Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

wan-spédig

(adj.)
Grammar
wan-spédig, adj.
Entry preview:

Ðín wanspédiga mǽg attenuatus frater tuus, Lev. 25, 25. Ðás læssan lác, ðe wǽron wannspédigra manna lác. Homl. Th. i. 140, 6. Uton dón þearfum and wannspédigum sume híððe úre góda, ii. 100, 35. Se gýtsere berýpð ða wannspédigan, i. 66, 11

wrǽþu

(n.)
Grammar
wrǽþu, (-o); indecl.: wrǽþ, e; f.

Wrathanger

Entry preview:

Wrath, anger Wrǽðo ðín ira tua. Rtl. 11, 1. Hí wǽran intinga ðare wrǽðe ðe wæs betwyx him and ðan cinge, Chr. 1051; Erl. 182, 28. Hæfþ eal folc micele wrǽþe æt Gode þurh his ǽnne gilt, þe hé nolde healdan ða þincg. Wulfst. 174, 27.

Linked entry: wrǽþ

gearcung

Entry preview:

Cf. ealle míne ðing ic gearcode; cumað tó þám giftum, 522, 8) búton gyftlicum reáfe?, Hml. Th. i. 530, 2

ge-cwide

Entry preview:

Ne hé má eft tó him hwearf æfter heora gecwide (-cwyde, v.l.) neque ultra ad eum juxta suum condictum rediit, Bd. 4, 25; Sch. 496, 10. a will Ðis is Wulfgates gecwide ... ꝥ is þonne ꝥ hé geann ǽrest Gode his sáwelscattas ..., C.D.B. iii. 652, 16

púca

(n.)
Grammar
púca, an; m.
Entry preview:

. ¶ in a place-name :-- Ðis synd ðá landgemǽru ðe sceótað dún tó Púcanwylle, C. D. iii. 423, 28. ¶ Cf. (?) Wæs sumes gesíðes tún, sé wæs Púh (Púhh, v. l.) háten qui vocabatur Puch, Bd. 5, 4; Sch. 567, 10

Linked entry: púcel

wéde

(adj.)
Grammar
wéde, adj.

Furious, in a rage, mad, fierce,

Entry preview:

S.) wæs mé ðió widiua molesta est mihi haec vidua, 18, 5.widiua Wið wédes (wéde, MS. B. v.wéde-hund) hundes slite, Lchdm. i. 362, 23

Linked entries: woede wéde-hund

geswinc-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
geswinc-ful, -full; adj.

Full of labourlaborioustroublesomewearisomelăbōriōsusincommŏdus

Entry preview:

Ðis wæs geswincfull this was troublesome, Chr, 1097; Erl. 234, 24. Sint hí ðé geswincfulran they are more troublesome to thee, Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 22, MS. Cot

holian

(v.)
Grammar
holian, p. ode

To hollow out, make hollow, dig, make a holecavare

Entry preview:

To hollow out, make hollow, dig, make a hole; cavare Hí ðá hwæthwega holodon and ðǽrrihte ðæt wæter swá genihtsumlíce út fleów ðæt hit arn streámrynes of ðam munte they then hollowed out [the rock] a little, and straightway the water flowed out so abundantly

a-fíndan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fíndan, p. -fánd, pl. -fúndon; pp. -fúnden

To finddetectfeelexperienceinveniredeprehendereexperirisentire

Entry preview:

Ðis wíf wæs afúnden on unrihton hǽmede hæc mulier deprehensa est in adulterio, Jn. Bos. 8, 4: Bt. 35, 5 ; Fox 162, 31

Linked entry: a-fúnden

lendenu

Entry preview:

Begyrd sweord ðín ymb lendna [lendynu, Ps. Cam. : lendan ( = lendna), Ps. Srt.] accingere gladium luum circa femor, Ps. Vos. 44, 4

on-uppan

Entry preview:

Add Ælfwold gesealde Eádwolde and his sunum .c. panæga anuppan eall ðis óðer, C. D. B. iii. 491, 16

welig

(n.)
Grammar
welig, es;m.

A willow

Entry preview:

Dip. Kmbl. iii. 223, 23. Tó ðam greátan welige 438, 3. On ðone ealdan myl[en] ðǽr ða welegas standaþ ii. 250, 10. On welgum in salicibus Blickl. Gl

oftrǽd-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
oftrǽd-líc, adj.

Frequent

Entry preview:

Frequent Ðis syndon ða wǽpena ðe deófol mid oferswíðed biþ, ofthrǽdlíce rǽdinga háligra bóca and gelómlíce gebedu, L. E. I. 2; Th. ii. 404, 2.

wǽl

(n.)
Grammar
wǽl, es; m. n.

A weela deep poolgulfdeep water of a stream or of the sea

Entry preview:

Sume weriaþ on gewitlocan wísdómes streám, ðæt hé on unnyt út ne tóflóweþ, ac se wǽl wunaþ on weres breóstum dióp and stille. Past. 65; Swt. 469, 4. Hic gurges ðis wǽl, ðæt is, deóp wæter, (ðis with e overi, MS. F. ðes, MSS. D.O.) Ælfc.

gold-hord

(n.)
Grammar
gold-hord, es; m. n.
Entry preview:

A treasure, treasury; thesaurus Nellen gé goldhordian eów goldhordas on eorþan ... goldhordiaþ eów goldhordas on heofenan ... ðær ðín goldhord is ðǽr is ðín heorte nolite thesaurizare vobis thesauros in terra ... thesaurizate vobis thesauros in cælo

be-delfan

to dig a graveto dig aboutto buryput under ground,to buryput in a grave or tomb

Entry preview:

Add: to dig a grave Þá byrgena mon feor on eorðan bedelfe, Ll. Th. ii. 408, 12. to dig about Þæt treów bið bedolfen, Hml.

ælf-siden

(n.)
Grammar
ælf-siden, -sidenn, e; f.

The influence of elves or of evil spiritsthe nightmareimpetus castalidumdiaboli incubus

Entry preview:

The influence of elves or of evil spirits, the nightmare; impetus castalidum, diaboli incubus Ðis is se hálga drænc wið ælfsidene and wið eallum feóndes costungum this is the holy drink against elfin influence and all temptations of a fiend, Lacn. 11

Linked entry: -siden

a-gén

(adv.)
Grammar
a-gén, adv.

AGAINanewalsoitenimdenuoet

Entry preview:

AGAIN, anew, also; itenim, denuo, et Ðe ðé slihþ on ðín gewenge, wend óðer agén qui te percutit in maxillam, præbe et alteram, Lk. Bos. 6, 29. Ðá wende he on scype agén then he went into the ship again, 8, 37, 40.

ferhþ-loca

(n.)
Grammar
ferhþ-loca, ferþ-loca, fyrhþ-loca, an; m.

Soul-inclosurebosombodymentis clausūrapectuscorpus

Entry preview:

Soul-inclosure, bosom, body; mentis clausūra, pectus, corpus Ðæt ðín nama, Crist, in úrum ferhþlocan sí feste gestaðelod that thy name, O Christ, be firmly established in our soul's inclosure, Hy. 6, 5, 32; Hy. Grn. ii. p. 286, 5, 32.

Linked entries: ferþ-loca fyrhþ-loca

láwerce

(n.)
Grammar
láwerce, an; f.

A larklaverock

Entry preview:

Dip. Kmbl. vi. 307. Cf. O. H. Ger. Lériehanvelt

Linked entry: lǽwerce