Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

æ
þ

réfa

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

A prefect Ðá hét Ualerianus se réfa hí ácwellan, Shrn. 121, 26

réfa

Entry preview:

Hét se réfa hí beheáfdian, Shrn. 128, 11: 129, 17. Add

GE-RÉFA

(n.)
Grammar
GE-RÉFA, ge-reáfa, groefa, an; m.

A prefect, steward, fiscal officer of the shire or county, judge, reeve or sheriff, count ⬩ præpŏsĭtus, villĭcus, jūdex, præfectus, cŏmes

Entry preview:

A prefect, steward, fiscal officer of the shire or county, judge, reeve or sheriff, count; præpŏsĭtus, villĭcus, jūdex, præfectus, cŏmes Fóreset vel geréfa præpŏsĭtus, Ælfc. Gl. 87; Som. 74, 37; Wrt. Voc. 50, 19. Cwæþ se geréfa ait villĭcus, Lk. Bos.

Linked entries: réfa geréfscipe ge-reáfa

ge-réfa

Similar entry: scír-geréfa

ge-réfa

Entry preview:

Add: in Latin-English glossaries Geroefa commenta-riensis. Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 63. Geréfa, i. 18, 43 : 60, 31: curator, 57, 39 : prepositus, 72, 67 : preses, ii. 66, 51: coors (cf. coors þreat (a gloss to Jn. 18, 12 cohors et tribunus; so that perhaps

geréf-mann

(n.)
Grammar
geréf-mann, es; m. The word is used to translate Latin forms elsewhere translated by ge-réfa. v. ge-réfa; II
Entry preview:

Sum geréfman quidam curialis, Gr. D. 308, 13. Sum man háten Stephanus, sé wæs on getale þára geréfmanna ( in numero optio full) . . . Sæge Stephane þám geréfan (dic Stephana optioni). . . Ic eom onsænded tó Stephanes húse þæs geréfan (ad Stephanum optionem

regn

(n.)
Grammar
regn, rén,es;m.

Rain

Entry preview:

Rain Blódig regn and fýren fundiaþ ðás eorþan tó forswylgenne and tó forbærnenne, Blickl. Homl. 93, 3 : 91, 34. Nǽnig reng on ðám stówum ne com, Bd. 4, 13; S. 582, 28. Rén pluvia, Wrt. Voc. i. 52, 43. Fǽrlíc rén imber, 52, 63. Se rén wearð forboden,

Linked entry: rén

rétan

(v.)
Grammar
rétan, ;p. ; te

To cheer, gladden, comfort

Entry preview:

; To cheer, gladden, comfort; Geseóþ hú blíþe ða earman beóþ, ðonne hí mon mid mete and mid hrægle rétaþ, Blickl. Homl. 41, 29. Ealle ða óðru gód óleccaþ ðam móde and hit rétaþ, Bt. 24, 3; Fox 84, 24 note. Hú sewísdóm hine eft réte and rihte mid his

reáf

(n.)
Grammar
reáf, es; n.
Entry preview:

spoil, booty Reáf exuviae, spolia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 33 : exuvias, 31, 56 : 93, 1. Weorðlíc reáf spolia, Ps. Th. 67, 12. Se ðe beorna reáf manige ( spolia multa ) méteþ, 118, 162. Seó gýtsung hyre reáf ( spolia ) on ðære wynstran sídan scylt, Gl. Prud

reáf

Entry preview:

In last line dele 'lenden-, síd-', and Add Reáfo (reóf, R., here-reáf, W. S.) spolia, Lk. L. 11, 22. Add Scrúd ł hreáf uestimentum, Ps. L. 108, 19. Mid gyftlicum reáfe ( ueste ) gescrýd, Mt. 22, 11. v. beód-, brýd-, heall-, mæsse-, munuc-, preóst-,

reóc

(adj.)
Grammar
reóc, adj.

Fierce, savage

Entry preview:

Fierce, savage [Grendel] grim and grǽdig, reóc and réðe, Beo. Th. 244;B. 122

reóma

(n.)
Grammar
reóma, an;m.;

A membrane, ligament

Entry preview:

A membrane, ligament Se reóma ðæs brægenes ;cartilago,; Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 58. Biþ ðæt brægen útan mid reáman bewefen on ðære syxtan wucan, Lchdm. iii. 146, 4

Linked entry: reáma

reáda

Grammar
reáda, In l. 2 read
Entry preview:

extales, and add: A tonsil Reádan toleam, Lch. i. lxxii, 5: lxxiv, 28

reód

(adj.)
Grammar
reód, adj.

Red

Entry preview:

Red Se ðe ǽror com, se wæs reód( rufus ) and eall rúh, Gen. 25, 25. Ðonne ðú ( the body) wǽre glæd and reód and gódes hiwes, ðonne wæs ic ( the soul) blác and swýðe unrót, Wulfst. 140, 27 : L. E. I. prm.;Th. ii. 398, 14. Ðá Moises hæfde gefaren ofer

rest

(n.)
Grammar
rest, e; ;f.;

rest, quiet, freedom from toil ⬩ rest, repose, sleep ⬩ a place of rest, resting-place ⬩ a bed, couch

Entry preview:

; rest, quiet, freedom from toil; Sæterndæges rest ys Drihtne gehálgod, ( ;requies sabbati; ) Ex. 16, 23. Nis nán gesceaft gesceapen ðara ðe ne wilnige ðæt hit ðider cuman mǽge ðonan ðe hit, ǽr com, ðæt is tó ræste and tó orsorgnesse. Seó ræst is mid

Linked entries: ræst reste

regn-

(prefix)
Grammar
regn-, in the compounds regn-heard, -meld, -þeóf, -weard has an intensive force, implies greatness, might. The word occurs as part of many proper names, e.g. Rǽdwoldes sunu wæs Regeuhere geháten,
Entry preview:

Bd. 2, 12;S. 515, 10. Some of these e. g. Reginald are still used

Linked entries: regen- regn-heard regn-meld regn-þeóf regn-weard

reád

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

Red Reád deáh coccus, Wrt. Voc. i. 40, 40. Reád teafor minium, 46, 74. Se reáda telg, Exon. Th. 408, 21; Rä. 27, 15. Reád ruber, Wrt. Voc. ii. 119, 35 : flavum, fulvum, 108, 70 : roseus, vel rubeus, vel pheniceus, i. 46, 50 : croceus, Hpt. Gl. 524, 37

Linked entry: reód

reáda

Grammar
reáda, glosses tolia vel
Entry preview:

porunula Smæle þearmas ilia, reáda tolia vel porunula, bæcþearm entales, Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 46-48

reám

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

Cream Wið ðon ðe mon blóde hrǽce and spíwe; genim god beren mela and hwít sealt, dó on reám oððe góde fléte, Lchdm. ii. 314, 2

récan

(v.)
Grammar
récan, réccan (reccan?); p. róhte
Entry preview:

To care, reck, with gen. Ne can ic eów ne ic eówer récce I know you not and I care not for you, L. Ælfc. P. 40; Th. ii. 380, 3. Ðú ǽfre ne récst ǽniges þinges (cf. ðú ne wilnast nánes óðres þinges, Bt. 23; Fox 80, 2) ofer ða áne, Met. 12, 31. Biþ micel

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.