Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

æ
þ

a-lýsnes

(n.)
Grammar
a-lýsnes, -ness, e; f.

Redemption ⬩ redemptio

Entry preview:

Redemption; redemptio, Exon. 29 b; Th. 90, 14; Cri. 1474

Linked entry: a-lésenis

hell-cwalu

(n.)
Grammar
hell-cwalu, e; f.

Hell-torment

Entry preview:

Hell-torment, Exon. 25 a; Th. 73, 15; Cri. 1190

hreðer-cófa

(n.)
Grammar
hreðer-cófa, an; m.

The breast

Entry preview:

The breast, Exon. 27 a; Th. 81, 25; Cri. 1329

gold-frætwe

(n.)
Grammar
gold-frætwe, pl. f.
Entry preview:

Gold ornaments, Exon. 22 b; Th. 62, 3; Cri. 996

bi-sencan

(v.)

to sink

Entry preview:

to sink, Exon. 25 a; Th. 72, 8; Cri. 1168

bi-tweon

(prep.)
Grammar
bi-tweon, prep. dat.

Between ⬩ inter

Entry preview:

Between; inter, Exon. 32 a; Th. 101, 15; Cri. 1659

scyld-wreccende

(adj.)
Entry preview:

Th. 71, 25; Cri. 1161

sigor-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
sigor-beorht, adj.
Entry preview:

Th. 1, 18 ; Cri. 10

Linked entry: sige-beorht

hearm-cwalu

(n.)
Grammar
hearm-cwalu, e; f.

Grievous destruction

Entry preview:

Grievous destruction, Exon. 31 b; Th. 98, 18; Cri. 1609

giefu

(n.)
Grammar
giefu, e; gen. pl. -end; f.

A gift ⬩ grace ⬩ favour ⬩ donum ⬩ munus ⬩ gratia

Entry preview:

God-bearn on grundum his giefe bryttaþ the divine Child on earth his grace dispenseth, 17 b; Th. 43, 2; Cri. 682. Us giefe sealde uppe mid englum gave us favour above with angels, 17 b; Th. 41, 24; Cri. 660: 32 a; Th. 101, 24; Cri. 1663

for-dén

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-dén, pp. of for-dón.

done for ⬩ destroyed ⬩ defiled

Entry preview:

done for, destroyed, defiled, Exon. 25 b; Th. 74, 15; Cri. 1207;

for-lure

(v.)
Grammar
for-lure, 2nd sing. p. of for-leósan: for-lure would lose,
  • Chr. 81
    • ;
  • Erl. 8, 4: Past. 7, 1
    • ;
  • Hat. MS. 12 a. 5
    • ;
p. subj. of for-leósan.

hast lost ⬩ didst lose

Entry preview:

Exon. 28 a; Th. 85, 30; Cri. 1399;

gǽt

(n.)
Grammar
gǽt, pl. nom. acc. of gát.

goats

Entry preview:

goats, Exon. 26 a; Th. 75, 34; Cri. 1231; Rtl. 119, 16;

eádgian

(v.)
Grammar
eádgian, p. ode; pp. od [eád bliss]

To bless, enrich ⬩ beatĭfĭcāre

Entry preview:

To bless, enrich; beatĭfĭcāre, Exon. 8 a; Th. 2, 16; Cri. 20

Linked entry: eádigan

helle-cinn

(n.)
Grammar
helle-cinn, es; n.

The race of hell,

Entry preview:

The race of hell, Exon. 31 b; Th. 99, 5; Cri. 1620

wǽg-deór

(n.)
Grammar
wǽg-deór, es; n.

A sea-beast

Entry preview:

Th. 61, 2i; Cri. 988

crimman

Entry preview:

Substitute: To cram, stuff, insert Homes sceafoþan swíðe smale gesceaf, crim on ꝥ dolh innan, Lch. ii. 132, 12. Cram inseruit, immisit, Germ. 401, 22

cearena

(n.)
Grammar
cearena, of cearu.

of cares or sorrows

Entry preview:

of cares or sorrows, Exon. 22a; Th. 59, 33; Cri. 962;

for-cymen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-cymen, pp. of for-cuman.

overcome ⬩ harassed ⬩ worn out

Entry preview:

Exon. 10a; Th. 10, 13; Cri. 151;

eáh-streám

(n.)

a water-stream

Entry preview:

a water-stream, Exon. 25 a; Th. 72, 6; Cri. 1168

Copyright

All the data provided here are free for any purpose. If you use the data for academic purposes, we ask that you kindly cite us as your source. In case you need a large portion of the dictionary data or you need it in a specific format, let us know through the contact form, we are happy to do custom database dumps for researchers.

How to cite

You can cite the entries of the online version of the dictionary, or you can cite the scanned pages of the original paper editions.

  • To cite the online version of the dictionary, click the icon right under the entry.
  • To cite the scanned paper version of the dictionary, click the "show/hide this scanned page" link under the entry, check the scan and use the citation information right above it.