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twirǽdness

(n.)
Grammar
twirǽdness, e; f.

Discorddissensiondisagreement

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Twyrédnysse dissensiones, R. Ben. Interl. 109, 17. Twirédnesse discordias, Kent. Gl. 1124

Linked entry: án-rǽdnes

tyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
tyhtan, p.te.

to drawstretchto draw the mind to somethingto inciteexhortprovokesolicitprompturgepersuadeto suggestbring to the mindto instructteach

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Gif mid rícan mannan wé wyllaþ sum þinc tihtan (suggerere), R. Ben. Interl. 53, 6. to instruct, teach, Similar entries v. ge-tyhtan. Þe deofel heom tuhte to þan werke, O.E. Homl. i. 121, 33. A þet wit cume forð ant tuhte ham þe betere, 247, 6.

tyllan

(v.)
Grammar
tyllan, p.tylde

To drawattract

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And westward thei drowe, R. Glouc. 151, 20: 152, 19. To gile ne to fraude wild he neuer tille, R. Brunne 128, 20. Þis tolleð him towurd þe, A.R. 290, 5. Ha tolliþ togederes they draw, come together, Marh. 14, 6.

tyslian

(v.)
Grammar
tyslian, p. ode

To dress

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I will say no more about that shameful fashion of dress, but that books tell us, that he is accursed, who holds the customs of heathen men in his life and thereby dishonours his own race, Wanley Cat. pp. 121-122; see also Engl. Stud. viii. 62.

Linked entry: tyslung

týn

(v.)
Grammar
týn, p. týde, tydde (týdde?); pp. týd

To instructeducateteach

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Se ðe ðone mǽran noman abbodes underféhþ hé sceal mid twyfealdre láre ða wyldan and týn ðe him underþeódde synt cum aliquis suscipit nomen abbatis dupplici debet doctrina suis preesse discipulis, R. Ben. 11. 12.

þæslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þæslíce, adv.

in that waysosuitablyfitlymeetly

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Scint. 46, 1 : R. Ben. 70, 21. Hé hlód ða flówendan láre ðe hé eft þæslíce bealcette, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 22. Þæslícor dignius, Germ. 390, 33

for-spillan

to destroyto destroy by extravagant useconsume wastefullywasteto lose

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Rdr. 53, 7. ꝥ ic forspille ( disperderem ) of ceastre ealle, Ps. Srt. 100, 9. Is nédðearf ꝥ hié man forspille, and mid ordum hié man sleá, Bl. H. 189, 29: Ll. Th. i. 304, 20. Hí eów wyllað forspyllan and eówre rýce tówurpan, Hml.

for-specan

(v.)
Grammar
for-specan, for-sprecan; p. -sp[r]æc, pl. -sp[r]ǽcon ; pp. -sp[r]ecen .

to speak againstspeak ill ofdenounceto misrepresent a case,state wronglyto lose that which is the subject of a suitto speak to no purposewaste one's words

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to speak against, speak ill of denounce Forsprecað hí foran tó ðisum folce, þæt 'swá hraðe swá hí becumað tó ðyssere byrig, gehseftað hí,' Hml. Th. ii. 494, 10. [ Fra steven of forspekand a voce obloquentisPs. 43, 17. ] to misrepresent a case, state

for-spenning

luring to evil actionluring to destruction

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Forspennigum illecebris, R. Ben. I. 11, 3. luring to destruction, Similar entries cf. for-spanan, Forspenningce anathemate, i. perditione, An. Ox. 5122

for-styltan

(v.)
Grammar
for-styltan, p. te

To be overcome with astonishment

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R. 5, 42:(forstyldton, L.) 10, 24: (forestylton, L.), 16, 5

Linked entry: fore-styltan

for-swelgan

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Ox. 516. non-material Þæt hé þurh mycele gnornunge ne sý on lyre forswolgen ne habundantiori tristitia absorbeatur, R.

for-þrysmian

(v.)
Grammar
for-þrysmian, -þrysman.

to choketo darken with smokecloud

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Ox. 11, 100. to darken with smoke, cloud Ásweartad, forsworcen, forþ[r]ysmed fuscatus, i. denigratus, obnubilatus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 152, 7

forþmest

(adj.)
Grammar
forþmest, adj.

First

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R. 12, 20. Tó ðǽm forðmest (ældra, R., yldran, W. S. ), Mt. L. 21, 28. of rank or importance Sé ðe wælle betuih iúh forðmest wossa, Mt. L. 20, 27. Foerðmest, Mk. R. 10, 44. Se forðmesta (foerð-, R., mǽste, W. S.) bod, Mk. L. 12, 28.

Linked entry: forþ

forþ-stæppung

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-stæppung, e; f.

A stepping forthproceedingprocess

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Mid forðsteppinge ( processu ) drohtnunga, R. Ben. I. 6, 8: Hy. S. 80, 27

forþ-rihtes

(adv.)
Grammar
forþ-rihtes, adv.

Straight on

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Straight on Þá sealmas forðrihtes bútan antemne sint tó singanne psalmi directanei sine antiphona dicendi sunt, R. Ben. I. 48, 6

Linked entry: forþ-riht

for-þringan

to thrust asidecrowd out

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to thrust aside, crowd out On nánum stówum ne sý endebyrdnes be nánre ylde gefadod, ne seó yld þá geogoðe ne forþringe, R. Ben. 115, 7. Add:

for-þyldian

(v.)
Grammar
for-þyldian, -þyldigian.

to bearsuffertake patiently

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Forþyldian tolerare, 10, 10: sufferre, R. Ben. I. 20, 11. Gé wǽron forþyldiende costnunga, Hml. S. 30, 446

for-tín

(n.)
Grammar
for-tín, (?), es; n.

A portent

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R. 13, 22

Linked entry: fer-tín

forþ-wíf

A woman of ranka great lady

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Substitute: A woman of rank a great lady Hláford dominus forðwíf matrona (cf. þǽre hláfdian matrone, ii. 54, 65), hlǽfdige domina, Wrt. Voc. i. 72, 78

for-weorenness

(n.)
Grammar
for-weorenness, e; f.

Extreme old agedecrepitude

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Rdr. 70, 18

Linked entry: for-werednes