þeáw-leás
Ill-mannered, ⬩ ill-conditioned
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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
usual, ⬩ customary ⬩ moral, ⬩ figurative
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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,
þeáw-fæst
of good manners, ⬩ of well-ordered life, ⬩ moral, ⬩ virtuous ⬩ gentle
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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. Ecg
þeód-land
an inhabited district, ⬩ a region, ⬩ country ⬩ the continent(?)
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an inhabited district, a region, country Fromcyme folde weorðeþ, þeódlond monig, ðíne gefylled, Cd. Th. 106, 4; Gen. 1766. Ðá becwom ic on Caspiain ðæt lond; ðá wæs ðǽr seó wæstmberendeste eorþe ðæs þeódlondes, and ic swíðe wundrade ða gesǽlignesse ðære
þeód-eorþe
The whole inhabited earth, ⬩ the world
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The whole inhabited earth, the world Hwæt sceoldon ðé (the guilty soul ), þeódeorðan fýlnes (cf. Exon. Th. 368, 7); úre ælmessan? Wulfst. 240, 15
Linked entry: eorþe
þeód-gestreón
A great treasure
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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
þeód-feónd
The arch-enemy
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The arch-enemy Se þeódfeónd, Antecrist sylfa, Wulfst. 83, 16. Hé fordéþ ðæne þeódfeónd and on helle grund besenceþ, 86, 20: 85, 19: 54, 20
þeód-þreá
a great calamity
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a great calamity Hié wordum bǽdon, ðæt him gástbona geoce gefremede wið þeódþreáum (the injuries inflicted by Grendel), Beo. Th. 358; B. 178
Linked entry: þeód-bealu
þeód-wita
one of the wise men of a nation, ⬩ one whose knowledge fits him for a place in the councils of the nation, ⬩ a senator ⬩ a man of great wisdom or learning, ⬩ a sage ⬩ used of a poet ⬩ historian ⬩ a philosopher ⬩ man of science
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one of the wise men of a nation, one whose knowledge fits him for a place in the councils of the nation, a senator Senatores, ðæt synd þeódwitan, Jud. p. 161, 32. Ðá wǽron þeódwitan (leód-,MS. H.) weorðscipes wyrðe, L. R. 1; Th. i. 190, 12. Be ðeódwitan
þeóf-wracu
Punishment for theft
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Punishment for theft Gif hé eft ofer ðæt stalie ... sleá man hine on ða þeófwrace, L. Ath. v. 1, 4; Th. i. 230, 4
þeóh-sceanca
A thigh-shank, ⬩ the upper part of the leg
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A thigh-shank, the upper part of the leg Earsendu nates, þeóh femur, þeóhscanca coxa, Wrt. Voc. i. 65, 36-38: 283,61-65. Ða hypbán ða earsenda mid ðǽm þeóhsconcum catacrinas, nates cum femoribus, Lchdm. i. lxxiv, 19
þeóh-seax
A shore sword that could be worn on the thigh
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A shore sword that could be worn on the thigh Þeóhsaex semispatium ( = -spathium ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 26. Sweord macheram, þeóhseax senspatium, 96, 29
þeóf-sliht
Thief-slaying
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Thief-slaying Be ðeófslihte. Se ðe þeófslihþ, hé mót áðe gecýðan ðæt hé hine fleóndne for þeóf slóge, L. In. 35; Th. i. 124, 4
þeóf-stolen
Stolen, ⬩ taken by thieves
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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
þeóf-scolu
A gang or band of thieves
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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-scyldig
Guilty of theft
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Guilty of theft Stent ðonne þeáfscyldig se ðe hit on handa hæfp, L. Eth. ii. 9; Th. i. 290, 16
þeóf-gild
Payment made in the way of fine or compensation by one convicted of stealing
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Payment made in the way of fine or compensation by one convicted of stealing Swerian hí ðæt him nǽfre áð ne burste, ne hé þeófgyld ne gulde (i.e. that he had never been convicted of stealing), L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 280, 13: iii. 4; Th. i. 294, 13: L.
þeóf-scip
A pirate-vessel
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A pirate-vessel Ðeófscip (théb-) mimopora ( = myoparo), Txts. 79, 1316: Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 67
þeóf-denn
A thieves' cave
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A thieves' cave Andlang weges tó ðam þeófdenne, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 15, 28
þeóh-wærc
Pain in the thighs
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Pain in the thighs Wið þeóhwræce ... smyre ða þeóh, sóna hý beóð hále, Lchdm. i. 354, 19