Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

-syd

(suffix)
Grammar
-syd, in ge-syd a miry place. [Halliwell gives suddie=miry, boggy. Cf. also sod. Cf. O. H. Ger. salz-suti salsugo: Ger. sudel a puddle.]
Entry preview:

Cf. seáþ

murcian

(v.)
Grammar
murcian, p. ode

To grievecomplainrepine

Entry preview:

Sóna swá ic ðé on ðisse unrótnesse geseah ðus murciende (Cott. MS. murcniende) cum te moestum lacrymantemque vidissem Bt. 5, l; Fox 8, 27

Linked entries: murcen be-murcian

féþe

Entry preview:

Petrus cwæð: 'Árís hál on þínum fótum' . . . and hé hleóp sóna cunnigende his féðes hwæðer hé cúðe gán, Hml. S. 10, 33. Mengu folgedun him on foeðe turbae secutae sunt eum pedestres, Mt. R. 14, 13. Þæt hé fǽrlíce his féðe forlure, Hml.

segnian

(v.)
Entry preview:

Hí ǽton þæt lamb æfter ðám ealdan gewunan, and hé syððan sóna sénode húsel, Hml. Th. ii. 244, 30

Eádwíg

(n.)
Grammar
Eádwíg, es; m. [eád happy, wíg war]

Eadwig, son of Edmund. Eadwig was king of Wessex and Northumbria for four years, from A. D. 955-959

Entry preview:

Eadwig, son of Edmund. Eadwig was king of Wessex and Northumbria for four years, from A. D. 955-959 Hér, A. D. 955, féng Eádwíg to ríce, Eádmundes sunu here Eadwig, Edmund's son, succeeded to the kingdom, Chr. 955 ; Erl. 119, 8. Hér, A.

æht

(n.)
Grammar
æht, e; f.

Valuationestimationdeliberationcouncilæstimatiodeliberatioconsilium

Entry preview:

Valuation, estimation, deliberation, council; æstimatio, deliberatio, consilium Fira bearn æht besittaþ the sons of men sit in council, Andr. Kmbl. 820; An. 410.

lustbǽr-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
lustbǽr-líce, adv.

pleasureeagernesspleasantly

Entry preview:

With delight, pleasure, eagerness, pleasantly Ða leóþ ðe ic geó lustbǽrlíce song carmina qui quondam studio florente peregi, Bt. 2; Fox 4, 7.

heorcnian

(v.)
Grammar
heorcnian, hercnian; p. ode

To hearkenlisten

Entry preview:

To hearken, listen Gúþlác eode sóna út and háwode and hercnode Guthlac went out directly and looked and listened, Guthl. 6; Gdwin. 42, 15. Ypolitus mid geþylde heora wordum heorcnode Hippolytus listened to their words with patience, Homl.

Linked entry: hyrcnian

ge-hrepod

(v.)
Entry preview:

Z. 255, 3. to touch with the hand Gehrepa hire byrigene, and þú bist sóna hál, Hml.

ofer-hlifian

(v.)

to tower above, rise high aboveto exceed, surpass, excelto tower over in a threatening manner

Entry preview:

to tower above, rise high above Sóna swá seó sunne sealte streámas heá oferhlifaþ, Exon. Th. 206, 3; Ph. 121. to exceed, surpass, excel Ofer[h]lyfaþ praecellat, superemineat, Hpt. Gl. 413, 48.

bealdian

(v.)
Grammar
bealdian, p. ode; pp. od

To be bravebear oneself bravelystrenue vel fortiter se gerere

Entry preview:

To be brave, bear oneself bravely; strenue vel fortiter se gerere Swá bealdode bearn Ecgþeówes thus the son of Ecgtheow bore himself bravely, Beo. Th. 4360; B. 2177

eorlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
eorlíce, [ = eorl-líce]; adv.

Manfully, strongly, greatly vĭrĭlĭter, vĕhĕmenter, multum

Entry preview:

Manfully, strongly, greatly; vĭrĭlĭter, vĕhĕmenter, multum Gebealh heó swíðe eorlíce wið hire suna she was very greatly incensed against her son, Cod. Dipl. 755; Kmbl. iv. 54, 30

steóp-sunu

(n.)
Grammar
steóp-sunu, a; m.
Entry preview:

A step-son Steópsunu filiaster, Wrt. Voc. ii. 108, 69: 35, 61: privignus, i. 52, 12: 72, 33. Hé ofslóh his steópsunu, Ors. i. 8; Swt. 42, 22

freó-noma

(n.)
Grammar
freó-noma, an; m.

A surnamenoble namecognōmen

Entry preview:

A surname, noble name; cognōmen Iob Sunu Waldendes freónoman cende Job gave a noble name to the Lord's son, Exon. 17 a; Th. 40, 9; Crí. 636

CLEÓFAN

(v.)
Grammar
CLEÓFAN, ic cleófe, ðúclýfst, he clýfþ, cleófaþ; cleáf,clufon; clofen

To CLEAVE, separate, split findere, dissecare

Entry preview:

Bordweall clufon aforan Eádweardes Edward's sons clove the board-wall, Chr. 937; Th. 200, 38, col. 3; Æðelst. 5. Clufon, Byrht. Th. 140, 4; By. 283

Daðan

(n.)
Grammar
Daðan, es; m.

Dathan, one of the sons of Eliab

Entry preview:

Dathan, one of the sons of Eliab, Num. 26, 9 Æfter ðam arison Chore and Hon, Daðan and Abiron ongeán Moisen after that Korah and On, Dathan and Abiram rose up against Moses, Num. 16, 1: 16, 27, 32: Deut. 11, 6

glíw-stól

Entry preview:

., and add: A seat of music and song (cf. þǽr (at Hrothgar's court) wæs gidd and gleó, B. 2105; cf. also seledreám), a joyous home (cf. hleów-stól for similar compound)

DUBBAN

(v.)
Grammar
DUBBAN, p. ade; pp. ad

To strike, DUB, createpercŭtĕre, creāre

Entry preview:

To strike, DUB, create; percŭtĕre, creāre Se cyng dubbade his sunu Henric to rídere the king dubbed [or created] his son Henry a knight, Chr. 1085: Erl. 219, 1

friðo-tácen

(n.)
Grammar
friðo-tácen, -tácn, es; n.

A peace-signpācis signum

Entry preview:

A peace-sign; pācis signum Abraham sette friðotácn on his selfes sunu Abraham set a sign of peace on his own son, Cd. 107; Th. 142, 29; Gen. 2369

Linked entry: freoðo-tácen

wig-hete

(n.)
Grammar
wig-hete, es; m.

Hate that leads to war

Entry preview:

Hate that leads to war Sunu deáþ fornam, wíghete Wedera death took off her son, the Weders' hate that found its vent in war Bec. Th. 4246; B. 2121