Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

yfelian

(v.)
Grammar
yfelian, p. ode.
Entry preview:

Se ilca Dauid forbær ðæt hé ðone kyning ne yfelode, ðe hine of his earde ádrǽfde David ferire deprehensum persecutorem noluit, Past. 3; Swt. 37, 3.

cwide

Entry preview:

Getrymede mid Jóhannes cuide Johannis voce roborati, Past. 85, 20. Cwyde sententia, An. Ox. 4629: Hpt. Gl. 522, 62. Cwide, Kent. Gl. 532. Se gecyrreda sceaða on his deáðes cwyde ( by his dying words ) þæs écan lífes méde geearnode, Hml.

éhtan

Grammar
éhtan, éhtian.
Entry preview:

Ðý lǽs hwelc ðára niéhstena his éhte ( persequatur ) and gefoo, Past. 167, 4. Engel éhtiende hig angelus persequens eos, Ps. L. 34, 6. Éhtendum insequente, i. persequente, An. Ox. 4749. Éhtende persequente, Kent.

ge-sleán

Entry preview:

Past. 441, 25. Hí swýðe mid þǽre fyrhte wǽron geslegene, Guth. 92, l. (O.H.Ger. ge-slahan percutere, caedere, figere.)

on-týnan

(v.)

to openof places or things,to make an opening into open, allow to burst forthto open so as to admit of ingress or egressto open (a door)to open the mouth, lips, to speakto open the eyes (one's own), to look, (another's), to give sight toto open the ears, to listen to a personto disclose, reveal, display

Entry preview:

Gif sió duru ontýned biþ ... búton ðú ða duru ontýne, Past. 21; Swt. 157, 15-19. Síe manna gehwam behliden helle duru, heofones ontýned, éce geopenad engla ríce, Elen. Kmbl. 2458; El. 1230. Heofonríces duru sceal þurh ðé onténed beón, Blickl.

tó-stencan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-stencan, p -stencte; pp. -stenced, -stenct.

to scatter the parts of a wholedisperse a number of objects gathered togetherto destroy the integrity of a wholedissipatebring to noughtoverthrow

Entry preview:

Ða lác tóstencean (dispergere), Past. 33; Swt. 219, 5. Tóstencud biþ ðæt éde, Mk. Skt. Rush. 14, 27. Tóstenced, Exon. Th. 16, 21; Cri. 256. Tóstencte dispersae, Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 71.

efne

(adv.)
Grammar
efne, [ = efen]; adv.

Even, exactly, precisely, just, alike, likewise, just now plāne, æque, omnīno, mŏdŏ, jam prīdem

Entry preview:

Deór efne swá some æfter ðære stefne on ðone stenc faraþ just so goes the beast after the voice in that odour, 96 a; Th. 358, 30; Pa. 53.

BREGDAN

(v.)
Grammar
BREGDAN, bredan, ic bregde, ðú bregdest, he bregdeþ, pl. bregdaþ ; p. brægd pl. brugdon pp. brogden, bregden.

To move to and fro, vibrate, cast, draw, drag, change, bend, weave;vibrare, vibrare gladium, jactare, stringere, trahere, nectere, plectere to turn into se vertere in aliquid

Entry preview:

Bleóm bregdende changing in colours, Exon. 95b; Th. 357, 3; Pa. 23. Sceal mǽg nealles inwitnet óðrum bregdan a kinsman should not weave a net of treachery for another, Beo. Th. 434 1; B. 2167.

wegan

(v.)
Grammar
wegan, p. , pl. ; pp.

to move, bear, carry, bring, transport to bring, cause to bear, support to bear, carry, to have bearwearto haveto be under the influence of havebear to bear, submit toto weigh,to put something in a balance to be equal to To move

Entry preview:

P. 3; Th. ii. 306, 20. to bear, carry, to have as part of one's equipment, bear arms,wear Sigegyrd ic mé wege, Lchdm. i. 388, 15. Ic (a sword) sinc wege, Exon. Th. 401, 4; Rä. 21, 6.

Linked entry: æt-wegan

wiþ

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ, prep. (adv. conj. ).

towardstoin the direction oftowardstoatwithtowardstoatagainstover againstopposite toagainstfrombynearagainstbesideuntoatagainstwithagainst onover againstoppositeagainstin the way ofwith.withpart withfromforin return foras payment forforin consideration offorin exchange forforfor in reward ofin return forin answer toforas compensation forin consideration ofin return foron condition ofagainstagainstas a set-offby the side ofcompared within contrast withwithtowithwithagainstto.withforagainstfromforagainstcontrary toin opposition to.withatagainstbeside by,atbyagainstatuntowithfromforwithagainstto weigh one thing with or against anotherin comparison withwithtowith a personwithtowardswith in respect towithwith againsttowithto.againstfromforagainst contrary toagainstbythrough,to rest on the armtill.till tountil

Entry preview:

Ne sceal mon nó mid openlíce edwíte him wið sleán non aperta exprobratione sunt feriendi, Past. 40; Swt. 295, 11.

ge-healdan

Entry preview:

</b> reflex. to restrain oneself from (wið dat. acc.), refrain :-- Monige bióð ðára ðe hié gehealdað wið unryhthǽmed multi sunt qui scelera carnis deserunt, Past. 399, 7.

líg

(n.)
Grammar
líg, lég, es; generally masc. but ðæt lég occurs.

Flamelightning

Entry preview:

Wonna lég the pale flame, Beo. Th. 6221; B. 3115. Hlemmeþ háta lég, Exon. 21 b; Th. 58, 9; Cri. 933. Reáda lég, 19 b; Th. 51, 2; Cri. 810. Sweart líg, Cd. 110; Th. 145, 33; Gen. 2415. Ne biþ ðǽr [heaven] nánes líges gebrasl, Dóm. L. 16, 259: Beo.

Linked entry: lég

feorm

provisionsstoresa feastan entertainmententertainment

Entry preview:

Ðonne ðú feorme (forme, v. l.) gierwe on ælmessan cum facis convivium, Past. 323, 22.

ge-freógan

Entry preview:

Suá micle má wé úre hiéremenn gefreógað (-eað, v. l. ) æfter ðám godcundan dóme, suá wé hér hiera synna wrecað suíðor, Past. 117, 25.

uppe

(adv.)
Grammar
uppe, adv.

upaboveon highup

Entry preview:

Ðara ðe wile ánra hwylc uppe bringan (bring it to pass) ðæt ðú ðære gyldnan gesihst Hierusalem weallas blícan, Salm. Kmhl. 466; Sal. 233

Linked entry: up

scyldig

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

Hé sceal mid réðnesse him stiére ðýlæs hé sié scyldig ealra hira scylda ne culparum omnium reus ipse teneatur, Past. 21, 5; Swt. 161, 1.

weorþian

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

</b> to pay court to a person :-- Weorðiaþ colunt (multi colunt personam potentis. Prov. 19, 6), Kent. Gl. 671. <b>IV b.

Linked entries: a-wyrþian wyrþian

steór

(n.)
Grammar
steór, and stýr, e; f.
Entry preview:

Fordæm scel bión on ðæm reccere ðæt hé sié mildheortlíce wítniende, Past. 17; Swt. 125, 3. Æfer ðæs gyltes gemete sceal beón gelengen ðære steóre gemet (disciplinae mensura), R. Ben. 48, 16.

feoh

cattlepropertywealthmoneyrichestreasurebribegiftmetalcoin

Entry preview:

Álǽned feoh pignus, gylden wed vel feoh arra, forweddad feoh fiducia, 21, 5-8. price paid. Similar entries v. sellan; IV. Feh blódes hit is praetium sanguinis est, Mt. L. 27, 6.

Angle

(n.)
Grammar
Angle, g. a; dat. um; pl. m.

The ANGLES

Entry preview:

Angel = Engel Anglen] in Denmark, and occupied the greater part of England, from Suffolk to the Frith of Forth, including Mercia.