dior

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /di͜uːr/
  • Rhymes: -īor

Noun

dīor n

  1. alternative form of dēor

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative dīor dīor
accusative dīor dīor
genitive dīores dīora
dative dīore dīorum

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, whence also Old Dutch dior, dier, Old High German tior, Old English dēor, Old Norse dýr.

Noun

dior n

  1. animal

Declension

dior (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative dior dior
accusative dior dior
genitive diores diorō
dative diore diorun
instrumental

Descendants

  • Middle Low German: dēr, dēre, dērt, deirt, dêrd

Swedish

Noun

dior

  1. indefinite plural of dia