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a-deádan

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>á-deádian;</b> p. ode To become dead, lose vitality or feeling, become paralysed Ádeádaþ fatescit, Wülck. Gl. 408, 6. Gif se líchama næfð mete, þonne forweornað hé and ádeádað, Hml. Th. i. 168, 32.

mere-deáþ

(n.)
Grammar
mere-deáþ, es; m.

Death in the seadeath by drowning

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Death in the sea, death by drowning, Cd. 169; Th. 210, 9; Exod. 512. Meredeáþa mǽst (the destruction of the Egyptians in the Red Sea), 166; Th. 207, 9; Exod. 464

fǽr-deáþ

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-deáþ, es; m.

Sudden deathrepentīna mors

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Sudden death; repentīna mors, Cot. 14

Linked entries: deáþ fǽr-cóþu

twi-deágod

(adj.)
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twi-deágod, adj.
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Double-dyed Twideágadre deáge bis tincto cocco, An. Ox. 1060

Linked entry: deágian

swylt-deáþ

(n.)
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swylt-deáþ, es; m.
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Death Ðú míne sáwle of swyltdeáðes láþum wiðlǽddest eripuisti animam meam de morte, Ps. Th. 55, 11

wundor-deáþ

(n.)
Grammar
wundor-deáþ, es; m.

A wondrous death

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A wondrous death Wedra þeóden (Beowulf, killed by the fire-drake) wundordeáðe swealt, Beo. Th. 6067; B. 3037

deáþ-reáf

(n.)
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deáþ-reáf, es; n.
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A garment of a dead person Deáþreáf exuvias (cf. exubiae, uestes mortuorum, Corp. Gl. H. 52, 524: exuviae, spolia reáf, i. uestes mortuorum, Wulck. Gl. 233, 44), Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 32

Linked entry: deád-hrægel

deáþ-beácnigende

(adj.)
Grammar
deáþ-beácnigende, adj. (ptcpl.)
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Threatening death Cumað of heofenum deáðbeácnigende tácn de coelo venient signa minantia mortem (Dóm. L. p. 23, 56), Wlfst. 137, 13: Dóm. L. 112

ende-deáþ

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Death that is the end of life.

deáþ-líc

(adj.)
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deáþ-líc, adj.

Deadly, mortal, good and bad angelsmortālis

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Deadly, mortal, good and bad angels;mortālis Ðis is bísen ðara sóþena gesǽlþa, ðara wilniaþ ealle deáþlíce men to begitanne this is an example of the true goods, which all mortal men desire to obtain, Bt. 24, 2; Fox 80, 30.

ge-déman

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Gidoema cuico and deádo judicare uiuos et mortuos, Rtl. 120, 37. Gif ðá twelf mǽgða ána beóð gedémede æt ðám micelum dóme, Hml. Th. i. 396, 3. where the matter of judgement is given Hwæt from iów solfum ne gidoemað ðætte sóðfæst is ?, Lk. R.

GE-DÉFE

(adj.)
Grammar
GE-DÉFE, -doefe; comp. -ra; superl. -est, -ust; adj.

Becomingfitproperseemlyconvenientagreeabledecentquietmildmeekgentlekindbenevolentcongruusconvĕniensdĕcensopportūnushŏnestusquiētusmansuētusbĕnignus

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Ne biþ ðæt gedéfe ðeáþ that is not a seemly death, Exon. 91 a; Th. 340, 26; Gn. Ex. 117. Beóþ gé gedoefe estote vos perfecta, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 48.

Linked entry: deáf-líc

deáþ-synnig

(adj.)
Grammar
deáþ-synnig, adj.
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Guilty of death, liable to the punishment of death Sé ðe ofslaeð deádsynig ( reus ) bið tó dóme, Mt. L. 5, 21

Linked entry: deád-synnig

deáþ-wyrda

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-wyrda, pl. f. [wyrd fate]

Death-events, fatesfata

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Death-events, fates; fata, Cot. 89

Linked entry: wyrd

wild-deór

(n.)
Grammar
wild-deór, wildeór, es; n.

A wild animalwild beast

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Uildeár (-deára? -dera?) bestiarum . Rtl. 117, 4. Anweald ofer wilddeórum, Hexam. II; Norm. 18, 16. Hé mid wilddeórum ( cum bestiis ) wæs, Mk. Skt. l, 13: Cd. Th. 256, 34; Dan. 650. Wildeorum, Exon. Th. 146, 21 ; Gú. 713.

Linked entry: wildedeór

deáþ-godas

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-godas, pl. m.

Death-gods, spirits, ghostsmanes

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Death-gods, spirits, ghosts; manes, Cot. 134

deáþ-godas

Grammar
deáþ-godas, Substitute: The infernal deities
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Manes deáðas and deáðgodas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 57

deáþ-firen

(n.)
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Cf. deáþ-scyld

Linked entry: firen

gúþ-deáþ

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-deáþ, es; m.

Death got in fight

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Death got in fight, Beo. Th. 4491; B. 2249

deáþ-reów

(adj.)
Grammar
deáþ-reów, adj. [reów cruel]

Deadly cruel, savage atrox

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Deadly cruel, savage; atrox Com seofona sum to sele geongan deóful deáþreów a savage devil came with seven others unto the hall, Andr. Kmbl. 2629; An. 1316