Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

ostre

Entry preview:

Add: — Gif þú ostran habban wylle, þonne clǽm þú þíne wynstran hand ðám gemete þe þú ostran on handa hæbbe, and dó mid sexe oððe mid fingre swylce þú ostran scénan wylle, Tech. ii. 124, 12-14

ostre

(n.)
Grammar
ostre, an; f.
Entry preview:

An oyster Ostre ostrea, Wrt. Voc. ii. 63, 71: i. 65, 67: ostrea vel ostreum, 77, 70. Ðonne cumaþ ða oftost of mettum and of cealdum drincan swá swá sindon cealde ostran and æpla, Lchdm. ii. 244, 2: Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 9

sǽ-ostre

(n.)
Entry preview:

a sea-oyster Hé nǽnine óþerne mete ne þigeþ búton sǽostrum, Nar. 78, 23

Linked entry: ostre

óstig

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

Knotty, rough, scaly Óstig gyrd scorpio, Wrt. Voc. i. 21, 17. Óstig nodosus, óstigre nodosa, óstigum nodosis, Hpt. Gl. 483, 66, 65, 57. Ósties, rúches nodosi, 482, 60. Óstie squamigeros, scabrosos, 464, 45. Þý óstihan nodosa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 93, 37

óstig

Entry preview:

Þá þá man þá gyrda heóld hí wǽron hearde and hóstige; þonne man slóh, sóna hí hnexodon, Hml. S. 35, 192. Add

ósle

(n.)
Grammar
ósle, an; f.
Entry preview:

An ousel, blackbird Óslae merula, Txts. 78, 665: Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 1. Ósle, i. 281, 17

oser

(n.)
Grammar
oser, an osier: — Oser
Entry preview:

uiminis, uirge, An. Ox. 10, 2

Ósti

(n.)
Entry preview:

the Esthtonians Be-eástan him sindon Ósti þá leóde, Ósti habbað be-norþan him þone ilcan sǽs earm, Ors. 1, 1; S. 16, 29

oster-hláf

(n.)
Grammar
oster-hláf, es; m.
Entry preview:

An oyster-patty Osterhláfas sint tó forbeódanne, Lchdm. ii. 210, 28. See Lchdm. iii. Glossary

oster-scill

(n.)
Grammar
oster-scill, e; f.
Entry preview:

An oyster-shell Mid ostorscyllum gecnucud and gemenged, Lchdm. i. 338, 16

oster-scill

Entry preview:

Gebærned osterscyl, gníd tó dúste, Lch. ii. 308, 25. Genim henne gelyndo and osterscylle, sete on gléda, wyrm hwón, 310, 3. Osterscella, 52, 25. Add

Óst-sǽ

(n.)
Entry preview:

the Baltic with the Cattegat, the water east of Denmark and of the Scandinavian peninsula as that on the western coast is called Westsǽ, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 3 Be norþan Súþdenum is ðæs gársecges earm ðe mon hǽt Ostsǽ. . . Norþdene habbaþ be norþan him

óst

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

A knot, knob Óst nodus, Txts. 80, 688: Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 66. Copses, óstes cippi Hpt. Gl. 482, 61. Yfele treówes on óste yfel nægel oððe wecg on tó fæstnigenne ys male arboris nodo malus clavus aut cuneus infingendus est, Scint. 27. Of ðǽm óstum ðæs

Óst-Gotan

(n.)
Grammar
Óst-Gotan, pl.
Entry preview:

The Ostrogoths Þeódoríc Óstgotona cyning, Shrn. 85, 26

hæfern

(n.)
Entry preview:

Ostre ostrea, muxle geniscula, hæfern cancer, Wrt. Voc. i. 281, 63: ii. 13, 30: 16, 30. Hafern concern (? concha, cf. of muscellan de conca, ii. 75, 71), i. 291, 31. Haebern, habern, hafern nepa, Txts. 81, 1370. Hæfern, Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 11.

fæstlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fæstlíce, comp. or ; sup. ost; adv.

Firmly, constantly, fast, quickly firmĭter, constanter, celĕrĭter

Entry preview:

Firmly, constantly, fast, quickly; firmĭter, constanter, celĕrĭter Hig fæstlíce weóxon they constantly increased, Jud. 4, 24. Færþ micle fæstlícor goes much more firmly, Bt. 39, 7; Fox 220, 30

CÁF

(adj.)
Grammar
CÁF, comp, ra, re; sup. est, ost; adj.
Entry preview:

Quick, sharp, prompt, nimble, swift; acer, celer, præceps Ðá geseah Iohannes sumne cniht swíðe glæd on móde and on anginne cáf there John saw a certain youth very cheerful in mind and quick in design, Ælfc. T. 33, 17: R. Ben. 7: Fulg. 9. Cáf præceps,

andgit-fullíce

(adv.)
Grammar
andgit-fullíce, comp. or; sup. ost; adv.

Sensiblyclearlyplainlydistinctlyintelligiblyintelligenter

Entry preview:

Sensibly, clearly, plainly, distinctly, intelligibly, intelligenter Swá swá he hit andgitfullícost gereccan mihte as he most clearly might explain it, Bt. proœm; Fox viii. 4

CÓL

(adj.)
Grammar
CÓL, comp. ra; sup. ost; adj.

COOLcold frigidus

Entry preview:

COOL, cold; frigidus Oft ǽspringe útawealleþ of clife hárum cól and hlutor a fountain often springs out of a hoar rock cool and clear Bt. Met. Fox 5, 26; Met. 5, 13. Hrér mid sticcan óþ-ðæt hit cól síe stir it about with a spoon till it be cool L. M.

deópe

(adv.)
Grammar
deópe, diópe; comp. -or; sup.-ost ; adv.

Deeply, profoundly, thoroughly, entirely, earnestlyprŏfunde, gravĭter, subtīlĭter, penĭtus, solemnĭter

Entry preview:

Deeply, profoundly, thoroughly, entirely, earnestly; prŏfunde, gravĭter, subtīlĭter, penĭtus, solemnĭter He wearþ deópe gedolgod he become deeply wounded, Exon. 113 b; Th. 435, 25; Rä. 54, 6. Gedréfede ða deópe syndan turbāti sunt gravĭter, Ps. Th. 106

Linked entry: diópe