A Dictionary of the First or Oldest Words in the English Language - LightNovelsOnl.com
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Deserve, _v. a._ Fragm. Sci. 371
Desire, _v. a._ 225 B.
Despeple, _v. a._ == publish. RG. 517, 568
Despise, _v. a._ RG. 31
Despite, _sb._ RG. 566
Destance, _sb._ == strife. RG. 511, 570
Dester, 'in dester' == on the right hand. A steed led by the squire 'in dester' was the 'destrier' or 'dextrarius,' or war-horse. Body and Soul, 18. See Roq. _s. v._ Destrier
Destining, _sb._ == destiny. Alys. 6867
Destroy, _v. a._ part, 'destrud.' RG. 372. pret. 'destrude.' RG. 376
Destroying, _sb._ == destruction. Alys. 2888
Destuted, == dest.i.tute, wanting. Alys. 2199
Deus! an _interj._ == O G.o.d! hence our 'deuce.' HD. 2096, 2114. Fr. deus
Deus, _adj._ == sweet. HD. 1312. Fr. doux
Deutyraun, _sb._ == some monstrous animal. Alys. 5416
Devil, _sb._ RG. 411; [del]. Wright's L. P. p. 111
Devilness, _sb._ == demon. Ps. xcv. 5
Devise, _v. a._ == contrive. 876 B.
---- == describe. Alys. 7377
Devotion, _sb._ RG. 405, 456
Devout, _adj._ RG. 369
Dew, _sb._ Fragm. Sci. 232. Wright's L. P. p. 72. [dewyng.] Alys. 914
Dewdrop, _sb._ Wright's L. P. p. 114
Dewing, _sb._ See Dew
Diadem, _sb._ 2161 B.
Diamond, _sb._ Wright's L. P. p. 25
Dicce, _v. n._ == shudder, tremble? Signa ante Jud. 24. Cf. 'didder,' in Halliwell, and Phil. Soc. Proc. vol. v. p. 39
Dice, _sb._ [deys]. Alys. 3297
Die, _v. n._ RG. 530
Dight, _v. a._ == set in order, govern. RG. 424; 'compose,' applied to the voice of a bird. O. and N. 1653; 'attack.' Pol. S. 223. part. 'idi?te.'
Rel. Ant. ii. p. 217. AS. dihtan
Digne, _adj._ == worthy. RG. 132
Dignity, _sb._ 244 B.
Dike, _sb._ == ditch. Body and Soul, 120
Dim, _v. a._ Ps. lxviii. 24
---- _v. n._ Christ on the Cross, 7
Dim, _adj._ == dusky. O. and N. 577. AS. dim
Dimness, _sb._ Ps. xvii. 10
Din, _v. a._ [denie]. K. Horn, 606. Ps. xlv. 4. AS. dnian
---- _sb._ Ps. xli. 5
Dine, _v. n._ RG. 558. AS. dnan
Ding, _v. a._ == strike. HD. 215. part. 'dungen.' HD. 227. Sw. danga. ON.
dangla
Dint, _sb._ == blow. 2138 B. AS. dnt
Discharge, _v. a._ == deprive of a charge or office. Alys. 3868
Disciple, _sb._ RG. 232
Discipline, _v. a._ 2384 B.
---- _v. n._ Rel. Ant. ii. p. 175
Discomfort, _v. a._ RG. 212
Discord, _sb._ RG. 195
Discording, _sb._ == discord. RG. 255
Discoverte, _sb._ == an unguarded part. Alys. 7418
