Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

leáslíce

(adv.)
Entry preview:

Hié leng ne beheóldon þá lígeas þæ se ealda feónd leaslíce gehíwode þurh his scíncræft ut flammas quas antiquus hostis finxerat non viderent Gr. D. 124, 16. Add

on-dón

Entry preview:

Ic ne ondyde mínne múð non aperui os meum, Ps. Th. 38, 11. Wearð eft Janes duru andón apertus est Ianus, Ors. 6, 1; S. 254, 17. Add

cedelc

(n.)
Grammar
cedelc, e; f.

The herb mercurymercurialis perennis, Lin

Entry preview:

Wið ðæs innoþes heardnysse genim ðás wyrte, ðe man mercurialis, and óðrum naman cedelc nemneþ for hardness of the inwards take this herb, which is called mercurialis, and by another name mercury, Herb. 84, 1; Lchdm. i. 186, 23

CERFILLE

(n.)
Grammar
CERFILLE, cærfille, cyrfille, an; f.

CHERVILcærefolium = χαιρέφυλλον chærophyllum sylvestre

Entry preview:

CHERVIL; cærefolium = χαιρέφυλλον chærophyllum sylvestre, Lin Genim ðysse wyrte ðe man cerefolium, and óðrum naman ðam gelíce cerfille nemneþ þrý croppas take three heads of this herb, which is named cerefolium, and by the other like name chervil, Herb

cwice

(n.)
Grammar
cwice, an; f.

Quick-growing grass, couch-grass, quitch-grass gramen

Entry preview:

Genym ðysse wyrte leáf, ðe man gramen, and óðrum naman cwice nemneþ take leaves of this herb, which is named gramen, and by another name quitch, Herb. 79 ; Lchdm. i. 182, 8: Lchdm. iii. 12, 28: 16, 8. Genim cwican take quitch, L.

feld-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
feld-wyrt, e; f.

Field-wortgentiangentiāna

Entry preview:

Ðeós wyrt, ðe man gentiānam, and óðrum naman feldwyrt nemneþ, heó biþ cenned on dúnum this herb, which is called gentian, and by another name field-wort, is produced on downs, Herb. 17, 1; Lchdm. i. 110, 2

Linked entry: ferd-wyrt

freá-drihten

(n.)
Grammar
freá-drihten, freah-drihten; gen. -drihtnes; m.

A lordmasterthe Lorddŏmĭnus

Entry preview:

A lord, master, the Lord; dŏmĭnus Wæs his freádrihtnes folc-cúþ nama Agamemnon his lord's celebrated name was Agamemnon, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 17; Met. 36, 9. Abraham, ðín freádrihten Abraham, thy lord, Cd. 130; Th. 165, 9; Gen. 2729.

Linked entry: freah-drihten

linian

(v.)
Grammar
linian, leonian

to leave

Entry preview:

máran wǽron ðonne ealra óðra kyninga ðe in middangearde ǽfre wǽron I leave it [an account of my exploits] as an example to other kings, that they may the better know that my glory and honour were greater than all other kings that ever were in the world, Nar

Linked entry: leonian

ge-fleón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fleón, -fleóhan; p. -fleáh, pl. -flugon

To fleeescape

Entry preview:

Ǽr he on ða wéstenu middangeardes gefluge antequam in desertas orbis terrarum abiret solitudines, Nar. 6, 6

un-árímed

(adj.)
Grammar
un-árímed, adj.

Unnumberednumberlesscountless

Entry preview:

Be ðǽm unárímdum cynnum de innumeris generibus, Nar. 1, 17

Linked entry: á-ríman

wídness

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

Anglia i. 335) is .cc. míla longitudo eorum .cc. stadia sunt, Nar. 36, 28. Ðæs temples længc waes syxtig fæðma, and seó wídnes wæs twéntig fæþma, and his heáhnys wæs þrítyg fæþma, Anglia xi. 9, 27. Ðæt tempel wæs . . . on wídnysse twéntig fæðma. . .

mere

Entry preview:

Nar. 35, II

niþer

Entry preview:

Angl. i. 509) ágeát aquam effudi, Nar. 8, 10. Betwix deádum mannum bið þín earding-stów niðer on eorðan, 50, 28. Wearþ hine niðer on þæt nióbedd, Gen. 343. Niðer under næssas, Sat. 31. Sé sceal heán wesan niðer gebíged, Mód. 55.

wǽpnung

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpnung, e; f.

Armourarms

Entry preview:

Næs Petrus gewunod tó nánre wǽpnunge, 248, 3. Golias gearu tó ánwíge mid orméttre wǽpnunge, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 21. Iudas com mid ðám cwealmbǽrum mid ormǽtere wǽpnunge (with an immense amount of weapons), Homl. Ass. 74, 44: Homl. Th. ii. 302, 4

wealca

(n.)
Grammar
wealca, an ; m.

a roller a wave billow a garment that may be rolled round a person a muffler wrap veil.

Entry preview:

Similar entries v. wealcian Ðá dyde heó of hire wydewan reáf and nam hire walcan (theristrum), Gen. 38, 14

Linked entries: walca wealcan

sníwan

(v.)
Grammar
sníwan, p. de

To snow

Entry preview:

Ðá cwom ðǽr micel snáw and swá miclum sníwde swelce micel flýs feoll Nar. 23, 13. NorÞan sníwde Exon. Th. 307, 30; Seef. 31. Swá swá hit ríne and sníwe and styrme úte Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 17

ge-híran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-híran, p. -hírde; pp. -híred

To hearexaudire

Entry preview:

Ðys is gebed, and hǽs this is a prayer, and not a command, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 52

Linked entries: ge-héran ge-hýran

tweógan

(v.)
Grammar
tweógan, tweón; p. tweóde.
Entry preview:

Th. 147, 13; Gú. 726. with preposition Ic nát ymbe hwæt ðú tweóst, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 12, 13. Gif gé tweógaþ be ðǽm ælmessum, Blickl. Homl. 41, 20. Ne tweóge ðis folc ( or acc.? ) be hire untrumnesse, 143, 12.

Linked entries: tuáes tweón twiógan

leó

(n.)
Grammar
leó, g. león; [a dat. leóne and acc. f. leó are found as well as regular forms león: the dat. pl. leónum is put under leóna q.v.] m. f.

A lionlioness

Entry preview:

Nán heort ne onscúnode nǽnne león, 35, 6; Fox 168, 9. Hé gelǽhte áne león be wege, Jud. 14, 5. Ða wildan leó hé gewylde the wild lion he subdued, Ælfc. T. Grn. 7, 16. Ðú miht tredan león and dracan conculcabis leonem et draconem, Ps.

Linked entries: leá león leóna

gelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
gelíce, adv.

Likewisealsoaspariter

Entry preview:

His líf ðæm his naman wæs gelíce gegearwod his life was ordered in accordance with his name, 167, 32.