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dǽd-bétere

(n.)
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After dǽdbéterum insert: (poenitentibus), and for Nap. 16 l. Chrd. 80, 24

dǽl-niman

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Add: ptcpl. used substantively Twégen dǽlnimende duo pdrticipia, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 144, 7

sceaþ-dǽd

(n.)
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sceaþ-dǽd, e; f.

A misdeed, crime

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A misdeed, crime Scsæþdǽd facinus, Wrt. Voc. i. 21, 27. Sceþdǽd, ii. 39, 33. [Þat he hine awreke a þan awarriede uolke, þa hine isend hafden mid heore, scaðededen, Laym. 29578.]

Linked entry: sceþ-dǽd

wæter-del

(n.)
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wæter-del, wæter-dell, es; n. m.(?)

A dell in which there is water

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A dell in which there is water Norð tó wæterdellæ, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 126, 14

weall-díc

(n.)
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weall-díc, (?), e; f.

A walled ditch(?)

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A walled ditch(?) Andlang ðære wealdíc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 346, 21, 22. Cf. Usque la diche walle; et sic per fossatum, iii. 408, 10

ærcebiscop-dóm

(n.)
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ærcebiscop-dóm, es; m.

Archiepiscopal dignity, archbishopric

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Archiepiscopal dignity, archbishopric Æfter him féng Mellitus tó arceƀdóme (ercebiscopdóme,) (23, 27), Chr. 616; P. 24, 2

hand-dǽd

(n.)
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hand-dǽd, e; f.

Handiworkopus manuum

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Handiwork, Lye

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ofer-dón

(v.)

to overdo, do to excess

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to overdo, do to excess Ðonne sceal his steór beón mid lufe gemetegod, ná mid wælhreáwnysse oferdón, Honil. Th. ii. 532, 13. Ealle oferdón þing dæriaþ omnia nimia nocent, Homl. Skt. i. 1, 163

oncýð-dǽd

(n.)
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oncýð-dǽd, e; f.

A deed causing distress, an injury

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A deed causing distress, an injury Oncýðdǽda wrecan, Andr. Kmbl. 2360; An. 1181

comp-dóm

(n.)

warfare

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warfare Rtl. 8, 15

gestor-dæge

(n.; adv.)

yesterday;heri,

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yesterday; heri, Jn. Skt. Rush. 4, 52

tó-dǽl

Similar entry: tó-dál

bealo-dǽd

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drý

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Add: gen. drýes, dat. drýe, dat. pl. drým Þá Iudéas þone Hǽlend genámon ... and sǽdon ꝥ hé drý wǽre, Nic. 19, 40. Nectanebases þæs drýs, Ors. 3, 9; S. 126, 25. Hé wearð álýsed frám þæs drýes bendum ... and arn bysmrigende þæs drýes yfeldǽdum, Hml.

dýr

(adj.)

brave, bold

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brave, bold, Cd. 174; Th. 218, 10; Dan. 37

dyd

(n.)
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dyd, e; f.

A deed actum

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A deed; actum Se consul [Fauius] gedyde ða bysmerlícestan dyde the consul [Fabius] did the most disgraceful deed, Ors. 5, 2. Barrington, A.D. 1773, 180, 15

DUN

(adj.)
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DUN, adj.

DUN, a colour partaking of brown and black fuscus, aquĭlus

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DUN, a colour partaking of brown and black; fuscus, aquĭlus Dun fuscus, Cot. 141, 147: natius [ = nātīvus? ], Ælfc. Gl. 79; Som. 72, 86; Wrt. Voc. 46, 43. Dunn balidus [ = βαλιόs? ], Wrt. Voc. 289, 28. On ðone [MS. ðonne] dunnan stán to the dun stone

Linked entry: dunn

DUNG

(n.)
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DUNG, e; f.

DUNG fimus, stercus

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DUNG; fimus, stercus Ic hine bedelfe, and ic hine beweorpe mid dunne fŏdiam circa illam et mittam stercŏra, Lk. Skt. Hat. 13, 8

Linked entries: ding dyng dinig

dúr

(n.)
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dúr, es; n.

A door

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A door. v. dúru, pl. nom. n. v. dór, n

dúr

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Dele