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dene

  • noun [ feminine ]
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dene, an; f.
Wright's OE grammar
§385; §386;
A valley; vallis
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  • Dene

    vallis,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 9,
    • 28;
    • Som. 11, 55: Wrt. Voc. 80, 44: Ælfc. Gl. 97
    • ;
    • Som. 76,
    • 64;
    • Wrt. Voc. 54,
    • 8.
  • Ǽlc dene biþ gefylled

    every valley shall be filled,

    • Homl. Th. i. 360,
    • 33.
  • Seó dene ðe ðú gesáwe

    vallis illa quam aspexisti,

    • Bd. 5,
    • 12;
    • S. 630,
    • 3.
  • Seó dene wæs afylled mid manna sáwlum

    the valley was filled with men's souls,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 350,
    • 9.
  • Seó micele byrnende dene

    the great burning valley,

    ii.
    • 352,
    • 20.
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v. denu.
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v.  Dæne Dena lagu.
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