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Denisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Denisc, def; se Denisca; adj.

DANISH Dānĭcus

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D. 872, king Alfred fought against four ship-crews of Danish men, 872; Th. 150, 28, col. 1. Ðá com ðǽm Deniscum scipum flód to then the tide came to the Danish ships, 897; Th. 176, 37, col. 1. Com ðá se Denisca flóta to Sandwíc then, A.

Linked entry: Deniscan

Deniscan

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
Deniscan, gen.ena ; pl. m. [Denisca, def. of Denisc; adj.]

The Danish men, the DanesDānĭci viri, Dāni

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D. 835, Ecgbryht, king of the West Saxons, routed both the Welsh and the Danes, Chr. 835; Th. 116, 13-23, col. 1, 2.

daroþ

(n.)
Grammar
daroþ, daraþ, dareþ,es ; m. [derian to hurt]

DART, spear, javelin, weapon telum, jaculum, hasta

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Dareþa of darts, Chr. 937; Th. 207, 11; Æðelst. 54. Ða ne dorston dareþum lácan who durst not play with javelins, Beo. Th. 5689; B. 2848

Linked entry: daraþ

deád-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
deád-líce, adv.

Mortallylethalĭter

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Mortally; lethalĭter, Cot. 123

deáþ-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-dæg, es; m.

Death-day, day of death mortis dies

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C. 60. To ðínum deáþdæge to thy death-day, Exon. 98 a; Th. 369, 6; Seel. 37

DUBBAN

(v.)
Grammar
DUBBAN, p. ade; pp. ad

To strike, DUB, createpercŭtĕre, creāre

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To strike, DUB, create; percŭtĕre, creāre Se cyng dubbade his sunu Henric to rídere the king dubbed [or created] his son Henry a knight, Chr. 1085: Erl. 219, 1

duhte

(v.; part.)
Grammar
duhte, did good, Chr. 1013; Erl. 149, 5, = dohte; p.
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of dugan

DUN

(adj.)
Grammar
DUN, adj.

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

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On ðone [MS. ðonne] dunnan stán to the dun stone, Cod. Dipl. 1120; A.D. 939; Kmbl. v. 238, 32

Linked entry: dunn

dúre-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
dúre-leás, adj.

Doorless sine jānua

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Doorless; sine jānua Dúreleás is ðæt hús the house is doorless, Anlct. 153, 24, col. 2

Linked entry: dúru-leás

dúreras

(n.)
Grammar
dúreras, m.

Folding doors

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Folding doors; valvæ, Cot. 183

durne

(adj.)
Grammar
durne, adj.

Retired, secret reclūsus, secrētus

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Retired, secret; reclūsus, secrētus On ðone durnan [MS. durnen] crundel; of ðam durnan crundelle on ðone þorn to the retired barrow; from the retired barrow to the thorn, Cod. Dipl. 1053; A. D. 854; Kmbl. v. 105, 26

dúru-stod

(n.)
Grammar
dúru-stod, e; f. [stod = studu a post]

A door-post ostii postis

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A door-post; ostii postis, Cot. 157

Linked entry: dúr-stodl

dwild

(n.)
Grammar
dwild, dwyld,es ; n.

Error, heresy, a prodigy, spectre error hærĕsis = άίρεσιs, prodĭgium, spectrum

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Error, heresy, a prodigy, spectre; error, hærĕsis = άίρεσιs, prodĭgium, spectrum Wærþ mycel dwyld on Cristendóm there was much error in Christendom, Chr. 1129; Erl. 258, 29.

DWÍNAN

(v.)
Grammar
DWÍNAN, ic dwíne, ðu dwínest, dwínst, he dwíneþ, dwínþ, pl. dwínaþ; p. dwán, pl. dwinon; pp. dwinen

To pine, fade, DWINDLE, waste awaytabescĕre

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Dwinon tabuĕrunt, Cot. 190

Linked entries: a-dwínan tó-dwínan

dimlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
dimlíc, dymlíc; adj.
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C. 14; Th. ii. 348, 7

Linked entry: dymlíc

DISC

(n.)
Grammar
DISC, es; m.
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C. 22; Th. ii. 350, 23. Disc discus, Wrt. Voc. 82, 22: 290, 20. Clǽnsa ǽryst ðæt wiðinnan ys calices and disces munda prius quod intus est calĭcis et paropsĭdis = παρoψίs, ίδos; f. Mt. Bos. 23, 26.

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

dwolma

(n.)
Grammar
dwolma, dwolema, an; m.

Chaos, a chasm, gulph chaos, n.= χάos, τό, hiātus

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.= χάos, τό, hiātus Dwolma chaos, Cot. 40: 204. Betweox us and eów is mycel dwolma getrymed inter nos et vos chaos magnum firmātum est, Lk. Bos. 16, 26.

Linked entries: dwolema for-dwilman

dwyld

(n.)

error, heresy

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error, heresy, Chr. 1129; Erl. 258, 29

dyderian

(v.)
Grammar
dyderian, dydrian; p. ode; pp. od; v. trans.

To deceive, deludeillūdĕre

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To deceive, delude; illūdĕre Me þincþ ðæt ðú me dwelige and dyderie [dwelle and dydre, Cot.], swá mon cild déþ methinks that thou misleadest and deludest me, as any one does a child, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 164, 12