DRACA
a dragon ⬩ draco ⬩ a serpent ⬩ serpens ⬩ the serpent = the devil ⬩ diabŏlus
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a dragon; draco Draca ðes ðone ðú ýwodest draco isle quem formasti, Ps. Spl. 103, 28. Tredan león and dracan conculcāre leonem et dracōnem, Ps. Th. 90, 13. Ðú fortrydst leóna and dracena thou shalt be a treader down of lions and dragons, Ps. Spl. 90,
dryht-scipe
Rulership, lordship, domination, dignity ⬩ domĭnātus, dignĭtas
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Rulership, lordship, domination, dignity; domĭnātus, dignĭtas Ðara dóm leofaþ and hira dryhtscipe their dignity and their lordship shall live, Elen. Kmbl. 899; El. 451. For hwam nele mon him on giógoþe georne gewyrcan deóres dryhtscipes why will not
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ge-mimor
Existing in the memory or mind[?], known ⬩ notus
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Existing in the memory or mind[?], known; notus Leden him wæs swá cúþ and swá gemimor swá swá Englisc ðæt him gecyndelíc wæs linguam Latinam non minus quam Anglorum, quæ sibi naturalis est, noverit, Bd. 5, 20; S. 641, 35. v. Grm. D. M. 352-3
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scearplíce
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Add Swá ꝥ stefen eáran Drihtnes scearplíce (efficaciter) þurhfare, Angl. xiii. 378, 192. add Háwa swýðe scearplíce hwǽr sý .xii. Kł Aprelis, Angl. viii. 309, 36. Hí on swá micclan máran lufe byrnende beóð, swá micclum swá hí Godes beorhtnysse scearplícor
lang-sweored
long-necked
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Having a long neck, long-necked Sume fugelas beóþ langsweorede swá swá swanas some birds are long- necked, such as swans, Hexam. 8; Norm. 14, 16. Ða beóþ langswyrede ðe lybbaþ be gærse swá swá olfend and assa, 9; Norm. 16, 2
níhsta
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Swá swá þǽm neáxtan quasi proximum, Ps. L. 34, 14. Add
fyrmest
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Add: of position Wæs feorhbealu fǽgum, sé þe fyrmest læg, B. 2077. Hé on þám folce fyrmest eóde, By. 323. where position marks importance Hí sécað ðæt hié fyrmest hlynigen æt ǽfengieflum, Past. 27, 7. of rank Þá þe under Alexandre fyrmest wǽron, Ors
ge-beorgan
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Swá swá hé wille beón wið Godd geborgen, Cht. Th. 391, 24. Add
declínian
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Swá swá wé ǽr declínodon mea ancilla, Ælf. Gr. Z. 102. 18. Add
ge-sǽwe
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That may be seen, visible, apparent Swá swá þeós geséwe (gesewene ?) sunne úres líchaman æúgan onleóht, swá onlíht se wisdóm úres módes æúgan, Solil. H. 44, 24
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róde-hengen
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Næs on þǽre þeóde nán deáþ swá huxlic swá swá on ródehengenne, Hml. A. 76, 81. Þá ðe Críst gefæstnodon on ródehencgene, Hml. S. 24, 149. Add
gange-wifre
A ganging weaver ⬩ spider ⬩ viītĭca arānea
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A ganging weaver, spider; viītĭca arānea Ðú gedést ðæt he aswint on his móde, and wyrþ swá tedre swá swá gangewifran nett thou causest that he dwindles away in his mind, and becomes as frail as a spider's web, Ps. Th. 38, 12. Swindan ðú dydest swá swá
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un-meahtig
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Swá micclum swá þæs mannes gecynd unmihtigre wæs, swá hit wæs leóhtre tó miltsunge homo quanto fragilior in natura, tanto facilior ad veniam, Angl. vii. 4, 35. Add
strenglíce
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Firmly Þá gecorenan engla gástas selfe swá myccle strenglícor and fæstlícor gestódon, swá myccle swá hí eádmódran wǽron electi angelorum spiritus ipsi tanto robustius quanto humilius starent, Gr. D. 205, 3
sǽd-lic
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Add: of seed Swá hwæt swá sǽdlic quicquid seminarium, Scint. 106, 10
a-wænian
To wean from ⬩ ablactare
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To wean from; ablactare Swá swá awæned cild sicut ablactatus, Ps. Lamb. 130, 2
ofer-drencan
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Óðre swá feala swá hí mǽst mægon hí oferdrenceað, Hml. A. 146, 63. Add
yfel-ness
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Add Swá swá manna gódnes ( probitas) hí áhefþ ofer þá menniscan gecynd . . . swá eác heora yfelnes (improbitas ) áwyrpþ hí under ðá menniscan gecynd, Bt. 37, 4; F. 192, 10
ó-wæstm
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A shoot, sprout, branch Ówestem propago, Ps. Surt. ii. p. 195, 13. Ówæstm surculus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 48. Ówæstmas antes, 9, 21. Ówæstmum stirpidum, 75, 70. Ówæsmum stirpis, 89, 20. Ða ówæstmas beóþ swá mycle, and swá fægere swá swá ðæs deóres bearn
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ge-dwimorlíce
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Add: in appearance only, not really Wearð án mǽden forbróden (changed to a mare) þurh drýmanna dydrung, ge-dwimorlíce swá deáh . . . Macharius cwæð: 'Ic geseó þis mǽden on menniscum gecynde, and heó nis ná áwend swá swá gé wénað . . . ac on eówrum gesihðum