Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

æ
þ

frió-léta

(n.)

a freedman

Entry preview:

a freedman, Som. Ben. Lye

frostig

(adj.)
Grammar
frostig, adj.

Frosty ⬩ gĕlĭdus

Entry preview:

Som. Ben. Lye

gaad

(n.)

a goad

Entry preview:

a goad, Som. Ben. Lye

gaðerian

(v.)

to gather

Entry preview:

to gather, Som. Ben. Lye

gealewe

(adj.)

yellow ⬩ flāvus

Entry preview:

yellow; flāvus, Som. Ben. Lye

ge-togennes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-togennes, -ness, e; f.

Cramp ⬩ convulsion ⬩ contractio ⬩ convulsio

Entry preview:

Cramp, convulsion; contractio, convulsio, Som

grind-tóðas

(n.)
Entry preview:

grinding teeth, the grinders, Som

ge-mǽnnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mǽnnung, e; f.

Communion, fellowship ⬩ communio, contubernium

Entry preview:

Communion, fellowship; communio, contubernium, Som

ge-mangnys

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mangnys, se; f.

A mingling, confection ⬩ commixtio.

Entry preview:

Som

brenning

(n.)

a burning; ⬩ crematio,

Entry preview:

a burning; crematio, Som. Lye

bryrd-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
bryrd-dæg, es; m.

Passion-day ⬩ passionis dies

Entry preview:

Passion-day; passionis dies, Som

coxre

(n.)

a quiver

Entry preview:

a quiver Som. Ben. Lye

cuellan

(v.)

to kill

Entry preview:

to kill Som. Ben. Lye

hiwleás-ness

(n.)

want of form; ⬩ deformitas.

Entry preview:

Som

lufiend-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
lufiend-, lufigend-líc; adj.

Lovely ⬩ lovable ⬩ amiable

Entry preview:

Gr. 9, 28; Som. 11, 40. Lufigendlíc miht amanda victus, 26; Som. 28, 19. Luffendlíc stede amenus locus, Ælfc. Gl. 48; Som. 65, 63; Wrt. Voc. 33, 59.

CǼG

(n.)
Grammar
CǼG, gen. cǽge; pl. nom. acc. cǽga, cǽgia; f; cǽge, an; f.
Entry preview:

Gr. pref; Som. I. 23: 9, 28; Som. 11, 54: Past. 15, 2; Hat. MS. 19a, 17. Ge ætbrudon ðæs ingehýdes cǽge tulisti clavem scientiæ, Lk. Bos. II, 52. Saturnus sumra hæfde bóca cǽga Saturn had the keys of some books, Salm. Kmbl. 370; Sal. 184.

Linked entry: cǽge

DEÓR

(n.)
Grammar
DEÓR, diór,es ; n.

An animal, any sort of wild animal, a wild beast, DEER ⬩ fĕra, bestia

Entry preview:

Gl. 18; Som. 58, 126. Ánhyrne deór a one-horned beast, unicorn, rhinoceros; unicornis vel monocĕros vel rinocĕros, μoνόκερωs vel ρινόκερωs, 18; Som, 58, 130; Wrt. Voc. 22, 43: 78, 1

Linked entries: dýr diór

æt-slídan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-slídan, p. -slád, pl. -slidon; pp. -sliden [æt from, away; v. æt I. 2: slídan labi]

To slip or slide away ⬩ labi ⬩ elabi

Entry preview:

Gr. 29; Som. 33, 43: 35; Som. 38, 10. Ðæt hira fót ætslíde ut labatur pes eorum, Deut. 32, 35

feoh-strang

(adj.)
Grammar
feoh-strang, adj.

Money-strong ⬩ possessing cattle or money ⬩ pĕcuārius ⬩ pĕcūniōsus

Entry preview:

Gl. 58; Som. 67, 112; Wrt. Voc. 38, 35. Feohstrang pĕcūniōsus, 88; Som. 74, 71; Wrt. Voc. 50, 51

CEÓ

(n.)
Grammar
CEÓ, ció; indecl. f.

A CHOUGH, a bird of the genus corvus, ajay, crow, jackdaw ⬩ cornix, gracculus, monedula

Entry preview:

Gr. 9, 64; Som. 13, 58. Ceó gracculus vel monedula, Ælfc. Gl. 37; Som. 63, 13; Wrt. Voc. 29, 36

Linked entries: chýae ció

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.