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freóls-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
freóls-dæg, es; m.

A feast-dayfestival-dayfestus dies

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A feast-day, festival-day; festus dies Geneálǽhte freólsdæg azimorum, se is gecweden eástre appropinquābat dies festus azymōrum, qui dīcĭtur pascha, Lk. Bos. 22, l. On ðam freólsdæge in die festo, Mt. Bos. 26, 5. Gif hlaford his þeówan freólsdæge nýde

heófung-dæg

(n.)
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heófung-dæg, es; m.

A day of mourning

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A day of mourning Ða heófungdagas wǽron ðá gefyllede completi sunt dies planctus, Deut, 34, 8

lác-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
lác-dǽd, e; f.

Munificencemunificentia

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Munificence; munificentia, Hpt. Gl. 496

lencten-dæg

(n.)
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lencten-dæg, es; m.
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A day in Lent Lengctendagum, L. C. E. 17; Th. i. 370, 3: Wulfst. 117, 15

mid-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
mid-dæg, es; m.

Mid-day

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Mid-day Middæg sexta, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 12: Coll. Monast. Th. 33, 33: Jn. Skt. 4, 6. Middæg meridies, Ælfc. Gr. 12; Som. 15, 46: Hymn. Surt. 16, 29. Ðæs middæges gereord, R. Ben. 65, 20 Tó middæges, 65, 18. Tó middæge at midday, Lchdm. iii. 218, 4, 6,

middel-dæg

(n.)
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middel-dæg, es; m.

Mid-day

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Mid-day Syle drincan middeldagum, Lchdm. iii. 74, 6: L. M. 1, 15; Lchdm. ii. 56, 22. Hé ðonne on middeldagum inne gewunode, 1, 72; Lchdm. ii. 146, 13

middel-dǽl

(n.)
Grammar
middel-dǽl, es; m.

The middle

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The middle Ongén ðæm middeldǽle (other MS. middele) on ðæm eástende ad mediam frontem orientis, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 10, 6

midne-dæg

(n.)
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midne-dæg, es; m.

Mid-day

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Mid-day Se rehta geleáfa swé swé midnedæg fides velut meridies, Ps. Surt. ii. 201, 25. in another version of the same hymn : -- Clǽnnyss sý swá swá ǽrnemergen, geleáfa swá swá middæg, Hymn. Surt. 16, 27

Mónan-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
Mónan-dæg, es; m.

Monday

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Monday Útgangendum ðam mónþe ðe we Aprelis hátaþ, se nýhsta Mónandæg & ingangendum ðam mónþe ðe we Agustus hátaþ se ǽresta Mónandæg ... se ǽresta Monandæg æfter útgange ðæs mónþes Decembris the last Monday in April ... the first Monday in August

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norþ-dǽl

(n.)
Grammar
norþ-dǽl, es; m.

a northern partthe north

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a northern part Middaneardes norþdǽl Europa, Hpt. Gl. 512, 20. Sió hǽte hæfþ genumen ðæs súþdǽles máre ðonne se cyle ðæs norþðǽles hæbbe, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24, 29. Nú hæbbe wé áwriten ðære Asian súþdǽl; nú wille wé fón tó hire norþdǽle, Swt. 14, 6. Sittan

of-dæl

(adj.)
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of-dæl, adj.
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Tending downwards, inclined to anything inferior Hit biþ ámerred mid ðám lǽnum gódum forðam hit biþ ofdælre ðǽrtó it is led astray by the transitory goods, because it is more inclined to them; ad falsa devius error abducit, Bt. 24, 2; Fox 82, 2. v. next

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reste-dæg

(n.)
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reste-dæg, es; m.
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A day of rest, a day when no work is to be done, a Sabbath Restedæg feriatus, Wrt. Voc. i. 22, 20. Restedagas feriati dies, ii. 148, 6. Gehálga ðone restedæg ... Se seofoþa dæg ys Drihtnes restedæg : ne wirc ðú nán weorc on ðam dæge, Ex. 20, 8-10. Mannes

georstan-dæg

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yesterday

gewin-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
gewin-dæg, es; m.

A labourtrouble-daybattle-daylaboristribulationis diespugnæ dies

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A labour or trouble-day, battle-day; laboris vel tribulationis dies, pugnæ dies On gewindæge in the day of trouble, Ps. Th. 77, 42. Of gewindagum weorþan sceolde líf alýsed her life should be released from days of trouble, Exon. 74 b; Th. 279, 9; Jul

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gú-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
gú-dǽd, e; f.

A deed done in the past

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A deed done in the past, Exon. 64a; Th. 235, 12; Ph. 556

Sætern-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
Sætern-dæg, Sæternes-, Sæter-, Sæteres-dæg, es ; m.
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Saturday; dies Saturni Sæterndæges rest requies sabbati, Ex. 16, 23. On Sæterndæg, Mk. Skt. 9, 2, Rbe. Sæterndæg (sæter-, MS. A. ), Lk. Skt. 23, 56. Sæterdæg (sæternes-, MS. A. ), 23, 54. Sæternesdæg, Mt. Kmbl. 16, 28, Rbe. : 20, 29, Rbe. On ðone Sæternesdæg

swíg-dæg

(n.)
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swíg-dæg, es; m.
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A day on which silence was to be observed Circlíce þeáwas forbeódaþ tó secgenne ǽnig spel on ðám þrým swígdagum, Homl. Th. i. 218, 31: ii. 362, 16

súþ-dǽl

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súþ-dǽl, es; m.
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A south part, the south Súþdǽl auster, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Zup. 27, 7. Súðdǽles cwén regina austri, Mt. Kmbl. 12, 42. Hig cómon tó súðdǽle ad australem plagam, Gen. 13, 1. Tó súðdǽle ad meridiem, 14. Of súðdǽle Asiam, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 44, 5. Hí on ðam súþdǽle

Sweotolung-dæg

(n.)
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Sweotolung-dæg, es; m.
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Epiphany:?-Ðes dæg (viii. Idus Ian.) is geháten on bócum Swetelungdæg, forðan ðe on ðisum dæge wearð Crist mancynne geswutelod, Homl. Th. ii. 36, 20

tíd-dæg

(n.)
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tíd-dæg, es; m.
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The period of a person's life(cf. the use of dæg=time, e. g. Gif ðú wistest on ðysum ðínum dæge, Lk. Skt. 19, 42) Enoses sunu ealra nigon hund wintra hæfde, ðá hé woruld ofgeaf, and týne eác, ðá his tíddæge rím wæs gefylled when for his lifetime the