Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

æ
þ

feoht-wíte

(n.)

a fine for fighting

Entry preview:

a fine for fighting

flíta

(n.)
Grammar
flíta, an; m. [flítan to contend]

A fighter ⬩ striver ⬩ foe

Entry preview:

A fighter, striver, foe

helle-hinca

(n.)
Entry preview:

For hancettan l. huncettan

eá-stæþ

Grammar
eá-stæþ, v. eá-steþ
Entry preview:

in Dict. for passage

efn-

(prefix)
Entry preview:

For compounds with efn-

ge-hrimpan

Grammar
ge-hrimpan, v. rimpan
Entry preview:

in Dict. for examples

Linked entries: ge-rumpen hrimpan

lorian

(v.)
Entry preview:

Add: v. for-lorian

ofer-hylmend

Entry preview:

Add: Cf. for-hylman

cursumbor

Entry preview:

For corzumber l. coczumber

a-secgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-secgan, -sæcgan; p. -sægde, -sǽde; pp. -sægd, -sǽd [a out, secgan to say]

To speak out ⬩ declare ⬩ express ⬩ tell ⬩ say ⬩ relate ⬩ explain ⬩ announce ⬩ proclaim ⬩ edicere ⬩ effari ⬩ exprimere ⬩ referre ⬩ enarrare ⬩ annunciare

Entry preview:

Gif seó gemyndelíc wíse asǽd biþ if that memorable thing be told, 4, 22; S. 590, 32 : Bt. 34, 8 ; Fox 144, 22 : 35,1; Fox 154, 18. Hím engel Godes eall asægde God's angel told him all, Cd. 179; Th. 225, 19; Dan. 156.

Linked entries: a-sæcgan a-sǽd a-sǽdon

fægere

(adv.)
Grammar
fægere, fægre, fegere; adv.

Pleasantly, softly, gently, fairly, beautifully ⬩ suāvĭter, bĕnigne, cōmĭter, dĕcenter, pulchre

Entry preview:

Fox 283; Men. 143: Elen. Kmbl. 2423; El. 1213. He fægere mid wætere oferwearp wuldres cynebearn he gently sprinkled with water the royal child of glory, Menol. Fox 314; Men. 158.

Linked entries: fægre fegere

eall

(adj.)
Grammar
eall, adj.

All ⬩ tōtus

Entry preview:

Fox 26, 121; Met. 26, 61: 28, 9; Met. 28, 5: Beo. Th. 4091; B. 2042: 4181; B. 2087: Exon. 22 a; Th. 60, 5; Cri. 965: Salm. Kmbl. 2; Sal. 1: Bt. 38, 4; Fox 204, 9: Bd. 1, 12; S. 480, 35: 1, 26; S. 487, 37: Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 45, 15

Linked entries: eal ealles

steorra

(n.)
Grammar
steorra, an; m.
Entry preview:

Ðone beorhtan steorran ðe wé hátaþ morgensteorra; ðone ilcan wé hátaþ óþre naman ǽfensteorra, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 2-4. Tácna on steorrum, Lk. Skt. 21, 25

scip-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
scip-fæt, es; n.
Entry preview:

A vessel in the form of a ship Húseldisc patena, scipfæt cimbia (the word occurs under the heading nomina vasorum ), Wrt. Voc. i. 25, 32. Cf. Hec acerra a schyp for censse, 230, col. 2.

nese

(adv.)
Grammar
nese, ( = ne sí) ; adv.

No

Entry preview:

Sume cwǽdon, he is gód; óðre cwǽdon, nese (Lind. næse), ac hé beswícþ ðis folc, Jn. Skt. 7, 12. Næsi, Jn. Skt, Lind. 21, 5. Hwæðer ðú swelces áuht geworhtes habbe. Nese, nese, Bt. 14, 1; Fox 40, 26, 33

Linked entry: næse

clifian

(v.)
Grammar
clifian, cleofian, cliofian, clyfian;ode; od

To cleave, adhere ⬩ adhærere

Entry preview:

To cleave, adhere; adhærere Hí willaþ clifian on ðǽm monnum they will cleave to the men, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 54, 19. Woldon hí on ðam clifian they would cleave to him, 16, 3; Fox 56, 10: L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 38, 20.

Linked entries: clyfian cleofian cliofian on-clifiende tó

drý-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
drý-cræft, es; m. [cræft craft, art]

Magical art, magic, sorcery ⬩ ars magĭca

Entry preview:

Fox 26, 107; Met. 26, 54. Mid drýcræftum by sorceries, Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 30, 22

Linked entry: dreó-cræft

leccan

(v.)
Grammar
leccan, p. lehte, leohte

To moisten ⬩ wet

Entry preview:

Hæglas and snáwas and se oftrǽda rén leccaþ ða eorþan on wintra hiemem defluus irrigat imber, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 16: Met. Fox 29, 128; Met. 29, 64: Exon. 56 b; Th. 202, 4; Ph. 64.

Linked entry: leohte

ge-wenian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wenian, p. ede; pp. ed.

to accustom ⬩ to accustom any one to one's self ⬩ assuefacere ⬩ to wean ⬩ to separate ⬩ ablactare ⬩ a lacte depellere ⬩ depellere ⬩ seducere

Entry preview:

Fox 29, 11; Met. 29, 6.

Linked entry: ge-wænian

ge-sǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sǽlan, hit -sǽleþ, -sǽlþ; p. de; pp. ed [sǽl an occasion]

To happen, come to pass, befall ⬩ accĭdĕre, evĕnīre

Entry preview:

Fox 10, 47; Met. 10, 24. Uncúþ hú him æt ǽhtum gesǽle it is unknown how it may befall him in the matter of property, Prov. Kmbl. 20

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.