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DEÁHL - DEÁÞ-SLEGE

deáhl [ = deágol]; def. se deáhla; seó, ðæt deáhle; adj. Dark, secret; obsc&u-long;rus, secr&e-long;tus :-- Ðære deáhlan neahte of the dark night, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 13. v. dígol.

deal, deall; adj. Proud, exulting, eminent; superbus, clarus :-- Fugel feðrum deal a bird proud of feathers, Exon. 59 b; Th. 216, 10; Ph. 266. Bæ-acute;r-beágum deall proud of bearing rings, 108 b; Th. 414, 18; Rä. 32, 22. Sum sceal wildne fugel atemian, fiðrum dealne one shall tame the wild bird, exulting in his plumes, 88 b; Th. 332, 21; Vy. 88. Wíggendra þreát cómon, æscum dealle a troop of warriors came, proud with their spears, Andr. Kmbl. 2195; An. 1099: Exon. 106 a; Th. 404, 22; Rä. 23, 11. Ðæ-acute;r swíþferhþe sittan eódon, þryþum dealle the strong of soul went to sit there, proud of their strength, Beo. Th. 992; B. 494. Spræ-acute;con wlonce monige, dugeþum dealle many proud ones spoke, eminent with virtues, Cd. 89; Th. 111, 1; Gen. 1849.

dealf dug, Mt. Bos. 25, 18; p. of delfan.

deapung, e; f. A dipping; immersio, Som. Ben. Lye. v. dyppan.

dear; ic, he I dare, he dares, Gen. 44, 34: Beo. Th. 1373; B. 684; pres. of durran.

dearf, pl. durfon laboured; p. of deorfan.

dearnunga, dearnenga, dearninga; adv. [dyrne secret, obscure] Secretly, privately, clandestinely; clam, occulte, clandest&i-long;no :-- He wolde dearnunga mid mándæ-acute;dum menu beswícan he would secretly deceive men with wicked deeds, Cd. 23; Th. 29, 14; Gen. 450. Gif ðín bróðor ðé læ-acute;re dearnunga si tibi volu&e-short;rit persuad&e-short;re frater tuus clam, Deut. 13, 6: Jn. Bos. 19, 38. Oððe eáwunga oððe dearnunga either publicly or privately, L. Edg. ii. 8; Th. i. 270, 5: L. Ath. v. § 1, 2; Th. i. 228, 21. Be ðon ðe mon dearnenga [dearnunga MSS. G. H.] bearn gestriéne in case a man beget a child clandestinely, L. In. 27; Th. i. 120, 1, 2: L. Alf. 6; Th. i. 44, 17. Ðeáh heó dearnenga fordón wurde though she was secretly seduced, Cd. 30; Th. 39, 21; Gen. 629: 29; Th. 38, 5; Gen. 602. Hwæt he dearninga on hyge hogde what he secretly meditated in his mind, Exon. 51 a; Th. 177, 13; Gú. 1226. DER. un-dearnunga.

dearr-líc; adj. Daring, rash; temer&a-long;rius, Som. Ben. Lye.

dearr-scipe, es; m. Rashness, presumption; temer&i-short;tas, Som. Ben. Lye.

dearst ðú thou darest, Beo. Th. 1061; B. 527; 2nd pres. sing. of durran.

DEÁÞ, es; m. DEATH; mors :-- Ðeáh ðe him se bitera deáþ geboden wæ-acute;re though bitter death were announced to them, Cd. 183; Th. 229, 26; Dan. 223: Exon. 31 b; Th. 98, 6; Cri. 1603: Beo. Th. 899; B. 447: 5773; B. 2890. Se deáþ cymþ death comes, Bt. 8; Fox 26, 6: Chr. 1065; Erl. 198, 7; Edw. 26. Hí ofercume unþinged deáþ v&e-short;niat mors super illos, Ps. Th. 54, 14. Nis me ðæs deáþes sorg there is no fear of death to me, Exon. 38 a; Th. 125, 7; Gú. 350: 40 a; Th. 133, 25; Gú. 495: Cd. 25; Th. 31, 28; Gen. 492: Elen. Kmbl. 1165; El. 584: Bt. 8; Fox 26, 6. Ðú ðe upahefst me of geatum deáþes qui exaltas me de portis mortis, Ps. Lamb. 9, 15. He is deáþes scyldig reus est mortis, Mt. Bos. 26, 66: Ps. Th. 54, 4: 72, 3. Gif hwá sié deáþes scyldig if any one be guilty of death, L. In. 5; Th. i. 104, 13; 27; Th. i. 120, 3. He men of deáþe worde awehte he woke men from death with his word, Andr. Kmbl. 1166; An. 583: Exon. 14 b; Th. 29, 23; Cri. 467: 41 b; Th. 139, 25; Gú. 598. Gif he man to deáþe gefylle beó he útlah if he fell a man to death let him be an outlaw, L. E. G. 6; Th. i. 170, 10: L. C. S. 2; Th. i. 376, 18: Chr. 979; Erl. 129, 10: Boutr. Scrd. 17, 25: 18, 11. Eall ðæt gemót sóhte leáse saga ongén ðone Hæ-acute;lend, ðæt híg hyne to deáþe sealdon omne cons&i-short;lium quær&e-long;bat falsum testim&o-long;nium contra Iesum, ut eum morti trad&e-short;rent, Mt. Bos. 26, 59: 20, 18: Ps. Th. 114, 8: 117, 18. Fram deáþe to lífe a morte in vitam, Jn. Bos. 5, 24. Deáþ he ðæ-acute;r býrigde he there tasted death, Rood Kmbl. 199; Kr. 101: Cd. 228; Th. 306, 17; Sat. 665: Exon. 119 b; Th. 459, 25; Hö, 5. Þurh fæ-acute;rlícne deáþ through sudden death, L. C. S. 71; Th. i. 412, 29. Unrót ys mín sáwl óþ deáþ tristis est an&i-short;ma mea usque ad mortem, Mt. Bos. 26, 38: 16, 28: Ex. 10, 17: Deut. 30, 15. He sceal deáþe sweltan he shall perish by death, L. Alf. 14, 15; Th. i. 48, 3, 7, 8. Ðæt ðú deáþe sweltest that thou shalt perish by death, Exon. 67 b; Th. 250, 11; Jul. 125. Deáþe cwylman mortific&a-long;re, Ps. Spl. 108, 15. Ðæt he deáþa gedál dreógan sceolde that he should undergo death, Exon. 36 a; Th. 116, 12; Gú. 206. Gegang ða deáþa bearn ðe hí démaþ nú poss&i-short;de f&i-long;lios morte punit&o-long;rum, Ps. Th. 78, 12. Deáþas spirits, ghosts; manes, Cot. 134. [Wyc. deeth: Chauc. deth: Laym. dæd, dæð, deað, deð, m: Orm, dæþ: O. Sax. dóð, m: Frs. dead, dea: O. Frs. dad, dath, m: Dut. dood, m: Ger. tod, m: M. H. Ger. tót, m: O. H. Ger. tód, m. Goth. dauþus, m: Dan. död, m. f: Swed. död, m: Icel. dauði, m.] DER. æ-acute;r-deáþ, ende-, gúþ-, mere-, swylt-, wæl-, wundor-.

deáþ-bæ-acute;re death-bearing, deadly, Som. Ben, Lye. v. deád-bæ-acute;re.

deáþ-beám, es; m. A death-tree, tree of death; mortis arbor, mortif&e-short;ra :-- Deáþbeámes ofet fruit of the tree of death, Cd. 30; Th. 40, 13; Gen. 638.

deáþ-bed, -bedd, es; n. A death-bed, grave; mortis stratum, sepulcrum :-- Nú is wilgeofa deáþbedde fæst the kind giver is now fast in his death-bed [ = grave], Beo. Th. 5795; B. 2901.

deáþ-berende; part. Death-bearing, deadly; mort&i-short;fer :-- Eue sealde deáþberende gyfl Eve gave the deadly fruit, Exon. 45 a; Th. 153, 8.

deáþ-bérnis, -niss, e; f. Death, destruction, pestilence; pern&i-short;cies, pestilentia :-- Deáþbérnisse oððe uncúþo ádlo pestilentiæ, Lk. Skt. Lind. 21, 11.

deáþ-cwalu, e; f. A deadly pain or plague, agony; mortis dolor :-- Sió wérge sceólu hreósan sceolde in wíta forwyrd, ðæ-acute;r hie in wylme nú dreógaþ deáþcwale the wretched crew were compelled to fall into the ruin of punishment, where they now suffer deadly pains in flame, Invent. Crs. Recd. 1533; El. 766. Ne geweóx he him to willan, ac to deáþcwalum Deniga leódum he waxed not for their benefit, but for a deadly plague to the Danes' people, Beo. Th. 3428; B. 1712.

deáþ-cwealm, es; m. [cwealm a violent death, slaughter] Slaughter; nex :-- Ic wræc deáþcwealm Denigea I avenged the slaughter of the Danes, Beo. Th. 3344; B. 1670.

deáþ-cwylmende, -cwylmmende; part. [cwelman, cwylman to destroy, kill] Put to death, destroyed, killed; mortific&a-long;tus :-- Geáhna bearn adýdra oððe deáþcwylmmendra poss&i-short;de f&i-long;lios mortificat&o-long;rum, Ps. Lamb. 78, 11.

deáþ-dæg, es; m. Death-day, day of death; mortis dies :-- Æfter deáþdæge after the day of death, Beo. Th. 376; B. 187: Menol. Fox 581; Gn. C. 60. To ðínum deáþdæge to thy death-day, Exon. 98 a; Th. 369, 6; Seel. 37.

deáþ-denu, e; f. The valley of death; mortis vallis :-- In ðisse deáþ-dene in this valley of death, Exon. 12 b; Th. 21, 33; Cri. 344. In ðas deáþdene in this death-vale, Exon. 61 b; Th. 226, 35; Ph. 416.

deáþ-drepe, es; m. Death-stroke; let&a-long;lis ictus :-- Ðý deáþ-drepe in the death-stroke, Cd. 167; Th. 209, 6; Exod. 495. v. drepe.

deáþ-fæ-acute;ge; adj. [deáþ death, fæ-acute;ge fated, doomed] Death-doomed; morti addictus :-- Deáþfæ-acute;ge deóg the death-doomed had dyed it, Beo. Th. 1704; B. 850.

deáþ-gedál, es; n. [gedál a separation] A deathly separation, separation of body and soul in death; let&a-long;lis separ&a-long;tio :-- Næs egle [MS. engle] on móde deáþgedál the deathly separation was not oppressive to his soul, Exon. 46 b; Th. 159, 33; Gú. 936.

deáþ-godas; pl. m. Death-gods, spirits, ghosts; manes, Cot. 134.

deáþ-lég, es; m. [lég a flame] A death flame; let&a-long;lis flamma :-- Wihta gehwylce deáþlég nimeþ the death-flame shall seize each creature, Exon. 22 a; Th. 61, 12; Cri. 983.

deáþ-líc; adj. Deadly, mortal, good and bad angels; mort&a-long;lis :-- Ðis is bísen ðara sóþena gesæ-acute;lþa, ðara wilniaþ ealle deáþlíce men to begitanne this is an example of the true goods, which all mortal men desire to obtain, Bt. 24, 2; Fox 80, 30. Híg gesetton hræ-acute;was oððe ða deáþlícan ðínra þeówana mettas fugelum heofonan posu&e-long;runt mortic&i-long;na serv&o-long;rum tu&o-long;rum escas volatil&i-short;bus cœli, Ps. Lamb. 78, 2.

deáþ-lícnes mortality, Som. Ben. Lye. v. deád-lícnys.

deáþ-mægen; gen. -mægnes; n. A deadly power or band; letif&e-short;ra caterva, Exon. 45 b; Th. 155, 28; Gú. 867.

deáþ-ræced, es; n. [ræced, reced a house] A death-house, sepulchre; mortis domus, sepulcrum :-- Deáþræced onhliden weorþaþ the death-houses shall be opened, Exon. 56 b; Th. 200, 30; Ph. 48.

deáþ-ræ-acute;s, es; m. [ræ-acute;s a rush] Death-rush, rushing of death; mortis imp&e-short;tus :-- Ealle deáþræ-acute;s forféng the death-rush clutched them all, Andr. Kmbl. 1990; An. 997.

deáþ-reów; adj. [reów cruel] Deadly cruel, savage; atrox :-- Com seofona sum to sele geongan deóful deáþreów a savage devil came with seven others unto the hall, Andr. Kmbl. 2629; An. 1316.

deáþ-scúa, an; m. [scúa a shade] The shadow of death, death; mortis umbra, mors, Beo. Th. 322; B. 160.

deáþ-scúfa, an; m. [scúfa = scúwa a shade] The shadow of death, death; mortis umbra, mors :-- Forðanðe nis on deáþe oððe on deáþscúfan, ðe gemyndig sý ðín quoniam non est in morte, qui memor sit tui, Ps. Lamb. 6, 6.

deáþ-scyld, e; f. [deáþ death; scyld sin, crime] A death-fault, capital crime; capit&a-long;le cr&i-long;men :-- Gif gehádod man hine forwyrce mid deáþscylde if a man in orders ruin himself with capital crime, L. E. G. 4; Th. i. 168, 22; L. C. S. 43; Th. i. 400, 27.

deáþ-scyldig; adj. [deáþ death, scyldig guilty] Death-guilty, condemned; damn&a-long;tus :-- Gif deáþscyldig man scriftspræce gyrne if a man guilty of death desire confession, L. E. G. 5; Th. i. 168, 24: L. C. S. 44; Th. i. 402, 3.

deáþ-sele, es; m. [deáþ death; sele a dwelling, hall] A death-hall; mortis aula :-- In ðam deáþsele in the death-hall, Exon. 48 b; Th. 166, 25; Gú. 1048. On wítehús, deáþsele deófoles into the house of torment, the death-hall of the devil, 30 b; Th. 94, 8; Cri. 1537: 97 a; Th. 362, 1; Wal. 30.

deáþ-slege, es; m. [slege a blow, stroke] A death-blow; let&a-long;lis icus :-- Þurh deáþslege through deadly stroke, Exon. 102 b; Th. 388, 27; Rä. 6, 14.