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deór

  • adjective
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Grammar
deór, diór, dýr; adj. [deór an animal] .
Wright's OE grammar
§137; §208; §209; §252; §279; §343; §562;
brave, bold, as a wild beast; fortis, strēnuus
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  • Se hálga wæs to hofe lǽded, deór and dómgeorn

    the holy one was led to the house, bold and virtuous,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 2617
      • ;
    • An. 1310: Exon. 108 b
      • ;
    • Th. 414,
      • 6;
    • Rä. 32,
      • 16.

  • Nis mon in his dǽdum to ðæs deór

    there is not a man so bold in his deeds,

    • Exon. 82 a
      • ;
    • Th. 308,
      • 17;
    • Seef. 41
      • .

  • Ðæt wæs se deóra, Didĭmus wæs háten

    that was the bold one, he was called Didymus,

    • Cd. 225
      • ;
    • Th. 299,
      • 1;
    • Sat. 543
      • .

  • Georne gewyrcan deóres dryhtscipes

    to zealously labour for bold rulership,

    • Salm. Kmbl. 775
      • ;
    • Sal. 387
      • .

  • Deórum dǽdum

    by bold deeds,

    • Exon. 82 b
      • ;
    • Th. 310,
      • 17;
    • Seef. 76
      • .

  • Wǽron mancynnes dugoþa dýrust

    they were of mankind the bravest of people,

    • Cd. 174
      • ;
    • Th. 218,
      • 10;
    • Dan. 37
      • .
heavy, severe, dire, vehement;grăvis, dīrus, vehĕmens
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  • Deór scúr

    heavy rain,

    • Cd. 192
      • ;
    • Th. 239,
      • 18;
    • Dan. 372
      • .

  • Diór dǽdfruma

    the dire perpetrator, Grendel,

    • Beo. Th. 4186
      • ;
    • B. 2090
      • .

  • Ðone deóran síþ

    the severe journey,

    • Salm. Kmbl. 723
      • ;
    • Sal. 361
      • .

  • Swenga ne wyrnaþ deórra dynta

    they are not sparing of strokes, severe blows,

    • Salm. Kmbl. 245
      • ;
    • Sal. 122
      • .
Derived forms
deór-líc, -mód, heaðo-deór, hilde-
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “deór.” 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/7607.

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  • deór, adj.

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