ache ächze means 'groan'

ape äffe

angle angle as 'fish with a line'

ogle äugle G. relation to 'Auge' ('eye') is clearer

bake back

bear gebär bore,born:gebar,geboren. Orig. sense was 'carry'; G. preserves only sense of 'give birth'

befall befall befell:befiel. G. has secondary meaning 'smite, sieze'

bethink bedenk E. archaic

bed bette

beg bettle akin to 'beten'='pray'

ball balle a hide sack to hold fluid; akin to 'Balg', 'balgen'='bellows', also: bulge, belly, bolster, ballock

bellow belle dog or cow call

belong belange means 'concern or pertain to', now often 'to sue'. OE 'langian' also had sense of 'pertain to', as preserved in 'along with' (G. now uses 'gehören' for ownership)

belove beliebe means 'prefer'. almost obsolete in E.: only p.p. 'beloved'

beget begatte means 'copulate'. E. irreg. ('begat,begotten'). See 'gather'

beset besitz means 'occupy', or 'own'

better bessere

beware bewahre means 'keep, preserve'. maybe not exactly cognate, but see 'wahre'

bury birg means 'to save, conceal' (esp. by burying) G. bergen, berg, barg, geborgen. See 'borge'

bite,

bait beiße bit:biss

bow beuge as at the knee. means 'bend'. 'verbeugen'='take a bow'. See 'biegen' for the other 'bow'

bid biete as in an auction. means 'offer', bade,bidden:bot,geboten. akin to 'bitte'='request'

bid bitte means 'to ask for'. E. archaic I bid thee, bade:bat. Compare 'bettle', 'biete'

bind bind bound:band,gebunden

bend " to bend by binding with string, as a bow

blast blas in sense of wind, blew:blies. Works best as 2nd per. Maybe mixed up with blähen

blow blähe see also 'blast'

burst bürste

brew braue

burn brenne burnt:gebrannt. See 'brand'

break,

breach brich broke,broken:brach,gebrochen.

breathe brodle means 'bubble,seathe'. original meaning was 'steam, vapour'

blind blende

blink blinke

bleach bleich

bore bohre as 'to drill a hole'

bolt bolze as 'to fasten with a bolt'. other meanings stem from original 'projectile of a crossbow'

brand brand

brush bürste

butter buttern means 'churn butter'

dam dämme

damp,

dim dämpfe

"

deck decke as 'cover'. Compare deck the halls

thin dehne means 'stretch thin'. adj. 'dünn'

dock docke from Du. in both E. and G.

doze döse

throng dränge

thresh dresche

drift drifte from Du. in both E. and G.

drill drille from Du. in both E. and G.

drone dröhne

dowel düble

duck ducke as duck for cover; bird got its name in OE from the v., an intensive form of 'tauche'='dive'

dust dunste means 'vaporize'; n. is 'Staube'

dung dünge only v. in G.; n. is 'Mist'

thirst durste also 'dörren'='to dry', 'dürr'='arid'

ebb ebbe 'abebben': 'abate'

egg egge as 'harrow'. Akin to 'ecke'

end ende

earth erde

earn ernte means 'harvest'

fable fable

fell fälle as a tree

fare fahre means 'travel'. interesting etymology. also 'ford'

fart furze

fetch fasse means 'seize, catch'

fast faste as 'abstain from food'

fight ficht fought:focht. means 'to fence with swords', originally meant 'pluck out' as wool or hair

fetter fessle

fold falte

foul faule means 'lazy'

feather fedre

fire feure

file feile as with wood

fuck ficke

fiddle fiedle probably early loan from L., mod. G. is 'geigen'

finger fingere

fish fische

flutter flattre

flicker flackre

fly flieg flew,flown:flog,geflogen

flee flieh flew,flown:floh,geflohen also gives 'Flucht' 'flight'

flow fließ G. p.t. 'floss'

flood flute

follow folge

further fördre

freeze friere froze,fror; G. lost the 's' sound

frost fröstle means 'shiver with cold'

frolic frölocke my dictionary says E. is from 'frölich', but I'm going with this.

feel fühle felt:fühlte

fumble fummle from Du. in both E. and G.

fear fürchte

fart furze

foot fuße means 'be based upon'

furrow furche

feed füttre

gable gable

gaggle

cackle gackerne

yawn gähne

gape gaffe

yield gelte means 'be worth'

gather gatte means 'come together'. Rare ('sammeln' is more common). See 'beget'. Also 'Gatt-e -in'='spouse'.

gush gieß means 'pour'

believe glaube a stretch, but: G. lost the 'e' in 'ge'; 'ge' became 'be' in E.

glimmer glimmre means 'glow'. see also 'flimmer'

glide gleite as on ice; not as a bird

luck glücke

glow glühe

grey graue

grip greif

grin grinse

growl grolle means 'grumble'. E. via F.?

grunt grunze

greet grüße

gurgle gurgle G. sound is somehow bigger

girdle gürte means 'belt', see also 'gird', 'gurten'

hack hacke

halt, hold halt held:hielt

hammer hämmre

handle handle

harm härme v. rare in G., but n. is Harm

harbor herberge v. obsolete in G. but n. is still used. Also harbinger, but via F.

hark horch harken:horchen; E. obsolete

howl heule

ask heische means 'demand'

hinder hindre

hex hexe

handle handle

hang häng hung:hing; E. hinge is related. G. has both weak and strong forms conjugated differently-distinction unclear to me

hook hake

hail hagle as in weather

hew,

hoe hau

"

heap häufe

hem hemme means 'inhibit, clog', compare 'hamper', 'hamlet'. Ultimately, 'home'

house hause means 'dwell'

heave heb G. also has 'hieven'; E. also has 'heft'

heckle hechle

heal,

hale heile also the greeting 'hail'

heat hitze

hoard hort related to 'Haut' 'hide' as animal skin; and thence to verb 'hide' as 'to conceal'

hope hoffe

haul hole as 'fetch'

hop hopf

hear höre

hoard horte

hunger hungre

hobble humple

herd hüte means generally 'protect'. Noun forms are identical

yowl jaule

calve kalbe

comb kämme

chew kaue

cower kauere

cough keuche means 'gasp, wheeze'. Modern G. is 'husten'

clap klatsche … not very close…

clatter klappre

cleave klebe in sense of 'adhere'

clothe kleide

clamp klemme

cleave kliebe in sense of 'split'

climb klimme akin to 'clamber'; also 'klettern'

knock klopfe

clump klumpe

nibble knabbre also schnabeln, whence nib. from LG

knife kneif means 'pinch'

knead knete

kneel knie

knot knote also related to 'knit'; also 'knüpfen'='tie'

cook koche

gnash knirsche

crack krache

crow krähe

croak krächze

cramp krampfe

scratch kratze

creep krieche

crown kröne

cool kühle

kiss küsse

laugh lache

lame lähme

land lande

leap

lope laufe

" means 'go by foot'; E. preserves better the old meaning of the word.

louse lause

lick lecke see also 'schlecken'='to lap up'

lay lege transitive form, as 'lay something down'. See 'lieg'

lean

lend

lehne leant:lehnte. also 'loan'

lead leite in sense of 'conduct'

learn lerne

light leuchte

lisp lisple

lap löffle sense of 'lap up'. means 'ladle'

loose lösche

lift

loft lüfte

lie lüg as 'tell a lie'

lull lulle

mow mähe

malt mälze

mouse mause

mean meine means 'opine'

milk melke

mingle menge also gives 'among'

mark merke in sense of 'notice'

meow miaue

miss misse

mislead missleite

murder morde

moo muhe

murmur

mumble murmle also 'murren'

may mag means 'appreciate'; so: if you like

nail nagle

nestle nestle doubt this…confusion about nest and nestle

gnaw nage and E. 'nag'?

near nähre means 'approach'

nahe means 'draw near'

name nenne n. form identical. an old IE word

sneeze niese

nest niste

need nötige reversal of meaning: means 'impel'; 'benötigen' is 'require'

open öffne

oil öle

pack packe from Du. in E. and G.

pawn pfände means 'distrain'. 'verpfänden' is 'pawn'

pepper pfeffre

pipe pfeife means 'whistle'

plant pflanze

pledge pflege means 'cherish, foster'. May have come to E. via L. from G.; n. 'Pflicht'='duty' becomes 'plight'

pluck pflücke

plough pflüge

peck, pick picke

peep piepe sound of chicks

splash platsche

plunder plündre from LG

bolster polstre in sense of 'cushion'. (dict. says 'upholster' isn't related…)

prick, prickle prickle

pump pumpe

quack quake

quell quäle means 'torment'. also gives E. 'kill'

ram ramme from Ramme: male goat.

rammle means 'copulate', esp. of animals

race rase means 'rave, rage, dash'

rush rausche

rasp rasple

read rate means 'advise'

riddle rätsle from 'raten', secondary meaning 'guess'

rattle rassle

rest raste

reek rauche means 'smoke'. sound more like 'rieche', 'to smell'

rob raube

rip raufe means 'tear, peel'. also 'reiße', 'rupfe'. E. rend?

rake reche

reckon rechne generally, 'count'

wrench renke means 'twist back and forth'. G. 'verrenken' means 'wrench'

rhyme rime means 'put in row'. E. spelling imitates L. 'rhythmus'

rustle rausche but 'raschle' is closer in sound…

reach reiche

rub reibe

ride reite rode:ritt

write reiße means 'tear'. originally, scratch; Peculiar to E. in not being L. See read.

wrest ?reiße E. is like O.N…wrestle, wrist?

rise reise means 'journey', originally 'rise for a journey'

run renne ran:rannte

run rinn ran:rann. as does a stream, or a nose. G. p.t 'geronnen' more like E. present

rue reue

reek rieche

ripple riffle

ring ring may be cheating: G. refers to a an organized fight

roll rolle

roast röste

rust roste

rumble rumple

rumple rümpfe

sow säe

sap saft means 'juice'

saw säge as, 'saw wood'

salve salbe

salt salze

saddle sattle

seam säume also akin to 'sew'. compare 'needle'

sour säure means 'acidify'

suck saug note: 'suckle' may derive from 'suckling' 'Säugling'

shave schabe as with wood

shaft schäfte means 'to make into a shaft', as by a lathe (would be better discussed as n.)

shape schaffe sense of 'create, make'

shell schäle in sense of 'peel'

shame schäme

shudder schaudre compare also 'schaure'

shadow schatte since MHG, the 'w' is lost. mod. use is via the n.: Schatten werfen

show schaue means 'gaze upon'. E. reverses the perspective

shovel schaufle

scum schäume means 'foam' (which is also dial. G.) also 'skim'

shed scheide E. sense of loss, as of blood or skin; G. sense of separation

shine scheine E. has irregular past 'shone'

scold schelte

shear schere shorn:geschoren. also 'shard'

shy scheue

scour scheure

shit scheiße shat:schiss

shift schichte means 'stratify'. note 'schiften' is from E.

shoot schieß shot:schoss

ship schiff means 'navigate'

shimmer schimmre from Du.

skin schinde E. is from O.N., but all common Gmc.

slobber schlabbre from LG

slaughter schlachte

slay,

slug schlag means 'strike'. slay,slew,slain:schlag,schlug,geschlagen

snake schlängle well…not very close

slight,

sleek,

slick schlichte as 'smooth, polish', from Du., preserving the old meaning of G. 'schlecht'; as 'to ill-treat' schlecht behandln; also, the adjective meaning 'little, poor'

slink schleiche

sling schleudere …not very close. G. is from 16th century, E. maybe through No. There is also 'schlingen' 'to twist'

slither,

slide,

sled,

sleigh schlittre from LG

slit schlitze

slumber schlummre means 'nap'

slip,

slope schlüpfe but 'schleife' is closer in sound…

slurp schlürfe

smack schmacke as 'taste': it smacks of pedantry

smack schmatze as with the lips

melt schmelze molten:geschmolzen

smite schmeiße means 'fling'. but smote:schmiss

smart schmerze means 'give pain': that smarts!; E. meaning 'quick, prompt' from 'biting, smarting'

smear schmiere or 'grease'

smith schmiede as 'forge'

mud schmuddeln akin to 'Moder' (mud), 'moderig' (earthy); also 'Schmutz', so 'smut'. Some related G. words were lost (due to F. 'mode', 'modern'?)

smuggle schmuggle from LG

snap schnappe

snore schnarche

snow schneie

sniff,

sniffle,

snivel schniefe

snip schnipple

sniff schnüffeln

sniffle, snuffle schnüffle

snare schnüre means 'lace, fasten, tie up with string'

shock schocke

sheen schöne means 'sugarcoat'. from the adj. 'schön'='beautiful'. akin to 'schaue'

scoop schöpfe De. retains connection to schaffen

screw schraube

scream schreie or 'cry'

stride schreite strode:schritt

shrill schrille

scrub schrubbe

shoulder schultre

shop schuppe means 'put in a shed'. E. prob. via. F. 'eschoppe'

shore schüre means 'winnow'. E. prob. from N. 'scorða'

wobble schwabble from LG, akin to 'schwappe'

squabble " 2nd meaning 'prattle'

swab schwappe from Du?

swap " G dial. to swap the ears; E. meaning is recent: strike hands in a bargain?

swarm schwärme also 'schwirren'

swivel,

sway schwebe means 'waver, float'. in ME was slang for 'copulate'

sweep " means 'digress'.

swerve schweife means 'digress'.

swallow schwelge means 'revel,luxuriate' ('schlucken'='swallow')

swell schwelle E. has irregular past 'swollen'

swim schwimm swam,swum:schwamm,geschwommen

swindle schwindle

swing schwinge,

schwenke swang,swung:schwang,geschungen

sweat switze

swear schwöre swore,sworn:schwor,geschworen

sail segle

sinew sehne means 'yearn' (as with the sinews of the heart)

send sende

singe senge

set setze transitive form. see 'sit'

sigh seufze …not very close

sickle sichle

sight sichte also means 'sift'

sieve siebe

seethe siede

seal siegle

sing sing sang,sung

sink sinke sank,sunk,sunken. (there is also 'senk'='lower')

sit sitz sat,set:sass,gesessen. see 'sit'

sole sohle as shoes

sun sonne

sorrow sorge

spy spähe in sense of 'peer'

split spalte

span spanne also 'stretch'

spare spare in sense of 'save'

spit, spew speie looks more like the 3rd p. form … and E. has spat…

spend spende means 'donate'

spin spinn span,spun:spann,gesponnen. as with wool or a web

spindle spindle

splinter splittre

spur sporne

speak sprich rather special conj. spake,spoke:spricht,sprach,spräche,gesprochen

sprout spriesse nearer G. p.t. 'spross'

sprinkle sprenkle refers to dry stuff though

spring spring sprang,sprung:sprang,gesprungen. Sense of 'jump'.

spray sprühe

spit spucke also see 'speie'

spool spule

stalk stelze akin to 'steal'

steel stähle

stake stake as 'pole'

stammer stammele

stem stamme

stamp, stomp stampfe

stare starre

stow staue

stun staune means 'marvel'

stick steche stuck:stach,gestochen. as with a knife; compare 'stecke'

steal stiehl stole,stolen:stahl,gestolen

stone steinige

stall stelle means 'set, put in'

stamp stemple

starve sterbe means generally 'die'. ('erhungre'='starve')

steer steure

still stille means 'quiet', 'breast-feed'

stink stinke stank,stunk:stank,gestunken

stumble stolperne

stop stopfe as with a cork in a bottle

" stoppe as with traffic

stir störe means 'disturb'

strand strande

strive strebe but E. conj. is irregular (strove,striven:strebt,gestrebt). via OF 'estriver'. Also 'strife'

stretch

streak strecke

stroke streichle as with a pet

stroke streiche as with paint.

strike " means 'delete'. E. meaning 'hit' developed later. strike,struck,stricken:streich,strich,gestrichen

stripe streife

strew streue

stream ströme

storm stürme

seek suche

tattle tadele generally, 'blame'

dance tanze

thaw taue

dive taufe now means 'baptize'. compare 'tief'='deep', G. 'tauchen'='dive' is cognate with 'duck'

tar teere

die töte E. p.t. 'died' is more like 3rd p. 'tötet', and 'death' like 'Tod'

drag,

draught,

draw trage drew:trug, has come to mean 'carry'

trample trample

dream träume dreamt:träumt

drive treibe E. is irregular, G. not?

drip triefe drop:getroffen (old G. conjugation) See 'drop'

trill trille also 'trällern'

trip tripple this is maybe Du.

dry trockne in OE, it had a 'g'

drum trommle

dribble tröpfle

drop tropfe as of water. Note E. usage 'drop' as 'let fall' seems not to be common germanic

trundle trudle

tumble tummle compare 'taumeln'

toot tute maybe from Du.; also 'dudeln'

forget vergiss forgot:vergess vergassen

forbid verbiete forbade,forbidden:verbot,verboten

forgive vergib vergebe, vergab. Contrast: 'vorgib'='put forth'

forego vergeh as 'pass off', 'go by'. Note 'vorgeh'='go ahead'

forthcome vorkomme meaning 'occur'

forewarn vorwarne well…that could be easily constructed

watch wache as 'keep watch'

wax wachse as the moon. Means generally 'mature'. Though wachsen is much more common in G. than E., 'wane' is no longer used in G.

waggle, wiggle wackele

weigh wiege the past is closer in pronounciation: 'wäge'

ware

wahre means 'protect, to keep at a distance'. 'ware' archaic, but there is 'wary'. See 'beware' Compare 'gewahr'='aware'. Also G. 'wahr'='true'.

ward "

walk walke means 'full' as in textiles, as cloth or leather. This is a complicated etymology.

wander wandre means 'hike'

warm wärme

warn warne

wait warte via OF. akin to 'wahre'

wade wate

waddle watschle

weave webe 'weave wove woven' 'webe wob gewoben'. Hence also 'web'

well welle means 'wave', as in water. sense of 'gush up' or 'boil' is the older meaning

wake wecke

gain weide means 'graze'. in E. via F.

while weile verb form rare in both languages; noun forms are similar

whine weine means 'weep'

wilt welke

wend wende means 'to turn, go'. G. p.t. wandt, E. only p.t. of 'go' and in to wend one's way

whet wetze

welcome willkomme

whimper wimmere

wind winde as 'to twist'. wound:wand, compare 'wenden'

wink winke means "to wave, beckon". G. 'zwinke' means 'wink'

whirl wirbele

wipe wische this is dubious

whisper wispre

wring wringe wrang,wrung:wrang,gewrungen

wonder wundre

wish wünche

waste wüste as 'make a desert of'

tame zähme

teach zeige means 'point out'. E. has 'taught'

tell zähle told:zählte means 'count'; 'erzähle' is 'recount' as recount a tale

tear zerre dict. says 'tear' is from 'zehren'. maybe both

chirp zirpe