Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

swǽs-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
swǽs-líc, adj.
Entry preview:

Kindly, pleasant, agreeable Sárge gé ne sóhton, ne him swǽslíc word frófre gé sprǽcon, Exon. Th. 92, 20; Cri. 1511. He ( Antecrist ) winþ ongeán Godes gecorenan mid swǽslícum gifum. Hé sylþ ðam, ðe on hine gelýfaþ, goldes and seolfres genyhða, Wulfst

swǽs-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
swǽs-wyrde, adj.
Entry preview:

Of pleasant speech, pleasant in speech; facetus, Wrt. Voc. i. 61, 18

swæð-hlýpe

Similar entry: stæþ-hlípe

col-sweart

(adj.)
Grammar
col-sweart, adj.
Entry preview:

Coal-black Hwílum hé bið collsweart, Nap. 13

Linked entry: sweart

dúst-swearm

(n.)
Grammar
dúst-swearm, es; m.
Entry preview:

A cloud of dust (of the motes in the sunlight) Dústswerme atomo (modico Phoebi radiis qui vibrat atomo, Ald. 272, 33), An. Ox. 23, 52

Linked entry: swearm

for-swarung

(n.)
Grammar
for-swarung, e; f.
Entry preview:

Perjury Forswarung, ꝥ is mǽne áðas, Nap. 25

ge-swǽre

Grammar
ge-swǽre, affliction.
Entry preview:

Dele. The form in Rtl. 41, 37 is gisuoenc

ge-swǽs

Entry preview:

Add: — Geswǽse blandum, Wülck. Gl. 257, 8. of persons, kind, charitable, loving Hé wæs swíðe geswǽs eallum swinc-endum, and on mislicum yrmdum mannum geheólp (cf. hé swincendum fylste, Hml. S. 31, 53), Hml. Th. ii. 500, 16. God cymð ungesewenlice tó

ge-swyrf

Entry preview:

Add: — Geswyrfes of seolfre syx peninga gewǽge, Lch. i. 336, 8

hunig-swǽs

Entry preview:

Dele

swǽs-lic

Entry preview:

Add: — Swá swá betwyh þám módum þe selfe heom betweónum lufiað seó swǽslice híwcúþnes þǽre sóþan lufe gegearwað mycle bældo sicut inter amantes se animos magnum caritatis familiaritas ausum praebet, Gr. D. 250, 8

sweart-byrd

(n.)
Grammar
sweart-byrd, e; f.
Entry preview:

A dismal, hapless birth, v. sweart; Þis mé tó bóte þǽre swǽran swærtbyrde, Lch. iii. 66, 22

mann-swǽs

(adj.)
Grammar
mann-swǽs, adj.
Entry preview:

Gentle, meek Hé lǽrð ðá manswǽsan (mansuetos) wegas his, Ps. Rdr. 24, 9. Cf. mann-þwǽre

Linked entry: swǽs

weald-swaþu

(n.)
Grammar
weald-swaþu, e; f.

A forest-track

Entry preview:

A forest-track Lástas wǽron æfter waldswaþum wíde gesýne the steps were to be seen far along the forest-tracks, Beo. Th. 2810; B. 1403

ge-swǽs

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-swǽs, adj.

Dearfamiliarkindcārusfămĭliārisblandus

Entry preview:

Dear, familiar, kind; cārus, fămĭliāris, blandus He geceás Iudan him, geswǽs frumcynn elēgit trĭbus Juda, Ps. Th. 77, 67. Iohannes mid geswǽsum wordum ðæt folc tihte John exhorted the people with kind words, Homl. Th. i. 70, 34

ge-sweoru

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sweoru, -swiru, -swyru; pl. n.

Hills;colles

Entry preview:

Hills; colles Wurdan gesweoru swá on seledreáme swá on sceápum beóþ sceóne lambru colles vĕlut agni ŏvium, Ps. Th. 113, 6. Mid wynngráfe weaxaþ geswiru [MS. gespiru] exultātiōne colles accingentur, 64, 13. Muntas and geswyru montes et omnes colles, 148

ge-swyrf

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swyrf, es; m.

Filingslimatum

Entry preview:

Filings; limatum Genim ánre yntsan gewihte geswyrfes of seolfre take the weight of one ounce of the filings of silver, Herb. 101, 3; Lchdm. i. 216, 12

Linked entry: ge-sweorf

æ-swáp

(n.)
Grammar
æ-swáp, es; n. pl. æswápa

Sweepingsdustperipsemapurgamentum

Entry preview:

Sweepings, dust; peripsema, purgamentum

be-swác

(v.; part.)

deceived, enticed, seduced

Entry preview:

deceived, enticed, seduced, Andr. Kmbl. 1226; An. 613; Similar entries p. of be-swícan

bi-swác

(v.; part.)

deceived, seduced,

Entry preview:

deceived, seduced, Exon. 70 a; Th. 260, 25; Jul. 302; p. of bi-swícan