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be-tweohs

Grammar
be-tweohs, -tweox.

between ⬩ among ⬩ between ⬩ among

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Betweox (-twiux, v. l. ) itǽm gingestum monnum, Past. 300, 13. Betwix eallum hira yflum, 423, 6. Betux wífa gebyrdum, Bl. H. 167, 18. Betwyx óðrum þingum nis ná tó forgytane ꝥ góde frið, Chr. 1086 ; P. 220, 12. Hé arn betwux þám eórode middan, Hml.

twégen

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twégen, (twegen? In the later MSS. of the Gospels tweigen and twegen are found, but ei may represent earlier e, e. g. weig, Lk. 1, 79, eige, 2, 9; or é, e. g. wreigende, 23, 10, wreigeð, 23, 14: Layamon has tweiȝe, tweien: in the Ormulum the form is tweȝȝen); m.: twá, twuá; f.: tú, tuu, twá; n.: gen. twéga, twégea, tweágea, twíga, twégera, twégra (later Gospels have tweigre, tweire); dat. twám, twǽm. Besides these West Saxon are the following forms, nom. acc. twǽgen, twœgen, tuoegi, tuoege, tuóge, tuoe, tué; m.: f. tuoege: gen. tuoega, tuoe, twégen, tuoegara,twoegra, tuoera.
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Ðyssa twíga mǽst, Lchdm. iii. 28, 15. Mon dyde him twǽm ðone triumphan, Ors. 6, 7; Swt. 262, 25. Wið him twǽm, 6, 36; Swt. 294, 16. Betwih him twám, Bd. 1, 13; S. 482, 1.

Linked entries: tú tuu twá

áter-tán

(n.)
Grammar
áter-tán, es; m.

A poisonous rod ⬩ twig ⬩ vimen venenosum

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A poisonous rod, twig; vimen venenosum Ecg wæs íren, átertánum fáh the edge was iron, tainted with poisonous twigs, Beo. Th. 2923; B. 1459

Linked entry: átor-tán

hunig-teár

Grammar
hunig-teár, For first two passages substitute
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Ahlúttredes hunig-teáres defecati nectaris, Hpt. Gl. 468, 37. Hunigteáres carene, Wrt. Voc. ii. 17, 65

ge-tweógan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tweógan, -tweón; p. -tweóde; pp. -tweód; v. pers. and impers.

To doubt ⬩ hesitate ⬩ dŭbĭtāre

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To doubt, hesitate; dŭbĭtāre Ne getweóge ic náwuht be godes ǽcnessa I do not at all doubt about God's eternity, Shrn. 195, 4. Nó him treów getweóde his faith doubted not in him, Exon. 37 b; Th. 122, 25; Gú. 311: 40 b; Th. 134, 27; Gú. 515. Getuíga hæsitare

Linked entry: tweógan

ge-lýcost

(n.)

a twin ⬩ gemellus

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a twin; gemellus Didymus, ðæt is gelýcost. Jn. 20, 24 : 21, 2

bræd

(n.)
Grammar
bræd, bred, es; m. [= brægd, bregd from bregdan
to braid, weave, twist
]

to braid, weave, twist ⬩ Fraud, deceit ⬩ fraus, dolus

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Fraud, deceit; fraus, dolus He hit dyde bútan brede [bræde MS. B.] and bigswíce he did it without fraud and guile, L. Ed. 1;Th. i. 160, 6. Ic spæce drífe bútan bræde and bútan bíswíce I prosecute my suit without fraud and without guile, L. O. 2;Th. i

Linked entries: brægd bred

a-þráwan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þráwan, p. -þreów, pl. -þreówon; pp. -þráwen [a, þráwan to throw] .

to throw forth ⬩ to spill ⬩ effundere ⬩ to twist ⬩ wreath ⬩ twine ⬩ contorquere

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Kmbl. 2850; An. 1427. to twist, wreath, twine; contorquere Aþráwenan gold-þrǽddas twisted gold-threads. Aþráwenum þrǽdum with twisted threads, Cot. 50

Linked entries: a-dreópan a-þrowen

bróðor-þínen

(n.)
Grammar
bróðor-þínen, -þínenu, e; f.

A midwife at the birth of twin-brothers ⬩ fratres geminos parturienti obstetrix

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A midwife at the birth of twin-brothers; fratres geminos parturienti obstetrix, Gen. 38, 28

Linked entry: beorþor-þínen

brægd

(n.; v.; part.)
Grammar
brægd, bregd, es; m. [brægd, p. of bregdan
to twist, braid, weave
]

to twist, braid, weave ⬩ Deceit, fraud; ⬩ dolus, fraus.

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Deceit, fraud; dolus, fraus

Linked entries: bræd bregd

byrst

(n.)
Grammar
byrst, es; n.
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Hyre twigu beóþ swylce swínene [MS. swinen] byrst its twigs are like swine bristles, Herb. 52, 2; Lchdm. i. 156, 3

Linked entries: bryst berst bristl

líf-getwinnan

(n.)
Grammar
líf-getwinnan, pl. m.

Twins

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Twins, Salm. Kmbl. 284; Sal. 141

Linked entry: ge-twin

and-wíg

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Ymb andwíg (an twig, MS.), Exod. 145

á-þráwan

to twist ⬩ twine ⬩ curl ⬩ to twist ⬩ give a different direction to a moving body

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Add: to twist, twine, curl Mid þráwingspinle synd áþráwene (antiae frontis) calomistro crispantur, An. Ox. 5329. Gyldne styþa hié úton wreþedon and áþráwene ðár ingemong stódon, Angl. iv. 143, 100. Þá áþráwenan goldþrǽdas torta aureafila, Wit.

ellen-tán

(n.)
Grammar
ellen-tán, es; m.

An elder-twig

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An elder-twig Ellentánas and áctánas, Lch. ii. 322, 19

penn

(n.)
Grammar
penn, a fold (? the meaning is uncertain; perhaps the two names
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Strétpen, C. D. iii. 448, 19, Strétfold, 119, 30 may suggest that the word has the later sense). Add: On ætden pæn . . . on ðone ealdan uuíðig on Ættan pennes læce, C. D. vi. 48, 12-14. On hacan penne, v. 238, 30. Andlang weges tó pippenes penne; of

ge-edþráwen

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For 'Som.' substitute: — Mid geedþráwenum twíne cum bisso retorto, An. Ox. 1062

Linked entries: ed-þráwen ge-þráwan ge-edðrawen

-gilde

(adv.; suffix)
Grammar
-gilde, in composition with numerals, forming noun, adj., or adv. v. án-gilde, endleofan-gilde, feówer-gilde, nigon-gilde, six-gilde, twelf-gilde, twi-gilde, þri-gilde

ác-tán

(n.)
Grammar
ác-tán, es; m.
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An oak-twig Áctánas, Lch. ii. 322, 19

Linked entry: tán

wig-telgode

(adj.)
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for twig-telgode, Ps. Spl. C. 108, 28

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