Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

brýd-reáf

(n.)
Grammar
brýd-reáf, es; n.

A nuptial garmentnuptialis vestis

Entry preview:

A nuptial garment; nuptialis vestis Mid brýdreáf veste nuptiali, Mt. Lind. Stv. 22, 11

brýten-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
brýten-cyning, es; m.

A powerful kingrex præpotens

Entry preview:

A powerful king; rex præpotens.Exon. 88 a; Th. 331. 28; Vy. 75

gafol-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
gafol-lic, adj.

Connected with tribute or taxes

Entry preview:

Connected with tribute or taxes Fiscalis reda gebellicu[m] waegnfearu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 108, 63. Fiscalis ræde gafellicum wǽnfare, 35, 56. Gafollic fiscale (tributum ), An. Ox. 6, 20

gafol-geréfa

(n.)

a tax-gatherer

Entry preview:

R. 10, 3

gafol-rand

(n.)
Grammar
gafol-rand, es; m.

A pair of compasses

Entry preview:

A pair of compasses Gafelrond (printed -rod) circinnus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 25. Gabulrond, gabelrend, gabarind circino, ferrum duplex, unde pictores faciunt circulos, Txts. 51, 469. Gabulrond radio, 93, 1711. Gafolrand circinnum, Wrt.

gafol

(n.)
Grammar
gafol, e; f.

A fork

Entry preview:

Hé sceal habban ... race, geafle, Angl. ix. 263, 7. Forcelle gæfle, dictae quod frumenta celluntur, i. commoventur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 17

gán

to gowalkto move along, proceedto take a specified course to be guideddeterminedto be habitually in a specified conditionto gobe pregnantto pass, elapseto happen, come to pass, take placeto pass, be currentto be accepted to have a specified issue turn out so and soto move away, depart to relinquishto take one's way, proceedgomove in a specified directiongoandto applybetake oneselfto turnbetake oneselfgoto be carried, moved, impelledto pass, be paid, be allottedto be appropriatedto be one of the constituent elements be amongst the conditions requisiteto amount, be equivalentto attain, reach, extendto come to take precedence of.to produce, came out withto accompany, be withto be uttered to begin, startto go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation to proceed to the business of a court

Entry preview:

R. 25, 10. Þonne mon wile slápan gán, Lch. ii. 228, 5.

Entry preview:

R. 14, 30. Mid iówh, Mt. L. 26, 11. Iúch uobis Jn. L. 1. 15. Iúh, Mt. L. 3, 7. Iwh, 26, 21. Iouh (iów, R.), Mk. L. 4, 11. Iucgh, Rtl. 107, 3. Ofer eówic. . . eów super vos . . . vobis Ps. Srt. 128, 8: 113, 14.

geá

etiam, jam

Entry preview:

R. 15, 42

ge-ǽbiligan

Entry preview:

Hwæt sé geearnige þe geǽbylið (scandali-zauerit) énne þára lǽstena þe on God behycgað, R. Ben. 55, 14. Sé ðe bepǽhð ǽnne Godes þeówena, hé geǽbiligð ðone Hláford, Hml. Th. i. 516, 20.

ge-ǽswícod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ǽswícod, Substitute: ge-ǽswician; p.

To offend

Entry preview:

Geáswicode, R. Ben. I. 62, 12

ge-ambehtan

Grammar
ge-ambehtan, ge-embehtan, ge-embehtian.

to minister

Entry preview:

R. 12, 26. Geembihtatun mini-straverunt Mt. p. 7, 3. Him geembehte ðú illi servies Mt. L. 4, 10. Ne cuóm ꝥte geembehta (giembihte, R.) him ah ꝥte hé geembehtade óðrum, Mk. L. 10, 45

ge-anbídian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-anbídian, l. ge-anbidian, geandbidian,

to wait to wait for.to wait for the comingreturnto wait for the coming to passto wait

Entry preview:

Hé geanbidude Godes ríce, Lk. 23, 51. with a clause Hé geanbidað þæt wé tó beteran gecyrren he waits for our conversion R.

ge-andettan

(v.)

to confess, acknowledgeto confessto admit for oneselfconcede, allowto confess, declare one's beliefto confessacknowledge as having a certain character, declare one's faith into make acknowledgement of a benefitgive thankspraise

Entry preview:

On niht árísan and Drihtne geandettan, R. Ben. 40, 14

ge-andswarian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-andswarian, ge-ondswarian.

to answerto respond

Entry preview:

Geondsuearadun (giondsworadun, R.) Jn. L. 7, 47. Geondsuærende respondens Mt. L. 27, 25. Nis náht má ꝥ mæge geandswarian openlíce þám rihte þe þú recest nihil est quod responderi valent apertae rationi Gr.

ge-andwerdian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-andwerdian, Add: -weardian
Entry preview:

Swylce hé tó þám egefullan Godes dóme geandweardod (-werded, R. Ben. I. 36, 5) beón scyle se tremendo judicio Dei representari existimet R. Ben. 31, II

Linked entry: ge-andweard

geán-dýne

(adj.)
Grammar
geán-dýne, adj.

Steeparduous

Entry preview:

Steep; fig. arduous (cf. uphill) Þis is mid sumum mannum swýþe geándýne þing and earfoðlic þing hoc apud nonnullos res ardua est et difficilis Ll. Th. ii. 134, 6. Cf. dún, æf-dýne

Linked entry: -dýne

wígbed-sceát

(n.)
Grammar
wígbed-sceát, es; m.

An altar-cloth

Entry preview:

Gif hwá wyle wyrcan weófodsceátas oððe óðre reáf of his ealdum cláðum, gesylle ða ealdan, and geceápige níwe, Homl. Ass. 35, 284. v. next word

wígbed-sceáta

(n.)
Grammar
wígbed-sceáta, an; m.

An altar-cloth

Entry preview:

An altar-cloth On weófodsceátan in palla altaris, R. Ben. Inter. 99, 10

Linked entry: sceáta

wilddeór-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wilddeór-líc, adj.

Wild beast-likebrutishbrutalbestial

Entry preview:

MS.) est isla sapientia ter-rena, animalis Past. 46; Swt. 346. 25. Seó wildeórlíce árleásnes Brettacyninges feralis impietas regis Brittonum Bd. 3, 9; S. 533, 7. Ða wildeórlícan ferinam Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 10.