Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

æ
þ

ge-biesgian

(v.)

to occupy ⬩ afflict ⬩ overcome

Entry preview:

to occupy, afflict, overcome, Exon. 96 a; Th. 358, 2; Pa. 39

ge-bisgian

(v.)

to occupy ⬩ afflict ⬩ agitate

Entry preview:

to occupy, afflict, agitate, Exon. 50 a; Th. 173, 34; Gú. 1170

Linked entry: ge-býsgian

ge-browen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-browen, pp. of breówan.

brewed

Entry preview:

brewed, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 22, 17: Homl. Th. i. 552, 7;

Linked entry: browen

ge-dríhþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dríhþ, e; f.

Forbearance ⬩ sobriety ⬩ patientia ⬩ sobrietas

Entry preview:

Forbearance, sobriety; patientia, sobrietas, L. T. P. 9; Th. ii. 314, 34

Linked entry: dríhþ

ge-hrespan

(v.)

to tear

Entry preview:

to tear Hý him sylfum gehrespaþ diripiebant sibi, Ps. Th. 43, 12

Linked entry: hrespan

ge-hyldness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hyldness, e; f.

Keeping ⬩ observance

Entry preview:

Keeping, observance On heora gehyldnesse in custodiendis illis, Ps. Th. 18, 10

geond-spreót

(v.)
Grammar
geond-spreót, sprouted through or

over, pervaded ⬩ pergerminavit, pervasit

Entry preview:

over, pervaded; pergerminavit, pervasit, Exon. 8 b; Th. 3, 27; Cri. 42

regn-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
regn-heard, adj.

Exceedingly hard, wondrous hard

Entry preview:

Exceedingly hard, wondrous hard Rondas regn-hearde, Beo. Th. 657;B. 326

scucc-gild

(n.)
Grammar
scucc-gild, es; n.
Entry preview:

An idol Hí sceuccgyldum guldan servierunt sculptilibus eorum, Ps. Th. 105, 26

sin-sorh

(n.)
Grammar
sin-sorh, (<b>g</b>), e ; f.
Entry preview:

Continual trouble Habban breostceare, sinsorgna gedreag, Exon. Th. 444, 10 ; Kl. 45

sige-wǽpen

(n.)
Grammar
sige-wǽpen, es ; n.
Entry preview:

A weapon with which victory is won, Beo. Th. 1612 ; B. 804

sigor-eádig

(adj.)
Grammar
sigor-eádig, adj.
Entry preview:

Blessed with victory, victorious, Beo. Th. 2626 ; B. 1311 : 4693 ; B. 2352

Linked entry: sige-eádig

strégan

(v.)
Entry preview:

to strew Græf golde strégan (stregdan?), Exon. Th. 311, 25 ; Seef. 97

sumer-rǽdingbóc

(n.)
Grammar
sumer-rǽdingbóc, f.
Entry preview:

A lectionary for the summer .ii. sumer-rǽdingbéc, Chart. Th. 430. 16

stán-hof

(n.)
Grammar
stán-hof, es; n.
Entry preview:

A house of stone Stánhofu stódan, Exon. Th. 478, 10; Ruin. 39

stán-wang

(n.)
Grammar
stán-wang, es; m.
Entry preview:

A stony plain Stánwongas gróf, Exon. Th. 498, 24; Rä. 88, 6

súþ-westerne

(adj.)
Grammar
súþ-westerne, adj.
Entry preview:

South-western Se súðwesterna wind him ongeán stód, Apol. Th. 11, 3

sweord-bealu

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-bealu, (-o), wes; n.
Entry preview:

Bale or hurt caused by the sword, Beo. Th. 2298; B. 1147

þurh-brecan

(v.)

to break through

Entry preview:

to break through Wordes ord breósthord þurhbræc, Beo. Th. 5577; B. 2792

þrýþ-gesteald

(n.)
Grammar
þrýþ-gesteald, es; n.

A splendid abode

Entry preview:

A splendid abode Þeódnes þrýðgesteald ( heaven ), Exon. Th. 22, 19; Cri. 354

Copyright

All the data provided here are free for any purpose. If you use the data for academic purposes, we ask that you kindly cite us as your source. In case you need a large portion of the dictionary data or you need it in a specific format, let us know through the contact form, we are happy to do custom database dumps for researchers.

How to cite

You can cite the entries of the online version of the dictionary, or you can cite the scanned pages of the original paper editions.

  • To cite the online version of the dictionary, click the icon right under the entry.
  • To cite the scanned paper version of the dictionary, click the "show/hide this scanned page" link under the entry, check the scan and use the citation information right above it.