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DOLH

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
DOLH, dolg,es ; n.
A wound, scar of a wound, cut, gash, sore; vulnus, cicatrix, ulcus
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  • Cnua gréne betonican and lege on ðæt dolh gelóme, óþ-ðæt ðæt dolh [sý] gebátod

    pound green betony and lay it on the wound frequently, until the wound is bettered,

    • L. M. 3,
      • 33;
    • Lchdm. ii. 328, 2, 3: 1,
      • 38;
    • Lchdm. ii. 96, 9, 15, 16: 1,
      • 72;
    • Lchdm. ii. 148,
      • 21.

  • Gyf yfele dolh oððe wunda on heáfde sýn, genim ðas ylcan wyrte

    if evil cuts or wounds be on the head, take this same herb,

    • Herb. 122,
      • 2;
    • Lchdm. i. 234,
      • 15.

  • Me ecga dolg eácen weorþaþ

    to me the edges' sores become increased,

    • Exon. 102 b
      • ;
    • Th. 388,
      • 25;
    • Rä. 6,
      • 13.

  • Deópra dolga

    of deep gashes,

    114 a;
    • Th. 438,
      • 7;
    • Rä. 57,
      • 4.

  • To deópum dolgum

    for deep wounds,

    • L. M. 1,
      • 45;
    • Lchdm. ii. 114,
      • 1.

  • Wið ða sweartan dolh, genim ðas ylcan wyrte

    for black scars, take this same herb,

    • Herb. 10,
      • 3;
    • Lchdm. i. 100, 23: Homl. Blick. 91,
      • 1.

  • Ðám biþ grorne dolg sceáwian

    it shall be sad to them to behold the scars.

    • Exon. 25 b
      • ;
    • Th. 74,
      • 16;
    • Cri. 1207: 24 a
      • ;
    • Th. 68,
      • 24;
    • Cri. 1108
      • .

  • Blód-dolh

    a blood-letting wound,

    • L. M. 1,
      • 72;
    • Lchdm. ii. 148, 12,
      • 15.
Etymology
[
Frs. dolge vulnus:
O. Frs. dolch, dulg, dolech, dulich, n. vulnus:
O. H. Ger. tolg, n. vulnus:
Goth. dulgs, m. culpa:
Icel. dólg, n. direful enmity.
]
Derived forms
feorh-dolh, heoru-, seono-, syn-
Linked entries
v.  dolg.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “DOLH.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/7781.

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