Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

háls-wurþung

(n.)
Grammar
háls-wurþung, e; f.

A celebration because of safety

Entry preview:

A celebration because of safety, Cd. 171; Th. 215, 11; Exod. 581

hand-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
hand-dǽd, e; f.

Handiwork ⬩ opus manuum

Entry preview:

Handiwork, Lye

Linked entry: dǽd

hand-hæbbende

(adj.)
Grammar
hand-hæbbende, Add: v. hand;
1.

This might be a link to, a part of or a variant of another entry.

hand-fæstung

Grammar
hand-fæstung, hand-fæstnung, l. hand-fæstnung,
Entry preview:

and add Handfæstnung mandatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 58

há-sæta

(n.)
Grammar
há-sæta, an; m.

A rower ⬩ a thole-sitter, an oarsman, opposed to the captain or helmsman

Entry preview:

A rower And gerǽdde man ðá ðæt ða scipu gewendan eft ongeán tó Lundene and sceolde man setton óðre eorlas and óðre hásǽton tó ðám scipum it was decided that the ships should go back again to London, and other commanders and other rowers were to be appointed

hagu-þorn

(n.)
Grammar
hagu-þorn, hago-þorn, es; m.
Entry preview:

Take here <b>haga-þorn</b> in Dict., and add Hagudorn, heagoðorn alba spina, Txts. 36, 19

Linked entries: hæg-þorn haga-þorn

hago-stealdmonn

(n.)
Grammar
hago-stealdmonn, es; m. = hago-steald, q.
Entry preview:

Exon. 104 a; Th. 395, 3; Rä. 15, 2. v

borh-hand

A surety ⬩ bail ⬩ sponsor

Entry preview:

A surety, bail, sponsor þes borh-hand hic vas, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 50, 15: hic praes, 60, 16. Borhhand sponsor vel praes vel fidejussor vel vas vel vadator, Wrt. Voc. i. 60, 50. Borh*-*hond fidejussor, Kent. Gl. 742.

be-hǽs

(n.)
Grammar
be-hǽs, e; f. [be by, near, hǽs command]

A self-command ⬩ vow ⬩ promise ⬩ behest ⬩ votum

Entry preview:

A self-command, vow, promise. Hence our behest; votum He fela behǽsa behét he promised many vows Chr. 1093; Th. 359, 33

háte

(adv.)
Grammar
háte, adv.

Hotly

Entry preview:

Hotly Háte glówende hotly glowing, Homl. Th. i. 424, 35: Cd. 19; Th. 24, 26; Gen. 383: 38; Th. 50, 18; Gen. 810: Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 36; Jud. 94. Swá hé hátost mǽge as hot as possible, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. i. 34, 10: Exon. 59 a; Th. 212, 13; Ph. 209

cumbol-haga

(n.)
Grammar
cumbol-haga, an; m. [haga a hedge]

A compact rank, phalanx ⬩ phalanx

Entry preview:

A compact rank, phalanx ; phalanx Ic sceal sécan óðerne under cumbolhagan cempan I must seek another soldier in the rank, Exon. 71b ; Th. 266, 8 ; Jul. 395

crano-hawc

(n.)
Grammar
crano-hawc, [cran a crane; hafoc, es; m. a hawk]

A crane-hawk ⬩ accipiter, qui gruem mordet

Entry preview:

A crane-hawk; accipiter, qui gruem mordet Spelm. Gl. Ben. Lye

hǽð-stapa

(n.)
Grammar
hǽð-stapa, an; m.

A heath-stepper, an animal which wanders over heaths or uncultivated country

Entry preview:

Wulf hár hǽðstapa the wolf, the grey wanderer of the heath, Exon. 87 a; Th. 328, 6 : Vy. 13

heard-fyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
heard-fyrde, adj.

Difficult to carry

Entry preview:

Difficult to carry Ðǽr oninnan bær eorl hard-fyrdne dǽl goldes there within bore the earl a weighty portion of gold, Beo. Th. 4483; B. 2245

ge-feaxe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-feaxe, adj. [feax hair]

Having hair ⬩ cŏmātus

Entry preview:

Having hair; cŏmātus Wǽron men æðelíce gefeaxe the men had beautiful hair [lit. the men were beautifully haired ], Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 8

Linked entry: gylden-feaxa

heaf

Grammar
heaf, l. hæf, q. v.

This might be a link to, a part of or a variant of another entry.

healh

(n.)
Grammar
healh, halh [in the declension the final h seems to be omitted before an inflection]; m. A word of doubtful meaning.
    Kemble, Cod. Dipl. iii. xxix.
translates it hall, probably originally a stone building.
    Leo, A. S. Names, p. 52,
takes it to be the same word as ealh. Somner gives healh-stán crusta, collyrida. In form it agrees with Latin calx.

hall ⬩ a stone building ⬩ calx.

Entry preview:

On ðone west halh, 18, 25. Óþ cyninges healh, i. 257, 33. On Scottes healh; of ðam heale, vi. 2, 2. In Streónes halh; of ðam hale, 214, 25. On Hengestes healh; of Hengestes heale, iii. 80, 20. In Titten halh, 52, 11.

hand-geswing

(n.)
Grammar
hand-geswing, es; n.

Stroke given by the hand

Entry preview:

Stroke given by the hand Ðǽr wæs heard handgeswing there were hard blows dealt by the hand, Elen. Kmbl. 229; El. 115

Linked entry: ge-swing

haderung

Grammar
haderung, [= hád-árung?]

Personarum acceptio

Entry preview:

Personarum acceptio, Som

efen-háda-bisceop

(n.)
Grammar
efen-háda-bisceop, es; m.

A co-bishop ⬩ co-episcŏpus

Entry preview:

A co-bishop; co-episcŏpus, Greg. Dial. 1. 5