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Mon 6 Sep, 2010 06:52 pm
Context:
Unriveld in the latter years of Han,
Lord Guan towered high above all men.
Bold in arms by dint of godlike might,
He knew his letters in a scholar's right.
Like glare of day, his heart reflected true,
His Spring and Autumn honor touched the clouds -
A shining spirit to live through history,
Not just the crowning glory of a world in three.
Dint: force or power, especially but not exclusively in the phrase "by dint of". Archaic, often found in poetry.
Now you weep; and, I perceive, you feel
The dint of pity.
Contrex has it most correct. Other acceptable interpretations
Dint = by reason of
dint = by the following means
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