Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

æ
þ

ge-bítan

(v.)

to bite

Entry preview:

Lind. 9, 18

Linked entries: bítan ge-bit

strǽd

(n.)
Grammar
strǽd, [a, -e ?]
Entry preview:

Lind. 5, 41

un-fægerness

(n.)
Grammar
un-fægerness, e; f.

Foulness ⬩ ugliness ⬩ abomination

Entry preview:

Lind. 24, 15

un-scendende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-scendende, adj.

Innocent

Entry preview:

Lind. 27, 24

ofer-gímness

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-gímness, e; f.

Watching over, observation

Entry preview:

Lind. 17, 20

ofer-scúwan

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-scúwan, -scúan

to overshadow

Entry preview:

to overshadow Wolken oferscúade (-scýade, Lind.) hiǽ, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 17, 5

Linked entry: scúwan

ge-sinígan

(v.)

to marry; ⬩ nubere

Entry preview:

Lind. Gisinnígo, Rush. 20, 34

Linked entry: sin-híwian

ge-spellian

(v.)

to speak ⬩ tell

Entry preview:

Lind. 24, 15

Linked entry: spellian

titul

(n.)

a title, ⬩ superscription

Entry preview:

Lind. 15, 26

bæst

Entry preview:

Substitute for the quotation :--- Lind vel baest (best) tilo, Txts. 102, 1017

leófan

Entry preview:

A word seems missing, and it might be suggested by 43l. þær Israéla ǽhta wǽron, and the line might read: Áhton Israela, &c. Cf. too eorlas Israéla for a similar half line

feorh-hord

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-hord, es; n.

Life's treasure ⬩ the soul ⬩ spirit ⬩ vītæ thēsaurus ⬩ ănĭma

Entry preview:

Life's treasure, the soul, spirit; vītæ thēsaurus, ănĭma Líf biþ on síþe, fǽges feorhhord life is on its journey, the spirit of the fated, Exon. 59 a; Th. 213, 7; Ph. 221.

gýmeleás

(adj.)
Grammar
gýmeleás, adj.

Careless ⬩ negligent ⬩ uncared for ⬩ wandering ⬩ stray ⬩ negligens

Entry preview:

Ða gímeleasan men ðe heora líf adrugon on ealre ídelnisse careless men who passed their life in all frivolity, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 56, 11. Gýmeleáse heedless, Exon. 73 a; Th. 271, 33; Jul. 491; Blickl. Homl. 55, 30

hreów-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hreów-ness, e; f.

Penitence ⬩ repentance ⬩ sorrow ⬩ contrition

Entry preview:

Lind. 11, 21. Hreónisse, 3, 8. Hreáwnise, 21, 29: Mk. Skt. Lind. 6, 12. Hreóunisse pœnitentia, Rtl. 8, 33

ge-wæge

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wæge, es; n.

A weight ⬩ measure

Entry preview:

Lind. 4, 24. Gewoege ł gemet mensura, Lk. Skt. Lind. 6, 38

un-þwagen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-þwagen, -þwægen, -þwegen, -þwogen; adj.

Unwashed

Entry preview:

.: -ðuegenum, Lind.) handum manibus non lotis, Mk. Skt, 7, 2. Unþwogenum (-ðuénum, Lind.: -ðwegenum, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 15, 20. Unðweánum, p. 17, 11

on-sæc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-sæc, adj.

freed from a charge, excused ⬩ denying

Entry preview:

Lind. Rush. 14, 18. denying Mec ðú bist onsæcc (-sæcen, Rush.) me es negaturus, Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 30. Mec ðú bist onsæc me negabis, 14, 72

Linked entry: sæc

ymb-settan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-settan, p. te.
Entry preview:

Lind. 15, 36. Ymbsetton (ymsettun, Rush.) ł ymbuundun circumponentes Jn. Skt. Lind. 19, 29. Salomones reste wæs mid weardum ymbseted, Blickl. Homl. 11, 16. Ymbseted mid ðǽm wágum his misdǽda, L. E. I. 32 ; Th. ii. 430, 14.

ge-styrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-styrian, -stirian; p. ede; pp. ed [ge, styrian to move, stir]

To move ⬩ remove ⬩ excite ⬩ agitate ⬩ amovere ⬩ agitare

Entry preview:

Lind. 13, 25. Forhuon arogie gestyred quid turbamini, 5, 39: Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 24, 6: Jn. Skt. Lind. 12, 27. Dóhter mín from diwble is gestyred filia mea a dæmonio vexatur, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 15, 22

be-feastnian

(v.)
Grammar
be-feastnian, p. ade ; pp. ad

To betrothe ⬩ desponsare

Entry preview:

Lind. Stv. 1, 18

Linked entry: be-fæstnian

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.