Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

bi-baðian

(v.)
Grammar
bi-baðian, p. ode; pp. od

To bathe, wash ⬩ lavare

Entry preview:

To bathe, wash; lavare Se æðela fugel hine bibaðaþ in ðam burnan the noble fowl bathes itself in the brook, Exon. 57 b; Th. 205, 3; Ph. 107

ge-bledsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bledsian, p. ode; pp. od [ge-, bledsian to bless]

To bless ⬩ benedīcĕre

Entry preview:

To bless; benedīcĕre Gebledsod wearþ engla éðel the dwelling of the angels was blessed. Andr. Kmbl. 1048; An. 524: 1079; An. 540: 1873; An. 939: 3434; An. 1721

weorold-þeáwas

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-þeáwas, pl. m.
Entry preview:

Conduct in the affairs of this world Se wæs on woruldþeáwum se rihtwísesta in the conduct of his life he was most righteous, Bt. 1; Fox 2, 13

ge-huntian

(v.)
Entry preview:

Ic cóm ꝥ ic mé þé ætýwde þurh þysne heort, and for hine þé gehuntian and gefón mid þám nettum mínre mildheort-nysse. Hml. S. 30, 49. Add

gop

Entry preview:

Add: The metre makes góp probable, though perhaps not quite certain: at least a short vowel occurs in the similar verse: Is þæs gores sunu, Rä. 41, 72

niht-slǽp

(n.)
Grammar
niht-slǽp, es; m.
Entry preview:

Sleep during the night Ꝥ ilce geþanc þe heom ámang þám nihtslǽpe wæs on heora heortan, eall, þá hí áwacodon, hí ꝥ sylfe geþóhton, Hml. S. 23, 442

wylfen

(adj.)
Grammar
wylfen, adj.
Entry preview:

Oþ þá griégan, wylfenan hárnesse usque cigneam canitiem (cf. grǽg as an epithet of the wolf; and the modern phrase ' grey as a badger '), An. Ox. 1876

brád

(n.)
Entry preview:

the full breadth of the hand Swá mycel swá gód hande brád, Vis. Lfc. 73. [v. N. E. D. broad; <b> B.</b> 2.]

ǽr-ildo

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-ildo, (?); f.

Former age

Entry preview:

Former age Ǽryeldo antisitus (but the Latin in Ald. 152, 31 is ante situm ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 19. Ǽreldo anteritus (has the glosser read anteritas?), 5, 52

haþoliþa

(n.)
Grammar
haþoliþa, an; m.

The elbow joint

Entry preview:

The elbow joint Lǽt him blód of ðam hálan haþoliþan let him blood from the sound elbow, L. M. 2, 51; Lchdm. ii. 264, 17. vide Glossary, s.v

on-swebban

(v.)

to put to sleep (but generally of the sleep of death), lay to rest ( in the grave)

Entry preview:

to put to sleep (but generally of the sleep of death), lay to rest ( in the grave) Onsuebbaþ sepeliant, Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 44. Onsuebdum sopitis, 120, 73

ge-wif

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wif, es; n.

An affection of the eye ⬩ web

Entry preview:

An affection of the eye, web Wið ǽlces cynnes bróc on eágon wið gewif for every sort of malady in the eyes, for web, Lchdm. iii. 290, 3

æfter-folgian

(v.)
Grammar
æfter-folgian, p. ode ; pp. od

To follow after ⬩ pursue ⬩ subsequi ⬩ persequi

Entry preview:

To follow after, pursue; subsequi, persequi Him æfterfolgiende wǽron they were pursuing him, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 25

ǽht-welig

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽht-welig, adj.

Rich ⬩ wealthy ⬩ locuples

Entry preview:

Rich, wealthy; locuples Sum wæs ǽhtwelig geréfa there was a wealthy count, Exon. 66a; Th. 243, 29; Jul. 18

ǽn

(n.; num.; adj.)

one ⬩ unus

Entry preview:

one; unus Wyrc ðé nú ǽnne aro now make thee an ark. Gen. 6, 14: Mt. Bos. 5, 36

a-mang

(prep.)
Grammar
a-mang, prep. c. dat. [a-, ge-mang; prep. inter]

AMONG ⬩ while ⬩ inter

Entry preview:

AMONG, while; inter Amang ðám ðe hí ridon while they were riding, inter equitandum, Chr. 1046; Th. 307, 29

bereþ

(v.)
Grammar
bereþ, 3rd pres. of beran

bears ⬩ brings forth ⬩ produces

Entry preview:

Thes. i. 135; Runic pm. 18; Kmbl. 342, 28

endian

(v.)
Grammar
endian, ændian; p. ode ; pp. od

END, make an end ⬩ fīnīre, dēsĭnĕre

Entry preview:

To END, make an end; fīnīre, dēsĭnĕre Hí hit endian sceoldon they should end it. Ps. Th. 9, 6

Linked entry: ændian

fæder-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
fæder-ríce, es; n.

A paternal kingdom ⬩ păternum regnum

Entry preview:

A paternal kingdom; păternum regnum In heora fæderríce in their paternal kingdom, Cd. 220; Th. 283, 22; Sat. 308

folc-getrum

(n.)
Grammar
folc-getrum, folce-getrum, es; n.

Folk-host ⬩ exercĭtus

Entry preview:

Folk-host; exercĭtus Folcgetrume gefaren hæfdon they had come with a host, Cd. 93; Th. 119, 29; Gen. 1987

Linked entry: folce-getrum