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damnatio : 
 condemnation.
damno : 
 to condemn, damn.
dapifer : 
 seneschal.
de : 
 (prep. + abl.) down from, from, concerning, about.
debeo : 
 to owe, to be morally bound to, to be bound by.
debilito : 
 to weaken, enervate, sap, exhaust.
decens, decenter : 
 properly, fittingly, suitably.
decerno : 
 to decide, determine, settle.
decerto : 
 to contend, fight to the finish.
decet : 
 it is seemly, comely, suitable, proper.
decimus : 
 tenth.
decipio : 
 (deceptus) ensnare, trap, beguile, deceive, cheat.
decor : 
 beauty, grace.
decoro : 
 beautify, embellish, adorn.
decorus : 
 beautiful, graceful, charming, proper, fit, becoming.
decretum : 
 decree, judgment, edict, order.
decumbo : 
 to fall, fall into, lie down.
dedecor : 
 unseemly, shameful, disgraceful, dishonorable.
dedecus : 
 shame, dishonor, disgrace, crime, dishonorable act.
dedico : 
 to dedicate. 
deduco : 
 to lad out colonists, found a colony.
defaeco : 
 to cleanse, purify, purge.
defendo : 
 to defend, ward off, protect, shelter.
defero : 
 to hand over, carry down, communicate, offer, refer.
defessus : 
 weary, tired.
defetiscor (defessus) : 
 to grow tired, weary., 
deficio :  (defectum) : 
 to fail, to weaken, to be in want.
defigo : 
 fasten down, secure, fix firmly / concentrate, fix upon.
defleo : 
 to weep for, bewail.
defleo : 
 to bewail, weep for.
defluo : 
 to flow down, waste, disappear.
defluo : 
 to flow away, disappear, be lost.
defungo : 
 to discharge one's duties, quit, retire, die, finish
degenero : 
 to cause to degenerate, disgrace by degeneracy.
degenero : 
 to be unlike one's kind, fall off, degenerate.
degero : 
 to pass time, live.
degusto : 
 to taste.
deinde : 
 next, then, thereafter, from that place.
delectatio : 
 delight, pleasure, enjoyment.
delecto : 
 to attract, delight / (pass + abl) take delight in.
delego : 
 to transfer, commit, assign, impute, attribute, ascribe.
deleo : 
 (deletum ) to destroy, wipe out, erase.
delibero : 
 to consider, deliberate.
delicate : 
 luxuriously, delicately, slowly.
delicate : 
 (adv.) luxuriously.
deliciae : 
 allurements, charms, delights, fancies / sweetheart
delinquo : 
 to fail, be wanting / fail in duty, commit a crime.
deludo : 
 to mock, cheat.
demens : (dementis ) : 
 insane, mad, out of one's mind, foolish.
demergo : 
 to sink, plunge into, dip under, go into debt.
demitto : 
 set down, let fall (to offer payment to the church), lower.
demo : 
 to take away, subtract.
demonstro : 
 to indicate, show, describe, explain.
demoror : 
 to loiter, linger, tarry, belay.
demulceo : 
 to stroke down, caress by stroking.
demum : 
 at length at last, finally.
denego : 
 to refuse, deny, reject.
denique : 
 at last, finally, again, in short. 
dens : (dentis ) : 
 tooth.
denuncio : 
 declare, give notice, announce.
denuntio : 
 to announce officially, pronounce, declare.
denuo : 
 anew, again, a second time, afresh.
deorsum : 
 downwards.
depereo : 
 to perish, be utterly ruined.
depono : 
 to put down, lay aside.
depopulo depopulor : 
 to lay waste, ravage, devastate.
deporto : 
 to carry off, to take away.
depraedor depredor : 
 to plunder, lay waste, pillage, ravage.
deprecator : 
 intercessor, one who pleads on behalf.
deprecor : 
 to entreat for, beg for / intercede / curse.
deprecor : 
 to beg by entreaty, to excuse oneself / curse.
deprehensio : 
 detection.
deprimo (depressus) : 
 to press down, depress, low-lying.
depromo : 
 to take down, produce, fetch out.
depulso : 
 push aside, thrust away.
deputo : 
 to count, estimate / prune, cut off.
derelinquo : 
 to forsake, desert, abandon.
derideo : 
 to laugh at, mock, deride.
deripio : 
 to tear down, snatch away.
desidero : 
 to long for, wish for greatly, to miss.
desidiosus : 
 lazy, unmotivated.
desino (desiit) : 
 to leave off, give over, cease, stop, desist.
desino : 
 cease, stop, end, desist.
desipio : 
 to act foolishly, play the fool, make an ass of one's self.
desolo : 
 to leave desolate, abandoned, to forsake.
desparatus : 
 given up on / desperate
despecto : 
 overlook, despise, look down upon.
despero : 
 to have no hope, despair, give up.
despero : 
 to be without hope, despair / despair of, give up.
despiciens : 
 contemptuous.
despicio : 
 to look down, regard from above, despise.
desposco : 
 to demand.
destinatus : 
 resolute, firm, determined, with one's mind made up.
destituo : 
 to set down, place / abandon, leave in the lurch. 
detego detectum : 
 to uncover, lay bare, disclose.
determino : 
 to fix the limits of, set boundaries to, delimit.
detineo : 
 hold off, hold back, detain.
detrimentum : 
 damage, loss, detriment.
deus : 
 god.
devenio : 
 to come to, arrive at, reach.
devito : 
 to avoid.
devoco : 
 to call away, call down, call aside.
devotio : 
 (Christian) piety, devotion, zeal.
devoveo : 
 to consecrate, sacrifice, devote / curse, execrate.
dexter : 
 right, on the right.
dextera : 
 the right hand.
diabolus : 
 devil, Satan.
dico : 
 (dictum ) to say, tell, speak, name, call, pronounce.
dictata : 
 things dictated, lessons, presents.
dictator : 
 dictator.
dictito : 
 to say often, reiterate.
dicto : 
 to say often, dictate, get written down.
didicerat : 
 (?) Herimann, p. 281.
didico : 
 to be told (Herimann cap. 39, 44).
dido dididi didtum : 
 to separate, divide, distribute.
dies diei : 
 day
diffama -tus : 
 spread around, made known.
differo : 
 to spread news / delay, defer, postpone.
differo : 
 to spread about, spread news / harrass, disturb.
differo : 
 to delay, postpone / to differ, be different.
differtus : 
 stuffed full, crammed, jammed.
difficilis : 
 difficult, hard, troublesome.
difficultas : 
 difficulty, need, trouble, distress.
digestor : 
 arranger, composer, one who makes a pattern.
dignitas : 
 merit, worth, prestige, dignity.
dignosco dignosco : 
 to distinguish, recognize as different.
dignus : 
 (+ abl.) worthy, worthy of, meritorious.
digredior digredi digressus : 
 to depart, deviate, digress.
digressio : 
 separation, departure, digression.
digressus : 
 separation, departure, digression.
dilabor : 
 to break up, scatter, dissolve, slip away, fall apart.
dilato : 
 to spread out, extend, expand, increase.
dilgenter : 
 attentively, earnestly, carefully, diligently.
diligens : 
 diligent, careful. 
diligentia : 
 diligence, industry, perseverance, persistence.
diligo : 
 to choose out, esteem highly, prize, love.
diluculo : 
 dawn, daybreak.
diluo : 
 (of troubles) to remove, resolve.
dimidium : 
 half.
dimitto : 
 to break up, dismiss, leave, abandon.
directus : 
 plain, simple, direct, open, straightforward.
diripio : 
 to tear in pieces, lay waste, devastate, plunder.
diripio : 
 to separate, tear apart / pillage, devastate, lay waste.
dirunitas : 
 long duration.
diruo : 
 to demolish, destroy, ruin.
discedo : (discessum ) : 
 to break up, depart, go away, pass away.
discidium : 
 separation, division, disagreement, tearing apart.
discipulus : 
 disciple, student, learner, pupil.
disco : 
 to learn, become acquainted with.
discrepo : 
 to differ, to be different, vary, disagree.
dispono : 
 to arrange, put in order, draw up (troops).
disputatio : 
 debate, dispute, discussion.
disputo : 
 discuss.
dissero : 
 to examine, treat of, discuss.
dissimilis : 
 unlike, different, disparate, dissimilar, distinct.
dissimulo : 
 to ignore, leave unnoticed.
dissimulo : 
 to conceal, disguise, keep secret.
dissolutus : 
 lax, weak, wanting in energy, dissolute, profligate.
distinguo : 
 to mark off, distinguish, divide / separate.
distribuo : 
 to distribute, divide.
districtus (fr. distringo) : 
 strict, severe / hesitating / busy.
distulo ; (past) to delay [MGHss 25 : 268].
dito : 
 to enrich, make wealthy.
diu : 
 by day, for a long time, a long time ago.
diu : 
 adv. a long while, long time, for a long time.
diutinus : 
 lasting a long time, enduring, long-lived.
diutius : 
 longer, too long (a period of time). 
diuturnus : 
 lasting a long time, of long duration.
diversus : 
 different, unlike, opposed, hostile.
dives : 
 rich, opulent, wealthy.
divinitus : 
 divine influence, admirably, nobly, by inspiration.
divinus : 
 divine, sacred.
divitiae  divitie : 
 riches, wealth.
do  dare  dedi datum : 
 to give, offer, convey, offer, donate, furnish.
doceo docui doctum : 
 to instruct, teach, tutor.
doctor : 
 teacher.
doctrina : 
 doctrine, teaching, instruction, learning.
doctus : 
 taught, instructed, learned, tutored.
dolens : 
 painfully.
doleo : 
 to suffer pain, to be pained, grieve.
dolor : 
 pain, grief. misery, pain, suffering.
dolose : 
 slyly, deceitfully.
dolosus : 
 crafty, cunning, sly, deceitful.
dolus : 
 fraud, deceit, guile, treachery, a trap.
domesticus : 
 domestic, civil.
domina  domina : 
 lady, mistress.
dominatus : 
 rule, mastery, tyranny, domination.
dominus  domino : 
 master, lord.
domito : 
 to tame, subdue, break in.
domus : 
 house, home, residence.
donec : 
 up to the time when, until, as long as, while.
donum : 
 gift, present, donation.
dormio : 
 to sleep, slumber, siesta, nap.
dubito : 
 to doubt, hesitate.
dubium : 
 doubt, hesitation, reservation.
duco : 
 to lead on the march, marry a wife, command.
duco : 
 to lead, draw, esteem, consider.
duco : 
 to draw, shape, construct / (time) spend, delay.
duco : 
 to charm, influence, mislead, draw in.
duco : 
 to calculate, count, reckon, esteem, considered.
dudum : 
 for a long while, a long while ago, some time age.
dulcedo : 
 sweetness, pleasantness, charm.
dulcidine : 
 sweetly, pleasantly, charmingly.
dulcis : 
 sweet, pleasant, agreeable.
dulcitudo  dulcitudinis : 
dum : while, as long as, until.
dummodo : 
 (conj. + subj.) provided
dumtaxat : 
 at least, not less than / at most, not more than.
duo : 
 two
duro: 
 to harden, last, endure.
durus : 
 hard, harsh, tough, strong,enduring, / rough, rude, uncouth.
Dusiol petram : 
 Duissenpierre.
dux ducis : 
 leader, guide, commander, general, duke.
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