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DRACA

(n.)
Grammar
DRACA, an; m.

a dragon draco a serpentserpensthe serpent = the devil diabŏlus

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a dragon; draco Draca ðes ðone ðú ýwodest draco isle quem formasti, Ps. Spl. 103, 28. Tredan león and dracan conculcāre leonem et dracōnem, Ps. Th. 90, 13. Ðú fortrydst leóna and dracena thou shalt be a treader down of lions and dragons, Ps. Spl. 90,

draca

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Draca, droco, draco tipa, Txts. 103, 2027. Draca dracus, Wrt. Voc. i. 78, 54. Se draca leviathan, ii. 76, 50. Ðegnas his gifuhton wið ðǽm dræcce ( dracone ) and se dræcca gifæht, Rtl. 70, 21. Hér is cumen án draca þe mé forswelgan sceal . . . Mín heáfod

eorþ-draca

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-draca, an; m.

An earth-dragon drăco in antro dēgens

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An earth-dragon; drăco in antro dēgens Sió wund ongon, ðe him se eorþdraca geworhte, swelan and swellan the wound, which the earth-dragon had made in him, began to burn and swell, Beo. Th. 5417; B. 2712: 5642; B. 2825

here-draca

(n.)
Grammar
here-draca, an;

A war-drakean arrow

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A war-drake, an arrow Herdracan, Hickes' Thes. p. 192. [Cf. hilde-nædre.]

líg-draca

(n.)
Grammar
líg-draca, an; m.
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A fire-drake, dragon vomiting flames, Beo. Th. 4655; B. 2333. Légdraca, 6073; B. 3040

sǽ-draca

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-draca, an; m.

A sea-dragon, sea-serpent

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A sea-dragon, sea-serpent Sǽdracan leviathan .i. serpens aquaticus, Hpt. Gl. 424, 55. Gesáwon æfter wætere wyrmcynnes fela, sellíce sǽdracan, sund cunnian, Beo. Th. 2856; B. 1426

fýr-draca

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-draca, an; m.

A fire-dragonfire-drakeignĭvŏmus drăco

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A fire-dragon, fire-drake; ignĭvŏmus drăco Frécne fýrdraca a fell fire-dragon, Beo. Th. 5371; B. 2689

níþ-draca

(n.)
Grammar
níþ-draca, an; m.

A hostilemalicious dragon

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A hostile, malicious dragon, Beo. Th. 4538; B. 2273

dracu

(n.)
Grammar
dracu, e; f.
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Trouble, affliction Eal hit is for synnum and gyt weorþeð máre, þæs þe béc secgað, wracu (dracu, v. l. ) and gedrecednes, Wlfst. 91, 7. v. dreccan

dracan blód

(n.)
Grammar
dracan blód, es; n.

Dragon's blood, a pigment obtained from the dragon's blood-tree cinnabăris = κιννάβăρι

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Dragon's blood, a pigment obtained from the dragon's blood-tree; cinnabăris = κιννάβăρι, Cot. 210

drǽf

(n.)
Grammar
drǽf, dráf,e ; f.

A driving out, an expulsion expulsio

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A driving out, an expulsion; expulsio Be drǽfe [dráfe MS. B.] of expulsion, L. In. 68; Th. i. 146, 6

drǽn

(n.)

a drone

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a drone, Wrt. Voc. 77, 48

DRAGAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRAGAN, ic drage, ðú drægest, drægst, dræhst, he drægeþ, drægþ, dræhþ, pl. dragaþ; p. dróg, dróh, pl.drógon ; pp. dragen.

DRAG, drawtrahĕreTo draw oneself, to draw, gose conferre, ire

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v. a. To DRAG, draw; trahĕre Eall ðæt ða beón dragen toward ða dráne dragaþ fraward all that the bees draw towards them the drones draw from them, Chr. 1127; Th. 378, 24, 25. Simon Petrus dróg ðæt nett on eorþe Simon Petrus traxit rete in terram, Jn.

drǽf

(n.)
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a drove

-dræg

(suffix)

Similar entry: ge-dræg

dræp

(v.)
Grammar
dræp, ðú drǽpe, pl.drǽpon

struck

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struck; p. of drepan

dranc

(v.; part.)
Grammar
dranc, drank, Gen. 9, 21; p.
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of drincan

dragan

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Dele the derivatives and the passage from Gú. given under and add Heó creáp on þám handum and dróh ( trahebat) on ðǽre eorðan ealne hire líchaman . . . þá ongan heó hider and þider dragan hí selfe (se trahere ) geond þá cyrican, Gr. D. 228, 10-18. Wildu

dragan

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Add: to extend, protract. [Cf. N.E.D. draw, 55] ꝥ hig be þæs tíman lenge heora sang dragon ut secundum temporis prolixitatem cantum protendant, Chrd. 57, 7

dráf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
dráf, drove, Chr. 1099; Ing. 318, 16; p.
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of drífan