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teáh

(n.)
Grammar
teáh, tǽh, téh, tíh (-g); gen. teáge; f.

a tie, banda case, coffer, casket, boxan enclosure, a close (cf. Icel. teigr (teygr?) a close, paddock)

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a tie, band Teág, taeg sceda. Txts. 98, 964. Teáh, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 36. Lege ðé his teáge an sweoran. Lchdm. iii. 42, 13. Hé cyning gebond fýrnum teágum, Exon. Th. 46, 7; Cri. 733. Liðewácum tagum (teágum?, tánum?, or tógum?

Linked entries: tǽg tágum teág tége

teáh

Grammar
teáh, <b>. I.</b>
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Dryhten þone ealdan feónd gesǽlde in súsla grund and gefetrade fýrnum teágum, Pa. 60. Add

sweor-teáh

(n.)
Grammar
sweor-teáh, -téh; g. -teáge, -tége; f.
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A collar:?-Sweortéh millus vel collarium, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 34. Sweorcláþ vel [sweor]tég collarium, ii. 134, 48. Swiortégum collaribus, vinculis, Hpt. Gl. 501, 38

lád-teáh

(n.)
Grammar
lád-teáh, lát-téh; gen. -teáge, -tége: f.

A leading-rein

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A leading-rein Láttéh ducale, Ælfc. Gl. 21; Som. 59, 64; Wrt. Voc. 23, 24

Linked entries: teáh lát-téh

be-teáh

(v.; part.)

accusedaccusavit

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accused; accusavit, Chr. 1096; Th. 362, 32; Similar entries p. of be-teón

racent-teáh

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Hé geband him sylfum þone fót mid íserne racenteáge and ðá racenteáge hé gefæstnode . . . tó ðon ꝥ him nǽre ná álýfed furður tó gánne þonne swá swá þǽre racenteáge længe áþened wæs . . . 'Gif þú sý Godes þeówa, ne binde þé seó ísene racetæáh (racenteág

web-teáh

(n.)
Grammar
web-teáh, -teág, e; f.

Thread for weaving

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Thread for weaving Waebtaeg linea, Wrt. Voc. ii. 113, 4

racent-teáh

(n.)
Grammar
racent-teáh, gen. -teáge ; f.
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A chain, fetter Racenteáh catena, Wrt. Voc. i. 86, 30. Glæsen fæt on seolfenre racenteáge áhangen, Blickl. Homl. 209, 5. Unforedlícre racentágæ inextricabili collario, Hpt. Gl. 455, 10. Mid rúmre racenteáge, Salm. Kmbl. 587; Sal. 293. Fæste mid ísenum

Linked entry: raceteáh

a-teáh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-teáh, p. of a-teón.

drew out or awaywentcame

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drew out or away, went, came,Exon. 29 b; Th. 91, 19; Cri. 1494: Beo. Th. 1537; B. 766;

for-teáh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-teáh, p. of for-teón.

misledseduced

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misled, seduced, Exon. 11 b; Th. 17, 14; Cri. 270;

ge-teág

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teág, -teáh

drewledgave

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drew, led, gave, Cd. 162; Th. 203, 22; Exod. 407: Bd. 5, 18; S. 636, 4: Beo. Th. 2093; B. 1044

be-teón

(v.)
Grammar
be-teón, p. -teáh, pl. -tugon; pp. -togen.

to draw over or round, cover, surround, inclose, protectobducere, superinducere, circumducere, concludere, munireto leave by law, bequeathlegareaccusecriminari, accusare

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to draw over or round, cover, surround, inclose, protect; obducere, superinducere, circumducere, concludere, munire Heora scyldas wǽron betogene mid hýdum their shields were covered with hides, Ors. 5, 7; Bos. 107, 8. Betogen [betogan MS.] cræt a covered

tó-teón

(v.)
Grammar
tó-teón, p. -teáh, pl. -tugon;. pp. -togen.

to pull to piecestear to piecesto pull away

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to pull to pieces, tear to pieces (lit. and fig.) Se wyrm ða tungan tótýhþ, Soul Kmbl. 234; Seel. 121. His æfterfolgeras feówertiéne geár ðisne middangeard tótugon and tótǽron (dilaniaverunt), Ors. 3, 11; Swt. 142, 23.

wiþ-teón

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-teón, p. -teáh, pl. -tugon; pp. -togen.

to withdrawdraw backto draw backrestrainto draw awayto draw to

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Grammar wiþ-teón, with acc. to withdraw, draw back Swá micel swá seó sǽ heó mǽst wiðteóhð as far as ever the sea withdraws itself (recedes ), Chart. Th. 318, 9. Grammar wiþ-teón, with dat. to draw back, restrain Balaham wolde féran ðǽr hiene mon bæd

ge-teón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teón, ic -teó, ðú -týhst, he -týhþ, pl. -teóþ; p. -teáh, -teág, -téh, pl. -tugon; pp. -togen.

to drawleadinciteexciteconstrainrestrainbring upinstructbring to an endcompletedraw or bind togetherstring a musical instrumenttrahereducereperducerestringereevaginareexcitareconstringereeducareinstitueread finem perducerecomplerenervis aptare vel instruereto bring as an offering or giftcontributebestowgiveconferre

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to draw, lead, incite, excite, constrain, restrain, bring up, instruct, bring to an end, complete, draw or bind together, string a musical instrument; trahere, ducere, perducere, stringere, evaginare, excitare, constringere, educare, instituere, ad finem

teár

(n.)
Grammar
teár, ( = teahor), teór, tæher, teher, tehher, es; m.

A tear.a drop of water from the eye,caused by emotion, generally by griefin plural, used for the feeling of which the tears are a sign, grief, afflictioncaused by weakness.a tearlike dropthat which drops or exudes, e.g. honey from a comb

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Þynceþ þegna gehwylcum huniges bíbreád healfe ðý swetre, gif hé hwéne ǽr huniges teáre bitres onbyrgeþ, Met. 12, 10. Meng wið huniges teáre, Lchdm. iii. 46, 7. Nim huniges teár and merces sǽd ... mæng wið ðone teár, 4, 16 [O. Frs. tár: O. H.

téan

(v.)
Grammar
téan, (?), tégan(?); p. téde

To grow tough or pliant

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To grow tough or pliant Tédan lentescunt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 52, 57: 92, 77. Similar entries v. tóan, tóh; see also (?)ge-teágan

teám

(n.)
Grammar
teám, es; m.

A line; but the word which is used in the related dialects (v. infra) with a physical meaning is used in English figuratively.a line of descendants, offspring, progeny, family, childrenbringing forth children, child-bearinga line of animals harnessed together, a team

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Seó gelaþung is úre ealra módor ... hire teám nis ná líchamlíc ac gástlíc, 492, 8: Homl. Skt. i. 20, 9. Wuenumon and hire teám, Moruiw and hire teám and Wurgustel and his teám wuárun gefreód ... Marh gefreóde Leðelt and ealle hire teám, Chart.

tela

(adv.)
Grammar
tela, teala, teola, telo, tiolo; adv.

Well.well, rightly, aright, correctlywell, perfectly, completely, thoroughly, certainlywell, prosperously, happilywell, in a beneficial or pleasant mannermarking degree, very, to a great extentas an exclamation, well, good

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Ic ðé teala forgulde ealle ða gehát, Ps. Th. 65, 13. Ðǽr ðú mé teala hǽle, 70, 2. Se ðe teala cúþe, Exon. Th. 349, 9; Sch. 43.

teoh

(n.)
Grammar
teoh, teohh, e; f.; but also m. or n.
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An association, a company, band Besæt hé ðá sinherge sweorda láfe weán oft gehét earmre teohhe with a mighty host he besieged then those whom the sword had spared, to the wretched band woe he oft promised, Beo. Th. 5868; B. 2938. Óððæt ic ðínes earmes