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þóhe

(n.)
Grammar
þóhe, þóe, þó; gen. þón; f.
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Clay Thóhae, thóae argilla, Txts. 36, 3. Ðó, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 16. Þóe creta, 136, 78

Linked entries: þó þóe

þrang

(n.)

a throng ⬩ crowd

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a throng, crowd Wæterberendra þran[gum] lixarum coetibus, Hpt. Gl. 427, 15. (?)

þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
þrymm, es; m.

a host ⬩ great body of people ⬩ a force ⬩ multitude ⬩ a great body of water ⬩ force ⬩ power ⬩ might ⬩ glory ⬩ majesty ⬩ magnificence ⬩ greatness ⬩ grandeur

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Ðé þanciaþ þúsenda fela, eal engla þrym ánre stefne, Hy. 7, 50: Cd. Th. 267, 11; Sat. 36. Ealle ábúgaþ tó ðé, ðínra engla þrym, Hy. 7, 11. Seó heá duguð and se engla þrym, Exon. Th. 65, 33; Cri. 1064.

Linked entry: þrym

ge-þíhan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þíhan, p. -þáh, -þág, -þǽh

To thrive ⬩ prosper ⬩ grow ⬩ vigere ⬩ proficere ⬩ crescere

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To thrive, prosper, grow; vigere, proficere, crescere Ǽlc ðæra ðe Gode geþíhþ every one that thrives to God, Homl. Th. ii. 454, 29. Eádig biþ se ðe in his éðle geþíhþ happy is he who thrives in his country, Exon. 89 a; Th. 335, 21; Gn. Ex. 37.

for-ðý

(adv.)
Grammar
for-ðý, for-ðí, for-ðig; adv.

For that cause ⬩ consequently ⬩ proptĕrea ⬩ ĭdeo

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For that cause, consequently; proptĕrea, ĭdeo Forðy Moyses eów sealde ymbsnydenysse proptĕrea Moyses dĕdit vōbis circumcisiōnem, Jn. Bos. 7, 22: Bt. 19; Fox 70, 1: Bt. Met. Fox 20, 385; Met. 20, 193

þǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr, þár, þára; adv.
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There, where. local, with demonstrative force, (i) there, in that place Hig cómon tó ðære stówe, and hé gebæd hine þǽr ( ibi ) tó Gode, Gen. 13, 4 : 18, 24. Gif ðú þǽr (ðér, Lind. : ðǽr, Rush. ibi) geþencgst ðæt ðín bróðor hæfþ ǽnig þing ágén ðé, lǽt

Linked entry: þár

for-ðí

(con.)
Grammar
for-ðí, for-ðí-ðe; conj.

For that ⬩ for ⬩ because ⬩ therefore ⬩ quia ⬩ quŏniam ⬩ ĭtăque

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For that, for, because, therefore; quia, quŏniam, ĭtăque Ná forðíðe heó of Moyse sý non quia ex Moyse est, Jn. Bos. 7, 22: Ps. Lamb. 77, 22. Forðiðe he slóh stán quŏniam percussit petram, Ps. Lamb. 77, 20

þe

(adv.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þe, indecl.
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particle. as relative pronoun of any number, gender, or case, where the antecedent clause does not contain a demonstrative Ic hit eom, þe wið ðé sprece, Jn. Skt. 4, 26. Ðæt ðú ne sý gesewen fram mannum fæstende, ac ðínum Fæder þe ys on díglum: and ðín

Linked entry: þý

þá

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
þá, adv. conj.
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Then, when. When the word stands at the beginning of a clause and may be translated by then, the verb generally precedes its subject; if it is to be translated by when the subject generally precedes the verb. then, at that time Ic ofstikode hyne. Swíþe

þe

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4. Add Gif hwylc abbod mæssepreóstes behófige, geceóse hé of his ágenum geférum þe þæs hádes wurðe sig, R. Ben. 110, 18. Hwæt gebyrað ús embe þis tó smeágenne? Þis sceolon smeágan þe þæs gíman sceolon, Ælfc. T. Grn. 20, 31. 1. Add Þonan wendan þe hé

for-ðam

(con.)
Grammar
for-ðam, for-ðæm, for-ðan, for-ðon, for-ðam-ðe, for-ðæm-ðe, for-ðan-ðe, for-ðon-ðe; conj, [for that which]

For that ⬩ for that reason which ⬩ for ⬩ because ⬩ nam ⬩ quia

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For that, for that reason which, for, because; nam, quia Eádige synd ða gástlícan þearfan, forðam hyra ys heofena ríce blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven, Mt. Bos. 5, 3: Ps. Spl. 24, 22: Beo. Th. 301; B. 149: Cd. 167;

Linked entries: for-ða for-ðon

þó

Grammar
þó, þóae.

Similar entry: þóhe

þe

(pronoun.)
Grammar
þe, <b>=se</b>,
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in Northern Gospels Ðe ł hé ipse, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 15, 24. Ðe ilca ipse, 3, 4. Ðe ðe qui, 3, 2. Ðe Hǽlend, Jn. Skt. Rush. 4, 2, 6

þý

(adv.; con.; pronoun.)

Linked entry: þí

þá

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Add Be ðǽm wæs swíðe wel gecweden ðurh ðone wítgan ... ðǽ cwæð se wítga unde bene per prophetam dicitur, Past. 409, 33. <b>II,</b> add :-- Him þá etendum, Mk. 14, 22. Hér Cynegíls and Cuichelm gefuhtun wið Pendan, and geþingodan þá, Chr.

þú

Grammar
þú, I.
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Hé ne meahte ná his forwyrcan, and tú hine héte ðá flýman . . . ic wæs æt Cippanhomme mil té, Cht. Th. 173, 5-10. Add

þreáp

(n.)

a troop ⬩ band

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Halliwell gives thrap to crowd, as an Essex word), Hpt. 477, 52; 487, 33. (?)

for-ðon

(con.)
Grammar
for-ðon, for-ðon-ðe; conj.

For that ⬩ for ⬩ because ⬩ quia ⬩ quŏniam

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For that, for, because; quia, quŏniam Forðon ðú ofslóge ealle quŏniam tu percussisti omnes, Ps. Spl. 3, 7. Forðonðe wyste Drihten weg rihtwísra quŏniam nōvit Dŏmĭnus viam justōrum, 1. 7

cwýst ðú

(v.; pronoun.)
Grammar
cwýst ðú, cwýst ðú lá, cwýst tú lá sayest thou? used in questions, as interrog. adv. numquid? — Cwýst ðú eom ic hyt? Mt. Bos. 26, 22

whether it am I? ⬩ numquid ego sum?

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whether it am I? Wyc. note rr; numquid ego sum? Vulg: Ps. Spl. 29, 12: 7, 12

þeáh

(adv.)
Grammar
þeáh, þáh, þǽh, þéh; adv. conj.
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yet, still, however, nevertheless Ðeáh (ðéh, MS. A.) ic secge inc verumtamen dico vobis, Mt. Kmbl. 11, 22. Hé ðafode ða scylda, and ðeáh hé him gecýðde, Past. 21; Swt. 151, 23: Blickl. Homl. 55, 26. Hié hæfdon áþas geseald, and þéh ofer ða treówa fóron

Linked entries: þǽh þáh þéh

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