Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

ge-þeówan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeówan, to press.
Entry preview:

Th. i. 506, 12. to cause to move by pressure, to thrust Geþýdum adacto, i. coacto (ense capulo tenus per utraque latera adacto, Ald. 70, 24), An. Ox. 4946.

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, to greet.
Entry preview:

Grétte, 60, 48. of the effect produced on the mind Þonne mága gemynd mód geondhweorfed, gréteð glíwstafum when the memory of friends brings joy to the mind, Wand. 52. to set about a task Láðsíð grétan, Exod. 44. to touch, lay hands on, attack. with

ge-sícan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sícan, to wean.
Entry preview:

-síced To cause to suck, suckle Eádige sind ðá breóst þe swylce gesíhton (cf. ubera quae lactauerunt, Lk. 23, 29) Hml. Th. i. 84, 16. Gesíced that has been suckled, weaned; ablactatus, Ps. Spl. 130, 4

ge-tíman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tíman, to vouch to warranty.
Entry preview:

Take here <b>ge-téman</b> in Dict., and see tíman; II

ge-deccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-deccan, to cover.
Entry preview:

Substitute ge-décan to smear

spittan

(v.)
Grammar
spittan, to dig.
Entry preview:

D. spit to dig]

ge-þingan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þingan, to determine.
Entry preview:

D. 206, 15.] to appoint to an office Hraðe sóna wæs æfter mundgripe méce geþinged þæt hit sceáden mǽl scýran móste, cwealmbealu cýðan, B. 1938. to assign an office to a person Seó heordelice gýming þám beran wæs geþungen (for a similar incorrect

ge-werian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-werian, to clothe.
Entry preview:

Add: to stock land. Take here the passages from the charters given in the Dict. wider ge-werian; to defend

ge-lícian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lícian, to please.
Entry preview:

Hit beforan þé swá gelícode sic placuit ante te, Lk. 10, 21. Gif man wíf weddian wille, and hit swá hire and freóndan gelícige, Ll. Th. i. 254, 3. to seem good Ús eallum gelícode þá, ꝥ wé sendon Paulus and Barnaban, Ll. Th. i. 56, 19

fullian

(v.)
Grammar
fullian, to fulfil.
Entry preview:

wunde clǽnsunge . . . smire þá wunde mid, þonne fullad hió, Lch. ii. 92, 7. to make full, fill Þá ylcan ungesewenlican gefyllende onstyriað and gyt fullíað þá mænniscan líchaman ipsa invisibilia implendo movent carnalia corpora, Gr.

ge-lǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lǽfan, to leave.
Entry preview:

R. 8, 8. to be left, remain Genumen wæs ꝥte gehlaefde sublatum est quod superfuit, Lk. L. 9, 17. Ðá ðe gelǽfdon [ł] uéron láfe quae superfuerunt, Jn. L. 6, 13

on-stépan

(v.)
Grammar
on-stépan, to raise.
Entry preview:

Add: to initiate (?)

ge-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fæstan, to fast.
Entry preview:

Th. ii. 286, 26

ge-lengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lengan, to lengthen.
Entry preview:

Add: to extend, increase the amount of Ne durre wé ðás bóc ná miccle swíðor gelengan, Hml. Th. ii. 520, 4. Wé willað þysne cwyde gelencgan, Hml. S. 24, 81.

ge-sǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sǽlan, to bind.
Entry preview:

Add: I. to bind a living creature. with a material bond Satan læg símon gesǽled (cf. rídeð racentan sal, 372), Gen. 765; to restrain, confine with non-material bonds Susie gesǽled, . . wttum gebunden, Jud. 114.

ge-scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scirpan, to sharpen.
Entry preview:

Búton hí sýn gescyrpte þurh þá ungesewenlican, 270, 2. the object a person Ic þurh þá mynegunge and lufe gescyrped (getrymmed, v.l. ) on mínum móde, Gr.

scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
scirpan, to clothe.
Entry preview:

Add: to dress Nimað þis hrægl and scrýdað (scyrpað, v. l. vestite ) eów mid, Gr. D. 202, 27. Þá þá hé wæs eallinga eft scyrped vestitus, 343, 19. to equip for a journey Hé hine hám wel scyrpan wolde, Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 659, 25

stillan

(v.)
Grammar
stillan, to stall.
Entry preview:

Substitute: to make a stall Hrýðeran styllan, Angl. ix. 262, 1. Horsan styllan, 23

mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnan, to relate.
Entry preview:

his earfoða Rómána witum, þǽr hié æt hiera gemóte wǽron, hwý hié hiene swá unweorðne on his ylde dyden ; and ácsade hié for hwý hié nolden geþencan ealle þá brocu and þá geswinc þe hé for hira willan fela wintra dreógende wæs; and hú hé hié ádyde of

ge-brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brǽdan, to roast.
Entry preview:

Nán ðing hreáw, ne on wætere gesoden, ac gebrǽd fýre, Hml. Th. ii. 264, 5. Dǽl fisces gebrédedes (-bréddes, R.), Lk. L. 24, 42. Gebrǽdedne æppel, Lch. ii. 132, 14. Genim gósa tungan gebrǽdde, 90, 8.