þing-gemearc
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Measuring (time) by events (? cf. other compounds of gemearc, e.g. fót-, geár-gemearc, where the first part determines the character of the measurement, measurement by feet, by years; in the case of almost all such compounds it is an (adverbial) genitive
þing-stów
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Compitum, i. villa vel þingstów vel þrop, Wrt. Voc. ii. 132, 55. In spréc[stów] ł in ðingstów in foro, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 20, 3. From ðingstówe (-stów, Lind.) a foro, Mk. Skt. Rush. 7, 4
þyrn-cin
A small prickly plant ⬩ a thistle
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A small prickly plant (-cin diminutive suffix?), a thistle Cwyst ðú gaderaþ man wínberian of þornum oððe fícæppla of þyrncinum ( tribolis ), Mt. Kmbl. 7, 16
under-þeów
One reduced to slavery ⬩ one who serves under or is subject to another ⬩ a slave ⬩ servant
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One reduced to slavery, one who serves under or is subject to another, a slave, servant Hé geniédde Arhalaus ðone látteów ðæt hé wæs his underþeów, Ors. 5, 11; Swt. 238, 2. Ða burgware bǽdon ðæt hié mósten beón hiera underþeówas ðá hí hié bewerian ne
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un-þeáw
A bad habit ⬩ an evil practice ⬩ a vice ⬩ fault
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A bad habit, an evil practice, a vice, fault Médsceattas áwendaþ wólíce tó oft ða rihtan dómas, and seó yfelnyss becymð ofer eallum force ðǽr ðǽr se unþeáw orsorhlíce ríxaþ, Ælfc. T. Grn. 20, 34. Ðæt is ðara monna unþeáw ðæt hí nyton hwæt hí send sese
un-þeód
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Ne lyste ðé fægeres wífes and wel geléredes and seó ðínum willum and wel unþeód (underþeód? subject ), Shrn. 183, 10
wergild-þeóf
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A thief whose wergild was paid as a punishmen for his crime [cf. Gif þeóf sié gefongen, swelte hé deáðe, oþþe his líf be his were man áliése, L. In. 12; Th. i. 110, 8] Be wergeldþeófes forefonge. Gif mon wergildþeóf geféhð, and hé losige ðý dæge ðám
weorc-þeów
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A slave who works, a bondman, a bondwoman, a slave, a thrall Ðá wearð unblíðe Abrahames cwén hire worcþeówe, Cd. Th. 136, 18 ; Gen. 2260. Nabochodonossor him dyde Israéla bearn, wǽpna láfe, tó weorcþeówum ( si quis evaserat gladium, ductus in Babylonem
wíte-þeów
One who had been condemned to slavery for crime ⬩ one in hell
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One who had been condemned to slavery for crime, or from inability to pay the fines incurred for violation of the law. For cases which involved loss of freedom, Similar entries v. þeów. Grammar wíte-þeów, literal Gif hwelc man biþ wíteþeów (or adj. ?
ár-þing
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A thing of value, gift Ðá ðe gisendun árðing ( munera ) hiora in gazophilacium, Lk. R. 21, 1. v. þing, 1 a. α
brémel-þorn
A bramble
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A bramble Andlanges furh on brémelþornan on ðá ealdan díc, C. D. iii. 10, 22
ceól-þelu
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Add: -þel (?); n. cf. wǽg-þel
firen-þeóf
A robber
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A robber Firinðeáfum latronibus, Rtl. 119, 18
ge-þeód
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Fellowship, association Geþeóde conabuli (contubernii?? cf. contubernalis geþeódlic, 135, 21), Wrt. Voc. ii. 136, 46. Ne sceal hé ágan náne geþeóde náðer ne wið þæt mynster ne wið þá geférrǽdene non debet sociari corpori monasterii, R. Ben. 109, 17
ge-þing
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gedwol-þing
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a false thing Hý forgýmdon heora Drihten, and wurðedon þurh deófles láre mistlice gedwolþing, and worhton fela gedwimera on anlícnessum, Wlfst. 11, 4. (magical) delusion, sorcery Balzaman smyring wiþ scínláce and wiþ eallum gedwolþinge, Lch. ii. 288
hagu-þorn
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A hawthorn. Take here <b>haga-þorn</b> in Dict., and add Hagudorn, heagoðorn alba spina, Txts. 36, 19