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teón-cwide

  • noun [ masculine ]
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teón-cwide, es; m.
Reproachful, abusive, insulting speech, blasphemy, contumely, calumny, slander
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  • Ne fríne ic ðé for tǽle ne þurh teóncwide,

      Andr. Kmbl. 1266; An. 633.
  • Þurh teóncwide

    by their blasphemous language

    (saying that a miracle was wrought by magic),
      1541; An. 772.
  • Godscyld wrecan, teóncwide,

      Exon. Th. 254, 30; Jul. 205.
  • Tióncwida

    conviciorum,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 44.
  • Mið teáncuidum

    contumelia,

      Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 11.
  • Hí ermþu gehéton tornum teóncwidum,

      Exon. Th. 129, 10; Gú. 419.
  • Cf. hearm-cwide.
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  • teón-cwide, n.