Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

hraþe

(adv.)
Entry preview:

Ic ne mæg hit nú swá hraþe ásingan hanc oportet paullisper differas voluptatem, Bt. 39, 4; F. 218, 8. Þænne wangas hraðe blóstmum blówað, Men. 90: B. 224: Met. 13, 31.

lecgan

(v.)
Entry preview:

', and add: to cause to take a horizontal position Swá swá gód scipstýra hǽt fealdan ꝥsegl and eác hwílum lecgan þone mæst, Bt. 41, 3; F. 250, 15. <b>I a.</b> to fell a person, slay :-- Gif hine hwá lecge binnan þǽm fyrste, Ll.

æfter

(prep.; adv.)

among, through, along (pursuit, search, inquiry, &c.)

Entry preview:

Æfter ðás post haec, Lk. L. R. 10, 1. Ende . . . swylcne hé æfter worhte, Jud. 65. Hé ðá gesihð lúteð æfter, Sal. 402. Æfter tíd secundum tempus, Mt. L. 2, 16. with instrumental Æfter ðýs lífe, Bt. 11, 2; F. 36, 1.

sum

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
sum, indef. prn.
Entry preview:

Fífténa sum (cf. 3287; B. 1641, where Beowulf&#39;s companions, after one has been slain, are said to be fourteen), Beo.

Linked entry: ÁN

licgan

Entry preview:

D. iii. 128, 24. (6 a) of a road, way, stream, &amp;c. . to have a specified direction :-- Þone weg þe líð tó lífes treówe viam ligni vitae, Angl. vii. 30, 287. Ligð, Met. 20, 279. On þæt crundel þǽr se haga út ligeþ, Cht. E. 294, 23.

for-wyrcan

(v.)
Entry preview:

Gif hé bócland hæbbe sý ꝥ forworht þám cynincge tó handa, 382, 19. to bring about, cause what is evil Wé geedníwiað and gemyndgiað ðǽre scylde ðe úre ieldesta mǽg ús on forworhte parentis primi lapsus iteratur, Past. 312, 15

ge-munan

(v.)
Entry preview:

Ðínra synna ne weorðe ic gemunende, ac gemun ðú hiora, Past. 413, 22. with clause Gif þú gemanst þæt bróþor þín hæfð ǽnig þincg ongeán þé, Scint. 23, 14. Gemunst, Bt. 36, 3; F. 176, 22.

ród

Entry preview:

hæfð ðiderynn gedón .ii. mycele gebónede róda, C. D. iv. 275, 12. out-of-doors Tó ðǽm gemǽrðornan; ꝥ tó ðǽre reádan róde, Cht.

sǽl

(n.)
Grammar
sǽl, es; m.: e; f.

time, occasiona fit time, season, opportunity,circumstance, condition happiness, good fortune, good time, prosperity

Entry preview:

Ðá wæs sǽl and mǽl, ðæt tó healle gang Healfdenes sunu it was the proper time for Hrothgar to go to the banquet-hall, Beo. Th. 2021; B. 1008. Óþ ðæt sǽl álamp (cf. Ðá seó tíd gelamp, ðæt . . .

Linked entry: sél

sorh

(n.)
Grammar
sorh, sorg, sorhg, e; f.

careanxietysorrowgriefafflictiontroublesorrow, carecura, solicitudo, angor, moeror, laborcare, sorrow

Entry preview:

Ne ic ðæs deáðes hafu sorge on móde, 166, 12; Gú. 1041: 308, 20; Seef. 42: 376, 33; Seel. 164. Sorgum curis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 19, 63. Heorte mid sorgum gedréfed, Judth. Thw. 22, 31; Jud. 88. Ferhð sorgum ásǽled, Cd.

Linked entry: sorg

ge-híran

(v.)
Entry preview:

On ðá hand ðe hire ǽfre betst gehýre on uncer béga cynne, vi. 138, 27. a command Gehér þú Meotodes rǽdum . . . Lǽt of þínum staðole streámas weallan, An. 1500. <b>VIII a.

þegen

(n.)
Grammar
þegen, þegn, þeng, þén, es; m.
Entry preview:

Sum wer wæs on lǽwedum háde ðæs cyninges ðegn vir in laico habitu atque officio militari positus, 5, 13; S. 632, 8. Þegn, se ðe on handa bær ealowǽge, Beo. Th. 993; B. 494. Þegn Hróðgáres, égweard, 475; B. 235.

ge-settan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-settan, p. -sette; pp. -seted, -set, -sett

To set, put, fix, confirm, restore, appoint, decree, settle, possess, occupy, place together, compose, make, compare, expose, allay

Entry preview:

Swá hwæt swá ic ðé gehét eal ic hit gesette whatsoever I have promised thee I will do it all, Blickl. Homl. 147, 8.

wítan

(v.)
Grammar
wítan, p. wát, pl. witon; pp. witen.

to see totake heed toguardkeepto lay tchargelay the blame ofimputeto godepart

Entry preview:

Ic eom swíðe gefiónde ðætte gé woldon ǽnige wuht eów selfum wítan (wiétan, Halt. MS.), ǽr ic hit eów wite. Hit is gód ðæt gé hit nú wiétun (wíton, Hatt. MS.), Past. 31 ; Swt. 206, 19.

Linked entry: ge-wítan

ge-openian

(v.)
Entry preview:

</b> figurative :--- Þám bið wíte geopenad he will go into torment, An. 891. to open, spread out Þú openast handa þíne, Ps. L. 144, 16. to make an opening in, cut or break into Hé mid spere his sídan geopenode, Hml. Th. ii. 260, 11.

ge-sprecan

Entry preview:

Hiera sundorsprǽce þe hié gesprǽcan the colloquy they were to have, Ors. 4, 10 ; S. 202, 13. Ðá ðe gespreccenda woeron ðá wítgo, Lk. L. 24, 25. Siððan he hit gesprecen hæfð, Past. 81, 7: Ors. 2, 8; S. 92, 8.

ge-endian

(v.)
Entry preview:

Fulwuiht ic hafo ... oðð ðá hwíl geendad sié, Lk. L. R. 12, 50. Geendad biðon alle ðá ðe áwriteno sindon, 18, 31. Ealle ðing wǽron geendode ꝥ ꝥ hálige geurit wǽre gefylled, Jn. 19, 28. to make perfect, perfect Geendades lof perfecisti laudem, Mt.

lufu

Entry preview:

Eall sió lufu ðæs hǽmedðinges biþ for gecynde haec caritas ex naturali intentione procedit, Bt. 34, 11 ; F. 152, 14.

open

Entry preview:

Hé bireð moniga opena wunda . . . hæfð on his nebbe opene wunde, Past. 61, 1-4. (2 a) free of entrance or admission :-- Gehýre gé ceasterwaran, gehýre gé ælðeódige . . . se bæðstede is open, Ap. Th. 12, 21. Se gífra helle bið á open deóflum, Bl.

þearf

(n.)
Grammar
þearf, e; f.
Entry preview:

Hit is eów uttcúðre, ðonne gé þearfe áhton you have less knowledge on the point than you have need of, Wulfst. 292, 8.

Linked entries: þærf þarf