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þíht

  • adjective
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Grammar
þíht, adj.
Tight, firm, strong. This word seems to be the second part in each of the two compounds found in the following charm
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  • Gehwér férde ic me ðone mǽran magaþíhtan mid ðysse mǽran meteþíhtan ðonne ic mé wille habban and hám gán,

    • Lchdm. iii. 68, 17
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Etymology
Thyht, hool fro brekynge integer, solidus; thyhtyn or make thyht integro, consolido, solido, Prompt. Parv. 491.
Halliwell gives thiht close, compact, as an Eastern counties word.
M. H. Ger. díhte
Ger. dicht
Icel. þéttr
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v.  mága-þíht mete-þíht.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “þíht.” 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/31854.

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