Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

Bebban burh

(n.)
Grammar
Bebban burh,
  • Chr. 547; Th. 28, 25; 29, 24 : 641
  • ;
  • Th. 49, 3 : 993
  • ;
  • Th. 240, 17; 241, 16, col. 2
  • :
Bæbba-burh,
  • Chr. 1093; Th. 360, 6
  • :
Bebba-burh,
  • Chr. 1095 ; Th. 361, 39, 40
  • :
gen. -burge ; dat. -byrig ; acc. -burg, -burh; f.

BAMBOROUGH, in NorthumberlandBabbæ oppidum in provincia Northanhymbrorum

Entry preview:

D. 547] Ida began to reign, from whom arose the royal race of the Northumbrians, and reigned twelve years. He built Bamborough, which was at first inclosed by a hedge, and afterwards by a wall, Chr. 547; Erl. 16, 7-10.

Linked entries: Bæbban burh Bebba-burh

Ciren-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Ciren-ceaster, Cyren-ceaster, Cyrn-ceaster; gen. ceastre; f. [Asser. Cirrenceastre: Hunt. Cirecestere: Brom. Circestre]

CIRENCESTER, Cicester, GloucestershireCirencestria in agro Glocestriensi

Entry preview:

Æt Cirenceastre [Cyrenceastre, col, 2, 3] at Cirencester, 628; Th. 44, 13, col. 1. Hér fór se here to Cirenceastre [Cyrenceastre, col. 2, 3] of Cippanhamme, and sæt ðǽr án geár in this year [A.

dún-sǽte

(n.)
Grammar
dún-sǽte, gen. -sǽta; dat. -sǽtum,sǽtan ; pl. m. [dún a mountain, -sǽte dwellers, inhabitants]

Mountaineers, inhabitants of the mountains of Wales montĭcŏlæ Walliæ

Entry preview:

D. 9; Th. i. 356, 16-20

á-hón

(v.)
Entry preview:

Add:: to hang (trans.), suspend Gyf mon þás wyrte on mannes swyran áhéhð (-héð, v. l. ), Lch. i. 280, 10. Man áhéhð (-héð, v. l. ) mid searwum mycle sweras, Gr. D. 270, 4. áhéng dúst on ǽnne post, Hml. S. 26, 226, 233.

á-sceótan

(v.)
Entry preview:

Add: intrans. To shoot, move rapidly Sió costung út ásciét (-sciéð, v. l.) on weorc tentatio usque ad operationem prosilit, Past. 71, 7. Án út ásceát of weorode, Ors. 3, 6; S. 108, 10. Se scyttel ásceát of þǽre fetere, Hml. S. 21, 419.

be-warenian

(v.)
Grammar
be-warenian, -warnian.

avoidto watchguard

Entry preview:

Past. 437, 6. Sýn eáþmóde, bewarnian wiþ módignesse, R. Ben. 140, 8. with negative clause bewarniaþ , hi hira mód ne besmítaþ mentem inquinare devitant, Gr.

Linked entry: be-warian

be-míðan

(v.)
Entry preview:

Add: trans. To conceal Bemíþan, bedyrnan dissimulare, occultare, An. Ox. 983: Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 35. magon monnum bemíðan úrne geðonc, Past. 39, 12. Bemíþende recludentes, An. Ox. 2334. God gecýþde mannum bemiðen wæs, Bl. H. 199, 32: Gr.

clif

Entry preview:

Fram þám heán clife ab alta rupe, Gr. D. 52, 22. wæter wæs sweart under þǽm clife neoðan, Bl. H. 211, 2: 209, 34. Ðá stánas swá of óðrum clife út sceoredon, 207, 20. On ðǽm sǽs clife, Ors. 4, 13; S. 210, 31.

eáste-weard

(adj.)
Entry preview:

Substitute: <b>eáste-weard;</b> adj. Eastward, east, eastern part of the noun to which the word is applied Þæt býne land is eásteweard brádost. Eásteweard hit mæg bión syxtig míla brád, Ors. 1, 1; S. 18, 29, 30.

ge-fyrþran

(v.)
Entry preview:

Add:, ge-fyrþrian. trans. To advance, promote the interests of, support, help on Ic þé gefyrþrede mid mínum lárum þon þé mon dómere geceás thanks to my instructions you were advanced to a judgeship, Bt. 8; F. 24, 29.

á-flíman

(v.)
Grammar
á-flíman, -flýman.
Entry preview:

Add: where there is conflict, to put to flight, of actual fighting hyg áflímde and ofslóh þonne .xxx. gódra ðegna. Chr. 1052 ; P. 179, 11. mid strǽlum hié scotodon and hié sóna onweg áflýmdon, Nar. 32, 18.

Linked entry: á-flýman

á-lúcan

Entry preview:

Up álúcþ eradicat, extirpat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 19. Út álúcþ evellit, i. eradicat, 32. Út álúceð ( evellet ) of grýne fót mínne, Ps. Spl. 24, 16: 51, 5. Hit álúcð þæs mannes mód, Wlfst. 242, 9. Þý lés álúcæ ( eradicetis ) þone hwéte, Mt.

Linked entry: lúcan

ést-full

Entry preview:

Add: Similar entries cf. ést, I. Oestful voluter, cupido votium, Txts. 107, 2161. Ésteful votibus (l. votivus ), Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 67. Éstful mǽden devota (Christi) virguncula, An. Ox. 4358. Enoch wæs éstful on móde, Hml. S. 16, 17.

Linked entry: ést-georn

feor

(adj.)
Grammar
feor, adj.
Entry preview:

fæder forlét and feorr (feor, v. l.) land (feorrland? v. feor-land) sóhte in longinquam regionem abiit, Gr. D. 106, 26. foerde on lond unnéh ł suiðe fearr (feor, R. adv.?) abiit in regionem longinquam, Lk. L. 19, 12.

Linked entry: feor-land

cræftiga

(n.)
Grammar
cræftiga, cræftega, cræftica, cræftca, cræftga, an; m.

A craftsmanworkmanartificerarchitect artifexopifexarchitectus

Entry preview:

Gl. 81; Som. 73, 2; Wrt. Voc. 47, 9. Cræftca artifex Wrt. Voc. 73, 36. Ðyssera cræftcena horum artificum Ælfc. Gr. 10; Som. 14, 44. Se cræftega wyrcean mæg to ðæm ðe he wile the workman can make what he likes of it Past. 37, 3; Hat. MS. 50b, 6.

ár-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
ár-ful, ár-full; adj.

Venerablerespectfulfavourablemercifulmildhonorabilisvenerabilispropitiusreverens

Entry preview:

D. 743-745; 28, 22. Se ðe árfull biþ eallum unrihtwísum ðínum qui propitiatur omnibus iniquitatibus tuis, Ps. Spl. M. 102, 3. Cristenra manna gehwilc beó árful fæder and méder Christianorum quivis reverenter habeat patrem et matrem, Wulfst. paræn. 7

Engla land

(n.)
Grammar
Engla land, es; n.

The land of the Angles or Engles

Entry preview:

It Ðæt mynster Æbbercurníg, ðæt is geseted on Engla lande the minster Abercorn, that is seated in the land of the Angles, or Engla land = England, Bd. 4, 26; S. 602, 36. extended in the time of Bede, A.

hreác

(n.)
Grammar
hreác, es; m.

A heapstackrickreek

Entry preview:

A heap, stack, rick, reek [in dialects, v. E. D. S. Old Country and Farming Words, ii. iii. and Halliwell's Dict.] Hreác acervus, Wrt. Voc. 89, 44.

Linked entry: hrǽc

leód-rúne

(n.)
Grammar
leód-rúne, an; f.

A witchpythonissa

Entry preview:

A witch, wise woman [cf. burh-rúne furia; helle-rúne pythonissa: Grmm. D. M. 375 on the forms of feminine names in -rín, -rúna]:-- Wið ǽlcre yfelre leódrúnan ... eft óðer dust and drenc wið leódrúnan, L. M. 1, 64; Lchdm. ii. 138, 23, 26.

nepte

(n.)
Grammar
nepte, nefte, an; f.

Nepnipcat's mint

Entry preview:

Nep or nip (v. E. D. S. Plant-Names), cat's mint Nepte nepita, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 40. Nepte, i. 30, 21. Nepte. Ðás wyrte man nepitamon, and óðrum naman nepte nemneþ, and eác Grécas mente orinon hátaþ, Lchdm. i. 208, 7-9.

Linked entries: næpte nefte