Glossary A: From a to awyrgan


a, adv. always, ever: 3.9, 81.6, aa 32.6.

abelgan, v.3. irritate, anger (w. dat.): ls. abelge 18.32, v.2. announce: inf. 58.16.

abiddan, v.5. get by asking, receive: pret.. 3s. abæd 53.12.

abrecan, v.5. storm, conquer: subj. pret.. 3s. abræce 53.7.

abregan, v.I. terrify: inf. 38.17.

ac, conj. but: 1.37, 3.7,13, 13.17, 18.28, 20.6, 34.10, 35.6, 37.8,13,16, 21, 38.99,101, 58.6, 79.9, 12, 84.9,21, 89.23.

ac, m. 1. oak: ns. acc 53.9. --2. name of runic A: np. Acas 40.10.

acennan, v. l. bring forth, bear (child): pp. acenned 38.44, 48.1, 80.1 [MS. acceneð ].

adela, m. mud, filth: is. adelan 38.32.

adle, f. disease: ns. 41.4.

adrifan, v.1. drive away: pret.. 3s. adraf 89.16.

æfensceop, m. evening singer: ns. 6.5.

æfre, adv. ever, always: 37.10, 38.9,65,67, 58.8, 80.5. NEG. æfre, never: 3.10, 37.7,20, 70.17, 84.27.

æftanweard, adj. behind, in the rear: asm. æftanweardne 60.5.

æfter, A. prep. w. dat. 1. after: 10.15, 18.21 (following? in consequence of? or adv?), 25.17, 26.11, 76.11 (or as meaning #3?), 84.16. 2. along: 28a.5, 28b.5 ( ~ hondum, from hand to hand), 31.1. 3. according to: 37.15. –4. after, in pursuit of: 71.10. B. adv. afterwards, then:37.23, 57.5.

æftera, comp. adj. latter, second: nsm. 51.12.

æfterweard, adj. following: nsm.13.14.

æghwa, pron. each, every(one): ns. 63.2.

æghwær, adv. 1. everywhere: 38.13, 18.30, 37.50, 82. B2. anywhere: 38.69.


æghwæðer, pron. each: gsm. æghwæðres 44.5.

æghwylc, pron. each (one), every(one): nsn. 37.25; asm. æghwylcne 37.5; gsm. aeghwylces 34.10.

ægþer, pron. each, either: as. 37.11. See awþer.

æht, f. property, possession: ns. 69.1, 76.1; dp. aehtum 84.23.

ælde, m.p. men: dp. aeldum 1.64, 3.6 (or a form æled?), 31.11, 77.6; gp. ælda 80.32, 91.10.

æled, m. fire, flame: dp. ældum 3.6 (or a form of ælde?).

aenig, adj. or (as subs.) pron. any(one): nsm. 38.21, 58.3, ?80.16; nsf. 38.86; asn. 37.27 [MS. hænig], 91.10; dsm. ænigum 21.11,15, ængum 70.17; dsn. ængum 11.5; gsm. aeniges 57.13. NEG. nænig, not any, none: nsm. 27.13, 80.6; asm. naenigne 56.8; dsm. nængum 23.2.

ænlic, adj. unique, solitary. glorious: nsm. 72.2.

ær, A. adv. before, before that, earlier, formerly, once: 1.12,30, 4.7, 9.10, 11.10, 21.7, 25.12, 26.9, 29.13 (early, soon in conj. hwonne ær), 42.7, 47.11, 52.9 (~þonne, before, sooner than), 58.8, 63.2, 71.4,26, ?80.19, 84.25, 89.29, 91.4. CB. conj. before: 1.26, 3.6, 53.6.

aerendspræec, f. message: as. ærendspræce 58.15.

ærest, A. adv. first. 38.7, ærist 33.2. CB. supl. adj. first: nsm. 79.5. (the first).

æror, adv. before, formerly: 21.9 [MS. ær].

ærra, comp. adj. former, first: nsm.51.12.

æsc, m. —1. ash?spear: dp. æscum 20.11. 2. name of runic Æ: ns. 40.9.

æt, prep. w. dat. –1. at, in, by (time, place, circumstance): 1.44, 19.4, 29.12,15, 32.3, 33.7, 38.6,34, 40.16, 41.6, 44.1, 52.9, 58.2, 75.6, 84.31. –2. from (at the hands of): 18.16.

æt, m. food: gs. ætes 38.65 (partitive).

ætgædre, adv. together: 51.11, 53.11. See togædre.

ætren, adj. deadly, venomous: nsm.21.4.


ætsomne, adv. together: 20.1, 40.7, 81.3. See tosomne.

æþele, adj. noble: nsf. æþelu 76.6; supl. gsn.wk. æþelestan 57.9 [MS. æþelan].

 

æþeling, m. nobleman, prince: gs.æþelinges 76.1,2; np. æþelingas 47.7; gp. æþelinga 44.5.

æþelu, f.p. nobility, lineage: ap. æþelu 53.8; dp. æþelum 41.1.

agan, v.PP. 1. have, possess: subj. pres. 3p. agen 39.5. C2. have control, rule:inf. 41.5. NEG. nagan, have not: 1s. nah 1.36; 3s, nah 25.14.

agen, adj. own: asn. 7.6, 42.4, 52.3.

agetan, v.I. waste, destroy, ?mine: pret.. 3s. agette 79.7.

agifan, v.5. give: 1s. agyfe 76.11.

aglac, n. torment, misery: as. 77.6; ds. aglace [MS. aglaca] 1.37; gp. aglæca 89.23 (or ns. of agl æca?).

aglachad, m. state of misery? state of awesomeness (cp. the uses of aglæca in Beowulf which refer both to monsters and hero)? ds. aglachade 51.5.

aglæca, m. wretch: ns. 89.23 (or gp. of aglac?).

agnian, v.ll. claim, appropriate: pret.. 3s. agnade 89.16.

agob, see boga.

ahebban, v.6. raise, lift up: 3p. ahebað 5.3; pret. 3s. ahof 8.9.

ahreddan, v.I. recapture: pret. 3s. ahredde 27.9

aleodan, v.2. grow (up): pp. aloden 80.31.

am, m. weaver's reed, slay: ns. 33.8 [MS. amas].

amæstan, v.I. fatten: pp. amaested 38.105.

an, see on.

an, adj. or (as subs.) pron. one, a certain one: nsm. 13.7, 40.10, 80.10 (only); nsm.wk. ana 38.21; nsn. an 19.12; nsf. an [7.3], 50.5, 80.1; asm. anne 47.1, 53.11, 82.6, 89.27, ænne 77.3; asn. an 82.3; asf. ane 54.1, 72.2, 73.3 (adv? alone); dsm. anum 8.4, 23.3 (alone), 30.6; isf. anre 80.40; gsf. anre 41.13; dpm. anum 58.15 (alone); gp. anra 11.5, 34.10. neg. nan, not one, none: asm. nænne 65.6.

ana, adv. alone: 34.9, 38.90. See an.

anæd, n. solitude: ds. anæde 58.5.

anfete, adj. one?footed: asf. 56.11.

anfon, v.7CT receive: pret.. 3s. anfeng 40.3.

anforlætan, v.7. relinquish: pret.. 3s. anforlet 70.10.

anga, adj. lone: nsm. 84.18 (solitary?).

anhaga, m. lone?dweller, recluse: ns. 3.1.

anstellan, v.I. bring about: ls. anstelle 1.89.

ansyn, f. view, aspect, form: ds. ansvne 38.94.

anwalda, m. ruler (Lord): ns. 38.4.

aræran, v.I. raise up, establish: 1s. arære 79.9; pp. aræred 35.7.

aretan, v.I. gladden: 1s. arete 4.6.

arisan, v.1. arise: 3s. ariseð 1.50.

arlice, adv. honorably, kindly: 7.6 [MS. Snearlice], 41.4

arstæf, m. kindness, benefit: ip. arstafum 24.24.

arypan, v.I. tear off: 3s. arypeð 74.7.

ascufan, v.2. shove forward: inf. 87.6.

asecgan, v.III. declare: inf. 1.2.

asettan, v.I set up, build: inf. 7.11 (siþas ~, to make journeys), 27.6.

astigan, v.1. arise: 1s. astige 1.3; 3s. astigeð 1.79.

aswapan, v.7. sweep away: 1s. aswape 21.5.

ateon, v.2CT. take out, draw out: pret.. 3s. ateah 59.2

atimbran, v.I build: inf. 27.5 [MS. atimbran].

atol, adj. awful, terrible: nsm. 1.79; nsn 20.7.

attor, n. venom: as. 21.9.

attorspere, n. deadly spear: dp. attorsperum 15.9.

atyhtan, v.I. produce: pp. atyhted 48.3.

aþringan, v.3. press out, burst forth: 1s. aþringe 1.42.

aþrintan, v.3. swell: pp. aþrunten 35.2

aweaxan, v.6,7. grow up: pret.. 1s. awox 8.3, aweox 7.10, 71.1.

aweccan, v.I. awake, rouse: pp. npn. aweahte 11.8.

awefan, v.5. weave: pret.. 3p. awæfan 33.9.

aweorpen, v.3. cast away: pp. aworpen 38.49; ?aweorp[.. 80.15.

awergan, v.I. cover, bind: subj. pres. 3s. awerge 38.47.

awox, see aweaxan.

awrecan, v.5. drive away: inf. 87.11.

awþer, pron. either (of two): ns. 84.27. See aegþer.

awyrgan, v.I. curse: pp. awyrged 18.17.