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heaðu-deór

(adj.)
Grammar
heaðu-deór, adj.

Brave, stout in war

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Brave, stout in war, Beo. Th. 1380; B. 688: 1548; B. 772

bryrd-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
bryrd-dæg, es; m.

Passion-daypassionis dies

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Passion-day; passionis dies, Som

wilde-deór

(n.)
Grammar
wilde-deór, es; n.

A wild beast

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A wild beast Weorpan hí an wildedeóra líc, Bt. 38, I; Fox 194, 31. Hé wæs mið wildedeórum erat cum bestiis Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 1, 13

Linked entry: deór

wil-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
wil-dæg, es; m.

A welcome day

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A welcome day On ðam wildæge. Exon. Th. 29, 7 ; Cri. 459

of-dæl

(adj.)
Grammar
of-dæl, adj.

Tending downwards, inclined to anything inferior

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Tending downwards, inclined to anything inferior Hit biþ ámerred mid ðám lǽnum gódum forðam hit biþ ofdælre ðǽrtó it is led astray by the transitory goods, because it is more inclined to them; ad falsa devius error abducit, Bt. 24, 2; Fox 82, 2. Similar

Linked entry: æf-dæl

bæd-dæg

(n.)

glossesepiphania

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glosses epiphania, Rtl. 2, 1

bebod-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
bebod-dæg, es; m.

A day appointed

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A day appointed (by the church) On ðám beboddagum þínra háligra, Angl. xi. 102, 67

symbel-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
symbel-dæg, es; m.

a feast-day,a festival, day of a religious feast

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Ic ðé symbledæg ( diem festum) sette, Ps. Th. 75, 7. Symbeldagas dies festos, 73, 8

un-deóp

(adj.)
Grammar
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.

sum-dǽl

(n.; adv.)
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D. some-deal.]

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.

GE-DÉFE

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

Becomingfitproperseemlyconvenientagreeabledecentquietmildmeekgentlekindbenevolentcongruusconvĕniensdĕcensopportūnushŏnestusquiētusmansuētusbĕnignus

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Sýn hí adilgad of gedéfra eác ðæra lifigendra leófra bócum deleantur de libro vīventium, Ps. Th. 68, 29. Wuna mid us ðæt ðú us gedéfra gedó stop with us to improve us, St. And. 24, 8. Deórust and gedéfust dearest and fittest, 102, 16.

Linked entry: deáf-líc

æf-dæl

(n.)
Grammar
æf-dæl, g. -dæles; pl. nom. -dalu; n. [æf, dæl a vale]

A descentdescensus

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A descent; descensus To æfdæle ad descensum, Lk. Lind. War. 19, 37

ǽr-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-dæg, es; m.

early dayearly mornmatutinummaneprima luxEarly daysformer daysdies prisci

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early day, early morn; matutinum, mane, prima lux Mid ǽrdæge at early day, Andr. Kmbl. 440; An. 220: 3048; An. 1527: Cd. 121; Th. 155, 19; Gen. 2575. On uhtan mid ǽrdæge in the morning at early day, Beo. Th. 253; B. 126. To ðam ǽrdæge on that morn, Cd

Linked entry: samod

aldor-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
aldor-dæg, g. -dæges; pl. nom. acc. -dagas; m.

Life-dayday of lifedies vitæ

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Life-day, day of life; dies vitæ, Beo. Th. 1440; B. 718

aldor-déma

(n.)
Grammar
aldor-déma, an; m.

A supreme judgea princesupremus judexprinceps

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A supreme judge, a prince; supremus judex, princeps, Cd. 57; Th. 70, 21; Gen. 1156: 114; Th. 149, 28; Gen. 2481

Linked entry: ealdor-déma

dæg-candel

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-candel, dæg-condel,dæg-candell,e; f.

Day-candle, the sundiei candela, sol

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Day-candle, the sun;diei candela, sol Dægcondel, Exon. 130 b; Th. 499, 34; Rä. 88, 26. Dryhten forlét dægcandelle scínan the Lord permitted the sun [the day-candle] to shine, Andr. Kmbl. 1670; An. 837

dæg-hwíl

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-hwíl, e; f. [dæg day, hwíl time]

Day-time, time of lifediei hora vel tempus

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Day-time, time of life; diei hora vel tempus Ðæt he dæghwíla gedrogen hæfde, eorþan wynne that he had finished his days, his joy of earth, Beo. Th. 5445; B. 2726

dæg-hwomlíc

(adj.)

daily

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daily, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 30

dæg-mǽl

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-mǽl, es; n. [mǽl a mark]

A day-mark, an instrument for telling the hour, a dial, clock horologium = ώρoλόγιoν = ώρα an hour: λόγιoν a telling, an announcement

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A day-mark, an instrument for telling the hour, a dial, clock; horologium = ώρoλόγιoν = ώρα an hour: λόγιoν a telling, an announcement, Ælfc. Gl. 30; Som. 61, 58; Wrt. Voc. 26, 57