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torn

  • adjective
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Grammar
torn, adj.
Wright's OE grammar
§335;
Causing violent emotions of grief or anger, grievous, distressing, bitter
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  • Hí him ermþu gehéton tornum teóncwidum

    they threatened him with misery in grievous words of insult,

    • Exon. Th. 129, 10;
    • Gú. 419.

  • Ic sceal godscyld wrecan, torne teóncwide (grievous blasphemies), ðe ðu tǽlnissum wiþ ða sélestan sacan ongunne,

    • 254, 30; Jul. 205.

  • Hí mé dǽdun (-m, MS.) torne télnysse, teónan mænige

    detrahebant mihi,

    • Ps. Th. 108, 3.

  • Ðæt wæs Hróðgáre hreówa tornost

    it was to Hrothgar the bitterest grief,

    • Beo. Th. 4265;
    • B. 2129.
Etymology
[
O. Sax. torn bitter (tear).
]
Similar entries
v. torne, torn-líc.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “torn.” 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/30803.

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