe	conj.			and, both
ġē	pron.			you (pl.)
ġēar	n.	n.	2	year
ġeard	n.	m.	1	enclosure; yard, garden; court
ġearu	adj.			ready
ġebed	n.	n.	2	prayer
ġebēorsċipe	n.	m.	1	drinking party, feast
ġebētan	v.		w1	repair; cure
ġebiddan	v.		s5	pray; worship; request
ġecnāwan	v.		s7	perceive, understand; be familiar with
ġedwild	n.	n.	2	error; heresy
ġefēra	n.	m.	4	comrade
ġehwā	pron.			everyone; everything
ġehwelċ	pron.			each, every
ġelēafa	n.	m.	4	faith
ġelōme	adv.			often
ġemǣne	adj.			common, universal
ġemynd	n.	f.	3	memory
ġenōg	adj.			enough
ġeoguþ	n.	f.	3	youth; young person
ġeond	prep.			through; throughout
ġeong	adj.			young
ġeorn	adj.			eager
ġeorne	adv.			eagerly; thoroughly
ġereord	n.	n.	2	language; speech, voice
ġesib	adj.			related, familiar
ġesihþ	n.	f.	3	sight
ġesund	adj.			healthy
ġeweald	n.	n.	2	control
ġewinn	n.	n.	2	war; battle
ġewinnan	v.		s3	conquer, win
ġewītan	v.		s1	leave, depart
ġeþēode	n.	n.	2	language
ġiedd	n.	n.	2	story, song, poem
ġiefan	v.		s5	give
ġiefu	n.	f.	3	gift
ġieldan	v.		s3	pay; repay
ġielp	n.	m.	1	boast
ġierwan, (ġe-)	v.		w1	adorn; prepare
ġīese	adv.			yes
ġīet	adv.			still; (with negatives) yet; (with comparatives) even
ġif	conj.			if
gnornian	v.		w2	mourn; regret; complain
god	n.	m./n.	1/2	god; God
gōd	adj.			good
gōd	n.	n.	2	good
gold	n.	n.	2	gold
grǣdiġ	adj.			hungry; greedy
grētan, (ġe-)	v.		w1	greet; approach
griþ	n.	n.	2	truce, peace
habban	v.		w3	have
hǣlan	v.		w1	heal; save
hǣlend	n.	m.	1	healer, saviour
hæleþ	n.	m.	1	man, hero, warrior
hǣþen	adj.			pagan, heathen
hāl	adj.			healthy, intact; whole
hāliġ	adj.			holy
hām	n.	m.	1	home; village
hand	n.	f.	5	hand
hār	adj.			grey; grey-haired
hāt	adj.			hot
hātan, (ġe-)	v.		s7	call, name; be named; order, command
hē	pron.			he, it (for masculine nouns)
hēafod	n.	n.	2	head
hēah	adj.			high, tall
healdan, (ġe-)	v.		s7	hold, keep; protect
healf	n.	f.	3	half
heard	adj.			hard, stern
hearg	n.	m.	1	altar; sacred place; idol
helm	n.	m.	1	helmet; protection
hēo	pron.			she
heofon	n.	m.	1	heaven, sky
heorot	n.	m.	1	deer, stag
heorte	n.	f.	4	heart
hēr	adv.			here
here	n.	m.	irreg.	army (esp. of enemies)
hergian	v.		s2	pillage, plunder
hīe	pron.			they
hierde	n.	m.	1	herdsman; guardian
hit	pron.			it
hlǣw	n.	n.	2	mountain, hill; cave
hlāf	n.	m.	1	bread; loaf
hlāford	n.	m.	1	lord
hlēow	n.	n.	2	shelter
hlīsa	n.	m.	4	fame
holt	n.	n.	2	wood, woodland
hord	n.	n.	2	hoard
hraþe	adv.			quickly, soon
hreþer	n.	m./n.	1/2	breast, heart
hū	conj.			how; adv
hund	n.	m.	1	dog
hūru	adv.			certainly, indeed
hūs	n.	n.	2	house
hwā	pron.			who; anyone, someone
hwǣr	adv.			where; anywhere
hwæt	interj.			lo!
hwæt	pron.			what
hwæþer	conj.			whether
hwæþre	adv.			yet, however
hwelċ	adj.			some; someone, anyone; something, anything
hwelċ	pron.			which, what kind of
hweorfan, (ġe-)	v.		s3	turn; change
hwīl	n.	f.	3	while, period of time
hwīlum	adv.			sometimes; formerly
hyċġan	v.		w3	think; consider
hyht	n.	m.	1	hope
hȳran, (ġe-)	v.		w1	hear, listen to
iċ	prep.			I
ielde	n.	mpl.	1i	men
iermþu	n.	f.	3	poverty, misery
ierre	n.	n.	2	anger
ilca	adj.			the same
ilca	pron.			the same
in	adv.			inland
in	prep.			in; into
innan	adv.			within
inne	adv.			inside, within
is	v.		vform	is
īsern	n.	n.	1	iron
lā	interj.			oh!
lāc	n.	n./f.	3/2	gift; play; battle
lǣdan, (ġe-)	v.		w1	lead, bring
lǣne	adj.			transitory, temporary
lǣran, (ġe-)	v.		w1	teach
lǣstan, (ġe-)	v.		w1	follow; perform, carry out
lǣtan	v.		s7	allow; cause
lāf	n.	f.	irreg.?	remains; legacy; widow
lagu	n.	f.	5	law
land	n.	n.	2	land
lang	adj.			long, long-lasting
lange	adv.			for a long time
lār	n.	f.	3	teaching
lāþ	adj.			loathsome, hateful, unpleasant
lēas	adj.			devoid of, free from
leax	n.	m.	1	salmon
lēode	n.	mpl.	1i	people
lēof	adj.			dear, beloved
lēoht	n.	n.	2	light
leornian, (ġe-)	v.		w2	learn
lēoþ	n.	n.	2	poem; song
libban	v.		w3	live; remain
līċ	n.	n.	1	dead body, corpse
liċġan	v.		s5	lie; lie down
līchama	n.	m.	4	body
līf	n.	n.	2	life
limpan, (ġe-)	v.		s3	happen, befall
lof	n.	n.	2	praise
lōfġeorn	adj.			eager for praise
lufian	v.		w2	love
lufu	n.	f.	3	love
lyft	n.	f.	3	air; sky
lȳtel	adj.			little
mā	n.	n.	indecl.	more
mǣġ	n.	m.	1	kinsman
mæġden	n.	n.	2	maiden
mæġen	n.	n.	2	strength, power; army
mæġþ	n.	f.	3	family, nation; generation
mæġþ			6	girl, maiden
mǣre	adj.			famous
mǣrþ	n.	f.	3	fame, glory
magan	v.		pp	can, be able
man	pron.			one
mān	n.	n.	2	crime
mancynn	n.	m.	1	mankind
maniġ	adj.			many
mann	n.	m.	6	person; humanity (in general)
maþm	n.	m.	1	precious object, treasure
mearc	n.	f.	3	boundary, limit; mark, sign
mearh	n.	m.	1	horse
medu	n.	m.	5	mead
meniġu	n.	f.	3	multitude
mere	n.	m.	1	lake, pool
miċel	adj.			big, great; much
miċele	adv.			much
mid	prep.			with; among
middanġeard	n.	m.	1	the world
miht	n.	f.	3	might, strength, power
mīl	n.	f.	3	mile
mīn	adj.			my
mōd	n.	n.	2	mind; courage; state of mind
mōdiġ	adj.			proud; reckless
mōdor	n.	f.	irreg.	mother
mōna	n.	m.	4	moon
mōr	n.	m.	1	moor
morgen	n.	n	2	morning; tomorrow
morþor	n.	n.	2	murder; crime
mōtan	v.		pp	may, be allowed to
mund	n.	f.	3	hand; protection
mynster	n.	n.	2	monastery, cathedral
nā	adv.			not at all; never
nǣdre	n.	f.	4	snake
nǣfre	adv.			never
nǣniġ	pron.			none; no one
næss	n.	m.		headland, promontory
nama	n.	m.	4	name
nān	adj.			no
ne	adv.			not
ne	conj.			neither, nor
nēah	adj.			near
nēah	adv.			nearby
nealles	adv.			not at all
neorxnawang	n.	m.	1	paradise, heaven
niht	n.	f.	6	night
niman, (ġe-)	v.		s4	take
nīþ	n.	m.	1	envy; hatred
nū	adv.			now
nytt	n.	f.	3	use, benefit
of	prep.			from; out of; by (i.e. done by)
ofer	prep.			across, over
offrian	v.		w2	offer
ofslēan	v.		s6	kill, slay
oft	adv.			often
on	prep.			on, in, at, among; to, into
onfōn	v.		s7	receive, accept; perceive
onġēan	adv.			back, again
onġēan	prep.			against, opposite
onġietan	v.		s5	see, perceive, understand; seize
onġinnan	v.		s3	begin; attempt
ord	n.	m.	1	point (of weapon); front, vanguard
oþ	prep.			until, up to
oþ þæt	conj.			until
ōþer	adj.			other
ōþer	pron.			other one; the rest
oþþe	conj.			or
pæþ	n.	m.	1	path
penning	n.	m.	1	penny
prēost	n.	m.	1	priest
rǣd	n.	m.	1	advice; decision; plan
rǣdan	v.		s7/w1	read; advise
rēċan	v.		w1	care
rīċe	adj.			rich; powerful
rīċe	n.	n.	2	kingdom
rīdan	v.		s1	ride
riht, (ġe-)	n.	n.	2	law; what is right; privilege
rōd	n.	f.	3	cross
rodor	n.	m.	1	sky, heaven
rūn	n.	f.	3	mystery, secret
sacu	n.	f.	3	dispute, strife; crime
sǣ	n.	f.	3	sea
samod	adv.			together; at the same time
sār	adj.			sore
sāriġ	adj.			sorry
sāwol	n.	f.	3	soul
sċeadu	n.	f.	3	shadow; shade
sċealc	n.	m.	1	servant; man, soldier
sċēat	n.	m.	1	corner, angle; area, region
sċeatt	n.	m.	1	treasure, money; coin
sċēawian	v.		w2	watch, look at; examine
sċeþþan	v.		s6	injure, harm
sċieppan	v.		s6	create; shape
sċīnan	v.		s1	shine
sċip	n.	n.	2	ship
sċulan	v.		pp	should, must, have to; will, shall
sē	det.	nm.		that, the; which, who
sēċan, (ġe-)	v.		w1	look for, seek
seċġan, (ġe-)	v.			say, tell
self	pron.			oneself
sellan, (ġe-)	v.		w1	give, sell; betray
sendan, (ġe-)	v.		w1	send
seofon	adj.			seven
sēon, (ġe-)	v.		s5	see
sibb	n.	f.	3	kinship; peace
siġe	n.	m.	1	victory
simle	adv.			always, constantly
sind(on)	v.		vform	are
singal	adj.			constant, perpetual
singan	v.		s3	sing
sittan, (ġe-)	v.			sit
sīþ	n.	m.	1	time (instance); journey
siþþan	adv.			afterwards; since; ago
	conj.			after, since
slēan, (ġe-)	v.		s6	hit, beat; slay; get by fighting (with ġe-)
smēaġan	v.		w2	consider; examine
sōna	adv.			immediately
sorg	n.	f.	3	worry; sorrow
sōþ	n.	n.	2	truth
sōþlīċe	adv.			truly; indeed; amen
spēd	n.	f.		success
spell	n.	n.		story; news
sprecan, (ġe-)	v.		s5	speak, talk
stān	n.	m.	1	stone
standan, (ġe-)	v.		s6	stand
stefn	n.	f.	3	voice
stōw	n.	f.	3	place
strǣl	n.	m./f.	1/3	arrow
sum	adj.			some; a certain
sum	pron.			some
sunne	n.	f.	4	sun
sunu	n.	m.	5	son
swā	adv.			thus, in that way; so, very
swā	conj.			as; while, when; so, with the result that; on condition that
swā hwæt (etc.) swā	adv.			whatever, (whoever, whenever, etc.)
swā swā	conj.			as, just as
swā þēah	adv.			nevertheless
swā... swā...	adv.			the ...-er, the ...-er; as... as...
sweart	adj.			black
swefn	n.	n.	2	dream
swelċ	adj.			such a, that kind of
swelċe	adv.			likewise; approximately
swelċe	conj.			as if
sweltan	v.		s3	die
sweord	n.	n.	2	sword
sweostor	n.	f.	irreg.	sister
sweotol	adj.			clear, distinct
swincan	v.		s3	toil, struggle
swīþe	adv.			very
symbel	n.	n.	2	feast
synn	n.	f.	3	sin
tellan, (ġe-)	v.		w1	count; tell
tēon	v.		s2	draw, drag, pull; bring, lead
tīd	n.	f.	3	time
til	adj.			good
tīr	n.	m.	1	fame, glory, honour
tō	adv.			too
tō	prep.			to, for, from, in, as
trēow	n.	f.	3	loyalty; grace; promise, covenant
trēow		n.	2	tree
tūn	n.	m.	1	enclosure; homestead; town
tungol	n.	n.	2	star; planet
twēġen	adj.			two
twēo	n.	m.	4	doubt; ambiguity
ūhta	n.	m./f.	4	period just before dawn
uncūþ	adj.			unknown; unfamiliar, strange
under	prep.			under
unnan, (ġe-)	v.		pp	grant, bestow; wish
ūp	adv.			up
ūre	adj.			our
ūt	adv.			out
uton	misc.			let's
wæl	n.	n.	2	slaughter, carnage
wæstm	n.	m.	1	fruit; result
wæter	n.	n.	2	water
wē	pron.			we
wealdan, (ġe-)	v.		s7	control; wield; rule
wealdend	n.	m.	1	ruler, lord
weall	n.	m.	1	wall
weallan	v.		s7	well up, boil over
weard	n.	m.	1	guard
weaxan, (ġe-)	v.		s7	grow
weġ	n.	m.	1	way, road
wel	adv.			well
wēn	n.	f.	3	expectation, likelihood
wēnan	v.			expect, believe
wendan, (ġe-)	v.		w1	change; turn; go
weorc	n.	n.	2	work
weorold	n.	f.	3	world
weorþan, (ġe-)	v.		s3	be; become; happen
weorþian, (ġe-)	v.		w2	honour, worship
wer	n.	m.	1	man, husband
werod	n.	n.	2	troop, company
wesan	v.		irreg.	be
wīċ	n.	n.	2	village
wīde	adv.			widely
wīf	n.	n.	2	woman; wife
wīġend	n.	m.	1	warrior
wiht	n.	f./n.	2/3	thing; creature
willa	n.	m.	4	will, purpose, desire; pleasure
willan	v.		irreg.	want
wilnian	v.		w2	desire; seek out
wind	n.	m.	1	wind
winnan	v.		s3	struggle, contend
winter	n.	m.	1	winter
wīs	adj.			wise
wīsdōm	n.	m.	1	wisdom
wita	n.	m.	4	wise person; advisor
witan, (ġe-)	v.		pp	know, be aware of
wīte	n.	n.	2	punishment; penalty, fine
wiþ	prep.			with
wlanc	adj.			proud
wolcen	n.	n.	2	cloud; (in plural) heavens
word	n.	n.	2	word
wrāþ	adj.			angry; hostile
wrecan, (ġe-)	v.		s5	take revenge, avenge
wreċċa	n.	m.	4	exile, outcast
wrītan	v.		s1	write
wudu	n.	m.	5	wood; forest; tree
wuldor	n.	n.	2	glory
wund	n.	f.	3	wound
wundor	n.	n.	2	wonder, marvel, miracle
wunian, (ġe-)	v.		w2	live, dwell, stay
wynn	n.	f.	3	joy
wyrċan, (ġe-)	v.		w1	make, work, do
wyrd	n.	f.	3	fate; event
wyrm	n.	m.	1	worm; snake, dragon
wyrt	n.	f.	3	plant, herb
yfel	adj.			bad; evil
ymb	prep.			around; about
yrre	n.	n.	2	anger
ȳþ	n.	f.	3	wave (of water)
þā	adv.			then
þā	conj.			when
þā þā	conj.			when
þǣr	adv.			there
þǣr	conj.			where
þæs þe	conj.			after; because
þæt	conj.			that; so that
þæt	det.	nn./an.		that; the
þætte	conj.			that; so that
þanc, (ġe-)	n.	m./n.	1/2	thought; thanks
þe	rel.			that, who, which
þēah	adv.			though, nevertheless
þēah	conj.			although
þēah þe	conj.			although, even if
þearf	n.	f.	3	need
þēaw	n.	m.	1	habit, custom
þeġn	n.	m.	1	servant; warrior
þenċan, (ġe-)	v.		w1	think of, imagine
þenden	conj.			while
þēod	n.	f.	3	nation
þēow	n.	m.	1	slave, servant
þes	pron.			this
þider	adv.			thither, to there
þīn	adj.			your (sg)
þing	n.	n.	2	thing; reason
þolian, (ġe-)	v.		w2	suffer, endure
þonne	adv.			then
þonne	conj.			when
þrīe	adj.			three
þrōwian	v.		w2	suffer, endure
þrymm	n.	m.	1	glory; force
þū	pron.			you (sg.)
þurfan	v.		pp	need; be obliged
þurh	prep.			through; by means of
þus	adv.			thus
þūsend	n.	f./n./indecl.	3/2/0	thousand
þȳ	adv.			therefore
þynċan	v.		w1	seem (to someone)