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díc-weall

(n.)
Grammar
díc-weall, es; m.
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A ditch-wall Directe uersus occidentem usque la dichewalle; et sic per fossatum directe usque in riuulo de Tamyse, C. D. iii. 408, 10

dim-hús

(n.)
Grammar
dim-hús, es; n.
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A prison, dungeon Dimhúses lautumiae, i. carceris, An. Ox. 3774. Dimhús latibula (ergastuli ), 4993

dob-fugel

Similar entry: dop-fugel

dolg-drenc

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Add:to dolh-drenc Dolhdrenc antidotum, An. Ox. 383. Wryc gódne dolhdrenc, Lch. ii. 326, 25

dolg-rune

Grammar
dolg-rune, l.
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dolg-rúne

dóm-bóc

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Ic gedó ꝥ man sceall þé wel fæste gewríðan, and þé, eall swá seó dómbóc be swilcum mannum tǽcð, oft and gelóme swingan, Hml. S. 23, 714. Add

dóm-hús

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Dómhús pretorium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 64. Add

dóm-settend

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Substitute: One who ordains judgement (v. settan, ), a lawyer Juriconsultus, jurisperitus, id est rihtscrífend sive dómsettend, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 13

dóm-stów

(n.)
Grammar
dóm-stów, e; f.
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A judgement-place, tribunal Hwǽr syndon démra dómstówa ?, Wlfst. 148, 31

dóm-weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
dóm-weorþung, e; f.
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Honour, glory Sige forgeaf Constantíno cyning ælmihtig, dómweorðunga, El. 146: 1234

dón-lic

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For Cot. 149 substitute Þǽre dónlecan (printed dor-) practicae, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 74. On dónlicum þincgum in faciendo, R. Ben. I. 23, 12. Dónlicum agendis, 44, 14

drý-lác

(n.)
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sorcery, magic Gif þíne æceras nellaþ wel wexan oþþe þǽr hwilc ungedéfe þing on gedón bið on drý ( = drýláce) oððe on lybláce, Lch. i. 398, 3. (?)

drý-man

(n.)
Grammar
drý-man, drý-mann, es; m.
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A magician, sorcerer Hé eóde tó ánum drýmen ... þá gebróhte se drýman þone cnapan tó his deófle, Hml. S. 3, 367. Fela sǽdon þá drýmen þurh deófles cræft, Iamnes and Mambres, 17, 114. Drýmen þe mid dydrunge farað, Hml. Th. ii. 330, 27. Þurhdrýmanna dydrunge

dysig-dóm

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Andswara stuntan æfter dysigdóme his ( juxta stultitiam suam ), Scint. 95, 14. Dysigdóme gelettendum imperitia impediente, Angl. xiii. 372, 97. Add

ellen-dǽd

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fífel-dór

(v.)
Grammar
fífel-dór, l. -dor,
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firen-dǽd

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Fyrendǽda, mándǽda flagitia, i. vitia, i. spur-citia, scelera, Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 28. Ic fyrendǽda wræc, deáðcwealm Denigea, B. 1669. Add

fisc-deág

(n.)
Grammar
fisc-deág, fisc-deáh, e; f.
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Purple dye obtained from a shell-fish Fiscdeáh, weolces conquilii, An. Ox. 5193

Linked entry: deág

freóls-dæg

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Hú on freólsdagum ( in sanctorum natalitiis ) seó nihtlice wæcce tó healdenne sý ... sealmas sýn gesungene þe tó þám freólsdæge belimpað, R. Ben. 39, 4-9. Add

freóls-dóm

(n.)
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For 'Ciricean ... [MS. freólsdóme]' l. Cirice an freólsdóme

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