Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

á-teón

to draw (out),to protractto deal with,to treat a personto employ propertytimetalents

Entry preview:

S. 8, 105. with direction determined by an adv. or prep. of movement Seó orþung þe wé in áteóð, Hml. S. I. 215. Þæt ic áteó þás hringan up of ðysum hlyde, 21, 66. Forþ átogene prolata (suspiria), An.

synder-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
synder-líc, adj.

Separate, special, privatethat is apart, separate, remoteprivate, that is done apart, not publicprivate, without distinction, ordinaryspecial, peculiar, properseparated by superiority, singular, excellent, specially good

Entry preview:

Interl. 43, 2. that belongs to an individual or that is adapted to a particular purpose, not in common, special, peculiar, proper Seó gesceádwísnes is synderlíc cræft ðære sáwle, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 10. Synderlíc gifu praerogativa, Hpt.

Linked entries: sundor-líc syndrig

ge-syngian

(v.)
Entry preview:

Gif seofo síða gesynngiga (gesyngað. R.) in ðec si septies peccauerit in te, Lk. L. 17, 4. of one special form of sin :-- Hé gesyngias moechatur, Mt. L. 19, 9. Ne gesynnge ðú non moechaberis, 5, 27.

hund-twelftig

Entry preview:

S. 21, 318. with units Hundtwelftig scíra hé hie. de and seofon scíra, Hml. A. 92, 6. as adjective. alone Hé bodode húru hundtwelftigum wintrum, Wlfst. 206, 8. Mid . c.xx. (hundtwelftig, v. l.) sciłł. (scillingum, v. l, ), Ll.

nemnan

Grammar
nemnan, <b>. I.</b> add: Monega eá sindon be noman nemnede for ðǽm gefeohte, Ors. 2, 4; S. 72, 12. <b>Ia.</b> with cognate accusative
Entry preview:

Þone swylcne seócne lǽcas nemniað gewitleásne, Gr. D. 247, 14. Hér wé magon gehiéran, ðá hé be ðǽm wróhtgeornan secgean wolde, ðæt hé hine nemde se áworpna, Past. 357, 23.

forþ

Entry preview:

Ðá stód seó fǽmne forð on hire gebede she went on with her prayers, Shrn. 103, 7. Drince hé forþ þone drenc feówertýne niht, Lch. 118, 22. Gif hine forð nelle forstandan sé þe him ǽr ceáp fore sealde, Ll. Th. i. 142, 6.

seldan

(adv.)
Grammar
seldan, (-on, -un, -um) ; cpve. seldnor ; adv.
Entry preview:

Tó seldan hit biþ, beó hit seldor on dæg ðonne seofon síðum, Btwk. 194, 11. Oft (of ? cf.

Linked entry: seldnor

seomian

(v.)
Grammar
seomian, siomian, semian; p. ode
Entry preview:

Hé siomode in sorgum seofon nihta fyrst, Elen. Kmbl. 1384; El. 694. Flota stille bád, seomode on sole scip, Beo. Th. 609; B. 302. Heó on wrace seomodon, Cd. Th. 5, 15; Gen. 72.

Linked entry: semian

bróþor

Entry preview:

Hát úre seofan bróþra (gebróðor, bróðor, v. ll. ) cuman, 4, 3; Sch. 356, 7. Biddað úre bróþro (bróðor, v. l. ), 357, 9

ge-bletsian

(v.)
Entry preview:

</b> to make the sign of the cross upon an object :-- Eallum Cristenum mannum is beboden ꝥ hí ealne heora líchoman seofon síþum gebletsian mid Crístes róde tácne, Bl. H. 47, 15, 12. Hí ne cunnon ðone geleáfan, ne eác hí gebletsian, Hml.

gelimplic

Entry preview:

Word hæfð seofon gelimplice ðing uerbum habet septem accidentia, 119, 12. fitting, suitable, convenient, apt. of persons, competent, fit Gif se yrðlincg behylt underbæc gelóme, ne bið hé gelimplic tilia, Hml. S. 16, 179.

wyrcan

Entry preview:

(l b) add :-- Fíf hund and feówer and syxtig atomi wyrcað án momentum . . . syx tída wyrcað ánne fýrðling, and feówer fýrðlingas wyrcað ánne dæg, and seofon dagas áne wucan, Angl. viii. 318, 43-319, i.

duguþ

(n.)
Grammar
duguþ, dugoþ, e; f. [dugan vălēre] .

multitude, troops, army, people, men, attendants, the nobles, nobility, the heavenly hostcōpiæ, exercĭtus, pŏpŭlus, hŏmĭnes, comĭtātus, prŏcĕres, mīlĭtia cœlestismajesty, glory, magnificence, power, virtue, excellence, ornament majestas, magnificentia, potentia, virtus, dĕcus advantage, gain, good, happiness, prosperity, riches, blessings, salvation commŏdum, lucrum, bŏnum, prospĕrĭtas, divĭtiæ, ŏpes, sălusbenefit, gift benefĭcium, mūnus, dōnum that which is seemly, suitable, seemliness dĕcōrum

Entry preview:

Seó duguþ ðæs wlítes ðe on gimmum biþ the excellence of the beauty, which is in gems, Bt. 13; Fox 40, 3. On ðǽm is swiotol sió gifu and ealla ða duguþa hiora fæder in whom is manifest the ability and all the virtues of their father, 10; Fox 28, 32.

tíman

(v.)
Grammar
tíman, p. de.

to teem,be productive.to be with child,bear,bring forth youngto beget, have intercourse with (wið) a womanto have offspring,bring forthto vouch to warranty to refer property (acc.) to (tó) the person from whom it was obtained in support of the right of possessionto refer an opinion to the source from which it is derived in its supportto betake one's self to a place,go to to resort toappeal to in reverence or for help to lead to

Entry preview:

Sindon sume gesceafta ðe týmaþ búton hǽmede, and biþ ǽgðer ge seó móder mǽden ge seó dohtor; ðæt sind beón: hí týmaþ heora teám mid clǽnnysse, Homl. Th. ii. 10, 14-17. Lia underget ðæt heó leng ne týmde (quod parere desiisset), Gen. 30, 9.

ge-standan

(v.)
Entry preview:

seó heora ingoð and seó midfyrhtnes bútan ǽgwylcum leahtre gestanden (exstitit), 163, 4. Nales ꝥ án ꝥ heó þǽm andweardum lífes bysene gestóde ( uitae exemplo extitit), Bd. 4, 23; Sch. 472, 13. to be fixed as a law regulation, &amp;c.

ÍDEL

(adj.)
Grammar
ÍDEL, adj.

emptydestitutevoiddevoidvainuselessidleidleunemployed

Entry preview:

Ða ðe ídle beóþ swelcra giefa those who are devoid of such gifts, Past. 9 ; Swt. 59. 17. vain, useless, idle, to no purpose Seó eorþe wæs ýdel and æmtig terra erat inanis et vacua, Gen. 1, 2. Ídel sangere temelici, Ælfc. Gl. 61; Som. 68, 57; Wrt.

Linked entries: a-ýdlig ídel

lagu

(n.)
Grammar
lagu, e; f.

Lawstatutedecreeregulationrulefixed custom

Entry preview:

Ðis ys seó ǽ ðe Moises foresette and laga and dómas ista est lex quam proposuit Moyses, et hæc testimonia et ceremoniæ atque judicia, Deut. 4, 44-45.

Linked entries: laga lah ge-lagu

wlite

(n.)
Grammar
wlite, es; m.: wlitu, e (and? an;
Similar entries
v. wlita, II.
); f.

aspectcountenancelooksappearanceshapeformgood looksbeautiful appearancebeautygloryornament

Entry preview:

Se wlite and seó fægernes ðære sáule, Blickl. Homl. 57, 28-31 : 59, 6. Priscianus se ðe ys ealre Lédensprǽce wlite geháten, Ǽlfc. Gr. 15 ; Zup. 94, 3. Wlites wealdend, Ps. Th. 67, 12. Se fulla móna wyrð wlites bereáfad, Met. 28, 42.

Linked entries: wlita wlitu

ge-wríþan

Entry preview:

Þá wende heó þæt. . . seó snód tóslupe; ac heó áfunde þá snóde mid eallum cnottum swá fæste gewriðen swá heó ǽr wæs, Hml.

Linked entry: ge-wriþen

ge-wendan

(v.)
Entry preview:

Seó unfriðflota wæs gewend tó Ricardes ríce, Chr. 1000; P. 133, 16. ¶ with reflex. dat. Hí gewendon heom tó ðám cynge, Chr. 1046; P. 169, 2. where the subject is acted on Hí of eorðan cómon, and eft tó dúste gewendað, Hml. S. 12, 20.