Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

deáh

(n.)
Grammar
deáh, gen. deáge; f.

A colour, DYE tinctūra, fucus, stĭbium, murex

Entry preview:

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

deáh

Grammar
deáh, is of use, is good or virtuous, avails, Herb. 2, 22; Lchdm. i. 86, 18. Bt. 27, 2; Fox 98, 15: Exon. 80 b; Th. 303, 5; Fä. 48: Beo. Th. 1151; B. 573; pres.
Entry preview:

of dugan

Linked entry: dég

deáh

Grammar
deáh, dye.

Similar entry: deág

DUGAN

(v.)
Grammar
DUGAN, part. dugende; ic, he deah, deag; ðú duge, pl. dugon; p. dohte, pl. dohton

To avail, to be of use, able, fit, strong, vigorous, good, virtuous, honest, bountiful, kind, liberalvalēre, prōdesse, frūgi ease, bŏnum esse, munĭfĭcum, vel libĕrālem se præbēre

Entry preview:

The inf. dugan and the pret. deah, pl. dugon, retaining preterite inflections, are taken from the p. of a strong verb deogan, p. deah, pl. dugon; pp. dogen, ascertained from deah; pl. dugon, which shews the ablaut or internal change off], and requires

Linked entry: dugunde

fisc-deág

(n.)
Grammar
fisc-deág, fisc-deáh, e; f.
Entry preview:

Purple dye obtained from a shell-fish Fiscdeáh, weolces conquilii, An. Ox. 5193

Linked entry: deág

weald

(adv.)
Grammar
weald, adv. conj.

perhaps may be in dependent clauses, with indefinite pronouns or adverbs (cf. gif), in case

Entry preview:

Ðis godspel ðincð dysegum mannum sellíc, ac wé secgaþ swá ðeáh ; weald ðeáh hit sumum men lícige, 466, 10.

DEÁF

(adj.)
Grammar
DEÁF, adj.

DEAFsurdus

Entry preview:

DEAF;surdus Deáf surdus vel surdaster, Ælfc. Gl. 77; Som. 72, 21; Wrt. Voc. 45, 54. Ic swá swá deáf ne gehýrde ego tamquam surdus non audiēbam, Ps. Lamb. 37, 14. Eart ðú dumb and deáf thou art dumb and deaf, Exon. 99 a; Th. 370, 26; Seel. 65.

Linked entry: a-deáf

deal

(adj.)
Grammar
deal, deall; adj.

Proud, exulting, eminent superbus, clarus

Entry preview:

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.

DEÁD

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

DEAD mortuus

Entry preview:

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.

Linked entry: déd

DEÁW

(n.)
Grammar
DEÁW, es; m. n.

DEW ros

Entry preview:

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

DEÁÞ

(n.)
Grammar
DEÁÞ, es; m.

DEATH mors

Entry preview:

DEATH; mors Ðeáh ðe him se bitera deáþ geboden wǽre though bitter death were announced to them, Cd. 183; Th. 229, 26; Dan. 223: Exon. 31 b; Th. 98, 6; Cri. 1603: Beo. Th. 899; B. 447: 5773; B. 2890.

Linked entry: deóþ

deáþ-denu

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-denu, e; f.

The valley of death mortis vallis

Entry preview:

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

deág

(n.)
Grammar
deág, deáh, e; f.
Entry preview:

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

Entry preview:

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

deáhl

(adj.)
Grammar
deáhl, [ = deágol]; def. se deáhla; seó, ðæt deáhle; adj.

Dark, secretobscūrus, secrētus

Entry preview:

Dark, secret; obscūrus, secrētus Ðære deáhlan neahte of the dark night, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 13

deáþ

Entry preview:

</b> state after death of those not in heaven :-- Genere mé (Eve in hell ) of þysses deáþes bendum, Bl. H. 89, 24. Tó þon écan deáþe, 61, 8. cause or occasion of death (as in to be the death of a person) Eálá deáþ, ic beó þín deáþ, Bl.

deád

Entry preview:

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

Dere

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

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

Entry preview:

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

deáw

Entry preview:

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

Entry preview:

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