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deópe

(adv.)
Grammar
deópe, diópe; comp. -or; sup.-ost ; adv.

Deeply, profoundly, thoroughly, entirely, earnestly ⬩ prŏfunde, gravĭter, subtīlĭter, penĭtus, solemnĭter

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Deeply, profoundly, thoroughly, entirely, earnestly; prŏfunde, gravĭter, subtīlĭter, penĭtus, solemnĭter He wearþ deópe gedolgod he become deeply wounded, Exon. 113 b; Th. 435, 25; Rä. 54, 6. Gedréfede ða deópe syndan turbāti sunt gravĭter, Ps. Th. 106

Linked entry: diópe

dofen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
dofen, dived, dipped; mersus, immersus; pp.
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of dúfan

bildan

(v.)
Grammar
bildan, (byldan, q.v. in Dict.)

to embolden ⬩ encourage

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to embolden, encourage Nán mon hiu hiéremonna mód ne bilt (bielt, v. l.) tó gǽstlicum weorcum nulla subditorum mentes exhortatio sublevat, Past. 129, 11

Linked entry: byldan

DYSIG

(adj.)
Grammar
DYSIG, dyseg, dysg, disig, disg, dysi; adj.

DIZZY, foolish, unwise, stupid ⬩ stultus, insĭpiens, insānus

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DIZZY, foolish, unwise, stupid; stultus, insĭpiens, insānus Dysig ná ongyt ðás ðing stultus non intellĭgit hæc, Ps. Sp1. 91, 6. He biþ swá dysig and swá ungewiss he is so foolish and so ignorant, Bt. 11, 2; Fox 34, 25. Ða dysige men foolish men, 33,

Linked entries: dyseg dysg dysi disg disig ge-dysig

cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
cwealm, cwélm , es; m. n. [cwelan to die]

Death, destruction, a violent death, slaughter, murder, torment, plague, pestilence, contagion ⬩ QUALM; mors, pernicies, nex, cædes, homicidium, cruciatus, lues, pestis, pestilentia, contagium

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Death, destruction, a violent death, slaughter, murder, torment, plague, pestilence, contagion QUALM; mors, pernicies, nex, cædes, homicidium, cruciatus, lues, pestis, pestilentia, contagium Hine se cwealm ne þeáh death profited him not, Exon. 74b; Th

Linked entries: cwælm cwelm cwylm

geán-slege

Grammar
geán-slege, v. gegn-slege in Dict.

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deóp

(n.)
Grammar
deóp, dýp, dióp,es; n: dýpe,an ; f.

Depth, the deep, abyss ⬩ prŏfundum

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Depth, the deep, abyss; prŏfundum Ne me forswelge sǽ-grundes deóp ne me absorbeat profundum, Ps. Th. 68, 15. Adó me of deópe deorces wæteres libĕra me de profundo aquārum, 68, 14. Ic slóh gársecges deóp I struck the ocean's deep, Cd. 157; Th. 195, 24

spédig

(adj.)
Grammar
spédig, adj.

having good speed ⬩ prosperous ⬩ having means ⬩ wealthy ⬩ opulent ⬩ rich in material wealth ⬩ rich in ⬩ abounding in ⬩ abundant ⬩ copious ⬩ powerful ⬩ uber, efficax, brevis

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having good speed, prosperous Him féran gewát Abraham wíde óð ðæt hé tó Siem com síðe spédig (prosperous in travel), Cd. Th. 107, 3; Gen. 1783. having means, wealthy, opulent, rich in material wealth Hé wæs swýðe spédig man on ðǽm ǽhtum ðe heora spéda

spittan

(v.)
Grammar
spittan, to dig.
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Add: [v. N. E. D. spit to dig]

dáhle

Grammar
dáhle, hid, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 24, = dígle; pl. nom. acc.
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of dígol

deór-boren

(adj.)
Grammar
deór-boren, diór-boren; comp. -ra; sup. -est; adj.

Noble-born, noble ⬩ nātu nōbĭlis

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Noble-born, noble; nātu nōbĭlis Ða ilcan riht dó man be ðam deórborenran let the same rights be done with respect to the nobler-born, L. In. 34; Th. i. 124, 3

Linked entry: diór-boren

á-spýlian

(v.)
Grammar
á-spýlian, l. -spylian (but -swylian?)
Similar entries
v. swilian
in Dict.), and dele the cognates.

gifend

(n.)
Grammar
gifend, gefend (q. v. in Dict.), es; m.
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a giver: — Apollonius mangeres naman genam má þonne gifendes, Ap. Th. 10, 8. <b>I a.</b> applied to the Deity, v. gifan; Drihten þe is ealra gereorda gifend, R. Ben. 69, II. one that is in the habit of giving, a liberal person Gifend largus

Linked entry: gefend

bí-gengere

(n.)
Grammar
bí-gengere, (big-, q.v. in Dict.)

a worshipper

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a worshipper Fram bisceopum and Godes biggencgerum a praesulibus et cultoribus Deo decretae Christianae religionis, C. D. B. i. 154, 13

Linked entry: -gengere

bile-witlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
bile-witlíce, (-hwit-, v. Dict.); adv.

Simply ⬩ innocently ⬩ uprightly ⬩ gently

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Simply, with simplicity, innocently, uprightly, gently Hié nǽfre bilwitlíce willað monigean numquam clementer admonent, Past. 145, 1. Gif hwá gonge bilwitlíce (simpliciter ) treów tó ceorfanne, 165, 25: 167, 6. Bielwitlíce (bile- ?, bil-, v. l.) libban

be-wáwan

Grammar
be-wáwan, v. bi-wáwan in Dict.

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framung

(n.)
Grammar
framung, fromung (q.v. in Dict.), e; f.
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Profit, advancement Ǽlc framung ( profectus ) of rǽdincge and smeáunge forþstæpþ, Scint. 219, 9. On háligre spǽce framunge þú gemést in sacro eloquio profectum inuenies, 2: Angl. xiii. 398, 480

geán-pæþ

Grammar
geán-pæþ, v. gegn-pæþ in Dict.

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be-cípan

(v.)
Grammar
be-cípan, (-cýpan, q. v. in Dict.)

to sell

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to sell Swá hwæt swá hý heora geswinces becýpaþ, R. Ben. 136, 18. Þú becéptest ł þú sealdest vendidisti, Ps. L. 43, 13. Becýp (vende) eall þæt þú áhst, Mt. 19, 21: Scint. 59, 1. Gif man hwæt becýpan scyle . . . Gif hwylc neód sý tó becýpenne ǽnig þing

Linked entry: be-cýpan

be-clipian

(v.)
Grammar
be-clipian, (-clypian, q. v. in Dict.)

to challenge

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to challenge Gif Englisc man beclypað ǽnigne Frænciscne mann tó orneste, Ll. Th. i. 489, 5, 10, 12, 21. Gif se Englisca ne durre hine tó orneste beclypian, 24

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