Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

æ
þ

ge-hæftnan

Grammar
ge-hæftnan, ge-hæftnian.
Entry preview:

Þú bist mid deófles anwealde gehæftned juri diaboli mancipaberis, Gr. D. 135, 16. Ealle þe þǽr gehæftnede wǽron captivi omnes, 292, 18. Fram deófle hí beóð hæfde and gehæftnede a diabolo captivi tenentur, 336, 5.

béd-rǽden

Grammar
béd-rǽden, l. bed-rǽden,

Prayers

Entry preview:

and substitute: Prayers Bist ðú on úre bedrǽdene we will pray for you, Wlfst. 290, 17. Wé habbaþ heom geunnen þá bedrǽddene for lífe and for déþe we have promised to pray for them while alive and after death, Cht. Th. 436, 15

á-ferian

(v.)
Entry preview:

Siððon þú forð ofer þone bist áferod. Bt. 36, 3; S. 105, 14. ꝥ ne sý áfered ut non auferetur , An. Ox. II, 56

be-hwerfan

(v.)
Entry preview:

Þú bist behwyrfed ł miswend peruerteris, Ps. L. 17, 27. Þæt teóðe werod tó áwyrgedum gástum behwyrfede wurdon, Hml. Th. i. 540, 3. to exchange, change for Hé ealle his ǽhta behwyrfde wið ánum gyldenum wecge, Hml. Th. i. 394, 12.

ge-drencan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-drencan, p. -drencte; pp. drenced

To drench ⬩ drown ⬩ submergere ⬩ demergere

Entry preview:

Ðú [bist] to helle gedrencged te ad infernum demergeris, Lk. Skt. Lind. 10, 15

líf-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
líf-leás, adj.

Lifeless

Entry preview:

Lifeless, without life Ðú bist deád and ða ðe ðé tó lóciaþ beóþ lífleáse eác morte morieris tu et omnia quæ tua sunt, Gen. 20, 7.

twi-ecgede

Entry preview:

Twiecggedum bis acuto mucrone ), An. Ox. 229. Add

twi-deágod

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-deágod, adj.
Entry preview:

Double-dyed Twideágadre deáge bis tincto cocco, An. Ox. 1060

Linked entry: deágian

twi-híwe

Entry preview:

Add Twihíwum wurmon bis tincto cocco, An. Ox. 2, 24

twi-gedeágod

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-gedeágod, adj.
Entry preview:

Double-dyed Twigedeágodre deáge bis tincto cocco, Hpt. Gl 431, 29

Linked entry: twi-deágod

bæc-slitol

(n.; part.)
Grammar
bæc-slitol, es; m. [bæc a back; slitol a biter, from sliten, pp. of slítan to slit, bite]

A backbiter ⬩ detractor

Entry preview:

A backbiter; detractor, Off. reg. 15

Linked entries: bac-slitol slítan slitol

ge-wintred

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wintred, -wintrad; part.

Grown to full age ⬩ full-aged ⬩ aged ⬩ adultus

Entry preview:

Miððý ðú bist gewintrad cum senueris, Jn. Skt. Lind. 21, 18. Ðeáh he gewintred wǽre though he was aged, Ors. 6, 31; Bos. 128, 7. Ðæs gewintredan monnes of a full-aged man, L. Alf. pol. 26; Th. i. 78, 18

Linked entry: -wintred

BE

(prep.)
Grammar
BE, [abbreviated from big = bí, q. v.]; prep. dat. and instr.

BY ⬩ near to ⬩ to ⬩ at ⬩ in ⬩ on ⬩ upon ⬩ about ⬩ with ⬩ juxta ⬩ prope ⬩ ad ⬩ secus ⬩ in ⬩ cum ⬩ of ⬩ from ⬩ about ⬩ touching ⬩ concerning ⬩ de ⬩ quoad ⬩ for ⬩ because of ⬩ after ⬩ by ⬩ through ⬩ according to ⬩ pro ⬩ propter ⬩ er ⬩ secundum ⬩ beside ⬩ out of ⬩ e ⬩ ex

Entry preview:

BY, near to, to, at, in, on, upon, about, with; juxta, prope, ad, secus, in, cum Be wege by the way, Mk. Bos. 8, 3. Wunode be lordane he dwelt by Jordan, Cd. 91; Th. 116, 6; Gen. 1932. Be grúnde wód went on the ground, Exon. 106a; Th. 404, 29; Rä. 23

Linked entries: bí be-hlæstan be-strídan be-tǽcung bi big bii

húðe

Grammar
húðe, l. húþ, dele [v. herehúðe], and add: — Húþa praeda (ineffa*-*bilt), An. Ox. 219. Húðe praedam, Kent. Gl. 1137. þá ýþwórigendan húþa fluctivagam praedam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 72. Ungeríme húþe
Entry preview:

numerosas predas, An. Ox. 5084

tímen

(adj.)
Grammar
tímen, (?); adj.

Belonging to a team.

Entry preview:

Belonging to a team. v. teám, II Témen bibina ( = bis bina? ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 8

Linked entry: témen

weolc

(adj.)
Grammar
weolc, (? weolcen) ; adj.

Scarlet ⬩ purple

Entry preview:

ł wealcbasewere bis tincto cocco Hpt. Gl. 431, 31

ge-rignan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rignan, ge-rínan to rain on, wet with rain: — Bið geríned
Entry preview:

conpluitur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 30

Linked entry: ge-rínan

eahta-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
eahta-feald, adj.
Entry preview:

Hehtefealde bis quaternos, 774

beorþ

(n.)
Grammar
beorþ, berþ, byrþ, e; f : es; n? [beorþ bears, from beoran, as byrþ birþ from beran]

A BIRTH ⬩ the act of coming into life ⬩ the thing born ⬩ nativitas ⬩ partus ⬩ fetus

Entry preview:

A BIRTH, the act of coming into life, the thing born; nativitas, partus, fetus Cot. 87. Found in the compounds berþ-estre, berþ-ling : v. also beorþor, beorþor-cwelm, -þínen; hyse-beorþor

Linked entries: byrþ byrþ-ling

twi-telged

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-telged, adj.
Entry preview:

Double-dyed Of twitælgedum bis tincto, Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 31. Twitælgade depploide. Ps. Surt. 108, 29

Linked entries: telgan wig-telgode

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.