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drýfan

(v.)

to drive pellĕre

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to drive; pellĕre Sceoldondrýfan should drive, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 43, 10

drygan

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drygan, l. drýgan,
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and add: to make dry. of a person's action, to dry by wiping, rubbing, &c. Heó his fét mid hire loccum drýgde, Bl. H. 69, 2. Drégde, 73, 19. Hé geseah Godes engel drýgan mid sceátan Sc̃i Laurentius limu, Shrn. 115, 23. Drégende tergens (os suum

drync

(n.)
Grammar
drync, es; m.

Drink, a drink, draught potus, haustus

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Drink, a drink, draught; potus, haustus Ðǽr wæs ǽlcum genóg drync there was enough drink for each, Andr. Kmbl. 3069; An. 1537. Ic ofþyrsted wæs gástes drynces I was thirsty for the soul's drink, Soul Rmbl. 82; Seel. 41. Drync ðú selst us potum dabis

Linked entry: drinc

drypan

(v.)
Grammar
drypan, l. drýpan,
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and see drípan

drif

(n.)
Grammar
drif, e; f.

a feverfebris

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a fever; febris Seó drif [sio drif MS.] febris, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 8, 15. but drif, es; m. or n. in the following example Full neáh ǽfre ðe óðer man wearþ on ðam wyrrestan yfele, ðæt [MS. þet] is on ðam drife almost every other man was in the worst evil

Linked entry: ge-drif

dropan

(v.)
Grammar
dropan, droppan; ende pres. part. ; p. ede; pp. ed

To dropstillāre

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To drop; stillāre Swá swa dropan dropende ofer eorþan sīcut stillicĭdia stillantia super terram, Ps. Spl. 71, 6. Droppende, Ps. Lamb. 71, 6

Linked entry: droppan

drífan

Grammar
drífan, driéfan (v. á-drífan, á-driéfan.);
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Add Ranulf ealle his gemót dráf and bewiste, Chr. 1099; P. 235, 1

drigan

(v.)
Grammar
drigan, drygan, drigean; p.de ; pp. ed; v. a. [drige dry]

To DRY, make dry, rub dry, wipe siccāre, tergĕre, extergĕre

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To DRY, make dry, rub dry, wipe; siccāre, tergĕre, extergĕre Se háta sumor giereþ and drigeþ sǽd and bléda the hot summer prepares and dries seeds and fruits, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 120; Met. 29, 60, Ðæt dust, ðæt of eówre ceastre on úrum fótum clifode, we

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dróg

(v.; part.)
Grammar
dróg, drew, Jn. Lind. War. 21, 11; p.
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of dragan

-drítan

(suffix)
Grammar
-drítan, v. ge-drítan,
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drypan

(v.)
Grammar
drypan, p. de, te; pp. ed

To drop, moistenstillāre, humectāre

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To drop, moisten; stillāre, humectāre Nime ánne eles dropan, and drype on án mycel fýr take a drop of oil, and drop it on a large fire, Ors. 4, 7; Bos. 88, 11: L. M. 1, 3; Lchdm. ii. 40, 5, 7, 24, 28, 30. Heó drypte in ða eágan she dropped it on the

drýman

(v.)
Grammar
drýman, part. drýmende; p. de; pp. ed

To rejoice, be joyful jubĭlāre

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To rejoice, be joyful; jubĭlāre Hí mótun drýman mid Dryhtn they may rejoice with the Lord, Exon. 32 b; Th. 102, 27; Cri. 1679. Him gefylgan ne mæg drýmendra gedryht the multitude of the joyful cannot follow him, Exon. 60 b; Th. 222, 13; Ph. 348. Eall

DREÁM

(n.)
Grammar
DREÁM, es; m.

joy, pleasure, gladness, mirth, rejoicing, rapture, ecstasy, frenzy jubĭlum, lætĭtia, gaudium, delīrium An instrument of music, music, rapturous music, harmony, melody, orgănum = όργανoν, musĭca, concentus, harmŏnia = άρμoνία, modulātio, modus, melōdia = μελωδία, cantus

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joy, pleasure, gladness, mirth, rejoicing, rapture, ecstasy, frenzy; jubĭlum, lætĭtia, gaudium, delīrium Ðǽr biþ drincendra dreám se micla there is the great joy of drinkers, Exon. 88 a; Th. 332, 3; Vy. 79: Beo. Th. 999; B. 497: Cd. 169; Th. 211, 25;

DRÉFAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRÉFAN, part. dréfende; p. dréfde; pp. dréfed

To disturb, agitate, disquiet, vex, trouble commovēre, turbāre, conturbāre, tribulāre, contristāre

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To disturb, agitate, disquiet, vex, trouble; commovēre, turbāre, conturbāre, tribulāre, contristāre Uparǽr mód úre dréfende erĭge mentes nostras turbĭdas, Hymn. Surt. 127, 6. Ðonne ic wado dréfe when I disturb the waters, Exon. 103 a; Th. 389, 24; Rä

draca

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Draca, droco, draco tipa, Txts. 103, 2027. Draca dracus, Wrt. Voc. i. 78, 54. Se draca leviathan, ii. 76, 50. Ðegnas his gifuhton wið ðǽm dræcce ( dracone ) and se dræcca gifæht, Rtl. 70, 21. Hér is cumen án draca þe mé forswelgan sceal . . .

dragan

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N.E.D. draw, 55] ꝥ hig be þæs tíman lenge heora sang dragon ut secundum temporis prolixitatem cantum protendant, Chrd. 57, 7

dreág

(v.; part.)
Grammar
dreág, dreáh did, suffered, Exon. 74 b; Th. 280, 9; Jul. 626: Cd. 145; Th. 18o, 22; Exod. 49; p.
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of dreógan

dræg-net

(n.)
Grammar
dræg-net, -nett, es; n.

A drag-net tragum, verricŭlum

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A drag-net; tragum, verricŭlum Dræg-net vel dræge tragŭla, Ælfc. Gl. 1; Som. 55, 13; Wrt. Voc. 15, 13. Dræg-net verricŭlum, 84; Som. 73, 89; Wrt. Voc. 48, 27

dróh

(v.)
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dragged, drew; p. of dragan

dracu

(n.)
Grammar
dracu, e; f.
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Trouble, affliction Eal hit is for synnum and gyt weorþeð máre, þæs þe béc secgað, wracu (dracu, v. l. ) and gedrecednes, Wlfst. 91, 7. v. dreccan