DIM
- adjective
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Ðes wída grund stód deóp and dim
this wide abyss stood deep and dim,
- Cd. 5; Th. 7, 12; Gen. 105: 24; Th. 30, 36; Gen. 478.
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Nǽnegum þuhte dæg on þonce, gif sió dimme niht ǽr ofer eldum egesan ne brohte
the day would seem delightful to none, if the dark night did not bring terror over men,
- Bt. Met. Fox 12, 32; Met. 12, 16.
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Com hæleða þreát to ðære dimman ding
the troop of heroes came to the dark dungeon,
- Andr. Kmbl. 2541; An. 1272: Cd. 215; Th. 271, 27; Sat. 111.
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On ðære dimman ádle
in the hidden malady,
- Exon. 49 b; Th. 171, 31; Gú. 1135.
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Drihten sealde him dimne and deorcne deáþes scúwan
the Lord gave them death's shadow, dim and dark,
- Cd. 223; Th. 293, 14, note; Sat. 455.
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Nabbaþ we to hyhte nymþe ðone dimman hám
we have nought in hope save this dim home,
- Cd. 221; Th. 285, 14; Sat. 337.
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Hió speón hine on ða dimman dǽd
she urged him to that dark deed,
- 32; Th. 43, 3; Gen. 685.
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On ðis dimnre hol
in this dim hole,
- Bt. 2; Fox 4, 11: Andr. Kmbl. 2618; An. 1310.
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Sindon dena dimme
the dells are dim,
- Exon. 115 b; Th. 443, 14; Kl. 30: Cd. 215; Th. 271, 13; Sat. 105: Ps. Th. 108, 8.
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Cwíst ðú oncnáwaþ hí wundru ðíne on ðám dimmum deorcan þýstrum
numquid cognoscentur in tenēbris mirabĭlia tua?
- 87, 12.
Bosworth, Joseph. “DIM.” 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/7706.
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