Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

æ
þ

sǽd-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽd-berende, In a legend of the Holy Cross Seth is represented as bringing seeds from Paradise, whither he had been sent by Adam: Seth, ita edoctus ab angelo cum uellet discedere, dedit ei angelus tria grana pomi illius, de quo manducauerat pater eius dicens ei: 'Infra triduum cum ad patrem tuum redieris ipse exspirabit. Haec tria grana infra eius linguam pones, &c.' If the poet of the Genesis knew such a legend it might have suggested the epithet he applied to Seth. v. Mod. Lang. Rev. vi. 200. See, too, C. M. 1365
Entry preview:

His leue Seth toke of cherubyn, and þre curnels he ȝaf to hym whiche of ꝥ tre he nam ꝥ his fadir eet of Adam

scild-hreóþa

Entry preview:

Take here scild-rí da in Dict., in l. 5 after sendaþ insert flángeweorc, and add: -réda, -rí da Sceldréda, -hréða testudo, Txts. 100, 997

Linked entry: bord-hreóða

swǽm

Entry preview:

Add: — Þǽra sceanda and þǽra swǽma mænigeo wæs ǽfre úre westdǽl áfylled quorum sordida atque infami numerositate semper nostra pars occidua pallet, Chrd. 78, 6

swellan

Entry preview:

Add: p. sweoll (v. á-swellan) His fét wǽron swellende and áþundene for þý wǽtan þǽre fótádle pedes podagrae humore tumescentes, Gr. D. 302, 7

twi-sehtan

Entry preview:

Dele '(?)', and add: The Latin is Filosophos uiderit disiungi dampnum significat. v. Archiv cxxv. 56, 295, where twi-sehtan is given as the true reading

un-togen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-togen, adj. (ptcpl.)
Entry preview:

Not pulled, not drawn tight, untied Gewunedon þá þwangas of mycclum dǽle untogone and onleoðode magna ex parte dissolutae corrigiae remanserunt, Gr. D. 222, 3

un-weorþ

Grammar
un-weorþ, <b>. II.</b>
Entry preview:

add: of low estate Preóst þe bið cýpa, and of þám áríst of unwurðum men tó wurðfullum negotiator clericus ex ignobili gloriosus, Chrd. 70, 6

wáfung

Grammar
wáfung, <b>; II.</b>
Entry preview:

Se apostol þe se engel onlýsde, and his mód gegráp on wáfunge quem angelus solvit, ejusque mentem in ecstasim rapuit, Gr. D. 108, 3. Add

wunung-stów

(n.)
Grammar
wunung-stów, e ; f.
Entry preview:

Dwelling-place, habitation Hé him bebeád ꝥ hé fram hire gewite, and ꝥ hé náne wunungstówe (locum) næfde on Godes þeówene, Gr. D. 31, 19

rót-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
rót-líce, adv.

Cheerfully

Entry preview:

Cheerfully Nú ðú ðus rótlíce and ðus glædlíce tó us sprecende eart qui tam hilariter nobiscum velut sospes loqueris, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 37.

samod-eard

(n.)
Grammar
samod-eard, es; m.

A common country

Entry preview:

A common country Git (Guthlac and his sister ) á mósten in ðam écan gefeán mid ða sibgedryht somudeard niman, Exon. Th. 184, 19; Gú. 1346

sceamleás-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sceamleás-líc, adj.

Shameless, wanton

Entry preview:

Shameless, wanton Dauit wæs mid oferméttum gewundad, and ðæt gecýðde on Urias slæge, for ðære scamleáslecan gewilnunge his wífes, Past. 3, 2; Swt. 35, 24

geagl

Grammar
geagl, l. geágl,
Entry preview:

and add Geágla mandibularum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 69 : i. dentium molarum An. Ox. 2444. Eáhla, 2, 83. Geálgan mandibulas, i. dentes molares 1206: 5015

Bricg-stów

(n.)
Grammar
Bricg-stów, e; f. [Bricstowa,
  • Flor
: Brigestou, Bristou,
  • Hunt
: Brycstoue,
  • Sim. Dun
: Brikestow, Bristohw,
  • Hovd
: Bristow,
  • Kni
: brycg
a bridge
, stów
a place
]

a bridge ⬩ a place ⬩ BRISTOL in Gloucestershire and Somersetshire ⬩ Bristova in finibus agrorum Glocestriensis et Somersetensis

Entry preview:

BRISTOL in Gloucestershire and Somersetshire; Bristova in finibus agrorum Glocestriensis et Somersetensis Híg férdon to Bricgstówe they went to Bristol, Chr. 1087; Erl. 224, 18

Linked entry: Brycg-stów

winter-steall

(n.)
Grammar
winter-steall, es; m.

A yearling foal

Entry preview:

A yearling foal (?) Hors mon sceal gyldan mid .xxx. sciłł., myran mid .xx. sciłł., and wintersteal ealswá, L. O. D. 7; Th. i. 356, 3

Linked entry: -steall

riht-dónde

(n.)

right-doing

Entry preview:

right-doing Gif wé beóþ rihtdónde, Blickl. Homl. 51, 14. Seó duru ðæs heofonlícan ríces biþ ontýned ðǽm rihtgelýfendum monnum and ðǽm rihtdóndum, 61, 10

CNYLL

(n.)
Grammar
CNYLL, es; m.

A KNELL ⬩ sound of a bell ⬩ signum campanæ

Entry preview:

A KNELL, sound of a bell; signum campanæ Hwílon ic gehýre cnyll and ic aríse aliquando audio signum el surgo Coll. Monast. Th. 35, 29

smeoru-mangestre

(n.)
Grammar
smeoru-mangestre, an; f.

A butter-woman, woman who deals in butter and cheese

Entry preview:

A butter-woman, woman who deals in butter and cheese Smeremangestre que mangonant in caseo et butiro L. Eth. iv. 2; Th. i. 301, 5

Linked entry: mangestre

sweolung

(n.)
Grammar
sweolung, (?), e; f.

Burning, inflammation

Entry preview:

Burning, inflammation Biþ micel áþundenes and fefer mid sweolunga (sweopunga, MS. v. note on passage) ómena with inflammation from corrupt humours. Lchdm. ii. 204, 25

Linked entry: sweopung

DUNG

(n.)
Grammar
DUNG, e; f.

DUNG ⬩ fimus, stercus

Entry preview:

DUNG; fimus, stercus Ic hine bedelfe, and ic hine beweorpe mid dunne fŏdiam circa illam et mittam stercŏra, Lk. Skt. Hat. 13, 8

Linked entries: ding dyng dinig

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.