Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

æ
þ

þréwel-spinl

(n.)
Entry preview:

a crisping-pin Þréwelspinle (þrǽwel- ? þráwing- ?) calamistro, An. Ox. 23, 26

uferor

(adv.)
Grammar
uferor, adv.
Entry preview:

Higher Swá swá heálícor, þæs uferur ut altius, An. Ox. 5058

Linked entry: ufor

wǽd

Grammar
wǽd, <b>; I.</b>I.
Entry preview:

Add Wǽda indumentarum, An. Ox. 8, 314. add: v. ge-wǽde;

wæfer-solor

(n.)
Grammar
wæfer-solor, es ; m.
Entry preview:

A stage On wæfersýne wæfersolre in theatri pulpito, An. Ox. 3458

Linked entry: solor

wecg

Grammar
wecg, <b>. II.</b>
Entry preview:

Wecge maleriem, An. Ox. 50, 36. v. gold-, gylding-wecg. Add

witleás-ness

(n.)
Grammar
witleás-ness, e; f.
Entry preview:

Witlessness, stupidity, dullness Witleásnes socordia, torpor, dementia, An. Ox. 47, 3

ǽr-leóf

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽr-leóf, adj.
Entry preview:

Very dear [Æ]rl[e]óf gratus, An. Ox. 56, 296

fús-trendel

Grammar
fús-trendel, Substitute: fustran [ = ? fýr-stanes]
Entry preview:

Heofenlices fustran lígette coelestis foci (i. ignis) fulmine, An. Ox. 1428

hám-scir

(n.)
Grammar
hám-scir, e; f.

The office of an ædile ⬩ ædilitas, officium ædile

Entry preview:

The office of an ædile; ædilitas, officium ædile, Cot. 71, Lye

geal-ádl

Entry preview:

Ealládla melancolias An. Ox. 7, 223: Angl. xiii. 33, 166. Add

on-bryrding

(n.)
Grammar
on-bryrding, e; f.

An exciting, a stimulus

Entry preview:

An exciting, a stimulus Onbryrdinge instinctu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 34

Linked entry: bryrding

on-wacan

(n.)
Grammar
on-wacan, , -waccan, e; f.

An awakening, arousing, incentive

Entry preview:

An awakening, arousing, incentive Onwaccano mægna incitamenta virtutum, Rtl. 74, 24

tó-ætícness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-ætícness, e; f

An increase, ⬩ augmentation

Entry preview:

An increase, augmentation Tóætýcnys augmentum. Bd. 3, 22; S. 553, 14

Linked entries: tó-ætícan tó-ícness

fót-gangende

(adj.)
Grammar
fót-gangende, adj.

Going on foot ⬩ foot

Entry preview:

Going on foot, foot (soldiers) Fótgangendum here peditatu, An. Ox. 5254

secg-plega

(n.)
Grammar
secg-plega, an; m.

Sword-play ⬩ battle

Entry preview:

Sword-play, battle Æt ðam secgplegan, Andr. Kmbl. 2705; An. 1355

glywian

(v.)

to play on an instrument

Entry preview:

to play on an instrument; part. glywiende, Ps. Spl. 67, 27

ge-cwed

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cwed, es; n.

A declaration, an appointment

Entry preview:

A declaration, an appointment Gecwed indictio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 18

ge-cyrnlad

Entry preview:

Gecyrnlude appla mala granata, An. Ox. 3841. Gecyrnlode, 2, 258. Add

ge-dof

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dof, (?), es ; n.

Absurdity, stupidity, nonsense

Entry preview:

Absurdity, stupidity, nonsense Gedofu, gefleard delaramenta, i. errores, An. Ox. 418

Linked entry: ge-dofung

yfel-dónd

(n.)
Grammar
yfel-dónd, -dóend, es; m.

An evil-doer, malefactor

Entry preview:

An evil-doer, malefactor Yfeldóend malefactor, Jn. Skt. Lind. 18, 30

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.