Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

bæc-ern

Entry preview:

Ꝥ ealle neódbehéfness, ꝥ is wæter, myll, orceard, bæcern (pistrinum), oððe mistlice cræftas wiðinnan minstre beón gegánne, R. Ben. I. 112, 15.

bútan

(prep.)
Grammar
bútan, búton, bútun; prep. [be, útan out] .
Entry preview:

Bd. 3, 27; S. 559, 10. sometimes bútan is separated from its case Ðæt Wæs geworden bútan weres frigum that came to pass without the favours of man, Exon. 8b; Th. 3, 17; Cri. 37

Ciren-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Ciren-ceaster, Cyren-ceaster, Cyrn-ceaster; gen. ceastre; f. [Asser. Cirrenceastre: Hunt. Cirecestere: Brom. Circestre]

CIRENCESTER, Cicester, GloucestershireCirencestria in agro Glocestriensi

Entry preview:

Hér, on Eastron, wæs micel gemót æt Cyrenceastre in this year [A. D. 1020], at Easter, there was a great council at Cirencester, 1020; Th. 286, 12, col. 2.

cyne-stól

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-stól, es; m. [cyne royal, seól a seat, stool]

A royal throne or dwelling, chief city, capitalthronus, urbs regia, arx, metropolis

Entry preview:

We becórnon to ðam cynestóle, ðǽr getimbred wæs tempel Dryhtnes we came to the royal city, where the temple of the Lord was built, Andr. Kmbl. 1332; An. 666.

Elene

(n.)
Grammar
Elene, an; f.

Helena Helĕna = Ἑλένη

Entry preview:

His [Constantínes] módor wæs cristen, Elená geháten, swíðe gelýfed mann, and þearle eáwfæst his [Constantine's] mother was a christian, called Helena, a very faithful person, and very pious, Homl. Th. ii. 306, 3. See Ors. Bos.

Élíg

(n.)
Grammar
Élíg, e; f. [él = ǽl an eel, íg an island]

The isle of ELY, Cambridgeshire insŭla Eliensis in agro Cantabrigiensi

Entry preview:

Æðeldryþ wæs abbudisse geworden on dam þeódlande ðe is gecýged Élíge, ðǽr heó mynster getimbrade Ætheldryth became abbess in the country which is called Ely, where she built a monastery, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 1

feá-sceaft

(adj.)
Grammar
feá-sceaft, adj.

Having few things, poor, naked, destitute mĭser, pauper, destĭtūtus

Entry preview:

Wæs bén getiðad feásceaftum men the prayer was granted to the poor man, Beo. Th. 4559; B. 2285: 4775; B. 2393. God eáðe mæg afréfran feásceaftne God may easily comfort the poor [one], Exon. l0 b; Th. 11, 23; Cri. 175: Andr. Kmbl. 733; An. 367.

Linked entry: -sceaft

for-súwian

(v.)
Grammar
for-súwian, -súgian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; v. trans.

To pass over in silencekeep silentsĭlentio prætĕrīretăcēreretĭcēre

Entry preview:

Hwí wæs ðæra engla syn forsúgod on ðære béc Genesis why was the angels' sin passed over in silence in the book of Genesis? Boutr. Scrd. 17. 19.

hefigian

(v.)
Grammar
hefigian, p. ode.

to make heavyoppressgrieveafflictvexto become heavyto be aggravated or increasedto be burdened or oppressed

Entry preview:

Wæs heó eft hefigod mid ðám ǽrran sárum erat prioribus aggravata doloribus, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 5.

Linked entry: a-hefigian

ilde

(n.)
Grammar
ilde, pl. m.

Men

Entry preview:

Ðæt wæs yldum cúþ, 1415 ; B. 705 : Ps. Th. 144, 9. Niht becwom óðer tó yldum, Beo. Th. 4240; B. 2117 : Menol. Fox 174; Men. 88 : Elen. Kmbl. 1581; El. 792

Linked entries: ælde elde

mæssian

(v.)
Grammar
mæssian, p. ode

To say mass

Entry preview:

Ymbe underntíd ðá ðá se bróðor wæs gewunod tó mæssigenne, 358, 21

mearcian

(v.)
Grammar
mearcian, p. ode(mearc a mark).

to make a mark on anythingto mark outdesign

Entry preview:

to make a mark on anything Hé byreþ blódig wæl ... mearcaþ ( marks with blood ) mórhopu, Beo. Th. 904; B. 450. Mearciaþ on marmstáne hwonne se dæg and seó tíd geeáwe in marmore signant titulo remque diemque, Exon. 60 b; Th. 221, 11; Ph. 333.

neoþe-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
neoþe-, nioþo-, niþe-weard; adj.

Lowsituated beneathbottom of

Entry preview:

Hé ( Noah's ark ) wæs on nyþe-weardan wíd, and on ufeweardan nearo, Homl. Th. i. 536, 9. Wyrc hié of nioþoweardre netlan, Lchdm. ii. 128, 6. Wyl neoþewearde netelan, 312, 5. Lege on ðone pyt neoþeweardne lay it at the bottom of the pit, i. 398, 22.

ræced

(n.)
Grammar
ræced, reced, es; m. n.
Entry preview:

Ðæt ( Hrothgar's hall ) wæs foremǽrost receda, 625; B. 310. Receda wuldor, Salomones templ, Cd. Th. 219, 23; Dan. 59. Hié on Sodoman wlítan meahton, gesáwon ofer since salo hlifian, reced ofer reádum golde, 145, 11; Gen. 2404. Ræced, Exon.

Linked entry: reced

ge-wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wrítan, p. -wrát; pp. -writen

To writeto give or bestow by writingto write along with othersconscribere

Entry preview:

Ðes writ wæs gewriton this writing was written, 33, 9. Hwæt is gewriten quid scribtum est, Lk. Bos. 10, 26: Ps. Spl. 39, 11. Gewriten yrfe legatum, Ælfc. Gl. 13; 57, 96; Wrt. Voc. 20, 37. Gewriten yrfeweard legatarius, Lye

god-fæder

(n.)
Grammar
god-fæder, m.
Entry preview:

Hit wæs mínes godfæder gyfu it was my godfather's gift, Chart. Th. 545, 21.

botl

(n.)
Grammar
botl, es; n.

An abode, a dwelling, mansion, house, halldomus, ædes, domicilium, atrium

Entry preview:

Wæs Gúþláce botles neód Guthlac was in need of a dwelling [lit. there was need to Guthlac of a dwelling], Exon. 37 a; Th. 122, 4; Gú. 300. Pharao eóde in to his botle Pharao ingressus est domum suam, Ex. 7, 22.

Linked entry: ge-bytlu

tabule

(n.)
Grammar
tabule, (-ele), an; f.: also tabula; m.

a tablea board which is struck to give a signal

Entry preview:

On ðære óðre tabelan wæs ðæt forme bebod: 'Ne hǽm ðú unrihtlíce,' Homl. Th. ii. 198, 5. Tabelan, 196, 34. Pilatus áwrát ðæs wítes intingan on ánre tabelan, 254, 24. Týn beboda áwrát se Ælmihtiga on ðám twám tabelum ...

þicce

(adv.)
Grammar
þicce, adv.
Entry preview:

Wæl þicce gefylled the corpses lying thick on the ground, Cd. Th. 130, 16; Gen. 2160.

þúf

(n.)
Grammar
þúf, es; m.

A tuftthe crest of a helmeta kind of standard, made with tufts of feathers

Entry preview:

Ðá wæs þúf hafen, segen for sweótum, Elen. Kmbl. 246; El. 123. Sunu Simeones sweótum cómon, þúfas wundon ofer gárfare, Cd. Th. 199, 22; Exod. 342. Hié gesáwon þúfas þunian, 187, 32; Exod. 158

Linked entries: þuuf ge-þúf