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eOE (Mercian) Vespasian Psalter (1965) viii. 7 (8) Omnia subiecisti sub pedibus eius : all ðu underdeodes under fotum his.

OE King Ælfred tr. Psalms (Paris) (2001) xlvi. 3 He us underþeodde ure folc, and orlega þeoda he alede under ure fet.

a1225 (?OE) MS Lamb. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 129 Al eorðlic þing ure drihten dude under his fotan.

c1225 (?c1200) St. Juliana (Bodl.) 589 Þu..wurpe under hare fet hare fan alle.

a1400 Psalter (Vesp.) viii. 7 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 139 (MED) Þou vnderlaide alle þinges Vnder his fete.

c1525 Rule St. Francis in J. S. Brewer & R. Howlett Monumenta Franciscana (1882) II. 74 (MED) We, alwaies beyng subjectis and subdued vndre the fete of the same holy chirche.

1574 J. Whitgift Def. Aunswere to Admon. 243 You will say that it is more commendable to helpe him, who is sufficiently armed, and able to resist, than him that is altogether vnarmed, and as it were vnder the foote of his enimy.

1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 (2nd issue) iii. i. 58 Who..laied his loue and life vnder my foote. View more context for this quotation

1674 U. Oakes Unconquerable Souldier 19 He is under the feet of his Enemies.

1721 J. Dart Westminster-Abbey 6 Here [Princes] lay their Heads beneath the Foot of Fate.

1790 J. Edwards Salvation All Men xii. 216 An enemy may be..put entirely under the power, or under the feet of the conqueror.

1867 A. Trollope Last Chron. Barset II. lxiii. 209 Mr. Crawley was now but a broken reed, and was beneath his feet.

1896 Arena Apr. 773 His was an empire constructed for despotic purposes, weak in its parts under the foot of a tyrant.

1915 Rep. Proc. 35th Ann. Convent. Amer. Federation Labor 182/1 The trades unionism there was under the foot of the military authorities.

1994 T. M. Finser School as Journey v. 100 The use of an unrelenting, rhythmical beat..can submerge human consciousness in a way that can place people firmly under the foot of a dictator.