Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

æ
þ

deáf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
deáf, dived, Exon. 126 b; Th. 487, 18; Rä. 73, 4; p. of dúfan

to dive

Entry preview:

to dive, q v

dyde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
dyde, did, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 36; p.
Entry preview:

of dón

ge-landa

Grammar
ge-landa, Take here <b>ge-londa</b> in Dict., and add
Entry preview:

Contribulus, i. ciues, consanguineus mǽg, gelanda, Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, 76. Fratres gebróþor, et aliquando gemǽgas, aliquando gelondan, quas Latin i paternitaies interpretantur, 39, 47. Fratres gebróþru vel gelo[n]dan vel siblingas, i. 52, 3

ge-brengnis

(n.)
Grammar
ge-brengnis, an offering (?). v. brengnes in Dict. In Mk. L. 12, 44 the word glosses
Entry preview:

victus, but the passage refers to an offering

-en

(v.; adj.; suffix)
Grammar
-en, is a termination of adjectives, — hence from fyr fire is fýren fiery, stǽn a stone; stǽnen stony: -en is also the termination of pp. in strong verbs; arisen risen, from arísan to rise; dolfen digged, from delfan to dig; when known, from witan

to know

Entry preview:

to know

ge-medemlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-medemlíce, -meodomlíce; adv.

Worthily ⬩ digne

Entry preview:

Worthily; digne, Rtl. 18, 33 : dignanter, 34, 18

gist-hús

(n.)
Grammar
gist-hús, (<b>gæst-hús,</b> q. v. in Dict.), es; n.
Entry preview:

A place of entertainment for strangers, a guest-chamber, hostel, hospice, an inn Gisthús ælðeódigra manna zenodochium, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 51. Gysthúses méd hospitii merces, Nap. 57, 10. Mæg hé witan ꝥ hé bið on sýðfæte and wel gysthúses beþearf, Ll. Th

gál-smerc

Grammar
gál-smerc, l. -smǽre,
  • R. Ben. 30, 8.
Cf. smǽr[e] in Dict.

Linked entry: smǽr

gistern-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
gistern-lic, (<b>gysternlic,</b> q. v. in Dict.); adj.
Entry preview:

Of yesterday Ðám dæge ne fyligð merigenlic dæg, for ðan ðe him ne forestóp se gysternlica, Hml. Th. i. 490, 20. Dæg se georstenlica dies hesterna, Hy. S. 47, 10

Linked entry: georsten-lic

DELFAN

(v.)
Grammar
DELFAN, ic delfe, ðú delfest, dilfst, he delfeþ, dilfþ, pl. delfaþ; p. ic, he dealf, ðú dulfe, pl. dulfon; subj. delfe, pl. delfen; p. dulfe, pl. dulfen; pp. dolfen; v. a.

To dig, dig out, DELVE ⬩ fŏdĕre, effŏdĕre

Entry preview:

To dig, dig out, DELVE; fŏdĕre, effŏdĕre Ne mæg ic delfan fŏdĕre non văleo, Lk. Bos. 16, 3. Ongan he eorþan delfan he began to dig the earth, Elen. Kmbl. 1655; El. 829. Ic delfe fŏdio, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Som. 32, 45.

ge-lísnes

Grammar
ge-lísnes, redemption, v. ge-lésness in Dict. : <b>ge-lisþelicnis.</b>
Entry preview:

Dele, and see ge-hýþclicnes

dilfst

(v.)
Grammar
dilfst, he dilfþ
Entry preview:

diggest, digs; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of delfan

á-delfan

Entry preview:

Gr. 179, 11. to dig, dig out a pit Hé ádylfð ðone pytt lacum effodit, Ps. Th. 7, 15. Also v.

Linked entry: a-dylf

hrýscung

(n.)
Grammar
hrýscung, (?) a wheezing, whistling, hissing sound. See the passage given in Dict. under hristung, where read(?) hríscung. Cf.
Entry preview:

first passage under hrýscan

Linked entry: hristung

wyrt-truma

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-truma, (wyrtruma), an: -trum, es; m.: -trume, an; f. (v. Be ðare wyrtruman,
    Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 93, 7).
Entry preview:

the root of a plant Wyrtruma radix, Wrt. Voc. i. 33, 11: 80, 8: 285, 79: Cd. Th. 252, 20; Dan. 581. Is seó æx ásett tó ðæs treówes wyrtruman, Lk. Skt. 3, 9. Be ðam wyrttruman, Lchdm. i. 172, 10. Wyrttruman radicem, Ps. Spl. 51, 5. Hig næfdon wyrtruman

Linked entry: -truma

ge-íþan

Grammar
ge-íþan, <b>ge-éðtan</b> in Dict., and add: to be gentle. v. eáþe,
Entry preview:

Take here Ic þé bidde ꝥ þú áríse, and wit þonne bégen biddan ꝥ God þysum wífe geýþe (gemiltsige, v. l. ), Gr. D. 216, 2. See next word

Linked entry: -íþan

ge-bísgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bísgian, l. ge-bisgian, take here <b>ge-bysgian</b> in Dict., and add: — Gebysgian
Entry preview:

occupare, Wülck. Gl. 253, 41. Se Hǽlend wæs gebysgod betwux micelre menigu on ánum wéstene, Hml. Th. ii. 384. 17

delfan

Entry preview:

Add: absolute, to dig 'Ic nát mid hwí íc delfe . . . ' ongan þá þǽrmid delfan, Hml. S. 23 b, 765. Þá dulfon hí in þǽre ylcan stówe, Shrn. 113, 13. to dig the ground Genam hé áne spada and dealf þá eorþan, H. R. 13, 13.

gang-ern

(n.)
Grammar
gang-ern, es; n. [gang II. a privy, ern a place]

A privy ⬩ latrīna

Entry preview:

A privy; latrīna Goldhordhús, dígle gangern hypodrŏmum vel spondoromum? [ =spidromum, q. Similar entries v. in Du Cange], Ælfc. Gl. 107; Som. 78, 81; Wrt. Voc. 57, 57

a-holan

(v.)
Grammar
a-holan, p. ede

To dig ⬩ fodere

Entry preview:

To dig; fodere.Mt. Kmbl. Rl. 5, 29

Linked entry: a-holede

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.