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twy-iccende

(adj.)

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twá-nihte

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ge-palmtwíged

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
ge-palmtwíged, def. se -twígeda, seó, ðæt-twígede; part. [palm-twíg a palm-twig]

Palm-twigged, adorned with palm-twigs ⬩ palmæ rāmis ornātus

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Palm-twigged, adorned with palm-twigs; palmæ rāmis ornātus Se gepalmtwígeda Pater Noster the palm-twigged Pater Noster, Salm. Kmbl. 23; Sal. 12. Ðæt gepalmtwígede Pater Noster, 77; Sal. 39

-ecge

(suffix)
Grammar
-ecge, v. feówer-, six-, twi-ecge.

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bútú

(pronoun.)
Grammar
bútú, [bú = bá both, tú = twá two]
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Both; ambo Ðonne beóþ bútú gehealden then both [the two] shall be preserved, Mk. Bos. 2, 22. Ðá bútú abulgon Isaace and Rebeccan then both [the two] were a grief to Isaac and Rebecca, Gen. 26, 35: Lk. Bos. l, 6, 7. Wit him bútú sprecaþ we both [lit.

Linked entries: bútá búte

tweógan

(v.)
Grammar
tweógan, tweón; p. tweóde.
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Se ðe cuoeðas and ne tuáes ł ne getuíga (ne twiás ł ne twióge, Rush.) qui dixerit et non haesitaverit, Mk. Skt. Lind. 11, 23. Gif gé ne twígaþ si non haesitaveritis, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 21, 21. Tuiáde haesitabat, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 9, 7.

Linked entries: tuáes tweón twiógan

be-tweoh

Grammar
be-tweoh, (i, y, u), -tuh.

between ⬩ among ⬩ between ⬩ among

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Betweoh (-tuh, v. l. ) ðǽm twǽm, 118, 2. among Betuih (-twihc, R. ) iúh. Mt. L. 20, 26. with acc. between :-- Sete weall betuh ðé and ðá burh. Past. 165, 8. among, local (lit. or fig.) Stígan tó heofonum betweoh engla þreátas. Shrn. 50, 16.

heáfdede

Grammar
heáfdede, v. micel-heáfdede, þri-heáfdede, twi-heáfdede.

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twingan

(v.)
Grammar
twingan, (?); p. twang; pp. twungen
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To press, force Se hrýnð (tringaþ (twingeþ?), MS. M.) muntas qui tangit montes, Ps. Spl. 103, 33

hrís

Grammar
hrís, Substitute: Twigs, small branches, brushwood
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Frondes, s. dicuntur quod ferant virgultas vel umbras, geleáf rís vel bógas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 151, 7. Geleáf hrís frondes, 39, 69. Oð birnan hrís, C. D. v. 157, 16. ¶ Perhaps in a local name :-- Hé cóm tó Hrísbeorgan, vi. 184, 14: 197, 31. (Cf. Icel. Hrís-hóll

-ecgede

(suffix)
Grammar
-ecgede, v. feówer-, fíf-, fiþer-, ge-, scearp-, twi-ecgede(-ode).

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git

Grammar
git, ye two.
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Cwæð hé tó him (cf. handþegnas twégen, 62, 5): 'Ac tó hwon sweriað git mán?', Guth. 64, 6. Add

bátwá

(adj.)
Grammar
bátwá, bútá, bútú, bútwú; adj. [bá both, twá two]

BOTH THE TWO ⬩ both

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BOTH THE TWO, both: Bátwá Adam and Eue both Adam and Eve, Cd. 37; Th. 47, 24; Gen. 765: Gen. 26, 35

Linked entry: bútú

be-tweohsn

(prep.)
Grammar
be-tweohsn, -tweoxn; prep.

among ⬩ Among

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with dat. among Ne sié hit ná suá betweoxn eów . . . ond suá hwelc suá wule betweoxn eów mǽst beón, Past. 121, 4-6. Betweohxn (-tweoxn, v. l.) eów . . . betweohxn (-twuxn, v. l.) hǽðnum, 210, 7-8. Betwuxn óðrum sprǽcum, 461, 10. of mutual relation ¨

Linked entry: tweohsn

ge-dohtra

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dohtra, pl. (dual ?) [Two]
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daughters Heora (Jupiter and Juno) gedohtra wǽron Minerua and Uenus (cf. heora twá dohtra wǽron Minerua and Uenus, Wlfst. 106, 15), Sal. K. p. 121, 33

twaltiga

(n.)
Grammar
twaltiga, palma, Wrt. Voc. i. 80, 14, apparently an error for palm-twig, q. v.

-feald

(suffix)
Grammar
-feald, the termination of numerals, as án-feald one-fold, single; twí-feald or twý-feald two-fold, double; þreó-feald or þrý-feald three-fold, treble; seofon-feald seven-fold; manig-feald

manifold

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manifold

lǽrig

(n.)
Grammar
lǽrig, A word of doubtful meaning occurring only twice
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Bærst bordes lǽrig, Byrht, Th. 140, 6; By. 284. Ne him bealubenne gebiden hæfdon ofer linde lǽrig, Cd. 154; Th. 192, 29; Exod. 239. Grein suggests comparison with λαισήïoν a buckler, target, and that the word like rand may mean the rim of the shield and

Linked entry: ymb-lǽr(i)gian

ge-þráwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þráwan, -þrǽwan; p. -þreów, pl. -þreówon; pp. -þráwen, -þrǽwen

To twist; ⬩ torquere

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To twist; torquere Ðæt geþrǽwene [geþráwene, MS. Cot.] twín byssus torta, Past. 14, 6; Swt. 87, 11; Hat. MS. 18 b, 15. Geþráwan torquere, Hpt. Gl. 435

rǽping

Grammar
rǽping, v. next two words.

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