Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

æ
þ

ge-leáfleásness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-leáfleásness, e; f.
Entry preview:

Incredulity, want of belief On þám dæge wæs þǽra Judéiscra manna geleáfleásnys gewiten fram mannum and riht geleáfa ásprang onmang Godes gelaðunge, Wlfst. 294, 2

in-betýnedness

(n.)
Grammar
in-betýnedness, e; f.
Entry preview:

Inclusion, shutting in, confinement Hé wæs manig gǽr ána belocen in þám nearwestan scræfe ... on þǽre frumtíde his inbetýnednesse, Gr. D. 210, 27: 212, 5

Linked entry: be-týnedness

rex-geníþla

(n.)
Entry preview:

geníþlan Elene; either word alliterates with cwéne), hé wæs on þǽre cwéne gewealdum, El. 610. (?)

þeód

Grammar
þeód, <b>I a.</b> add: 'a body of warriors, old and young, attached by personal service to the king ... the comitatus mentioned by Tacitus apparently resembled the þeód in all respects,' Chadwick's Origin of the English Nation, p. 311. Cf. pp. 156, 303, 3, 4. v. þeód-guma, -wita,
Entry preview:

Wæs seó þeód tilu, 1250

hweogol

(n.)
Entry preview:

II. a circular band :-- Hé sǽde ꝥ þá Drihtnes fótlástas wǽron beworht mid ǽrne hweóle and þæs heánes wǽre oð monnes swýran, and ꝥ þǽr wǽre ðyrel on middum þǽm hweóle (cf.

Linked entries: sceard-hweogol hwegl

reáfere

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

Ne sǽde ðæt godspel ðæt se ríca ( Dives in the parable ) reáfere wǽre, ac wæs uncystig, Homl. Th. i. 328, 18. Scyld sceal cempan, sceaft reáfere, Exon. Th. 341, 23; Gn. Ex. 130. Ic ne eom swylce óðre men, reáferas ( raptores ), Lk. Skt. 18, 11.

ge-wylde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wylde, adj.

Subject ⬩ under one's power or control ⬩ in one's possesion

Entry preview:

Subject, under one's power or control, in one's possesion Him wæs gelíce gewylde his wynstre and his swíðre utraque manu pro dextra utebatur, Jud. 3, 15.

olfend

(n.)
Entry preview:

Hire wæs áweaxen swá áheardod hýd swylce olfendan, Gr. D. 287, 5.

sǽ-flód

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-flód, es; m. n.

an incoming tide, flood ⬩ the sea,

Entry preview:

Wæs án burg sió wæs néh ðæm sǽ óþ án sǽflód com and hié áwéste civitas repentino maris impetu abscissa, atque desolata est, Ors. 2,7 ; Swt. 90, 20.

cyning-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
cyning-cynn, es; n. [cynn a sort, race, v. cynn]

A royal race ⬩ regium genus

Entry preview:

Eanfriþ wæs ðære mǽgþe cyningcynnes Eanfrith was of the royal race of that province, 3, 1; S. 523, 14. Penda wæs se fromesta esne of Mercna cyningcynne Penda was the boldest man of the royal race of the Mercians, 2, 20; S. 521, 9

drync

(n.)
Grammar
drync, es; m.

Drink, a drink, draught ⬩ potus, haustus

Entry preview:

Drink, a drink, draught; potus, haustus Ðǽr wæs ǽlcum genóg drync there was enough drink for each, Andr. Kmbl. 3069; An. 1537. Ic ofþyrsted wæs gástes drynces I was thirsty for the soul's drink, Soul Rmbl. 82; Seel. 41.

Linked entry: drinc

ge-fyrþran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyrþran, p. ede; pp. ed

To further ⬩ advance ⬩ promote ⬩ improve ⬩ promovere ⬩ prosperare

Entry preview:

To further, advance, promote, improve; promovere, prosperare Heora síþfæt wæs fram Drihtne sylfum gefyrþred [MS. gefyrþrad], their journey was furthered by the Lord himself, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 34.

blóstma

(n.)
Entry preview:

Sixte wæs blóstmena pund, ðanon him (Adam) wæs eágena missenlícnes geseald, Sal. K. 180, 13. Hire leáf and blóstman meng tógædere, Lch. ii. 24, 21. In passage from Bd. for blóstma substitute blóstmena (blósmana, v.l.), and add: blóstme; f. (?)

weorþ

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

Add Hé wæs swelce Rómáne þá wyrþe wǽron dignus Romanis punitor, Ors. 6, 3 ; S. 256, 24.

áþ-swaring

(n.)
Grammar
áþ-swaring, -swerung, e; f.

An oath-swearing ⬩ juramentum

Entry preview:

An oath-swearing; juramentum Gemindig wæs áþswaringe his memor fuit juramenti sui, Ps. Spl. 104, 8. Mid áþswerunge with oath-swearing, Chr.1070; Th. 344, 27

Linked entries: swaring áþ-swerung

be-cnyttan

(v.)
Grammar
be-cnyttan, v. a.

To knot ⬩ bind ⬩ tie ⬩ inclose ⬩ ligare

Entry preview:

To knot, bind or tie, inclose; ligare Ðe seó molde on becnit wæs in which the mould was inclosed, Bd. 3, 10; S. 534, 29, note

diácon-þénung

(n.)
Grammar
diácon-þénung, e; f. [þénung duty, office]

The duty or office of a deacon ⬩ diaconātus offĭcium

Entry preview:

The duty or office of a deacon; diaconātus offĭcium Hediáconþénunge mycelre tíde brúcende wæs diaconātus offĭcio non pauco tempŏre fungebātur, Bd. 4, 3; S. 570, 28

eáþ-gete

(adj.)
Grammar
eáþ-gete, adj.

Easily got, got ready, prepared ⬩ făcĭlis adeptu, părātus

Entry preview:

Easily got, got ready, prepared; făcĭlis adeptu, părātus Him wæs eáþgete ele to ðam baþe oil was made ready for his bath, Ælfc. T. 32, 14

Linked entry: éþ-begete

mód-geómor

(adj.)
Grammar
mód-geómor, adj.

Sad at heart ⬩ of mournful mind

Entry preview:

Þeód wæs módgeómre, Andr. Kmbl. 2227; An. 1115: 3412; An. 1710

big-hydig

(adj.)
Grammar
big-hydig, bí-hydig; adj.

Careful, watchful, solicitous, anxious ⬩ sollicitus, sollers

Entry preview:

Careful, watchful, solicitous, anxious; sollicitus, sollers Wæs seó móder ðære gesomnunge bíhydig [MS. B. byghydig = bighydig] sollicita est mater congregationis, Bd. 4, 7; Whel. 277, 27

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.