Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

æ
þ

ge-hǽre

Grammar
ge-hǽre, l. (?) <b>ge-hǽr.</b> Cf. ge-feaxe.

This might be a link to, a part of or a variant of another entry.

dryht-sele

(n.)
Grammar
dryht-sele, driht-sele,es ; m. [sele a dwelling, hall]

A princely dwelling, hall ⬩ aula

Entry preview:

A princely dwelling, hall; aula Draca hord eft gesceát,dryhtsele dyrnne the dragon darted back to his hoard, his secret hall, Beo. Th. 4629; B. 2320 : 1538; B. 767. Wæs drihtsele dreórfáh the princely hall was stained with blood, 974; B. 485

Linked entry: driht-sele

leornesse

(n.)
Grammar
leornesse, [?]
  • Bd. 6, 5
    • ;
  • S. 527, 16
    • ,
other MSS. have geornesse.

a-habban

(v.)
Grammar
a-habban, p. -hæfde; subj. pres. s. -hæbbe [a from, habban to have]

To abstain ⬩ restrain ⬩ abstinere

Entry preview:

To abstain, restrain; abstinere Ðú ne woldest ðé ahabban fram ðam húse ðæs forlorenan mannes noluisti te continere a domo perditi, Bd. 3, 22; S. 553, 36. Ðæt Herebald eallinga hine fram ðam geflíte ahæbbe ut Herebald ab illo se certamine funditus abstineat

spátl

Grammar
spátl, [El. 300. The MS. has spald.]
Entry preview:

Se sácerd æthrínð mid his spátle þæs mannes nose and eáran, Wlfst. 35, 12. Add

burste

(v.; part.)
Grammar
burste, hast burst, broken, failed; burston burst, broken, Beo. Th. 1640; B. 818; p.
Entry preview:

of berstan

lencten-hǽte

(n.)
Grammar
lencten-hǽte, an : <b>lencten-hǽt lencten-hǽtu,</b> e; f.
Entry preview:

Spring-heat, heat in spring Of réðre lenctenhǽtan (-hǽte, v. l.) repentinus calor veris Ors. 3, 3 ; Bos. 55, 22

Linked entry: hǽte

for-helan

(v.)
Grammar
for-helan, he -hilþ; p. -hæl, pl. -hǽlon; subj. p. -hǽle, pl. -hǽlen; pp. -holen

To cover over ⬩ hide ⬩ conceal ⬩ celāre ⬩ occultāre ⬩ abscondĕre

Entry preview:

To cover over, hide, conceal; celāre, occultāre, abscondĕre Ðe hit forhelan þenceþ who seeks to conceal it, Exon. 91 a; Th. 340, 25; Gn. Ex. 116. Hú mæg ic forhelan Abrahame, ðe ic dón wille num celāre potĕro Abraham, quæ factūrus sum? Gen. 18, 17. Forhele

be-habban

(v.)
Grammar
be-habban, he -hæfeþ; p. -hæfde; pp. -hæfed, -hæft; v. a.[be by, near, habban to have].

to compass ⬩ encompass ⬩ surround ⬩ cingere ⬩ circumdare ⬩ to comprehend ⬩ comprehendere ⬩ continere ⬩ to restrain ⬩ detain ⬩ stay ⬩ detinere

Entry preview:

to compass, encompass, surround; cingere, circumdare Ðíne fýnd behabbaþ ðé inimici tui circumdabunt te Lk. Bos. 19, 43 : Jos. 6, 20. Behæfde heápa wyn Hǽlendes burg the joy of bands surrounded the Saviour's tomb Exon. 120 a ; Th. 460, 16; Hö. 18 : Cd

helan

to conceal from

Entry preview:

Add: to prevent something becoming known Hí lǽrdon hira synna, and hí hí nánwuht ne hǽlon (absconderunt), Past. 427, 29. Strengre is ꝥ ic morðor hele, scyle mánswara lifian, Cri 193, with dat. of person to whom something is not made known: Míne scylde

mann-weorþ

Grammar
mann-weorþ, Add: The amount seems to have been a hundred shillings, v. gildan ;
3 cc.

drægþ

(v.)
Grammar
drægþ, ðú drægst drags, thou draggest, Past. 56, 2; Hat. MS;
Entry preview:

3rd and 2nd pers. pres. of dragan

tíþe

Grammar
tíþe, better tygþe, týþe (the form in the Pastoral Care has y).
Entry preview:

Efne swá hé his bæd, swá hé wæs týðe (þǽrrihte hé hit beget, v.l.) ita dum peteret impetravit, Gr. D. 79, 33. Add

C

Grammar
C, In Gothic and Icelandic C is entirely wanting, being always represented by k. It is remarkable that the Anglo-Saxons have seldom made use of k; but, following the Latin, have preferred the use of c.
Entry preview:

the letter c is found as an initial, medial, and final. &mdash; As an initial letter it corresponds to the Gothic amd Icelandic k; as, &mdash; A. Sax. corn corn, Goth. karn, Icel. korn; A; Sax. ceósan to choose, Goth. kiusan, Icel. kjósa. As a

for-habban

(v.)
Grammar
for-habban, part, -hæbbende; p. -hæfde, pl. -hæfdon; impert. -hafa, pl. -habbaþ; pp. -hæfed, -hæfd; v. trans.

To hold in ⬩ restrain ⬩ retain ⬩ abstain ⬩ refrain ⬩ tĕnēre ⬩ contĭnēre ⬩ cŏhĭbēre ⬩ prŏhĭbēre ⬩ abstĭnēre

Entry preview:

To hold in, restrain, retain, abstain, refrain; tĕnēre, contĭnēre, cŏhĭbēre, prŏhĭbēre, abstĭnēre Ne meahte wæfre mód forhabban in hreðre he might not retain his wavering courage in his heart, Beo. Th. 2306; B. 1151: 5211; B. 2609. He ðǽar sum fæc on

angel

(n.)
Grammar
angel, g. angles; m.

A hook ⬩ a fishing-hook ⬩ hamus

Entry preview:

A hook, a fishing-hook; hamus Wurp ðínne angel út mitte hamum, Mt. Bos. 17, 27. Swá swá mid angle fisc gefangen biþ as a fish is caught by a hook, Bt. 20; Fox 72, 11

Linked entries: angil Engel Ongel

hel

(n.)
Grammar
hel, hell, helle, e; f.
Entry preview:

Substitute: In 1. 22 for ǽfengife l. ǽfengifl, and add: the lower world, the abode of the dead. in Jewish and Christian use 'Leófe dohtor gif ǽnig andgyt sý on helle lǽt þú þæt cwicsúslene hús'. Ðæt mǽden ðá forð eóde . . . and cwæð: ' Dionisia, hál

ge-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rǽdan, to advise, ge-rǽdan to arrange. [These two verbs seem to have coalesced (v. rǽdan), and are taken together.]
Entry preview:

Add: to advise, suggest Hé him tó gefeccean hét his witan, hí him gerǽddon hwæt him be ðám sélost ðúhte, oððe tó dón[n]e wǽre. Lch. iii. 426, 12. God him (Decius) ðis geþanc on móde ásende . . . and Decius lét him tó rǽde hé þá gerǽdde ( what God Had

ge-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cynd, f. also has gen. ge-cynd (Bl. H. 31, 32); dat.
Entry preview:

ge-cynd (Bl. H. 121, 30). birth(?) Gecynda natilicium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 11. Þú eart sunu and fæder ána ǽgðer; swá is þín æðele gecynd miclum gemǽrsod. Hy. 7, 43. a native place or position, that to which one has a natural right Brytland him wæs on

ǽht

(n.)
Grammar
ǽht, e; f. [ǽhte = áhte had; p. of ágan to own, possess]

possessions ⬩ property ⬩ lands ⬩ goods ⬩ riches ⬩ cattle ⬩ opes ⬩ substantia ⬩ possessio ⬩ greges ⬩ possession ⬩ power ⬩ possessio ⬩ potestas

Entry preview:

possessions, property, lands, goods, riches, cattle; opes, substantia, possessio, greges He hæfde mycele ǽhta erat habens multas possessions, Mk. Bos. 10, 22. Esau nam ealle his ǽhta, and eall ðæt he ǽhte Esau took all his goods, and all that he possessed

Copyright

All the data provided here are free for any purpose. If you use the data for academic purposes, we ask that you kindly cite us as your source. In case you need a large portion of the dictionary data or you need it in a specific format, let us know through the contact form, we are happy to do custom database dumps for researchers.

How to cite

You can cite the entries of the online version of the dictionary, or you can cite the scanned pages of the original paper editions.

  • To cite the online version of the dictionary, click the icon right under the entry.
  • To cite the scanned paper version of the dictionary, click the "show/hide this scanned page" link under the entry, check the scan and use the citation information right above it.