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Consider, Considder, v. Also: -sidir, -sidre, -cider, -syder, -sydre; -siddir, -siddre, -siddar, -cidder, -cydder; -seder, -sedir, -cedre, -sedder, -sader. [ME. considere (Chaucer), -syder, -sydre, -seder, etc., OF. considerer, L. consīderāre.]

1. intr. To take thought; to meditate. 1385 Red Bk. Grandtully I. 139*.
Consyderand to lete [= hinder] mykyl yl … and grete sclandyr c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 1215.
Consydering ay … The Gregeois thare felle fais agayne 1456 Hay I. 213/31.
Quha wald wele consider wald never say [etc.] c1460 Wisd. Solomon 435.
Than considerit I and fand that wisdum precellis foly c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxv. 83.
How suld ȝe considdir Off Edinburcht blis quhen ȝe cum hiddir 1513 Doug. i. ii. 46.
Oft Jupiter with me consideris c1568 Lauder Minor P. i. 9.
As may all faithful graip and als considder

2. tr. To turn over in the mind, to reflect upon, think over, take into account.(a) 1375 Barb. i. 114.
Had ȝe … consideryt his vsage, That gryppyt ay a1400 Legends of the Saints xxxiii. 526.
Quhen this wikit man Athanas Had considerit al the case 1397 Acts I. 208/1.
In the consail … seyn & consideryt the grete & horrible destruccions … that ar commonly done c1420 Wynt. viii. 3911.
Bot thai consydryd noucht the plas 1455 Edinb. Chart. 79.
Considerand the grete labouris and costis that he made 1456 Hay I. 229/8.
First we mon consider a reugle in the law 1493 Antiq. Aberd. & B. II. 214.
Ve … has consyderyt the landis callit the Youchre 1513 Doug. i. viii. 59.
Considir frendly our mater quhou it standis 1542 Reg. Cupar A. II. 26.
The vtilite and profeit of our said abbay … alwais affoir prouidit, considerit, forseine [etc.] 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 90/6.
This veil considrit, suld be occasione to gar ȝou expel hatrent a1500 Tale of the Colkelbie Sow iii. 5.
This Cokelby concidering weill the cais [etc.] 1607 Highland P. III. 102.
Beseiking ȝour most excellent Majestie to considir the difficultis of this erand(b) c1450 Craft of Deyng 5.
This lytill trety … is to be notyde & scharply consederyt c1460 Wisd. Solomon 402.
Quhen I had all thingis consederit 1492 Myll Spectakle of Luf 273/3.
Quhen I behald and consederis thi gret bewte 1492 Ib. 287/29, etc. 1533 Gau 71/31.
The natural … onderstanding of man … cane noth consedir the richt blis 1548 Corr. M. Lorraine 226.
Your masterschip is bytter consederit be me lord … na ye wer 1567 Ann. Banff II. 383.
Ewerilk mannis tytill … hard, seen, consaderet and wnderstand be ws c1500-c1512 Dunb. xlviii. 131 (B).
Concedring him so able for the weiris, A radius croun of rubeis scho him gaif(c) 1535 Stewart 89.
Tha tuke sic cuir sic thingis to considder, Syne in ane volume pat thame altogidder 1540 Reg. Cupar Abbey II. 7.
The vtilite … and common wele of oure said place alwais vnderstand, considderit, and afoir sene c1552 Lynd. Mon. 328.
Consydder of thare lyuis the circumstance 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 180.
Ȝe may considder … The thocht and mynde scho tuke a1578 Pitsc. I. 4/3.
I … that dois considdar weill The sindrie myndis of men 1598 St. A. Baxter Bks. 54.
Considdering the gryt abvse croppin in [etc.] 1633 Ib. 96.
Haueing hard, sein, and considderit ane complaint 1695 Peebles B. Rec. II. 152.
The … consell, considdering the badnes of two steps [etc.]

b. With object clause introduced by that, quhat, quhether, etc. 1441 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 6.
Because that thai haue considerit that this [is] a commoune actioun 1456 Hay I. 118/5.
Men mon wele consider quhat thingis [etc.] 1456 Ib. 252/35.
We mon se and consider quhethir [etc.] 1535 Stewart 2223.
Lat ȝow considder Quha hes the rycht c1552 Lynd. Mon. 1339.
Gar me consydder, Quhow ȝe mak thame agre to gydder 1562-3 Winȝet I. 134/7.
To pance, wey, and consider gif ȝe haif iust occasioun thairto 1598 St. A. Baxter Bks. 54.
The … counsall, deliberatlie considering quhow [etc.] 1666 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 54.
The counsell considdering that the ministers of this burghe [etc.]

c. In the pres. pple. in loose construction: In consideration or view of; seeing that. 1456 Hay I. 88/17.
Considerand all thir stark argumentis, … to say lelely [etc.] 1456 Ib. 208/14.
Considerand that it is a man of the self town c1490 Irland Asl. MS. I. 7/16.
Considerand that he knawis our fragill nature 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 3/4.
Considerant that ve maye see perfytlye quhou [etc.] 1549 Ib. 89/35.
Considerant that thai hef bene euyr ȝour ald enemeis c1552 Lynd. Mon. 838.
No maruell bene thocht swa suld be, Consyderyng thare gret bewte 1558-66 Knox I. 279.
Considdering I being reddy to have putt good ordour thairto alwayes 1583 Satirical Poems xlv. 918.
Considering as he sett him furth