Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

æ
þ

ge-feoht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-feoht, -fioht, -feht, es; n.

A fight ⬩ battle ⬩ contest ⬩ war ⬩ preparation for war ⬩ prælium ⬩ pugna ⬩ congressio ⬩ bellum ⬩ procinctus

Entry preview:

Bos. 21, 9 : Mt. Bos. 24, 6 : Ps. Lamb. 139, 3. Ðonne gé gehýraþ gefeohtu and gefeohta hlísan, ne ondrǽde gé eów cum audiĕritis bella et opiniōnes bellōrum, ne timuĕritis, Mk. Bos. 13, 7 : Mt. Bos. 24, 6.

Linked entries: ge-feaht ge-fiht ge-fioht

a-weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
a-weorþan, a-wurþan, ic -weorþe, -wurþe, ðú -wyrst, he -weorþeþ, -wyrþeþ, -wurþeþ, -wyrþ, pl. -weorþaþ, -wurþaþ; p. -wearþ, pl. -wurdon; pp. -worden; v. intrans. [a from, away, weorþan to become]

To cease to be ⬩ become insipid or worthless ⬩ evanescere

Entry preview:

To cease to be, become insipid or worthless; evanescere Gyf ðæt sealt awyrþ if the salt become insipid, Mt. Bos. 5, 13: Lk. Bos. 14, 34. Ðú awordena raca, Mt. Bos. 5, 22

Linked entries: a-worden a-wurþan a-wyrþ

for-ðý

(adv.)
Grammar
for-ðý, for-ðí, for-ðig; adv.

For that cause ⬩ consequently ⬩ proptĕrea ⬩ ĭdeo

Entry preview:

Met. Fox 20, 385; Met. 20, 193

full-recen

(adj.)
Grammar
full-recen, adj.

Full quick ⬩ very quick ⬩ citissĭmus

Entry preview:

Met. Fox 24, 33; Met. 24, 17

Linked entry: ful-recen

geaglisc

(adj.)
Grammar
geaglisc, geglesc; adj.

Light ⬩ frolicsome ⬩ lascivious ⬩ lĕvis ⬩ lascīvus

Entry preview:

Light, frolicsome, lascivious; lĕvis, lascīvus Ic wæs mid geaglisce [geglescum MS. B : geagle MS. C.] móde oferswýðed I was overcome with a frolicsome mood; lascīvo supĕrātus anĭmo, Bd. 5, 6; Whelc. 390, 39

Linked entry: geglesc

Mersc-ware

(n.)
Grammar
Mersc-ware, pl.

The inhabitants of marshy land

Entry preview:

The inhabitants of marshy land Myrcena cining oferhergode Cantware and Merscware ( men of RomneyMarsh ), Chr, 796;Erl. 59, 40. Monige on Merscwarum many of the men of the fens, 838; Erl. 66, 12

middel-niht

(n.)
Grammar
middel-niht, e; f.

Mid-night

Entry preview:

Mid-night Nalles æfter lyfte lácende hwearf middelnihtum, Beo. Th. 5658; B. 2833: 5557; B. 2782: Bt. Met. Fox 28, 93; Met. 28, 47: Exon. 129 b; Th. 498, 4; Rä. 87, 7

Linked entry: mid-niht

ge-cígnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cígnes, se; f.

A calling ⬩ entreaty

Entry preview:

A calling, entreaty Ofer mínre gecígnesse ðú gesettest ealle ðíne apostolas to mínre byrgenne without my entreaty thou hast appointed all the apostles to be present at my burial, Blickl. Homl. 143, 29

ge-gaderian

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

To gather ⬩ unite ⬩ colligere ⬩ conjungere

Entry preview:

Met. Fox 11, 180; Met. 11, 90. Gegaderade conjuncti, Ps. Th. 67, 24 : Chr. 973; Th. 224, 32

hoppian

(v.)
Grammar
hoppian, p. ode

To hop, ⬩ leap, ⬩ dance

Entry preview:

To hop, leap, dance Ðá blissode mín cild on mínum innoþe and hoppode ongeán his Drihten then rejoiced my child in my womb, and leaped towards his Lord, Homl. Th. i. 202, 18

Linked entry: hoppetan

ge-tiohhian

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

To appoint ⬩ determine ⬩ ordain ⬩ stătuĕre ⬩ decernĕre

Entry preview:

Met. Fox 4, 41; Met. 4, 21. Swá him æt frymþe Fæder getiohhode as the Father appointed to them at the beginning, 29, 78; Met. 29, 38. Swá he getiohhod habbe as he has ordained, Bt. 41, 2; Fox 244, 20

EORL

(n.)
Grammar
EORL, es; m. I. an Anglo-Saxon nobleman of high rank, the yarl of the Danes, about the same as an ealdorman. He who was in early times styled ealdorman, was afterwards denominated

an earl ⬩ cŏmes, sătelles princĭpis

Entry preview:

II. a man, brave man, hero, general, leader, chief; vir, pŭgil, vir fortis, dux Eorlas on cýþþe men in the country. Andr. Kmbl. 1467; An. 735. Him se Ebrisca eorl wísade the Hebrew man [Lot] directed them. Cd. 112; Th. 147, 24; Gen. 2444.

Linked entries: ealdor-man eorl-dóm

dígle

(adj.)
Grammar
dígle, dígele secret, hidden, Mk. Bos. 4, 22: Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som 37, 24; nom. n.
Entry preview:

of dígol

Linked entries: dígol dýgel

frician

(v.)
Grammar
frician, (frícian (?) the MS. has frícudun (fricedan, v.l.) ; but cf. (?) frick to move briskly, D. D.).
Entry preview:

Add:

swícan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
swícan, p. swác, pl. swicon; pp. swicen.
Entry preview:

Ða ríceste Frencisce men wolden swícan heora hláforde ðam cynge, Chr. 1087; Erl. 224, 3. Drihten mé swícan ne wile the Lord will not desert me, Ps. Th. 53, 4

Linked entry: be-swicenness

híwian

(v.)

to form ⬩ fabricate ⬩ to feign ⬩ to dissemble

Entry preview:

, swilce ... to make appear, as if ...

for-legis

(n.)
Grammar
for-legis, -legiss, e; f.

A fornicatress ⬩ harlot ⬩ mĕretrix

Entry preview:

MS. Cwæþ Crist be Marian ðære forlegisse Christ spoke of Mary the harlot, Past. 52, 9; Hat. MS

Linked entries: -legis for-legystre for-legniss for-lís

nǽfre

Entry preview:

Nǽfra (nǽfræ, R.) numquam Mt. L. 7, 23. Forebeádas nǽfræ gesueriga prohibens omnino jurare Mt. p. 14, 16. Add

be-ceorian

(v.)

to murmur at ⬩ complain of

Entry preview:

Substitute: to murmur at, complain of Gif hé hit mid múðe beceorað ore si murmuraverit, R. Ben. 21, 1. His ríce men hit mǽndon, and þá earme men hit beceorodan, Chr. 1086; P. 221, 13

medume

(adj.)
Grammar
medume, medeme, meodume; adj.

middling ⬩ moderate ⬩ common ⬩ occupying the middle or mean position as regards ⬩ observing the just mean ⬩ perfect ⬩ meet ⬩ fit ⬩ worthy

Entry preview:

Th. 488, 28-32: 489, 23-25. observing the just mean, perfect, meet, fit, worthy Hé wæs þurh eall meodum (MS. B. medeme: MS. O. medum) erat dignus per omnia, Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 19. Meoduma, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 10, 37.

Linked entry: medeme

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.