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dol-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
dol-wíte, es; n. [dol foolish, audacious = Ger. toll-kühn; wíte a punishment]

Punishment for audacity, temerity or fool-hardinesstemerĭtātis pœna

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Punishment for audacity, temerity or fool-hardiness; temerĭtātis pœna Nales dolwíte no punishment for audacity, Exon. 107 a; Th. 408, 25; Rä. 27, 17

dóm-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
dóm-bóc, f. [bóc a book, q. v.]

DOOM-BOOK, a book of decrees or laws lĭber judĭciālis

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DOOM-BOOK, a book of decrees or laws; lĭber judĭciālis Béte be ðam ðe seó dóm-bóc secge let him pay a fine according as the doom-book may say, L. Ath. i. 5; Th. i. 202, 7: L. Edg. i. 3; Th. i. 262, 23: i. 5; Th. i. 264, 20. Swá hit on ðære dóm-béc stande

Linked entry: bóc-tǽcing

dóm-ern

(n.)
Grammar
dóm-ern, es; n.

A judgment-place, a court-houseforum judiciāle, trĭbūnal, prætōrium

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A judgment-place, a court-house; forum judiciāle, trĭbūnal, prætōrium Dómern trĭbūnal, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 143, 70. Ðá underféngon ðæs déman cempan ðone Hǽlend on ðam dómerne, and gegaderodon ealne ðone þreát to heom tunc mīlĭtes præsĭdis suscĭpientes

dóm-hwæt

(adj.)
Grammar
dóm-hwæt, adj. [hwæt quick, strenuous]

Strenuous in judgmentin jūdĭcio strēnuus

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Strenuous in judgment; in jūdĭcio strēnuus We hine dómhwate, dǽdum and wordum hérgen hold-ríce we strenuous, may praise him faithfully in deeds and words, Exon. 14 a; Th. 27, 11; Cri. 429

dóm-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
dóm-leás, adj.

Inglorious, powerless, hapless inglōrius, impŏtens, infortūnātus

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Inglorious, powerless, hapless; inglōrius, impŏtens, infortūnātus Æðelingas gefricgean dómleásan dǽd nobles shall hear of your inglorious deed, Beo. Th. 5772; B. 2890. Sceolon nú ǽfre dreógan dómleáse gewinn now we shall ever wage powerless war, Cd.

dóm-líce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
dóm-líce, adj.

Judicially, powerfully, gloriouslyjudicialĭter, potenter, gloriōse

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Judicially, powerfully, gloriously; judicialĭter, potenter, gloriōse Sýn me ðíne handa on hǽlu nú, and ðæt dómlíce gedón weorþe fiat manus tua et salvum me facias, Ps. Th. 118, 173: Exou. 54 b; Th. 193, 19; Az. 124: Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 10; Jud. 319

dóm-setl

(n.)
Grammar
dóm-setl, es; n. [dóm judgment, setl a seat]

A judgment-seat, tribunal trĭbūnal

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A judgment-seat, tribunal; trĭbūnal Ðis dómsetl hoc trĭbūnal, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 5; Som. 9, 2. Se gerefa hét Iulianan út gelǽdan to his dómsetle the count bade Juliana be led out to his judgment-seat, Exon. 73 b; Th. 274, 16; Jul. 534: 68 a; Th. 252, 12; Jul

dón-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
dón-líc, adj.

Active practĭcus = πρακτικόs

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Active; practĭcus = πρακτικόs, Cot. 149

dop-enid

(n.)
Grammar
dop-enid, -ænid, e; f. [ened a duck]

A dipping-duck, a moorhen, fen-duck, cootfulĭca, fulix

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A dipping-duck, a moorhen, fen-duck, coot; fulĭca, fulix Dop-enid fulĭca, Ælfc. Gl. 38; Som. 63, 30; Wrt. Voc. 29, 50. Ganot, dop-ænid fulĭx, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 156, 53

Linked entry: ened

Dorn-sǽte

(n.)
Grammar
Dorn-sǽte, Dor-sǽte; gen. -sǽta ; dat. > -sǽtum, -sǽton, -sǽtan; pl. m. [dor = Celt. dwr, dur water; -sǽte dwellers, inhabitants: dwellers by water]

Inhabitants or men of Dorsetshire, people of Dorsetshire in a body, DORSETSHIREDorsetenses, Dorsetia

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Inhabitants or men of Dorsetshire, people of Dorsetshire in a body, DORSETSHIRE; Dorsetenses, Dorsetia Ðý ilcan geáre gefeaht Æðelhelm wið Deniscne here mid Dornsǽtum [Dorsǽtan, Th. 118, 17, col. 2; Dorsǽton, 119, 17, col. 1; Dorsǽtum, 119, 16, col.

Linked entry: sǽta

dér-ling

(n.)

a darling

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a darling Dérling mín dīlectus meus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 12, 18

den-sǽte

(n.)
Grammar
den-sǽte, m. pl.

Dwellers in valleys or plains vallicŏlæ

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Dwellers in valleys or plains; vallicŏlæ

dim-hofe

(n.)
Grammar
dim-hofe, dym-hofe, an; f.
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A lurking-place, hiding-place; latĭbŭlum, lātēbra He gesette þýstru dymhofan oððe dymnes oððe behýdednesse his pŏsuit tenĕbras latĭbŭlum suum, Ps. Lamb. 17, 12. Dimhofan latēbræ, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 21. Dimhofum latĭbŭlis, Mone B. 85. Gregorius on

Linked entries: dym-hefe hofe

dim-scúa

(n.)
Grammar
dim-scúa, an; m. [scúwa, scúa a shade, shadow]
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Dimness, darkness; tenēbræ Oft hira mód onwód under dimscúan deófles lárum their mind often went under darkness by the devil's lore, Andr. Kmbl. 281; An. 141

dol-gilp

(n.)
Grammar
dol-gilp, es; m. [dol foolish; gilp pride, haughtiness]

Foolish pride, vain-gloryvana glōria

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Foolish pride, vain-glory; vana glōria Git wada cunnedon for dolgilpe ye both made trial of the fords for foolish vaunt, Beo. Th. 1022; B. 509

Linked entry: gilp

dryht-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
dryht-líce, driht-líce; adv.

In a lordly manner, divinely nobĭlĭter

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In a lordly manner, divinely; nobĭlĭter God leóht and þýstro gedǽlde dyhtlíce God divinely parted light and darkness, Exon. 11 a; Th. 14, 32; Cri. 228. Abraham fór eorlum driht-líce spræc Abram spoke in a lordly manner before the people, Cd. 98; Th.

Linked entry: driht-líce

dryht-wuniende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
dryht-wuniende, part. [wuniende, part. of wunian to dwell]

Dwelling among peoplein pŏpŭlo dēgens

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Dwelling among people; in pŏpŭlo dēgens Ðara ǽghwylc mót dryhtwuniendra dǽl onfón each of those dwelling among people may receive a share, Exon. 78 a; Th. 293, 26; Crä. 7

eorl-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
eorl-dóm, es; m.

EARLDOM, the province or dignity of an earl, the same as ealdor-dóm, v. Turner's Hist. b. viii. c. 7cŏmĭtis mūnus

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An EARLDOM, the province or dignity of an earl, the same as ealdor-dóm, v. Turner's Hist. b. viii. c. 7; cŏmĭtis mūnus Ælfgár eorl féng to ðam eorldóme ðe Harold ǽr hæfde earl Ælfgar succeeded to the earldom which Harold had before, Chr. 1053; Erl. 189

Linked entry: eorl

for-ðam

(con.)
Grammar
for-ðam, for-ðæm, for-ðan, for-ðon, for-ðam-ðe, for-ðæm-ðe, for-ðan-ðe, for-ðon-ðe; conj, [for that which]

For thatfor that reason whichforbecausenamquia

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For that, for that reason which, for, because; nam, quia Eádige synd ða gástlícan þearfan, forðam hyra ys heofena ríce blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven, Mt. Bos. 5, 3: Ps. Spl. 24, 22: Beo. Th. 301; B. 149: Cd. 167;

Linked entries: for-ða for-ðon

for-ðam

(adv.)
Grammar
for-ðam, for-ðæm, for-ðan, for-ðon; adv.

For that causeconsequentlyproptĕreaidcircoĭdeo

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For that cause, consequently; proptĕrea, idcirco, ĭdeo Forðam ic secge eów ĭdeo dīco vōbis, Mt. Bos. 6, 25: 12, 27, 31: Cd. 5; Th. 6, 32; Gen. 97. Ne móst ðú wesan forðæm ormód thou must not consequently be dejected, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 58; Met. 5, 29. He