Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

ge-friðian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-friðian, p. ode; pp. od

To guardprotectdefenddeliver

Entry preview:

To guard, protect, defend, deliver He hie gefriðode he protected her, Judth. 9; Thw. 21, 3; Jud. 5 : Bt. 39, 10; Fox 228, 11. Ðæt hys yrþ sí gefriðod that its produce be protected, Th. An. 118, 20. He me gefriðode eripuit me, Ps. Th. 33, 4.

Linked entry: ge-freoðian

Élíg-mynster

(n.)
Entry preview:

the monastery of Ely Heó wearð gehádod tó abbadissan on Élígmynstre, Hml. S. 20, 38

þingestre

(n.)
Grammar
þingestre, an; f.
Entry preview:

A female advocate Ðæt heó ús beó þingestre tó ðam heofenlíce mægenðrymme, Homl. Ass. 137, 698

án-rǽdlic

(adj.)
Grammar
án-rǽdlic, adj.
Entry preview:

Unhesitating, decided ꝥ wæs ánrǽdlicu eáþmódnes ꝥ heó sylf hié þeówen nemde, Bl. H. 13, 13

blinnes

Cessationintermission

Entry preview:

Cessation, intermission Fæste heó .xv. winter bûtan blinnysse (sine intermissione), Ll. Th. ii. 156, 5. Substitute:

micelu

Entry preview:

Heó hafað sǽd on grénum coddum on ðǽre mycele þe pysan, Lch. i. 316, 10. Add

wisnian

(v.)
Entry preview:

Heó weosnað and brosnaþ in hire sylfre in semet-ipsa marcescet. Gr. D. 134, 2. Add

ge-bídan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bídan, he -bídeþ, -bít; p. -bád, pl. -bidon; pp. -biden [ge-, bídan to bide, abide]

To abidetarryremainawaitlook forexpectmeet withexperienceenduremănēreremănēreexpectāreconsĕquisustĭneretolĕrāre

Entry preview:

He ðæs frófre gebád he from that [time] met with comfort, Beo. Th. 14; B. 7: Exon. 41 b; Th. 140, 11; Gú. 608. Óðres ne gýmeþ to gebídanne yrfeweardes he cares not to wait for another heir, Beo. Th. 4895; B. 2452.

Linked entry: gebýdan

ge-styllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-styllan, p. de

To springmove rapidly

Entry preview:

To spring, move rapidly Hwílum he to eorþan gestylde at times he descended to earth, Exon. 17 a; Th. 40, 34; Cri. 648.

ge-húslian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-húslian, p. ode; pp. od

To give the eucharisthoused

Entry preview:

To give the eucharist, housed He hét ðǽr hine gehúslian he commanded them to give him the eucharist, Homl. Th. ii. 186, 29.

Linked entry: húslian

gelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
gelíce, adv.

Likewisealsoaspariter

Entry preview:

Gelíce swá swá heó bebeád likewise as she commanded, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 19 : Blickl. Hom. 17, 4. He dyde swá gelíce fecit similiter, Mt. Bos. 20, 5.

for-búgan

to avoidto pass bypass overshuneschewTo avoid

Entry preview:

ne mæg forbúgan ꝥ þæt ilce yfel ne geþafige óþrum monnum þe ǽr óþrum dyde, Bt. 16, 2; F. 54, 5.

un-gesewenlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesewenlíc, adj.

Invisible

Entry preview:

offrige ða ungeswenlícan lác, Homl. Th. i. 584, 3

Linked entry: un-sewenlíc

cyrten

(adj.)
Grammar
cyrten, adj.
Entry preview:

Add: comely in person Se seofoða heáfodleahter is geháten ídel wuldor . . . þonne se man gewilnað þæt sý cyrten, and nele foresceáwian þæt úre líchaman beóð áwende tó duste, Hml. Th. ii. 220, 29. Heó ( Esther ) wæs on wæstme cyrten, Hml.

þurh-borian

(v.)

to bore throughperforate

Entry preview:

to bore through, perforate Ðá wolde ic witan hwæðer ða gelícnissa wǽron gegotene ealle swá sǽde; hét hié ðá þurhborian simulacra quae an solida essent scire ego cupiens omnia perforavi, Nar. 20, 1

Linked entry: borian

heáfod

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod, gen. heáfdes; dat. heáfde; pl. heáfdu [v. Ælfc. Gr. 15; Som. 18, 21-25]

HEAD, chief, source, 'the commencing point, or the highest point, of a stream, of a field, hill, etc.

Entry preview:

Hér Offa hét Æþelbryhte ðæt heáfod ofásleán in this year Offa ordered Ethelbert's head to be struck off, Chr. 792; Erl. 58, 2. Búton healde iii niht hýde and heáfod unless he keep the hide and head three nights, L.

ge-þolian

(v.)
Entry preview:

S.) hér sustinete hic, Mk.

sworettung

(n.)
Grammar
sworettung, e; f.
Entry preview:

mid langre sworetunge ðæt orð of ðám breóstum teáh, Guthl. 20; Gdwin. 80, 13. wæs swíðe gewǽced on ðam langan geswince, and mid sworettungum wæs genyrwed, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 770.

for-bredan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bredan, for-bregdan.

transformto corrupt

Entry preview:

I a wæs fram deóflum forbróden and sweolt he was dragged about by devils and he died, Mart. H. 214, 31: 28, 2. to hurl to destruction Forbregd praecipita, Ps.

magister

Grammar
magister, l. mágister, and
Entry preview:

add: a director, chief, ruler Ðonne gemétte ðá scylde ðe stiéran scolde, hrædlíce gecýðde ðæt wæs mágister and ealdormonn ( magistrum se esse resoluit), Past. 117, 6: Gen. 40, 21 (in Dict.].