Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

þeód-bealu

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-bealu, wes; n.
Entry preview:

Great ill, grievous ill Þeódbealu on þreó healfa ( referring to three elements in the misery of the lost; cf. O. Sax. thiod-arbédi, applied to the expulsion from Eden ), Exon. Th. 78, 2; Cri. 1268.

on-lǽtan

(v.)

to release, relaxto let a thing go on, to continue

Entry preview:

to release, relax Ðonne forstes bend Fæder onlǽteþ, Beo. Th. 3223; B. 1609. Ðonne him sigera weard his gewealdleðer wille onlǽtan, Met. 11, 28, 75. to let a thing go on, to continue anlǽtenne continuanda, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 19.

Linked entry: an-lǽtan

bycgan

Entry preview:

Add: to buy goods Hwá bigþ hí?, Coll. M. 23, 25. Bege eme , Kent. Gl. 895. ꝥte metto bochton, Jn. L. 4, 8. in reference to marriage Be ðon ðe mon wíf bycgge, Ll. Th. i. 122, 3. to hire workmen Bycgæ wyrhta conducere operarios, Mt. R. 20,1

ge-rípian

(v.)
Entry preview:

Add: of vegetables, to get ripe: — Hé hé him bringan bere sǽde . . . Hit weóx . . . and wel gerípode, Hml. Th. ii. 144, 13. of non-material objects to get mature Se mynstres hordere si . . . wis, on gerípedum þeáwum (maturis moribus), R.

reordian

(v.)
Entry preview:

hriordanne, 32. to feed Wé hriordadun ðec pavimus te, Mt. L. 25, 37

mann-bót

(n.)
Grammar
mann-bót, e; f.

A fine to be paid to the lord of a man slain

Entry preview:

Æt twýhyndum were mon sceal sellan monbóte xxx. sciłł, æt vi. hyndum Lxxx. sciłł, æt twelfhyndum cxx., 70; Th. i. 146, 13-15: L. Edm. S. 7; Th. i. 250, 21: L. E. G. 13; Th. i. 174, 27: L. C. E. 2; Th. i. 360, 7; L. W. I, 7; Th. i. 471, 11: L. H.

FEORH

(n.)
Grammar
FEORH, feorg, fiorh, ferh, fyorh; gen. feores; dat. inst. feore; pl. nom. acc. feorh; gen. feora; dat. inst. feorum; n. m.

lifesoulspiritvītaănĭmaa living beingpersonhŏmopersōna

Entry preview:

Á to feore for evermore, Exon. 32 b; Th. 102, 25; Cri. 1678. Ǽfre to feore, Ps. Th. 118, 165: Exon. 111 a; Th. 425, 33; Rä. 41, 65. Áwa to feore, Ps. Th. 51, 8. Lange to feore, Ps. Th. 132, 4. Syððan to feore in æternum, 54, 22: 101, 25: 106, 8.

mynster-hám

(n.)
Grammar
mynster-hám, es; m.

A monastic housemonastery

Entry preview:

Ðone oferécan mon gedǽle gind mynsterhámas Godes ciricum in Súðregum and in Cent, Chart. Th. 482, 18

ge-griþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-griþian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed.

To make peacepācĭfĭcāreTo protecttuēri

Entry preview:

P. 25; Th. ii. 340, 11

Linked entry: griþian

ge-sib

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sib, -sibb, -syb; adj.

Peaceable, near, related, familiarpācĭfĭcus, cognātus, prŏpinquus, fămĭliārisconsanguineus

Entry preview:

Snotor mid gesibbum sécean wolde Cananea land the sagacious would seek the Canaanites' land with his kinsfolk, Cd. 83; Th. 104, 8; Gen. 1738: 79; Th. 97, 13; Gen. 1612. Gesibbra ærfeweard a nearer heir, Th. Chart. 483, 16.

Linked entry: ge-syb

ge-frignan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-frignan, -fringan; p. -frægn, -fregn, pl. -frugnon; pp. -frugnen.

to askinterrogareto learn by askinghear of

Entry preview:

Hæbbe ic gefrugnen I have heard, Exon. 55 b; Th. 197, 18; Ph. 1. Ðá ic néðan gefrægn hæleþ to hilde then I heard that heroes went daringly to war, Cd. 95; Th. 124, 9; Gen. 2060 : 92; Th. 118, 4; Gen. 1960 : Beo. Th. 148; B. 74 : 4961; B. 2484.

ge-endebyrdan

Grammar
ge-endebyrdan, ge-endebyrdian.
Entry preview:

Th. ii. 362, 23. Þá capitulas æfter ðǽre foresprǽce geendebyrdian to put an index after the preface, 2, 19.

síðian

(v.)
Grammar
síðian, p. ode
Entry preview:

Th. 136, 65

and-wyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
and-wyrdan, ond-wyrdan

to answer

Entry preview:

to answer, Ps. Th. 101, 21: 118, 42: Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 20

Linked entry: and-wearde

a-wæcnian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wæcnian, p. ode; pp. od

To awakenarisespringevigilareoriri

Entry preview:

To awaken, arise, spring; evigilare, oriri Awæcniaþ, Cd. 104; Th. 138, 14; Gen. 2291

Linked entry: wæenian

átor-spere

(n.)
Grammar
átor-spere, es; n.

A poisoned speartelum venenatum

Entry preview:

Exon. 105 a; Th. 399, to; Rä. 18, 9

Linked entry: spere

gæderian

(v.)
Grammar
gæderian, gædrian

to gather

Entry preview:

to gather, Ps. Spl. 38, 10 : Exon. 58 b; Th. 211, 6; Ph. 193

Linked entry: ge-gæderian

óþ-þicgan

(v.)
Entry preview:

to take from Him frumbearnes riht freóbróðor óþþah, Cd. Th. 199, 14; Exod. 338

god-bót

(n.)
Grammar
god-bót, an; f.

An atonement made to the church

Entry preview:

An atonement made to the church, L. Æthel. 6, 51; Th. i. 328, 4

bi-clyppan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-clyppan, p. -clypte; pp. -clypt

To clip, embrace, inclose, claspamplecti

Entry preview:

To clip, embrace, inclose, clasp; amplecti,Exon. 59 b; Th. 217, 8; Ph. 277