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DEÁF

(adj.)
Grammar
DEÁF, adj.

DEAFsurdus

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Ðæt ic dumbum and deáfum deófolgieldum gaful onháte that I promise tribute to dumb and deaf idols, Exon. 68 a; Th. 251, 24; Jul. 150. Ne wirige ðú deáfe curse not the deaf, Lev. 19, 14. Deáf corn deaf or barren corn, Past. 52, 9; Hat. MS

Linked entry: a-deáf

deáf

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Add: deaf, without hearing Deáffra manna eáran, Hml. Th. ii. 16, 17. imperfect in some essential quality, sterile Se æker ðe bið unwæsðmbǽre oððe ungefynde corn bringð oððe deáf terra quae sterilem segetem gignit, Part. 411, 20

deáf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
deáf, dived, Exon. 126 b; Th. 487, 18; Rä. 73, 4; p. of dúfan

to dive

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to dive, q v

deáf-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
deáf-líc, adj. [deáf = défe fitting, proper]

Suitable, fitting, properconveniens

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Suitable, fitting, proper; conveniens Deáflíc to gehírenne on heálícum gemóte fitting to be heard at a public assembly, Ælfc. T. 15, 4

a-deáf

(adj.)
Grammar
a-deáf, adj.

Deafsurdus

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Deaf; surdus,Ben

Linked entry: a-deáfung eárena

a-deáf

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Dele

dúfan

(v.)
Grammar
dúfan, ic dúfe, ðú dýfst, he dýfþ, pl. dúfaþ; p. ic, he deáf, ðú dufe, pl. dufon; pp. dofen

DIVE, sink mergi

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Mid ðam ðe he deáf when he was sinking, ii. 392, 2: 390, 21

Linked entry: dýfan

deáfu

(n.)
Grammar
deáfu, e; f. [deáf deaf]

Deafness surdĭtas

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Deafness; surdĭtas Wið eárwærce and wið deáfe for ear-ache and for deafness, L. M. 1, 3; Lchdm. ii. 40, 8. Wið eárena deáfe for deafness of ears, 1, 3; Lchdm. ii. 40, 20

deáh

(n.)
Grammar
deáh, gen. deáge; f.

A colour, DYE tinctūra, fucus, stĭbium, murex

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Deáge fuco Mone B. 1080: 6224. Twí-gedeágadre deáge bis tincto cocco, 1094. Deáge stĭbio, 4649; rubenti, 6235: murĭce, 6268. Reádre deáge rubro stĭbio, 1242

DEÁD

(adj.)
Grammar
DEÁD, def. se deáda; seó, ðæt deáde; adj.

DEAD mortuus

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Ne willaþ eów andrǽdan deáde féðan dread ye not dead bands, Cd. 156; Th. 194, 26; Exod. 266: Exon. 24 b; Th. 71, 21; Cri. 1159: Andr. Kmbl. 2156; An. 1079. Lǽt deáde bebyrigean hyra deádnn let the dead bury their dead, Mt. Bos. 8, 22.

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deal

(adj.)
Grammar
deal, deall; adj.

Proud, exulting, eminent superbus, clarus

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Proud, exulting, eminent; superbus, clarus Fugel feðrum deal a bird proud of feathers, Exon. 59 b; Th. 216, 10; Ph. 266. Bǽr-beágum deall proud of bearing rings, 108 b; Th. 414, 18; Rä. 32, 22.

DEÁW

(n.)
Grammar
DEÁW, es; m. n.

DEW ros

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Syle ðé God of heofenes deáwe det tibi Deus de rore cœli, Gen. 27, 28, 39

deág

(n.)
Grammar
deág, deáh, e; f.
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A dye, colour Telg, deág fucus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 36, 66. Deág vel telg, 151, 52. Deáh, 70, 19. Déch murex, An. Ox. 18 b, 56. Telge, deáge ostro, Wrt. Voc. ii. 64, 37: 87, 10. Of hǽw*-*enre deáge ex iacintho, An. Ox. 1058. Deáche stibio, 4645.

denu

(n.)
Grammar
denu, e; f : dene,an ; f : dene,es ; m.

A plain, vale, dale, valleyvallis, convallis

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A plain, vale, dale, valley;vallis, convallis Seó denu ðe ðú gesáwe weallendum lígum vallis illa quam aspexisti flammis feventĭbus, Bd. 5, 12; S. 630, 3, note, MS. B. Seó stów ðǽr seó denu wæs the place where the valley was, 5, 12; S. 630, note 3, MS

Linked entries: dænu dene dene dene

deáþ-denu

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-denu, e; f.

The valley of death mortis vallis

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The valley of death; mortis vallis In ðisse deáþ-dene in this valley of death, Exon. 12 b; Th. 21, 33; Cri. 344. In ðas deáþdene in this death-vale, Exon. 61 b; Th. 226, 35; Ph. 416

dearf

(adj.)
Grammar
dearf, [ = W. S. deorf]
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Bold Dearfe ł dyrstige audaci, Mt. p. 9, 3

Dere

(n.)
Grammar
Dere, gen. Dera; pl. m.

The Deirians, inhabitants of Deira between the rivers Tyne and Humber Deīri

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The Deirians, inhabitants of Deira between the rivers Tyne and Humber; Deīri Andswarede him mon and cwæþ ðæt hí Dere nemde wǽron responsum est quod Deīri vocārentur, Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 21, 22: Homl. Th. ii. 120, 34, 35. Mid ðysses cyninges geornesse ða

deád

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Voc. i. 283, 79: ii. 16, 57. fig. dead to, insensible to Heó bið deád ǽlcere duguðe and gesǽlðe, and bið gehealden tó ðám écan deáðe, Hml. Th. i. 160, 15

deáw

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Roscido deáwe (wǽtum?; the immediately preceding gloss is roscida, rore madida (v. Corp. Gl. H.), and deáwe seems to be due to rore), Wrt. Voc. ii. 119, 29. Bútan rénscúrum and reócendum deáwe, Hml. S. 18, 57.

DÉMA

(n.)
Grammar
DÉMA, an; m. [déman to deem, judge, think] .

a deemer, thinker, judge, an umpire censor, consul, jūdex, arbĭter the judge, who gave a wrong judgment, was subject to a fine of one hundred and twenty shillings; and if a man could not obtain justice, the judge to whom he applied was fined thirty shillings. As the judge represented the king, he was at the king's disposal

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a deemer, thinker, judge, an umpire; censor, consul, jūdex, arbĭter Ic eom se déma I am the judge, Exon. 42 b; Th. 144, 8; Gú. 675: 69 a; Th. 257, 19; Jul. 249: Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 12; Jud. 59. Se Déma gegaderaþ ðæt clǽne corn into his berne the Judge

Linked entries: dǽma doema