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DEÓRE

  • adjective
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Grammar
DEÓRE, dióre; adj.
Wright's OE grammar
§138; §209; §210; §434;
DEAR, beloved; cārus, dilectus, familiāris
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  • Deóre wæs he Drihtne úrum

    he was dear to our Lord,

    • Cd. 14
    • ;
    • Th. 17,
    • 17;
    • Gen. 261: 214
    • ;
    • Th. 269,
    • 32;
    • Sat. 82: Exon. 105 a
    • ;
    • Th. 399,
    • 13;
    • Rä. 18,
    • 10.
  • Dæg byþ deóre mannum

    day is dear to men,

     
    • Runic pm. 24
    • ;
    • Hick. Thes. i. 135
    • ;
    • Kmbl. 344,
    • 10.
  • His se deóra sunu

    his dear son,

    • Cd. 218
    • ;
    • Th. 219,
    • 25;
    • Sat. 243: Exon. 76 a
    • ;
    • Th. 286,
    • 2;
    • Jul. 725
    • .
  • Áhte ic holdra ðý læs, deórre duguþe

    I owned the less of faithful ones, of dear attendants,

    • Beo. Th. 980
    • ;
    • B. 488
    • .
  • He æfter deórum men dyrne langaþ

    he longs secretly after the dear man,

    • Beo. Th. 3762
    • ;
    • B. 1879: Ps. Th. 119,
    • 1.
  • Ic me on mínne Drihten deórne getreówige

    ego in te sperābo, Domĭne,

    • Ps. Th, 54. 24: 77, 69: 88,
    • 17.
  • He gedǽlde him deóre twá

    he separated two dear to him,

    • Cd. 131
    • ;
    • Th. 166,
    • 8;
    • Gen. 2744
    • .
  • Deórast ealra

    dearest of all,

    • Exon. 76 a
    • ;
    • Th. 284,
    • 15;
    • Jul. 697
    • .
  • Ðín mildheortnes standeþ deórust

    thy mercy is most dear,

    • Ps. Th. 102,
    • 16.
  • Aldorþegn ðone deórestan

    the dearest chief,

    • Beo. Th. 2622
    • ;
    • B. 1309
    • .
dear of price, precious, of great value, desirable, excellent, glorious, magnificent, noble, illustrious ; pretiōsus, magni æstimandus, desiderabĭlis, exĭmius, gloriōsus, magnifĭcus, nobĭlis, illustris
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  • Deóre [MS. deor] hit is

    pretiōsum est,

    • Ælfc. Gl. 35
    • ;
    • Som. 62,
    • 82;
    • Wrt. Voc. 28,
    • 60.
  • Sege me hwæðer se ðín wéla deóre seó ðé

    tell me whether thy wealth is precious to thee,

    • Bt. 13
    • ;
    • Fox 38,
    • 6.
  • Ðeáh gold gód seó and deóre [dióre MS. Cot.]

    though gold is good and precious,

    • 13
    • ;
    • Fox 38,
    • 11.
  • Deórum mádme

    for the precious treasure

    • Beo. Th. 3060
    • ;
    • B. 1528
    • .
  • On Dryhtnes naman deórum

    in the Lord's precious name,

    • Ps. Th. 117,
    • l0.
  • Gesáwon dryncfæt deóre

    they had seen the precious drinking vessel,

    Beo
    • Th, 4500
    • ;
    • B. 2254
    • .
  • Deóran since

    with precious metal,

    • Exon. 12 a
    • ;
    • Th. 19,
    • 31;
    • Cri. 309
    • .
  • Deóre máþmas

    precious treasures,

    • Beo. Th. 4464
    • ;
    • B. 2236
    • .
  • Gód hlísa biþ betera and deórra [diórra MS. Cot.] ðonne ǽnig wéla

    good fame is better and more precious than any wealth,

    • Bt. 13
    • ;
    • Fox 38, 24: Exon. 128 b
    • ;
    • Th. 493,
    • 16;
    • Rä. 81,
    • 31.
  • Ða me synd golde deórran

    they are dearer to me than gold,

    • Ps. Th. 118,
    • 127.
  • Sinc biþ deórost

    treasure is most precious,

    • Menol. Fox 480
    • ;
    • Gn. C. 10
    • .
  • Hwæt ðé deórast [diórust MS. Cot.] þince: hwæðer ðe gold ðe hwæt?

    what seems to thee most precious: whether gold or what?

    • Bt. 13
    • ;
    • Fox 38, 10: Exon. 103 b
    • ;
    • Th. 393,
    • 13;
    • Rä. 12,
    • 9.
  • In ðam deóran hám

    in that desirable home,

    • Exon. 45 b
    • ;
    • Th. 154,
    • 15;
    • Gú. 843: Cd. 218
    • ;
    • Th. 278,
    • 10;
    • Sat. 219
    • .
  • On getýnum ðe ymb Dryhtnes hús deóre syndan

    in the courts which are glorious about the Lord's house,

    • Ps. Th. 115,
    • 8.
  • Ðǽr seó deóre scólu leófne lofiaþ

    where the glorious assemblage praise the beloved,

    • Exon. 64 a
    • ;
    • Th. 235,
    • 21;
    • Ph. 560
    • .
  • Ðeáh hwá æðele sié, duguþum dióre

    though any be noble, magnificent in riches,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 10,
    • 57;
    • Met. 10,
    • 29.
  • Deóre ríce Engla landes

    in the glorious kingdom of England,

    • Chr. 1065
    • ;
    • Erl. 196,
    • 38;
    • Edw. 19
    • .
  • Is mín módor mægþa cynnes ðæs deórestan

    my mother is of the noblest race of women,

    • Exon. l09 a
    • ;
    • Th. 416,
    • 11;
    • Rä. 34,
    • 10.
Etymology
[
Prompt. Wyc. Piers P. R. Brun. Chauc. R. Glouc. dere:
Laym. deore, dure:
Orm. deore, dere:
Plat. dür:
O. Sax. diuri:
Frs. djoer:
O. Frs. diore, diure:
Dut. dier:
Ger. theuer:
M. H. Ger. tiure :
O. H. Ger. tiuri:
Dan. Swed. dyr:
Icel. dýrr dear, precious
.]
Derived forms
deóran, deór-boren, -líce, -ling, -wurþe, -wyrþe, -wurþnes, -wyrþnes, un-deóre
Similar entries
v. dýre.
Linked entries
v.  dýre dióre.
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  • DEÓRE, adj.