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DIM

  • adjective
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Grammar
DIM, def. se dimma, seó, ðæt dimme; adj.
DIM, dark, obscure, hidden; obscūrus, tenebrōsus
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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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • On ðære dimman ádle

    in the hidden malady,

      Exon. 49 b; Th. 171, 31; Gú. 1135.

  • 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.

  • Nabbaþ we to hyhte nymþe ðone dimman hám

    we have nought in hope save this dim home,

      Cd. 221; Th. 285, 14; Sat. 337.

  • Hió speón hine on ða dimman dǽd

    she urged him to that dark deed,

      32; Th. 43, 3; Gen. 685.

  • On ðis dimnre hol

    in this dim hole,

      Bt. 2; Fox 4, 11: Andr. Kmbl. 2618; An. 1310.

  • 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.

  • Cwíst ðú oncnáwaþ hí wundru ðíne on ðám dimmum deorcan þýstrum

    numquid cognoscentur in tenēbris mirabĭlia tua?

      87, 12.
Etymology
[Piers P. dymme: Chauc. dim: O. Frs. dim: Ger. dial. dimmer: M. H. Ger. timber, timmer: O. H. Ger. timbar: Icel. dimmr dark.]
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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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