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DEÓR

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
DEÓR, diór,es ; n.
Wright's OE grammar
§137; §208; §209; §252; §279; §343; §562;
An animal, any sort of wild animal, a wild beast, DEER; mostly in contrast to domestic animals; fĕra, bestia
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Etymology
[
R. Brun. Chauc. R. Glouc. der:
Laym. Orm. deor, der:
Plat. deert, n:
O. Sax. dier, n:
O. Frs. diar, dier, n:
Dut. dier, n:
Ger. thier, n:
M. H. Ger. tier, n:
O. H. Ger. tior, tier, n:
Goth. dius, n:
Dan. dyr, n:
Swed. djur, n:
Icel. dýr, n:
Grk. θήρ a wild beast
.]
Derived forms
heá-deór, mere-, ráh-, sǽ-, wǽg-, wild-
Linked entries
v.  dýr diór.
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  • DEÓR, n.