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deáþ

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Oþ þone deáþ hé hine tintregaþ, 59, 30. Oð deáð letotenus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 83, 41. Oþ deáþ beswungen, Hml. S. 25, 782. (1 a) a particular mode of death :-- Hé eall tóbærst . . .

décan

(v.)
Grammar
décan, pp. déced
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To smear, daub Déc ánne cláð, Lch. i. 150, 19

Dera

Grammar
Dera, (mǽgþ, ríce), Dere. l. Déra (-e).

Linked entries: Deira ríce Deora mǽgþ Dera mǽgþ Dere

DEÓP

(adj.)
Grammar
DEÓP, dióp; adj.

DEEP, profound, stern, awful, solemn ⬩ prŏfundus, grăvis, sōlemnis

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DEEP, profound, stern, awful, solemn; prŏfundus, grăvis, sōlemnis Ðes pytt is deóp this well is deep, Jn. Bos. 4, 11. Deóp wæter the deep water, Exon. 54 b; Th. 193, 19; Az. 124. Fíftena stód deóp ofer dúnum flód elna the flood stood fifteen ells deep

Linked entries: dýp dype dióp

deóp

(n.)
Grammar
deóp, the deep.
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Þreó ásǽton on ðá healfe þæs deópes ðe dá Deniscan scipu áseten wǽron, Chr. 897; P. 91, 3. Deóp (trans) fretum (Mt. 8, 18), Wrt. Voc. ii. 72, 30: 36, 71. Cf. dípe. Add

Dera mǽgþ

(n.)
Grammar
Dera mǽgþ, e; f. [Dere the Deirians, mǽgþ a province, region, country]

The country of the Deirians, Deira, being part of Northumbria, situate between the Tyne and Humber ⬩ Deirōrum provincia

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The country of the Deirians, Deira, being part of Northumbria, situate between the Tyne and Humber; Deirōrum provincia In \Dera mǽgþe in provincia Deirōrum, Bd. 2, 14; S. 518, 14

Dera ríce

(n.)
Grammar
Dera ríce, es; n. [Dere the Deirians, ríce a kingdom]

The kingdom of the Deirians, Deira ⬩ Deirōrum regnum

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The kingdom of the Deirians, Deira; Deirōrum regnum Féng to Dera ríce suscēpit regnum Deirōrum, Bd. 3, 1; S. 523, 9. Se hæfde Dera ríce qui in Deirōrum partĭbus regnum habēbat, 3, 23; S. 554, 8

deór

(n.)
Grammar
deór, an animal.
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Se camal ꝥ micla dear, Lk. L. 18, 25. Se micla dear, Mk. L. 10, 25. Of camele ðǽm deáre, Mt. p. 19, 11. Wildu diór þǽr woldon tó irnan and stondon swilce hí tamu wǽron, Bt. 35, 6; F. 168, l. Deór and neát bestiae et universa pecora, Ps. Th. 148, 10.

deáge

(n.)
Grammar
deáge, of a colour or dye, Homl. Th. ii. 254, 5; gen.
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of deáh

denu

Grammar
denu, [Though a nominative dene occurs weak forms of the oblique cases are not found.]
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Denu myrtea, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 20. On middan þǽre dene, Iosaphaf. Seó dene is betwux þǽre dúne Sion and þám munte Oliueta, Hml. Th. i. 440, 15. Án ðeóstorful dene, ii. 338, 5. Bituih iúih and úsih dene micel ( chaos magnum ) gefæstnad is, Lk. L. 16, 26

deáhl

(adj.)
Grammar
deáhl, [ = deágol]; def. se deáhla; seó, ðæt deáhle; adj.

Dark, secret ⬩ obscūrus, secrētus

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Dark, secret; obscūrus, secrētus Ðære deáhlan neahte of the dark night, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 13

deáþ

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ, <b>. I 3</b>
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Deáð, wiga wælgífre, Ph. 485

defe

(adj.)
Grammar
defe, adj.

Becoming, fit, suitable ⬩ dĕcens, congruus, convĕniens

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Becoming, fit, suitable, dĕcens, congruus, convĕniens

delan

(v.)
Grammar
delan, p. dæl, pl.dǽlon ; pp.dolen

To fall, sink ⬩ lābi

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To fall, sink; lābi Ǽrðon engla weard for oferhygde dæl on gedwilde ere the angels' guardian for pride sank into error, Cd. 1; Th. 2, 22; Gen. 23

délan

(v.)

to divide

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to divide, Cant. Moys. Ex. 15, 10; Thw. notes, p. 29, 10

deáfu

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Add: [and diéfu, dífu (?). Cf. Goth. daubei, and v. beorhto, bi(e)rhto for the absence as well as presence of mutation]

dearf

(adj.)
Grammar
dearf, [ = W. S. deorf]
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; adj. Bold Dearfe ł dyrstige audaci, Mt. p. 9, 3

défe

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Gif þú wilt doefe beón si vis perfectus esse, Mt. R. 19, 21. Add

Linked entry: doefe

delan

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Dele, and for the passage substitute Ǽr þon engla wearð (weard, MS.) for oferhygde dǽl on gedwilde; noldan dreógan leng heora selfra rǽd ere of the angels part from pride fell into error; they would not longer do what was best for themselves, Gen. 23

delf

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