Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

hyrn-stán

(n.)
Grammar
hyrn-stán, es; m.

corner-stone

Entry preview:

A. corner-stone is se hyrnstán ðe gefégþ ða twegen weallas tógædere he is the corner-stone that joins together the two walls, Homl. Th. i. 106, 12, 23

mǽþrian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽþrian, p. ode

To shew respect tohonour

Entry preview:

To shew respect to, honour Búton hwæne furþor gemǽþrian (mǽðrian, MS. A. gemǽðian, MS. B.),and him ðæs weorþscipes geunne, L. C. S. 12; Th. i. 382, 15

ge-earnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-earnian, <b>; I a.</b>
Entry preview:

Toll and teám sý ágifen intó þám mynstre, bútan hit geearnian mæge ( unless he can gain remission ) tó þám ðe þænne áh mynstres geweald, Cht. E. 236, 5. Add

bleáte

(adv.)
Grammar
bleáte, adv.

Wretchedly, miserablymisere, miserabile

Entry preview:

Wretchedly, miserably; misere, miserabile He geseah ðone leófestan lífes æt ende bleáte gebǽran he saw his dearest [friend] bearing [himself] wretchedly at life's end, Beo. Th. 5640, note; B. 2824

ge-embehtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-embehtan, p. ade

To ministerministrare

Entry preview:

He geembihtæs ministrat, Mt. Kmbl. p. 15, 15. Ðætte he geembehtade ut ministraret, Mk. Skt. Lind. 10, 45 : 15, 41

ge-rádscipe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rádscipe, es; m. [gerád consideration, scipe condition]

Prudenceprudentia

Entry preview:

Prudence; prudentia He áwuht nafaþ on his módsefan rihtwísnesses ne gerádscipes he has not aught in his mind of wisdom or prudence, Bt. Met. Fox 22, 96; Met. 22, 48

ende-tíma

(n.)
Grammar
ende-tíma, an; m.
Entry preview:

Last day, last hour Ne geþristlǽce Drihtenes líchaman underfó ǽr his endetíman (ante diem suum extremum), Ll. Th. ii. 268, 25. On úrum endetíman, Btwk. 220, 37

tealtian

(v.)
Entry preview:

ongann tó þám swýðe cwacian and mid fótum tealtian ꝥ uneáðe hine sylfne áberan mihte coepit se ipsum nutanti gressu vix posse portare, Gr. D. 36, 20. Add

á-drǽdan

Entry preview:

him Godes dómes ádréd, Hml. A. 196, 35. Hig ádrédon him timuerunt, Lk. 8, 35. Ðæt dómdæg ádrǽdæ, Wlfst. 308, 16. Add

breóst-weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-weorþung, e; f. [ breóst, weorþung
a honouring
]

a honouringA breast-decoration, an ornament; pectoris decoratio, ornamentum

Entry preview:

A breast-decoration, an ornament; pectoris decoratio, ornamentum Nalles he Fres-cyninge breóstweorþunge bringan móste he could not bring the ornament to the Frisian king, Beo. Th. 5001; B. 2504

oft-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
oft-síþ, es; m.

A time that often occursofttimes

Entry preview:

A time that often occurs Hwæt he hæfde Godes þeówum on oftsíþas tó láðe gedón what he had ofttimes done to hurt God's servants, Ors. 6, 34; Swt. 290, 29

ǽr

(prep.)
Grammar
ǽr, prep.

before a certain time or circumstancebefore the proper timeago

Entry preview:

ǽr worolde rícsode, Past. 33, 13: Cri. 1346, marking preference (in the phrase ǽr ðám (ðan) ðe) Sum wíf wolde hire líf forlǽtan, ǽr ðan ðe heó luge, Hml. S. 12, 179. Wolde se cwellere mid him sweltan, ǽr ðan ðe hine slóge, 19, 102.

Linked entry: ǽr-ǽt

ge-þeóde

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeóde, es; n.

Languagespeechidiomtranslationlingua

Entry preview:

Ðǽr ðǽr hine nán man ne can ne he nǽnne mon ne furðum ðæt geþeóde ne can where no man knows him nor he any man, nor does he know even the language, Bt. 27, 3; Fox 98, 23. Ðæt ys gereht on úre geþeóde quod est interpretatum, Mt. Kmbl. 1, 23: Mk.

Linked entry: ge-þióde

níþ

(n.)
Grammar
níþ, es; m.

envyhatredenmityrancorspiteill-willjealousyaction which arises from hatredstrifewarhostilitythe effect of hatredpersecutiontroublevexationannoyanceafflictiontribulationgriefevilwickednessmalice

Entry preview:

him forgeaf ðone níþ ðe him wiste he (Augustus) forgave them (the Germans who had slain Varus) the ill-will he felt towards them, 5, 15; Swt. 250, 15. ne róhte heora eallra níþ, Chr. 1086; Erl. 222, 32.

a-libban

(v.)
Grammar
a-libban, -lybban; p. -lifde, -lyfde; pp. -lifd, -lyfd

To livelive aftersurviveviveresuperesse

Entry preview:

To live, live after, survive; vivere, superesse Ðæt heó wolde hyre líf on fæmnanháde alibban that she would live out her life in maidenhood, Ors. 3, 6; Bos. 58, 5.

un-deór

(adj.)
Grammar
un-deór, (-deóre?); adj.

Not dearcheapcommon

Entry preview:

Not dear, cheap, common Undeór hit is vile valet, Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 61. Ðæt hié mon ná undeórran weorðe móste lésan ðonne hié mon be ðam were geeahtige, L. Alf. pol. 32; Th. i. 82, 1.

hold-áþ

(n.)
Grammar
hold-áþ, es; m.

An oath of fealty

Entry preview:

An oath of fealty wéron his menn and him holdáþas swóron ðæt woldon ongeán ealle óðre menn him holde beón they did homage to him and swore oaths of fealty to him that they would be loyal to him against all other men, Chr. 1085; Erl. 219, 7.

Linked entry: hyld-áþ

niman

(v.)
Entry preview:

Óswold hine tó fulluhte nam, Hml. S. 26, 132. Æt þám mannum þe . . . niton hwá on borh nime, Ll. Th. i. 204, 1. Neoman wé ús tó wynne weroda Drihten, Sat. 198. Ꝥ hine niman be his fullan were on borh, Ll. Th. i. 242, 2: 162, 16.

hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
hweorfan, hworfan, hwurfan

To turnchangegoreturndepartgo aboutwanderroam

Entry preview:

Ðá seó scyld ðá tó his heortan hwearf ad cor suum rediit, Bd. 4, 25; S. 599, 35. Ierre hwearf ðonan tó his ágnum, Chr. 584; Erl. 18, 25. ána hwearf mondreámum from he went alone from human joys [i.e. died ], Beo. Th. 3433; B. 1714.

heorte

breastbosomwillintellectmindsoulintentwilldesireinclinationdispositiontemperamentcharacter

Entry preview:

gebǽrð suá geðyldelíce suelce hit hæbbe mid ealre heortan forlǽten, Past. 225, 18. Gelýfst ðú mid ealre heortan ?, Hml. Th. i. 420, 35 Ne herede heó hine nó mid wordum ánum, ac mid ealre heortan, Bl. H. 13, 6.