Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

heáfod-bæþ

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-bæþ, es; n.
Entry preview:

A head-bath, wash for the head Heáfodbæþ wið þon ( falling off of hair ). Weliges leáf wylle on wætere, þweah mid þý, Lch. ii. 156, 1

hreód-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
hreód-cynn, es; n.
Entry preview:

A kind of reed Þá genámon hié sume spingan and gefyldon mid ecede . . . and dydon on sum hreódcynn, and rǽhton úp tó his múþe, Nap. 39

mǽl-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
mǽl-tíd, e; f.
Entry preview:

Meal-time Hé sceal hyne gebiddan on ásettum tídum, and ǽr mǽltídum (-tíman, v. l. Nap. 84) metes ne ábítan, O. E. Hml. i. 303, 7

ofer-gesett

Entry preview:

Monige nyllað ná geðencean ðæt hié beóð óðrum bróðrum ofergesett on godcundum ðingum nonnulli velut obliti quod fratribus animarum causa praelati sunt, Past. 126, 17. Add

ofer-glésan

(v.)
Entry preview:

to write an English word over a Latin one to explain the latter, make an interlinear gloss Aldred hit oferglóesade on Englisc, Jn. p. 188, 7

Linked entry: glésan

sár-spell

Entry preview:

Add: a dolorous tale Se man sǽde fram helle síðfæte swylc sárspell, swylce nǽfre ǽr on men ne becÝóm, ne náht oft siððan, Shrn. 49, 10

stór-cylle

Grammar
stór-cylle, l. -cille (v. cille),
Entry preview:

and add Stórcille stérende sí boren turribulum turificando deportetur, Angl. xiii. 402, 530. Stórcillan turibulo, 416, 723. Ealle stórcillan mid récelse on handum berende, 427, 882

swín-hege

(n.)
Grammar
swín-hege, es; m.
Entry preview:

A fence to keep swine from straying Tó bysceopes swýnhege; ondlong heges, C.D. iii. 77, 11. Of ðǽre burnan on ðane swýnhege; andlang heges, 78, 5

teóna

Grammar
teóna, <b>. IV.</b>
Entry preview:

Heora hryre wearð Ahtenum tó árǽrnesse ꝥ hié ðone ealdan teónan gewrecan mehten þe him on ǽrdagum gemǽne wæs, Ors. 3, 1; S. 98, 9. Add

wund

Grammar
wund, <b>. I</b> 2.
Entry preview:

Heó wearð gestanden on þá breóst mid cancre þǽre wunde cancri ulcere in mamilla percassa est, Gr. D. 279, 27. v. feax-, heáfod-, syn-wund. Add

yfel-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel-wyrde, adj.
Entry preview:

Given to use bad or abusive language Gif mon bið ácenned on Frígedæg . . . hé yfele cræftas leornað, and he æfre bið yfelwyrde, E. S. 39, 354

ymb-hwyrft

Grammar
ymb-hwyrft, <b>. IV.</b>
Entry preview:

On þreódǽlede emhwyrfte in triquadro (terrarum) ambitu, An. Ox. 1685. Engliscra and óþra þeóda wiðinnan embhwyrft (ambitum) Brittisces íglandes wunigendra cincg, Angl. xiii. 365, 4. Add

sárcren

(adj.)

disposed to soreness

Entry preview:

disposed to soreness On ðám monnum ðe habbaþ swíðe gefélne and sárcrenne magan a very sensitive stomach and one easily made sore, Lchdm. ii. 176, 9. (?)

sceap

(n.)
Grammar
sceap, es ; n.

A private part

Entry preview:

A private part Hé getǽlde his fæder Noe, ðǽr hé on his sceape lócode, Anglia xi. 2, 53. Wið gicþan ðæra sceapa, Lchdm. i. 38, 15

hǽling

(n.)
Grammar
hǽling, e; f.

Healingsanatio

Entry preview:

Healing Ic nán yfel on hym næbbe gemét be hǽlinge I have found no evil in him with regard to healing, Nicod. 10; Thw. 5, 21

wíf-gifta

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-gifta, pl. f.

Nuptialsmarriage

Entry preview:

Nuptials, marriage Waes se weliga ðæra (-e, MS. ) wífgifta georn on móde, ðæt him mon fǽmnan gegyrede brýd tó bolde, Exon. Th. 245, 2 ; Jul. 38

wígbed-heorþ

(n.)
Grammar
wígbed-heorþ, es; m.

The altar-hearththe part of the altar where the offering is burnt

Entry preview:

The altar-hearth, the part of the altar where the offering is burnt Hé genom on ðam wíbedheorðe ðæs dustes dǽl, Lchdm. iii. 364, col. 1

Linked entry: heorþ

Wihtgáres

(n.)
Grammar
Wihtgáres, (-as) burn, Wihtgára burh

Carisbrooke

Entry preview:

Carisbrooke On Wihtgáras (-gára, v. l.) byrg, Chr. 530; Th. i. 26, col. I. Wihtgára (-gáras, -gáres, v. ll.) byrg, 544; Th. i. 28, col. I

ofer-heáfod

(adv.)
Grammar
ofer-heáfod, adv.

Generally, in every case

Entry preview:

Generally, in every case Ǽlc man oferheáfod sceolde cennan his gebyrde and his áre on ðære byrig ðe hé tó gehýrde, Homl. Th. i. 30, 4

or-cnáwe

(adj.)
Grammar
or-cnáwe, cnǽwe; adj.

Recognisable, evident

Entry preview:

Recognisable, evident Ðǽr orcnáwe (wearþ) þurh teóncwide tweógende mód, Andr. Kmbl. 1540; An. 771. Ðá wæs orcnǽwe (on-, Kmbl.) idese síðfæt, Elen. Kmbl. 457; El. 229