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þúsend

  • noun [ feminineneuter ]
  • numeral
  • adjective
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Wright's OE grammar
§131; §166; §301;
Grammar
þúsend, as a numeral noun, neuter and fem. (v. Ps. Th. 118, 72, and cf. cognates),
Grammar
þúsend, gen. þúsendes, pl. þúsendu (-o, -a,-e); also þúsend sometimes in the multiples, though, perhaps, in these cases the whole number is to be considered as singular, e.g.
a thousand;
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  • Tele ða lenge ðære hwíle wið tén þúsend wintra ... Tele nú ðæt tén þúsend geára wið ðæt éce líf,

    • Bt. 18, 3: Fox 66, 6-10.

  • Wæs þreó þúsend ðæra leóda álesen,

    • Elect. Kmbl. 569
      • ;
    • El. 285: Blickl. Homl. 119, 3.
Similar entries
v. under 2. other examples.
Grammar
þúsend, without other numerals,
Grammar
þúsend, governing a genitive
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  • Þúsend wintra biþ swá geostran dæg

    mille anni sicut dies hesterna,

    • Ps. Th. 89, 4: Exon. Th. 223, 23
      • ;
    • Ph. 364.

  • Fealleþ ðé on ða wynstran wergra þúsend,

    • Ps. Th. 90, 7.

  • Mænigfeald þúsend módblissiendra

    millia laetantitium,

    • 67, 17.

  • Án þúsend manna,

    • Ors. 1, 10
      • ;
    • Swt. 46, 34.

  • Ðeáh hé erige his land mid ðúsend sula,

    • Bt. 26, 3
      • ;
    • Fox 94, 14.

  • Erigan æcera þúsend,

    • Met. 14, 5.

  • Óð ðæt hé þúsende ðisses lífes wintra gebídeþ

    postquam vitae jam mille peregerit annos,

    • Exon. Th. 208, 5
      • ;
    • Ph. 151.

  • Hé ofslóg fela þúsend monna,

    • 6, 13
      • ;
    • Swt. 268, 17.

  • Hé heora monig ðúsend ofslóg,

    • Ors. 3, 7
      • ;
    • Swt. 110, 33,

  • Ðurh ðás bodunge gelýfdon fela ðúsend manna,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 296, 22.

  • Manega ðúsenda engla,

    • 334, 16.

  • Heora fela ðúsenda gefongen wæs,

    • Ors. 3, 4
      • ;
    • Swt. 104, 11.

  • Ic ðé þúsenda þegna bringe,

    • Beo. Th. 3662
      • ;
    • B. 1829.
Grammar
þúsend, where the genitive of the objects numbered is not given
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  • Hwæþer ðis þúsend sceole beón scyrtre ðe lengre,

    • Blickl. Homl. 119, 6.

  • Ðæt forme þúsend, ðæt ys seó forme yld,

    • Anglia viii. 335, 45.

  • Þúsendes ealdor

    ciliarcus,

    • Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 10.

  • Æfter ðam þúsende biþ se deófol unburden,

    • Wulfst. 243, 23.

  • On þúsende ðære cneórisse

    in mille generationes,

    • Ps. Th. 104, 8.

  • Hié ðone here gefliémdon and his fela þúsenda ofslógon,

    • Chr. 911
      • ;
    • Erl. 100, 28: Ors. 3, 7
      • ;
    • Swt. 118, 8: Cd. Th. 289, 23
      • ;
    • Sat. 402: 290, 26
      • ;
    • Sat. 421.

  • Hé fór mid monegum þúsendum,

    • Ors. 5, 4
      • ;
    • Swt. 224, 19.

  • Ic me ná ondrǽde þúsendu folces

    non timebo millia populi,

    • Ps. Th. 3, 5.

  • Betere ðonne mon mé geofe ðúsende goldes and seolfres

    super millia auri et argenti,

    • 118, 72.
Grammar
þúsend, with other numerals as multipliers,
Grammar
þúsend, alone
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  • Twá þúsend,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 49
      • ;
    • Zup. 282, 12: Ors. 2, 4
      • ;
    • Swt. 76, 30.

  • iiii þúsend monna,

    • 2, 5
      • ;
    • Swt. 80, 13.

  • v þúsend wera,

    • Chr. 508
      • ;
    • Erl. 15, 18.

  • Syx þúsend olfenda,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 458, 18.

  • Wæs Rómána eahta þúsend ofslagen,

    • Ors. 4, 1
      • ;
    • Swt. 158, 11: 4, 9
      • ;
    • Swt. 192, 24.

  • Týn þúsend punda,

    • Mt. Kmbl. 18, 24.

  • Tén ðúsend,

    • Ps. Surt. 90, 7.

  • Endlefan þúsend monna,

    • Ors. 2, 5
      • ;
    • Swt. 78, 24.

  • Feówertýne þúsend sceápa,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 458, 17.
      • xvi þúsend punda,
    • Chr. 994
      • ;
    • Erl. 133, 27.

  • Ðæt wǽre þrítig þúsend wintra,

    • Exon. Th. 369, 5
      • ;
    • Seel. 36: Salm. Kmbl. 544
      • ;
    • Sel. 271.

  • cxi þúsend,

    • Chr. 71
      • ;
    • Erl. 9, 2.

  • Án hund þúsend manna and hundeahtatig ðúsend,

    • Homl. Skt. i. 18, 403.

  • Ðæt wǽron fiéftiéne hund þúsend monna,

    • Ors. 3, 9
      • ;
    • Swt. 128, 22.

  • Twá þúsendo,

    • Mk. Skt. 5, 13: Cd. Th. 189, 14
      • ;
    • Exod. 184.

  • Twá ðúsendu swína,

    • Chart. Th. 481, 5.

  • Twá þúsenda,

    • 471, 22: Jos. 7, 3.

  • Ðá férdon þreó þúsenda feohtendra wera,

    • 7, 4.

  • iii þúsendo (-a, MS. E.) londes,

    • Chr. 648
      • ;
    • Erl. 26, 16.

  • Ágefe hé feówer ðúsendo,

    • Chart. Th. 471, 24.

  • v þúsendu wera,

    • Chr. 508
      • ;
    • Erl. 14, 17.

  • Fíf þúsendo.

    • Andr. Kmbl. 1181
      • ;
    • An. 591.

  • Hé him gesealde seofon þúsendo,

    • Beo. Th. 4397
      • ;
    • B. 2195.

  • Týn þúsendo,

    • Ps. Th. 90, 7: 67, 17.

  • Téno ðúsendo (þúsende, Rush.),

    • Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 18, 24.

  • Geselle et ðem londe .x. ðúsenda,

    • Chart. Th. 465, 30.

  • Cantwara him gesealdon xxx þúsenda,

    • Chr. 694
      • ;
    • Erl. 43, 21.

  • Ðǽr wæs ofslagen eahtatig þúsenda,

    • Ors. 5, 8
      • ;
    • Swt. 232, 2.

  • Hundeahtatig þúsenda,

    • 2, 5
      • ;
    • Swt. 78, 17.

  • Án hund þúsenda gehorsedra,

    • 3, 9
      • ;
    • Swt. 124, 34: Cd. Th. 310, 9
      • ;
    • Sat. 723.

  • Hund þúsenda landes and locenra beága,

    • Beo. Th. 5981
      • ;
    • B. 2994,

  • cxi þúsenda,

    • Chr. 71
      • ;
    • Erl. 8, 2.

  • Ðone sang ðe nán mon elles singan ne mæg, búton ðæt hundteóntig and feówertig and feówer ðúsendo,

    • Past. 52
      • ;
    • Swt. 409, 10.

  • Wearð ðú hund þúsenda ofslægen,

    • Ors. 2, 5
      • ;
    • Swt. 78, 28.

  • Ðá com him ongeán twá hund þúsenda monna,

    • 3, 9
      • ;
    • Swt. 132, 30.

  • His heres wæs seofon hund þúsenda,

    • 2, 5
      • ;
    • Swt. 78, 10.

  • viii c þúsenda,

    • Swt. 80, 4.

  • Ðæt wæs nigon x hund þúsenda,

    • Swt. 84, 29.

  • Þúsend ðúsenda ðénodon him,

    • Homl. Th. i. 348, 2.

  • Tó twǽm ðúsendum,

    • Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 5, 13.

  • Tén ðúsendum,

    • Ps. Surt. 67, 18.

  • Mid týn þúsendum cuman ágén ðone ðe him ágén cymþ mid twéntigum þúsendum,

    • Lk. Skt. 14, 31.

  • Fíf hund þúsendum

    quinquagenis milibus,

    • Hpt. Gl. 426, 11.
Grammar
þúsend, in combination with hundreds, tens, units
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  • Twá þúsend wintra and twá hund and twá and feówertig geára gerímes,

    • Anglia viii. 336, 1.

  • Feówer þúsend wintra and feówer hand and twá and hundeahtatig,

    • Ors. 1, 14
      • ;
    • Swt. 58, 9.

  • Wǽron ágán .v. þúsend wintra and .cc. wintra,

    • Chr. 11
      • ;
    • Erl. 7, 2.

  • v. þúsend wintra and cc. and xxvi,

    • 33
      • ;
    • Erl. 7, 10.

  • Gersones hírédes wǽron seofon þúsenda and fíf hundredu ... Gaathes hírédes wæron eahta þúsendo and six hundredu ... Meraries hírédes wǽron six þúsendo and twá hundrydo ... ðá wǽron hira twá and twéntig þúsenda,

    • Num. 3, 21-39.

  • Rómána wæs án C and án M ofslagen

    Romanorum mille centum periere milites,

    • Ors. 4, 6
      • ;
    • Swt. 176, 14.

  • Ðæt wæs v hund monna and án M,

    • 5, 12
      • ;
    • Swt. 240, 34.
Grammar
þúsend, as an adjective indecl.
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  • Þúsénd getýme oxena and þúsend assan,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 458, 18.

  • Mid þúsend gemetum

    mille modis,

    • Wülck. Gl. 254, 44.

  • On hund þúsend wintrum ... on syx þúsend wintrum,

    • Anglia viii. 335, 46-336, 20.

  • Ott six þúsend wintrum,

    • Wulfst. 244, 2.

  • Tén ðúsend síðan hundfealde ðúsenda,

    • Homl. Th. i. 348, 3.
Grammar
þúsend, the word is sometimes used of value without expressing the unit (cf. the Icelandic use of hundrað); see the passages (quoted above),
  • Chr. 648
    • ;
  • Erl. 26, 16: 694
    • ;
  • Erl. 43, 21: Beo. Th. 4397
    • ;
  • B. 2195: 5981
    • ;
  • B. 2994: Chart. Th. 465, 30: 471, 22, 24: Ps. Th. 118, 72.
[
Goth. þúsundi; f. n.
:
O. Frs. thúsend
:
O. L. Ger. thúsint
:
O. Sax. thúsundig
:
O. H. Ger. dúsunt, túsunt; f. n.
:
Icel. þúsund; f. (later f. and n. )
]
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Bosworth, Joseph. “þúsend.” 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/32337.

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