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Anglo-Saxon

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dihtere

(n.)
Grammar
dihtere, dihtnere,es; m.

An informant, expounder, disposer, manager, steward ⬩ auctor, commentātor, expŏsĭtor, dispensātor

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Gl. 49; Som. 65, 86; Wrt. Voc. 34, 18. Dihtnere dispensātor, 33; Som. 62, 29; Wrt. Voc. 28, 12.

Linked entry: dihtnere

DIM

(adj.)
Grammar
DIM, def. se dimma, seó, ðæt dimme; adj.
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On ðis dimnre hol in this dim hole, Bt. 2; Fox 4, 11: Andr. Kmbl. 2618; An. 1310. Sindon dena dimme the dells are dim, Exon. 115 b; Th. 443, 14; Kl. 30: Cd. 215; Th. 271, 13; Sat. 105: Ps. Th. 108, 8.

dingiung

(n.)
Grammar
dingiung, e; f.
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A dunging, manuring; stercŏrātio Dingiung stercŏrātio, Ælfc. Gl. 1; Som. 55, 5; Wrt. Voc. 15, 5

dinig

(n.)
Grammar
dinig, dingc, e; f?
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Dung; fimus Dinig fimus, Ælfc, Gl. 1; Som. 55, 6; Wrt. Voc. 15, 6. Dingc [MS. dingce] thymiāma, Mone B. 4795

diófol-gild

(n.)
Grammar
diófol-gild, es; n.
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Devil-worship, an image of the devil, an idol, Ors. 1, 5; Bos. 28, 27

dióhlu

(n.)
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secrets, Prov. 11

diópe

(adv.)
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Th. 6131; B. 3069

diór

(adj.)
Grammar
diór, heavy, severe, dire, Beo. Th. 4186; B. 2090. v. deór; adj.
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II

diór

(n.)
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a beast, animal, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 183; Met. 26, 92: 27, 21; Met. 27, II

diór-boren

(adj.)
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noble-born, noble Apollines dóhtor diórboren Apollo's noble-born daughter, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 103; Met. 26, 52

dióre

(adj.)
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dear, precious, glorious, magnificent, Bt. 13; Fox 38, 10, MS. Cott: Bt. Met. Fox 10, 57; Met. 10, 29

diór-wyrþe

(adj.)
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precious, costly, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 5

disc-þén

(n.)
Grammar
disc-þén, es; m. [þegen, þén a minister, servant]
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A dish-servant, dish-bearer, minister of food, sewer; discĭfer, discophŏrus, cibi minister Discþén discĭfer vel discophŏrus, Ælfc. Gl. 30; Som. 61, 68; Wrt. Voc. 26, 65.

DOCCE

(n.)
Grammar
DOCCE, an; f.
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M. 3, 71; Lchdm. ii. 358, 8: 2, 65; Lchdm. ii. 292, 11: 1, 50; Lchdm. ii. 122, 21

DOCGA

(n.)
Grammar
DOCGA, an; m.
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A DOG; canis Docgena canum, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 148, 23

doeg

(n.)
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a day, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27, 62

doeþ-bérnis

(n.)
Grammar
doeþ-bérnis, -niss
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a pestilence, Lk. Skt. Rush. 21, 11

dofung

(n.)
Grammar
dofung, e; f.
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Dotage; deliramentum Dofunga deliramenta, Cot. 69: Mone B. 1621: 4192. Dofunga insĭdias, Mone B. 2721

Linked entry: ge-dof

dóger

(n.)
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a day; dies Dógera of days, Bd. 4, 3; 569, 4

dógian

(v.)
Grammar
dógian, p. ode; pp. od
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To bear, suffer; pati?-Ic dógode I suffred, Exon. 100 b; Th. 380, 17; Rä. 1, 9

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