Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

beorhte

(adv.)
Grammar
beorhte, adv.

Distinctlyclearlylucidlybrightlyclare

Entry preview:

Distinctly, clearly, lucidly, brightly; clare He geseah Egypta heábyrig beorhte blícan he saw the Egyptians' cities brightly glitter Cd. 86; Th. 109, 13; Gen. 1822.

ge-scǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scǽnan, (causative to ge-scínan)
Entry preview:

to cause to shine, make bright Git his sweord scíneð swlðe gescǽned, and ofer dá byrgenna blícað ðá hieltas, Sal. 222. [O.H.Ger. ge-skeinan notum facere.]

a-blácian

(v.)
Grammar
a-blácian, -blácigan; p. ode; pp. od

To be or look palegrow palepallereobrigescere

Entry preview:

Blácian from blícan, p. blác to shine: blǽcan to bleach, whiten, fade. Observe the difference between blác, blǽc pallid, bleak, pale, and blæc, blaces, se blaca black, swarthy

betast

(adj.)

bestoptimus

Entry preview:

best; optimus Betast hereféðan blícaþ best martial bands shine, Exon. 22 b; Th. 62, 36; Cri. 1012

þætte

(con.)
Grammar
þætte, ( = þæt þe; cf. eác wæs ðæt ðe beforan ðæm temple stód ceác, Past. 16; Swt. 105, 1, and : Ðá wæs ꝥte scyttelas wurdan tóbrocene, Blickl. Homl. 87, 5. Þætte is used in the same way as þæt, q. v.); conj.
Entry preview:

That. introducing substantive clauses. where the clause is equivalent to a noun in the nominative, and stands as the subject of the verb in the main clause Cúþ is ꝥte Drihten fæstte, Blickl. Homl. 27, 23 : 87, 5. Wearð undyrne cúð, gyddum geómore, þætte

hádre

(adv.)
Grammar
hádre, hǽdre; adv.

Clearly

Entry preview:

Hǽdre blícan, scínan to shine brightly, Exon. 57 b; Th. 205, 20; Ph. 115 : 120 b; Th. 462, 17; Hö. 53 : 51 b; Th. 179, 6; Gú. 1257. Swéga mǽste hǽdre clearly with loudest melody, 64 b; Th. 239, 10; Ph. 619 : 54 a; Th. 190, 26; Az. 79.

Linked entry: hǽdre

for-teón

(v.)
Entry preview:

Þá men ... fnǽstiað swíþe, beóþ fortogene, Lch. ii. 242, 7. to pull in the way of, obscure, cover up; obducere Þæs líchoman hefignes mid gedwolmiste fortíhð mód foran monna gehwelces, ꝥ hit beorhte ne mót blícan, Met. 22, 34.

sweotollíce

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

- Hié sweotollíce geseón mihten ðære byrig weallas blícan, Judth. Thw. 23, 23; Jud. 136. Hí swutolíce (manifeste) engla sang gehýrdon, Bd. 3, 8; S. 532, 5. Swutollíce hé sprecþ expresse loquitur, Ælfc.

scínan

(v.)
Grammar
scínan, p. scán, sceán
Entry preview:

Ðæt mód swá beorhte ne mót blícan and scínan, Met. 22, 35: 81. 35, 1; Fox 156, 2. Ðæt ðú móste hálig scínan, eádig on ðam écan lífe, Exon. Th. 87, 19 ; Cri. 1427. On wordum and on dǽdum beorht and scínende verbo et actibus clarus .

frófor

Entry preview:

Th. 76, 3. comfort, freedom from distress Hinc gé hér on stariað and in frófre geseóð frætwum blícan, Cri. 522. a consolation, a particular action that consoles, a person, thing or circumstance that affords consolation or comfort Eálá Wísdóm, þú þe

uppe

(adv.)
Grammar
uppe, adv.

upaboveon highup

Entry preview:

Ðara ðe wile ánra hwylc uppe bringan (bring it to pass) ðæt ðú ðære gyldnan gesihst Hierusalem weallas blícan, Salm. Kmhl. 466; Sal. 233

Linked entry: up

fóre

(prep.)
Grammar
fóre, = fór; prep. dat. acc.

beforecōramantein conspectupræsente vel audiente ălĭquoantebeforeante

Entry preview:

Hý fóre leódum leóhte blícaþ they shall shine brightly before the people, 26 a; Th. 76, 13; Cri. 1239. Gehealdne sind sáwle wið synnum fóre sigedéman souls have been preserved from sins before the judge triumphant, Exon. 23 b; Th. 65, 28; Cri. 1061.

ymb-útan

(prep.; adv.)
Entry preview:

Hine ymbútan hálge hereféðan blícaþ, Exon. Th. 62, 35 ; Cri. 1012.

Linked entry: emb-útan

sél

(adj.)
Grammar
sél, (the positive form does not occur, but is found in Layamon) ; cpve. sélra, sélla ; spve. sélest, sélost; adj.
Entry preview:

Blícan swá ðæt séloste gold, H. R. 15, 35. Seó séleste gesǽlþ, Bt. 24, 2 ; Fox 82, 3. Biþ Drihten úre se sélosta scyld the Lord will be our most effectual shield. Blickl. Homl. 13, 10. Heó hié gegyrede mid ðon sélestan hrægle, 139, 7. <b>IIIa.

Linked entry: sélost

weallan

(v.)
Grammar
weallan, p. weóll, pl. weóllon; pp. weallen.

of water, &amp;c. issuing from a source to well, bubble forth, spring out, flow of the source, to well with, flow with, with a noun absoluteimplying abundanceto swarm, exist in large numbers of production in large numbers or great quantity, to swarm with flow with of violent movement, to boil, rage, heave of movement in liquids caused by heat, to boil (intrans.), to be hot used of a vessel in which a liquid boils of other than liquids, to be hot, burn, blaze, ragefiguratively, of persons, passions, emotions, to be fervent, to burn, rage, to be strongly moved trans. ( = willan?) To roll, turn

Entry preview:

To roll, turn Hine on lyfte lífgetwinnan sweopum seolfrenum swíðe weallaþ, óð ðæt him bán blícaþ, blédaþ ǽdran, Salm. Kmbl. 288; Salm. 143. [O. Sax. wallan to well; to boil, burn (fig.): O. Frs. walla: O. H.

Linked entry: for-weallen

ge-seón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seón, [For first two lines substitute: <b>ge-seón,</b> ge-sión, ic-seó, -sió, -sié, þú-sihst, -siehst, -syhst, -syxt, hé-sihþ, -siehð, -seohþ, -syhþ, -seóþ, pl. -seóþ, -sióþ; p. ic, hé -seah, -seh, þú-sáwe, -sége, pl. -sáwon, -ségon, -seágon, -sǽgon ; imp. -seoh, -seah, pl. -seóþ; subj. prs. ic-seó, -sió, -sié ; p. -sáwe, -sége; pp. -sewen, -seowen, -segen, -seogen, -sawen (-sáw- ?). Northern and Mercian forms: ge-seá, -seán, -sión, ic -seóm, -sióm, -siúm, þú -siist, -síst, -seǽs, hé -siið, -siis, -síþ, -sís ; pl. -seáþ, -siáþ, -seás ; p. ic, hé -sæh, -sægh, -seh, þu -sége, pl. -ségon, -sǽgon ; imp. -sæh, -sægh, -seh, -sech, -sih, pl. -seaeþ, -siáþ; subj. prs. -sé, -see, -sié, -sii,pl. sén; p. -sége ; part. prs. -siónde, -siénde, -séende, -segende ; pp. -segen, -segn, -séen To see.]
Entry preview:

Þú gesihst weallas blícan, Sal. 234. Hé freán gesihð faran, Cri. 925. Mon geseah hine hreófe clǽnsian, Bl. H. 177, 15. Þǽr hé þæt wíf geseah stondan, Gen. 547: Ho. 50. Geseah hé rinca manige swefan, B. 728.

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
Entry preview:

Homl. 217, 21. marking an object near to which are others Geségon hý englas twégen ymb ðæt frumbearn blícan, Exon. Th. 32, 3; Cri. 507. Hine twégen ymb weardas wacedon, 109. 5; Gú. 85. Ealle ða ðe ymbe mé standaþ, Blickl. Homl. 141, 1.