Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

hóc

a hookchaindragginga fish-hook

Entry preview:

Add: a hook at the end of a pole, chain, &c. for catching hold, dragging, &c. (lit. or fig.) Manna heortan þe beóð ðurh un-rihtwísnysse hócas áwegde, Hml. Th. i. 362, 27.

hǽr

Entry preview:

Add: a hair Hér pilus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 40. a human hair, hair of a person's head Hér (capillus) of heófde iówrum ne bid forloren, Lk. R. L. 21, 18. fýr heora ne æthrán, ne furþum án hǽr heora heáfdes, Hml. S. 30, 454.

Tíw

(n.)
Grammar
Tíw, Tíg, , es; m.

the god Tiw, a Teutonic deity to whom amongst the Latin gods Mars most nearly correspondedin the name of one of the days

Entry preview:

The word is probably to be recognized in the form tyz, which is given as the name of the Gothic T in the Vienna MS. containing a Gothic alphabet, and from it a Gothic Tius may be inferred. O. H. Ger. Ziu(-o) the name of a god (preserved in M. H.

Linked entries: Tíg Tuu

æced-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
æced-fæt, es; n.

An acid-vata vinegar-vesselacetabulum

Entry preview:

An acid-vat, a vinegar-vessel; acetabulum, Wrt. Voc. 25, 21

afara

(n.)

a son

Entry preview:

a son, Chr. 937; Th. 200, 41, col. 1; Æðelst. 7

ancre

(n.)
Grammar
ancre, an; f. [antre?]

Radish

Entry preview:

Radish; raphănus = ῥάφανος Ancre, ðæt is rædic raphanus, Mone A. 493

an-wealglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
an-wealglíce, adv.

Whollysoundlyintegre

Entry preview:

Wholly, soundly; integre, Past. 33, 5; Hat. MS. 42 a, 33

áter-drinca

(n.)
Grammar
áter-drinca, an; m.

A poisonous potion or drinkpoisonpotio venenatavenenum

Entry preview:

A poisonous potion or drink, poison; potio venenata, venenum,Cot. 24

beadu-searo

(n.)
Grammar
beadu-searo, gen. -searewes, -searwes; n.

A war-trainan engine or weapon of warbellicus apparatus

Entry preview:

A war-train, an engine or weapon of war; bellicus apparatus

Linked entry: beado-searo

áttor-drinca

(n.)
Grammar
áttor-drinca, an; m.

A poisonous drinkpoisonpotio venenatavenenum

Entry preview:

A poisonous drink, poison; potio venenata, venenum,Martyrol. ad 11 Junii

barm

(n.)

a bosom

Entry preview:

a bosom: On barme in sinu, Jn. Rush. War. 1, 18

aðol-ware

(n.)
Grammar
aðol-ware, gen. -wara ; dat. -warum ; pl. m.

Citizenscives

Entry preview:

Citizens; cives, Exon. 92 a; Th. 346, 6; Gn. Ex. 201

beód-sceát

(n.)
Grammar
beód-sceát, es; m : beód-scýte, es; m.

A table-clothtable-napkinhand-towelmantilemappa

Entry preview:

A table-cloth, table-napkin, hand-towel; mantile, mappa Cot, 136

Linked entry: sceát

ceat

(n.)

a thing

Entry preview:

a thing; res. Cot. 100 Ceatta cheats; circumventiones, Som. Ben. Lye

ceosol

(n.)
Grammar
ceosol, cesol,es; m? n?

A hut, cottagegurgustium

Entry preview:

A hut, cottage; gurgustium Cesol gurgustium, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 157, 8

Linked entry: cesol

clífa

(n.)
Grammar
clífa, an; m.

A den, cavecubile, spelunca,

Entry preview:

A den, cave; cubile, spelunca, Bd. 3, 23; S. 554, 22

citelung

(n.)
Grammar
citelung, e; f.

A ticklingtitillatio

Entry preview:

A tickling; titillatio Citelung [MS. kitelung] titillatio, Wrt. Voc. 289, 21

be-heáfdung

(n.)
Grammar
be-heáfdung, e; f.

A BEHEADINGdecollatio

Entry preview:

A BEHEADING; decollatio L. Ath. i. prm; Th. i. 194, 21

cweodo

(n.)

a cud, quid,

Entry preview:

a cud, quid, L. M. 2, 14; Lchdm. ii. 192, 6

cweorn-stán

(n.)

a mill-stone

Entry preview:

a mill-stone Mk. Bos. 9, 42: Lk. Bos. 17, 2

Linked entry: curn-stán