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1. ō̆n pron.

502 quotations in 14 senses
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(a) A certain unspecified person, someone; a man; on ledinge him, someone leading him, he being led; (b) modified by a following clause or phrase; on dredinge god, someone who fears God; on on live, a…

2. ē̆verich-ōn pron.

Additional spellings: everichon
34 quotations in 2 senses
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Stressing inclusiveness or totality of number or kind: every one, every single one; one and all; -- often in apposition with a noun or pron. (earlier with gen.).

3. whōm-sum pron.

Additional spellings: whomsum
2 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) As indef. pron. referring to a person and used in dat. construction: anyone (b) as an independent relative with indefinite force referring to a person and used as direct obj., introducing a noun…

4. thẹ̄̆ pron.(1)

47 quotations in 4 senses
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As anaph. or dem. pron., pointing to a person or thing previously mentioned or understood from the context: (a) Sg. he, the one, that one; also, that [quot. c1275]; also, further specified by a prep…

5. thī̆r(e pron.

Additional spellings: thire
18 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Used anaphorically, pointing to previously mentioned persons, things, actions, etc.: these, they; also, these, them [quots. 1st & c1450(?a1400)]; alle thir; also, pointing to one of two previously…

6. ū̆s pron.

160 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) As direct obj. of a verb: us;—sometimes with complement or in elliptical clause; us alle (twein, bothe two), alle us (b) as direct obj. of an inf., inf. phrase, or a ppl.: us; us alle (bothe,

7. iwhilch pron.

21 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Some people; (b) each one; anre iwhilch [OE ānra gehwilc], each one, every one.

8. thei pron.

169 quotations in 5 senses
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As anaph. or pers. pron.: (a) the persons referred to, they; (b) used pleonastically or for emphasis; (c) with antecedent in apposition following; (d) as obj. of verb or prep.: them, those; (e) with…

9. his pron.(4)

40 quotations in 1 sense
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The plural object of a verb or an infinitive: them; -- referring to: (a) persons; mes, one them; caldes, called them; (b) animals; hes, he them; brogtes, brought them; (c) things; hes, he them; settes

10. thōs(e pron.

Additional spellings: those
36 quotations in 2 senses
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As anaph. or dem. pron., pointing to previously mentioned persons, things, etc.: these, those, they; also, as direct obj. or obj. of a prep.: them: (a) with pron. alone; ?also as rel. pron.: which…

11. thēs(e pron.

Additional spellings: these
76 quotations in 3 senses
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As anaph. or dem. pron., pointing to previously mentioned persons or things, a group, or a series of persons, things, actions, etc.: these, those, they; also, as direct obj. or obj. of a prep.: them…

12. this pron.

178 quotations in 4 senses
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As anaph. or dem. pron.: (a) pointing to a previously mentioned person or thing: this, this one, he, she, him, etc.; also, pointing to a previously mentioned group or series of ingredients, actions…