Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

ge-bonnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bonnan, pp. bonnen

To summoncall together

Entry preview:

To summon, call together Folc biþ gebonnen mankind shall be summoned, Exon. 117 b; Th. 451, 8; Dóm. 100

hundseofontigseofon-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
hundseofontigseofon-feald, adj.
Entry preview:

Seventy-and-sevenfold Seofon-feald wracu bið gesealde for Cain and hundseofontigseofonfeald (septuagies septies) for Lamech, Gen. 4, 24

sceanc-lira

(n.)
Grammar
sceanc-lira, an; m.

the calf of the leg

Entry preview:

The fleshy,brawny part of the shank, the calf of the leg Scanclira surra Wrt. Voc. i. 283, 71

ge-styllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-styllan, p. de; pp. ed

To stillcalmsĕdāre

Entry preview:

To still, calm; sĕdāre Se eorl gestylde ðæt folc the earl stilled the people, Chr. 1052; Erl. 187, 3

ster-melda

(n.)
Grammar
ster-melda, an; m.
Entry preview:

andweardne gecænne hine gif hé mǽge if a freeman steal a man; if he (the man who has been stolen) come back to give information of the theft, let him make his charge against the thief when the latter is present; let him (the thief) clear himself if he can

Linked entry: melda

úre

(pronoun.)
Grammar
úre, gen. pl. of personal pronoun of first person.

Of usour

Entry preview:

Of us Adam can yfel and gód, swá swá úre sum ( quasi unus ex nobis ), Gen. 3, 22. Ús is eallum þearf, ðæt úre ǽghwylc óþerne bylde, Byrht. Th. 138, 42; By. 234: Beo. Th. 2776; B. 1386.

Linked entries: eówer úrer

clypiendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
clypiendlíc, clypigendlíc, clipigendlíc; adj

Making a vocal soundvocalis

Entry preview:

These five letters indicate their names by themselves, and without these letters no word can be written, and therefore they are called the five vocal sounds, Ælfc. Gr. 2; Som. 2, 44-46.

Linked entry: clipigendlíc

a-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-weorpan, -wurpan, -wyrpan ; ðú -wyrpst, he -wyrpþ ; p. ic, he -wearp, ðú -wurpe, pl. -wurpon; impert. -weorp, -wurp, -wyrp ðú; pp. -worpen; v. a. [a from, weorpan to throw]

To throw or cast from or downto cast away or offcast outto degraderejectdivorceabjiceredejicereprojicereejicerepropellererepellerereprobarerepudiare

Entry preview:

To throw or cast from or down, to cast away or off, cast out, to degrade, reject, divorce; abjicere, dejicere, projicere, ejicere, propellere, repellere, reprobare, repudiare Ðæt he ðec aweorpe of woruldríce that he shall cast thee from thy worldly kingdom

ahsian

(v.)
Grammar
ahsian, p. ode; pp. od.

to askdemandcallsummon before oneinterrogarepostulareexigereto obtainexperiencenancisciexperiri

Entry preview:

to ask, demand, call, summon before one; interrogare, postulare, exigere He ongan hine ahsian he began to call him, Cd. 40; Th. 53, 18; Gen. 863: Deut. 4, 32: Ps.

carleás-nes

(n.)
Grammar
carleás-nes, -ness, e; f.
Entry preview:

Freedom from care, security, CARELESSNESS; securitas, Ælfc. Gl. 89; Som. 74, 113; Wrt. Voc. 51, 26

Linked entry: cearleás-nes

fugelian

(v.)
Grammar
fugelian, fuglian; p. ode; pp. od

To fowlcatch birdsaucŭpāri

Entry preview:

To fowl, catch birds; aucŭpāri Ic fugelige aucŭpor, Ælfe. Gr. 25; Som. 27, 12, MS. D

Linked entry: fuglian

be-hygdness

(n.)
Grammar
be-hygdness, e; f.
Entry preview:

Care, anxiety Behygdnis weorulde þisse solli-citudo saeculi istius. Mt. R. 13, 22. Cf. be-hogadness

Linked entry: be-hýdignys

ofer-tæl

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-tæl, adj.
Entry preview:

, superstitious Warna symle ofertæle andgyt caue semper superstitiosam intelligentiam, Scint. 218, 10

sporu

(n.)
Grammar
sporu, a heel.
Entry preview:

and add Hé spearn hine mid his spuran hunc calce pulsavit, Gr. D. 254, 27

weorold-sorh

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-sorh, gen. -sorge; f.
Entry preview:

Worldly care, care of this life Hwonon wurde ðú mid ðissum woruldsorgum ðus swíþe geswenced ? . . . Gewítaþ nú, áwirgede woruldsorga, of mínes þegenes móde, Bt. 3, 1 ; Fox 4, 20-23.

bisene

(adj.)
Grammar
bisene, adj.

Blind

Entry preview:

Tuoege bisene ł blinde duo caeci, Mt. L. 9, 27. Bisena, 28. Biseno geseáð caeci vident, 11, 5

bed-þén

(n.)
Grammar
bed-þén, es; m. [bed a bed, þén for þegn a servant]

A chamberlaina servant who has the care of a chamberlecti ministercamerarius

Entry preview:

A chamberlain, a servant who has the care of a chamber; lecti minister, camerarius, Ælfc. Gl. 27; Som. 60, 101

for-cwom

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-cwom, pl. -cwómon

came uponsŭpervēnitsŭpervēnērunt

Entry preview:

came upon; sŭpervēnit, sŭpervēnērunt Egsa me and fyrhtu ealne forcwómon tĭmor et trĕmor vēnērunt sŭper me, Ps. Th. 54, 5

máðum-wela

(n.)
Grammar
máðum-wela, an; m.

Wealth consisting of costly things

Entry preview:

Wealth consisting of costly things Æfter máððumwelan ( the contents of the fire-draké s cave ), Beo. Th. 5493; B. 2750

un-gedæftness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gedæftness, e; f.

Importunityunseasonableness

Entry preview:

Importunity, unseasonableness Ðonne sió ungedæftnes hit ne cann eft gedæftan si habere impartunitas opportunitatem nescit, Past. 15; Swt. 97, 19

Linked entry: ge-dæftness