Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

scrincan

(v.)
Grammar
scrincan, p. scranc, pl. scruncon; pp. scruncen.
Entry preview:

Gl. 419, 74. of a living being, to pine away, become weak Hé scrinceþ arescit; he pineth away (A. V. ), Mk. Skt. Lind. 9, 18. Ðá wearð se cyning ( Belshazzar ) tó ðan swíðe áfyrht, ðæt hé eal scranc (cf.

Linked entry: a-scrincan

þreótan

(v.)
Grammar
þreótan, p. þreát; pp. þroten

To weary

Entry preview:

To weary Ic ðé bydde ðæt ðé ne ðreóte, ne ðú ða spréce ðǽr ne forléte I pray thee that it may not weary thee, and that thou do not leave the conversation there, Shrn. 188, 20

un-wynsumness

(n.)
Grammar
un-wynsumness, e; f.

Unpleasantness

Entry preview:

Unpleasantness Se stenc wearð áwend tó wynsumum brǽðe, and eall seó unwynsumnyss him weard tó blysse, Homl. Skt. i. 4, 215. Se mann gewyrðeþ tóswollen and tó stence áwended mid unwynsumnysse, Basil admn. 8; Norm. 50; 23

Linked entry: wynsumness

ísern

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

'Sete íserne weall. . . ' Da isernan hierste-pannan hé tǽhte for íserne weall. . . tó ísernum wealle, Past. 165, 8-12. Ðæt hé him genáme áne íserne (írene, v. l. ) hierstepannan, 161, 7 : 163, 22. íserne gelóman, Gr. D. 201, . 19.

flustrian

(v.)
Grammar
flustrian, p. ode; pp. od

To plaitweaveplectĕre

Entry preview:

To plait, weave; plectĕre Flustriende plectens, Cot. 176, Som. Ben. Lye

rád-wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
rád-wérig, adj.
Entry preview:

Weary with riding or journeying, Exon. Th. 401, 19; Rä. 21, 14

un-gemǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gemǽte, adj.

Immeasurableimmense

Entry preview:

Immeasurable, immense Wearð þurh ðæt ungemǽte orfcwealm, Chr. 1115; Erl. 245, 17

Linked entries: ge-mǽte ge-mǽte

un-ádrugod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ádrugod, adj.

Undried

Entry preview:

Undried On níwne weall unádrugodne and unástíðodne, Past. 49; Swt. 383, 32

drinc-wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
drinc-wérig, adj.

Drink weary, satisfied with drinkingpotu defessus, temŭlentus

Entry preview:

Drink weary, satisfied with drinking; potu defessus, temŭlentus, Cot. 124

lid-wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
lid-wérig, adj.
Entry preview:

Weary of being on shipboard, Andr. Kmbl, 963; An. 482

sundor-anweald

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-anweald, es; m.
Entry preview:

Sunderan*-*weald monarchia

Linked entry: an-weald

un-getímu

Entry preview:

Hit for sumum ungetýmum ( casu accidente ) wearð tóbrocen, Gr. D. 97, 6. Add

Spéne

(n.)
Grammar
Spéne, (Spene?); pl.

The Spaniards

Entry preview:

The Spaniards Amilcor wearð from Spénum ofslagen, Ors. 4, 7; Swt. 182, 31

Linked entry: Spáneas

wrítian

(v.)
Grammar
wrítian, p. ode.

to drawto writecompose

Entry preview:

to draw a figure, Similar entries v. wrítan, II Ðonne wercaþ hió of weaxe, wrítiaþ Fénix, metaþ Fénix they make waxen images of the Phenix, and drawings and paintings. Engl.

ge-racenteágian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-racenteágian, ge-racentteágian, ge-racodteágian; pp. od
Entry preview:

To chain, put in chains Hé wearð geracenteágod [and] betǽht tó þám gewinne (cf. hé wearð gelæht tó þám gecampe, and on racenteágum gelǽd, Hml. Th. ii. 500, 8), Hml. S. 31, 35. Geracodteágodum earmum catenatis lacertis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 47

Linked entry: racent-teágian

of-sceótan

Entry preview:

Add His hors wearð under ofscoten, Chr. 1079; P. 214, 28

teónlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
teónlíce, <b>. II.</b>
Entry preview:

Achan wearð ðá oftorfod teónlíce mid stánum, Hex. 54, 5. Add

hám-weardes

Entry preview:

Add: cf. hám-weard; Fór Swegen eorl in tó Wealan, and him man gíslode. Þá hé hámwerdes wæs, Chr. 1046; P. 164, 28. cf. hám-weard; Hú hý sceoldon beón álǽd of Babilonia þeówdóme, and Gode þancian þǽra ára þe hí be wege hædon hámweardes, Ps.

delan

Entry preview:

Dele, and for the passage substitute Ǽr þon engla wearð (weard, MS.) for oferhygde dǽl on gedwilde; noldan dreógan leng heora selfra rǽd ere of the angels part from pride fell into error; they would not longer do what was best for themselves, Gen. 23

Rómáne

Entry preview:

Wearð Rómáne consul ofslagen, Ors. 3, 6; S. 108, 5. Þá gesáwon hié Rómáne scipa on ðǽm sǽ irnan, 4, 1; S. 154, 4. Rómáno scipa, S. 3, 23. Hú Rómáno (o altered to e) æfterre gewinn and Punica wearð geendod, 4, 35. Add