Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

hǽþen

Entry preview:

</b> ) referring to times covered by Old and New Testaments. of persons, not believing in Jehovah, not of the Jewish religion Giethro, ðeáh hé hǽðen and elðiódig wǽre, Past. 130, 12. Hǽðen heriges wísa (Nebuchadnezzar), Dan. 203.

weorold

(n.)
Grammar
weorold, (-uld), weorld, worold (-uld, -eld), world, e; f. (but se woruld, Prov. Kmbl. 40: worldes, Lk. Skt. l, 70: ðissum worulde, Met. 10, 70)
Entry preview:

Ne byð hyt hym forgyfen, ne on ðisse worulde (worold, Lind.: weorlde, Rush. saeculo ), ne on ðære tóweardan, Mt. Kmbl. 12, 32. Forgife ðé Ðryhten willan on worulde, and in wuldre blǽd, Andr. Kmbl. 711; An. 356: 1895 ; An. 950.

tíma

(n.)
Grammar
tíma, an; m.

Timehourtempus horatime when,time at which an event takes place a time when a thing can or ought to be done,a proper time,opportunity in time in good timebe-timesproper timean appointed timea period of time time during which certain events are happening, during which a particular person is living, etc. a season of the yearan age of the world time of pronouncing a syllable, quantity time, condition of things

Entry preview:

Þonne hyt tíma byþ, Coll. Monast. Th. 34, 5. Se wísa hit ieldcaþ and bítt tíman, Past. 33; Swt. 220, 10. Nis hit nán wundur, ðeáh se wísa bíde his tíman, 38; Swt. 275, 13.

Linked entries: tíme týma

for

beforein front ofbeforesinceagoforfromthroughon account offorfromthroughinstead of in place ofin exchange forin return forin expiation ofin redemption foron behalf ofin support ofin respect toin relation toas regardsagainstfromin spite ofnotwithstandingin accordance withaccording toas representative offorto takein compensation foras punishment forfor the sake ofon behalf of for the benefit ofAs representative of

Entry preview:

Th. i. 210, 16. where one object takes the place vacated by another, to take the place of. Cf.

standan

(v.)
Grammar
standan, p. stód, pl. stódon; pp. standen
Entry preview:

Th. 136, 3; By. 145: Beo. Th. 5352; B. 2679. Gemearca hú ða tyrf ǽr stódon, Lchdm. i. 398, 5.

Linked entries: for-stent stondan

ge-mǽne

Entry preview:

Of úrum gemǽnum feó, 234, 28. free to be used by all, general, public Gemǽne metern coenaculum. Wrt.

strang

(adj.)
Grammar
strang, adj.

Strongfortis,acer, vehemens,strenuus,strong, powerful, mightystrong, firm, resolute, hardyhard, severe, fierce, sternstrong, able to resist force, firmfirm, valid, assuredstrong in operation, effective, producing a great effect, potentstrong, earnesthard, severefierce, violent

Entry preview:

Manig broc byþ mycle strengre ðonne tóðæce, ðeáh ic nǽfre nán strengre ne geðolode, Shrn. 185, 15.

wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
wyrcan, weorcan ; p. worhte ; pp. worht.

to worklabourto maketo makeformconstructto be the sourcecause of, to produceto makeconstituteto workdoperformto perform a ritekeep a seasonto workeffect a purposeattain an object,

Entry preview:

Th. 134, 50; By 102. Wyrcan spell, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 30. Wercan, Met. 26, 73. Sealfe weorcean, Lchdm. iii. 6, 31. where the agent is not a person, to be the source, or cause of, to produce Seó eá wyrcð ðæt fen, Ors. 1, 1 ; Swt. 8, 18.

ge-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cynd, f. also has gen. ge-cynd (Bl. H. 31, 32); dat.
Entry preview:

</b> descendants, progeny :-- Wulfsie Wotringabyras innon ðæt gecynde cuidam Wulfsio dederunt Wotryngebyri, sibi et suae progeniei in haereditatem futuram (vi. 54, 25), C.D. ii. 381, 13: 14: 15: 18. a class distinguished by common attributes, genus

wíc

(n.)
Grammar
wíc, The word is generally neuter, but as it is often used in the plural where a singular might express the meaning, the similarity of neuter plural and feminine singular accusatives seems to have caused the word to be taken sometimes as feminine, e. g. tó ánre wíc, Homl. Th. i. 402, 22. A weak form also seems to be used, Chart. Th. 446, 29.
Entry preview:

Sceldes fordas boec and ðeara wíca on byrg, Txts. 443, 10. Londbóc mínra wíca, 458, 8. Hé gewát hám faran, wíca neósan, Beo. Th. 251; B. 125: 2255; B. 1125.

weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
weorþian, wurþian, wyrþian; p. ode.
Entry preview:

Th. 247, 9; Jul. 76. where the subject is not inferior to the object, to grace, favour, honour by bestowing something God geofum unhneáwum, cræftum weorðaþ eorþan tuddor, Exon. Th. 43, 12; Cri. 687.

Linked entries: a-wyrþian wyrþian

gildan

Entry preview:

L. 7, 41. the manner or extent of payment given by an adverb (word, phrase, or clause) Gif man mannan ofsleá, ágene scætte and unfácne feó gelde, Ll. Th. i. ID, 5. Ǽlc tihtbysig man gange tó þryfealdan ordále, oþþe gilde feówergilde, 294, 10.

tún

(n.)
Grammar
tún, es; m.

an enclosed piece of grounda yardcourtthe enclosed land surrounding a single dwelling a manorvill 'an estate with a village community in villenage upon it under a lord's jurisdiction,' the buildings or inhabitants being referred tothe towns of Roman Britaina habitation of men the residence or estate of a single personan estatefarm a collection of dwellingsa villagetown

Entry preview:

Icel. fara um tún to pass by a house) ðǽr him wát freónd unwiotodne often a man travels far, passing the dwellings of men, and knows that he has no friend for himself in them, Exon. Th. 342, 21; Gn. Ex. 146. Ǽr sumor on tún gá, Lchdm. iii. 6, 1, 3.

Linked entries: bold tún-geréfa

þæt

(con.)
Grammar
þæt, conj.
Entry preview:

Byþ ðé meorð, þæt ðú ús on láde líðe weorðe, Andr.

hwilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwilc, hwylc, hwelc; pron.

whichwhoany oneanysome

Entry preview:

Hwylces ðæra sufona byþ ðæt wíf cujus erit de septem uxor? Mt. Kmbl. 22, 28. Hwylcum bigspelle wiðmete wé hit cui parabolæ cumparabimus illud? Mk. 4, 30.

weorod

(n.)
Grammar
weorod, (-ud, -ed, -ad), werod (-ud, -ed), worud (-ad), word, es; n.
Entry preview:

Ðú cásere . . . hyt byþ gód ðé and ðínum weorudum (werudum, v.l. ), Lchdm. i. 330, 11. Hí ofslógon .iiii. werad ( wera, feówer werod, v.ll.), Chr. 456; Erl. 13, 28. ¶ in epithets applied to the Deity, the Lord of hosts :-- Weoruda Dryhten, Andr.

forþ

forwardsfrom an upright positionfrom a point of restdenoting continuity of movement or direction, onalong withand so onforthhence forthonto go on doingat an advanced pointat a later part of a bookforthoutso as to be seen or knownforthaway from a placeoutto (such) a degree

Entry preview:

H. 201, 35. denoting continuity of movement or direction, on Þá on dæg hé mehte cuman tó ealra Rómána anwealde, þǽr hé forþ gefóre ( if he had marched on ) tó ðǽre byrg, Ors. 4, 9; S. 190, 11.

fón

(v.)

to takecatchto takearrestapprehendto getgainto getsufferexperienceto beginto beginto taketo set aboutundertaketo attackto begin atto take taketo set to work atdeal withreceiveacceptto taketo taketake possession ofto taketo takeundertaketo taketo take toallow ofto take toto take tojoin battleto join togetherto struggle with

Entry preview:

Ǽrest wé wyllað fón on Ianuarium, 305, 29. fón tó to take to. to take into the hand, get for one's self, take Þá hé tó wǽpnum féng, By. 10.

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tigen (v. of-teón)
Entry preview:

Th. ii. 540, 17. in various figurative senses, many of which may be rendered by words containing the root of trahere or of ducere. to teach, educate, bring up Ic tý (teó, MSS. J. W.) oðde lǽre imbuo, ic teáh imbui, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 3; Zup. 166, 14.

tellan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
tellan, p. tealde; pp. teald: also forms as from telian occur: ic telge, hí teliaþ; p. telede; p. teled.
Entry preview:

Se untweofealda biþ tó tellenne for fullfremod weorc, 36, 7; Fox 184, 24. with a clause Hé tealde and wénde ðæt hé sceolde ða byldo his heortan ánescian autumans se cordis ejus emollere constantiam, Bd., 1, 7; S. 477, 43.