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deóp-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
deóp-líce, dióp-líce; comp.-lícor ; sup.-lícost ; adv.

DEEPLY, profoundly, thoroughly ⬩ profunde, subtīlĭter

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DEEPLY, profoundly, thoroughly; profunde, subtīlĭter Þearle deóplíce ðú sprycst valde profunde loquĕris, Coll. Monast. Th. 32, 9: Exon. 49 a; Th. 169, 13; Gú. 1094: Bt. Met. Fox 22, 5; Met. 22, 3. Dióplíce spirigan æfter ryhte to search deeply after

Linked entry: dióplíce

gistran-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
gistran-dæg, (gyrstan-dæg, q. v. in Dict.), es; m.
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Yesterday Swá geostrandæg (deg geostran, Ps. Srt.) dies hesterna, Ps. Th. 89, 4. Gierstandæge horno, Wrt. Voc. ii. 43, 35. Be þám þú gyrstandæge cwæð, Guth. 74, 4. Gyrstandæg heri, Jn. 4, 52: An. Th. 22, 1. Gyrstandæg (girston-, georsten, v. ll. ), Ælfc

Linked entries: gierstan-dæg georstan-dæg

ǽ-breca

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-breca, (ǽw-breca,) (q. v. in Dict.), an; m.

An adulterer; of a man in orders, one who does not observe celibacy

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An adulterer; of a man in orders, one who does not observe celibacy Se man ðe his rihtǽwe forlǽt and óðer wíf nimð, hé bið ǽwbreca, adulter Ll. Th. ii. 184, 22. Ðá ǽwbrecan ðe þurh heálicne hád ciricǽwe underféngan, and syððan ðæt ábrǽcan, 334, 14. Ǽwbrecan

dap-fugel

(n.)
Grammar
dap-fugel, the dip-fowl or

diver, a gull ⬩ merges, mergulus

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diver, a gull;merges, mergulus Som. Ben. Lye

gagul-suillan

Grammar
gagul-suillan, l. gagul suillan, and see swillan in Dict.

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wudu-rofe

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-rofe, -rife (
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cf. Jamieson's Dict. wood-rip
), an; f.

Woodruff

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Woodruff Wuderofe astula regia, Wrt. Voc. i. 30, 31. Wudurofe. Genim ðysse wyrte seáw ðe man astula regia, and óðrum naman wudurofe nemneþ, Lchdm. i. 132, 6-9. Wuduhrofe. Genim ðysse wyrte wyrttruman ðe Grécas malochin agria, and Rómáne astula regia

dælf

(n.)
Grammar
dælf, es; n? [delfan to dig]

Anything dug out, a DELF, ditch ⬩ fossa, scrobis

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Anything dug out, a DELF, ditch; fossa, scrobis Eástweard to cynges dælf eastward to the king's delf, Chr. 963; Erl. 122, 17: 963; Erl. 123, 6

Linked entry: delf

dáhle

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

un-teóðod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-teóðod, -tiogoðad; adj.

Untithed

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Untithed Gé tiogoðiaþ eówre mintan and eówerne dile, and lǽtaþ untiogoðad ðætte diórwyrðre is eówra óðra ǽhta, Past. 57; Swt. 439, 29

dyle

(n.)

dill

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dill, Wrt. Voc. 79, 9

dyde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
dyde, did, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 36; p.
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of dón

ge-landa

Grammar
ge-landa, Take here <b>ge-londa</b> in Dict., and add
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Contribulus, i. ciues, consanguineus mǽg, gelanda, Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, 76. Fratres gebróþor, et aliquando gemǽgas, aliquando gelondan, quas Latin i paternitaies interpretantur, 39, 47. Fratres gebróþru vel gelo[n]dan vel siblingas, i. 52, 3

ge-brengnis

(n.)
Grammar
ge-brengnis, an offering (?). v. brengnes in Dict. In Mk. L. 12, 44 the word glosses
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victus, but the passage refers to an offering

gist-hús

(n.)
Grammar
gist-hús, (<b>gæst-hús,</b> q. v. in Dict.), es; n.
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A place of entertainment for strangers, a guest-chamber, hostel, hospice, an inn Gisthús ælðeódigra manna zenodochium, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 51. Gysthúses méd hospitii merces, Nap. 57, 10. Mæg hé witan ꝥ hé bið on sýðfæte and wel gysthúses beþearf, Ll. Th

gál-smerc

Grammar
gál-smerc, l. -smǽre,
  • R. Ben. 30, 8.
Cf. smǽr[e] in Dict.

Linked entry: smǽr

gistern-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
gistern-lic, (<b>gysternlic,</b> q. v. in Dict.); adj.
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Of yesterday Ðám dæge ne fyligð merigenlic dæg, for ðan ðe him ne forestóp se gysternlica, Hml. Th. i. 490, 20. Dæg se georstenlica dies hesterna, Hy. S. 47, 10

Linked entry: georsten-lic

ge-sweltan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sweltan, p. -swealt, pl. -swulton; pp. -swolten [sweltan to die]

To die ⬩ perish ⬩ mŏri

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To die, perish; mŏri Men gesweltaþ hŏmĭnes moriemini, Ps. Spl. 81, 6. Geswolten, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 18

æt-dón

(v.)
Grammar
æt-dón, ic æt-dó; p. -dide; subj. ic, ðú, he -do; pp. -dón, -dén

To take away ⬩ deprive ⬩ eripere

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To take away, deprive; eripere Ðæt nán preósta óðrum ne ǽtdé ǽnig ðara þinga that no priest deprive another of any of those things, L. Edg. C. 9; Th. ii. 246,10

earon

Grammar
earon, are. Ps. Th. loi, 21: Th. Diplm. A. D. 887; 133, 37; 134, l;
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3rd pres. pl. of eom

Linked entry: aron

ge-lísnes

Grammar
ge-lísnes, redemption, v. ge-lésness in Dict. : <b>ge-lisþelicnis.</b>
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Dele, and see ge-hýþclicnes

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