Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
þrymm, es; m.

a hostgreat body of peoplea forcemultitudea great body of waterforcepowermightglorymajestymagnificencegreatnessgrandeur

Entry preview:

Se ðe mid micclum þrymme (cf. hé com mid werode, 763) þrang intó ðam temple, 781. Se hundredes ealdor com mid mycclum þrymme, 841. Heora godas ne mihton hí gescyldan wið mínne ðrymm ( host or power? ), Homl. Th. i. 568, 10.

Linked entry: þrym

ǽr

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr, es; n.

Brassæs

Entry preview:

Brass; æs Siððan folca bearn ǽres [MS. ǽrest] cúðon and ísernes since then the sons of men have known brass and iron, Cd. 52; Th. 66, 22; Gen. 1088: Wrt. Voc. 8, 27

ǽrror

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽrror, adv.

Beforeformerly

Entry preview:

Before, formerly We iú in heofonum hæfdon ǽrror wlite and weorþmynt we once in heaven had formerly beauty and dignity, Cd. 216; Th. 274, 9; Sat. 151: 220; Th. 283, 4; Sat. 299

bælc

(n.)
Grammar
bælc, es; m.

a BELCHeructatiothe stomachpridearrogancestomachussuperbiaarrogantia

Entry preview:

a BELCH; eructatio, Mann. the stomach, pride, arrogance; stomachus, superbia, arrogantia He him bælc forbígde he bent their pride, Cd. 4; Th. 4, 15; Gen. 54: Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 18; Jud. 267

Linked entry: bælcan

dæg-sceald

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-sceald, eses; m. [dæg day, sceald = scild, scyld a shield]

A day shield or screen diei velamen

Entry preview:

A day shield or screen; diei velamen Dægscealdes hleó wand ofer wolcnum the day shield's shade [i. e. the pillar of cloud] rolled over the clouds, Cd. 146; Th. 182, 22; Exod. 79

Linked entry: sceald

efsian

(v.)
Grammar
efsian, efsigean

to cut in the form of eaves, to round, shear tondēre

Entry preview:

to cut in the form of eaves, to round, shear; tondēre Man ne mót hine efsian no one shall shear him, Jud. 13, 5: Past. 18, 7; Hat. MS. 27 b, 11, 24

fór-lustlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fór-lustlíce, adv.

Very willinglygladlylĭbentissĭme

Entry preview:

[Cf. beon forrlisst to be very desirous, Orm. ]

Linked entry: lust-líce

hreówig-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
hreówig-mód, adj.
Entry preview:

Sad at heart Wíf hreówigmód [Eve] Cd. 37; Th. 48, 5; Gen. 771. Hí hreówigmóde wurpon hyra wǽpen of dúne they disconsolate flung down their weapons, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 33; Jud. 290

hýpel

(n.)
Grammar
hýpel, es; m.

A heap

Entry preview:

Cf. scald-hýflas vel sond-hyllas alga, Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 73

land-gesceaft

(n.)
Grammar
land-gesceaft, es; n.
Entry preview:

The earthly creation, created things on earth Bǽdon bletsian eall landgesceaft écne drihten they called upon all created things on earth to bless the Lord eternal, Cd. 191; Th. 238, 25; Dan. 360

man-fremmende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
man-fremmende, part.

Doing evilworking wickedness

Entry preview:

Doing evil, working wickedness Mid mannum mánfremmendum cum hominibus operantibus iniquitatem, Ps. Th. 140, 6: Exon. 67b; Th. 250, 34; Jul. 137: 29a; Th. 88, 9; Cri. 1437: Elen. Kmbl. 1810; El. 907

gist

(n.)
Grammar
gist, es; m.

A guest

Entry preview:

Th. 2280; B. 1138: 3049: B. 1522: Cd. 113; Th. 149, 9; Gen. 2472: 115; Th. 150, 20; Gen. 2494

glædmódnes

(n.)
Grammar
glædmódnes, se; f.

Gladnesscheerfulnessjoyfulnesskindness

Entry preview:

Gladness, cheerfulness, joyfulness, kindness Ac ðonne ðæt mennisce mód Godes glædmódnesse mid gódum weorcum ne geandsworaþ sed cum largientem Deum humana mens boni operis responsione non sequitur, Past. 50, 3; Swt. 391, 6

god-sǽd

(n.)
Grammar
god-sǽd, es; n.
Entry preview:

The fear of God, piety Æþele cnihtas and ǽfæste ginge and góde in godsǽde noble youths and pious, young and good in the fear of God, Cd. 176; Th. 221, 19; Dan. 90

Linked entry: sǽd

be-worpen

(v.; part.)

cast, cast down, thrown, cast about, surrounded

Entry preview:

cast, cast down, thrown, cast about, surrounded, Cd. 21; Th. 25, 13; Gen. 393: Gen. 40, 15: Runic pm. 28; Kmbl. 345, 8; Hick. Thes. i. 135; Similar entries pp. of be-weorpan

blonden-feax

(v.)
Grammar
blonden-feax, part.

Having mixed haircomam mixtam habens

Entry preview:

Having mixed hair; comam mixtam habens, Cd. 107; Th. 141, 7; Gen. 2341: 123; Th. 157, 5; Gen. 2600: Beo. Th. 3586; B. 1791: 5916; B. 2962: 3750; B. 1873: 3193, B. 1594

ge-mágas

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mágas, pl. m.

Kinsmen, relationsconsanguinei

Entry preview:

Kinsmen, relations; consanguinei Wit synt gemágas we two are kinsmen, Cd. 91; Th. 114, 14; Gen. 1904. God hí gesceóp to gemágum God created them as relations, Bd. 24, 3; Fox 82, 31

sib-leger

(n.)
Grammar
sib-leger, es; m.
Entry preview:

Cf. for-liger ; m

Linked entry: -leger

þeór-gerid

(n.)
Grammar
þeór-gerid, es; n.
Entry preview:

Gódne morgendrænc ... wið ðam micclan líce and wið óþrum giccendum blece and þeórgeride and ǽghwylcum áttre, Lchdm. iii. 70, 28. v. þeór; and cf.(?) O. H. Ger. rito febris

Linked entry: ge-rid

þegnest-mann

(n.)
Grammar
þegnest-mann, (?), es; m.
Entry preview:

A thane Þás ( a number of bishops, aldermen and others, who are named) and feola óþre kyninges þeónestmen (but cf. Icel. þjónustu-maðr a liegeman ), Chr. 656; Erl. 33, 9. v. preceding word

Linked entry: þeónest-mann