Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

ge-hwǽde

Entry preview:

Þú gesáwe gehwǽde mot. . . and ne gesáwe bone mǽstan cyp, R. Ben. 12, 3. Hæbben hý scapulare, þæt is gehwǽde cugelan and slýfleáse, 89, 13. Mid hangiendre hande dó hé swilce hé gehwǽde bellan cnyllan wille, Tech. ii. 118, 7.

ongeagn

Entry preview:

Ðá yfelan brǽdað on worulde ongeán þæt mǽste yfel þe mannum is tówerd, Wlfst. 83, 15. <b>B.</b> Hit sprang ongeán, By. 137. Hé symle ongén cwæð, 'Gewurþe Godes willa,' Hml.

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:

Nis ná máre betwyx mæsse-preóste and bisceop, búton ðæt [Th. ii. 348, 24] se bisceop is geset to máran bletsunge ðonne se mæsse-preóst sý; ðæt is, circan to hálgigenne, and to hádigenne preóstas, to bisceopgenne cild [Th. ii. 348, 26: MS. men to biscopienne

diácon

(n.)
Grammar
diácon, deácon,es ; m.

A deacon, minister of the church, levitediācōnus = διάκoνos a servant, waiting man = Lat. minister, levīta, levītes = λευίτηs

Entry preview:

A deacon, minister of the church, levite; diācōnus = διάκoνos a servant, waiting man = Lat. minister, levīta, levītes = λευίτηs Diáconus is þén, ðe þénaþ ðam mæsse-preóste, and ða offrunga sett uppon ðæt weofod, and gódspell eác rǽt æt Godes þénungum

Linked entry: deácon

racu

(n.)
Grammar
racu, e ; f.
Entry preview:

Ðú spenst mé on ða mǽstan sprǽce and on ða earfoþestan tó gereccenne. Ða race ( the explanation ) sóhton ealle úþwitan, 39, 4; Fox 216, 15. Ic wolde reccan sume race, 41, 4; Fox 252, 14. Race narrationem, Hpt. Gl. 522, 54 : Lk. Skt. 1, 1.

Linked entry: eá-racu

ge-niþerian

(v.)
Entry preview:

L. 14, 11. (2 a)) God þá mǽstan ofermétto geniðerade, Ors. 2, 5; S. 84, 12. to condemn Nællað gié gehniðra ( condemnare ) ꝥte gié ne sé gehniðrad, Lk. L. 6, 37. Beón genyðered condemnari, An. Ox. 2916. Wæs geneþorod damnatur, 3769.

Linked entry: niþerian

ýst

(n.)
Grammar
ýst, e; f.: ýste, es; m. (?)
Entry preview:

On ýste mǽstre tempestate maxima, Scint. 15, 18. Stormes ýste tempestatis turbine, Hpt. Gl. 421, 22. Mid swiftre ýste precipiti turbine, Germ. 392, 73. Ýst procellam, Ps. Spl. C. 106, 29. Hé ýste mæg oncyrran, ðæt hí ( = heó?)

un-gesǽlig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesǽlig, adj.

Unhappyunfortunateunhappysufferingmisfortunecalamitysuffering want of moral goodcausing unhappinessunfortunatecalamitousunprofitableevil

Entry preview:

Ðæt is seó mǽste unsǽld ðæt mon ǽrest weorþe gesǽlig and æfter ðam ungesǽlig in omni adversitate fortunae infelicissimum genus est infortunii, fuisse felicem, 10; Fox 26, 31.

Linked entries: ge-sǽlig un-sǽlig

HERE

(n.)
Grammar
HERE, gen. heres, heriges, herges; m.

An army a hostmultitudea large predatory band

Entry preview:

Herigea mǽste with the greatest of hosts, 3001; An. 1503. Herega, Cd. 209; Th. 259, 29; Dan. 699. Heriga, Elen. Kmbl. 295; El. 148. Herga, 230; El. 115. Betwuh ðǽm twám hergum between the two armies, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 9: Elen. Kmbl. 219; El. 110.

Linked entries: flot-herge hors-here

LECGAN

(v.)
Grammar
LECGAN, p. legde, lægde, léde

to layplaceputlayto slay

Entry preview:

Lecgan ðone mæst to lower the mast, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 250, 15. Ægru lecgan to lay eggs, Lchdm. iii. 204, 30.

ge-winnan

(v.)
Entry preview:

Wénde man þæt þæt gewin geendad wǽre, þá þá wǽron gefeallen þe þǽr mǽst gewunnan ducibus occisis finita bella videbantur, Ors. 3, 11; S. 148, 27. Æfter þǽm gewunnon Demetrias and Lisimachus Lysimachus adversus Demeírium pugnavit, S. 152, 1. trans.

ge-lǽdan

Entry preview:

Hé ( Noah) gelǽdde ofer lagustreámas máðmhorda mǽst (the contents of the ark ), Exod. 367. Gé mec úp gelǽddon, ꝥ ic of lyfte londa getimbru geseón meahte, Gú. 455. Onfóh ús mid eów on ꝥ scip, and gelǽdaþ ús on þá ceastre, Bl. H. 233, 8.

níd

Entry preview:

missarum sollemnia celebrandi, cum fortasse aut festus dies exigit, aut exhiberi mysterium (pro eo quod sacerdos alius in loco deest) ipsa necessitas compellit, Bd. 1. 27; Sch. 94, 23. nýd is it is necessary or needful (with dat. infin. or clause) Is mǽst

swég

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

Swéga mǽste, 239, 9; Ph. 618. Tyrnende swégas rotatiles trocheos, Germ. 403, 8. sound made by means of an instrument, v. swég-cræft. voice; also the instrument Ðære býman swég, Ex. 19, 19. Hearpan swég, Beo. Th. 179; B. 89.

Linked entries: swég-cræft swóg

hálig-dóm

Entry preview:

389, 3-38. a collection of relics Se ilca kyning Ǽþelstán sende ofer sǽ getríwe men and gesceádwíse and hig férdon swá wíðe landes swá hig faran mihton and begeáton þá deórwurðestan mádmas þe ǽfre ofer eorðan begitene mihton beón, ꝥ wæs háligdóm se mǽsta

sceamu

(n.)
Grammar
sceamu, e; f.

modesty, bashfulnessshame, confusionwhat causes a feeling of shame, disgrace, shame the private part

Entry preview:

Hí scoma mǽste dreógaþ, 78, 15 ; Cri. 1274. Mið scomum (sceofmum, Lind. ) miclum tó giworhtun contumeliis affecerunt Mk. Skt. Rush. la, 4: Exon. Th. 153, 19; Gú. 828. the private part Him sí ábrogden swá of bréchrægle hiora sylfra sceamu, Ps.

Linked entries: a-swǽrnung sceam-lim

bóc

(n.)
Grammar
bóc, g. bóce? béc; d. béc; acc. bóc; pl. nom. acc. béc; g. bóca; d. bócum, bócan; f.

a BOOKlibera charterchartafor the books which a priest ought to possessfor his canonical hours

Entry preview:

D. 872-915; 168, 10. for the books which a priest ought to possess, Similar entries v. mæsse-preóst, 2; for his canonical hours, v. 3

beódan

Entry preview:

Ðæt hié him tó unáberendlíce ne beóden ne plus justo jubeant, Past. 189, 19, Se biscop sceal beódan mid þon mǽston bebode þǽm mæssepreóstum, Bl. H. 47, 24. with acc. of person, to summon Þonne beád man ealle witan tó cynge, Chr. 1010; P. 140, 27.

ELN

(n.)
Grammar
ELN, e; f.

the Royal

Entry preview:

Sax. was sometimes about 24 inches, or 2 feet Se hwæl biþ micle læssa ðonne óðre hwalas: ne biþ he lengra ðonne syfan elna lang; ac, on his ágnum lande, ða beóþ eahta and feówertiges elna lange, and ða mǽstan, fíftiges elna lange; ðara, he sǽde, ðæt

Linked entry: eln-gemet

(adv.; con.; int.)

Nowat this timeNowsincewhen

Entry preview:

Babylonia, seó ðe mǽst wæs and ǽrest ealra burga, seó is nú læst and wéstast, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 74, 23. Nǽron náðer góde ne ðá, ne nú, 2, 5; Swt. 86, 12. Wá eów ðe nú hlihaþ, forðon gé eft wépaþ, Blickl. Homl. 25, 23.