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hinder

  • adverb
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Grammar
hinder, adv.
Wright's OE grammar
§558;
Back, on the further side, behind, down
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  • Morðor món sceal under eorþan befeolan hinder under hrusan

    murder must be buried under earth, down under ground,

    • Exon. 91 a;
    • Th. 340, 24;
    • Gn. Ex. 116.

  • Hí mé ásetton on seáð hinder

    posuerunt me in lacu inferiori,

    • Ps. Th. 87, 6.

  • Gengde on hinder

    conversus est retrorsum,

    • 113, 3.

  • On hinder hé eode

    he [the devil] went behind,

    • Homl. Th. i. 172, 35.

  • Hé on hinder gǽþ

    he shall go back,

    • Salm. Kmbl. 254;
    • Sal. 126.

  • On hinder in helle hús

    down into hell,

    • Exon. 42 b;
    • Th. 142, 23;
    • Gú. 648.
Etymology
[Goth. hindar beyond:
O. H. Ger. hintar, hindar retro, post:
Ger. hinter.]
Linked entries
v.  on-hinder hindema hinder-þeóstru.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “hinder.” 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/19075.

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  • hinder, adv.

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