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Definition: A DEAD DOG |
A DEAD DOG1. A thing of no use or value. --1 Sam. xxiv. 14. |
Crosswords: A DEAD DOG |
| English words defined with "A DEAD DOG": Dead set. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "A DEAD DOG": meerschaum. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | There's many a man alive of no more value than a dead dog. (Gettysburg; writing credit: Ronald F. Maxwell) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Author | Quotation |
Alexander Solzhenitsyn | For us in Russia communism is a dead dog. For many people in the West, it is still a living lion. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Language | Translations for "a dead dog"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Pig Latin | aay eadday ogday.(various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | 2 Samuel Chapter 9, Verse 8 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai prosekunhsen memfibosqe kai eipen tiV eimi o douloV sou oti epebleyaV epi ton kuna ton teqnhkota ton omoion emoi |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Qui adorans eum dixit quis ego sum servus tuus quoniam respexisti super canem mortuum similem mei |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | The which honouringe him seith, Who am I, thi seruaunt, whom thou hast biholdyn vpon a deed hownd lijk of me? |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am? |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldst look upon such a dead dog as I am? |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And he went down on his face before the king, and said, What is your servant, for you to take note of a dead dog such as I am? |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | 2 Samuel Chapter 9, Verse 8 |
| Bulgarian | А той му се поклони и рече: Кой е слугата ти та да пригледаш такова умряло куче като мене? |
| Cebuano | Ug siya mihatag ug katahuran ug miingon: Unsa ba ang imong ulipon nga ginatan-aw mo sa ingon niini, usa ka patay nga iro nga sama kanako? |
| Chinese | 米 非 波 設 又 叩 拜 說 、 僕 人 算 " 麼 、 不 過 如 死 狗 一 般 、 竟 ' 王 這 樣 眷 顧 。 |
| Croatian | Meribaal se pokloni i reèe: " to je tvoj sluga te iskazuješ milost mrtvome psu kao što sam ja?" |
| Danish | Da bøjede han sig og sagde: "Hvad er din Træl, siden du tager Hensyn til en død Hund som mig?" |
| Dutch | Toen boog hij zich, en zeide: Wat is uw knecht, dat gij omgezien hebt naar een doden hond, als ik ben? |
| Finnish | Niin tämä kumarsi ja sanoi: "Mikä on palvelijasi, että sinä käännyt minunlaiseni koiranraadon puoleen?" |
| French | Il se prosterna, et dit: Qu`est ton serviteur, pour que tu regardes un chien mort, tel que moi? |
| German | Er aber fiel nieder und sprach: Wer bin ich, dein Knecht, daß du dich wendest zu einem toten Hunde, wie ich bin? |
| Haitian Creole | Mefibochèt bese tèt li byen ba ankò, li di: -Monwa, poukisa w'ap okipe yon vye chen tou mouri tankou mwen? |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Mefiboset sujud lagi dan berkata, "Apalah artinya hamba ini! Mengapa Baginda begitu baik kepada hamba?" |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Lalu tunduklah ia sambil sembahnya: Siapa gerangan patik ini, maka tuanku hendak menilik kepada patik yang seperti anjing mati? |
| Italian | Merib-B al si prostrò e disse: «Che cos'è il tuo servo, perché tu prenda in considerazione un cane morto come sono io?». |
| Korean | 가 하 여 가 로 되 ` 이 종 이 무 엇 이 관 대 왕 께 서 죽 은 개 같 은 나 를 돌 아 보 시 나 이 까 ?` |
| Maori | Na ka piko iho ia, ka mea, He aha tau pononga, i titiro mai ai koe ki tenei kuri mate, i ahau nei? |
| Modern Greek | Ο δε προσεκυνησεν αυτον και ειπε, Τις ειναι ο δουλος σου, ωστε να επιβλεψης εις τοιουτον κυνα τεθνηκοτα οποιος εγω; |
| Norwegian | Da kastet han sig ned og sa: Hvad er din tjener, at du lar ditt øie falle på en død hund som mig? |
| Portuguese | Então Mefibosete lhe fez reverência, e disse: Que é o teu servo, para teres olhado para um cão morto tal como eu? |
| Rumanian | El s`a knchinat, wi a zis: ,,Cine este robul tqu, ca sq te uiyi la un ckne mort ca mine?`` |
| Spanish | Él se postró y preguntó: --¿Quién es tu siervo, para que mires a un perro muerto como yo? |
| Swedish | Då bugade han sig och sade: "Vad är jag, din tjänare, eftersom du vänder dig till en sådan död hund som jag är?" >1 Sam. 24,15. 2 Kon. 8,13. |
| Thai | และท่านก็กราบถวายบังคมและทูลว่า "ผู้รับใช้ของพระองค์เป็นผู้ใ"เล่า ซึ่งพระองค์จะทอ"พระเนตรสุนัขตายอย่างข้าพระองค์นี้" |
| Ukrainian | А той уклонився й сказав: Що твій раб, що ти звернувся до такого мертвого пса, як я? |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-d-d-d-e-g-o" | |
-2 letters: dadoed, dodged, gadded, goaded, godded. | |
-3 letters: adage, added, dodge. | |
-4 letters: aged, dada, dado, dago, dead, doge, eddo, egad, gaed, goad, odea. | |
-5 letters: add, ado, aga, age, ago, dad, dag, doe, dog, ego, gad, gae, ged, goa, god, odd, ode. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 44 45 41 44 44 4F 47 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 00100000 01000100 01000101 01000001 01000100 00100000 01000100 01001111 01000111 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A   D E A D   D O G |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0044 0045 0041 0044 0044 004F 0047 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)352383935382384941 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Modern 4. Quotations: Familiar | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Bible Trace 7. Anagrams 8. Orthography | 9. Bibliography |
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