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DUST-DRENC - DWOL-LÍCE

dust-drenc, es; m. A drink made of the seeds of herbs rubbed to dust; p&o-long;tio ex herb&a-long;rum qu&a-long;rumdam sem&i-short;n&i-short;bus, in pulv&e-short;rem redactis, comp&o-short;s&i-short;ta :-- Wyrc gódne dustdrenc: nim merces sæ-acute;d, and finoles sæ-acute;d, dilesæ-acute;d, etc.... gegníd ealle wel to duste: dó ðæs dustes gódne cuclerfulne on strang hluttor eala make a good dust-drink [thus]: take seed of marche, and seed of fennel, dill-seed, etc.... rub all well to dust: put a good spoonful of the dust into strong clear ale, L. M. 3, 12; Lchdm. ii. 314, 17-23.

dust-sceáwung, e; f. [sceáwung a beholding, contemplation] A dust-viewing, contemplation of dust; pulv&e-short;ris spect&a-long;tio vel contempl&a-long;tio :-- He gewát from ðære dustsceáwunga he departed from the contemplation of the dust, Homl. Blick. 113, 29.

duþhamor, dyþhomar, es; m. Papyrus = π&alpha-tonos;πυρos :-- Duþhamor papyrus, Ælfc. Gl. 43; Som. 64, 39; Wrt. Voc. 31, 49.

DWÆ-acute;S; adj. Dull, foolish, stupid; h&e-short;bes, stultus, f&a-short;tuus :-- Dwæ-acute;s vel sott h&e-short;bes, Ælfc. Gl. 88; Som. 74, 79; Wrt. Voc. 50, 59: 74, 35: Ælfc. Gr. 9, 26; Som. 11, 5. Abroten vel dwæ-acute;s v&a-short;fer vel f&a-short;tuus vel s&o-long;cors, Ælfc. Gl. 9; Som. 56, 115; Wrt. Voc. 18, 62. Dwæ-acute;s ind&o-short;c&i-short;lis, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 152, 26. [Plat. dwas: O. Frs. dwes: Dut. dwaas.] DER. ge-dwæ-acute;s.

dwæscan; p. dwæscede, dwæscte; pp. dwæsced, dwæsct To extinguish, put out; extingu&e-short;re :-- Dryhten læ-acute;nan lífes leahtras dwæsceþ the Lord extinguishes the crimes of this frail life, Exon. 62 b; Th. 229, 17; Ph. 456: 128 b; Th. 493, 19; Rä. 81, 33. Feóndscype dwæscaþ, sibbe sáwaþ on sefan manna extinguish enmity, sow peace in the minds of men, 14 b; Th. 30, 28; Cri, 486. DER. a-dwæscan, to-: un-adwæscendlíc.

dwæ-acute;s-nys, -nyss, e; f. Dulness, foolishness, stupidity; h&e-short;b&e-short;t&u-long;do, stult&i-short;tia, st&u-short;p&i-short;d&i-short;tas :-- Dwæ-acute;snys vel sotscipe h&e-short;b&e-short;t&u-long;do, Ælfc. Gl. 88; Som. 74, 80; Wrt. Voc. 50, 60.

dwala an error, doubt :-- Nánnes dwala is non dubium est, Mt. Kmbl. Præf. p. 2, 13. v. dwola.

dwalian; p. ede; pp. ed To err; err&a-long;re :-- Híg dwaledon err&a-long;v&e-long;runt, Ps. Lamb. 57, 4. v. dwelian I.

dwán, pl. dwinon pined, dwindled; p. of dwínan.

dwás-líht, es; n. [dwæ-acute;s dull, líht light] A false light; ignis fatuus, Som. Ben. Lye.

dwealde, pl. dwealdon deceived, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 164, 32; p. of dwellan.

DWELAN, ic dwele, ðú dwelest, dwilst, he dweleþ, dwilþ, pl. dwelaþ; p. ic, he dwæl, ðú dwæ-acute;le, pl. dwæ-acute;lon; pp. dwolen; v. n. To be led into error, err; in err&o-long;rem d&u-long;ci, err&a-long;re. [O. Sax. far-dwelan to neglect: O. H. Ger. twelan torp&e-long;re.] DER. ge-dwelan: dwelian, a-, ge-, ofa-: dwellan, ge-.

DWELLAN, dweligan, dweoligan, dwalian, dwolian, dwoligan; part. dweliende, dweligende; ic dwelige, ðú dwelast, he dwelaþ, pl. dweliaþ, dweligaþ, dweligeaþ; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed. I. v. n. To be led into error, err; in err&o-long;rem d&u-long;ci, err&a-long;re :-- Dwelian he dyde híg on wæglæ-acute;ste oððe bútan wege, and ná on wege err&a-long;re fecit eos in invio, et non in via, Ps. Lamb. 106, 40. Wæs ðæt dweligende sceáp ongeán fered the wandering sheep was brought back, Homl. Th. i. 340, 4. Dysige men, dweligende, sécaþ ðæt héhste gód on ða sámran gesceafta foolish men, erring, seek the highest good in the worse creatures, Bt. 33, 1; Fox 120, 12. Ða seofon dweligendan steorran the seven wandering stars, the planets, Boutr. Scrd. 18, 26, 29. Ge dweliaþ err&a-long;tis, Mt. Bos. 22, 29. Hú ne dweligaþ ge nonne &i-short;deo err&a-long;tis? Mk. Bos. 12, 24. Swýðe ge dweligeaþ multum err&a-long;tis, 14, 27. Ða ongunnon clypian ðæt se rihtwísa dwelode they begun to say that the righteous man erred, Homl. Th. ii. 300, 17. He dyde ðæt ge dwelodon of ðam wege ut err&a-long;re te fac&e-short;ret de via, Deut. 13, 5. Hí dwelodon on þwyrlícum dæ-acute;dum they erred in perverse actions, Homl. Th. ii. 398, 7: 46, 26. Hí dweledon err&a-long;v&e-long;runt, Ps. Spl. 57, 3. II. v. a. To lead into error, mislead, deceive; in err&o-long;rem d&u-long;c&e-short;re, dec&i-short;p&e-short;re :-- Ðæt folc dweliende misleading the people, Homl. Th. ii. 492, 35. Ic ðé ne dwelode I have not deceived thee, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 166, 1; 164, 32, MS. Bod. Me þincþ ðæt ðú me dwelige methinks that thou misleadest me, 35, 5; Fox 164, 12. [O. Sax. duelan err&a-long;re: Frs. dwæljen, dwyljen to err: O. Frs. dwela, dwila to err: Dut. dwálen to err.] DER. a-dwelian, ge-, ofa-.

DWELLAN, ic dwelle, ðú dwelest, dwelst, he dweleþ, dwelþ, pl. dwellaþ; p. dwealde, dwelede; pp. dweald, dweled. I. v. a. To lead into error, deceive, mislead; in err&o-long;rem d&u-long;c&e-short;re, dec&i-short;p&e-short;re :-- Ic ðé ne dwelle I do not deceive thee, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 166, 1, MS. Cot. Ðú sæ-acute;dest ðæt ic ðé dwealde thou saidst that I deceived thee, 35, 5; Fox 164, 32. Me þincþ ðæt ðú me dwelle methinks that thou misleadest me, 35, 5; Fox 164, 12, MS. Cot. II. v. a. To prevent, hinder, delay; imp&e-short;d&i-long;re, tard&a-long;re :-- Ic dysge dwelle I delay the foolish, Exon. 103 b; Th. 392, 27; Rä. 12, 3. Ne hine wiht dweleþ, ádl ne yldo nothing prevents him, disease nor age, Beo. Th. 3475, note; B. 1735. Se ealda dweleþ miltse mid máne the old one [the devil] prevents mercy with wickedness, Frag. Kmbl. 62; Leás. 33. III. v. n. To continue, remain, DWELL; m&a-short;n&e-long;re, hab&i-short;t&a-long;re :-- Nero on ðam holte on cýle and on hungre dwelode, óþ-dæt hine wulfas totæ-acute;ron Nero remained in the wood, in cold and hunger, until wolves tore him to pieces, Homl. Th. i. 384, 10. [Piers P. dwelle to inhabit: Chauc. dwell to inhabit: Orm. dwellenn to dwell, delay: O. Sax. bi-dwelian to delay, prevent: M. H. Ger. twelen mor&a-long;ri: O. H. Ger. twálón, twaljan, tweljan mor&a-long;ri, imp&e-short;d&i-long;re: Dan. dwæle to tarry, delay, dwell: Swed. dwäljas to dwell: Icel. dwala to delay; dwelja to dwell, wait, stay.] DER. ge-dwellan.

dweola, dweolda error, heresy. DER. ge-dweola, -dweolda. v. dwola.

dweoligan; part. dweoligende To err; err&a-long;re :-- Hí to ðám dweoligendum læ-acute;cedómum deófolgylde efeston they hastened to the erring cures of idolatry, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 7. v. dwelian I.

DWEORG, dweorh, es; m. A dwarf; n&a-long;nus :-- Dweorg pygmæus vel n&a-long;nus vel p&u-long;m&i-short;lio, Ælfc. Gl. 114; Som. 80, 20; Wrt. Voc. 61, 1. Dweorh n&a-long;nus, Wrt. Voc. 73, 53. [Plat. dwark, dwarf, m: Frs. dwirg: O. Frs. dwirg: Dut. dwerg, m. f: Ger. zwerg, m: M. H. Ger. twerc, n: O. H. Ger. twerg, m: Dan. dværg, dverg, m. f: Swed. dverg, m: Icel. dvergr, m.]

dweorge-dwosle, -dwostle, an; f. [dweorg a dwarf] The herb pennyroyal; mentha pul&e-long;gium, Lin :-- Herbs poll&e-long;gion [ = pul&e-long;gium], ðæt is dweorge-dwosle, Herb. cont. 94, 1; Lchdm. i. 38, 12. Ðeós wyrt, ðe man poll&e-long;gium [ = pul&e-long;gium], and óðrunt naman dweorge-dwosle nemneþ this herb, which is called pul&e-long;gium, and by another name pennyroyal [dwarf dwosle], Herb. 94, 1; Lchdnt. i. 204, 6, 7: 156, 2; Lchdm. i. 282, 23: iii. 6, 19. Nim dweorge-dwoslan take pennyroyal, Herb. 106; Lchdm. i. 220, 10: iii. 6, 12. Dweorge-dwostle pennyroyal, L. M. 1, 48; Lchdm. ii. 120, 23: 2, 53; Lchdm. ii. 274, 9, 13. Lege dweorge-dwostlan gecowene on lay on chewed pennyroyal, 2, 30; Lchdm. ii. 228, 19: 2, 32; Lchdm. ii. 236, 10: 3, 1; Lchdm. ii. 304, 29: iii. 74, 5.

dwés dull, Som. Ben. Lye. v. dwæ-acute;s.

dwild, dwyld, es; n. Error, heresy, a prodigy, spectre; error, hær&e-short;sis = &alpha-tonos;&iota-tonos;ρεσιs, prod&i-short;gium, spectrum :-- Wærþ mycel dwyld on Cristendóm there was much error in Christendom, Chr. 1129; Erl. 258, 29. On Engla land feole dwild weáren geseogen and geheórd many prodigies were seen and heard in England, 1122; Erl. 249, 13. DER. ge-dwild, -dwyld, mis-gedwield.

dwilman to confuse, perplex, confound. DER. for-dwilman.

dwimor, dwimer, dwymer, es; n. An illusion, delusion, apparition; phantom; error, fall&a-long;cia, phantasms = φ&alpha-tonos;ντασμ&alpha-tonos;. DER. ge-dwimor.

dwimor-líc; adj. Visionary; tamquam per visum, Som. Ben. Lye. DER. ge-dwymorlíc.

DWÍNAN, ic dwíne, ðu dwínest, dwínst, he dwíneþ, dwínþ, pl. dwínaþ; p. dwán, pl. dwinon; pp. dwinen To pine, fade, DWINDLE, waste away; tabesc&e-short;re :-- Ðonne dwíneþ seó wamb sóna then soon will the belly dwindle, Herb. 2, 4; Lchdm. i. 82, 2. Dwinon tabu&e-short;runt, Cot. 190. [Wyc. dwyne, p. dwynede to pine, waste away: Chauc. dwined, pp. wasted, shrunk: Plat. dwinen to vanish: Kil. dwijnen extenu&a-long;re, per&i-long;re: Dan. tvine to weep, vanish: Swed. twina to languish, pine away: Icel. dvína, dvina to dwindle, pine away.] DER. a-dwínan, for-, ge-.

dwola, an; m. [dwolen, pp. of dwelan to err] Error, heresy; error, hær&e-short;sis = α&iota-tonos;ρεσιs :-- Seó mæ-acute;ægþ on dwolan wæs lifigende provincia in err&o-long;re vers&a-long;ta est, Bd. 2, 15; S. 518, 42. Se [Arrianisca] dwola on ðam niwan sinoþe geniðerad wæs Arri&a-long;na hær&e-short;sis in Nicæna syn&o-short;do damn&a-long;ta erat, 1, 8; S. 479, 36, MS. B. DER. ge-dwola.

dwol-cræft, es; m. [cræft a craft] Foolish craft, magic; pr&a-long;va vel mag&i-short;ca ars :-- Him gebléndon drýas þurh dwolcræft drync unheórne the wizards mixed for them through magic a fatal drink, Andr. Kmbl. 67; An. 34.

dwolema darkness, chaos, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 86 ; Met. 5, 43. v. dwolma.

dwolian, dwoligan; part. dwoliende, dwoligende; p. ede; pp. ed To wander out of the way, err; err&a-long;re :-- Þurh monige stówe dwoliende wandering through many places, Bd. 4, 3; S. 570, 11. Dysige men, dwoliende, sécaþ ðæt héhste gód on ða sæ-acute;mran gesceafta foolish men, erring, seek the highest good in the worse creatures, Bt. 33, 1; Fox 120, 12, MS. Cot. Hider and ðider dwoligende wandering hither and thither, 36, 5; Fox 180, 12. To ðám dwoligendum deófolgyldum to the erring idolatry, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 7, MS. B. Híg dwoliaþ on heortan hi errant corde, Ps. Lamb. 94, 10. Ða synfullan dwoledon pecc&a-long;t&o-long;res err&a-long;v&e-long;runt, Ps. Surt. 57, 4. DER. ge-dwolian. v. dwelian I.

dwol-líc; def. se -líca, seó, ðæt -líce; adj. Foolish, erring, heretical; stultus, hær&e-short;t&i-short;cus :-- Nis ðis nán dwollíc sagu this is not a foolish saying, Jud. 15, 19. Hý adwæsedon ða dwollícan lára they extinguished the heretical doctrines, L. Ælf. C. 33; Th. ii. 356, 11.

dwol-líce; adv. Foolishly, heretically; stulte, hær&e-short;t&i-short;ce :-- Ne man ne mót drincan, ne dwollíce plegan, ne etan innan cyrican no one may drink, nor foolishly play, nor eat in a church, L. Ælf. E; Th. ii. 392, 16: L. Ælf. C. 33; Th. ii. 356, 12. Ðe dwollíce leofaþ who lives in heresy, Hexam. 20; Norm. 28, 17.