Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

on-gebróht

Entry preview:

Be ongebróhtum teónan de inrogata calumnia, An. Ox. 4689. Ongebróhte teónan inlatas contumelias, Scint. 40, 9

Linked entry: ge-brengan

þǽr-riht

(adj.)
Grammar
þǽr-riht, adj.
Entry preview:

Ox. 3797), þárrihtum may be taken as belonging to the adverbial, rather than to the adjective form

wille

(n.)
Grammar
wille, m.
Entry preview:

Þá gemétton hí be þám wege fægre mǽde and wynsumne wylle (eáspryng, v.l. ) invenerunt in itinere pratum et fontem, Gr. D. 129, 4. Add

fóþorn

(n.)
Entry preview:

Some word containing þorn might be expected, cf. e.g. ælcne pocc man sceall áweg ádelfan mid þorne, 106, 3. Dr. Bradley suggests þéfeþorn

scearpe

(adv.)
Grammar
scearpe, adv.

Sharply, keenly

Entry preview:

Sharply, keenly. literal Ða fugelas ðe be flǽsce lybbaþ syndonscearpe gebilode the birds that live on flesh are sharp-billed, Hexam. 8 ; Norm. 14, 19. referring to seeing, observing Scearpe gesceáwian, Ps. Th. 93, 9.

ofer-gitolian

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-gitolian, p. ode

To forget, be forgetful of

Entry preview:

To forget, be forgetful of Nó ofergeoteliu word ðín non obliviscar sermones tuos Ps. Surt. 118, 16. Ofergeotulas ðú oblivisceris 12, 1. Ofergeoteliaþ obliviscimini 49, 22. Alle þeóde ða ðe ofergeoteliaþ Dryhten, 9, 18, Ne ofergeotela ðú, 9, 33.

ge-gearwian

(v.)
Entry preview:

Hwæs beóð þá ðing þe ðú gegearwudest whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?, Lk. 12, 20. Hé lífes bysene on him sylfum gegearowode exemplum uiuendi exhibens, Bd. 4, 23; Sch. 470, 21.

reáf-lác

(n.)
Grammar
reáf-lác, es; n. m.
Entry preview:

Be reáfláce. Gif hwá binnan ðám gemǽrum úres ríces reáflác dó, L. In. 10; Th. i. 108, 8 (where see note). Gif ciricgrið ábrocen beó, sí hit þurh feohtlác, sí hit þurh reáflác, L. Eth. ix. 4; Th. i. 340, 22 : L. C. S. 48; Th. i. 402, 30.

útane

(adv.)
Grammar
útane, (-one, -ene); adv.

from withoutoutsideon the outsideon the surfaceoutat seaoutwardlyexternallyabout

Entry preview:

Ben. 31, 3. with ymbe, about Ðá ymbe ðæt útene forðférde Decius about that time Decius died, Homl, Skt. i. 23, 348

hálig-dóm

Entry preview:

II</b> Bespreng mé mid þínum háligdóme, swá swá mid ýsopon, þæt ic beó geclǽnsod, Ps.

swigian

(v.)
Grammar
swigian, sweogian, sweowian, swugian, swuwian, sugian, suwian; p. ode.

to be silentof that which has voiceof that which has not voice, not to make a noise to be silent from astonishment, be amazedwith an object (gen. or acc.) to be silent about something, to refrain from the mention of something

Entry preview:

Th. 106, 28. to be silent from astonishment, be amazed Swigadun ł stylton ofer lǽre his stupebant super doctrina ejus, Mk. Skt.

wlanc

(adj.)
Grammar
wlanc, adj.

proudhigh-spiritedboldproudboldarroganthaughtyinsolentproudelateexultantsplendidgreathighaugustmagnificentrich

Entry preview:

Ȝe beoð toswollen wið wind of wlonke wordes, Kath. 842. My wodbynde so wlonk þat wered my heued, Allit. Pms. 106, 486. Al my weole wlonke, P. S. 156, 17. Sumeres tide is al to wlonc, O. and N. 489.

Linked entry: wlencu

folgoþ

(n.)
Grammar
folgoþ, folgaþ, es; m. [folgoþ = folgaþ; 3rd sing. pres. of folgian to follow.]

that which followsA trainretinueid quod sĕquĭturcŏmĭtātusservice of a followerA serviceofficeofficial dignitycŏmĭtis servĭtusministĕriumoffĭciumpræpŏsĭtūracondition of lifecondĭtio vltæ

Entry preview:

Beó se geréfa búton his folgoþe let the reeve be without [ = deprived of] his official dignity, L. Ath. v. § 11; Th. i. 240, 19.

Linked entry: folgaþ

ilca

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ilca, pron. [occurs in the weak declension only].

The same

Entry preview:

Swá ðám ilcum byþ ðe nellaþ ðínre ǽ bebod healdan so shall it be with those, who will not keep thy law, Ps. Th. 118, 36.

lyðre

(adj.)
Grammar
lyðre, adj.

Evilwickedbasemeanpoorsordidvilelewddepraved

Entry preview:

Evil, wicked, base, mean, poor, sordid, vile, lewd, depraved Ðæt Godes feoh ne ætlicge and hé beó lyðre þeówa geháten that God's money be not idle, and he be called a wicked servant, Ælfc. Gr. pref; Som. 1, 30.

M

Entry preview:

In declensions n in the later times began to take the place of m in the dative, so ðan for ðam.The form of the Runic letter, whose name was man, was ᛗ but from the similarity to the d-rune (dæg) ᛞ the two seem to be sometimes confounded.

MACIAN

(v.)
Grammar
MACIAN, p. ode

To MAKEdoact

Entry preview:

Se wísdóm sǽde him hú hé hit macian sceolde gif hé heora þegen beón sceolde, Bt. tit. 7; Fox x, 16

eorl

a hero

Entry preview:

Weorðscipes wyrðe, ǽlc be his mǽðe, eorl and ceorl, þegen and þeóden, Ll. Th. i. 190, 13. Gif wið eorles birele man geligeð .xii. scill. gebéte. Gif wið ceorles birelan man geligeð .vi. scillingum gebéte, 6, 11.

feáwa

a few

Entry preview:

Ben. 2, 17. Hé cýdde fela be Crístes godcundnysse . . . feáwa hé áwrát be his menniscnysse, Hml.

mód

(n.)
Grammar
mód, es; n.

the inner manthe spiritual as opposed to the bodily part of manspiritsoulmindsoulheartspiritminddispositionmoodCouragehigh spiritPridearroganceGreatnessmagnificencepride

Entry preview:

Mód mentes, Wülck. 253, 30. with reference to the passions, emotions, etc., soul, heart, spirit, mind, disposition, mood God biþ ðonne þearlwísra ðonne ǽfre ǽnig mód gewurde God shall then be more severe than ever any soul might be, Blickl.