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EODOR

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
EODOR, eoder, eodur, edor, eder, es; m. I.
Wright's OE grammar
§92; §198; §341;
a hedge, fence, enclosure, dwelling, house; sēpes, sēpīmentum, dŏmus, tectum
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  • Héht ðá eahta mearas on flet teón in under eoderas

    he commanded then eight steeds to be led into the court under the enclosures,

    • Beo. Th. 2078
      • ;
    • B. 1037
      • .

  • II.

    a limit, end, region, zone; ōra, margo, extrēmĭtas, plăga, rĕgio Gescóp heofon and eorþan and holma bigong eodera ymb-hwyrft [he] created heaven and earth and the seas' expanse, the circuit of zones,

    • Exon. 67b
      • ;
    • Th. 249,
      • 17;
    • Jul. 113
      • .

  • III. a prince, sovereign, protector; princeps, tutor Ic ðé biddan wille, eodor Scyldinga, ánre béne

    I will entreat of thee, sovereign of the Scyldings, one boon,

    • Beo. Th. 860
      • ;
    • B. 428: 2092
      • ;
    • B. 1044: Exon. 90a
      • ;
    • Th. 339,
      • 6;
    • Gn. Ex. 90
      • .
Etymology
[
O. Sax. edor, m:
M. H. Ger. ëter, m. n:
O. H. Ger. ëtar:
Icel. jaðarr, jóðurr, m
.]
Derived forms
edor-brecþ, -brice, eder-gong, eodor-brice, -wír
Linked entries
v.  eder edor eodur eðer.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “EODOR.” 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/9456.

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