sum
- adjective
- pronoun
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Wæs ic ðara monna sum
I was one of the men,
- Chart. Th. 170, 7.
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Mé tó aldorbanan weorðeþ wráðra sum,
- Cd. Th. 63, 18; Gen. 1034.
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Ðé wile beorna sum him geágnian,
- 109, 26; Gen. 1828.
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Ðæt is wundra sum ðara ðe geworhte wuldres aldor,
- 155, 14; Gen. 2572: 199, 28; Exod. 345: 200, 15; Exod. 357.
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Wæs Seón sum ðara kynincga,
- Ps. Th. 134, 11.
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Swá swá úre sum
quasi unus ex nobis,
- Gen. 3, 22.
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Wæs hira Matheus sum,
- Andr. Kmbl. 22; An. 11.
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He cýþde on sumre his bóca,
- Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 9.
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Hí woldon cuman tó sumere ðara stówa,
- 34, 7; Fox 144, 9.
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Anlíc ðara his þegna sumum,
- 37, 1; Fox 186, 12.
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Fýr cymþ sume ðissa hærfesta (cf. the phrase
some or one of these days ),
- Wulfst. 205, 6.
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Manna cynnes sumne besyrwan,
- Beo. Th. 1430; B. 713.
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Iacob férde hundseofontigra sum
omnes animae domus Jacob fuere septuaginta,
- Gen. 46, 27.
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Hé ácígde syfone ... eode eahta sum,
- Beo. Th. 6237; B. 3123.
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Hé twelfa sum hire áð sealde (
secum acceptis undecim comparibus suis,
p. 205),- Chart. Th. 203, 2: L. Ath. i. 11; Th. i. 206, 3 note.
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Hannibal óþfleáh feówera sum
Annibal cum quatuor equitibus confugit,
- Ors. 4, 10; Swt. 202, 16.
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Gange hé feówra sum tó and beó him fífta,
- L. Eth. ii. 4; Th. i. 286, 18.
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Hé com twelfa sum
cum duodecim lectis militibus venientem,
- Bd. 3, 1; S. 523, 31.
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Wæs Agustinus feówertigra sum
socii ejus viri ut ferunt ferme quadraginta,
- 1, 25; S. 486, 23.
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Com seofona sum (cf. ðæt deófol genam mid him óþre seofon deóflo,
- St. And. 18, 7), Andr. Kmbl. 2623; An. 1313.
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Gewát xii-a sum ... se wæs on ðam ðreáte þreotteóða secg,
- Beo, Th. 4793; B. 2401.
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Fífténa sum (cf. 3287; B. 1641, where Beowulf's companions, after one has been slain, are said to be fourteen),
- Beo. Th. 420; B. 207.
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Ðæt hé syxa sum ofslóge syxtig,
- Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 7.
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Sumne of ðám wítegum
unum de prophetis,
- Mk. Skt. 8, 28.
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Ðá geneálǽhton sume of Saducéum,
- Lk. Skt. 20, 27.
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Sigon ðá tó slǽpe: sum (
one
of the sleepers) sáre angeald ǽfenreste,- Beo. Th. 2507; B. 1251.
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Habbaþ wé micel ǽrende ne sceal ðǽr dyrne sum (
any
of the errands) wesan,- 548; B. 271.
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Sumne (
one
of the creatures on the mere) Geáta leód feores getwǽfde,- 2869; B. 1432.
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Sume (
some
of the thanes) ðǽr bidon,- 806; B. 400.
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Sum tó lyt hafaþ,
- Salm. Kmbl. 688; Sal. 343.
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Ic sceal swelgan of sumes bósme,
- Exon. Th. 395, 30; Rä. 15, 15.
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Ðonne lufaþ sum ðæt sum elles hwæt
one loves that, another something else,
- Bt. 33, 2; Fox 122, 24.
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Hí gaderodon sum máre sum læsse
alius plus, alius minus,
- Ex. 16, 17.
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Eorle monigum Dryhten áre gesceáwaþ, sumum weána dǽl,
- Exon. Th. 379, 17; Deór. 34.
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Sum heó hire on handum bær, sum hire æt heortan læg,
- Cd. Th. 40, 8-9; Gen. 636.
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Ánra gehwylc hæfþ syndrige gyfe fram Gode sume furðor ðonne some
alius sic, alius vero sic,
- R. Ben. 64, 10.
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Sume hí beóton sume hí ofslógon
quosdam caedentes, alias uero occidentes,
- Mk. Skt. 12, 5.
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Sió ungelícnes hira gearnunga hié tiéhþ sume behindan sume,
- Past. 17; Swt. 107, 20.
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Sum feóll wið ðone weg ... sum feóll ofer stánscyligean ... sum feóll on þornas ... sum feóll on gód land; án brohte þrítigfealdne, sum syxtigfealdne, sum hundfealdne,
- Mk. Skt. 4, 4-8: Exon. Th. 42, 6-30; Cri. 668-680.
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Is se finta ... sum brún, sum basu, sum splottum beseted,
- 218, 17; Ph. 296.
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Ánum hé sealde fíf pund, sumum twá, sumum án,
- Mt. Kmbl. 25, 15.
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Ðá sende hé his þeów ... hé sende óðerne ... eft hé sumne sende,
- Mk. Skt. 12, 2-5.
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Sume hí sǽdon ðæt hió sceolde forsceoppan tó león ... sume sceoldan bión eforas ... sume wurdon tó wulfan ... sume wurdon tó ðam deórcynne ðe mon hátte tigris,
- Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 32 sqq.: 34, 7;Fox 144, 7-9: Mt. Kmbl. 16, 14.
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Sum man (
homo quidam
) hæfde twegen suna,- Lk. Skt. 15, 11.
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Sum ǽgleáw man
quidam legis peritus,
- 10, 25.
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Sum wítega of ðám ealdum,
- 9, 19: Bd. 3, 2; S. 524, 39.
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Ðeáh sum broc and sumu wiðerweardnes hiera forwiernþ,
- Past. 50; Swt. 391. 35.
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Wæs him gegearwod sum heard harmscearu,
- Cd. Th. 28, 7; Gen. 432.
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Sum wæs ǽhtwelig æþeles cynnes ríce geréfa,
- Exon. Th. 243, 29; Jul. 18.
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On his heortan cwæð unhýdig sum
dixit insipiens in corde suo.
- Ps. Th. 52, 1.
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Sumes hundredmannes þeówa,
- Lk. Skt 7, 2.
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Sumes þinges wana,
- Bt. 34, 9; Fox 146, 18.
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Weorð forhwerfed ǽlc tó sumum dióre,
- 38, 1; Fox 196, 3.
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Hé com tó sumre stówe,
- Gen. 28, 11.
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For sumere twýrǽdnesse on cwertern ásend, Lk. Skt. 23, 19. (1 a) where two members of the same group are contrasted (
some ... other
) :-- Sume tunglu habbaþ scyrtran hwyrft, ðonne sume habban,- Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 17.
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Sume láreówas sindon beteran ðonne sume,
- Homl. Th. ii. 48, 16.
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Hé gebád mid sumum ðæm fultume, Ors 3,
- 10; Swt. 140, 20.
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Lǽfdon hig hit sume
quidam ex eis,
- Ex. 16, 20.
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Sume hí gelýfdon on deáde entas,
- Homl. Th. i. 366, 21.
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Sume gé (
quidam ex vobis
) ne gelýfaþ,- Jn. Skt. 6, 64.
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Sume ða bóceras
quidam de scribis,
- Mt. Kmbl. 12, 38.
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Ða téð hié brohton sume,
- Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 1.
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Ða sume wé nú gýmdon,
- Bd. 4, 7; S. 574. 27.
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Sum óðer wítega,
- Homl. Th. i. 364, 18.
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Hé nales tó ídelnysse swá sume óþre ac tó gewinne on ðæt mynster eode,
- Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 27.
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'Ásend him twá scrúd and sum pund.' Se ðegen him andwyrde: 'Genim feówer scrúd and twá pund,
- Homl. Th. i. 400, 19.
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Genim ðysse wyrte sumne (
one
) gripan,- Lchdm. i. 184, 18.
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Ðá gegaderedon hí sum hund scipa, and fóron súð ymbútan and sum feówertig scipa norþ ymbútan,
- Chr. 894; Erl. 91, 4-6.
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Hié besǽton ðæt weorc útan, sume twegen dagas,
- Erl. 93, 9.
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Ðá wǽron hí sume tén geár on ðam gewinne,
- Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 7.
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Hý gán .xii. sume (twelfa sum, MS. B.), L. Ath. i. 11; Th. i. 206, 3. (4 a) where the number is indefinite,
some
:-- Ðá se Aulixes tó ðam gefiohte fór, ðá hæfde hé sume hundred scipa,- Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 7.
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Se biscop is þeáh geset sumes (
in some degree
) tó máran bletsunge ðonne se mæssepreóst sý,- L. Ælfc. P. 36; Th. ii. 378, 20.
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Sumes onlíce swá
velut,
- Exon. Th. 214, 21; Ph. 242: Met. 8, 47.
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Swíðe gelíce, sumes hwæðre þeáh ungelíce (cf.
the corresponding prose
on sumum þingum ungelíce,- Bt. 33. 4; Fox 128, 26), 20, 54.
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Sió eorðe hit helt and be sumum dǽle swilgþ,
- Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 5: Met. 20, 96.
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Seó hæfþ sume dǽle (cf.
som del
in Chaucer) læssan leáf,- Lchdm. i. 144, 13.
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Æt sumum cyrre
once, on one occasion,
- Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 7: Cd. Th. 298, 25; Sat. 538.
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Sume síþe,
- Exon. Th. 20, 16; Cri. 318.
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Sumera ðinga eáðelícor
in some respects easier,
- Homl. Th. i. 236, 11.
- [Goth. sums: O. Sax. O. Frs. O. H. Ger. sum: Icel. sumr.]
Bosworth, Joseph. “sum.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/29313.
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