Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

æ
þ

be-gong

(n.)
Grammar
be-gong, es; m.

A course

Entry preview:

A course Under swegles begong under the course of heaven Beo. Th. 1724; B. 860

eder-gong

(n.)
Grammar
eder-gong, es; m.

A home-seeking ⬩ desīdĕrium dŏmus

Entry preview:

A home-seeking; desīdĕrium dŏmus Ðǽr nǽfre cymeþ edergong there never comes a home, Exon. 32 b; Th. 102, 21; Cri. 1676

ge-gong

(n.)
Grammar
ge-gong, -gang

fate ⬩ a falling out ⬩ an accident ⬩ fatum

Entry preview:

fate, a falling out, an accident; fatum, Cot. 48

Linked entry: ge-gang

eder-gong

Entry preview:

Substitute: A going into an enclosed place (?), a taking refuge Þǽr ( in heaven ) nǽfre hreów cymeð, edergong fore yrmþum, Cri. 1676

ge-gódud

(v.)
Entry preview:

See preceding word

eder-gong

(n.)
Entry preview:

Perhaps ed-ergong= ed-eargung may be read =(?) renewed discouragement; or eargung

betst

(adj.)
Grammar
betst, betest; adj. sup. def. se betsta, betesta; seó, ðæt beteste; pos. gód [bet good; v. bet-líc good-like]
Entry preview:

Best, the best, first; optimus, primus Ða þing ðe ge betstan gelífaþ [MS. betst ongelifaþ] ea quæ vos optima credebatis, Bd. 1, 25; S. 487, note 12. Scipio, se besta [Laud MS. betsta] Rómana witena Scipio, the best of the Roman senators, Ors. 5, 4; Bos

Linked entries: besta betast betesta betost

grǽg-

(prefix)
Grammar
grǽg-, grǽ-gós
Entry preview:

a grey goose, wild goose Grǽg-gós canta, Wrt. Voc. 280, 15: 62, 11: Mone Gl. 314

ge-regne

Grammar
ge-regne, v. gold-geregne. (?).

This might be a link to, a part of or a variant of another entry.

ge-dwol-godas

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dwol-godas, pl. m.

False gods ⬩ idols ⬩ falsi dei ⬩ īdōla

Entry preview:

False gods, idols; falsi dei, īdōla To gedwolgoda weorþunge īdōlōrum cultui, Lupi Serm. i. 4; Hick. Thes. ii. 100, 3. Ne dear man gewanian on hǽðenum ǽnig ðæra þinga ðe gedwolgodum [MS. -an] broht biþ ne ausus est quispiam e păgānis eōrum quidquam commĭnuĕre

betera

(adj.)
Grammar
betera, betra; m : betere, betre; f. n. adj. [from bet good, v. bet-líc good-like, comp. betera, betra better; sup. betest, betst best, v. besta, gód] BETTER; melior
Entry preview:

Ðæt hý wǽron beteran þegnas that they were better thanes, Ors. 4, 9; Bos. 92, 23. Ða betran tída the better times, 4, 9; Bos. 92, 18. To beteran tíde to a better time, Bd. 3. 14; S. 539, 39. Wítodlíce micle má mann ys sceápe betera? Mt. Bos. 12, 12; hou

Linked entry: betre

fyran

(v.)
Grammar
fyran, to go.
Entry preview:

Dele

gees

(n.)
Grammar
gees, = gés; pl. of gós.

geese

Entry preview:

geese,L. In. 70; Th. i. 146, 18

ge-galan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-galan, p. -gól; pp. -galen, -gælen
Entry preview:

To enchant; incantare Gegaelen incantata, Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 59. Gegælen (printed -grelen, but see Wülck. Gl. 422, 24), 45, 60. Beóþ gegalene fram wísum, Ps. Spl. 57, 5

Linked entries: galan ge-gælen ge-grelen

fugel

Grammar
fugel, v. gós-fugel, hafoc-fugel.

This might be a link to, a part of or a variant of another entry.

geoc

(n.)
Grammar
geoc, gioc, geoht, góc, ioc, es;
Entry preview:

n: pl. geocu. a YOKE; jugum Nimaþ mín geoc ofer eów tollite jugum meum super vos, Mt. Bos. 11, 29. Mín geoc ys wynsum jugum meum suave est, 11, 30. We weorpan fram us geoc heora projiciamus a nobis jugum ipsorum, Ps. Spl. 2, 3. Utan aweorpan heora geocu

Linked entries: geocboga geoht iuc

fremfull

(adj.)
Grammar
fremfull, adj. [freme good; ful, full full]

Beneficent ⬩ profitable ⬩ bĕnĕfĭcus

Entry preview:

Beneficent, profitable; bĕnĕfĭcus Ða ðe ánweald ofer hig habbaþ synd fremfulle genemned qui pŏtestātem hăbent sŭper eos bĕnĕfĭci vŏcantur, Lk. Bos. 22, 25

Linked entry: fremfulnes

eal-teaw

(adj.)
Grammar
eal-teaw, adj. [eal all, teaw = tæw good]

Entirely good ⬩ omnīno bŏnus

Entry preview:

Entirely good; omnīno bŏnus Gif he ealteawne ende gedreógeþ if he enjoys a very good end, Cd. Jun. 110, 16; Hy. 2, 13; Hy. Grn. ii. 281, 13

Linked entry: æl-tæw

æfter-gán

(v.)
Grammar
æfter-gán, [gán to go]

To follow after ⬩ subsequi

Entry preview:

To follow after; subsequi, Past. 15, 2 ?

forþ

(adv.)
Grammar
forþ, adv. [faran to go]

FORTH ⬩ thence ⬩ hence ⬩ forwards ⬩ onwards ⬩ henceforth ⬩ further ⬩ still ⬩ inde ⬩ hinc ⬩ prorsum ⬩ porro ⬩ dehinc ⬩ deinceps ⬩ tămen

Entry preview:

FORTH, thence, hence, forwards, onwards, henceforth, further, still; inde, hinc, prorsum, porro, dehinc, deinceps, tămen Abraham eóde forþ Abraham went forth, Gen. 18, 16: Num. 22, 35: Jud. 16, 30. Alǽdaþ míne bán forþ mid eów efferte ossa mea hinc vōbiscum

Linked entries: forþ-gelang forþ-onloten gyrd

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.