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deg

(n.)

a day

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a day, Th. Diplm. A. D. 830; 465, 21: A. D. 972; 520, 7

dég

(n.)

a colour, dye

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a colour, dye, Som. Ben. Lye

dem

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Hýnð vel lyre vel hearm vel demm dispendium vel damnum vel detrimentum, Wrt. Voc. i. 47, 29. (v. Angl. viii. 451.) For þý dæmme (demme, v. l.) þæs wáges fylles damno parietis, Gr. D. 125, 11. Þone wól (dem, v. l.) þínre gedréfednesse perturbationum morbum

den-bera

(n.)
Grammar
den-bera, pl. n.

Swine-pastures, places yielding mast for the fattening of hogspascua porcōrum

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Lat. [bearo a grove, wood] Swine-pastures, places yielding mast for the fattening of hogs; pascua porcōrum Pascua porcōrum quæ nostra lingua Saxonĭca denbera nomināmus, Cod. Dipl. 288; A. D. 863; Kmbl. ii. 75, 27: 281; A. D. 858; Kmbl. ii. 65, 6. Adjectis

for-dén

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-dén, pp. of for-dón.

done fordestroyeddefiled

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done for, destroyed, defiled, Exon. 25 b; Th. 74, 15; Cri. 1207;

den-stów

(n.)
Grammar
den-stów, e; f.
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A place of pasture Þis sint þá denstówa, broc*-*hyrst. . . C. D. B. iii. 144, 21. v. preceding word

deór-net

(n.)
Grammar
deór-net, -nett, es; n.

A beast-net, hunting-netrēte venātĭcum, cassis

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A beast-net, hunting-net;rēte venātĭcum, cassis Deórnet cassis, Ælfc. Gl. 84;, Som. 73, 91; Wrt. Voc. 48, 29

deád-bǽrnes

(n.)
Grammar
deád-bǽrnes, -ness,e ; f.

A killing, mortificationmortificātio

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A killing, mortification; mortificātio, Mone B. 3934

deád-lícnys

(n.)
Grammar
deád-lícnys, -nyss, e; f.

Deadliness, mortalitymortalĭtas

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Deadliness, mortality; mortalĭtas Ðæt he dǽlnimend wǽre úre deádlícnysse that he was a partaker of our mortality, Homl. Th. i. 36, 34. He becom on ða tíde ðære mydan deádlícnysse tempŏre mortalitātis adveniens, Bd. 3, 23; S. 555, 9: 3. 30; S. 561, 38

Linked entry: deáþ-lícnes

deór-friþ

(n.)
Grammar
deór-friþ, es; n.

Deer-protection, game-protectioncervōrum tūtēla

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Deer-protection, game-protection; cervōrum tūtēla Se cyng Willelm sætte mycel deórfriþ, and he lægde lags ðǽrwið, ðæt swá hwá swá slóge heort oððe hinde, ðæt hine man sceolde blendian king William constituted much protection to game, and he laid down

Deór-hám

(n.)
Grammar
Deór-hám, es; m. [deór a wild beast, hám home, dwelling]

DERHAM, Gloucestershire, DEREHAM, Norfolk lŏcōrum nōmen in agris Glocestriæ et Norfolciæ

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DERHAM, Gloucestershire, DEREHAM, Norfolk; lŏcōrum nōmen in agris Glocestriæ et Norfolciæ Hí iii ciningas ofslógon in ðære stówe ðe is gecweden Deórhám they slew three kings at the place which is called Derham, Chr. 577; Erl. 19, 21. On ðysum geáre Wihtburge

deór-hege

(n.)
Grammar
deór-hege, es; m. [hege a hedge, fence]

A deer-fencecervōrum sepīmentum

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A deer-fence; cervōrum sepīmentum Deórhege to cyniges háme the deer-fence for the royal mansion, L. R. S. 1; Th. i. 432, 4: 2; Th. i. 432, 11: 3; Th. i. 432, 24

deór-tún

(n.)
Grammar
deór-tún, es; m. [tún an inclosure]

A deer-inclosurecervōrum sepīmentum

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A deer-inclosure; cervōrum sepīmentum Som. Ben. Lye

delf-ísen

(n.)
Grammar
delf-ísen, es; n.

A digging-iron, spade fossōrium

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A digging-iron, spade; fossōrium Costere vel delfísen vel spadu vel pal fossōrium, Ælfc. Gl. 2; Som. 55, 40; Wrt. Voc. 16, 14: Cot. 90

deád-spring

(n.)
Grammar
deád-spring, es; m. [spring an ulcer]

A malignant ulcer, carbunclecarbuncŭlus

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A malignant ulcer, carbuncle; carbuncŭlus Wið wúnda and wiðdeádspringas for wounds and ulcers, Herb. 4, 2; Lchdm. i. 90, 5; 9, 2; Lchdm. i. 100, 1: 87, 3; Lchdm. i. 190, 24: 91, 7; Lchdm. i. 200, 17

deór-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
deór-cynn, es; n.

Animal-kind, beast-kind animālium vel bestiārum gĕnus

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Animal-kind, beast-kind; animālium vel bestiārum gĕnus Sume wurdon to ðam deórcynne ðe mon hát tigris some were turned to the kind of beast which man calls tiger, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 196, 1. On ðam syxtan dæge God gescóp eall deórcynn on the sixth day God

deór-fald

(n.)
Grammar
deór-fald, es; m.

A deer-fold, a park, an enclosure for deercervōrum hortus, vivārium, saltus

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A deer-fold, a park, an enclosure for deer; cervōrum hortus, vivārium, saltus, Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: fald

deór-wyrþe

(adj.)
Grammar
deór-wyrþe, -wurþe; adj. [deóre dear, weorþe worth]

Precious, dear, of great worth or value prĕtiōsus

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Precious, dear, of great worth or value; prĕtiōsus Ðá he funde ðæt án deórwyrþe meregrot inventa autem una prĕtiōsa margarīta, Mt. Bos. 13, 46. Deórwurþe prĕtiōsus, Wrt. Voc. 85, 61. Ealra gecorenra hálgena deáþ is deórwurþe on Godes gesihþe the death

Linked entry: diór-wyrþe

deáw-driás

(n.)
Grammar
deáw-driás, es; m? [dreósan to fall]

A fall of dew, dew-fall rōris cāsus

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A fall of dew, dew-fall; rōris cāsus Deáwdriás on dæge weorþeþ winde geondsáwen the dew-fall in day is scattered by the wind, Cd. 188; Th. 233, 17; Dan. 277

heofon-déma

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-déma, an; m.

A heavenly judge,

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A heavenly judge, Cd. 228; Th. 306, 4; Sat. 658