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be-dielf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-dielf, for be-dealf; p. of be-delfan.

dug

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dug,Mt. Foxe 25, 18

Linked entry: dielf

ellen-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
ellen-dǽd, e; f. [ellen valour, dǽd a deed]

A deed of valour, bold or valiant deed ⬩ virtūtis factum

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A deed of valour, bold or valiant deed; virtūtis factum Sceolde hine yldo beniman ellendǽda age should deprive him of bold deeds, Cd. 24; Th. 31, 13; Gen. 484: Judth. 12; Thw. 35, 22; Jud. 273. He secgan hýrde ellendǽdum he heard tell of valiant deeds

deóre

(adv.)
Grammar
deóre, adv.
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Fiercely, cruelly [v. deór; adj. ] Deáð se bitera swá deóre (deórne?; but cf. þone deóran síð = death, Sal. 361) genam ǽþelne of eorðan, Chr. 1065 ; P. 194, 14

BLEÁT

(adj.)
Grammar
BLEÁT, def. se bleáta, seó, ðæt bleáte; adj.

Wretched, miserable ⬩ miser, miserabilis ⬩ nudus ⬩ nudus ⬩ nudus ⬩ pauper, miser

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Wretched, miserable; miser, miserabilis Ǽnig ne wæs mon on moldan ðætte meahte bibúgan ðone bleátan drync deópan deáþwéges there was not any man on earth that could avoid the miserable drink of the deep death-cup, Exon. 47 a; Th. 161, 24; Gú. 963

ge-weccan

(v.)
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</b> to rouse from the sleep of death, raise the dead :-- Foerende ðá deáda gewæcca dohter uadens mortuam suscitare filiam :-- Mk. p. 3, 7.

Linked entry: weccan

se

(adv.)
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so Se ðeáh yet, still, Exon. Th. 13, 31; Cri. 211: 159, 30; Gú. 934: 328, 24; Vy. 22: 454, 6; Hy. 4, 28: 455, 12, 18; Hy. 4, 48, 51: 495, 13; Rä. 84, 7. Hwæðre se ðeáh, 417, 27; Rä. 36, 11. Efne se ðeáh, 421, 33; Rä. 40, 27: 482, 2; Rä. 66, 1.

a-delfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-delfan, p. -dealf, -dylf, pl. -dulfon; pp. -dolfen

To dig ⬩ delve ⬩ fodere ⬩ effodere

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To dig, delve: fodere, effodere Cleopatra hét adelfan hyre byrigenne Cleopatra ordered her burying place to be dug, Ors. 5, 13; Bos. 113, 22. Seáþ adealf lacum effodit. Ps. Spl. 7, 16: Bd. 3, 2; S. 524, 16. óþ ðæt biþ seáþ adolfen donec fodiatur fovea

Linked entries: a-dolfen a-dylf

be-delfan

(v.)
Grammar
be-delfan, p. -dealf, pl. -dulfon ; pp. -dolfen

To dig in or around ⬩ to bury ⬩ inter ⬩ circumfodere ⬩ sepelire

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To dig in or around, to bury, inter; circumfodere, sepelire Óþ i hine bedelfe usque dum fodiam circa illam, Lk. Bos. 13, 8. Bedealf hyt on eorþan he buried it in the earth, Mt. Bos. 25, 18. Bedolfen, Elen. Kmbl. 2159; El. 1081

Linked entries: be-dielf be-dofen be-dolfen be-dulfon

dǽd-bana

(n.)
Grammar
dǽd-bana, an; m. [dǽd a deed, bana a killer]

An evil-doer, a perpetrator of murder ⬩ homicida

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An evil-doer, a perpetrator of murder; homicida Gif man gehádodne mid fǽhþe belecge, and secge ðæt he wǽre dǽdbana if any one charge one in holy orders with enmity, and say that he was a perpetrator of homicide, L. Eth. ix. 23; Th. i. 344, 26

CWIC

(adj.)
Grammar
CWIC, cwyc, cwuc, cuc; def. se cwica, seó, ðæt cwice; adj.

Alive, QUICK ⬩ vivus, vivax

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Ne biþ se cwuca nyttra ðe se deáda, gif him his yfel ne hreówþ the quick [living] is not better than the dead, if he repent not of his evil, Bt. 36, 6; Fox 182, 20.

Linked entries: cucon cucu cwicen cwicu cuic cweoc cwicu cwuc cwyc cuc

leahter-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
leahter-líce, adv.

Viciously ⬩ noisomely

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Viciously, noisomely Ðæt deáde flǽsc rotaþ leahtorlíce ðonne se deádlíca líchama þeówaþ gálnysse the dead flesh rots noisomely when the mortal body is a slave to lust, Homl. Th. i. 118, 13

a-dylf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-dylf, = a-dealf; p. of a-delfan, q. v.

effodit

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effodit,Ps. Th. 7, 15

self-démere

(n.)
Grammar
self-démere, with the same meaning as self-déma, q. v.
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Sylfdémera sarabaitorum, R. Ben. I. 10, 6. Sylfdémerum sarabaitis, 11, 4

Linked entry: démere

ænge

(adj.)
Grammar
ænge, def. se ænga; adj.

Narrow ⬩ troubled ⬩ anxious ⬩ angustus ⬩ anxius

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Narrow, troubled, anxious; angustus, anxius Ðes ænga stede this narrow place, Cd. 18; Th. 23, 9; Gen. 356. Is me ænge [MS. ænige] gást innan hreðres anxiatus est in me spiritus meus, Ps. Th. 142, 4

al-wealda

(adj.)
Grammar
al-wealda, -walda; def. adj.

All-powerful ⬩ almighty ⬩ omnipotens

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All-powerful, almighty; omnipotens Alwalda God all-powerful God, Exon. 25a; Th. 73, 17; Cri. 1191: 27b; Th. 83, 33; Cri. 1365

meox

Grammar
meox, [In 1. 6 after 'meox ?' insert: and swá ðeáh, gif þú his wel notast, hwæt bið wæstmbǽrre?]
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Add: manure Ne forhtige gé for ðæs fyrnfullan þreátum, for ðan þe his wuldor is wyrms and meox, Hml. S. 25, 261. Hit ys bysmorlic dǽd ꝥ ǽnig man . . . þone múð ufan mettum áfylle and on óðerne ende him gange ꝥ meox út fram, E. S. viii. 62, 16. Ic hine

Æffric

(adj.)
Grammar
Æffric, def. m. Æffrica; adj.

African ⬩ Afer

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African; Afer Severus Cásere se wæs Æffrica cynnes Severus Cæsar genere Afer, Bd. 1, 5 ; S. 476, 5

DEORFAN

(v.)
Grammar
DEORFAN, ic deorfe, ðú dyrfst, he dyrfþ, pl. deorfaþ; p. dearf, pl. durfon; pp. dorfen

To labour ⬩ laborāre

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To labour; laborāre Ne wiðcweðe ic to deorfenne gyt, gif ic nýdbehéfe eom gyt ðínum folce I refuse not to labour still, if I am yet needful to thy people, Homl. Th. ii. 516, 26. Þearle ic deorfe I labour very much, Coll, Monast. 19, 13

Linked entry: mán-deorf

DEORC

(adj.)
Grammar
DEORC, def. se deorca, seó, ðæt deorce; adj.

DARK, obscure, gloomy, sad ⬩ tenebrōsus, obscūrus

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Biþ se deorca deáþ ge-endad the dark death shall be ended, BExon. 63 aB; BTh. 231, B34; BPh. 499: Ps. Th. 101, B9. Seó deorce niht gewíteþ the dark night departs, BExon. 57 a; BTh. 204, B16; BPh. 98B.

Linked entry: deorcian

á-werd

Grammar
á-werd, l. á-werde, and dele = a-wered . . . a-werdan.

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