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daroð, st. m., spear: dat. pl. dareðum lācan (to fight), 2849.
ge-dāl, st. n., parting, separation: nom. sg. his worulde gedāl, his separation from the world (his death), 3069.—Comp. ealdor-, līf-gedāl.
dæg, st. m., day: nom. sg. dæg, 485, 732, 2647; acc. sg. dæg, 2400; andlangne dæg, the whole day, 2116; morgenlongne dæg (the whole morning), 2895; oð dōmes dæg, till judgment-day, 3070; dat. sg. on þǣm dæge þysses līfes (eo tempore, tunc), 197, 791, 807; gen. sg. dæges, 1601, 2321; hwīl dæges, a day’s time, a whole day, 1496; dæges and nihtes, day and night, 2270; dæges, by day, 1936; dat. pl. on tȳn dagum, in ten days, 3161.—Comp. ǣr-, dēað-, ende-, ealdor-, fyrn-, geār-, lǣn-, līf-, swylt-, win-dæg, an-dæges.
dæg-hwīl, st. f., day-time: acc. pl. þæt hē dæghwīla gedrogen hæfde eorðan wynne, that he had enjoyed earth’s pleasures during the days (appointed to him), i.e. that his life was finished, 2727.—(After Grein.)
dæg-rīm, st. n., series of days, fixed number of days: nom. sg. dōgera dægrīm (number of the days of his life), 824.
dǣd, st. f., deed, action: acc. sg. dēorlīce dǣd, 585; dōmlēasan dǣd, 2891; frēcne dǣde, 890; dǣd, 941; acc. pl. Grendles dǣda, 195; gen. pl. dǣda, 181, 479, 2455, etc.; dat. pl. dǣdum, 1228, 2437, etc.—Comp. ellen-, fyren-, lof-dǣd.
dǣd-cēne, adj., bold in deed: nom. sg. dǣd-cēne mon, 1646.
dǣd-fruma, w. m., doer of deeds, doer: nom. sg., of Grendel, 2091.
dǣd-bata, w. 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. sg. sweorde drep ferhð-genīðlan, 2881; pret. part. bið on hreðre... drepen biteran strǣle, struck in the breast with piercing arrow, 1746; wæs in feorh dropen (fatally hit), 2982.
drepe, st. m., blow, stroke: acc. sg. drepe, 1590.
drēfan, ge-drēfan, w. v., to move, to agitate, to stir up: inf. gewāt... drēfan dēop wæter (to navigate), 1905; pret. part. wæter under stōd drēorig and gedrēfed, 1418.
drēam, st. m., rejoicing, joyous actions, joy: nom. sg. hæleða drēam, 497; acc. sg. drēam hlūdne, 88; þū... drēam healdende, thou who livest in rejoicing (at the drinking-carouse), who art joyous, 1228: dat. instr. sg. drēame bedǣled, 1276; gen. pl. drēama lēas, 851; dat. pl. drēamum (here adverbial) lifdon, lived in rejoicing, joyously, 99; drēamum bedǣled, 722; the last may refer also to heavenly joys.—Comp. glēo-, gum-, man-, sele-drēam.
drēam-lēas, adj., without rejoicing, joyless: nom. sg. of King Heremōd, 1721.
drēogan, st. v.: 1) to lead a life, to be in a certain condition: pret. drēah æfter dōme, lived in honor, honorably, 2180; pret. pl. fyren-þearfe ongeat, þæt hīe ǣr drugon aldorlēase lange hwile, (God) had seen the great distress, (had seen) that they had lived long without a ruler (?), 15.—2) to experience, to live through, to do, to make, to enjoy: imp. drēoh symbelwynne, pass through the pleasure of the meal, to enjoy the meal, 1783; inf. driht-scype drēogan (do a heroic deed), 1471; pret. sundnytte drēah (had the occupation of swimming, i.e. swam through the sea), 2361; pret. pl. hīe gewin drugon (fought), 799; hī sīð drugon, made the way, went, 1967.—3) to experience, to bear, to suffer: scealt werhðo drēogan, shall suffer damnation, 590; pret. þegn-sorge drēah, bore sorrow for his heroes, 131; nearoþearfe drēah, 422; pret. pl. inwidsorge þē hīe ǣr drugon, 832; similarly, 1859.
ā-drēogan, to suffer, to endure: inf. wrǣc ādrēogan, 3079.
ge-drēogan, to live through, to enjoy, pret. part. þæt hē... gedrogen hæfde eorðan wynne, that he had now enjoyed the pleasures of earth (i.e. that he was at his death), 2727.
drēor, st. m., blood dropping or flowing from wounds: instr. sg. drēore, 447.—Comp. heoru-, sāwul-, wæl-drēor.
drēor-fāh, adj., colored with blood, spotted with blood: nom. sg. 485.
drēorig, adj., bloody, bleeding: nom. sg. wæter stōd drēorig, 1418; acc. sg. dryhten sīnne drīorigne fand, 2790.—Comp. heoru-drēorig.
ge-drēosan, st. v., to fall down, to sink: pres. sg. III. līc-homa lǣne gedrēoseð, the body, belonging to death, sinks down, 1755; inf. þæt þū ne ālǣte dōm gedrēosan, honor fall, sink, 2667.
drincan, st. v., to drink (with and without the acc.): pres. part. nom. pl. ealo drincende, 1946; pret. blōd ēdrum dranc, drank the blood in streams(?), 743; pret. pl. druncon wīn weras, the men drank wine, 1234; þǣr guman druncon, where the men drank, 1649. The pret. part., when it stands absolutely, has an active sense: nom. pl. druncne dryhtguman, ye warriors who have drunk, are drinking, 1232; acc. pl. nealles druncne slōg heorð-genēatas, slew not his hearth-companions who had drunk with him, i.e. at the banquet, 2180. With the instr. it means drunken: nom. sg. bēore (wīne) druncen, 531, 1468; nom. pl. bēore druncne, 480.
drīfan, st. v., to drive: pres. pl. þā þe brentingas ofer flōda genipu feorran drīfað, who drive their ships thither from afar over the darkness of the sea, 2809; inf. (w. acc.) þēah þe hē [ne] meahte on mere drīfan hringedstefnan, although he could not drive the ship on the sea, 1131.
to-drīfan, to drive apart, to disperse: pret. oð þæt unc flōd tōdrāf, 545.
drohtoð, st. m., mode of living or acting, calling, employment: nom. sg. ne wæs his drohtoð þǣr swylce hē ǣr gemētte, there was no employment for him (Grendel) there such as he had found formerly, 757.
drūsian, w. v. (cf. drēosan, properly, to be ready to fall; here of water), to stagnate, to be putrid. pret. lagu drūsade (through the blood of Grendel and his mother), 1631.
dryht, driht, st. f., company, troop, band of warriors; noble band: in comp. mago-driht.
ge-dryht, ge-driht, st. f., troop, band of noble warriors: nom. sg. mīnra eorla gedryht, 431; acc. sg. æðelinga gedriht, 118; mid his eorla (hæleða) gedriht (gedryht), 357, 663; similarly, 634, 1673.—Comp. sibbe-gedriht.
dryht-bearn, st. n., youth from a noble warrior band, noble young man: nom. sg. dryhtbearn Dena, 2036.
dryhten, drihten, st. m., commander, lord: a) temporal lord: nom. sg. dryhten, 1485, 2001, etc.; drihten, 1051; dat. dryhtne, 2483, etc.; dryhten, 1832.—b) God: nom. drihten, 108, etc.; dryhten, 687, etc.; dat. sg. dryhtne, 1693, etc.; drihtne, 1399, etc.; gen. sg. dryhtnes, 441; drihtnes, 941.—Comp.: frēa-, frēo-, gum-, man-, sige-, wine-dryhten.
dryht-guma, w. m., one of a troop of warriors, noble warrior: dat. sg. drihtguman, 1389; nom. pl. drihtguman, 99; dryhtguman, 1232; dat. pl. ofer dryhtgumum, 1791 (of Hrōðgār’s warriors).
dryht-līc, adj., (that which befits a noble troop of warriors), noble, excellent: dryhtlīc īren, excellent sword, 893; acc. sg. f. (with an acc. sg. n.) drihtlīce wīf (of Hildeburh), 1159.
dryht-māðum, st. m., excellent jewel, splendid treasure: gen. pl. dryhtmāðma, 2844.
dryht-scipe, st. m., (lord-ship) warlike virtue, bravery; heroic deed: acc. sg. drihtscype drēogan, to do a heroic deed, 1471.
dryht-sele, st. m., excellent, splendid hall: nom. sg. driht-sele, 485; dryhtsele, 768; acc. sg. dryhtsele, 2321.
dryht-sib, st. f., peace or friendship between troops of noble warriors: gen. sg. dryhtsibbe, 2069.
drync, st. m., drink: in comp. heoru-drync.
drync-fæt, st. n., vessel for drink, to receive the drink: acc. sg., 2255; drinc-fæt, 2307.
drysmian, w. v., to become obscure, gloomy (through the falling rain): pres. sg. III. lyft drysmað, 1376.
drysne, adj. See on-drysne.
dugan, v., to avail, to be capable, to be good: pres. sg. III. hūru se aldor dēah, especially is the prince capable, 369; ðonne his ellen dēah, if his strength avails, is good, 573; þē him selfa dēah, who is capable of himself, who can rely on himself, 1840; pres. subj. þēah þīn wit duge, though, indeed, your understanding be good, avail, 590; similarly, 1661, 2032; pret. sg. þū ūs wēl dohtest, you did us good, conducted yourself well towards us, 1822; similarly, nū sēo hand ligeð sē þe ēow welhwylcra wilna dohte, which was helpful to each one of your desires, 1345; pret. subj. þēah þū heaðorǣsa gehwǣr dohte, though thou wast everywhere strong in battle, 526.
duguð (state of being fit, capable), st. f.: 1) capability, strength: dat. pl. for dugeðum, in ability(?), 2502; duguðum dēmdon, praised with all their might(?), 3176.—2) men capable of bearing arms, band of warriors, esp., noble warriors: nom. sg. duguð unlȳtel, 498; duguð, 1791, 2255; dat. sg. for duguðe, before the heroes, 2021; nalles frætwe geaf ealdor duguðe, gave the band of heroes no treasure (more), 2921; lēoda duguðe on lāst, upon the track of the heroes of the people, i.e. after them, 2946; gen. sg. cūðe hē duguðe þēaw, the custom of the noble warriors, 359; dēorre duguðe, 488; similarly, 2239, 2659; acc. pl. duguða, 2036.—3) contrasted with geogoð, duguð designates the noted warriors of noble birth (as in the Middle Ages, knights in contrast with squires): so gen. sg. duguðe and geogoðe, 160; gehwylc... duguðe and iogoðe, 1675; duguðe and geogoðe dǣl ǣghwylcne, 622.
durran, v. pret. and pres. to dare; prs. sg. II. þū dearst bīdan, darest to await, 527; III. hē gesēcean dear, 685; pres. subj. sēc gyf þū dyrre, seek (Grendel’s mother), if thou dare, 1380; pret. dorste, 1463, 1469, etc.; pl. dorston, 2849.
duru, st. f., door, gate, wicket: nom. sg., 722; acc. sg. [duru], 389.
ge-dūfan, st. v., to dip in, to sink into: pret. þæt sweord gedēaf (the sword sank into the drake, of a blow), 2701.
þurh-dūfan, to dive through; to swim through, diving: pret. wæter up þurh-dēaf, swam through the water upwards (because he was before at the bottom), 1620.
dwellan, w. v., to mislead, to hinder: prs. III. nō hine wiht dweleð, ādl nē yldo, him nothing misleads, neither sickness nor age, 1736.
dyhtig, adj., useful, good for: nom. sg. n. sweord... ecgum dyhtig, 1288.
dynnan, w. v., to sound, to groan, to roar: pret. dryhtsele (healwudu, hrūse) dynede, 768, 1318, 2559.
dyrne, adj.: 1) concealed, secret, retired: nom. sg. dyrne, 271; acc. sg. dryhtsele dyrnne (of the drake’s cave-hall), 2321.—2) secret, malicious, hidden by sorcery: dat. instr. sg. dyrnan cræfte, with secret magic art, 2291; dyrnum cræfte, 2169; gen. pl. dyrnra gāsta, of malicious spirits (of Grendel’s kin), 1358.—Comp. un-dyrne.
dyrne, adv., in secret, secretly: him...æfter dēorum men dyrne langað, longs in secret for the dear man, 1880.
dyrstig, adj., bold, daring: þēah þe hē dǣda gehwæs dyrstig wǣre, although he had been courageous for every deed, 2839.
ge-dȳgan, ge-dīgan, w. v., to endure, to overcome, with the acc. of the thing endured: pres. sg. II. gif þū þæt ellenweorc aldre gedīgest, if thou survivest the heroic work with thy life, 662; III. þæt þone hilderǣs hāl gedīgeð, that he survives the battle in safety, 300; similarly, inf. unfǣge gedīgan wēan and wræcsīð, 2293; hwæðer sēl mǣge wunde gedȳgan, which of the two can stand the wounds better (come off with life), 2532; ne meahte unbyrnende dēop gedȳgan, could not endure the deep without burning (could not hold out in the deep), 2550; pret. sg. I. III. ge-dīgde, 578, 1656, 2351, 2544.
dȳgol. See dēogol.
dȳre. See dēore.