DREÓPAN
To drop ⬩ stillāre
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To drop; stillāre, Prov. 19
dripest
strikest, strikes
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strikest, strikes; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of drepan
déman
DEEM, judge, think, consider, estimate, reckon, determine, examine, prove, doom, condemn ⬩ judicāre, arbitrāri, æstimāre, censēre, recensēre, decernĕre, sancīre, examināre, condemnāre
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To DEEM, judge, think, consider, estimate, reckon, determine, examine, prove, doom, condemn; judicāre, arbitrāri, æstimāre, censēre, recensēre, decernĕre, sancīre, examināre, condemnāre He com déman eorþan venit judicāre terram, Ps. Lamb. 95, 13: Elen
drýpst
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droppest, drops; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of dreópan
dúfan
DIVE, sink ⬩ mergi
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To DIVE, sink; mergi Ic deáf under ýðe I dived under the wave, Exon. 126 b; Th. 487, 18; Rä. 73, 4: 113 b; Th. 434, 23; Rä. 52, 5. Dúfe seó hand æfter ðam stáne óþ ða wriste let the hand dive after the stone up to the wrist, L. Ath. iv. 7; Th. i. 226
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DUGAN
To avail, to be of use, able, fit, strong, vigorous, good, virtuous, honest, bountiful, kind, liberal ⬩ valēre, prōdesse, frūgi ease, bŏnum esse, munĭfĭcum, vel libĕrālem se præbēre
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To avail, to be of use, able, fit, strong, vigorous, good, virtuous, honest, bountiful, kind, liberal; valēre, prōdesse, frūgi ease, bŏnum esse, munĭfĭcum, vel libĕrālem se præbēre Ðonne his ellea deah when his valour avails, Beo. Th. 1151; B. 573: Andr
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dunnian
To make of a dun or a dark colour, to obscure, darken ⬩ obscūrāre
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To make of a dun or a dark colour, to obscure, darken; obscūrāre Se móna ða beorhtan steórran dunnaþ [MS. dunniaþ] the moon obscures the bright stars, Bt. 4; Fox 6, 35
DWELAN
To be led into error, err ⬩ in errōrem dūci, errāre
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To be led into error, err; in errōrem dūci, errāre
DWÍNAN
To pine, fade, DWINDLE, waste away ⬩ tabescĕre
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To pine, fade, DWINDLE, waste away;tabescĕre Ðonne dwíneþ seó wamb sóna then soon will the belly dwindle, Herb. 2, 4; Lchdm. i. 82, 2. Dwinon tabuĕrunt, Cot. 190
dyrfst
labourest, labours
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labourest, labours; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of deorfan
EORL
an earl ⬩ cŏmes, sătelles princĭpis
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an earl; cŏmes, sătelles princĭpis. This title, which was introduced by the Jutes of Kent, occurs frequently in the laws of the kings of that district, the first mention of it being Gif on eorles túne man mannan ofslæhþ xii scillinga gebéte if a man
Linked entries: ealdor-man eorl-dóm
etst
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2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of etan
FEALLAN
FALL, fall down, fail ⬩ defĭcĕre
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To FALL, fall down, fail; cădĕre, decĭdĕre, procĭdĕre, defĭcĕre Hí sceolon raðe feallan on grimne grund they shall fall rapidly into the grim abyss, Exon. 30 a; Th. 93, 15; Cri. 1526: Beo. Th. 2145; B. 1070: Ps. Th. 87, 4: Rood Kmbl. 85; Kr. 43. Enoch
Linked entries: feallend-lic ge-feallan
felgan
To stick to ⬩ betake oneself to ⬩ go or come under, below or beneath anything ⬩ to go into ⬩ enter a place ⬩ to undergo ⬩ inhærēre ⬩ sŭbīre ⬩ ināre ⬩ intrāre
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To stick to, betake oneself to, go or come under, below or beneath anything, to go into, enter a place, to undergo; inhærēre, sŭbīre, ināre, intrāre Óþ he on fleáme fealh until he betook himself to flight, Ors. 4, 8; Bos. 89, 42. Hý ymb ða geatu feohtende
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fellan
To cause to fall ⬩ to fell ⬩ cut or throw down ⬩ strip off ⬩ destroy ⬩ cædĕre ⬩ sternĕre ⬩ projĭcĕre ⬩ abjĭcĕre ⬩ dejĭcĕre ⬩ destruĕre
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To cause to fall, to fell, cut or throw down, strip off, destroy; cædĕre, sternĕre, projĭcĕre, abjĭcĕre, dejĭcĕre, destruĕre Gefered ðǽr hit felde borne where it was thrown down, Exon. 109 b; Th. 419, 11; Rä. 38, 4. feallan
fetian
To fetch ⬩ bring to ⬩ marry ⬩ addūcĕre ⬩ applĭcāre ⬩ uxōrem dūcĕre
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To fetch, bring to, marry; addūcĕre, applĭcāre, uxōrem dūcĕre He héht him fetigean to sprecan síne he bade to fetch his counsellors to him, Cd. 126; Th. 161, 17; Gen. 2666. Fetigan, Judth. 10; Thw. 21, 26; Jud. 35. He óðer fetaþ ăliam duxĕrit, Mt. Bos
filgst
stickest to ⬩ sticks to
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stickest to, sticks to; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of felgan
FINDAN
To FIND ⬩ invent ⬩ imagine ⬩ devise ⬩ contrive ⬩ order ⬩ dispose ⬩ arrange ⬩ determine ⬩ invĕnīre ⬩ dispōnĕre ⬩ consŭlĕre
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To FIND, invent, imagine, devise, contrive, order, dispose, arrange, determine; invĕnīre, dispōnĕre, consŭlĕre Híg ne mihton náne findan non invēnērunt, Mt. Bos. 26, 60: Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 39. Ne mihte earmsceapen áre findan nor might the poor wretch
flíhst
fleest ⬩ flees
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fleest, flees, Bt. 33, 2; Fox 122, 33;
flítan
To strive ⬩ contend ⬩ dispute ⬩ rebel ⬩ contendĕre ⬩ certāre ⬩ dispŭtāre ⬩ jurgāre
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To strive, contend, dispute, rebel; contendĕre, certāre, dispŭtāre, jurgāre Ic flítan gefrægn on fyrndagum módgleáwe men, gewésan ymbe hyra wísdóm I have learnt that in days of yore men wise of mood contended, struggled about their wisdom, Salm. Kmbl
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