Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

þegen

(n.)
Grammar
þegen, þegn, þeng, þén, es; m.
Entry preview:

Ðú cyninges eart þegen geþungen, Andr. Kmbl. 1055; An. 528. Wuldres þegn, engel Drihtnes, Cd. Th. 136, 31; Gen. 2266.

swá

(adv.)
Grammar
swá, swǽ, swé (swé is the form in Ps. Surt. ; see also Txts. 600, col. 1. The form also occurs in Blickl. Homl. 23, 7).
Entry preview:

Th. 35, 10; Gen. 552. marking the grounds of action, as, since Wé ðé lofiaþ, swá ðú hǽlend eart, Hy. 7, 116. (10) although, yet :-- Swá hé þurh feóndscipe tó cwale monige démde, swá þeáh him Dryhten eft miltse gefremede, Elen.

Linked entries: se swǽ eall-swá

hǽþen

Entry preview:

Ꝥ man crístene menn of earde ne sylle húru on hǽðene leóde, Ll. Th. i. 304, 16. ¶ the part put for the whole :-- Þurl. hǽðene hand, Ap. 60. (a a) used specially of the Scandinavian invaders of England v. (c), <b> B. II.

on-fón

Entry preview:

L. ) mid þínum eárum mínne wóp and míne teáras auribus percipe lacrymas meas, Ps. Th. 38, 14. Mín gebedo wendon eft tó mé, for þám heora nolde onfón se déma þe ic him tó sende, 34, 13.

út

(adv.)
Grammar
út, adv.

outbeyond the bounds within which a thing is enclosedout on an expeditionoutoutoutoutforthto knock outpull outoutaway from homeabroadoutaway from landoutoutsidenot within doorsnot in the houseabroadoutexternally

Entry preview:

Gangan út of earce, 89, 29; Gen. 1488. Ða ðe út gongaþ of múþe, Bd. 1, 27; S. 494, 34. Moyses oft eode inn and út on ðæt tempt, Past. 16; Swt. 101, 24. Ic of ðé út síðode, Soul Kmbl. 110; Seel. 55. Ðǽr ic út swícan ne mæg non egrediebar, Ps.

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, tiligan, tilgan, teolian, tiolian, tielian; p. ode
Entry preview:

Noe ongan to eorðan him ǽtes tilian Noe began to provide himself with food from the earth, Cd. Th. 94, 6; Gen. 1557. Him tilian fylle on fǽgum, Judth. Thw. 24, 26; Jud. 208.

Linked entries: teolian tylian telge

ge-mǽne

Entry preview:

i. 80, 17. that passes or subsists between, mutual, reciprocal. of material things Þám folcum sceal . . . sacu restan, . . . wesan mádmas gemæne, manig óðerne gódum gegrétan, B. 1860. of non-material things Sib wæs gemǽne bám . . . ǽghwæðer óðerne earme

for-lǽtan

to letpermitallowsufferto sufferto letgrantto leaveto leaveto leaveconsumingto leave aloneleave undoneabstain fromneglectto leave outomitto spareleave toto leavequitto abandonforsakedesertabandonto leaveto leaveto leavedieto defendto abandonto leaveto abandonto leaveto leave ofgive upto abandonabandonto let goto restrainto releaserestoreto give uprelinquishto remitforgiveto loseto put awaydismisslay asideto send

Entry preview:

Forlǽt blód of earme, Lch. ii. 130, 6.

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
Entry preview:

Swíþe waxgeorn eart ðú, þonne ( cum ) ðú ealle þingc etst, Coll. Monast. Th. 34, 31. Hí beóþ slítende wulfas, þonne hié for feós lufan earmne fordémaþ búton scylde, Blickl. Homl. 63, 10: Homl. Th. ii. 226, 31.

Linked entries: þænne þonne

wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
wyrcan, weorcan ; p. worhte ; pp. worht.

to worklabourto maketo makeformconstructto be the sourcecause of, to produceto makeconstituteto workdoperformto perform a ritekeep a seasonto workeffect a purposeattain an object,

Entry preview:

Ic worhte (feci) earce of sethimtreówum, Deut. 10, 3. On ðære béc ðe ic weorhte, Bd. 3, 17, S. 545, 4. Ðú ða scíran gesceaft sceópe and worhtest, Hy. 10, 2. Nán neódðearf ðé ne lǽrde tó wyrcanne ðæt ðæt ðú worhtest, Bt. 33, 4 ; Fox 128, 12.

willan

(v.)
Grammar
willan, prs. ic, hé wille, wile, ðú wilt, pl. wé willaþ ; p. wolde, walde ; part. prs. willende

To will, wishto will, exercise the faculty of willingto will, purpose, think, mean, intendto tendto will, ordain, order, commandto will, wish, want, desireto will, be willing to do somethingto allow, permit, grant, consent toto be disposed, to have such and such a willto will, profess, claimwill, shall, to be about to

Entry preview:

Ne ðurfon wé ðæs wénan, ðæt wuldorcyning ǽfre wille eard áléfan, Cd. Th. 272, 7; Sat. 116: 281, 25; Sat. 277. Ne willaþ eów andrǽdan, 194, 25 ; Exod. 266.

Linked entries: fǽcan walde

niman

(v.)
Entry preview:

Nim wuda of þǽre stówe þe his eard biþ on tó weaxanne, Bt. 35, 10; F. 148, 25. with idea of violence, deprivation Sé ðe nimþ (nimmeð, L. auferet ) þá ðing þe ðíne synt, Lk. 6, 20. Gié nómon (aetbrúdun, W. S. tulistis ) cǽgo wísdómes, Lk. L.

MID

(prep.)
Grammar
MID, (in Gloss. Ep. and Lindisfarne Gospels) mið; prep. with dat. acc. inst.

Within conjunction within company with, along withamongapudpenesbythroughwithatwhensinceseeing thatcum

Entry preview:

His hand mid ðý earme ðe of his líchoman áslegen wæs hé hét tó áhón, 3, 12; S. 537, 34.

Linked entry: mið

willa

(n.)
Grammar
willa, an; m.

will, the faculty of willingwill, purpose, design, commandwill, determination, resolutionintention, purpose, desire to actwill, desire, wishpleasure, delightwill, dispositionwill, accord, consent, pleasureGer. meinetwillenwill, one's own way

Entry preview:

earme men willum onféngun, on mildum sefan. Exon.

ǽ-brec

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-brec, [eá water, bræc]

A catarrhrheumrheuma

Entry preview:

A catarrh, rheum; rheuma

eá-streám

(n.)
Grammar
eá-streám, es; m.

A water-stream, a riverrīvus

Entry preview:

A water-stream, a river; rīvus Heóldon forþryne eástreámas heora the river-streams held their onward course. Cd. 12; Th. 14, 9; Gen. 216. Ofer eástreámas is brycgade blace brimráde over the river-streams the ice bridged a pale water-road, Andr. Kmbl.

eá-cerse

(n.)
Grammar
eá-cerse, an; f.

Water-CRESSnasturtium aquātĭcum

Entry preview:

Water-CRESS; nasturtium aquātĭcum Eácersan getrifula oððe geseóþ on buteran bruise or seethe water-cress in butter, L. M. 1, 38; Lchdm. ii. 94, 4

eá-docce

(n.)
Grammar
eá-docce, an; f.

A water-dock rŭmex aquatĭca

Entry preview:

A water-dock; rŭmex aquatĭca, Lchdm. ii. 379

eá-fisc

(n.)
Grammar
eá-fisc, -fix, es; m.

A river-fish flăviālis piscis

Entry preview:

A river-fish; flăviālis piscis Iór byþ eáfixa [sum] eel [?] is a river-fish. Runic pm. 28; Kmbl. 345, 4. Eáfiscas sécan to seek river-fishes, Bt. Met. Fox 19, 48; Met. 19, 24

eá-lád

(n.)
Grammar
eá-lád, e; f.

A water-wayaquōsa via

Entry preview:

A water-way; aquōsa via Frécne þuhton egle eáláda the fearful water-ways appeared terrible, Andr. Kmbl. 881; An. 441