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ge-drypan

Grammar
ge-drypan, l. ge-drýpan,
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and see ge-drípan

med-drosna

Grammar
med-drosna, l.
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-drósna

sǽ-draca

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-draca, an; m.

A sea-dragon, sea-serpent

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A sea-dragon, sea-serpent Sǽdracan leviathan .i. serpens aquaticus, Hpt. Gl. 424, 55. Gesáwon æfter wætere wyrmcynnes fela, sellíce sǽdracan, sund cunnian, Beo. Th. 2856; B. 1426

be-drípan

(v.)
Grammar
be-drípan, p. te; pp. ed

To moisten

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To moisten Of bedrýpedum cláþe linteolo madido, Germ. 391, 18

be-dróg

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-dróg, p. of be-dragan.

seduced

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seduced,Cd. 29; Th. 38, 5 ; Gen. 602 ;

ge-dróf

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-dróf, adj.

Dirty ⬩ muddy ⬩ turbĭdus ⬩ lŭtōsus

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Dirty, muddy; turbĭdus, lŭtōsus On ðæm gedrófum wætere in the muddy water, Past. 54, 1; Swt. 421, 8; Hat. MS

dróf-denu

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Dele

dróf-man

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Dele

ge-drep

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Add:

ge-dróf

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Gedrófum palustri. Germ. 399, 453. Add

be-dróg

(v.; part.)
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Dele: 'p. of be-dragan,' and add = O. Sax. be-dróg, p. of be-driogan

dróf-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
dróf-líc, adj.

Agitated, disturbed, troublesome, irksome, sad ⬩ turbŭlentus, molestus

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Agitated, disturbed, troublesome, irksome, sad; turbŭlentus, molestus Him biþ fýr ongeán,dróflíc wíte before them shall be fire, sad punishment, Exon. 116 a; Th. 446, 8; Dóm. 19

ge-drep

(n.)
Grammar
ge-drep, es; n.

A stroke ⬩ ictus

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A stroke; ictus Þurh daroþa gedrep through the stroke of darts, Andr. Kmbl. 2886; An. 1446

Linked entry: -drep

dróf-lic

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[Mid droflicen witan, Laym. 1026. Add:

dróf-nys

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Dele

DRAGAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRAGAN, ic drage, ðú drægest, drægst, dræhst, he drægeþ, drægþ, dræhþ, pl. dragaþ; p. dróg, dróh, pl.drógon ; pp. dragen.

DRAG, draw ⬩ trahĕre ⬩ To draw oneself, to draw, go ⬩ se conferre, ire

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v. a. To DRAG, draw; trahĕre Eall ðæt ða beón dragen toward ða dráne dragaþ fraward all that the bees draw towards them the drones draw from them, Chr. 1127; Th. 378, 24, 25. Simon Petrus dróg ðæt nett on eorþe Simon Petrus traxit rete in terram, Jn.

þrotu

(n.)
Grammar
þrotu, an; f.

The throat

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The throat Þrotu guttur, Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 39: Ps. Lamb. 5, 11: Scint. 97, 16: Lchdm. ii. 46, 22. Þeós ðrotu hoc guttur, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 22; Zup. 49, 3. On ðære ðrotan, Lchdm. ii. 2, 18. On ða þrotan, Bt. 22, 1; Fox 76, 30. Hé ( Judas ) gewráð ða forwyrhtan

dreópian

(v.)
Grammar
dreópian, dreápian, dropian, drupian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To drop ⬩ stillāre, distillāre

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To drop; stillāre, distillāre Swá dropa, ðe on ðas eorþan dreópaþ as a drop, which droppeth on this earth, Ps. Th. 71, 6. Heofonas [MS. Heofenas] dreápedun cæli distillāvērunt, Ps. Surt. 67, 9.

Linked entries: dreápian dropian drupian

be-dragan

(v.)
Grammar
be-dragan, p. -dróg, -dróh, pl. -drógon; pp. -dragen

To draw aside ⬩ seduce ⬩ seducere

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To draw aside, seduce; seducere Ðe hie dearnenga bedróg who seduced her secretly, Cd. 29; Th. 38, 5 ; Gen. 602

Linked entry: be-dróg

á-dragan

(v.)
Grammar
á-dragan, p. -dróg

To draw out

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To draw out Malcus his swurd ádróh, Hml. A. 180, 356

Linked entry: dragan

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