Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

nytt

(adj.)
Grammar
nytt, adj.

Usefulprofitableadvantageousbeneficial

Entry preview:

mágon beón nyttran æt him, Past. 32; Swt. 211, 21. Rǽd biþ nyttost, Exon. Th. 341, 1; Gn. Ex. 119

ge-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dǽlan, p. de; pp. ed

To dividepartimpartseparatedistributesharepartake

Entry preview:

Ðæt we gedǽlan ðone teóþan dǽl that we distribute the tenth part, 39, 19. Gedǽled ðearfendum mannum given to the poor, 69, 8; 75, 23; Beo. Th. 143; B. 71 : Exon. Th. 371, 19; Seel. 78 : Past. 63; Swt. 459, 12.

ge-hygd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hygd, -higd, -hýd, e; f : es; n.

Thoughtcogitationmeditationdeliberationconsultationcōgĭtātiomĕdĭtātioconsĭlium

Entry preview:

Eálá ðæt we nú mágon geseón on ussum sáwlum synna wunde, mid líchoman leahtra gehygdu eágum alas that we now may see in our souls wounds of sin, with the body's eyes wicked cogitations! 27 a; Th. 80, 32; Cri. 1315.

Linked entries: -hygd ge-higd ge-hýd

smeálíce

(adv.)
Grammar
smeálíce, adv.

searchingly, carefully, narrowly, closely closely, deeply, acutely, with penetration clearly, accurately, exactlyclosely

Entry preview:

sculon swíðe smeálíce ðissa ágðer underþencean hoc in utrisque est subtiliter intuendum 7, 1;Swt. 49, 23. Gesceád ða smeálíce geþencan sculan discretio, quae subtiliter pensari debeat Bd. 1, 27; S. 496, 35.

stǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
stǽlan, p. de

To impute a crime toa personto chargedeclare something against a person

Entry preview:

ðec sóð on stǽldun we brought a true charge against thee, Exon. Th. 130, 17; Gú. 439. Wið mé árison leáse gewitan and stǽldon on mé ðæt ic náwþer ne nyste ne ne worhte exurgentes testes iniqui quae ignorabam interrogabant me, Ps. Th. 34, 12.

á-slídan

to slipfallto fallbe removed to an unfavourable placeto fall into sinlapserelapseto fallbe hurtdestroyed

Entry preview:

áslídað on ðǽm unðeáwe. Past. 313, 17. On lust áslád in luxum labescit, An. Ox. 4651. Mín fót áslád. Hml. Th. ii. 392, 10. Þæt ic ne áslíde, Ps. Th. 16, 5. Gif se man æfter his fulluhte áslíde, Hml. Th. i. 292, 23. Gif hwǽr áslídon, 170, 18.

Eadulfes næs

(n.)
Grammar
Eadulfes næs, Ealdulfes næs, næss, es; m.

Eadulf's ness, Walton-on-the-Naze?Ædulphi promontōrium in agro Essexiensi

Entry preview:

Ædulphi promontōrium in agro Essexiensi Ðá óðre fóron on Eást-Seaxon to Eadulfes næsse the others went on to Essex, to Eadulf's ness, Chr. 1049; Ing. 220, 24: 1051; Th. 319, 2, col. 2: 1052; Th. 321, 10

eást-healf

(n.)
Grammar
eást-healf, e: f.

The east-side orientāle lătus, plăga orientālis

Entry preview:

The east-side; orientāle lătus, plăga orientālis Ðe on eást-healfe ðære eá wǽron who were on the east side of the river, Chr. 894; Th. 170, 9, col. 2. On eást-healfe Iericho contra orientālem plăgam urbis Iericho. Jos. 4, 19: Lev. 1, 16

Linked entry: healf

fyrd-hwæt

(adj.)
Grammar
fyrd-hwæt, adj.

Bold in warfarewarlikebravebellĭcōsus

Entry preview:

Bold in warfare, warlike, brave; bellĭcōsus Ðæt wǽron mǽre men ofer eorþan, and fyrdhwate those were famous men throughout the earth, and bold in warfare, Andr. Kmbl. 16; An. 8: Elen. Kmbl. 2356; El. 1179: Apstls. Kmbl. 33; Ap. 12: Beo.

Linked entry: fird-hwæt

mægþa

(n.)
Grammar
mægþa, an; m.

Maithenmay-weedanthemis cotula

Entry preview:

Maithen, may-weed; anthemis cotula Mægþa herba putida, Ælfc. Gl. 42; Som. 64, 11; Wrt. Voc. 31, 22 : caluna ( = calmia, v. Lchdm. ii. 398, col. 2), 39; Som. 63, 71; Wrt. Voc. 30, 19. Him mon mægþan tó mete gegyrede, Lchdm. iii. 34, 11

Linked entry: mageþe

micge

(n.)
Grammar
micge, an; f.

Urine

Entry preview:

Ðonne onginþ ðære hǽto welm wanian þurh ða micgean, 2, 23; Lchdm. ii. 212, 7: 1, 37; Lchdm. ii. 88, 20

Linked entry: micga

á-íþan

(v.)
Grammar
á-íþan, p. de
Entry preview:

Hé wolde for wera synnum eall áǽðan þæt on eorðan wæs, Gen. 1280. Áiéðende exterminans, Wrt. Voc. ii. 84, 53: 31, 27. Áíþende demolitus, 25, 41. [O. H. Ger. ar-óden vastare, devastare.]

ge-meltan

(v.)
Entry preview:

Mín heorte is gemolten swá þæt weax factum est cor meum tamquam cera liquescens, Ps. Th. 21, 12. Gemolten liquefacta, Bl. Gl. to digest (intrans. ) Tácn ádeádodes magan, hú ꝥ ne gemylt ꝥ hé þigeþ, Lch. ii. 158, 15: 186, 21

sealt

(adj.)
Grammar
sealt, adj.
Entry preview:

Andlang strémes west ábútan þane sealtan mersc, C. D. B. i. 296, 33. Add Ðonne þú sealt flǽsc wille, Tech. ii. 125, 1

wederian

(v.)
Grammar
wederian, p. ode

To be (good or bad) weather

Entry preview:

To be (good or bad) weather Cweðaþ sume men, ðæt se móna hine wende be ðan ðe hit wuderian (wedrian, widrian) sceal on ðam mónðe; ac hine ne went náðor ne weder ne unweder of ðam ðe him gecynde ys, Lchdm. iii. 268, 2

LIM

(n.)
Grammar
LIM, es; n. (but it also occurs with adj. fem.:).

A limbjoint

Entry preview:

Limo 4, 24; S, 597, 10, Leomu, 2, 6; S. 508, 11: Ádyde ða leomu and ðæt heáfod on weg ðæs sceápes, Blickl. Homl. 183, 24. Leomo lǽmena, Exon. 8 a; Th. 2, 6; Cri. 15

Linked entry: leomu

weorþ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ-líc, adj.
Entry preview:

Gebeorh Godes bringeþ tó genihte wæstme weorðlíce and wel þicce montem Dei, montem uberem; mons coagulatus, mons pinguis, Ps. Th. 67, 15. Wundor ðín weorðlíc mirabilia tua, 70, 16. His weorðlícu weorc opera Dei, 77, 9.

wísian

(v.)
Grammar
wísian, p. ode.

shewguidedirectto shewshewpoint putguidedirectindicate

Entry preview:

Ðæt ǽgðer ge ús sylfe, ge ða ðe wísian sceolan, swá gewísian mótan, swá swá úre ealra þearf sý, L. P. 21; Th. ii. 332, 24.

Linked entry: riht-wísian

níd

Entry preview:

Add: violence, force, compulsion, exercised by or upon persons Hé cwæð ꝥ wǽre mid gafoles neáde (neóde, v. l.) geþrafod sum geleáffull wer fidelis vir quidam necessitate debiti compulsus. Gr. D. 157, 22.

(adv.)
Grammar
HÚ, adv.

How

Entry preview:

gehírdon hú gé ofslógon twegen cynegas Seon and Og audivimus quod interfecistis Sehon et Og, Jos. 2, 10. Hí gehýrdon hú seó hálige spræc. Judth. 11; Thw. 23, 37; Jud. 160. gesáwon hú hé wæs on heofenas ástígende, Nicod. 18; Thw. 8, 39.

Linked entries: hú-lic hú-meta hwu