A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary For the Use of Students

The letter æ is alphabetized as “ae”. The letter ð (eth) is alphabetized separately after “t”. The letters j and v are not used; medial k occurs only once. When two words are ot...

RG = the Rushworth Gospels, in Skeat’s ed. of the Anglo-Saxon Gospels (v. G). Mt (all), Mk 1-2^15 and Jn 18^1-3 are in a Mercian dialect, and are usually known as R^1; the rest...

æfter I. prep. (w. d., i. and--chiefly N.--a.) (local and temporal) _after, along, behind, through, throughout, during_: (causal) _following, in consequence of, according to, fo...

æt I. prep. (w. d. and, more rarely, a.) (local) _‘at,’ near, by, in, on, upon, with, before, next to, as far as, up to, into, toward_: (temporal) _at, at the time of, near, in,...

ān I. adj. strong mfn. (asm. ānne, ǣnne) ‘_one_,’ _Mt, Æ_. in plur. _each, every one, all_. ān and (æfter) ān _one by one_. ānes hwæt _some single thing, a part_, B: _a, an_: _a...

ār m. I. † _messenger, servant, herald, apostle, angel_. [_Got._ airus] II. f. ‘_oar_,’ _Chr, Gn_. III. f. _honour, worth, dignity, glory, respect, reverence_, _BH, Gen, JnLR, P...

bæc I. n. ‘_back_,’ _Bo, MtL, Ps_; CP. on b. _backwards, behind, ‘aback.’ _on b. settan, lǣtan _to neglect_. ofer b. _backwards, back_. under b. _behind, backwards, back_. ofer...

beforan I. prep. α. (w. d.) (local) _‘before,’ in front of, in the presence of_: (temporal) _before, prior to, sooner than_. β. (w. a.) _before_. II. adv. (local) _before, in fr...

bēon I. anv. [conj. in full (WS and A) Wt 548] _to be, exist, become, happen_. b. ymbe _to have to do with_. b. of _to be gone_. (v. also eom, wesan.) II. nap. of bēo I.

brǣd I. f. _breadth, width_, AO. [brād] II. f. _flesh_, #Ph# 240. [_OHG._ brāt] III. m. _trick, fraud, deceit, craft_. [= *brægd; ‘_braid_’] IV. pret. 3 sg. of brēdan, bregdan....

būtan I. prep. w. d. and (rarely) a. _out of, outside of, off, round about_: _except, without, all but, but only_; _besides, in addition to_: _in spite of_. II. conj. (w. ind.)...

cuman^4 _to ‘come,’ approach, get to, attain_, _Lk, VPs_; Æ, AO, CP. c. ūp _land, be born_: (±) _go, depart_, Æ, AO: _come to oneself, recover_: _become_: _happen_ (also c. forð...

dæg m. gs. dæges; nap. dagas _day, lifetime_, _Æ, Mt, Mk_; AO, CP. andlangne d. _all day long_. dæges, _or_ on d. _by day_. tō d., tō dæge _to-day_. d. ǣr _the day before_. sume...

±dōn anv. pres. ptc. dō(e)nde, pres. 2 sing. dēst, 3 dēð, pret. sg. dyde, pl. dydon (æ, i), pp. dōn _to ‘do’ (‘i-do’) make, act, perform_, _Gu, Met, Ps_; Æ, AO, CP: _cause_ (oft...

ēa I. f. (usu. indecl. in sg., but with occl. gs. ēas; ds. īe, ē, ǣ, ēæ; nap. ēa, ēan; gp. ēa; dp. ēa(u)m, ēan) _water, stream, river_, _Chr, Ps_; Æ, AO. [‘_ea_’; _Goth._ ahwa]...

efne I. adv. _even, evenly, equally, exactly, indeed, precisely, only, just, alike, likewise, just now_. e. swā _even so, even as, just as if, when_. e. swā ðēah _even though_....

feorr I. comp. fi(e)rra, fyrra; sup. fierresta _‘far,’ remote, distant_, _BH, Chr, RB_; CP. II. adv. comp. fierr, firr, fyr(r); sup. fi(e)rrest, fyrrest _‘far,’ far away, distan...

fōn^7 (±) _to take, grasp, seize, catch_, _B, BH, Gen_; CP, Æ: _capture, make prisoner_, _Chr_: _receive, accept, assume, undertake_, _B, Sol_; CP: _meet with, encounter_. f. on...

fore I. prep. w. d. a. (local) _before, in the sight of, in presence of_, _B_: (causal) _because of, for the sake of, through, on account of, by reason of, from_, _BH_: (tempora...

forðǣm, forðām, forðan (CP), forðon (AO, CP) I. conj. _for (the reason) that, owing to (the fact) that, for, because, on that account, therefore, seeing that_. for ðǣm ðe, etc....

gearwe I. adv. comp. gear(w)or; sup. gear(w)ost _well, effectually, sufficiently, thoroughly, entirely_, Æ, AO, CP. [_Ger._ gar] II. † f. (usu. pl.) _clothing, equipment, orname...

gōd I. comp. bet(e)ra, bettra, superl. bet(e)st _‘good’ (of persons or things), virtuous_, _B, Bl, Chr, G_: _desirable, favourable, salutary, pleasant_, _Bl_: _valid, efficient,...

habban anv. ptc. pres. hæbbende; pres. 1 sg. hæbbe, 2. hæfst, 3. hæfð, pl. hæbbað, habbað; pret. 3 sg. hæfde; subj. hæbbe; imperat. hafa; pp. (±) hæf(e)d _to ‘have,’_ _Bl, G_: _...

hēah I. (ē) gsm. hēas, asm. hēan(n)e, gp. hēar(r)a, dp. hēagum, hēam, comp. hīerra (ē, ēah, īe, ȳ); sup. hīehst (ēa, ē, ȳ) _‘high,’ tall, lofty_, _Æ, BH, Lcd, VPs, etc._: _high-...

hwæt I. (neut. of hwā, which see) adv. _why, wherefore_: _indeed, surely, truly, for_: interj. _what! lo!_ (calls attention to a following statement) _ah! behold!_ Æ. II. adj. (...

iernan^3 (æ, i, y; rinnan) pret. 3 sg. arn, orn, pl. urnon; pp. urnen (±) _to run, move rapidly, hasten, flow, spread_, _Æ, AO, CP, Lcd, VPs_: _pursue_, _Bo, Ps_: _cause to move...

lǣtan^7 pret. 3 sg. lēt, leort (tr.) _to allow to remain, leave behind, depart from_, _‘let’ alone_, _Bl, CP_: _leave undone_, _BH_: (±) _bequeath_, _EC_: _allow_, _Bl, LL_: _ca...

±lecgan _to ‘lay,’ put, place, deposit, set_, _Æ, Gen, Lcd, MtL, Rd_; CP. l. on (w. d.) _put upon, charge with_, _Chr, Gu_; CP: _bury_, Jn: _put before, submit_, _Æ_: _betake on...

lōc, lōca interj. _look, see, look you_. l. hū _however_. l. hwænne, hwonne _whenever_. spel l. hwænne mann wille _a discourse for any occasion you please_, Æ. l. hwǣr _wherever...

mǣst (ā, ē) I. adj. (superl. of micel), _AO, Chr, Bo, Mt_. [‘_most_’] II. adv. _mostly, for the most part, in the greatest degree, chiefly, especially_. eal m., m. eal _almost,...

mid I. prep. w. d. inst. (WS) and a. (A only) _with, in conjunction with, in company with, together with_, _Æ, BC, BH, Chr_: _into the presence of_: _through, by means of, by_,...

mōtan* swv. pres. 1, 3 sg. mōt, pres. 2 sg. mōst, pres. pl. mōton, pret. mōste _(may), to be allowed, be able to, have opportunity to, be compelled to, must_, _Æ_; AO, CP. mōste...

nāgan* pres. 3 sg. nāh; pret. nāhte, nāhton _not to owe, not to be bound, not to be allowed, to have no right to, not to own, not to have, to lose, be unable to_, AO. nāhte _oug...

±niman^4 (eo, io, y) _to take, assume, undertake, accept, receive, get_, _Bo, VPs_, _etc._: _hold, seize, catch, grasp, pluck up, carry off_, _Bl_ (eo): _bear, carry, bring_: _b...

on I. prep. (w. d., instr., and a.) (local, etc.) _‘on,’ upon, on to_ (but ofer is more common), _up to, among_, _AO, CP, Bo, BH, G_: _in, into, within_, _Æ, BH, Ps_: (temporal)...

onginnan^3 _to begin, attempt, endeavour, try hard_, _Æ, G_; AO, CP. (This vb. is often used periphrastically w. another vb. in the inf., to denote the simple action of the latt...

oð I. prep. w. a. and (rarely) d. _to, up to, as far as_: _until_, Æ, AO, CP. oð ðisum _up to now_, ES 43·166. II. conj. _until_. III. as prefix. usu. denotes departure, separat...

rǣdan^7 (ē) pret. 3 sg. reord, rēd; also wv. (±) _to advise, counsel, persuade_, _El, Ma_; Æ: (±) _consult, discuss, deliberate, plot, design_, _Æ, AO, BH_: (±) _decree, decide_...

rīce I. _strong, powerful_, _Da_; #Lcd#: _great, mighty, of high rank_, _Æ, BH, MH_; AO, CP: ‘_rich_,’ _Æ, BH, Bo, Lk_. II. n. _rule, reign, power, might, authority, empire_, _Æ...

sacu f. (oblique cases often have sæc-) (±) _conflict, strife, war, battle, feud, sedition, dispute_, _Æ, B_; AO: _affliction, persecution, trial_: _sin, fault_, _B, Ph_: _prose...

sculan anv. pres. 1 sing, sce(a)l(l), scal, pl. sculon (eo), pret. sc(e)olde, sc(e)alde _to be obliged_ (_‘shall,’ have to, must, must needs, am bound to, ought to_), _Æ, AO, Bo...

settan (±) _to make to sit, ‘set’ (‘i-set’), lay, put, deposit, place, fix_, _Æ, B, Bl, Bo, Gen, LL_; CP: _set or put down_, _El, LL_; Æ: (±) _appoint, assign, institute, prepar...

sōcn f. _seeking, question, inquiry, case, cause_: _visit, resort_, _Æ, W_: _attack_, _B_ 1777: _refuge, asylum, sanctuary_, Æ: _the exercise of judicial power, jurisdiction, ri...

±standan^6 (o) _to ‘stand,’ (‘i-stand’) occupy a place, stand firm_, _B, Bl, VPs_; Æ, AO, CP: _remain, continue, abide_, _G_; AO, CP: _stand good, be valid, be, exist, take plac...

sum indef. pron. (used substantively w. g.) _a certain one, some one, something, one_, _B, Bo, G_. sixa s. _one of six_: (used adjectivally) _a certain_, _‘some,’ any_, _Æ, AO,...

swā (ǣ, ē) I. adv. and conj. (w. ind. or subj.) _so as, consequently, just as, so far as, in such wise, in this or that way, thus, so that, provided that_, _Æ, B, Bo_. swā swā _...

tēon I. (±) sv^2 _to pull, tug, draw, drag, row (boat)_, _BH, CP, LL_: _withdraw, take_, LL 356,70: _entice, allure, induce, lead, bring_, _BH, Bl, Bo, Gu_; CP: _bring up, educa...

tō I. prep. α (w. d.) (motion) _‘to,’ into_. tō emnes _abreast of_: (rest) _at_: (figurative direction, object of verb) _conducing to, to_. fōn tō rīce _to ascend the throne_: (...

twēgen num. nom. m.; nom. f. twā; nom. n. tū, twā; gen. mfn. twēg(e)a, twēgra; dat. twǣm, twām _two_, AO, CP. tū swā lang _twice as long_. t. and t., twām and twām _in parties o...

ðā I. adv. and conj. _then, at that time_, _Æ, AO, CP_: _after that time, thereupon_, _AO, Jul_: _when, at the time that, whilst, during_, _AO, B, Bl_: _there, where_, #Chr#: _s...

ðing n. _‘thing,’ creature_, _Æ, Lcd_: _object, property_, _Æ, Bo, Bl, Lcd_: _cause, motive, reason_, _Æ_: _lawsuit_, _PPs_: _event, affair, act, deed, enterprise_, _Æ, CP, Lcd,...

ðu (ū) pron. 2 pers., gs. ðīn, das. ðe, ðec; dual n. git, gīt, g. incer, d. inc, a. incit, inc; np. gē, gīe, gp. ēower, dp. ēow, ap. ēowic, ēow ‘_thou_.’

under I. prep. w. d. and a. _‘under,’ beneath, among_: _before, in the presence of_: _under the shelter of_, #Chr#: _in subjection to, under the rule of_: _during_: _by means of...

±unnan pres. 1 sing. an(n), on(n), pl. unnon; pret. sg. ūðe, pp. ±unnen swv. w. d. pers. and g. thing _to grant, allow, bestow, give_, #Bo, Chr#; AO, CP, Æ. unnendre handa _volu...

wel I. adv. (comp. bet) _‘well,’ abundantly, very, very easily, very much_: _fully_: _nearly_: pleonastic (as in ēac w. = also), sometimes = _indeed, to be sure_. tō w. _too wel...

willan (y) anv. pres. 1, 3 sg. ind. and subj. wile, wille, wielle, pret. wolde _to ‘will,’ be willing, wish, desire_, AO, CP: (denoting habit, repetition), _to be used to_: _to...

wið I. prep. (w. a.) _with, by, near, against, beside, at, through_: (w. d.) _from (separation)_, _with (opposition)_, _for, in return for, on condition of, beside, near, opposi...

yfel I. adj. gsm. yfel(e)s _bad, ill_, _Bl, Lcd, Mt_: _‘evil,’ wicked, wretched_, _Bl, CP, Mt_. comp. wiersa, wyrsa _worse_. superl. wierrest(a), wiersta, weorsta, wyr(re)sta _w...

āblisian (Æ) = āblysian [[āblȳsian]] ācǣgan = ācīgan [[acīgan]] ācwīnan^1 ... [[acwīnan]] ǣcelma m. _chilblain_, OEG, WW. [[æcelma]] ǣfæst = ǣwfæst [[æwfæst]] ǣhwǣr, -hwār = āhw...