Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

hræd-lic

Entry preview:

Voc. ii. 56, 11. that comes unexpectedly, sudden Him cóm swá hrædlic sár swá þám cennendan wífe cymð fǽrlic sár, Ps. Th. 47, 6. Ðá ðe mid hrædlice luste ( repentina concupiscentia ) bióð oferswíðde, Past. 431, 11: Chr. 977; P. 122, 9 (in Dict.)

útan-cumen

(adj.)
Grammar
útan-cumen, -cymen[e]; adj.

Come from withoutfrom another landforeignalienstrangebelonging to another

Entry preview:

Come from without, from another land, foreign, alien, strange Útancuman advena, Wrt. Voc. i. 74, 64. Ðǽr nán útancymen (útencumen, Cott. MS.) mon cuman ne dorste, Ors. 5, 2; Swt. 218, 1, Se útancumena munuc ðe of uncúðum eardum cymð, R.

Linked entries: út-ácumen út-cymen

hærfest

(n.)
Grammar
hærfest, es; m.

Harvest, autumnautumpnusautumnautumnusautumn

Entry preview:

On hærfæste in autumno, Coll. Monast. Th. 26, 5. Ðis wæs on hærfest this was in autumn, Chr. 918; Erl. 104, 16

Linked entry: herfest

of-standan

(v.)

to remain standing, keep (trans. or intrans.) in the same place or condition, stop in a place

Entry preview:

Gif him ofstondeþ on innan ǽnigu ceald wǽte if any cold humour stops in them. Lchdm. ii. 194, 15.

snícan

(v.)
Grammar
snícan, p. snác, pl. snicon

To crawl, creep of the motion of a reptileof imperceptible movement to sneak to hanker after

Entry preview:

Wyrm com snícan Lchdm. iii. 34, 21. On ðínum wambe and on ðínum breóstum ðú scealt snícan pectore et ventre repes Past. 43, 2; Swt. 311, 1. Snícan serpere Txts. 180, 5.

ge-cweðan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cweðan, he -cweðeþ, -cwyþ; p. ic, he -cwæþ, ðú -cwǽde, pl. -cwǽdon; pp. -cweden

To sayspeakcallpronounceagreeresolveorderdīcĕrelŏquiprofāripronunciārepangĕrestătuĕre

Entry preview:

On ðære stówe ðe is gecweden Creacan ford in the place which is called Crayford, Chr. 456; Th. 22, 5, col. 2, 3 : H. R. 105, 9. Éce Drihten gecwyþ the Lord eternal shall speak, Cd. 227; Th. 304, 9; Sat. 627.

Constantīnus

(n.)
Grammar
Constantīnus, as Lat. gen. i; dat. o; acc. um; m. also gen. es; dat. e; m.

Constantine the Great, Roman Emperor

Entry preview:

Notes and various readings, p. 28, col. 2, § 4, 41h, MS. C. wífe; L. ciefese. Ðáwæs syxte geár Constantínes cáserdómes then was the sixth year of Constantine's imperial power Elen. Kmbl. 15; El. 8.

ge-bétan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bétan, he -béteþ, pl. -bétaþ; p. bétte, pl. bétton; pp. -béted, -bétt; v. trans, [ge-, bétan to amend] .

to make betterimprovemendamendrepairemendārerepărāreto make strongfortifysurround with a wallconfirmāremunīremūrāreto make amendsreparation'bót' forrepentto obtain a remedy againstto get 'bót' fromavenge

Entry preview:

Ne meahte on ðam feorh-bonan fǽhþe gebétan could not avenge the feud on the murderer. Beo. Th. 4922; B. 2465

Linked entries: ge-bétt ge-bótad

a-gán

(v.)
Grammar
a-gán, p. -eóde; pp. -gán [a from, away, gán to go] .

to come to passhappenpræteriretransireto come forthprovenireto approach to any one to solicit himprocedere ad aliquem sollicitandi causa

Entry preview:

to come to pass, happen; præterire, transire Ǽr his tíd agá [tíde ge MS.] before his time come to pass, Exon. 82 a; Th. 310, 3; Seef. 69; [Grn. Gloss.] Ðá sæternes dæg wæs agán cum transivisset sabbatum, Mk. Bos. 16, 1.

Linked entries: a-eóde a-gǽn a-gǽþ

fóre-witan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-witan, fór-witan; ic, he -wát, ðú -wást, pl. -witon; p. -wiste, pl. -wiston; pp. -witen

To foreknowpræscīre

Entry preview:

To foreknow; præscīre He eall fórewát hú hit geweorþan sceal he foreknows all how it shall come to pass, Bt. 39, 5; Fox 218, 27

Linked entry: fór-witan

náwiht-wela

Grammar
náwiht-wela, náuht-wela, an; m.

False wealthwealth that is not really wealth

Entry preview:

False wealth, wealth that is not really wealth Gé wénaþ ðæt eówre náuhtwelan (nóht-, Cott. MS.) síen eówra gesǽlþa, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 37

for-nirwan

(v.)
Grammar
for-nirwan, for-nirwian
Entry preview:

Ðǽre .x. niht (after Christmas) gif wind byð, treów byóð fornerwede (will come into leaf late?), Lch. iii. 164, 24

Linked entry: nirwan

for-strogdness

(n.)
Grammar
for-strogdness, dispersion (?). Forstrogdnis is given as the gloss to praecipitationis in Ps. 51, 6, Nap. 25.
Entry preview:

T. 51, 4: could for-strogdnis be an error for this form?

corn-hwicce

(n.)
Grammar
corn-hwicce, an; f.
Entry preview:

A corn-chest Wearð gemét ðæt feoh uppon ánre cornhwyccan (-hwntccan, v. l. in three MSS. ; Thorpe incorrectly prints -hryccan), Hml. Th. ii. 178, 8

Linked entries: corn-hwæcca hwicce

wǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
wǽr, (?); adj.

True

Entry preview:

True Ic gelýfe ðæt hit from Gode cóme, bróht from his bysene, ðæs mé ðes boda sægde wǽrum wordum, Cd. Th. 42, 31; Gen. 681

rignan

(v.)
Grammar
rignan, rínan; p. rínde. [A strong preterite occurs in the Blickling Gloss, rán pluit.
  • Cf.
In Elyes tyme heuene was yclosed þat no reyne ne rone (roon, MS. W.: roen, MS. R.: ron, MS. B.: raynade, MS. C.),
  • Piers P. 14, 62.
]

to rain, to cause rain to fallto rain, to fall (of rain)

Entry preview:

Mon geseah weallan blód of eorþan and rínan meolc of heofonum sanguine e terra, lac visum est manare de coelo, Ors. 4, 3; Swt. 162, 7

Linked entries: regnian regnan rínan

in-wǽte

(n.)
Grammar
in-wǽte, an; f.
Entry preview:

An inward humour Gif hit biþ cumen of yfelre inwǽtan if it is come of an evil inward humour, L. M. 2, 46; Lchdm. ii. 258, 27

Linked entry: wǽta

un-sliten

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sliten, adj.

Unrent

Entry preview:

Cuoedon: Ne tóslíte (scindamus) ué hiá the coat was unrent ... They said: Let us not rend it, Jn. Skt. Lind. 19, 23

be-waden

Grammar
be-waden, be-wadan

to reachcome uponsurprise

Entry preview:

to reach, come upon, surprise ? Min hord warað híþende feónd . . . bewaden (when surprised ?) féreð, stepped on stíð bord, Rä. 88, 24. Cf. be-faran, -féran, -rídan. Substitute:

ofer-hragan

(v.)

to come in stormsto sleeta storm

Entry preview:

to come in storms(?) Wǽtum hé oferhrægeþ, gebryceþ burga geatu it (snow) comes in damp storms on cities' gates, and breaks them, Salm. Kmbl. 612; Sal. 305

Linked entry: hragan