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trymming

  • noun [ feminine ]
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trymming, e; f. I.a
strengthening, confirming, establishing, edification
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  • Se cyning ðæt mǽ hús (the temple) Gode betǽhe him and his folce tónge tó trymminge and tó gescyldnysse wið ǽélces yfeles onscyte,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 578, 22.

  • Nú wylle wé eów secgan sum ðing ðe eów máge tó trymminge

    that may serve for your edification,

    • Homl. Ass. 26, 50.

  • Tó geleáfan trymminge

    for the confirmation of belief,

    • 5, 111.

  • Trimminge,

    • Ælfc. T. Grn. 14, 8.
that which strengthens or supports,
material, a foundation
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  • Curs móder áwyrtwalaþ trymmincge

    the curse of the mother rooteth out foundations

    (firmamentum,Ecclus. 3, 9)

    • Scint. 174, 7.
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non-material, that which edifies
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  • Wé wyllaþ sume óðre trimminge (edifying matter) be ðære mǽran Godes méder gereccan tó eówre gebetrunge,

    • Homl. Th. i. 448, 9.
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v. ge-, ymb-trymming.
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v.  truming.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “trymming.” 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/31097.

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