Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

æ
þ

a-drygan

Grammar
a-drygan, -dryggean

to dry

Entry preview:

to dry, Past. 13, 1; Hat. MS. 16b, 6

be-lagen beón

(v.)

to be oppressed ⬩ opprimi

Entry preview:

to be oppressed; opprimi Past. 58, 1; Hat. MS

seám-sadol

(n.)
Grammar
seám-sadol, es; m.
Entry preview:

A pack-saddle; sagma, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 12

Linked entry: sadol

á-hréran

Entry preview:

Ðæt áhrérede mód commotae mentes, Past. 297, 16. Add

Linked entry: hréran

bucc

(n.)

a cheek, part of a helmet ⬩ buccula

Entry preview:

a cheek, part of a helmet; buccula, Cot. 25

dún-scrǽf

(n.)
Grammar
dún-scrǽf, gen. -scræfes; pl. nom. acc. -scrafu; gen. -scrafa; dat. -scrafum, -scræfum; n. [dún a mountain, scræf a den, cave]

A mountain-cave ⬩ montāna cavema

Entry preview:

He séceþ dýgle stówe under dúnscrafum he seeks a secret place among the mountain-caves, 96 a; Th. 357, 32; Pa. 37. Weras woldon to dúnscræfum drohtoþ sécan the men would seek a refuge in mountain-caves, Andr. Kmbl. 3076; An. 1541

þearlwíslíce

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

Ðý læs hié wyrðen ðearlwíslecor gedémede ne districtius puniantur, Past. 28; Swt. 191, 15

a-gálan

(v.)

To loose ⬩ dissolve ⬩ remittere

Entry preview:

To loose, dissolve; remittere, Past. 11, 1; Hat. MS. 14b, 24

fæst-hafolnes

(n.)
Grammar
fæst-hafolnes, -ness, e; f.

Fast-havingness, sparingness, economy ⬩ parcĭtas

Entry preview:

Fast-havingness, sparingness, economy; parcĭtas Fæsthafolnesse parcĭtātem, Past. 60; Hat. MS

Linked entry: be-hæfednes

gafol-rand

(n.)

A pair of compasses ⬩ circĭnus ⬩ κίρκινos

Entry preview:

A pair of compasses; circĭnus = κίρκινos, Cot. 54, Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: gabul-roid

giornfulnes

(n.)

earnestness

Entry preview:

earnestness, Past. 18, 2; Hat. MS. 25 b, 21. v. georufulnes

glywian

(v.)

to play on an instrument

Entry preview:

to play on an instrument; part. glywiende, Ps. Spl. 67, 27

gram-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
gram-bǽre, adj.
Entry preview:

Angry, passionate; iracundus, Past. 40, 1; Swt. 289, 5; Hat. MS

bídende

(v.; part.)

abiding

Entry preview:

Kmbl. 966; El. 484; Similar entries part. of bídan

stride

(n.)
Grammar
stride, es; m.
Entry preview:

A stride, pace Faeðm vel tuegen stridi passus Txts. 85, 1510

druncen-wille

Entry preview:

Hé drincð him mid ðǽm druncenwillum monnum, Past. 120, 13. Add

ge-blǽcan

(v.)
Entry preview:

to make pale, disfigure Geblǽcte exterminavit, Ps. Spl. C. 79, 14

næs

Grammar
næs, was not.
Entry preview:

Hit nas (næs, v. l. ) ná gecweden, Past. 108, 10. Add

brytian

(v.)

to dispense, distribute

Entry preview:

to dispense, distribute, Past. 44, I; Hat. MS. 61 a. 13

ge-nóg

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-nóg, adj.
Entry preview:

Him ðǽr genóg ðyncð, Past. 449, 14. used absolutely in singular Þá þurfon swíþe lytles þe máran ne willniaþ þonne genóges, Bt. 14, 2; F. 44, 14. Hió gehǽt him ǽghwæs genóg (-nóh, v. l. ), Past. 71, 23.

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.