dȳre īren,
2051;
drincfæt
dȳre (dēore), 2307, 2255; instr.
Beowulf
mere-, sǣ-dēor.
dēor, adj.
: 1) _wild, terrible_: nom.
sg.
dīor dǣd-fruma (of Grendel),
2091.
--2) _bold, brave_: nom.
nǣnig .
.
.
dēor, 1934.
--Comp.
: heaðu-,
hilde-dēor.
dēore, dȳre, adj.
: 1) _dear, costly_ (high in price): acc.
sg.
dȳre īren,
2051;
drincfæt
dȳre (dēore), 2307, 2255; instr.
sg.
dēoran sweorde, 561;
dat.
sg.
dēorum māðme, 1529; nom.
pl.
dȳre swyrd, 3049; acc.
pl.
dēore
(dȳre) māðmas, 2237, 3132.
--2) _dear, beloved, worthy_: nom.
sg.
f.
,
æðelum dīore, _worthy by reason of origin_, 1950; dat.
sg.
æfter dēorum
men, 1880; gen.
sg.
