Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

æ
þ

neáwung

(n.)
Grammar
neáwung, e; f.

Nearness ⬩ coming near

Entry preview:

Nearness, coming near In neáwung síe sumer in proximo sit aestas, Mk. Skt. Lind. 13, 28

gliwian

(v.)
Grammar
gliwian, p. ede

To adorn[?]

Entry preview:

Me gliwedon wrætlíc weorc smiþa, Exon. 107 a; Th. 408, 17; Rä. 27, 13

beðing

(n.)
Grammar
beðing, e; f.

A fomentation ⬩ fomentum

Entry preview:

A fomentation, an assuaging or nourishing medicine; fomentum,Bd. 4, 32; S. 611, 20; MS. B

Linked entry: beðen

ge-beorglíc

(adj.)

safe ⬩ cautious ⬩ prudent ⬩ becoming

Entry preview:

Edg. ii. 1; Th. i. 266, 6, note 12, MS. G

ge-dyrstig-nes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dyrstig-nes, -ness, e; f.

Boldness ⬩ audacia

Entry preview:

MS. 17 a, 15 : Nar. 19, 11

ge-érendian

(v.)

to go on an errand

Entry preview:

In. 33; Th. i. 122, 13, note 37, MS. B

ge-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fæstan, p. -fæste

To fast

Entry preview:

Lind. 5, 34 : Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 4, 2; 6, 16

ge-fættian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fættian, p. ode; pp. od

To fatten ⬩ anoint ⬩ impinguare ⬩ pinguefieri

Entry preview:

Gefætted incrassatum, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 13, 15

Linked entries: be-fættian fættian

ge-fryþsum

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-fryþsum, adj.

Safe ⬩ fortified ⬩ salvus ⬩ mūnītus

Entry preview:

Safe, fortified; salvus, mūnītus On stówe [MS. stówum] gefryþsumre in lŏcum mūnītum, Ps. Spl. 70, 3

ge-setnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-setnian, p. ode, ade

To lie in wait ⬩ insidiari

Entry preview:

To lie in wait; insidiari Herodia gesetnade him Herodias insidiabatur illi, Mk. Skt. Lind. 6, 19

teart-numol

(adj.)
Grammar
teart-numol, adj.

Efficacious

Entry preview:

Efficacious Ðeós wyrt is swýþe scearpnumul (teart-, MS. B.) wið ðæt áttor, Lchdm. i. 152, 3

un-gegearwod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gegearwod, -gegered; adj.

Not dressed

Entry preview:

Ungegeradne, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 22, 11

Linked entry: ge-gearwian

wer-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
wer-cyn, wer-cynn, es; n.
Entry preview:

Mankind World wendeþ . . . wercyn (wen-, MS.) gewíteþ, Exon. Th. 354, 45; Reim. 61. Cf. wer-þeód

wiþerweardian

(v.)
Grammar
wiþerweardian, p. ode

To oppose ⬩ be adverse to

Entry preview:

To oppose, be adverse to Ða ðe wiþerweardiaþ mé qui adversantur mihi, Ps. Spl. 34, 22

Linked entry: wiþerwirdan

burn

Entry preview:

Burna woegas rivulorum tramites, Mt. p. 2, 9. Cf. On Winterburne, C.D. iii. 32, 28. Add

cnáwlǽcung

(n.)
Grammar
cnáwlǽcung, e; f.
Entry preview:

Acknowledgement Alle ðá gerihte and ðá cnáwelácinge ðá tó mé bilimpaddon, C. D. iv. 193, 14

flustrian

(v.)
Entry preview:

Mk. 15, 17), Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 32. For example substitute

fódder-hec

(n.)

a rack

Entry preview:

a rack or manger to hold fodder Man sceal habban . . . fódder-hec, Angl. ix. 265, l

Linked entry: hec

folc-gedréfness

(n.)
Grammar
folc-gedréfness, e; f.
Entry preview:

Mt. 24, 7), Nap. 23

Linked entry: ge-dréfnes

foreþanc-full

(adj.)
Grammar
foreþanc-full, adj.

prudent ⬩ provident

Entry preview:

Full of forethought, prudent, provident Dó mé rihtwísne and foreþancfulne (justum prudentemque), Solil. H. 14, 6

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.