Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

hám-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
hám-weard, adv.

Homeward, in the direction of homedomum versus, retro

Entry preview:

Ðá hý hámweard wǽron when they were on the way home, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 85, 38, Égeas wearþ gelǽht fram atelícum deófle hámwerd be wege ǽrðan hé tó húse cóme Ægeas was seized by a horrible devil on the way home, before he came to his house, Homl.

ofer-hogian

(v.)

to despise, contemn, scorn, disdain

Entry preview:

Oferhoga hí, and ádríf hí fram ðé, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 8. Warniaþ ðæt gé ne oferhogian ǽnne of ðysum lytlingum, Mt. Kmbl. 18, 10. Ða gýmeleásan and ða oferhogiendan hé sceal mid wordum þreágan, R. Ben. 13. 15

Linked entry: ofer-hycgan

HNECCA

(n.)
Grammar
HNECCA, an; m.

A NECK, nape of the neck, back of the head

Entry preview:

Ðæt ðú næbbe nán þing háles fram ðám fótwolmum óþ ðone hneccan sanari non possis a planta pedis usque ad verticem tuum, Deut. 28, 35

Linked entry: snecca

DURRAN

(v.)
Grammar
DURRAN, ic, he dear, ðú dearst, pl. durron, durran; p. dorste, pl. dorston, dorstan; pp. dorren

DARE, presumeaudēre

Entry preview:

The inf. durran and the pres. dear, pl. durron, retaining preterite inflections, are taken from the p. of the verb, ascertained from dear, pl. durron, which shews the ablaut or internal change off], and requires by analogy with other verbs of the same

á-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
á-bregdan, -brédan.
Entry preview:

Ábrogden from ðǽm eorþlican exemta terrenis, Bt. 18, 4; F. 68, 17. Alexander wearð from ðǽm burgwarum in ábróden, Ors. 3, 9 ; S. 134, 14. Of Godes yrre ábrogdene de ira eruti, Bd; 2, 1; M. 96, 28.

Linked entry: á-brédan

haga

Entry preview:

Fram earnes beáme Cregsétna haga an eást*-*halfe scéd hit tó Liówsandene . . . fram swelgende Cregsétna haga tó sioxslihtre, C. D. ii. 73, 25-28 : iii. 227, 20-23. Þǽr se haga út ligeþ, Cht. E. 294, 23.

Linked entry: hecge

HREDDAN

(v.)
Grammar
HREDDAN, p. de

To RIDtake awaysaveliberate

Entry preview:

Bútan ðú úsic æt ðam leódsceaþan hreddan wille unless thou wilt save us from the destroyer, Exon. 11 b; Th. 17, 23; Cri. 274.

for-fleón

(v.)

to avoidto avoidabstain from

Entry preview:

Th. 24, 16. to get free from unfavourable conditions, escape from difficulty Forflióh[ð] effugiet (justus de angustia), Kent.

a-slúpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-slúpan, p. -sleáp, pl. -slupon; pp. -slopen

To slip awayelabi

Entry preview:

To slip away; elabi Lǽt ðé aslúpan sorge of breóstum let sorrow slip away from thy breast, Cd. 134; Th. 169, 7; Gen. 2796. Ðæt hí ǽfre him of aslépen [ = asleópen] that they may ever slip from them, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 18 ; Met. 13, 9

Linked entries: a-slépen slúpan

tó-gesceádan

(v.)

to separate things from one anotherto expound,interpret

Entry preview:

to separate things from one another; metaph. to expound, interpret Wæs ingunnen from Moyse and allum wítgum tógisceóde him in allum gewriotum ða ðe of him wérun incipiens a Mose et omnibus prophetis interpraelabatur illis in omnibus scripturis quae de

Linked entry: ge-sceádan

mann-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
mann-cynn, es; n.

mankindmenthe human racea race of mena peoplemen

Entry preview:

Hine feor forwræc Metod mancynne fram the Lord drove him away far from men, Beo. Th. 221; B. 110. Hé wolde mancyn lýsan, Rood Kmbl. 82; Kr. 41: Blickl. Homl. 71, 26.

lác

Grammar
lác, [If ðínne in Hml. S. 7, 119 is correct, lác is there masculine, but perhaps ðíne should be read.]
Entry preview:

Freó láca oblationes, Ps. L. 50, 21. Ic hatige þá lác þe bióð on wóh gereáfodu. ...

BRÉME

(adj.)
Grammar
BRÉME, brýme; def. se bréma, seó, ðæt bréme; comp. brémra; sup. brémest, brýmust; adj.

Celebrated, renowned, illustrious, famous, notable, BRIM, glorious, esteemed;celeber, clarus, illustris, famosus, notus, coguitus

Entry preview:

Fram gebyrdtíde brémes Cyninges from the birth-time of the glorious King [Christ], Chr. 973; Erl. 124, 20; Edg. 12. Hí Rómána brýmuste wǽron they were the most esteemed of the Romans, Ors. 2, 2; Bos. 41, 30

Linked entries: brémen brýme

innemest

(adv.)
Grammar
innemest, adv.
Entry preview:

A superlative form from inne Innemest intime, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 42, 13

pere-wós

(n.)
Grammar
pere-wós, es; n.
Entry preview:

Perry, a drink made from pears Perewós sapa, Wrt. Voc. i. 27, 50

Linked entry: wós

blód-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
blód-wyrt, e; f.

BLOODWORT or bloody-dock from its red veins and stemsrumex sanguineus

Entry preview:

BLOODWORT or bloody-dock from its red veins and stems; rumex sanguineus, Lin

wudu-réc

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-réc, es; m.

The smoke from burning wood

Entry preview:

The smoke from burning wood Wuduréc ástáh sweart, Beo. Th. 6280; B. 3144

æt-hebban

(v.)
Grammar
æt-hebban, p. -hóf
Entry preview:

To remove, withdraw Hé hine æthóf from óðerra monna geférrǽdenne, Past. 113, 13

midl

Grammar
midl, l. mídl, míþl,
Entry preview:

and add Swá horsum mídlu (frena) synd on tó ásettenne, Scint. 55, 11

á-sécan

Grammar
á-sécan, <b>. I.</b>
Entry preview:

., exquisierat) from drýum, Mt. L. 2, 16. Add