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...

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...

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.)...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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_....

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...

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...

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 _...

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....

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...

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.

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_: _...

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_,...

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...

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...

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. (...

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...

±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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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_.’

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...

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...

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...

±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...

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,...

±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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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)...

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,...

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...

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]...

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_...

±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...

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-...

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_: (...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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