dȳre īren,
2051; drincfæt dȳre (dēore), 2307, 2255; instr.
2051; drincfæt dȳre (dēore), 2307, 2255; instr.
Beowulf
m.
, _he who pursues with his deeds_: nom.
sg.
, of Grendel,
275.
dǣdla, w. m. , _doer_: in comp. mān-for-dǣdla.
dǣl, st. m. , _part, portion_: acc. sg. dǣl, 622, 2246, 3128; acc. pl.
dǣlas, 1733. --Often dǣl designates the portion of a thing or of a quality
which belongs in general to an individual, as, oð þæt him on innan
oferhygda dǣl weaxeð, _till in his bosom his portion of arrogance
increases_: i. e. whatever arrogance he has, his arrogance, 1741. Bīowulfe
wearð dryhtmāðma dǣl dēaðe, forgolden, _to Bēowulf his part of the splendid
treasures was paid with death_, i. e. whatever splendid treasures were
allotted to him, whatever part of them he could win in the fight with the
dragon, 2844; similarly, 1151, 1753, 2029, 2069, 3128.
dǣlan, w. v. , _to divide, to bestow, to share with_, w. acc. : pres. sg.
III. mādmas dǣleð, 1757; pres. subj. þæt hē wið āglǣcean eofoðo dǣle, _that
he bestow his strength upon_ (strive with) _the bringer of misery_ the
drake), 2535; inf. hringas dǣlan, 1971; pret. bēagas dǣlde, 80; sceattas
dǣlde, 1687.
be-dǣlan, w. instr. , _(to divide), to tear away from, to strip of_: pret.
part. drēamum (drēame) bedǣled, _deprived of the heavenly joys_ (of
Grendel), 722, 1276.
ge-dǣlan: 1) _to distribute_: inf. (w. acc. _of the thing distributed_);
bǣr on innan eall gedǣlan geongum and ealdum swylc him god sealde,
_distribute therein to young and old all that God had given him_, 71. --2)
_to divide, to separate_, with acc. : inf. sundur gedǣlan līf wið līce,
_separate life from the body_, 2423; so pret. subj. þæt hē gedǣlde . . . ānra
gehwylces līf wið līce, 732.
denn (cf. denu, dene, vallis), st. n. , _den, cave_: acc. sg. þæs wyrmes
denn, 2761; gen. sg. (draca) gewāt dennes nīosian, 3046.
ge-defe, adj. : 1) (impersonal) _proper, appropriate_: nom. sg. swā hit
gedēfe wæs (bið), _as was appropriate, proper_, 561, 1671, 3176. --2) _good,
kind, friendly_; nom sg. bēo þū suna mīnum dǣdum gedēfe, _be friendly to my
son by deeds_ (support my son in deed, namely, when he shall have attained
to the government), 1228. --Comp. un-ge-dēfelīce.
dēman (see dōm), w. v. : 1) _to judge, to award justly_: pres. subj. mǣrðo
dēme, 688. --2) _to judge favorably, to praise, to glorify_: pret. pl. his
ellenweorc duguðum dēmdon, _praised his heroic deed with all their might_,
3176.
dēmend, _judge_: dǣda dēmend (of God), 181.
deal, adj. , "superbus, clarus, fretus" (Grimm): nom. pl. þrȳðum dealle,
494.
dēad, adj. , _dead_: nom. sg. 467, 1324, 2373; acc. sg. dēadne, 1310.
dēað, st. m. , _death, dying_: nom. sg, dēað, 441, 447, etc. ; acc. sg. dēað,
2169; dat. sg. dēaðe, 1389, 1590, (as instr. ) 2844, 3046; gen. sg. dēaðes
wylm, 2270; dēaðes nȳd, 2455. --Comp. gūð-, wæl-, wundor-dēað.
dēað-bed, st. n. , _death-bed_: dat. sg. dēað-bedde fæst, 2902.
dēað-cwalu, st. f. , _violent death_, _ruin and death_: dat. pl. tō
dēað-cwalum, 1713.
dēað-cwealm, st. m. , _violent death, murder_: nom. sg. 1671.
dēað-dæg, st. m. , _death-day, dying day_: dat. sg. æfter dēað-dæge (_after
his death_), 187, 886.
dēað-fǣge, adj. , _given over to death_: nom. sg. (Grendel) dēað-fǣge dēog,
_had hidden himself, being given over to death_ (mortally wounded), 851.
dēað-scūa, w. m. , _death-shadow, ghostly being, demon of death_: nom. sg.
deorc dēað-scūa (of Grendel), 160.
dēað-wērig, adj. , _weakened by death_, i. e. dead: acc. sg. dēað-wērigne,
2126. See wērig.
dēað-wīc, st. n. _death's house, home of death_: acc. sg. gewāt dēaðwīc
sēon (_had died_), 1276.
dēagan (O. H. G. pret. part. tougan, _hidden_), _to conceal one's self, to
hide_: pret. (for pluperf. ) dēog, 851. --Leo.
deorc, adj. , _dark_: of the night, nom. sg. (nihthelm) deorc, 1791; dat.
pl. deorcum nihtum, 275, 2212; of the terrible Grendel, nom. sg. deorc
dēað-scūa, 160.
dēofol, st. m. n. , _devil_: gen. sg. dēofles, 2089; gen. pl. dēofla, of
Grendel and his troop, 757, 1681.
dēogol, dȳgol, adj. , _concealed, hidden, inaccessible, beyond information,
unknown_: nom. sg. dēogol dǣdhata (of Grendel), 275; acc. sg. dȳgel lond,
_inaccessible land_, 1358.
dēop, st. n. , _deep, abyss_: acc. sg. , 2550.
dēop, adv. _deeply_: acc. sg. dēop wæter, 509, 1905.
dīope, adj. , _deep_: hit oð dōmes dæg dīope benemdon þēodnas mǣre, _the
illustrious rulers had charmed it deeply till the judgment-day, had laid a
solemn spell upon it_, 3070.
dēor, st. n. , _animal, wild animal_: in comp. mere-, sǣ-dēor.
dēor, adj. : 1) _wild, terrible_: nom. sg. dīor dǣd-fruma (of Grendel),
2091. --2) _bold, brave_: nom. nǣnig . . . dēor, 1934. --Comp. : heaðu-,
hilde-dēor.
dēore, dȳre, adj. : 1) _dear, costly_ (high in price): acc. sg.
dȳre īren,
2051; drincfæt dȳre (dēore), 2307, 2255; instr. sg. dēoran sweorde, 561;
dat. sg. dēorum māðme, 1529; nom. pl. dȳre swyrd, 3049; acc. pl. dēore
(dȳre) māðmas, 2237, 3132. --2) _dear, beloved, worthy_: nom. sg. f. ,
æðelum dīore, _worthy by reason of origin_, 1950; dat. sg. æfter dēorum
men, 1880; gen. sg. dēorre duguðe, 488; superl. acc. sg. aldorþegn þone
dēorestan, 1310.
dēor-līc, adj. , _bold, brave_: acc. sg. dēorlīce dǣd, 585. See dēor.
disc, st. m. , _disc, plate, flat dish_: nom. acc. pl. discas, 2776, 3049.
ge-dīgan. See ge-dȳgan.
dol-gilp, st. m. , _mad boast, foolish pride, vain-glory, thoughtless
audacity_: dat. sg. for dolgilpe, 509.
dol-līc, adj. , _audacious_: gen. pl. mǣst . . . dǣda dollīcra, 2647.
dol-sceaða, w. m. , _bold enemy_: acc. sg. þone dol-scaðan (Grendel), 479.
dōgor, st. m. n. , _day_; 1) day as a period of 24 hours: gen. sg. ymb āntīd
ōðres dōgores, _at the same time of the next day_, 219; morgen-lēoht ōðres
dōgores, _the morning-light of the second day_, 606. --2) day in the usual
sense: acc. sg. n. þȳs dōgor, _during this day_, 1396; instr. þȳ dōgore,
1798; forman dōgore, 2574; gen. pl. dōgora gehwām, 88; dōgra gehwylce,
1091; dōgera dægrim, _the number of his days_ (the days of his life),
824. --3) _day_ in the wider sense of time: dat. pl. ufaran dōgrum, _in
later days, times_, 2201, 2393. --Comp. ende-dōgor.
dōgor-gerīm, st. n. , _series of days_: gen. sg. wæs eall sceacen
dōgor-gerīmes, _the whole number of his days_ (his life) _was past_, 2729.
dōhtor, st. f. , _daughter_: nom. acc. sg. dōhtor, 375, 1077, 1930, 1982,
etc.
dōm, st. m. : I. , _condition, state in general_; in comp. cyne-,
wis-dōm. --II. , having reference to justice, hence: 1) _judgment, judicial
opinion_: instr. sg. weotena dōme, _according to the judgment of the
Witan_, 1099. 2) _custom_: æfter dōme, _according to custom_, 1721. 3)
_court, tribunal_: gen. sg. miclan dōmes, 979; oð dōmes dæg, 3070, both
times of the last judgment. --III. , _condition of freedom_ or _superiority_,
hence: 4) _choice, free will_: acc. sg. on sīnne sylfes dōm, _according to
his own choice_, 2148; instr. sg. selfes dōme, 896, 2777. 5) _might,
power_: nom. sg. dōm godes, 2859; acc. sg. Eofores ānne dōm, 2965; dat. sg.
drihtnes dōme, 441. 6) _glory, honor, renown_: nom. sg. [dōm], 955; dōm
unlȳtel, _not a little glory_, 886; þæt wæs forma sīð dēorum māðme þæt his
dōm ālæg, _it was the first time to the dear treasure_ (the sword Hrunting)
_that its fame was not made good_, 1529; acc. sg. ic mē dōm gewyrce, _make
renown for myself_, 1492; þæt þū ne ālǣte dōm gedrēosan, _that thou let not
honor fall_, 2667; dat. instr. sg. þǣr hē dōme forlēas, _here he lost his
reputation_, 1471; dōme gewurðad, _adorned with glory_, 1646; gen. sg.
wyrce sē þe mōte dōmes, _let him make himself reputation, whoever is able_,
1389. 7) _splendor_ (in heaven): acc. sōð-fæstra dōm, _the glory of the
saints_, 2821.
dōm-lēas, adj. , _without reputation, inglorious_: acc. sg. f. dōmlēasan
dǣd, 2891.
dōn, red. v. , _to do, to make, to treat_: 1) absolutely: imp. dōð swā ic
bidde, _do as I beg_, 1232. --2) w. acc. : inf. hēt hire selfre sunu on bǣl
dōn, 1117; pret. þā hē him of dyde īsernbyrnan, _took off the iron
corselet_, 672; (þonne) him Hūnlāfing, . . . billa sēlest, on bearm dyde,
_when he made a present to him of Hūnlāfing, the best of swords_, 1145;
dyde him of healse hring gyldenne, _took off the gold ring from his neck_,
2810; nē him þæs wyrmes wīg for wiht dyde, eafoð and ellen, _nor did he
reckon as anything the drake's fighting, power, and strength_, 2349; pl. hī
on beorg dydon bēg and siglu, _placed in the (grave-) mound rings and
ornaments_, 3165. --3) representing preceding verbs: inf. tō Gēatum sprec
mildum wordum! swā sceal man dōn, _as one should do_, 1173; similarly,
1535, 2167; pres. metod eallum wēold, swā hē nū gīt dēð, _the creator ruled
over all, as he still does_, 1059; similarly, 2471, 2860, and (sg. for pl. )
1135; pret. II. swā þū ǣr dydest, 1677; III. swā hē nū gȳt dyde, 957;
similarly, 1382, 1892, 2522; pl. swā hīe oft ǣr dydon, 1239; similarly,
3071. With the case also which the preceding verb governs: wēn' ic þæt hē
wille . . . Gēatena lēode etan unforhte, swā hē oft dyde mægen Hrēðmanna, _I
believe he will wish to devour the Gēat people, the fearless, as he often
did_ (devoured) _the bloom of the Hrēðmen_, 444; gif ic þæt gefricge . . .
þæt þec ymbesittend egesan þȳwað, swā þec hetende hwīlum dydon, _that the
neighbors distress thee as once the enemy did thee_ (i. e. distressed),
1829; gif ic ōwihte mæg þīnre mōd-lufan māran tilian þonne ic gȳt dyde,
_if I can with anything obtain thy greater love than I have yet done_,
1825; similarly, pl. þonne þā dydon, 44.
ge-dōn, _to do, to make_, with the acc. and predicate adj. : prs. (god)
gedēð him swā gewealdene worolde dǣlas, _makes the parts of the world_
(i. e. the whole world) _so subject that . . . _, 1733; inf. nē hyne on
medo-bence micles wyrðne drihten wereda gedōn wolde, _nor would the leader
of the people much honor him at the mead-banquet_, 2187. With adv. : hē mec
þǣr on innan . . . gedōn wolde, _wished to place me in there_, 2091.
draca, w. m. , _drake, dragon_: nom. sg. , 893, 2212; acc. sg. dracan, 2403,
3132; gen. sg. , 2089, 2291, 2550. --Comp. : eorð-, fȳr-, lēg-, līg-,
nīð-draca.
on-drǣdan, st. v. , w. acc. of the thing and dat. of the pers. , _to fear, to
be afraid of_: inf. þæt þū him on-drǣdan ne þearft . . . aldorbealu, _needest
not fear death for them_, 1675; pret. nō hē him þā sæcce ondrēd, _was not
afraid of the combat_, 2348.
ge-dræg (from dragan, in the sense se gerere), st. n. , _demeanor, actions_:
acc. sg. sēcan dēofla gedræg, 757.
drepan, st. v. , _to hit, to strike_: pret.
275.
dǣdla, w. m. , _doer_: in comp. mān-for-dǣdla.
dǣl, st. m. , _part, portion_: acc. sg. dǣl, 622, 2246, 3128; acc. pl.
dǣlas, 1733. --Often dǣl designates the portion of a thing or of a quality
which belongs in general to an individual, as, oð þæt him on innan
oferhygda dǣl weaxeð, _till in his bosom his portion of arrogance
increases_: i. e. whatever arrogance he has, his arrogance, 1741. Bīowulfe
wearð dryhtmāðma dǣl dēaðe, forgolden, _to Bēowulf his part of the splendid
treasures was paid with death_, i. e. whatever splendid treasures were
allotted to him, whatever part of them he could win in the fight with the
dragon, 2844; similarly, 1151, 1753, 2029, 2069, 3128.
dǣlan, w. v. , _to divide, to bestow, to share with_, w. acc. : pres. sg.
III. mādmas dǣleð, 1757; pres. subj. þæt hē wið āglǣcean eofoðo dǣle, _that
he bestow his strength upon_ (strive with) _the bringer of misery_ the
drake), 2535; inf. hringas dǣlan, 1971; pret. bēagas dǣlde, 80; sceattas
dǣlde, 1687.
be-dǣlan, w. instr. , _(to divide), to tear away from, to strip of_: pret.
part. drēamum (drēame) bedǣled, _deprived of the heavenly joys_ (of
Grendel), 722, 1276.
ge-dǣlan: 1) _to distribute_: inf. (w. acc. _of the thing distributed_);
bǣr on innan eall gedǣlan geongum and ealdum swylc him god sealde,
_distribute therein to young and old all that God had given him_, 71. --2)
_to divide, to separate_, with acc. : inf. sundur gedǣlan līf wið līce,
_separate life from the body_, 2423; so pret. subj. þæt hē gedǣlde . . . ānra
gehwylces līf wið līce, 732.
denn (cf. denu, dene, vallis), st. n. , _den, cave_: acc. sg. þæs wyrmes
denn, 2761; gen. sg. (draca) gewāt dennes nīosian, 3046.
ge-defe, adj. : 1) (impersonal) _proper, appropriate_: nom. sg. swā hit
gedēfe wæs (bið), _as was appropriate, proper_, 561, 1671, 3176. --2) _good,
kind, friendly_; nom sg. bēo þū suna mīnum dǣdum gedēfe, _be friendly to my
son by deeds_ (support my son in deed, namely, when he shall have attained
to the government), 1228. --Comp. un-ge-dēfelīce.
dēman (see dōm), w. v. : 1) _to judge, to award justly_: pres. subj. mǣrðo
dēme, 688. --2) _to judge favorably, to praise, to glorify_: pret. pl. his
ellenweorc duguðum dēmdon, _praised his heroic deed with all their might_,
3176.
dēmend, _judge_: dǣda dēmend (of God), 181.
deal, adj. , "superbus, clarus, fretus" (Grimm): nom. pl. þrȳðum dealle,
494.
dēad, adj. , _dead_: nom. sg. 467, 1324, 2373; acc. sg. dēadne, 1310.
dēað, st. m. , _death, dying_: nom. sg, dēað, 441, 447, etc. ; acc. sg. dēað,
2169; dat. sg. dēaðe, 1389, 1590, (as instr. ) 2844, 3046; gen. sg. dēaðes
wylm, 2270; dēaðes nȳd, 2455. --Comp. gūð-, wæl-, wundor-dēað.
dēað-bed, st. n. , _death-bed_: dat. sg. dēað-bedde fæst, 2902.
dēað-cwalu, st. f. , _violent death_, _ruin and death_: dat. pl. tō
dēað-cwalum, 1713.
dēað-cwealm, st. m. , _violent death, murder_: nom. sg. 1671.
dēað-dæg, st. m. , _death-day, dying day_: dat. sg. æfter dēað-dæge (_after
his death_), 187, 886.
dēað-fǣge, adj. , _given over to death_: nom. sg. (Grendel) dēað-fǣge dēog,
_had hidden himself, being given over to death_ (mortally wounded), 851.
dēað-scūa, w. m. , _death-shadow, ghostly being, demon of death_: nom. sg.
deorc dēað-scūa (of Grendel), 160.
dēað-wērig, adj. , _weakened by death_, i. e. dead: acc. sg. dēað-wērigne,
2126. See wērig.
dēað-wīc, st. n. _death's house, home of death_: acc. sg. gewāt dēaðwīc
sēon (_had died_), 1276.
dēagan (O. H. G. pret. part. tougan, _hidden_), _to conceal one's self, to
hide_: pret. (for pluperf. ) dēog, 851. --Leo.
deorc, adj. , _dark_: of the night, nom. sg. (nihthelm) deorc, 1791; dat.
pl. deorcum nihtum, 275, 2212; of the terrible Grendel, nom. sg. deorc
dēað-scūa, 160.
dēofol, st. m. n. , _devil_: gen. sg. dēofles, 2089; gen. pl. dēofla, of
Grendel and his troop, 757, 1681.
dēogol, dȳgol, adj. , _concealed, hidden, inaccessible, beyond information,
unknown_: nom. sg. dēogol dǣdhata (of Grendel), 275; acc. sg. dȳgel lond,
_inaccessible land_, 1358.
dēop, st. n. , _deep, abyss_: acc. sg. , 2550.
dēop, adv. _deeply_: acc. sg. dēop wæter, 509, 1905.
dīope, adj. , _deep_: hit oð dōmes dæg dīope benemdon þēodnas mǣre, _the
illustrious rulers had charmed it deeply till the judgment-day, had laid a
solemn spell upon it_, 3070.
dēor, st. n. , _animal, wild animal_: in comp. mere-, sǣ-dēor.
dēor, adj. : 1) _wild, terrible_: nom. sg. dīor dǣd-fruma (of Grendel),
2091. --2) _bold, brave_: nom. nǣnig . . . dēor, 1934. --Comp. : heaðu-,
hilde-dēor.
dēore, dȳre, adj. : 1) _dear, costly_ (high in price): acc. sg.
dȳre īren,
2051; drincfæt dȳre (dēore), 2307, 2255; instr. sg. dēoran sweorde, 561;
dat. sg. dēorum māðme, 1529; nom. pl. dȳre swyrd, 3049; acc. pl. dēore
(dȳre) māðmas, 2237, 3132. --2) _dear, beloved, worthy_: nom. sg. f. ,
æðelum dīore, _worthy by reason of origin_, 1950; dat. sg. æfter dēorum
men, 1880; gen. sg. dēorre duguðe, 488; superl. acc. sg. aldorþegn þone
dēorestan, 1310.
dēor-līc, adj. , _bold, brave_: acc. sg. dēorlīce dǣd, 585. See dēor.
disc, st. m. , _disc, plate, flat dish_: nom. acc. pl. discas, 2776, 3049.
ge-dīgan. See ge-dȳgan.
dol-gilp, st. m. , _mad boast, foolish pride, vain-glory, thoughtless
audacity_: dat. sg. for dolgilpe, 509.
dol-līc, adj. , _audacious_: gen. pl. mǣst . . . dǣda dollīcra, 2647.
dol-sceaða, w. m. , _bold enemy_: acc. sg. þone dol-scaðan (Grendel), 479.
dōgor, st. m. n. , _day_; 1) day as a period of 24 hours: gen. sg. ymb āntīd
ōðres dōgores, _at the same time of the next day_, 219; morgen-lēoht ōðres
dōgores, _the morning-light of the second day_, 606. --2) day in the usual
sense: acc. sg. n. þȳs dōgor, _during this day_, 1396; instr. þȳ dōgore,
1798; forman dōgore, 2574; gen. pl. dōgora gehwām, 88; dōgra gehwylce,
1091; dōgera dægrim, _the number of his days_ (the days of his life),
824. --3) _day_ in the wider sense of time: dat. pl. ufaran dōgrum, _in
later days, times_, 2201, 2393. --Comp. ende-dōgor.
dōgor-gerīm, st. n. , _series of days_: gen. sg. wæs eall sceacen
dōgor-gerīmes, _the whole number of his days_ (his life) _was past_, 2729.
dōhtor, st. f. , _daughter_: nom. acc. sg. dōhtor, 375, 1077, 1930, 1982,
etc.
dōm, st. m. : I. , _condition, state in general_; in comp. cyne-,
wis-dōm. --II. , having reference to justice, hence: 1) _judgment, judicial
opinion_: instr. sg. weotena dōme, _according to the judgment of the
Witan_, 1099. 2) _custom_: æfter dōme, _according to custom_, 1721. 3)
_court, tribunal_: gen. sg. miclan dōmes, 979; oð dōmes dæg, 3070, both
times of the last judgment. --III. , _condition of freedom_ or _superiority_,
hence: 4) _choice, free will_: acc. sg. on sīnne sylfes dōm, _according to
his own choice_, 2148; instr. sg. selfes dōme, 896, 2777. 5) _might,
power_: nom. sg. dōm godes, 2859; acc. sg. Eofores ānne dōm, 2965; dat. sg.
drihtnes dōme, 441. 6) _glory, honor, renown_: nom. sg. [dōm], 955; dōm
unlȳtel, _not a little glory_, 886; þæt wæs forma sīð dēorum māðme þæt his
dōm ālæg, _it was the first time to the dear treasure_ (the sword Hrunting)
_that its fame was not made good_, 1529; acc. sg. ic mē dōm gewyrce, _make
renown for myself_, 1492; þæt þū ne ālǣte dōm gedrēosan, _that thou let not
honor fall_, 2667; dat. instr. sg. þǣr hē dōme forlēas, _here he lost his
reputation_, 1471; dōme gewurðad, _adorned with glory_, 1646; gen. sg.
wyrce sē þe mōte dōmes, _let him make himself reputation, whoever is able_,
1389. 7) _splendor_ (in heaven): acc. sōð-fæstra dōm, _the glory of the
saints_, 2821.
dōm-lēas, adj. , _without reputation, inglorious_: acc. sg. f. dōmlēasan
dǣd, 2891.
dōn, red. v. , _to do, to make, to treat_: 1) absolutely: imp. dōð swā ic
bidde, _do as I beg_, 1232. --2) w. acc. : inf. hēt hire selfre sunu on bǣl
dōn, 1117; pret. þā hē him of dyde īsernbyrnan, _took off the iron
corselet_, 672; (þonne) him Hūnlāfing, . . . billa sēlest, on bearm dyde,
_when he made a present to him of Hūnlāfing, the best of swords_, 1145;
dyde him of healse hring gyldenne, _took off the gold ring from his neck_,
2810; nē him þæs wyrmes wīg for wiht dyde, eafoð and ellen, _nor did he
reckon as anything the drake's fighting, power, and strength_, 2349; pl. hī
on beorg dydon bēg and siglu, _placed in the (grave-) mound rings and
ornaments_, 3165. --3) representing preceding verbs: inf. tō Gēatum sprec
mildum wordum! swā sceal man dōn, _as one should do_, 1173; similarly,
1535, 2167; pres. metod eallum wēold, swā hē nū gīt dēð, _the creator ruled
over all, as he still does_, 1059; similarly, 2471, 2860, and (sg. for pl. )
1135; pret. II. swā þū ǣr dydest, 1677; III. swā hē nū gȳt dyde, 957;
similarly, 1382, 1892, 2522; pl. swā hīe oft ǣr dydon, 1239; similarly,
3071. With the case also which the preceding verb governs: wēn' ic þæt hē
wille . . . Gēatena lēode etan unforhte, swā hē oft dyde mægen Hrēðmanna, _I
believe he will wish to devour the Gēat people, the fearless, as he often
did_ (devoured) _the bloom of the Hrēðmen_, 444; gif ic þæt gefricge . . .
þæt þec ymbesittend egesan þȳwað, swā þec hetende hwīlum dydon, _that the
neighbors distress thee as once the enemy did thee_ (i. e. distressed),
1829; gif ic ōwihte mæg þīnre mōd-lufan māran tilian þonne ic gȳt dyde,
_if I can with anything obtain thy greater love than I have yet done_,
1825; similarly, pl. þonne þā dydon, 44.
ge-dōn, _to do, to make_, with the acc. and predicate adj. : prs. (god)
gedēð him swā gewealdene worolde dǣlas, _makes the parts of the world_
(i. e. the whole world) _so subject that . . . _, 1733; inf. nē hyne on
medo-bence micles wyrðne drihten wereda gedōn wolde, _nor would the leader
of the people much honor him at the mead-banquet_, 2187. With adv. : hē mec
þǣr on innan . . . gedōn wolde, _wished to place me in there_, 2091.
draca, w. m. , _drake, dragon_: nom. sg. , 893, 2212; acc. sg. dracan, 2403,
3132; gen. sg. , 2089, 2291, 2550. --Comp. : eorð-, fȳr-, lēg-, līg-,
nīð-draca.
on-drǣdan, st. v. , w. acc. of the thing and dat. of the pers. , _to fear, to
be afraid of_: inf. þæt þū him on-drǣdan ne þearft . . . aldorbealu, _needest
not fear death for them_, 1675; pret. nō hē him þā sæcce ondrēd, _was not
afraid of the combat_, 2348.
ge-dræg (from dragan, in the sense se gerere), st. n. , _demeanor, actions_:
acc. sg. sēcan dēofla gedræg, 757.
drepan, st. v. , _to hit, to strike_: pret.
