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níd-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
níd-þearf, e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityconstraintneeda necessary thingwhat a person needsneeddistresstroublea necessary business

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necessity, inevitableness Sum hit sceal geweorþan unáwendendlíce, ðæt biþ ðætte úre nýdþearf (néd-, Cott. MS.) biþ, and his willa biþ. Ac hit is sum swá gerád ðæt his nis nán neódþearf (néd-, Cott. MS.), and ðeáh ne deraþ nó ðeáh hit geweorþe, Bt. 41

níd-þeów

(n.)
Grammar
níd-þeów, es; m.

A slavethrall

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A slave, thrall Wé ðé, Hǽlend, biddaþ ðæt ðú gehýre hæfta stefne ðínra niédþiówa, Exon. Th. 22, 33; Cri. 361. Ne derige se hláford his mannum, ne forðan his nýdþeówan, L. I. P. 7; Th. ii. 314, 3

gold-þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
gold-þeóf, es; m.
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One who steals gold, L. Alf. pol. 9; Th. i. 68, 5

scóh-þegn

(n.)
Grammar
scóh-þegn, es; m.
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A servant who attends to shoes Be sceóhþénum de calciariis, R. Ben. Interl. 91, 9

stód-þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
stód-þeóf, es ; m.
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One who steals from a stud, a horse-stealer, L. Alf. pol. 9 ; Th. i. 68, 5

þearl-líc

(adj.)
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þearl-líc, adj.
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Severe, hard to bear Ðá ðæt Andrea earmlíc þúhte, þeódbealo þearlíc tó geþolianne, ðæt hé swá unscyldig ealdre sceolde lungre linnan, Andr. Kmbl. 2273; An. 1138. Sceal se dæg weorþan, ðæt wé forð beraþ firena gehwylce; ðæt biþ þearlíc gemót ( a meeting

þeáw-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
þeáw-fæst, adj.
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of good manners, of well-ordered life, moral, virtuous Loth hine fægre heóld, þeáwfæst and geþyldig, on ðam þeódscipe, Cd. Th. 116, 26; Gen. 1942: ( Abraham ), 161, 8; Gen. 2662. Wunige hé mid þeáwfæstumm mannum maneat cum bene moratis hominibus, L.

þeáw-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
þeáw-leás, adj.
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Ill-mannered, ill-conditioned Swýn ðe cyrþ tó meoxe æfter his ðweále, þeáwleás nýten, Homl. Th. ii. 380, 11

þeáw-líc

(adj.)
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þeáw-líc, adj.
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usual, customary Sum wít mid sealfe his fét smyrode, swá swá hit þeáwílc wæs on ðære þeóde, Homl. Ass. 41, 439. moral, figurative Þeáwlíc[r]e spǽce tropologiae, figurati sermonis, Hpt. Gl. 432, 13. Þeáwlícre spǽce tropologiam misticum, moralem, 410,

þæc-tigele

(n.)
Grammar
þæc-tigele, an; f.
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A tile for a roof Þaectigilum imbricibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 56

Linked entry: tigele

þeorf-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
þeorf-dæg, es; m.
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A day on which unleavened bread was to be eaten Ðæt geríst preóstum tó witanne hwæt beó betwyx Eástron and ðeorfdagum. Eásterdæg wæs se forma dæg on ðære ealdan ǽ, þonne se móna wæs .xiiii., and ða seofon dagas, ðe ðǽr æfter wǽron, wǽron gecíged dies

þeów-líc

(adj.)
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adj: Servile Þeóulíc servulis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Zup. 55, 1 MS. W

þeów-níd

(n.)
Grammar
þeów-níd, e; f.
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Violence or force that enslaves or subdues, oppression, enslavement His suhtriga ( Lot) þeównýd þolode; bæd hé (Abraham ) ða rincas ðæs rǽd áhicgan, ðæt his hyldemǽg áhred wurde, Cd. Th. 122, 21; 2030. Wé nú hǽðenra þeównéd (þreánýd, Exon. Th. 187, 1

þeód-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-gestreón, es; n.
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A great treasure Brúc ðisses beáges, and ðisses hrægles neót, þeódgestreóna, Beo. Th. 2440; B. 1218. Nalæs hí hine læssan lácum teódan, þeódgestreónum, 87; B. 44

þeóf-denn

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf-denn, es; n.
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A thieves' cave Andlang weges tó ðam þeófdenne, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 15, 28

þeóf-scolu

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf-scolu, e; f.
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A gang or band of thieves Gif ðú wǽre wegférende and hæfdest micel gold on ðé, and ðú ðonne becóme on þeófsceole ( þiófscole, Cott. MS.), ðonne ne wéndest ðú ðé ðínes feores, Bt. 14, 3; Fox 46, 26

þeóf-stolen

(adj.)
Grammar
þeóf-stolen, adj.
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(ptcpl.) Stolen, taken by thieves Swá ic spráce drífe ... swá mé þeófstolen (forstolen, MS. H.) wæs ðæt orf, L. O. 2; Th. i. 178, 14: L. O. D. 8; Th. i. 356, 12. Æt ǽlcon ðeófstolenan orfe, L. Ff.; Th. i. 226, 2

þic-feald

(adj.)
Grammar
þic-feald, adj.
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Dense, close Þicfealdum þreátum spissis cohortibus, Hpt. Gl. 413, 1. v. next word

Linked entry: ge-þicfyldan

under-þeów

(n.)
Grammar
under-þeów, es; m.

One reduced to slaveryone who serves under or is subject to anothera slaveservant

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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

Linked entry: þeów

un-þeáw

(n.)
Grammar
un-þeáw, es; m.

A bad habitan evil practicea vicefault

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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