Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

brédi-panne

(n.)
Grammar
brédi-panne, an; f. [brǽdan
to roast
, panne
a pan
]

to roast ⬩ a pan ⬩ A frying-pan ⬩ sartago

Entry preview:

A frying-pan sartago Brédipanne [MS. bredipannæ] sartago, Glos. Epnl. Recd, 11 30. Bréding-panne sartago, Wrt. Voc. 288, 38

bring

(n.)
Grammar
bring, bringes; m. [bringan
to bring
]

to bring ⬩ That which is brought, an offering, a sacrifice ⬩ sacrificium, holocaustum

Entry preview:

That which is brought, an offering, a sacrifice; sacrificium, holocaustum Ðú onféhst bringas acceptabis holocausta, Ps. Trin. Camb. 50, 20

brot

(n.; part.)
Grammar
brot, es; n. [broten; pp. of breótan
to break
]

to break ⬩ A fragment ⬩ fragmentum

Entry preview:

A fragment; fragmentum

bryce

(adj.)
Grammar
bryce, adj. [brycþ, pres. of brecan
to break
]

to break ⬩ Breakable, worthless, frail, fleeting ⬩ fragilis, futilis, caducus

Entry preview:

Breakable, worthless, frail, fleeting; fragilis, futilis, caducus Mín bigengea gewát bryce on feorweg incolatus meus prolongatus est, Ps. Th. 119, 5

Linked entry: brice

brýce

(adj.)
Grammar
brýce, bríce; adj. [brýcst, brícst, pres. of brúcan to use]

Useful, profitable ⬩ utilis

Entry preview:

Useful, profitable; utilis He monegum on Godes cyricum brýce wæs multis in ecclesia utilis fate. Bd. 3, 23; S. 555, 33. He monegum brýce lifde vitam multis utilem duxit, 4, 26; S. 602, 41: Ps. Th. 118, 35

bú

(n.)
Grammar
bú, bý, es; n? [ic búe, he býþ, pres. of búan to dwell]

to dwell ⬩ A dwelling, habitation ⬩ habitatio, habitaculum

Entry preview:

A dwelling, habitation; habitatio, habitaculum Bearn hér bú námon, and ðǽr eardedon here children obtained a dwelling, and there settled, Ps. Th. 101. 25. Stanford and Deóra bý wǽron under Norþmannum Stamford and Derby [Deóra bý habitation of deer or

Linked entry: bý

hálsian

(v.)
Grammar
hálsian, heálsian [Ettmüller connects this verb in the sense obsecrare with hals, and writes halsian, healsian; the forms in which ea occurs seem to favour this writing, while reference to cognate dialects seems to point to á]

To beseech, entreat, implore, adjure, conjure, exorcise ⬩ augurari ⬩ to salute, greet

Entry preview:

To beseech, entreat, implore, adjure, conjure, exorcise Ic hálsige and bidde ðone gelǽredan ðæt hé ðæt ús ne wíte I beseech and beg the learned not to blame us for it, Guthl. prol; Gdwin. 2, 10: Blickl. Homl. 57, 33. Ic hálsige ðé þurh ðone lifiendan

healh

(n.)
Grammar
healh, halh [in the declension the final h seems to be omitted before an inflection]; m. A word of doubtful meaning.
    Kemble, Cod. Dipl. iii. xxix.
translates it hall, probably originally a stone building.
    Leo, A. S. Names, p. 52,
takes it to be the same word as ealh. Somner gives healh-stán crusta, collyrida. In form it agrees with Latin calx.

hall ⬩ a stone building ⬩ calx.

Entry preview:

The following are some of the passages in which the word occurs Se westra eásthealh, Cod. Dipl. iii. 19, 6. On ðone west halh, 18, 25. Óþ cyninges healh, i. 257, 33. On Scottes healh; of ðam heale, vi. 2, 2. In Streónes halh; of ðam hale, 214, 25. On

ofer-méttu (o)

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-méttu (o), indecl. in sing. ; but declined in pl. , where it is used with singular meaning, cf. ofer-hygd, -méde : perhaps all the instances which follow may belong to the plural, since eáþmétto takes a verb in the plural; f.

Pride, arrogance, haughtiness

Entry preview:

Pride, arrogance, haughtiness Hine his hyge gespeón and his ofermétto ealra swíðost, Cd. Th. 22, 35; Gen. 351. þurh heora miclan mód, and þurh ofermétto, 22, 7; Gen. 337 : 21, 30; Gen. 332. Hé biþ on oferméttu (-métto, Cott. MSS.) áwended . . . hé ástág

corflian

(v.)
Grammar
corflian, p. ode; pp. od [ceorfan to cut]

To cut up small, mince ⬩ concidere

Entry preview:

To cut up small, mince; concidere Ðás wyrta sý swýðe smæl corflode let these herbs be minced very small Lchdm. iii. 292, 5

croda

(n.; part.)
Grammar
croda, an; m. [croden, pp. of creódan to crowd, press, drive]

A crowd ⬩ press ⬩ collisus.

Entry preview:

A crowd, press; collisus

ge-sígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sígan, p. -sáh, pl. -sigon; pp. -sigen [sígan to sink]

To sink ⬩ fall ⬩ set as the sun ⬩ cadere ⬩ labi ⬩ occĭdĕre ut sol

Entry preview:

To sink, fall, set as the sun; cadere, labi, occĭdĕre ut sol Ǽr heó [sunne] fullíce gesígan onginne before it [the sun] begin fully to sink, Herb. 19, 5; Lchdm. i. 112, 21. Ðæt he ána scyle gesígan æt sæcce that he alone should sink in conflict, Beo.

ge-smecgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-smecgan, p. ede; pp. ed [smæccan to taste]

To taste; ⬩ gustāre

Entry preview:

To taste; gustāre Ic gesmecge gusto, Ælfc. Gl. 5; Som. 56, 33; Wrt. Voc. 17, 37

Linked entry: ge-smæccan

ge-smyrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-smyrian, -smirian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [smyrian to smear]

To smear ⬩ anoint ⬩ ungĕre

Entry preview:

To smear, anoint; ungĕre Hí word hira wel gesmyredon, ele anlícast molliērunt sermōnes suos sŭper ŏleum, Ps. Th. 54, 21. Forðon gesmiride mec propter quod unxit me, Lk. Skt. Lind. 4, 18. Ðætte gesmiredon hire ut ungerent eum, Mk. Skt. Lind. 16, 1. Ðæt

Linked entry: ge-smirian

ge-soden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-soden, part. [soden, pp. of seóðan to seethe]

Seethed ⬩ sodden ⬩ cooked ⬩ boiled ⬩ coctus ⬩ elixus

Entry preview:

Seethed, sodden, cooked, boiled; coctus, elixus Gesoden, gebacen coctus, Ælfc. Gl. 31; Som. 61, 86; Wrt. Voc. 27, 16; 82, 71. Gesoden mæt on wætere elixus cĭbus, 31; Som. 61, 87; Wrt. Voc. 27, 17. Gesoden wín defrūtum vīnum, 32; Som. 62, 8; Wrt. Voc.

ge-spówan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-spówan, p. -speów, pl. -speówon; pp. -spówen [spówan to succeed]

To succeed ⬩ prosper ⬩ succēdĕre ⬩ prospĕrāre

Entry preview:

To succeed, prosper; succēdĕre, prospĕrāre Hú hyre æt beaduwe gespeów how she prospered in battle, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 7; Jud. 175: Andr. Kmbl. 2688; An. 1346. Him æt ðære byrig ne gespeów he did not succeed at the city, Ors. 4, 5; Bos. 82, 8

ge-staðelian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-staðelian, -staðolian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [staðelian to found, establish]

To found ⬩ establish ⬩ build ⬩ erect ⬩ place ⬩ settle ⬩ strengthen ⬩ confirm ⬩ fortify ⬩ repair ⬩ restore ⬩ fundāre ⬩ stăbĭlīre ⬩ ædĭfĭcāre ⬩ collŏcāre ⬩ lŏcare ⬩ confortāre ⬩ confirmāre ⬩ restaurāre

Entry preview:

To found, establish, build, erect, place, settle, strengthen, confirm, fortify, repair, restore; fundāre, stăbĭlīre, ædĭfĭcāre, collŏcāre, lŏcare, confortāre, confirmāre, restaurāre Ðe Eádgár cyng hét Aðelwold gestaðelian which king Edgar commanded Æthelwold

Linked entry: ge-staðolian

ge-stefnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stefnan, p. de; pp. ed [stefnian to institute]

To institute ⬩ place ⬩ fix ⬩ instĭtuĕre

Entry preview:

To institute, place, fix; instĭtuĕre Freá engla héht wesan wæter gemǽne, stówe gestefnde the lord of angels bade the waters to be common, and their places fixed, Cd. 8; Th. 10, 21; Gen. 160

ge-stillan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stillan, -styllan; p. de; pp. ed [stillan to rest] .

To rest ⬩ cease ⬩ be still ⬩ quiet ⬩ mute ⬩ quiescĕre ⬩ sĕdāri ⬩ sĭlēre ⬩ obmutescĕre ⬩ rētĭcēre ⬩ To restrain ⬩ still ⬩ stop ⬩ stay ⬩ calm ⬩ keep in ⬩ compescĕre ⬩ cŏhĭbēre ⬩ sĕdāre ⬩ mītĭgāre ⬩ rĕtĭnēre

Entry preview:

v. intrans. To rest, cease, be still, quiet, mute; quiescĕre, sĕdāri, sĭlēre, obmutescĕre, rētĭcēre Hí ne móten ǽfre gestillan they may not ever be still, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 51; Met. 11, 26. Seó gecyndelíce hǽtu gestilleþ on ðé the natural heat shall be

ge-strangian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-strangian, -strongian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [strangian to strengthen]

To make strong ⬩ strengthen ⬩ confirm ⬩ establish ⬩ rōbŏrāre ⬩ corrōbŏrāre ⬩ confortāre ⬩ conflrmāre

Entry preview:

To make strong, strengthen, confirm, establish; rōbŏrāre, corrōbŏrāre, confortāre, conflrmāre Ðá wolde he heora geleáfan gestrangian and getrymman then would he strengthen and confirm their belief, Homl. Th. i. 152, 34. Ic gestrangige confirmo, Cod.

Linked entries: ge-strongian strangian