Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

geornlíce

(adv.)
Entry preview:

Th. i. 314, 4. Loth hig laðode geornlíce compulit illos, Gen. 19, 3. Geornlíce séc ꝥ þú sóð wite, Cri. 440. For eal crísten folc þingian geornlíce, Ll. Th. i. 332, 29. Wæs him beboden geornlícor ꝥ . . ., Bl.

ge-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líhtan, to lighten, <b>ge-líhtan</b> to alight. Substitute: <b>ge-líhtan;</b> p. te.
Entry preview:

Th. i. 230, II. Sóna þæs þe hé gelýhte (-líhte, v.l., neálíéhte, v.l.) tó þám hearge, þá sceát hé mid his spere mox ut adpropiabat adfanum, injecta in eo lancea, Bd. 2, 13; Sch. 169, I

wróht

(n.)
Grammar
wróht, e; f. : es; m.

accusationa false accusationslandercalumnyfaultcrimeoffencea quarrelstrifecause of complaintinjuryhurt

Entry preview:

Hwæt sceal ic má ríman yfel endeleás ? Ic eall gebær wráþe wróhtas geond werþeóde, ða ðe gewurdon from fruman worulde, Exon.

witan

Grammar
witan, <b>. I</b> I.
Entry preview:

Th. i. 90, 3. with gen. , cf. nytan Ꝥ is lǽsse, ꝥ man wite gehwæt hwylces, þonne ꝥ sý, ꝥ his man wite and eác bodie, Gr. D. 138, 4. Hit is earfoð tó witane þára biscopa þe þǽr tó cómon, Chr. 1050; P. 170, 26.

swífan

(v.)
Grammar
swífan, p. swáf, pl. swifon; pp. swifen.

to move in a course, wend, sweepof a course of action, to come to take part in a matter to be uncertainrove, tarn, sweepferri, volvere, incitarito cease, leave off

Entry preview:

[Here are added examples of á-swífan omitted in their place :-- Asuáb exorbitans, Wrt. Voc. ii. 107, 74.

Linked entries: a-swífan swefian

eorþe

the groundsoillandearththe eartha landcountrysoilmoulddust

Entry preview:

Terra is eorðe, Lch. iii. 272, 16

Linked entry: eorþ-lic

un-geférne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geférne, adj.

Impassable

Entry preview:

Impassable In ungefoernum in invio, Ps. Surt. 106, 40. In ðæm ungefoernan, 62, 3

Linked entry: ge-férne

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, to greet.
Entry preview:

Voc. ii. 72, 15.

feónd

(n.)
Grammar
feónd, fiónd, fýnd, fiénd, es; pl. nom. acc. feóndas, fýnd, feónd; gen. feónda; dat. feóndum; m. [feógan, feón to hate]

FIENDenemyfoethe devilōsorinĭmīcushostisdiabŏlusδιάβoλos

Entry preview:

A FIEND, enemy, foe, the devil; ōsor, inĭmīcus, hostis, diabŏlus = διάβoλos Seó ydelnes is ðære sáwle feónd idleness is the soul's enemy, L. E. I. 3; Th. ii 404, 9. Éhteþ feónd sáwle míne persĕquātur inĭmīcus anĭmam meam, Ps. Spl. 7, 5.

HRÓF

(n.)
Grammar
HRÓF, es; m.

A ROOFthe topsummit

Entry preview:

Th. i. 508, 18. Ðæt héhste gód is hróf eallra óðra góda the chief good is the roof and crown of all other goods, Bt. 34, 7; Fox 142, 35. Wið ðæs heán hrófes ðæs héhstan andgites in summæ intelligentiæ cacumen, 41, 5; Fox 254, 16.

ge-tweó

(n.)
Grammar
ge-tweó, gen. -tweón; m.

Doubtambiguity

Entry preview:

Doubt, ambiguity In gituiá in ambiguitate, Rtl. 105, 9

Linked entry: tweó

þorfendness

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

Poverty, destitution In ðorfendnisse in paupertate, Rtl. 105, 11

niht

(n.)
Grammar
niht, næht, næct, neaht, neht, nyht, e; f.: but also with gen. es.

nightnightdarknessnight

Entry preview:

Án ðæra dǽla is crepusculum, óðer is vesperum, þridde is conticinium, feórþa is intempestum, ðæt is midniht, fífta is gallicinium, syxta is matutinum vel aurora, seofoþa is diluculum, Lchdm. iii. 240, 10-244, 5.

citere

(n.)
Grammar
citere, citre, an; f.
Entry preview:

In citran in cythara, 42, 4: 70, 22. In citra, 32, 2

Linked entry: cytere

ge-hǽme

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hǽme, (?); adj.
Entry preview:

With which one is at home, familiar, to which one is accustomed Mé is swíðe gehéme saepe mihi usu uenit, Solil. H. 32, 24

Linked entries: -hǽme ge-héme

candel-sticca

Entry preview:

. , hald þíne hand sámlocene, swylce þú candelstæf hæbbe, Tech. ii. 120, 18. II. sylurene candelsticcan and II. ouergylde, Cht. Th. 243, 34. II. mycele gebónede candelsticcan, and VI. lǽssan candelsticcan gebónede, 429, 32. Add

weallan

(v.)
Grammar
weallan, p. weóll, pl. weóllon; pp. weallen.

of water, &amp;c. issuing from a source to well, bubble forth, spring out, flow of the source, to well with, flow with, with a noun absoluteimplying abundanceto swarm, exist in large numbers of production in large numbers or great quantity, to swarm with flow with of violent movement, to boil, rage, heave of movement in liquids caused by heat, to boil (intrans.), to be hot used of a vessel in which a liquid boils of other than liquids, to be hot, burn, blaze, ragefiguratively, of persons, passions, emotions, to be fervent, to burn, rage, to be strongly moved trans. ( = willan?) To roll, turn

Entry preview:

Th. i. 472, 30. of production in large numbers or great quantity, to swarm with, flow with Land ðe weóll meolceand hunie terra quae lacte el melle manabat, Num. 16, 13. His gesceapu maðan weóllon, Homl. Th. i. 86, 10: Homl. Skt. i. 4, 212.

Linked entry: for-weallen

friþ

peace as opposed to strife, discord of friendly relations between peoplesabsence of dissension among a peoplepeacestate in which law and order are maintainedabsence of disorder and crimepeace as opposed to war. agreement settled between two peoples previously at warpeacecessation of hostilitiesabstinencefreedom from attackfriendlysecurity from molestationprotectionprotection of subjects by a rulerterms made with an enemy of the law.Mowing of an outlaw.

Entry preview:

232, I: Met.

leóf

(n.)
Entry preview:

Th. i. 294, 24. Ic bidde eów leóf ðæt gé gecirron tó mínum húse obsecro, domini, declinate in domum pueri vestri, Gen. 19, 2. Gefyrn ic hine cúðe leóf ... La leóf nele hé gelýfan mínum wordum long ago 1 knew him, Sir ... Ah!

reáf

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

Voc. i. 81, 40 : cultus, 39, 70. Heó æthrán his reáfes ( vestimenti ) fnæd. Heó cwæþ sóðlíce : Ic beó hál gyf ic hys reáfes æthríne, Mt. Kmbl. 9, 20-21. Tó hwí sint gé ymbhýdige be reáfe ? 6, 28. Twegen weras on hwítum reáfe in veste fulgenti, Lk.