Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

earming

(n.)
Grammar
earming, erming, yrming, es; m.

A wretched or miserable being mĭser

Entry preview:

Lamb. fol. 183 b, 17. Ne ondrǽd ðé, earming git ðu hæfst lífes hiht dread not, 0 wretched man, thou hast yet hope of life, Ælfc. T. 37, 2.

Linked entry: erming

a-wyndwian

(v.)

to blow awayventilare

Entry preview:

to blow away; ventilare We awyndwiaþ [windwiaþ, Lamb.] fýnd úre ventilabimus inimicos nostros, Ps. Spl. 43, 7

for-gitelnes

(n.)
Grammar
for-gitelnes, -ness, e; f.

Forgetfulnessa forgettingoblīvio

Entry preview:

Lamb. 9, 19

for-wyrpnes

(n.)
Grammar
for-wyrpnes, -ness, e; f.

A rejectionabjectio

Entry preview:

Lamb. 21, 7

fræt-læppa

(n.)
Grammar
fræt-læppa, an; m.

Dew-lappălear

Entry preview:

Dew-lap; pălear Frætlæppa runia vel păleāre, Ælfc. Gl. 99; Som. 76, 123; Wrt. Voc. 54, 63

in-gehygdness

(n.)
Grammar
in-gehygdness, e; f.

Intentionpurpose

Entry preview:

Lamb. 48, 5

Linked entry: ge-hygdness

trymþ

(n.)
Grammar
trymþ, e; f.
Entry preview:

Lamb. 104, 16

á-lísendness

(n.)
Grammar
á-lísendness, e; f.
Entry preview:

Redemption, absolution; ꝥ lác for álýsendnesse his sáwle pro absolutione ejus animae sacrificium, Gr. D. 347, 14

credic

(n.)
Entry preview:

Bd. 3, 27: Lac in fiala ponere solebat), An. Ox. 29, 3. (?)

sceadwian

(v.)
Grammar
sceadwian, sceadewian; ode

To cover with shadow

Entry preview:

Lamb.: sceadewede, Blickl. Gl.) obumbrabit, Ps. Spl. 90, 4

ǽ-sellend

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-sellend, es; m.

A law-giver

Entry preview:

A law-giver Se mǽra ǽsyllend Móyses, Hml. A. 24, 13. Ǽsellend legislatorem, Ps. L. 9, 21

Linked entry: sellend

tín-strenged

(adj.)
Grammar
tín-strenged, adj.

Provided with ten strings

Entry preview:

Lamb. 91, 4. Týnstrængdom, 143, 9

Linked entries: -strenged tín-strenge

a-hýðan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hýðan, -híðan, -hiéðan

To destroylay wastedespoilvastareabo-leresubvertere

Entry preview:

To destroy, lay waste, despoil; vastare, abo-lere, subvertere Hí woldon Rómwara ríce geþringan, hergum ahýðan they would conquer the empire of the Romans, lay it waste with their armies, Elen. Kmbl. 81; El. 41. Hungor he ahýðeþ [MS.

dréman

(v.)
Grammar
dréman, drýman; p. de; pp.ed [dreám joy, music]

To rejoice, to play on an instrument jubĭlāre, psallĕre

Entry preview:

Lamb. 97, 7. We drémaþ mægnu ðínum psallēmus virtūtes tuas, Ps. Spl. 20, 13. Drémaþ oððe singaþ cyninge úrum psallĭte regi nostro, Ps. Lamb. 46, 7: 97, 5

Linked entry: drýman

ge-tácnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-tácnung, e; f. [tácnung a sign]

A signsignificationtokentypesignĭfĭcātio

Entry preview:

A sign, signification, token, type; signĭfĭcātio Ðæt unscæððige lamb hæfde getácnunge Cristes þrówunge the innocent lamb was a token of Christ's passion, Homl. Th. ii. 264, 29: 266, 1: 276, 4: 278, 7: Jud. 16; Thw. 161, 6.

Linked entry: tácnung

fǽg-nys

(n.)
Grammar
fǽg-nys, -nyss, e ; f.

Difference, diversity, varietyvărietas

Entry preview:

Lamb. 44, 15

hús-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
hús-rǽden, e; f.

A housefamily

Entry preview:

Lamb. 113 [2nd], 9. Húsrǽdenne hire domus ejus, 47, 14

prút-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
prút-scipe, es ; m.
Entry preview:

Lamb. 16, 10

bifung

(n.)
Grammar
bifung, beofung, e; f. [bifian to tremble]

A trembling, shakingtremor

Entry preview:

Lamb. 47, 7: 54, 6

Linked entry: beofung

under-bæcling

(adv.)
Grammar
under-bæcling, adv.

Back

Entry preview:

Lamb. 55, 10. Underbæclinc, Blickl. Gl