Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

open-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
open-líce, adv.

Openly ⬩ publicly, in a way by which not a few only are affected ⬩ without concealment, without reserve, freely ⬩ plainly, evidently, clearly, manifestly ⬩ without obstruction, at large

Entry preview:

Búton ic openlíce gecýþe ðæt ic God sylfa sý unless I make it evidently appear that l am God himself, 181, 36. Se wæs openlíce úþwita. Bt. 19: Fox 70, 8 : Met. 13, 72. Hú ne is ðé genóg openlíce geeówad. Bt. 24, 3; Fox 84, 19: 32, 2; Fox 116, 33.

ge-feón

(v.)

to rejoice. ⬩ where the cause or occasion of rejoicing is given,

Entry preview:

L. 14, 28. where the cause or occasion of rejoicing is given, in gen. Seó módor þæs gefeah ꝥ . . . Gr. D. 69, 13 note. Þæt míne fýnd ne gefeón mínes ungelimpes ut non supergaudeant mihi inimici met, Ps. Th. 34, 23. in dat.

ge-risenlíc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-risenlíc, comp. m. -lícra, f. n. -lícre; adj.

Convenient, suitable, befitting ⬩ convĕniens, aptus

Entry preview:

Convenient, suitable, befitting; convĕniens, aptus Ne þuhte hit me náuht gerisenlíc I should not think it at all suitable, Bt. 41, 2; Fox 244, 27. Ǽgðer ðara is swíðe nyt weorc and gerisenlíc either is a very useful and befitting work, Prov.

a-sprincan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sprincan, p. -spranc, pl. -spruncon ; pp. -spruncen

To spring up ⬩ arise ⬩ oriri ⬩ exoriri

Entry preview:

To spring up, arise; oriri, exoriri Aspruncen is on þýstrum leóht exortum est in tenebris lumen, Ps. Spl. 111, 4: C. R. Ben. 7

Linked entry: a-spruncen

galdor-word

(n.)
Grammar
galdor-word, es; n.

A magic word ⬩ word of incantation ⬩ cantātiōnis verbum

Entry preview:

A magic word, word of incantation; cantātiōnis verbum Ic galdorwordum gól I sang in magic words, Exon. 94 b; Th. 353, 37; Reim. 24

ráp-gang

(n.)
Grammar
ráp-gang, (?), es; m.
Entry preview:

Cf. 1. 33, where gegon is written for gegong [v. p. 33, 65]) funambulus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 36

ge-rýnu

Grammar
ge-rýnu, <b>;
Entry preview:

III a.</b> add Nú is eówer gerýnu geléd on Godes mýsan, and gé underfóð eówer gerýnu, Hml. Th. ii. 276, 20

ge-bytlung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bytlung, e; f. [bytlung a building]

A building ⬩ ædĭfĭcium

Entry preview:

A building; ædĭfĭcium Ic inc ealle ða gebytlunge gewisslíce tǽhte I shewed you two plainly all the building, Homl. Th. ii. 172, 27; 16

Linked entry: bytlung

ge-dafen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-dafen, part. [dafen becoming]

Becoming ⬩ fit ⬩ suitable ⬩ dĕcens ⬩ congruus ⬩ convĕnĭens

Entry preview:

Becoming, fit, suitable; dĕcens, congruus, convĕnĭens Gif ðé gedafen þince if it seem becoming to thee, Exon. 67 a; Th. 247, 32; Jul. 87

Linked entries: dafen ge-defen

ge-hídan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hídan, p. de; pp. ed

To hide ⬩ conceal ⬩ condĕre ⬩ abscondĕre

Entry preview:

To hide, conceal; condĕre, abscondĕre Ðe ic hafa on stánfate gehíded which I have hidden in a stone chest, Wald. 63; Vald. 2, 3

Linked entry: ge-hédan

ge-líclíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-líclíc, adj.

Likely ⬩ fit ⬩ aptus

Entry preview:

Likely, fit : aptus Swíþor ðonne hit gelíclíc síe more strongly than is proper, L. M. 2, 16 : Lchdm. ii. 194, 14 : Hpt. Gl. 506

geong-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
geong-líc, adj.

Youthful, young ⬩ juvĕnīlis

Entry preview:

On geonglícum geárum in his young years, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 23

Linked entry: iung-líc

ge-rifod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rifod, part. p.

Wrinkled

Entry preview:

Wrinkled On ealdlícum geárum biþ ðæs mannes neb gerifod in the years of old age man's face is wrinkled, Homl. Th. i. 614, 14

Linked entry: -rifod

wrang

(n.)
Grammar
wrang, wranga

the hold of a ship

Entry preview:

the hold of a ship Wranga (printed pranga) cavernamen (in a list of nautical words), Wrt. Voc. i. 56, 50. Wrong, ii. 129, 65

cambiht

(adj.)
Grammar
cambiht, cambihte; adj.
Entry preview:

; the passage is: Gigantem crista cassidis indutum, Ald. 71, 33.) Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 79: 19, 10

eorþ-græf

Entry preview:

Eorþgræf pæðeþ it (the bucket of a draw-well) makes its way through a passage dug in the earth, Rä. 59, 9. Substitutefor citation

for-gnídan

Entry preview:

Ic forgníde extricor, wǽron forgnidene extricabantur, Hpt. Gl. 494, 39, 37. Bið forsworfen vel forgniden demolitur, i. exterminatur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 64. Add

hlæd-hweól

(n.)
Grammar
hlæd-hweól, hlæd-hweogol, hlæd-hweogl, es; n.
Entry preview:

A wheel used in drawing water Hlædhwiogl (rota) hauritoria (v. Ald. 8, 29), Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 1: 43, 1. Hlædhweogl, 5, 47. Substitute:

þridda

Grammar
þridda, I.
Entry preview:

add: one in every three: — Ælfstán aƀƀ begeat . . . ꝥ him gewearð se þridda penig of þǽre tolne on Sandwíc, C. D. iv. 56, 30

orleg-hwíl

(n.)
Grammar
orleg-hwíl, e; f.

Battle-time, time of war

Entry preview:

Battle-time, time of war Nú is leódum wén orleg-hwíle, Beo. Th. 5814; B. 2911. Fela ic gúþrǽsa genæs, orleghwíla, 4845; B. 2427