Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

tó-beátan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-beátan, p. -beót

To beat to pieces, ⬩ destroy by beating

Entry preview:

Ure men hí tobetet they knock our men about, Laym. 3308. Me tobeot his cheoken, A. R. 106, 24. Euer euch man me tobeteþ, and hwanne heo habbeþ me ofslaȝe, O. and N. 1610

tó-sǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sǽlan, p. de; impers. vb.

To happen amiss to a person (dat.) in respect to something ⬩ to be lack of something for a person

Entry preview:

.), to be lack of something for a person Ne tósǽleþ him gúþgemótes siþþan ic þurh hylles hróf gerǽce he (the dog) will not want for fighting, when I (the badger) reach through the hill's roof, Exon. Th. 397, 26; Rä. 16, 25.

freóls

(adj.)
Grammar
freóls, adj.

free ⬩ exempt from jurisdiction

Entry preview:

Add: free. of persons, not in bondage Hé dide hine sylfne and his ofspreng ǽfre freóls and sacclés, Cht. Th. 628, 23. Ǽlc hláford his nýdþeówum byrge ... for ðám hí sýn Gode efenleófe and þá ðe syndon freólse. Ll.

síde

(adv.)
Grammar
síde, adv.

Widely ⬩ extensively ⬩ amply ⬩ far and wide

Entry preview:

Ealra lǽca ðæra ðe gewurde wíde oððe síde, Hy. 1, 7

Linked entry: sídan

stór

(n.)
Grammar
stór, es; m.

Frankincense, storax

Entry preview:

Frankincense, storax Ðes stór hoc thus, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 33; Zup. 59, 14: Wrt. Voc. i. 81, 25. Stór ðe biþ of gewringe stacten, 20, 28. Hí him geoffrodon gold and récels and myrran . . . se stór getácnode ðæt hé is sóð God, Homl. Th. i. 116, 9.

Linked entry: stéran

strand

(n.)
Grammar
strand, es; n.

A strand, shore

Entry preview:

Hí sǽton be ðam strande secus littus sedentes, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 48: Jn. Skt. 21, 4. Ða eode hé be strande, Ap. Th. 7, 19. Gáþ tó ðære sǽ strande, Homl. Th. i. 64, 3. Urk mín húskarl habbe his strand eall forne gén hys ágen land, Cod. Dip.

ge-þeódan

(v.)
Entry preview:

Áwende móde hé hine geðiédde (-ðídde, v. l.) tó feldgongendum deórum hunc agri bestiis mutata mente conjunxit, Past. 39, 23. Heora nán hine eft tó his geférum ne geþeódde, Hml. S. 23 b, 135.

a-færþ

he shall lead out

Entry preview:

he shall lead out, Ps. Spl. 51, 5

ge-huntian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-huntian, p. ode; pp. od

To hunt

Entry preview:

To hunt Hí gehuntigaþ venantur, Nar. 38, 6

Linked entry: huntian

á-helpan

Entry preview:

Dele Hy. 4, 1. v. Beiblatt xxiv. 41

á-stígan

Grammar
á-stígan, <b>. I</b> 2.
Entry preview:

Hé on gylp ástág, Met. 9, 46. Add

á-swárnian

(v.)
Entry preview:

Áswárnian hí erubescant, Ps. L. 6, II. Add

Linked entries: á-swornod swárnian

nemnan

(v.)
Grammar
nemnan, nemnian; p. nemde.

to name ⬩ give a name to a person or thing ⬩ to use such and such a name or title in speaking of a person or thing ⬩ to call upon the name of ⬩ address by name ⬩ to invoke ⬩ to mention by name ⬩ to mention ⬩ relate ⬩ to name ⬩ nominate

Entry preview:

Ða hé nemde (nominavit) apostolas ; Simonem ðæne hé nemde (cognominavit ) Petrus, Lk. Skt. 6, 13-14. Hé ðone yldestan Noæ nemde, Cd. Th. 75, 4; Gen. 1235. Hig nemdon ( vocant ) hyne hys fæder naman Zachariam, Lk. Skt. 1, 59.

Linked entries: a-nemnan namnian

ǽðan

(v.)

To overflow ⬩ deluge ⬩ lay waste

Entry preview:

To overflow, deluge, lay waste Cwæþ ðæt he wolde eall á ǽðan ðæt on eorþan wæs said that he would for ever lay waste all that was on the earth. Cd. 64; Th. 77, 24; Gen. 1280

Linked entry: áǽðan

ágend-freá

(n.)
Grammar
ágend-freá, an; m.

The owning lord ⬩ possessor ⬩ dominus ⬩ possessor

Entry preview:

The owning lord, possessor; dominus, possessor He heofona is and ðisse eorþan ágend-freá he is the owning Lord of heaven and of this earth, Cd. 98; Th. 129, 10; Gen. 2141: Beo. Th. 3770; B. 1883

Linked entry: ágend-frió

edisc

(n.)
Grammar
edisc, es; n. [ed-, Lat. re- again; isc a termination, generally an adj. but also es; n. ]

EDISH or aftermath, pasture ⬩ pascua ⬩ a park ⬩ vīvārium

Entry preview:

EDISH or aftermath, pasture; pascua Wǽrun we his sceáp, ða he on his edisce afédde we were his sheep, which he fed in his pasture Ps. Th. 94, 7: 99, 3. a park; vīvārium, Cot. 207, Lye

Linked entries: edisc-weard ersc

ealdor-apostol

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-apostol, aldor-apostol, es; m.

The chief apostle, the chief of the apostles ⬩ princeps apostōlōrum

Entry preview:

The chief apostle, the chief of the apostles; princeps apostōlōrum He mynster getimbrede on áre Sce Petres ðæs ealdorapostoles he built a monastery in honour of St. Peter, the chief apostle, Bd. 4, 18; S. 586, 26

Linked entry: aldor-apostol

in-smoh

(n.)
Grammar
in-smoh, gen. -smós [?]; m.

A slough

Entry preview:

A slough Hé ágeaf ðone clǽnan gást and ðæs líchaman insmoh [exuvias] forlét monnum tó mundbyrde he gave up the clean spirit, and left the slough of the body as a protection for men, Shrn. 126, 2

Linked entry: ǽ-smogu

un-lǽdlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-lǽdlíce, adv.

Miserably ⬩ wretchedly

Entry preview:

Miserably, wretchedly Hé ( Judas ) hine sylfne swíðe earme and unlǽdlíce of ðære gemánan ealra Godes gecorenra ádilgode, Homl. Ass. 153, 48. Hé hine sylfne swíðe unlǽdlíce áhéng and swá ungesǽliglíce tó écan deáðe wæs geniðerad, 158, 163

Linked entry: un-lǽd

wiþ-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-feolan, p. -fealh

To apply one's self to

Entry preview:

To apply one's self to Ðá hé ðá ongeat ðæt hé ðære godspellícan láre georne wiþfealh, and ða ðeóde tó Cristes geleáfan gecyrred hæfde qui ubi prosperatum ei opus evangelii comperit, Bd. 3, 22; S. 552, 43