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teónlíce

  • adverb
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teónlíce, adv.
in a manner that causes harm or
trouble, grievously, miserably
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  • Hí gedréfde deópe weorðaþ . . . swylce teónlíce geteoriaþ,

      Ps. Th. 103, 27: Exon. Th. 226, 17; Ph. 407.
in a way that brings shame or affront, with insult or
ignominy
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  • Man sceal ða geóguðe lǽdan gehæft heánlíce and swá bysmorlíce bringan of heora éðle and betǽcan eów teónlíce on hǽðenra hand,

      Wulfst. 295, 19.
  • Sende on heora eorþan toscean teónlíce

    he brought shame on them by sending frogs into their land,

      Ps. Th. 104, 26.
  • Ðencan hú hig hyne teónlýcost áteón myhton

    to devise how they might treat him with most ignominy,

      Nicod. 14; Thw. 7, 7.
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