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DAUID - DEÁH

Dauid, es; m. David; D&a-long;vid, &i-long;dis; m :-- Dauid sang ðysne syxtan sealm David sang this sixth psalm, Ps. Th. arg. 6. Dauides sealm the psalm of David, Ps. Th. arg. 4. Dauides sunu David's son, Homl. Blick. 15, 18, 20. Crist onwráh, in Dauides dýrre mæ-acute;gan, ðæt is Euan scyld eal forpynded Christ revealed that, in David's dear kinswoman, the sin of Eve is all turned away, Exon. 9 a; Th. 7, 4; Cri. 96. [ HEBREW D&a-long;v&i-short;d, from HEBREW d&u-long;d affection. We have, in the same meaning, the classical name Erasmus, from &epsilon-tonos;ρ&alpha-tonos;σμιos lovely, affectionate.]

deácon a levite, deacon; lev&i-long;tes :-- Aaron ðín bróður, deácon, hæfþ góde spræce Aaron frater tuus, lev&i-long;tes, eloquens est, Ex. 4, 14. v. diácon.

deácon-hád deaconhood, deaconship; diacon&a-long;tus, Bd. 5, 23; S. 647, 29. v. diácon-hád.

DEÁD; def. se deáda; seó, ðæt deáde; adj. DEAD; mortuus :-- Lazarus ys deád Lazarus mortuus est, Jn. Bos. 11, 14: Mt. Bos. 9, 24: Jud. 3, 25: Elen. Kmbl. 1761; El. 882: Bco. Th. 939; B. 467: Exon. 126 b; Th. 487, 19; Rä. 73, 4. Næs ðæ-acute;r nán þing deád of ðám nec erat quidquam mortuum de his, Ex. 9, 7; 21, 34. Me hátran sind Dryhtnes dreámas ðonne ðis deáde líf the Lord's joys are more exciting to me than this dead life, Exon. 82 a; Th. 309, 31; Seef. 65. Sceal yrfe gedæ-acute;led deádes monnes the inheritance of a dead man shall be divided, 90 a; Th. 338, 19; Gn. Ex. 81. Græf deádum men heófeþ the grave shall groan for the dead man, 91 b; Th. 342, 29; Gn. Ex. 149. Mec deádne ofgeáfun fæder and móder father and mother gave me up as dead, 103 a; Th. 391, 7; Rä. 10, 1: Beo.Th. 2623; B. 1309. Brihtríc þohte ðæt he Wulfnóþ cuconne oððe deádne begytan sceolde Brihtric thought that he would get Wulfnoth alive or dead, Chr. 1009; Erl. 142, 3. Ealle synd deáde mortui sunt omnes, Ex. 4, 19: Mt. Bos. 28, 4: Ps. Th. 113, 24. Deáde of duste arísaþ þurh Drihtnes miht the dead shall rise from the dust through power of God, Cd. 227; Th. 302, 24; Sat. 605: Exon. 25 a; Th. 72, 30; Cri. 1180. Hí æ-acute;ton deádra lác manducav&e-long;runt sacrif&i-short;cia mortu&o-long;rum, Ps. Th. 105, 22: Mt. Bos. 23, 27. Land dryrmyde deádra hræ-acute;wum the land mourned over the corpses of the dead, Cd. 144; Th. 180, 6; Exod. 41: Elen. Kmbl. 1299; El. 651: 1887; El. 945. Be deádum for the dead, Exon. 82 b; Th. 311, 27; Seef. 98. Mid ðám deádum fellum with the dead skins, Boutr. Scrd. 20, 29. Ne dó hý to deádan ne occid&e-short;ris eos, Ps. Th. 58, 10: 61, 3: Ex. 21, 35, 36. Ne willaþ eów andræ-acute;dan deáde féðan dread ye not dead bands, Cd. 156; Th. 194, 26; Exod. 266: Exon. 24 b; Th. 71, 21; Cri. 1159: Andr. Kmbl. 2156; An. 1079. Læ-acute;t deáde bebyrigean hyra deádnn let the dead bury their dead, Mt. Bos. 8, 22. Ne húru wundur wyrceaþ deáde numquid mortuis facies mirab&i-short;lia? Ps. Th. 87, 10. [Prompt. dede: Wyc. ded: Piers P. deed: Chauc. dede: R. Glouc. ded: Plat. dood: O. Sax. dód: Frs. dea: O. Frs. dad, dath: Dut. dood: Ger. todt: M. H. Ger. O. H. Ger. tót : Goth. dauþs: Dan. Swed. död: Icel. dauðr.] DER. woruld-deád.

deád-bæ-acute;re; def. se deád-bæ-acute;ra, seó, ðæt deád-bæ-acute;re; adj. Death-bearing, deadly; mort&i-short;fer, leth&a-long;lis, leth&i-short;fer :-- Deádbæ-acute;re leth&a-long;le, Mone B. 1859. Se drenc deádbæ-acute;ra wæs the drink was deadly, Homl. Th. ii. 158, 22, Ðæt ðín heorte forhtige for ðam deádbæ-acute;rum drence that thy heart may fear the deadly drink, i. 72, 16. Deádbæ-acute;re sprancan lethif&e-short;ras labruscas, Mone B. 1993.

deád-bæ-acute;rende; part. Death-bearing, deadly; mort&i-short;fer :-- Se Arrianisca gedwola ðæt deádbæ-acute;rende áttor his getreówleásnysse on eellum middangeardes cyricum strégde the Arian heresy spread the death-bearing venom of its truthlessness in all the churches of the earth, Bd. 1, 8; S. 479, 34. v. deáþ-berende.

deád-bkæ-acute;rlíc; adj. Deadly; mort&i-short;fer :-- Him ne deraþ, ðeáh hí hwæt deádbæ-acute;rlíces drincon si mortif&e-short;rum bib&e-short;rint, non eis noc&e-long;bit, Mk. Bos. 16, 18.

deád-bæ-acute;rnes, -ness, e; f. A killing, mortification; mortific&a-long;tio, Mone B. 3934.

deád blód dead blood, congealed blood, Wrt. Voc. 283, 79. v. blód.

deád-boren; part. Dead-borne; mortuus fœtus :-- Deádboren tuddur mortuus fœtus, Herb. 63, 2; Lchdm. i. 166, 3.

deád-líc; def. se deád-líca, seó, ðæt deád-líce; adj. DEADLY, mortal; mort&a-long;lis, mortic&i-long;nus :-- Ðæt án deádlíc man mihte ealne middaneard oferseón that a mortal man could see over all the world, Homl. Th. ii. 186, 5. Rómáne deádlícne sige gefóran the Romans gained a deadly victory, Ors. 3, 8; Bos. 63, 33. Se cyning and monige of his folce lufodon ðis deádlíce líf the king and many of his people loved this deadly life, Bd. 3, 30; S. 561, 41: Boutr. Scrd. 20, 29. We onlybbaþ on ðisum deádlícum lífe we live in this deadly life, 30, 12. Deádlíce mortic&i-long;nas, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 145, 23. DER. un-deádlíc.

deád-líce; adv. Mortally; lethal&i-short;ter, Cot. 123.

deád-lícnys, -nyss, e; f. Deadliness, mortality; mortal&i-short;tas :-- Ðæt he dæ-acute;lnimend wæ-acute;re úre deádlícnysse that he was a partaker of our mortality, Homl. Th. i. 36, 34. He becom on ða tíde ðære mydan deádlícnysse temp&o-short;re mortalit&a-long;tis adveniens, Bd. 3, 23; S. 555, 9: 3. 30; S. 561, 38. Ealle his geféran on ðære deádlícnysse ðæs wæles of worulde genumene wæ-acute;ron omnes s&o-short;cii ips&o-long;rum mortalit&a-long;te [cædis] de sæc&u-short;lo rapti, 3, 27; S. 558, 36. He hæfde ealle deádlícnyssa aworpen he had cast off all mortalities, Homl. Th. ii. 290, 1. DER. un-deádlícnys.

deád-rægl clothing of the dead, a shroud; pallium sepulchr&a-long;le, Som. Ben. Lye.

deád-spring, es; m. [spring an ulcer] A malignant ulcer, carbuncle; carbunc&u-short;lus :-- Wið wúnda and wið deádspringas 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.

DEÁF; adj. DEAF; surdus :-- Deáf surdus vel surdaster, Ælfc. Gl. 77; Som. 72, 21; Wrt. Voc. 45, 54. Ic swá swá deáf ne gehýrde ego tamquam surdus non audi&e-long;bam, Ps. Lamb. 37, 14. Eart ðú dumb and deáf thou art dumb and deaf, Exon. 99 a; Th. 370, 26; Seel. 65. Næddran deáfne asp&i-short;dis surdæ, Ps. Lamb. 57, 5. Hwá geworhte dumne oððe deáfne quis fabric&a-long;tus est mutum et surdum? Ex. 4, 11. Hí læ-acute;ddon him æ-acute;nne deáfne and dumbne add&u-long;cunt ei surdum et mutum, Mk. Bos. 7, 32: Exon. 113 a; Th. 433, 3; Rä. 50, 2. Anlíc nædran seó hí deáfe déþ like an adder which makes herself deaf, Ps. Th. 57, 4. Eálá deáfa and dumba gást surde et mute sp&i-long;r&i-short;tus, Mk. Bos 9, 25. Deáfe gehýraþ surdi audiunt, Mt. Bos. 11, 5: Mk. Bos. 7, 37: Lk. Bos. 7, 22: Andr.

Kmbl. 1154; An. 577. Ðæt ic dumbum and deáfum deófolgieldum gaful onháte that I promise tribute to dumb and deaf idols, Exon. 68 a; Th. 251, 24; Jul. 150. Ne wirige ðú deáfe curse not the deaf, Lev. 19, 14. Deáf corn deaf or barren corn, Past. 52, 9; Hat. MS. [Prompt. deffe surdus: Wyc. def: Piers P. deef, pl. deve: Chauc. deef: R. Glouc. deve: Plat. doov: O. Sax. douf: O. Frs. dáf: Dut. doof: Ger. taub: M. H. Ger. toup: O. H. Ger. toup, doup: Goth. daubs, daufs hardened, obdurate: Dan. döv: Swed. döf: Icel. daufr.] DER. a-deáf: deáfian, a-: deáfu: a-deáfung.

deáf dived, Exon. 126 b; Th. 487, 18; Rä. 73, 4; p. of dúfan to dive, q v.

deáfian to become or wax deaf. v. a-deáfian.

deáf-líc; adj. [deáf = défe fitting, proper] Suitable, fitting, proper; conveniens :-- Deáflíc to gehírenne on heálícum gemóte fitting to be heard at a public assembly, Ælfc. T. 15, 4. v. ge-défe.

deáfu, e; f. [deáf deaf] Deafness; surd&i-short;tas :-- Wið eárwærce and wið deáfe for ear-ache and for deafness, L. M. 1, 3; Lchdm. ii. 40, 8. Wið eárena deáfe for deafness of ears, 1, 3; Lchdm. ii. 40, 20.

deag, es; m. A day; dies :-- Æfter feáum deagum after a few days, Bd. 5, 9; S. 623, 7. v. dæg.

deág is of use, is good, avails, Exon. 8 a; Th. 2, 19; Cri. 21: 10 b; Th. 12, 22; Cri. 189; pres. of dugan.

deágan; ic deáge, ðú deágest, deágst, dýhst, he deágeþ, deágþ, dýgþ, dýhþ, pl. deágaþ; p. deóg, pl. deógon; pp. deágen To dye, colour; ting&e-short;re :-- Heoro-dreóre deáþfæ-acute;ge deóg the death-doomed dyed it with fatal gore, Beo. Th. 1704; B. 850.

deáge of a colour or dye, Homl. Th. ii. 254, 5; gen. of deáh.

deággede gouty, Ælfc. Gl. 77; Som. 72, 12; Wrt. Voc. 45, 46. v. deág-wyrmede.

deágian, dégian; p. ode; pp. od [deáh a colour, dye] To colour, DYE; fuc&a-long;re, infic&e-short;re, ting&e-short;re :-- Deágian fuc&a-long;re, Mone B. 1245: infic&e-short;re, 6225. Dégian ting&e-short;re, 6251. DER. ge-deágod, twí-gedeágod.

deáglenes solitariness, Cot. 18. v. dígolnes.

deágol secret, Exon. 110 b; Th. 424, 14; Rä. 41, 39: L. M. 2, 66; Lchdm. ii. 298, 8: Bd. 3, 16; S. 542, 34, MS. T. v. dígol.

deágollíce, deágolíce secretly, L. E. I. 45; Th. ii. 440, 33: L. M. 2, 66; Lchdm. ii. 298, 6. DER. un-deágollíce. v. dígollíce.

deágolnes hiding-place, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 22. v, dígolnes.

deágung, e; f. A dyeing, colouring; tinct&u-long;ra :-- Deágung tinct&u-long;ra, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5; Som. 31, 59. Ne mihte nán eorþlíc cyning swá wlítige deágunge his hræglum begytan swá swá róse hæfþ no earthly king could get such beautiful dyeing for his garments as the rose has, Homl. Th. ii. 464, 10.

deág-wyrmede, deággede; part. [deág = deáw dew, wyrm a worm] Dew-wormed, gouty; podagr&i-short;cus = πoδαγρικs :-- Deágwyrmede vel deággede podagr&i-short;cus, Ælfc. Gl. 77; Som. 72, 12; Wrt. Voc. 45, 46.

deáh is of use, is good or virtuous, avails, Herb. 2, 22; Lchdm. i. 86, 18. Bt. 27, 2; Fox 98, 15: Exon. 80 b; Th. 303, 5; Fä. 48: Beo. Th. 1151; B. 573; pres. of dugan.

deáh; gen. deáge; f. A colour, DYE; tinct&u-long;ra, fucus, st&i-short;bium, murex :-- Deáh tinct&u-long;ra: reád deáh coccus, Ælfc. Gl. 64; Som. 69, 5, 6; Wrt. Voc. 40, 39, 40. Deáge tinct&u-long;ræ, Mone B. 6226. Mid ðære deáge hiwe with the colour of the dye, Homl. Th. ii. 254, 5. Deáge fuco Mone B. 1080: 6224. Twí-gedeágadre deáge bis tincto cocco, 1094. Deáge st&i-short;bio, 4649; rubenti, 6235: mur&i-short;ce, 6268. Reádre deáge rubro st&i-short;bio, 1242.