Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

wilnian

(v.)
Grammar
wilnian, p. ode.

of animate objectsto desire, ask forwith gen. or uncertainwith accusativewith infinitivewith geniudial infinitivewith genitive and gerundial infinitivewith a clauseabsolute or uncertainto desire to goto tend to an end

Entry preview:

Hé wilnode ðæt his lícræst sceolde beón æt Cridiantúne, Chr. 977; Erl. 127, 37. Heó ealle tó mé wilnodon ðæt ic hine lǽte æt mé ðæt land begeotan. Th. 167, 38.

Linked entry: willnian

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:

Beóð onforan eágan, ne magon geseón, Ps. Th. 113, 13. Mihte he mid þan óþron eágan geseón. Guth. 98, 4. figurative Ðú gesiist (-sihst, R.) geworpe ðone mot, Mt. L. 7, 5. Fader ðín gesiið (-syhð, W.S., -síð, R.) in dégelnisse, 6, 4.

ídel

Entry preview:

Hwǽr beóþ þonne his ídlan gescyrplan?, 111, 35. idle, doing nothing Hwý sceal ǽnig monn bión ídel ꝥ hé ne weorce ?, Bt. 41, 3; F. 248, 24

treów

(n.)
Grammar
treów, es; n.

a treea materialwoodtreesa woodroof-treesaddle-treea piece of wooda beamlogstakestaffcudgelgallows-treetree used of the cross

Entry preview:

Óftost beóþ ða treówa getealde feminini generis, Ælfc. Gr. 6; Zup. 20, 14: Ps. Spl. 95, 12. Treówu, Scint. 56, 17: Ps. Th. 57, 8. Ða hálgan trió sunnan and mónan . . . and óþre treów, Nar. 27, 26-29. Treów, 32, 13. Triów, 28, 11.

Linked entries: tréu trýw treó

þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.
Entry preview:

Th. 32, 20; Gen. 506 : Beo. Th. 763; B. 379. Se bisceop ðæs getíðode on ealra ðæra witena þanc the bishop granted it to the satisfaction of all the witan, Chart. Th. 303, 2.

Linked entries: þancung þonc

treów

(n.)
Grammar
treów, trýw, e; f.

truth to a promise or engagement,faith good or bad faithto keep faith with a persontrothtruth to a person,fidelityfealtyloyaltythe truth of the stronger to the weaker,gracefavourhelpan assurance of faith or truthword (in to give or pledge one's word)a promisean engagementa covenantleaguefaith in somethingbelieftrustconfidence

Entry preview:

Ne Hildeburh herian þorfte Éótena treówe, Beo. Th. 1148; B. 1072. Til biþ se ðe his treówe gehealdeþ, Exon. Th. 293, 6; Wand. 112. Ðú ðǽv tírfæste treówe findest, 473, 8; Bo. 11: Ps. Th. 100, 6.

lǽran

(v.)
Grammar
lǽran, p. de

To teachinstructeducateto preachto exhortadmonishadvisepersuadesuggest

Entry preview:

Ðú ðé lǽr be ðon, Beo. Th. 3449; B. 1722. Lǽraþ ðæt hig healdon ealle ða þing ðe ic eów bebeád, Mt. Kmbl. 28, 20. Lǽre Pharao ut suggeras Pharaoni, Gen. 40, 14. Ða men ðe bearn habban lǽran hié ðám rihtne þeódscipe, Blickl. Homl. 109, 17.

LAND

(n.)
Grammar
LAND, es; n.

LANDeartha landcountryregiondistrictprovincelandlanded propertyestatecultivated landcountry

Entry preview:

Cam ðá tó lande swíðmód swymman, Beo. Th. 3250; B. 1623. Stile þynceþ lyft ofer londe. Exon. 101 b; Th. 383, 15; Rä. 4, 11.

bisceop

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop, biscop, biscep, es; m.

a BISHOP, prelateepiscopusa chief priest of the Jewspontifexa heathen priest of the Romans and Egyptians

Entry preview:

And séce man hundred-gemót swá hit ǽr geset wæs; and hæbbe man þríwa on geáre burh-gemót; and túwa scír-gemót; and ðǽr beó on ðære scíre bisceop and se ealdorman, and ðǽr ǽgðer tǽcan ge Godes riht ge woruld-riht and let the hundred-moot be attended as

ge-sceád

Entry preview:

Ic wéne, lá úp-lendisca preóst, ꝥ þú nyte hwæt beó atomos, ac ic wylle þé þises wordes gesceád gecýþan, Angl. viii. 318, 15. discretion, discrimination Gesceádes discretionis, An. Ox, 1756. Mid þám gemetgunge þæs gesceádes, Bd. 3, 5; Sch. 208, 3.

spéd

(n.)
Grammar
spéd, e; f.

Speedsuccessmeansspeedquicknessspeedilyquicklyspeedsuccessprosperous issue meanssubstanceabundancewealthpowerfacultyopportunitymeans of doing anything progenyceleritas, successus, provectus, prosperitas, substantia

Entry preview:

On spéd successfully, to purpose, with effect, Beo. Th. 1750; B. 873: Exon. Th. 387, 28; Rä. 5, 12. Swá wit him an spéd sprecaþ we shall speak so as to convince him, Cd. Th. 36, 21; Gen. 575.

hláford

a rulersovereigngovernorcaptaina mastera major-domoan ownera proprietora husbandthe husbanda rulerlord

Entry preview:

Gif þeów næbbe wíf and his hláford him wíf sylle ... þæt wíf and hire winclo beóð þæs hláfordes ... Gif se wiel cwið: 'Mé is mín hláford leóf,' Ex. 21, 4-5.

ge-standan

(v.)
Entry preview:

Ðá ðe beóð mid hira ágnum byrðennum ofðrycte ðæt hié ne magon gestondan, 51, 24. Ne mihte hé on fótum leng fæste gestandan. By. 171. <b>I a.

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, l. -byrian, take here ge-berian
Entry preview:

Beón þá heregeata swá hit mǽðlic sý.

lǽran

Entry preview:

Þé nán neódðearf ne lǽrde tó wyrcanne quem non externae pepulerunt fingere caussae Bt. 33, 4; F. 128, 11. with clause Hwæt wile ðæt beón weorca ðæt ús on óðerre stówe forbiét ðæt wé hit beforan mannum dón, on óðerre lǽrð (cf. hét, l. 8) ðæt wé hit beforan

tó-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-weard, adj.

futurethat is to comeabout to comecomingat handapproachingtoward(that is) to happen or be some time or other,(that is) to comeabout to happen(that is) to come soonimminentimpendingto take placecome to passcoming towards a placeapproachingabout to comewith the face towards a person,facing

Entry preview:

Ða misweaxendan bógas of áscreádian, ðæt ða tóweardan ðeónde beón, Homl. Th. ii. 74, 13. Áwrítan ðám tówerdum mannum to write for future generations, Homl.

Linked entry: tó-ward

MANN

(n.)
Grammar
MANN, man, monn, es; m.

MANa human being of either sexa man who is wnder the authority of anothera servantvassalliege-mana parishioner

Entry preview:

Ðá cwæþ hé: Hwæt ðú wást ðæt hit biþ mon ða hwíle ðe seó sáwl and se líchoma undǽlde beóþ; ne biþ hit nán mon siððan hí tódǽlde bióþ, Bt. 34, 9; Fox 148, 3-6. Hú Hanna án mon wæs onwaldes giernende, Ors. 4, 5 tit; Swt. 3, 32.

Linked entry: manna

Sunnan-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
Sunnan-dæg, es; m.
Entry preview:

for eal Godes folc þingien, ǽgðer ge mid heora gebedum ge mid heora ælmessan; and æfter ðære hálgan þénunge him gehwá hám hwyrfe, and mid his freóndum and his nýhstum and mid ælðeódigum hine gástlíce gereordige, and hine wið oferǽt and druncennysse beorge

wandian

(v.)
Grammar
wandian, p. ode.
Entry preview:

Ben. 92, 11(c) where that which is turned aside from is given, by a clause Sume synna beóþ swíþe unsýferlíce, ðæt se man wandaþ ðæt hé hí ǽfre ásecgge, Blickl. Homl. 43, 17.

Linked entries: ge-wand á-wandian

be-lúcan

(v.)
Entry preview:

His múþ and his næsþyrla beóþ belocene. Bl. H. 59, 14. to close a road, door, &amp;c., prevent passage through Hé sylf him belícð þǽre forgifenysse weg mid his heardheortnysse, Hml. Th. i. 500, 19.