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þwang

  • noun [ masculinefeminine ]
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Grammar
þwang, es; m.: e; f.
Wright's OE grammar
§59; §301;
A thong, strip of leather
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  • Ðwangc

    corrigia,

    • Wrt. Voc, i. 84, 2.
  • Grénre hýde, þwanges

    recentis corii,

    • Hpt. Gl. 483, 31.
  • Ic ne underfó ánne þwang (

    corrigiam caligae

    ),
    • Gen. 14, 23.
  • Mid ðuongum (ðwongum, Rush.)

    sandalis,

    • Mk. Skt. Lind. 6, 9.
  • Ðæs ne eom ic wyrðe ðæt ic his sceóna þwanga (ðuongas, Lind.: þwongas, Rush.) búgende uncnytte

    cujus non sum dignus procumbens soluere corrigiam calciamentorum ejus,

    • Mk. Skt. 1, 7.
Etymology
[
Orm. Laym. þwang, þwong
:
R. Glouc. þong
:
O. H. Ger. dwang frenum.
]
Similar entries
v. brídel-, ól-, scóh-þwang; þweng.
Linked entries
v.  þweng.
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