Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

æ
þ

big-swíc

(n.)
Grammar
big-swíc, es; m.

Deceit, guile ⬩ fraus

Entry preview:

Deceit, guile; fraus Bútan brede and bigswíce without fraud and guile, L. Ed. 1; Th. i. 160, 7

be-hyðlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
be-hyðlíce, l. be-hýþelíce,
Entry preview:

and substitute: Sumptuously Behý-ðelíce sumptuosius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 24

be-týning

(n.)
Grammar
be-týning, e; f.

A conclusion

Entry preview:

A conclusion Betýningum conclusionibus, An. Ox. 3210

be-weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
be-weorþian, pp. od

To dignify ⬩ grace ⬩ adorn

Entry preview:

To dignify, grace, adorn Helme beweorðod, Dóm. L. 118

Linked entry: weorþian

be-reáfere

(n.)
Grammar
be-reáfere, es; m.

A plunderer ⬩ pillager

Entry preview:

A plunderer, pillager Bereáfre captator, i. raptator, An. Ox. 46, 36

Linked entry: reáfere

be-smittian

(v.)
Grammar
be-smittian, p. od

To pollute ⬩ defile

Entry preview:

Ben. 139, 19

Linked entry: smittian

be-snyðian

(v.)
Grammar
be-snyðian, -snyþþan.
Entry preview:

Add:

be-stǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
be-stǽlan, p. de
Entry preview:

To lay a charge of crime on a person, to convict a person (on with dat. ) of crime þæt mé nǽfre deófel náht on ne mæge bestǽlan æt mínum endedæge, Angl. xi. 101, 53. þæt se deófol eów náge náht on tó bestélenne ungeandettes, Wlfst. 135, 31. Sé þe frióne

Linked entry: stǽlan

be-stípan

(v.)
Grammar
be-stípan, p. te

To deprive of

Entry preview:

To deprive of Sé þe his suna bestéped and bereáf*-*od wæs, Gr. D. 76, 18

Linked entry: stípan

be-sútian

(v.)
Grammar
be-sútian, p. od

sordid

Entry preview:

To make foul, sordid Besútod obsoletum, i. sordi*-*rfurn, Germ. 403, 26

be-swǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
be-swǽtan, p. te

To sweat ⬩ to toil ⬩ desudare

Entry preview:

To sweat; fig. to toil; desudare Sé þe on gyrnendlicum wurðscypum mid onstandendum beswæt (desudat) ge-swince, Scint. 111, 14

be-sweþian

(v.)
Grammar
be-sweþian, (-sweþþan).

be-swícend

(n.)
Grammar
be-swícend, es; m.

A deceiver ⬩ impostor

Entry preview:

A deceiver, impostor Eálá þú sǽ, unscæððígra beswícend, Ap. Th. 11. 10. Bisuícend (-suíccend, -suiccend) impostorem, Txts. 70, 545. Biswícend, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 54

Linked entry: swícend

be-swícian

(v.)
Grammar
be-swícian, l. -swician.

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

be-sylcan

(v.)
Grammar
be-sylcan, p. ed

exhaust

Entry preview:

To mate languid, exhaust Hungre geþreátod, clommum beclungen, sárum besylced, El. 697

be-þeódan

(v.)
Grammar
be-þeódan, p. de

To join ⬩ attach

Entry preview:

Ben. 134, 20

be-sǽgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-sǽgan, p. de

To sink

Entry preview:

To sink (trans.) Besǽgedum convolutis, lapsis, Germ. 388, 85

be-sceadwung

(n.)
Grammar
be-sceadwung, e; f.

Overshadowing

Entry preview:

Overshadowing On besceadewunga, Ps. L. Spl. 67, 15

Linked entries: be-sceadan sceadwung

be-sceáwung

(n.)
Grammar
be-sceáwung, e; f.

Contemplation

Entry preview:

Ben. 135, 1: Gr. D. 4, 22

be-seón

(v.)
Grammar
be-seón, p. -sáh

to strain upon ⬩ sprinkle

Entry preview:

to strain upon, sprinkle Ród blode bestémed, biseón mid swáte, Cri. 1088

Linked entry: be-siftan

Copyright

All the data provided here are free for any purpose. If you use the data for academic purposes, we ask that you kindly cite us as your source. In case you need a large portion of the dictionary data or you need it in a specific format, let us know through the contact form, we are happy to do custom database dumps for researchers.

How to cite

You can cite the entries of the online version of the dictionary, or you can cite the scanned pages of the original paper editions.

  • To cite the online version of the dictionary, click the icon right under the entry.
  • To cite the scanned paper version of the dictionary, click the "show/hide this scanned page" link under the entry, check the scan and use the citation information right above it.