dahet

dahet
, sb. == a curse. O. and N. 99. See datheit

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  • dahet — …   Useful english dictionary

  • it’s an ill bird that fouls its own nest — A condemnation of a person who vilifies his own family, country, etc. Cf. medieval L. nidos commaculans inmundus habebitur ales, the bird is unclean that soils its nest. a 1250 Owl & Nightingale (1960) 1. 99 Dahet habbe [a curse on] that ilke… …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • daþeit — daþeit, daþet etc.: see dahet …   Useful english dictionary

  • daþet — daþeit, daþet etc.: see dahet …   Useful english dictionary

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