Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

æ
þ

mynetian

(v.)
Grammar
mynetian, p. ode

To mint ⬩ coin

Entry preview:

To mint, coin Nán man ne mynetege bútan on porte, L. Ath. i. 14; Th. i. 206, 19

ge-scý

Entry preview:

Tó preósta gescý finde man biccene heorðan ... nimon hí heora gescý on Nouembre, Chrd. 48, 25-28. Add

un-geþancfull

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geþancfull, adj.

Unthankful ⬩ ungrateful

Entry preview:

Unthankful, ungrateful Ðú man, tó hwan eart ðú mé swá ungeþancfull mínra gifena? Wulfst. 259, 1: 241, 4

Linked entry: ge-þancfull

wóplíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wóplíce, adv.

Mournfully ⬩ with lamentations

Entry preview:

Mournfully, with lamentations Wé healdaþ heora gemynd, náteshwón wóplíce, swá swá man bewépð deádne, Homl. Ass. 77, 124

án-méde

(n.)
Grammar
án-méde, es; n.
Entry preview:

Unanimity Þú eart se man þe mé wære on ánméde tu vero, homo unanimis, Ps. Th. 54, 13

edmǽl-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
edmǽl-tíd, e; f.
Entry preview:

A festival-time Ǽlce geáre tó ðǽre edméltíde (cf. man his gemynd dó, 15), Cht. Th. 158, 21

fullwiht-þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
fullwiht-þegnung, e; f.
Entry preview:

Baptismal service Ðá twá word abrenuntio and credo þe man æt fulluhtþénunge on gewunan hæfð, Wlfst. 38, 9

oferlíce

(adv.)
Entry preview:

Hí lǽtað þæt man gýman ne ðurfe ná oferlíce swýðe þæs þe béc beódað, Wlfst. 55, 19. Add

on-sting

Grammar
on-sting, Add: the right to intervene, or thrust oneself into, the affairs of another. Cf. stingan; <b>Ia</b>
Entry preview:

Icc nelle nâteswhôn geþafian ꝥ þaer æ̂nig man æ̂nigne onstyng habbe on æ̂nigum þingum, Cht. E. 303, 10

un-gewítendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewítendlic, adj.
Entry preview:

That does not pass away, imperishable Swylce man sylle gewítendlic hús, and ungewítendlic underfó, Hml. S. 34 298

Linked entry: ge-wítendlic

wæter-will

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-will, es; m.

A spring of water

Entry preview:

A spring of water Ðæt man weorðige wæterwyllas oþþe stánas, L. C. S. 5;Th. i. 378, 20

BURN

(n.)
Grammar
BURN, e; f: burne, an; f: burna, an; m. [from burnon, p. pl. of beornan to boil, bubble; fervere]
Entry preview:

A bubbling or running water, a BOURN, brook, stream, river; torrens, rivus Hefe upp ðíne hand ofer burna and ofer móras extende manum tuam super rivos et super paludes, Ex. 8, 5

Linked entries: burna burne

untíd-fyll

(n.)
Grammar
untíd-fyll, untíd-fyllu; f.

Unseasonable repletion ⬩ excessive drinking at improper times

Entry preview:

Ve, qui consurgitis mane ad bibendum, etc. Wá eów, hé cwæð, ðe lufiaþ untídfylla and ǽr on morgen oferdrenc dreógaþ, Wulfst. 46, 14

be-geát

(n.)
Grammar
be-geát, es; n. (f.
Entry preview:

Ox. 2698: 3915. what is acquired, possessions, property Cýð mildheortnysse earmum mannum mid þínum begeáte, Hml. Th. ii. 104, 27. Mid þínum begeátum, Wlfst. 286, 29. Hí læccað of manna begeátum lóc hwæt hí gefón magan, Ll. Th. ii. 328, 4.

and-lícnis

(n.)
Grammar
and-lícnis, -niss, e; f.

A likeness ⬩ similitude ⬩ imago

Entry preview:

A likeness, similitude; imago God gesceóp man to his andlícnisse creavit Deus hominem ad imaginem suam, Gen. 1, 27

módor-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
módor-cynd, e; f.

The nature derived from the mother

Entry preview:

The nature derived from the mother Hé wæs sóþ man þurh his médrengecynd (módercynde, MS. H.), Wulfst. 17. 7

ge-bregdan

Grammar
ge-bregdan, <b>; V.</b>
Entry preview:

Gebrǽd hé hine sylfne swylce hé wǽre sum ælþeódig man peregrinum quempiam esse se simulans, Chrd. 99, 23. Add

þrymma

(n.)
Grammar
þrymma, an; m.

A strong or great man ⬩ a warrior

Entry preview:

A strong or great man, a warrior Þrymman sceócan, módige maguþegnas, morðres on luste, Andr. Kmbl. 2280; An. 1141

Linked entry: þremma

un-treówe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-treówe, -trýwe; adj.

Untrue ⬩ not faithful

Entry preview:

Untrue, not faithful Gyf hwylc man sý untrýwe ðam hundrede, L. C. S. 30; Th. i. 392, 21 note

Linked entry: treówe

un-gewendendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewendendlíc, adj.

Unchangeable ⬩ invariable ⬩ chronic

Entry preview:

Unchangeable, invariable, chronic (of disease) Þeáh man sý on hwylcre ungewendendlícre (-dedlícre, MS. H.) ádle, Lchdm. i. 328, 20

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.