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dora

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Dora atticus, Txts. 43, 236: attacus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 7, 39: adticus, 66. Foxes geallan gemencged mid doran hunige, Lch. i. 342. 6. Add

dox

(adj.)
Grammar
dox, dosc(?); adj.
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Dark-coloured Dohx furva, Angl. xiii. 28, 18. Of glæteriendum vel scylfrum híwe vel doxum flava specie, Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 21: An. Ox. 532 ( printed dexum, Hpt. Gl. 419, 24)

Linked entry: dohx

dráf

Grammar
dráf, drǽf.
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Hét se hálga wer þæt seó cú gewende tó þǽre heorde, and heó swá bilewite swá scép beáh tó þǽre drǽfe, Hml. S. 31, 1055. Se geneát sceal láde lǽdan, dráfe drífan, C. D. iii. 450, 33. Sum fearhrýþer þæs óþræs' ceápes geférscipe oferhogode . . . Hé þæs hyrdes

drýme

Similar entry: dríme

den

(n.)
Grammar
den, = denu, dene, Bd. Sch. 5, 12; Sch. 616, 5.

DRIGE

(adj.)
Grammar
DRIGE, dryge, dríe; def. se driga, dryga, dría; seó, ðæt drige, dryge, dríe; adj.

DRY ⬩ siccus, arĭdus

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Tunge biþ drige the tongue is dry, L. M. 2, 46; Lchdm. ii. 258, 8. Seó [MS. sie] eorþ is dryge the earth is dry, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 34: Andr. Kmbl. 3161; An. 1583. Læg án dríe strǽt þurh ða sǽ a dry road lay through the sea, Ex. 14, 21.

Linked entries: drege dríe dryge drygge

drig-nes

(n.)
Grammar
drig-nes, dryg-nes, -ness, -nis, -niss, -nyss, e; f.

DRYNESS ⬩ siccĭtas

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DRYNESS; siccĭtas Ðære drignesse ne sceal he huniges onbítan ac eald wín for the dryness he must not taste of honey but old wine, L. M. 2, 27; Lchdm. ii. 222, 19. Æteówige drignis let dryness appear; appāreat ārĭda, Gen. 1, 9. God gecígde ða drignysse

Linked entry: dryg-nes

dryht-folc

(n.)
Grammar
dryht-folc, driht-folc, es ; n. [folc a people]

A nation, multitude ⬩ pŏpŭlus, multĭtūdo

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Dryht-folca helm a protector of nations, 107 a; Th. 408, 24; Rä. 27, 17. Wæs deáþe gedrenced drihtfolca mǽst the greatest of nations was drenched with death, Cd. 144; Th. 179, 26; Exod. 34 : 160; Th. 198, 13; Exod. 322 : 171; Th. 216, 2; Exod. 589

Linked entry: driht-folc

dreó-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
dreó-cræft, es; m.

Magical art, magic ⬩ magĭca ars

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Magical art, magic; magĭca ars Simon se drý þurh dreócræft worhte ǽrene næddran, and ða hie styredan Simon the sorcerer made brazen serpents by magic, and they moved of themselves, Homl. Blick. 173, 21

Linked entry: drý-cræft

ge-dríf

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dríf, ge-drif (?). l.
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ge-drif

á ðý

ever the ⬩ unquam eo

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ever the; unquam eo, Bt. 13 ; Fox 38, 9

drop-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
drop-fáh, -fág; adj. [dropa a drop, fáh coloured, stained]

Drop-coloured, variegated in spots, spotted ⬩ stillātus

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Drop-coloured, variegated in spots, spotted; stillātus Stillātus, ðæt is on úre geþeóde, dropfáh stillātus, that is in our language, spotted, Herb. 131, 1; Lchdm. i. 242, 14.

dróf-man

(n.)
Grammar
dróf-man, -mann, es ; m.

A drove-man, cattle-keeper ⬩ bŭbulcus

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A drove-man, cattle-keeper; bŭbulcus, Som. Ben. Lye

dryht-bearn

(n.)
Grammar
dryht-bearn, es; n.

A child of the people, a noble child ⬩ puer pŏpŭlāris, nōbĭlis

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A child of the people, a noble child; puer pŏpŭlāris, nōbĭlis Dryhtbearn Dena the Danes' princely child, Beo. Th. 4076; B. 2035

dryht-cwén

(n.)
Grammar
dryht-cwén, e; f.

A noble queen ⬩ dŏmĭna et rēgīna

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A noble queen; dŏmĭna et rēgīna Dryhtcwén duguþa a noble queen of chieftains, Exon. 86 a; Th. 324, 21; Wíd. 98

dróf-denu

(n.)
Grammar
dróf-denu, e; f.

A den or valley where droves of cattle feed ⬩ armentōrum cubile. Locus nemorōsus armentōrum receptui accommŏdus

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A den or valley where droves of cattle feed; armentōrum cubile. Locus nemorōsus armentōrum receptui accommŏdus, Som. Ben. Lye

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

for-ðý

(con.)
Grammar
for-ðý, for-ðý-ðe, for-ðí, for-ðí-ðe, for-ðig; conj.

For that ⬩ for ⬩ because ⬩ therefore ⬩ nam ⬩ quia ⬩ ĭtăque

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For that, for, because, therefore; nam, quia, ĭtăque Forðý ðam cræftegan ne mæg nǽfre his cræft losigan because to the skilful his skill can never be lost, Bt. 19; Fox 70, 2. Nán mon forðý ne rít ðe hine rídan lyste no man rides because he lists to ride

Linked entries: for-ðí for-ðí for-ðig for-ðig

for-ðý

(adv.)
Grammar
for-ðý, for-ðí, for-ðig; adv.

For that cause ⬩ consequently ⬩ proptĕrea ⬩ ĭdeo

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For that cause, consequently; proptĕrea, ĭdeo Forðy Moyses eów sealde ymbsnydenysse proptĕrea Moyses dĕdit vōbis circumcisiōnem, Jn. Bos. 7, 22: Bt. 19; Fox 70, 1: Bt. Met. Fox 20, 385; Met. 20, 193

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