Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

ge-ríne

(n.)
Grammar
ge-ríne, es; pl. nom. acc. -u, -o, -a; n.
Entry preview:

A mystery; mysterium Eów is geseald to witanne Godes ríces gerínu vobis datum est nosse mysteria regni Dei, Mk. Bos. 4, 11

weorold-fægerness

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-fægerness, e; f.
Entry preview:

Earthly fairness Seó hine lǽrde ðæt hé nǽfre Godes geleáfan forléte, and ðæt nǽnig woruldfægernes ǽfre his geðóht oncerde, Shrn. 59, 31

dryhten

(adj.)
Grammar
dryhten, adj. (?)
Entry preview:

Lordly, royal Drihtenum Gode domino Deo, Wülck. Gl. 253, 8. Drihtnum Críste, sóðum cyninge domino Christo, vero regi, R. Ben. 1, 9

frægnian

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

To ask Hwæt ðú mec geáxast ł frægnast be góde quid me interrogas de bono?, Mt. R. 19, 17. v. ge-frægnian

hláford-hold

(adj.)
Grammar
hláford-hold, adj.
Entry preview:

Gif hí góde beóþ and hláfordholde, Bt. 14, l; F. 42, 24

leóþu-rún

(n.)
Entry preview:

Ic þé lǽre þurh leóðo-rúne ꝥ ðú hospcwide ǽfre ne fremme wið Godes bearne. El. 522

mete-þing

(n.)
Grammar
mete-þing, es; n.
Entry preview:

An operation connected with cooking Hí man geornlíce tý ꝥ hí góde bæcystran beón and tó ǽlcum meteþingum. clǽngeorne, Chrd. 19, 19

wiga

Entry preview:

Se Godes stranga wiga Sanctus Paulus fortis praeliator Dei, Gr. D. 110, 14. Tó wigan campe, C. D. vi. 67, 9. Add

wel-þungen

(adj.)
Grammar
wel-þungen, adj. (ptcpl.)

Well-thrivenablegoodproficientexcellent

Entry preview:

Well-thriven, able, good, proficient, excellent Hygd wæs swíðe geong, wís, welþungen Beo. Th. 3858; B. 1927: Menol. Fox 309; Men. 156

Linked entries: -þungen wel-geþungen

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 ðæt wille God, Cd. Th. 114, 13; Gen. 1903. with a clause Nó God wolde, ðæt sió sáwl sár þrowade, Exon.

Linked entries: fǽcan walde

ge-sprǽc

Entry preview:

O.H.Ger. ge-spráhhi[n] oraculum. v. god-gesprǽce, god-gesprec.)

friþ

Entry preview:

Ic mé frið wille æt Gode gegyrnan . . . mec Dryhtnes hond mundað, Gú. 228.

flet-gesteald

(n.)
Grammar
flet-gesteald, flett-gesteald, es; n.

Dwelling-placehousehold goodshăbĭtātiodŏmestĭcæ ŏpes

Entry preview:

Dwelling-place, household goods; hăbĭtātio, dŏmestĭcæ ŏpes Lamech onféng fletgestealdum Lamech succeeded to the dwelling-places, Cd. 52; Th. 65, 31; Gen. 1074

Linked entry: flett-gesteald

mirgan

(v.)
Grammar
mirgan, p. de

To be merryto rejoicebe glad

Entry preview:

To be merry, to rejoice, be glad Fægniaþ and myrgaþ Gode mid wynsumre stemne jubilate Deo in voce exultationis, Ps. Th. 46, 1

ge-mearcian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mearcian, <b>; VI.</b>
Entry preview:

On þám dæge ys seó forme tíd prima geháten, on þǽre sceolon gemearcode cnihtas geornlíce tó Gode clypian, Angl. viii. 319, 42. Add

þǽr-néhst

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-néhst, adv.
Entry preview:

Next to that Godes grið is ealra griða geornost tó healdanne, and þǽrnéhst þæs cynges, L. Eth. vii. 1; Th. i. 330, 3

weorold-leán

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-leán, es; n.
Entry preview:

Worldly reward Ða ðe Godes þances hwylcne cuman underfón, ne wilnigen hig ðǽr nánra woruldleána, L. E. I. 25; Th. ii. 422, 13

Linked entry: leán

fæst-mód

steadfast

Entry preview:

Hé tómiddes þám líge tó Gode ánmódlíce clypode, and on þǽre frecednysse fæstmód þurhwunode, Hml. S. 31, 872. Add

micga

Entry preview:

Hí beguton hine ealne mid ealdum miggan. . . se migga þurh Godes mihte wearð tó swétum stence áwend, Hml. S. 35, 153-157. Add

morgen-gebedtíd

(n.)
Grammar
morgen-gebedtíd, e; f.
Entry preview:

Morning prayer-time; in pl. matins: — Ðá hé þá his morgengebedtída wolde Gode gefyllan cum matutinas laudes Domino impenderet, Guth. Gr. 135, 272

Linked entry: gebed-tíd