Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

æ
þ

heófe-líce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
heófe-líce, adj.

Lamentable ⬩ grievous ⬩ funebris

Entry preview:

Lamentable, grievous; funebris, Som

heófe-líce

(adv.)
Entry preview:

Dele

heóf-sang

Entry preview:

Dele

heáfan

(v.)
Grammar
heáfan, p. heóf, hóf
Entry preview:

Heófon gehygd they lamented their purpose, 221; Th. 285, 28; Sat. 344

ofer-lyftlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-lyftlic, adj.
Entry preview:

That is above the air (lyft) (applied to the second heaven) Siofon heofonas sindon in gewritum leornode, ꝥ is, se lyftlica heofon and se oferlyftlica . . . sió durn ðæs oferlyftlican heofones is nemned Elioth, Nap. 50

Linked entry: lyft-lic

rodor

Entry preview:

Ðone rodor God gehét heofon, Hex. 8, 25-10, 1. Add Hé (Gregory) monncynnes mǽst gestriénde rodra wearde, Past. 9, 11. Bið swíðe mycel stefn gehýred on eástweardum heofones roderum erit vox magna in firmamento caeli ab oriente, Verc. Först. 122, 6

wealdend

Entry preview:

Add: v. au-, heofon-wealdend

un-rótlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-rótlíc, adj.

Gloomy

Entry preview:

Gloomy Unrótlíc heofon triste coelum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 16, 3

Linked entry: rót-líc

lyft-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
lyft-lic, adj.
Entry preview:

Of the atmosphere, v. lyft; Se lyftlica heofon, Nap. 50, 2

bridlian

(v.)
Grammar
bridlian, l. brídlian,
Entry preview:

Hí heofon mid heora mægenum brídlodan, Bl. H. 161, 18. and add

swegel-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
swegel-beorht, adj.
Entry preview:

Cf. swegel-torht, heofon-beorht

be-fealdian

(v.)
Entry preview:

Þonne befealdaþ þes heofon tógædere, Verc. Först. 117, 11

Linked entry: -fealdian

turnigend-líc

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

Revolving Gif seó heofon turnigendlíc ( volubile ) is, Anglia vii. 12, 109 note. v. preceding word

tungol-gimm

(n.)
Grammar
tungol-gimm, es; m.
Entry preview:

A starry gem, a star Heofon ongeat, hwá hine torhtne getremede tungolgimmum, Exon. Th. 71, 6; Cri. 1151

mylen-hweogul

Entry preview:

Seó heofon ǽfre tyrnð onbútan ús; heó ys swyftre þonne ǽnig mylenhwiól, Angl. viii. 309, 47. Add

ge-fealdan

Entry preview:

Add Heofon bið gefealden swá swá bóca leáf beóð caelum plicabitur ut liber, Verc. Först. 107, 1

be-hwilfan

Entry preview:

Eal middangeard mid gestreónum þe heofon behwylfeð (behweolfeð, Sal. K. p. 86, 3), Verc. Först. 76, 8. Add

rignan

Grammar
rignan, <b>I a.</b> add: (a α)
Entry preview:

Þí geáre manig seah meoloc rínan of heofonum, Shrn. 30, 10

tunglen

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

Of the stars, sidereal Seó tunglene heofon, Anglia vii. 12, 109, 115. Tunglenes éþeles wlite sidereae patriae decus, Hymn. Surt. 58, 2

mylen-hweogul

(n.)
Grammar
mylen-hweogul, es; n.

A mill-wheel

Entry preview:

A mill-wheel Seó heofon ǽfre tyrnþ onbútan ús swiftre ðonne Snig mylenhweól (-hweowul, MS. P. ), Lchdm. iii. 232, 19

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.