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þynne

  • adjective
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Grammar
þynne, adj.
Wright's OE grammar
§112; §231; §242; §285; §433; §434;
Thin
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  • Ðæt ic reccan móste þicce and þynne,

    • Exon. Th. 424, 8
      • ;
    • Rä. 41, 36.

  • Ic dó sum ðing ðinre

    tenuo,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 24
      • ;
    • Zup. 137, 9.
of dimension,
thin, lean, the opposite of fat or stout
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  • Þynne monn

    galbus,

    • Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 11.

  • Ne mæg him se líchoma batian, ac bið blác and þynne,

    • Lchdnl. ii. 206, 11.
thin, the opposite of thick
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  • Mid ðynre tyrf bewrigen

    obtectus cespite tenui,

    • Bd. 5, 6
      • ;
    • S. 619, 20.

  • Hé hæfde midmycle neosu ðynne

    vir naso pertenui,

    • 2, 16
      • ;
    • S. 519, 34.

  • Seóh þurh þynne hrægl,

    • Lchdm. ii. 290, 4.

  • Seó wyrt hafaþ þynne leáf,

    • Lchdm. i. 288, 16.
thin, the opposite of broad
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  • Ðæt seó ðynneste dolhswaþo ætýwde

    ut tenuissima cicatricis vestigia parerent,

    • Bd. 4, 19
      • ;
    • S. 589, 19.
of density,
where the parts of a whole are not close together, thin
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  • Oft of ðinnum rénscúrum fléwð seó eorðe,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 466, 7.

  • In sceagan ðǽr hé þynnest is,

    • Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 391, 15.
applied to liquids, air, etc., thin
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  • Sum útgang biþ þynne, suns mid þiccum wǽtum geondgoten,

    • Lchdm. ii. 276, 24.

  • Hit sié þicce swá þynne bríw,

    • 314, 4.

  • Lyft is líchamlíc gesceaft, swýðe þynne,

    • iii. 272, 17.

  • Þynne wín,

    • ii. 254, 18.

  • Snáw cymð of ðam þynnum wǽtan,

    • iii. 278, 23.

  • Hé elles ne ðeah nemne medmicel hláfes mid ðynre meolce

    lac novum in phiala ponere solebat, et post noctem ablata superficie crassiore, ipse residuum cum modico pane bibebat,

    • Bd. 3, 27
      • ;
    • S. 559, 35.

  • Ǽr se þicca mist þynra weorðe,

    • Met. 5, 6.
fig.
thin, weak, feeble
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  • Hwilc sié sió gecynd ðæs líchoman, hwæðer hió sié strang ðe heard ... ðe hió sié hnesce and mearwe and þynne,

    • Lchdm. ii. 84, 14.

  • Ðynre éþunge ánre ætýwde ðæt hé lífes wæs

    halitu tantum pertenui quia viveret demonstrans,

    • Bd. 5, 19
      • ;
    • S. 640, 24.
delicate, fine
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  • Andgyt þénunge gearwigende Gode þýhð symle and þynne hit byð

    sensus officium exhibens Deo uiget semper et tenuis fit,

    • Scint. 52, 9.
Etymology
[
O. H. Ger. dunni tenuis
:
Icel. þunnr.
]
Linked entries
v.  þinne þynness.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “þynne.” 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/32419.

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