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DUMB

  • adjective
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Grammar
DUMB, def. se dumba, seó, ðæt dumbe; adj.
Wright's OE grammar
§111; §159; §282; §292; §299; §426;
DUMB, speechless, mute; mūtus, e-linguis
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  • Eart ðú dumb and deáf

    thou art dumb and deaf,

    • Exon. 99 a
      • ;
    • Th. 370,
      • 26;
    • Seel. 65: l08 b
      • ;
    • Th. 414,
      • 7;
    • Rä. 32,
      • 16.

  • Beó ðú dumb óþ-ðæt ðæt cild beó acenned

    be thou dumb until the child shall be born,

    • Homl. Th. i. 202, 7: L. Alf. pol. 14
      • ;
    • Th. i. 70,
      • 14.

  • Dumb

    mūtus,

    • Wrt. Voc. 75. 36: Mt. Bos. 12, 22: Lk. Bus. l1,
      • 14.

  • Se dumba fæder

    the dumb father,

    • Homl. Th. i. 354, 27: Salm. Kmbl. 457
      • ;
    • Sal. 229
      • .

  • Se dumba spræc

    lŏcūtus est mūtus,

    • Mt. Bos. 9. 33: Lk. Bos, 11,
      • 14.

  • Dumbes

    elinguis,

    • Glos. Prudent. Recd. 143,
      • 1.

  • Híg brohton him dumbne man

    obtŭlērunt ei hŏmĭnem mūtum,

    • Mt. Bos. 9, 32: Mk. Bos. 9, 17: Ex. 4,
      • 11.

  • Geségun ða dumban gesceaft

    they saw the dumb creation,

    • Exon. 24 b
      • ;
    • Th. 69,
      • 30;
    • Cri: 1128: 113 a
      • ;
    • Th. 433,
      • 3;
    • Rä. 50,
      • 2.

  • Ða óðre nigon consonantes synd gecwedene mūtæ, ðæt synd dumbe the other nine consonants are called mūtæ,

    which are dumb,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 2
      • ;
    • Som. 3, 1,
      • 2.

  • He dyde ðæt deáfe gehýrdon, and dumbe sprǽcon

    surdos fēcit audīre, et mūtos lŏqui,

    • Mk. Bos. 7, 37: Mt. Bos. 15,
      • 31.

  • Ic sceal dǽda fremman swá ða dumban neát

    I shall do deeds such as the dumb cattle,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 134
      • ;
    • An. 67
      • .

  • Dumbra

    of the dumb,

    • Salm. Kmbl. 158
      • ;
    • Sal. 78
      • .

  • Be dumbera manna dǽdum

    of dumb men's deeds,

    • L. Alf. pol: 14
      • ;
    • Th. i. 70,
      • 13.

  • Hí forgeáfon dumbum spræce

    they gave speech to the dumb,

    • Homl. Th. i. 544, 33: 424, 10: Andr. Kmbl. 1153
      • ;
    • An. 577: Exon. 68 a
      • ;
    • Th. 251,
      • 24;
    • Jul. 150
      • .
Etymology
[
Piers P. dombe:
Wyc. doumbe:
Chauc. dombe:
Laym. dumbe:
Orm. dumb:
O. Sax. dump stultus:
Frs. domme, dom:
O. Frs. dumbe, dome stultus, mūtus:
Dut. dom stupid:
Ger. dumm stupid :
M. H. Ger. tump stupid:
O. H. Ger. tumb mūtus, stultus:
Goth. dumbs mute:
Dan. dum stupid:
Swed. dum stupid; dumb mute:
Icel. dumbr mute
.]
Derived forms
dum-nys, a-dumbian
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “DUMB.” 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/8102.

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