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teoh

  • noun [ masculinefeminineneuter ]
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teoh, teohh, e; f.; but also m. or n.
An association, a company, band
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  • Besæt hé ðá sinherge sweorda láfe weán oft gehét earmre teohhe

    with a mighty host he besieged then those whom the sword had spared, to the wretched band woe he oft promised,

      Beo. Th. 5868; B. 2938.
  • Óððæt ic ðínes earmes ásecge strencðe ðisse cneórisse eallum ðam teohhe ðe nú tóweard ys

    donec annuntiem brachium tuum generationi omni, quae ventura est,

      Ps. Th. 70, 17.
  • Ðá hié gemitton teoche æt torre (

    the people who were building the tower of Babel

    ),
      Cd. Th. 101, 26; Gen. 1688.
  • Hét tuddorteóndra teohha gehwylcre wæstmas fédan

    he bade each productive race bring forth fruits,

      59, 6; Gen. 959.
Etymology
[M. H. Ger. zeche; f. succession, association, company: Ger. zeche.]
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