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ge-défe

(adv.)
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ge-défe, adv.

Becominglydecentlydĕcenter

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Becomingly, decently; dĕcenter Ic eom on ðínum dómum gedéfe glæd jūdĭcia tua jŭcunda, Ps. Th. 118, 39 : 124, 4

ge-delf

(n.)
Grammar
ge-delf, es; n.

A delvingthe act of digginga trenchfossiofossa

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A delving, the act of digging, a trench; fossio, fossa Mid gedelfe by digging, Ors. 2. 4; Bos. 44, 12. He lét delfon an mycel gedelf he had a great trench dug, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 58, 5

Swa-ðeód

Similar entry: Sweó-þeód

sunn-deáw

(n.)
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un-deóp

(adj.)
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un-deóp, adj.

Not deepshallow

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Not deep, shallow (lit. and fig.) Nis ðæt rǽdlíc ðing, gif swá hlútor wæter hlúd and undióp tóflóweþ æfter feldum óð hit tó fenne werð, Past. 65; Swt. 469, 6. Ðý læs mon má geóte on ðæt undiópe mód ðonne hit behabban mæge ðæt hit ðonne oferflówe ne cum

un-deór

(adj.)
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un-deór, (-deóre?); adj.

Not dearcheapcommon

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Not dear, cheap, common Undeór hit is vile valet, Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 61. Ðæt hié mon ná undeórran weorðe móste lésan ðonne hié mon be ðam were geeahtige, L. Alf. pol. 32; Th. i. 82, 1. Hé nemde ða undiórestan wyrta ðe on wyrttúnum weaxe and ðeáh swíðe

under-delf

suffossum

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glosses suffossum, Ps. Spl. 79, 17

Linked entry: delf

weorold-deád

(adj.)
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weorold-deád, adj.
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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

a-deáf

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Dele

deád-lic

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Add: causing death, deadly, mortal, dire Gif deád*-*lic ( mortiferum; deódlic, R.) huæt gedrincas, Mk. L. 16, 18. Ðá deádlicustan (thá deátlicostan, dá deudlicustan) funestissima, Txts. 65, 942: Wrt. Voc. ii. 36, 25: 151, 61. subject to death, mortal

deád-synnig

Similar entry: deáþ-synnig

deád-wille

(adj.)
Grammar
deád-wille, adj.
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Unproductive, barren Ðá beorgas tódǽlað ꝥ wæsmbǽre land and þæt deádwylle sand mons dividit inter vivam terram et arenas, Ors. 1, 1; S. 26, 19. Cf. cwic-wille

decan-hád

(n.)
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decan-hád, es; m.
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Dignity of a dean (decan, q. v. ) Ofor heora wican heora decanhádes super decanias suas, R. Ben. I. 54, 2

Dene-mearc

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Dele the bracket, and add Wæs him on þæt bæc*-*bord Denamearc, Ors. 1, 1; S. 19, 26. Sume férdon tó Dænmarce (tó Dænmercan (Denmarcon, v. l. ), 30), Chr. 1070; P. 207, 16. On Denemearcon, 1036; P. 159, 18. Tó Denemarcon, 1076; P. 211, 22, 36. Tó Dænemearcon

deóp-líce

(adv.)
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Add: of mental operations Hé deóplíce undernam Drihtnes láre ... and wunode deóplíce gelǽred, Hml, S. 29, 76, 81. Deóplícor ( profundius ) þú smeágst þonne yld úre anfón mæge, Coll. M. 33, 11. in other connexions Hí Godes þeówas deóplíce griðe*-*dan

deóp-þancol

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Substitute : Deep-thoughted, profoundly thoughtful Þæt þu scealt deópþanclum geþance ásmeágan, Wlfst. 248, 7. Witan mid deópðanclum mode, Angl. viii. 329, 11

deór-geat

(n.)
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deór-geat, es; n.
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A gate for deer to pass through Of stapolwege on ðæt deórgeat; of ðám deórgeate, C. D. v. 270, 15. East be hagan tó ðám ealdan deórgeate, 281, 25

deór-haga

(n.)
Grammar
deór-haga, (?), an; m.
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A deer-enclosure, deer-park Ic an mine cnihtes þat wude at Aungre búten þat dérhage, Cht. Th. 574, 20. [O. H. Ger. Teorhage (local name]. Cf. Ger. wild-gehäge.] v. next word

deór-hege

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Deórhege heáwan, Angl. ix. 262, 8. Add

deór-net

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Add: — Deórnett cassis, Wülck. Gl. 183, 12