Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

æ
þ

delf-ísen

(n.)
Grammar
delf-ísen, es; n.

A digging-iron, spade ⬩ fossōrium

Entry preview:

A digging-iron, spade; fossōrium Costere vel delfísen vel spadu vel pal fossōrium, Ælfc. Gl. 2; Som. 55, 40; Wrt. Voc. 16, 14: Cot. 90

deáþ-cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-cwealm, es; m. [cwealm a violent death, slaughter]

Slaughter ⬩ nex

Entry preview:

Slaughter; nex Ic wræc deáþcwealm Denigea I avenged the slaughter of the Danes, Beo. Th. 3344; B. 1670

eoforen-denu

(n.)
Grammar
eoforen-denu, e; f.

A boar-vale ⬩ aprīna vallis

Entry preview:

A boar-vale; aprīna vallis, Som. Ben. Lye

mór-denu

(n.)
Grammar
mór-denu, e; f.

A swampy or fenny valley

Entry preview:

A swampy or fenny valley Of ðam stocce inn on mórdene; of mórdene inn on ðere saltstrét. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 384, 30. Cf. mór-fæsten

eorþ-denu

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-denu, e; f.

A valley

Entry preview:

A valley Þonne ealle eorðware úp árísað of ðǽm ealdum eorðscræfum and of ðǽm ealdum eorðdenum, Nap. 20

deáþ-bérnis

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-bérnis, deáþ-bér-niss,e ; f.

Death, destruction, pestilence ⬩ pernĭcies, pestilentia

Entry preview:

Death, destruction, pestilence; pernĭcies, pestilentia Deáþbérnisse oððe uncúþo ádlo pestilentiæ, Lk. Skt. Lind. 21, 11

Linked entry: doeþ-bérnis

deáþ-scyld

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-scyld, e; f. [deáþ death; scyld sin, crime]

A death-fault, capital crime ⬩ capitāle crīmen

Entry preview:

A death-fault, capital crime; capitāle crīmen Gif gehádod man hine forwyrce mid deáþscylde if a man in orders ruin himself with capital crime, L. E. G. 4; Th. i. 168, 22; L. C. S. 43; Th. i. 400, 27

Dene-mearc

(n.)
Grammar
Dene-mearc, Dene-marc,e ; f: -marce, -mearce, -merce, an; f.

DENMARK ⬩ Dānia

Entry preview:

DENMARK; Dānia, Cimbrĭca Chersonēsus = Χερσόνησσs, f. a land island, peninsula; from χέρσos, χέρρos land, and νήσos, oτ; f. an island [Dene the Danes,-denu a plain, vale, valley; and mearc a boundary. The Saxon Chronicle, in 1005, 1023, 1036, has Denemearc

Linked entry: Dena mearc

dem

Entry preview:

Hýnð vel lyre vel hearm vel demm dispendium vel damnum vel detrimentum, Wrt. Voc. i. 47, 29. (v. Angl. viii. 451.) For þý dæmme (demme, v. l.) þæs wáges fylles damno parietis, Gr. D. 125, 11. Þone wól (dem, v. l.) þínre gedréfednesse perturbationum morbum

den

Similar entry: DENN

deóp-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
deóp-líce, dióp-líce; comp.-lícor ; sup.-lícost ; adv.

DEEPLY, profoundly, thoroughly ⬩ profunde, subtīlĭter

Entry preview:

DEEPLY, profoundly, thoroughly; profunde, subtīlĭter Þearle deóplíce ðú sprycst valde profunde loquĕris, Coll. Monast. Th. 32, 9: Exon. 49 a; Th. 169, 13; Gú. 1094: Bt. Met. Fox 22, 5; Met. 22, 3. Dióplíce spirigan æfter ryhte to search deeply after

Linked entry: dióplíce

deáwig-feðere

(adj.)
Grammar
deáwig-feðere, def. se deáwig-feðera, seó, ðæt deáwig-feðere; adj.

Dewy-feathered ⬩ roscĭdus pennis

Entry preview:

Dewy-feathered; roscĭdus pennis Sang se wanna fugel, deáwigfeðera the sad fowl sang, dewy of feathers, Cd. 93; Th. 119, 24; Gen. 1984. Hwreópon here-fugolas. deáwigfeðere the fowls of war screamed, dewy-feathered, 150; Th. 188, 4; Exod. 163

Linked entry: úrig-feþera

ende-deáþ

(n.)
Grammar
ende-deáþ, es; m. [ende an end; deáþ death]

Final death ⬩ mots vītam fīniens

Entry preview:

Final death; mots vītam fīniens Líf bútan endedeáþe life without final death, Exon. 32a; Th. 101, 4; Cri. 1653

deáþ-wang

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-wang, es; m. [deáþ death, wang a field, plain]

A death-plain ⬩ mortis campus

Entry preview:

A death-plain; mortis campus Hí swǽfon dreóre druncne, deáþwang rudon they slept drunken with blood, made the death-plain red or bloody, Andr. Recd. 2009; An. 1005

deáþ-scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
deáþ-scyldig, adj. [deáþ death, scyldig guilty]

Death-guilty, condemned ⬩ damnātus

Entry preview:

Death-guilty, condemned; damnātus Gif deáþscyldig man scriftspræce gyrne if a man guilty of death desire confession, L. E. G. 5; Th. i. 168, 24: L. C. S. 44; Th. i. 402, 3

deáþ-cwylmende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
deáþ-cwylmende, deáþ-cwylmmende; part. part.[cwelman, cwylman to destroy, kill]

Put to death, destroyed, killed ⬩ mortificātus

Entry preview:

Put to death, destroyed, killed; mortificātus Geáhna bearn adýdra oððe deáþcwylmmendra possĭde fīlios mortificatōrum, Ps. Lamb. 78, 11

deáþ-fǽge

(adj.)
Grammar
deáþ-fǽge, adj. [deáþ death, fǽge fated, doomed]

Death-doomed ⬩ morti addictus

Entry preview:

Death-doomed; morti addictus Deáþfǽge deóg the death-doomed had dyed it, Beo. Th. 1704; B. 850

dearr-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
dearr-scipe, es; m.

Rashness, presumption ⬩ temerĭtas

Entry preview:

Rashness, presumption; temerĭtas, Som. Ben. Lye

deáþ-cwalu

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-cwalu, e; f.

A deadly pain or plague, agony ⬩ mortis dolor

Entry preview:

A deadly pain or plague, agony; mortis dolor Sió wérge sceólu hreósan sceolde in wíta forwyrd, ðǽr hie in wylme nú dreógaþ deáþcwale the wretched crew were compelled to fall into the ruin of punishment, where they now suffer deadly pains in flame, Invent

deáþ-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-mægen, gen.-mægnes ; n.

A deadly power or band ⬩ letifĕra caterva

Entry preview:

A deadly power or band; letifĕra caterva, Exon. 45 b; Th. 155, 28; Gú. 867

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.