Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

ge-neádian

(v.)
Entry preview:

Ox. 2541. to compel, force to (tó) an action bebeád his cempum ꝥ ðá crístenan cynegas tó þǽre offrunga geneádodon mid wítum, Hml.

swíþlic

Entry preview:

Add mid swíðlicum prasse férde, Hml. S. 29, 208. He ofwearp þone swýþlican ent, 18, 18. gegaderode swýðlice fyrde, 25, 290.

ge-unweorþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-unweorþian, ge-unwurþian
Entry preview:

to dishonour befýlað fracodlíce selfe and eác geunwurðiað, Wlfst. 305, 11. ꝥ é Se crístendóm weorð geunwurðod syððan, Hml. S. 19, 149. Gé beóð geunwurðode and eác gewítnode, 11, 95

Linked entry: un-weorþian

beód-fers

(n.)
Grammar
beód-fers, es; n. (not m.)
Entry preview:

Sé þe tó his beódferse ne cume ad mensam qui ante versum ne occurrerit, 69, 9. tó Furtunates mýsan becom, ǽr þám þe his beódfers sunge (Gode þone lofsang ásægde, swá swá sume men gewuniaþ, ꝥ singað. . . ǽr etan, v. l. ), Gr. D. 62, 9

for-weaxan

Entry preview:

Ne eft ne lǽte forweahsan (-weaxan, v. l.) tó swíðe tó unnytte ... mæge hié íðelíce of áceorfan ðæt hié tó ungemetlíce ne forweaxen nec rursum ad crescendum nimis relaxet ... recidantur citius, ne immoderatius excrescant, Past. 141, 1-6. [ The Latin

ge-lygnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lygnian, ge-lygenian; p. ode; pp. od
Entry preview:

Gif wolde gefsestnian mid áþe, ꝥ seó leáse wrǽgistre ne wurde fordǽmed. Ðá swór friðian wolde þá leásan wudewan, ðeáh þe heó gelignod wurðe, 2, 210.

fremman

(v.)
Entry preview:

Þæt gewyrce, ǽr on weg scyle, fremman on foldan. wið feónda níð that he succeed by his labours, ere he must depart, in prevailing on earth against the fiends' malice, Seef. 75. trans. to advance, further, promote Fremid provehit, Wrt.

for-scyldigian

(v.)
Grammar
for-scyldigian, -scyldegian, -scyldgian; p. ode; pp. od [scyldigian accūsāre]

To make guiltyto criminatecondemnreum făcĕredamnāre

Entry preview:

Ne slihþ se déma ðone forscyldgodan sceaðan, ac he hǽt his underþeóddan hine belifian the judge slays not the condemned robber, but he commands his subordinates to deprive him of life, ii. 36, 9

for-þencan

(v.)
Grammar
for-þencan, ; p. -þohte, pl. -þohton; pp. -þoht

To misthinkdisdaindespisedistrustdespairdedignāridiffīdĕre

Entry preview:

He lǽrde ðæt ða þearfan ne forþohton he taught that they should not despise the poor, Ps. Th. arg. 48. He fela worda spræc, forþoht þearle he uttered many words, greatly despaired, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 163; Met. 1, 82

Linked entry: fore-þencan

gál

(adj.)
Grammar
gál, adj.

Lightpleasantwantonlicentiouswickedlĕvislibīdĭnōsusluxŭriōsusmălus

Entry preview:

Gecunnian hwæðer he wǽre god oððe gál to try whether he were good or bad, Gu. 17; Gdwn. 74, 6

on-bryrdan

(v.)
Grammar
on-bryrdan, p. de.

to instigate, stimulate, incite, inspire, animateto excite to a feeling of compunction

Entry preview:

tó geleáfan onbryrde, Blickl. Homl. 107, 2. se héhsta Déma mid elne onbryrde inspired her with courage, Judth. Thw. 22, 37; Jud. 95. Git mid fullwihte onbryrdon ealne ðisne middangeard, Exon. Th. 467, 10; . 136.

a-fæstnian

(v.)
Grammar
a-fæstnian, p. ode; pp. od

To fixfasten or make firmto strengthenfortifyconfirmbetrothespouseinscribemunirefirmareconsignare librisinfigere

Entry preview:

afæstaod wæs feld-húsa mǽst how that greatest of field-houses was fastened. Cd. 146; Th. 183, 2; Exod. 85: 173; Th. 218, 17; Dan. 40. Ðe he on fíf bócum afæstnode which he inscribed in five books, Hexam. 1; Norm. 2, 18: Deut. 32, 23.

Linked entry: a-festnian

metod-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
metod-sceaft, e; f.

Decree of fatedoomfate after death

Entry preview:

forþ gewát metodsceaft seón he died, Cd. 83; Th. 104, 31; Gen. 1743: Beo. Th. 2364; B. 1180. Heó metodsceaft ( the death of her kinsmen ) bemearn, 2158; B. 1077

ge-dreccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dreccan, p. -drehte; pp. -dreht, -dreaht

To vexafflicttormentoppressvexareaffligeretribulareopprimere

Entry preview:

To vex, afflict, torment, oppress; vexare, affligere, tribulare, opprimere He hæfþ on slǽpe ðýn wýf gedreht he hath vexed thy wife in her sleep, Nicod. 6; Thw. 3, 15.

Linked entries: ge-drecte ge-dreht

á-breóþan

(v.)
Entry preview:

Gif ábrýð on ðǽre éhtnysse, Hml. Th. i. 250, 21. Se yfela, swá oftor on ðǽre fandunge ábrýð, swá forcúðra bið, 268, 29.

Linked entries: a-broten á-broþenness

ǽt

(n.; part.)
Grammar
ǽt, es; m: ǽt, e; f. [æt p. of etan to eat] .

foodcibusescaeatingesusmanducatio

Entry preview:

food; cibus, esca Ǽtes on wénan in hope of food, Cd. 151; Th. 188, 9; Exod. 165. He us ǽt giefeþ he gives us food, Exon. 16 b; Th. 38, 9; Cri. 604.

hentan

(v.)
Grammar
hentan, p. te

To pursuefollow afterseize[?]

Entry preview:

Gif man tó deáþe gefylle beó he ðonne útlah and his hente mid hearme ǽlc ðara ðe riht wille if he fell a man to death, let him then be an outlaw, and let every one that desires right pursue him with hue and cry [?], L. E. G. 6; Th. i. 170, 10: L.

carte

Entry preview:

sceáwode þá cartan and clypode tó ðám wífe: 'Þeós carte is ádílegod,' Hml. S. 3, 659. Heó ealle hyre mánlican dǽda áwrát on ánre cartan and beworhte mid leádé, . . . þá genam se biscop þá cartan, 532.

dearnunga

Entry preview:

ongan hatian dearnunga and wrégean tó þám cyninge, Lch. iii. 424, 19. Þeáh dearnunga forlicge etiamsi adulteretur, Ll. Th. ii. 156, 11. forfleáh deornunga þá fóstormódor, Hml. Th. ii. 154, 30. Dernunga, Mt. L. 19, 18.

deópe

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

syngað swýðe deópe he sins very grievously, Hml. S. 19, 254. Swá man bið mihtigra . . ., swá sceal deóppor synna gebétan, Ll. Th. i. 328, 14. [ O. H. Ger. tiufo alte, funditus, penitus. ]