Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

æ
þ

ǽwisc-firenend

(n.)
Grammar
ǽwisc-firenend, es; m.
Entry preview:

Voc. ii. 72, 36. v. preceding word

Linked entry: firenend

á-gnídan

(v.)
Grammar
á-gnídan, p. -gnád, pl. -gnidon
Entry preview:

Voc. ii. 26, 12. v. next word

Linked entry: gnídan

begannes

Grammar
begannes, l. be-gánnes,
Entry preview:

Voc. ii. 70, 38. v. preceding word

ge-byrdelíce

(adv.)
Entry preview:

Add: v. ge-byrd; <b>VIII,</b> and next word

un-sidu

Entry preview:

See preceding word

dreámnes

(n.)
Grammar
dreámnes, -ness, e; f.

A singing ⬩ cantio

Entry preview:

A singing; cantio Word dreámnessa oððe sanga verba cantiōnum, Ps. Lamb. 136, 3

hǽðena

(n.)
Grammar
hǽðena, an; m.
Entry preview:

See preceding word

hréred-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hréred-ness, e; f.

Agitation ⬩ haste ⬩ precipitation

Entry preview:

Agitation, haste, precipitation Ealle word hrýrednesse omnia verba præcipitationis, Ps. Lamb. 51, 6

Linked entry: hrýred-ness

ge-efenlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-efenlíc, adj.

Equal

Entry preview:

See next word

Linked entry: ge-efenlícad

sláporness

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

Somnolence Ic ondette slápornesse, Anglia xi. 98, 40. v. preceding word, and slǽpor

Linked entry: slǽpor

slæclíc

(adj.)
Grammar
slæclíc, adj.
Entry preview:

Gl. 472, 49. v. next word

sporettan

(v.)
Grammar
sporettan, (?); p. te
Entry preview:

Surt. ii. p. 193, 7. next word

-wilte

(suffix)
Grammar
-wilte, in éð-wilte that rolls or
Entry preview:

Gl. 433, 69. v. preceding word

Linked entry: un-wealt

wíngeard-bóh

(n.)
Grammar
wíngeard-bóh, wíngeard-bóg, es; m.
Entry preview:

Voc. i. 22, 15. and next word

Linked entry: boh

cearcetung

Grammar
cearcetung, cearcettung creaking.
Entry preview:

Cf. next word. Add

ge-mimor

Entry preview:

See next word

web-tawa

(n.)

thread for weaving

Entry preview:

Cf. next word

ge-swǽs

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-swǽs, adj.
Entry preview:

Th. 77, 67.Iohannes mid geswǽsum wordum ðæt folc tihte John exhorted the people with kind words, Homl. Th. i. 70, 34

lust-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
lust-bǽre, adj.

desirous ⬩ desirable ⬩ pleasant ⬩ agreeable

Entry preview:

Ðás word sind lustbǽre tó gehýrenne these words are pleasant to hear, Homl. Th. i. 130, 16

leás-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
leás-cræft, es; m.

deception

Entry preview:

A false art, deception Hé hié getýhþ tó eallum uncystum and tó ðære lufan ðisse worlde mid his leáscræftum he draws them to all vices and to the love of this world with his false arts, Blickl. Homl. 25, 12

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.