Dene-mearc
DENMARK ⬩ Dānia
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DENMARK; Dānia, Cimbrĭca Chersonēsus = Χερσόνησσs, f. a land island, peninsula; from χέρσos, χέρρos land, and νήσos, oτ; f. an island [Dene the Danes,-denu a plain, vale, valley; and mearc a boundary. The Saxon Chronicle, in 1005, 1023, 1036, has Denemearc
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deád-bǽre
Death-bearing, deadly ⬩ mortĭfer, lethālis, lethĭfer
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Death-bearing, deadly; mortĭfer, lethālis, lethĭfer Deádbǽre lethāle, Mone B. 1859. Se drenc deádbǽra wæs the drink was deadly, Homl. Th. ii. 158, 22, Ðæt ðín heorte forhtige for ðam deádbǽrum drence that thy heart may fear the deadly drink, i. 72, 16
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fisc-deág
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Purple dye obtained from a shell-fish Fiscdeáh, weolces conquilii, An. Ox. 5193
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mele-deáw
Honey-dew ⬩ nectar
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Honey-dew, nectar Hunig[deáw] oððe mildeáw nectar, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 38. Nó hé fóddor þigeþ mete on moldan nemne meledeáwes dǽl gebyrge se dreóreþ oft æt miðdre nihte non illi cibus est nostro concessus in orbe, ambrosios libat cælesti nectare rores,
gén-dele
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Steep Géndeles ardui, Hpt. Gl. 416, 18. Cf. of-dæl, of-dæle, geán-dýne
ge-défe
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What is seemly; seemliness, Gn. Ex. 189. [v. list.] Cf. ge-dafen; n
sund-deáw
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Sundew remains as a name for drosera rotundifolia, v. E. D. S. Pub., Plant Names
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weorold-deád
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Dead as far as this life is concerned, dead as regards the body Hí mé on deorce stówe settan, samed aulíce swá ðú worulddeáde wrige mid foldan collocavit me in obscuris sicut mortuos seculi, Ps. Th. 142, 4
deád-boren
Dead-borne ⬩ mortuus fœtus
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Dead-borne; mortuus fœtus Deádboren tuddur mortuus fœtus, Herb. 63, 2; Lchdm. i. 166, 3
deád-rægl
clothing of the dead, a shroud ⬩ pallium sepulchrāle
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clothing of the dead, a shroud; pallium sepulchrāle, Som. Ben. Lye
dearr-líc
Daring, rash ⬩ temerārius, Som. Ben. Lye
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Daring, rash; temerārius, Som. Ben. Lye
for-déþ
does for ⬩ destroys
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does for, destroys, L. Edg. S. 14; Th. i. 278, i;
heofon-déma
A heavenly judge,
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A heavenly judge, Cd. 228; Th. 306, 4; Sat. 658
geán-dele
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sige-déma
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A victorious, triumphant judge, the irresistible judge of the day of judgment Se sigedéma, freá mihtig ( Christ ) Andr. Kmbl. 1322 ; An. 661. Ne beóþ ðǽr ( at the last judgment ) forþ borene sigele tó ðam sigedéman, Wulfst. 254, 1 : Exon. Th. 65, 28
þeóf-denn
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A thieves' cave Andlang weges tó ðam þeófdenne, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 15, 28
un-deáw
Without dew
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Without dew Gewyrc ða wyrt on morgenne ðonne hió gedeáw sié, sume beóð undeáwe, Lchdm. ii. 92, 15
West-Dene
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The West-Danes Tó West-Denum, Beo. Th. 771 ; B. 383: 3161; B. 1578
deád-boren
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Add: still-born Gyf deádboren cyld sý on wífes innoðe, Lch. i. 206, 6