Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

fela

Entry preview:

earmra manna swá on þæs rícan neáweste sweltaþ . . . biþ hé ealra þára manna deáþes sceldig, Bl. H. 53, 5. Ic mæg swá fela wundra gewyrcean, Gen. 279: An. 710. Hú fela hláfa hæbbe gé?, Mk. 8, 5. Swíðe feala cynna, Hy. 9, 20. Similar entries v.

Linked entry: feald

ge-þeódan

(v.)
Entry preview:

Swá swá englas on heofonum þé gehýrsumiað and mid eallum gemete tó ðé geðeódað, swá menn þe on eorðan sind, beón hí ðinum willan gehýrsume and tó ðé mid ealre geornfulnysse geðeódan, Hml. Th. i. 264, 18-22.

up

(adv.)
Grammar
up, (úp?), upp; adv.

Up.upon high uperectlyupto a high point

Entry preview:

Lóciaþ nú ealle up, Nar. 28, 26 of mental action Langaþ ðé áwuht up tó Gode, Cd. Th. 32, 2; Gen. 497. marking measurement Habbe hé his strand upp of sǽ and út on sǽ, Cod. Dip.

wæstm

(n.)
Grammar
wæstm, (-em, -im, -um), es; m. n.:e; f.

Growth, increasegrowth, produceplant, fruitoffspring, progenyresultfruit, that which may be enjoyedproduce of money, usury.growth, growing,increasegrowth, thrivinggrowth, condition reached by growing, stature, form;

Entry preview:

[Fæla untime on corne and on ealle westme, 1124; Erl. 252, 33. Westmes þorð uuele wederas scal forwurðan, E. Homl. i. 13, 28. Wastmes and wederes-sele, Laym. 32108. Brohhte ȝho þe wasstme forþ off wambe, Orm. 1937.

findan

to come acrossto obtainfindto meet withexperiencebe exposed tofind difficultyprocureto visitlearnarrangesettleto determineto supplyprovidefurnish

Entry preview:

Líg eall fornam þæt hé grénes fond, Gen. 2549. Nó wé oferhygdu ánes monnes máran fundon, GD. 241. Þá fundon hié óþre flocráde, Chr. 917; P. 98, 4. Námon hí menn, and swá hwæt swá hí findan mihtan, Chr. 1046; P. 166, 16.

of

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
of, prep. with dat., or adv.

Offromout ofoffas regardsabout

Entry preview:

Wæs sió bysen of him ( the example that had its origin with them ) ofer ealle world, Ors. 1, 5; Swt. 34. 31. Hié woldon of ǽlcerre byrig him self anwald habban ( imperare singulae cupiunt ) ...

Linked entry: ob

ge-métan

(v.)
Entry preview:

H. 239, 24-28. a phrase Gemétte hé ealle þá apostolas embe þǽre eádigan Marian ræste, Bl. H. 147, 4. to find by experience or trial Ne wæs his drohteð, þǽr swylce hé ǽr gemétte, B. 757. ' Ic eom Drihtnes þeówen . . .

DÓN

(v.)
Grammar
DÓN, to dónne; part. dóende, dónde; ic dó, ðú dést, he déþ, pl. dóþ; p. ic, he dyde, ðú dydest, pl.dydon ; impert., pl. dóþ; subj. , pl. dón, dó; p. dyde, pl. dyden; pp. dón, dén

To DO, make, cause agĕre, facĕre

Entry preview:

Ðæt he dó ealle hále ut salvos facĕret omnes, Ps. Th. 75, 6: 118, 126. Ðæt heó dó ðæt ðæt heó ǽr dyde that she may do that which she before did, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 35, 36. Hwæt dó we ðæt we wyrceon Godes weorc quid faciēmus ut operēmur opĕra Dei? Jn.

hád

Entry preview:

hádes mannum þe him ealra uneáðest was, ꝥ was clerican Chr. 995; P. 128, 19. Settan þas ylcan hádes menn (i. e.they were to be regular, not secular, clergy) . . . þa hé sylf wes, and eác ꝥ ǽlc óþer b̃ sceolde beón munechádes mann, 40.

byrgen

(n.)
Grammar
byrgen, byrgenn, birgen, byrigen, burgen, e; f. [beorg tumulus]
Entry preview:

Hí on beorg dydon beágas and siglu, eall swylce hyrsta on the mound they placed rings and jewels, also ornaments, 6307-6309; B. 3164, 3165.

sleán

(v.)
Grammar
sleán, p. slóh, slóg, slógh, pl. slógon; pp. slagen, slægen, slegen. <b>A.</b> trans. I.
Entry preview:

Se hagol slóh ealle ða þing ðe úte wǽron, ǽgðer ge men ge nýtenu. Ex. 9, 25. Slógon obruerunt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 20. Abraham ne sleah ðín bearn, Cd. Th. 176, 18; Gen. 2913. Sleh, 204, 12; Exod. 418.

Linked entries: a-sleán feoh slege

sum

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

Sum wítega of ðám ealdum, 9, 19: Bd. 3, 2; S. 524, 39. Ðeáh sum broc and sumu wiðerweardnes hiera forwiernþ, Past. 50; Swt. 391. 35. Wæs him gegearwod sum heard harmscearu, Cd. Th. 28, 7; Gen. 432. Sum wæs ǽhtwelig æþeles cynnes ríce geréfa, Exon.

Linked entry: ÁN

Brunan burh

(n.)
Grammar
Brunan burh, gen. Brunan burge; dat. Brunan byrig; f.

Brunanburh, about five miles south-west of Durham, or on the plain between the river Tyne and the Browney,

Entry preview:

D. 937, Æðelstán cing, Athelstan king, eorla drihten, of earls the lord, beorna beág-gifa, of barons the bracelet-[beigh-] giver, and his bróðor eác, and his brother also [eke], Eádmund æðeling, Edmund the prince [etheling], ealdor langne tír elders a

gildan

Entry preview:

Gielde hé hine þriddan dǽle . . . healfne dǽl hine gilde . . . ealne hé hine gylde, 120, 12-15. Gif Ænglisc man Deniscne ofsleá, gylde hine mid .xxx. pundum, 286, 21: 24. Gif man ofslægen weorðe, gylde hine man swá hé geboren sý, 174, 15.

weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ, worþ, wurþ, wirþ, wyrþ, wirþe, wierþe, wyrþe, weorþe; adj.
Entry preview:

Skt. 21, 36. with gen. and clause God is ðæs wyrðe, ðæt hine werþeóde and eal engla cynn hergen, Exon. Th. 281, 8; Jul. 643. with gen. and dat. infin. Þeáh hé his wyrðe ne sié tó álǽtanne, Cd.

hláford

a rulersovereigngovernorcaptaina mastera major-domoan ownera proprietora husbandthe husbanda rulerlord

Entry preview:

Ǽlc mæssepreóst mæssige for úrne hláford and for ealle his þeóde, Wlfst. 181, 22. of a province Ǽr Æðelréd wæs Myrcna hláford, C.D. ii. 131, 28. Æþelrédes dohtor Myrcna hláfordes, Chr. 919; P. 105, 31.

ǽ-brec

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-brec, [eá water, bræc]

A catarrhrheumrheuma

Entry preview:

A catarrh, rheum; rheuma

eá-riþ

(n.)
Grammar
eá-riþ, es; m.

A water-stream aquae rīvus

Entry preview:

A water-stream; aquae rīvus Ðǽr synd fúle eáriþas yrnende there are foul running water-streams, Guthl. 3; Gdwin. 20, 5

eá-streám

(n.)
Grammar
eá-streám, es; m.

A water-stream, a riverrīvus

Entry preview:

A water-stream, a river; rīvus Heóldon forþryne eástreámas heora the river-streams held their onward course. Cd. 12; Th. 14, 9; Gen. 216. Ofer eástreámas is brycgade blace brimráde over the river-streams the ice bridged a pale water-road, Andr. Kmbl.

eá-streám-ýþ

(n.)

A river-stream-floodrīvi fluctus

Entry preview:

f A river-stream-flood ; rīvi fluctus Cd. 192; Th. 240, II; Dan. 385