Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

æ
þ

on-unwísdóm

Entry preview:

See, however, preceding word

stæf-rǽw

Entry preview:

See next word

god-borh

(n.)
Grammar
god-borh, gen. -borges; m.

A word of uncertain meaning occurring only in

Entry preview:

A word of uncertain meaning occurring only in L. Ælf. pol. 33; Th. i. 82, 4-8. q. v

Linked entry: borh

siðða

(adv.)
Grammar
siðða, adv.
Entry preview:

Fox 24, 59. v. next word

swét-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
swét-líce, adv.
Entry preview:

Sweetly, pleasantly Swétlíce drincan ða word ðínes wísdómes verba tuae scientiae dulciter haurire, Bd. 5, 24; S. 649, 1

ciris-æppel

(n.)
Entry preview:

Voc. ii. 15, 74. v. next word

frécnen-spræc

Grammar
frécnen-spræc, l. -sprǽc.
Entry preview:

But perhaps the word might be taken as adjective frécnen-sprǽce (frécen- or frécne- ?) Using dangerous or mischievous speech

hwæt-hweganunges

Entry preview:

See preceding word. Add

lunger

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

Ger. lungar strenuus, expeditus. '] See next word

Linked entry: ceás-lunger

ge-swǽsnys

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swǽsnys, se; f.

A sweet word ⬩ a compliment ⬩ an enticement ⬩ allurement ⬩ a dainty ⬩ blanditia

Entry preview:

A sweet word, a compliment, an enticement, allurement, a dainty; blanditia Geswǽsnyssa blanditiæ, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 17

trucian

(v.)
Grammar
trucian, p. ode.
Entry preview:

to fail in doing something Ne trucaþ heora nan ána ðurh unmihte ac ðurh gecynde ánre Godcundnysse hí wyrcaþ ealle ǽfre án weorc no one of them alone fails through want of power, but through the nature of one divinity they all work always the same work

mamor

(n.)
Grammar
mamor, es; m.

Deep sleep ⬩ unconsciousness

Entry preview:

sopor, Wrt.Voc. ii. 120, 82. v. next word

Linked entries: momna mamera

siru-tún

(n.)
Entry preview:

Voc. ii. 54, 27. v. preceding word. (?)

Linked entry: syretum

þeów-racian

(v.)
Grammar
þeów-racian, þeów-wracian, p. ode
Entry preview:

Spl. 102, 9. v. next word

wícing-sceaþa

(n.)
Grammar
wícing-sceaþa, an; m.
Entry preview:

Voc. 68, 12. v. next word

weorod

(n.)
Grammar
weorod, wered, es; n.
Entry preview:

Th. 996 ; B. 496. v. preceding word, and weorod-ness

wirged

(n.)
Grammar
wirged, es; m.

An accursed being ⬩ the devil

Entry preview:

Rush. 13, 19. v. preceding word

be-þeówan

(v.)
Grammar
be-þeówan, p. -þeówde, -þeódde (v. þeówan to serve)

To serve

Entry preview:

To serve Beþeóddan inserviunt (v. l. to inheserunt in passage given under previous word), R. Ben. 134, 20

Linked entries: þeówan þeówan

cærs-will

(n.)
Grammar
cærs-will, es; m.
Entry preview:

D. iii. 384, 19. v. preceding word

ge-dysigian

(v.)
Entry preview:

Spl. 94, 9. v. next word

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.