Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

æht

(n.)
Grammar
æht, e; f.

Valuationestimationdeliberationcouncilæstimatiodeliberatioconsilium

Entry preview:

Valuation, estimation, deliberation, council; æstimatio, deliberatio, consilium Fira bearn æht besittaþ the sons of men sit in council, Andr. Kmbl. 820; An. 410.

ece

(n.)
Grammar
ece, æce, ace, es; m.

AKE, pain dŏlor

Entry preview:

An AKE, pain; dŏlor Efne swá se bisceop ðone ece and ðæt sár mid him ut bǽre as if the bishop had borne the ake and the sore out with him. Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 37: 5, 4; S. 617, 22

Linked entries: ace æce

fúlnes

(n.)
Grammar
fúlnes, fúllnes, fýlnes, -ness, e; f.

FOULNESSimpuritystenchfœditassordesfætor

Entry preview:

Exon. 98 a; Th. 368, 7] eorþan, eal forwisnad foulness of earth, all decayed, Soul Kmbl. 35; Seel. 18. Unarǽfnendlíce fúlnes wæs upp aweallende fætor incompărābĭlis ebulliens ĕrat, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 25

Linked entries: fúllnes fýlnes

gást-gedál

(n.)
Grammar
gást-gedál, gǽst-gedál, es; n.

Separation of soul and bodydeathanĭmæ et corpŏris divortiummors

Entry preview:

Separation of soul and body, death; anĭmæ et corpŏris divortium, mors Ðá he ðas woruld þurh gástgedál ofgyfan sceolde when he must give up this world through death, Cd. 55; Th. 68, 33; Gen. 1127 : Exon. 45 a; Th. 153, 32; Gú. 834

Linked entry: gǽst-gedál

lang-sweored

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-sweored, -swyred; adj.

long-necked

Entry preview:

Having a long neck, long-necked Sume fugelas beóþ langsweorede swá swá swanas some birds are long- necked, such as swans, Hexam. 8; Norm. 14, 16. Ða beóþ langswyrede ðe lybbaþ be gærse swá swá olfend and assa, 9; Norm. 16, 2

lustbǽr-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
lustbǽr-líce, adv.

pleasureeagernesspleasantly

Entry preview:

With delight, pleasure, eagerness, pleasantly Ða leóþ ðe ic geó lustbǽrlíce song carmina qui quondam studio florente peregi, Bt. 2; Fox 4, 7.

óþ-flítan

(v.)
Entry preview:

to get from another by litigation Ðá ongon Higa him specan sóna on, and wolde him óþflítan ðæt lond then Higa at once began the case against him, and wanted to get the land from him by the litigation. Chart. Th. 169, 23

swoncen-ferhþ

(adj.)
Grammar
swoncen-ferhþ, adj.
Entry preview:

v. swancor, <b>I;</b> or sworcenf;erð with darkened soul, i. e. dead (?)), sáwle bireáfod, fealleþ on foldan, Exon. Th. 328, 29; Vy. 25. ?

tíd-fara

(n.)
Grammar
tíd-fara, an; m.
Entry preview:

Nú ðú ( the blessed soul immediately after death ) móst féran ðider ðú fundadest . . . eart nú tídfara tó ðam hálgan hám, Exon. Th. 102, 18; Cri. 1674

un-land

(n.)
Grammar
un-land, es; n.

What is not land

Entry preview:

Tó ðam unlonde ( the whale, by whose side seamen,'deeming him some island,' moor their bark ), Exon. Th. 361, 3; Wal. 14

ge-hlencan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hlencan, pp. ed
Entry preview:

Gif men sió heáfodpanne beó gehlenced, álege þone man úpweard, dríf . ii. stacan æt þám eaxlum, lege þonne bred þweóres ofer þá fét, sleah bonne þriwa on mid slegebytle; hió gǽþ on riht sóna, Lch. ii. 342, 4 : 302, 29

níd-þearf

Entry preview:

add: need, a condition marked by the lack or want of something necessary, or requiring some extraneous aid or addition Ðonne hié eallenga ágiémeleásiað ðone ymbhogan woruldcundra ðinga, ðonne gefultumað hé náwuht tó his hiéremonna niédðearfe subditorum

on-bígan

(v.)
Grammar
on-bígan, p. de

To cause to bend, to subdue

Entry preview:

Heora módes heánesse ealle eorþcyningas onbégan mihton their loftiness of soul could make all the kings of the earth to bend, Blickl. Homl. 119, 21

Linked entry: on-býgan

hlúde

(adv.)
Grammar
hlúde, adv.

Loudly

Entry preview:

Ðæs cocces þeáw is ðæt hé micle hlúdor singþ on uhtan ðonne on dægréd gallus profundioribus horis noctis altos edere cantus solet, Past. 63; Swt. 461, 2

cwylla

(n.)
Grammar
cwylla, an; m.

A well, spring fons

Entry preview:

A well, spring; fons Riht súþ be eástan ðam cwyllan óþ ða wýde strǽte right south by east of the spring as far as the wide road, Cod. Dipl. 409; A. D. 946; Kmbl. ii. 265, 32

hring-íren

(n.)
Grammar
hring-íren, es; n.
Entry preview:

The iron rings of a coat of mail Gúþbyrne scán heard hand-locen hringíren scír song in searwum the corslet shone, hard, hand-wrought, the bright iron rings rang in their armour, Beo. Th. 650; B. 222

Linked entry: íren

nearu-níd

(n.)
Grammar
nearu-níd, -néd, e; f.

Sore needgrievous trouble

Entry preview:

Sore need, grievous trouble Ða menigo ðe ðé mid wuniaþ on nearonédum [ or (?) on nearo nédum in confinement by force ], Andr. Kmbl. 203; An. 102. From naronéðe de angusta (as if, angustia? ), Lk. Skt. p. 8, 6

bonnan

(v.)
Grammar
bonnan, p. beónn, pl. beónnon; pp. bonnen

To summon, call togethercitare, convocare

Entry preview:

To summon, call together; citare, convocare Sió býman stefen and se beorhta segn bonnaþ sáwla gehwylce the voice of the trumpet and the bright sign shall summon every soul, Exon. 23 b; Th. 66, 6; Cri. 1067

deáf

Entry preview:

Th. ii. 16, 17. imperfect in some essential quality, sterile Se æker ðe bið unwæsðmbǽre oððe ungefynde corn bringð oððe deáf terra quae sterilem segetem gignit, Part. 411, 20

ge-scádwyrt

(n.)
Entry preview:

The name of some plant Gescádwyrt (giscáduuyrt, Ep. gescanuuyrt, Erf.) talumbus, Txts. 101, 1979. Gescáduyrt berbescum. Lch. iii. 300, col. 2. Gescádwyrt nioþowearde, ii. 274, 18