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þwítan

(v.)
Grammar
þwítan, p. þwát, pl. þwiton, þweoton; pp. þwiten

To thwiteto cutcut off

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To thwite (still in some dialects, e.g. Lancashire), to cut, cut off Þwíteþ, Exon. Th. 354, 50; Reim. 63. Monige of åam treówe ðæs hálgan Cristes mǽles spónas and sceafþan nimaþ (spónas ðwítaþ, MS. B.) multi de ipso ligno sacrosanctae crucis astulas

þwítan

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In l. 6 add after ðweoton: (ðwiton, v. l. Bd. Sch. 270, 23)

a-þwítan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þwítan, p. -þwát, pl. -þwiton ; pp. -þwiten [a, þwítan to cut of]

To disappointfrustrari

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To disappoint; frustrari Ná aþwát [bewægde C.] him non frustrabitur eum, Ps. Spl. 131, 11

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þwínan

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þwínan

(v.)
Grammar
þwínan, p. þwán, pl. þwinon; pp. þwinen

To get lessdwindlebe reduced

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To get less, dwindle, be reduced (of a swelling) Beþe ða fét and smyre, ðonne þwínaþ (-eþ, MS.) hý sóna ( the swelling goes down ), Lchdm. i. 84, 25. Ðonne þwínaþ ða áswollena sina, ii. 282, 8. Tácn ðæt se swile þwínan ne mæg, ne út yrnan on ðære litre

þwénan

Similar entry: þwǽnan

þweran

(v.)
Grammar
þweran, p. þwær, pl. þwǽron; pp. þworen, þuren

To twirlstir

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To twirl, stir

þweán

(v.)
Grammar
þweán, p. þwóh, pl. þwógon; pp. þwagen, þwægen, þwegen, þwogen.

to washto anoint.

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to wash. Grammar þweán, with object of that which is to be cleansed Petrus cwæð tó him: 'Ne þwyhst (ðuóas, Lind.: ðwǽs, Rush.) ðú nǽfre míne fét.' Se Hǽlend cwæþ: ' Gif ic ðé ne þweá (áðóa, Lind.: ðwǽ, Rush.), næfst ðú nánne dǽl

þweán

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-þwin

(suffix)
Grammar
-þwin, þwing

þwit

Similar entry: ge-þwit

ge-þwit

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þwit, es; n.

What is cut or shaved offshavingscuttingschipsassulæ

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What is cut or shaved off, shavings, cuttings, chips; assulæ Heo of ðǽre ilcan styþe spónas þweoton and sceafþan [ðæt geþwit, MS. B.] nómon ond in wæter sendon they cut off chips from the very stud [prop] and threw the cuttings into the water, Bd. 3,

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tó-þwínan

Similar entry: tó-dwínan

á-þwínan

(v.)
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to dwindle away, vanish Se scucce áðwán of heora gesihþe, Nap. 74

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a-þweran

(v.)
Grammar
a-þweran, p. -þwær, pl. -þwǽron; pp. -þworen

To shake or stir together with a churn-staffto churnbacillo agitare

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To shake or stir together with a churn-staff [A. Sax. þwiril], to churn, bacillo agitare Aþweran buteran butyrum agitare, Som. Aþwer buteran churn butter, L. M. 1, 45; Lchdm. ii.112, 25

ge-þweran

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Fela henne ǽgru gesleá on án fæt, geþwere þonne and þicge, and gemenge ǽr wið flétan, Lch. ii. 264, 25. Geþworen (printed -þroren) flýte lectidiclatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 72: lactudiclum, 52, 6. Githuornae fléti, geþuorne fléte lectidiclatum, Txts. 74,

ge-þweran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þweran, p. -þwær, pl. -þwǽron; pp. -þworen, -þuren

To stirbeat or mix togetherto churnmake thick [as butter from cream]poeticallyto forgecudere

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To stir, beat or mix together, to churn, make thick [as butter from cream], poetically, to forge; cudere Genim cú meoluc bútan wætere lǽt weorþan to flétum geþwer to buteran take cow's milk, without water, let it become cream, churn it to butter, L.

á-þweran

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Mon ðá buteran áðwere, Lch. iii. 24, 14. Add

ge-þweán

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Ðú mé geðoas ( altered from geðuoas) foet, Jn. L. 13, 6. Ic geðuóg laui, 14. Heáfod mín ne geðuóge ðú, Lk. L. 7, 46. Geduóh lauit, Jn. p. 7, 1. Geþoa lauare, Jn. L. 13, 5. Add

on-þweán

(v.)

to wash, cleanse by washing

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to wash, cleanse by washing Wé nǽron mid fulwihte hér on eorþan onþwægen, Shrn. 53, 21. Gif gé willaþ onþwegene beón si vultis ablui, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 16

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