Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

stýfician

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

To root upLchdm. iii. 184, 18. Móna se ðridda weorca onginnan ná gedafanaþ bútan ðæt biþ geedcenned stífician the third day of the moon is not good to attempt works, except to root up what has grown up again

Linked entry: stífician

á-hnígan

(v.)
Entry preview:

To sink, fall down Hí áhnigon occubuerunt, An. Ox. 3352. trans, literal, to bend down Áhnigenum heáfde, Techm. ii. 121, 19. figurative, to humble Hine seolfne of dúne áhnág semet ipsum exinanivit, Rtl. 21, 20

sígan

(v.)
Grammar
sígan, p. sáh, pl. sigon ; pp. sigen.
Entry preview:

[Þe kinge sah to grunde (deide, 2nd MS.), Laym. 10255. Scal þi saule siȝen to helle 14589.] <b>Ia.</b> to sink as the sun to its setting :-- Heó (the sun) síhþ ðam tácne (Aries ) óþ ǽfen, Anglia viii. 307, 20.

Linked entries: sígend sígere

lǽdan

(v.)
Entry preview:

(b α) to bring or take (to the place of) an action, lead to execution, bring to justice, &amp;c. :-- Ꝥ hine man rihte lǽde, Ll. Th. i. 396, 15.

gán

to gowalkto move along, proceedto take a specified course to be guideddeterminedto be habitually in a specified conditionto gobe pregnantto pass, elapseto happen, come to pass, take placeto pass, be currentto be accepted to have a specified issue turn out so and soto move away, depart to relinquishto take one's way, proceedgomove in a specified directiongoandto applybetake oneselfto turnbetake oneselfgoto be carried, moved, impelledto pass, be paid, be allottedto be appropriatedto be one of the constituent elements be amongst the conditions requisiteto amount, be equivalentto attain, reach, extendto come to take precedence of.to produce, came out withto accompany, be withto be uttered to begin, startto go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation to proceed to the business of a court

Entry preview:

Gif hé vville on hand gán, 90, 7. to turn to, betake oneself to an occupation, course of action, &amp;c., go to law Ne gá þú mid þínum esne in dóme, Ps.

hebban

(v.)
Grammar
hebban, occurs with dat.

to liftto liftto raiseliftmake a soundto exaltelevateto extolexaltto set upinstituteto raisebring upto directbearTo risemount

Entry preview:

., to direct the mind to a lofty object Dó þínes scealces sáwle blíðe, for ðon ic hí ðé hebbe ad te animam meam levavi, Ps. Th. 85, 3. ðé ic hóf sáwle míne, Ps. Srt. 85, 4.

búgan

(v.)
Grammar
búgan, to bow.
Entry preview:

Add: to bow, bend the body Him búgað englas, Hml. S. 7, 50. <b>I a.</b> to sink, fall :-- Dauid ofwearp mid his liþeran þone ent ꝥ hé beáh eorðan, Hml. S. 18, 24. to yield, give ground, give way Beág cedebat, Wrt.

ge-mǽnsumian

(v.)
Entry preview:

Substitute: <b>ge-mǽnsumian, ge-mǽnsuman;</b> p. ode, ede. to make one's own common to others, to impart, communicate, trans.

Linked entry: -mǽnsumian

hrínan

Entry preview:

</b> to lay hands on, or meddle with so as to hurt, to injure, hurt. the agent a person Ic hríno ðone hiorde percutiam pastorem, Mk. L. R. 14, 27.

on-hagian

(v.)
Entry preview:

Ic nebbe swá dýgela stówe þæt mé swilcum weorce onhagie, 4, 13. with case preceding Be þám þe ús onhagað, Hml. A. 24, 4 : Wlfst. 303, 6. with dat. infin. Þára hálgena þrowunga þe mé onhagode on Englisc áwendene, Hml.

ge-lǽtan

Entry preview:

Add: to leave, allow to have, grant Ic eaforan þínum spédum wille stépan and him sóðe módes wǽre míne gelǽtan, (gelæstan? v. 1542), Gen. 2366.

ge-swígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swígan, p. de.
Entry preview:

To be silent. to cease speaking Hé ongann cliopia . . . Mið ðý gewearp woedo his geswígde (giswígende, R., exiliens : the glosser seems to have connected the word with silere ) cuóm him, Mk. 10, 47-50.

ge-mægþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mægþ, e; f.

Power, greatnesspŏtentia

Entry preview:

Power, greatness; pŏtentia Me nǽfre seó gemægþ ðisses eorþlícan anwealdes fórwel ne lícode the greatness of this earthly power never too well pleased me, Bt. 17; Fox 58, 23

ofer-firr

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-firr, e; f.

Too great distance

Entry preview:

Too great distance Hit is feáwum mannum cúð for ðære oferfyrre insula Thule, quae per infinitum a ceteris separata, vix paucis nota habetur, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24, 21

Linked entry: firr

bícnan

(v.)
Grammar
bícnan, (-ian).

signifyindicateportend

Entry preview:

Add to make a sign to a person (dat. or prep, ) with something Hé bícneð mid ðǽm eágum annuit oculis, Past. 357, 20. Hé bícnode hire mid his cynegyrde, Hml. A. 97, 180. þá becnade Sanctus Petrus him, 162, 239.

Linked entry: bécnan

gearcian

(v.)
Entry preview:

Gearcode hé his fare and Englelande cóm, Chr. 1091 ; P. 226, 28. Hí gearcodon hí sylfe wíge, Hml. A. 104, 68, 75. Gearciað þá þing þe eów gewunelice synd bebyrigunge, Hml. S. 3, 579. Hé hét gearcian heora gyftum mænigfealde mǽrða, Hml.

clifian

(v.)
Grammar
clifian, cleofian, cliofian, clyfian;ode; od

To cleave, adhereadhærere

Entry preview:

His flǽsces lima clifaþ ǽlc on óðrum each of the limbs of his flesh cleaves to another, Past. 47; Hat. MS. Ðín tunge clifaþ to ðínum goman thy tongue cleaveth to thy gums, Homl. Th. ii. 530, 28. To ðære lifre clifiaþ adhærent jecori, Lev. 1, 8.

bétan

(v.)
Grammar
bétan, ic béte; p. bétte; pp. béted; trans. [Goth. ó = A. Sax. ó, é, thus Goth. bótyan = bótan = A.Sax. bétan]

to make better, to improve, amend, repair, restoreemendare, reparare, reficere, mederi, expiareto mendrepair a fireto lightmake a fire, to kindlefocum reparareto remedy, compensate, make amendscompensare

Entry preview:

to make better, to improve, amend, repair, restore; emendare, reparare, reficere, mederi, expiare Ðæt he bétte that he should improve, Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 11: Ex. 21, 22.

Linked entry: bétte

wic-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
wic-weorc, es; n.
Entry preview:

Hí sculan ǽlce wucan wircen ðæt hí man háte bútan þrím, án middanwintra, óðera Eástran, þridde gangdagan, v. 147, 26. v. Seebohm's English Village Community, s

Linked entry: wice-weorc

hǽðen-gild

(n.)
Grammar
hǽðen-gild, -gield, -gyld, es; n.

Heathen worship, idolatryidol

Entry preview:

ðam hǽðengilde bugon they turned to the idol [Baal-peor], Num. 25, 2 : 31, 16.