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þweorh

(adj.)
Grammar
þweorh, þwerh, þwyrh; adj.

crookedcrossadverseopposedcrossangrybitterperversewrongevildepravedfrowardwronglyevilly

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Similar entries v. þweora Ðǽm þweorum (þreorum, Wrt.) rancidis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 80, 59. Similar entries v. þróh. Grammar þweorh, On þweorh perverse, wrong, evil, depraved, froward Heorte ðuerh (þweor, Spl.: þweorr, Lamb.) cor pravum, Ps.

þweorh

Grammar
þweorh, <b>. II.</b>
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add: — Gif hé ǽr þweores windes bǽtte, Bt. 41, 3; F. 250, 16. add: insolent Mid þhwyrum proteruo, An. Ox. 1160. Mid hwyrutn obliquo (zelo) 2770

íre-þweorh

(adj.)
Grammar
íre-þweorh, adj.
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Having the mind perverted by rage, Exon. 67 a ; Th. 248. 3 ; Jul. 90

þweorh-furh

(n.)

a cross furrowa rough place

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a cross furrow, a rough place Þuerhfyri salebrae (cf. O. H. Ger. furihi salebras; sulcos ), Txts. 95, 1761. Ða unsméþan ðwerfuru salebrosos (complanans) anfractus (Ald.), Wrt. Voc. ii. 78, 26. Þwyrhfero anfractus (the passage in Aldhelm is: Errabundis

Linked entry: -fýre

þweora

(n.)
Grammar
þweora, an; m.

Crossnesspeevishness

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His múð hé sceal from ǽlcum þweoran (or adj.? v. L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 416, 33) and yflum wordum gehealdan debet os suum a malo vel pravo eloquio custodire, R. Ben. 18, 7

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þweora

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Add Wickedness, depravity, perversity, v. þweorh ; Geswícað fram ðám þweoran þǽre þýðe a furti pravitate cessate, Gr. D. 202, 12. Hé wæs gecyrred fram þám þweoran ( pravitate ) þæs Arrianiscan gedwolan, 239, 18

þweores

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
þweores, þwires, þwyres.

across as opposed to alongathwarttransverselycrosswise as opposed to lengthwayson the flankperverselywrongly

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across as opposed to along, athwart, transversely, crosswise as opposed to lengthways Lege bred þweores ofer ða fét lay a board across over the feet, Lchdm. ii. 342, 6. Ðonon þweores ofér ðone beorh, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 353, 16.

Linked entries: þwires þwyre

-þweorod

(suffix)

Similar entry: ge-þweorod

þwearm

(n.)
Grammar
þwearm, es; m.(?)

A cutting instrument

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A cutting instrument Thuearm, duæram, þuarm scalprum, Txts. 94, 891

Linked entry: þwarm

þweores

Grammar
þweores, <b>.
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III.</b> add Hé bið geháten ðæs deófles bearn þe wyle ǽfre ðwyres, Hex. 44, 14

þwer

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ge-þweor

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þweor, es; n.

Curdwhat is coagulatedcoagulum,

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Curd, what is coagulated; coagulum, Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 19

ge-þweorod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þweorod, (<b>ge-þweórod ?</b>
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according to the metre the syllable is long) Þeáh ánra hwilc sié gebunden gesiblíce tógædre, ꝥte heora ǽnig óðres ne dorste mearce ofergangan, ac geþweorod sint ðegnas tógædre, cele wið hǽto, hǽt wið drýgum; winnað hwæðre tu numeris elementa ligas, ut

Linked entry: -þweorod

þweor-tíme

(adj.)
Grammar
þweor-tíme, adj.

given to oppositioncontentiousgiven to evilwickeddepraved

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Similar entries v. þweorh, II Ðone réþan, ðe biþ þweortéme, ðú scealt hátan hund, nallas mann ferox, atque inquies linguam litigiis exercet?

þweor-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þweor-líc, þwyr-líc; adj.

reversedcontraryoppositeadverseperverseevildepraved

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Similar entries v. þweorh, II Antecrist is gereht ðwyrlíc Crist, Homl. Th. i. 4, 22. perverse, evil, depraved Hé wǽs ácenned búton synne, and næs nán ðing ðwyrlíces on him, Homl. Th. i. 176, 5. Fram þwyrlíce sprǽce a pravo eloquio, R. Ben.

þweor-timbre

(adj.)
Grammar
þweor-timbre, (?); adj.

Cross-grainedstubborn

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Cross-grained(?), stubborn Ic wát ðæt ic ǽr ne síð ǽnig ne métte þrístran geþohtes ne þweorhtimbran ( Grein suggests -tímran, v. next word ) mægþa cynnes, Exon. Th. 275, 15; Jul. 550

þweor-lic

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<b>. II.</b> add: — Hwyrlice, wiþewyrde contrariam, An. Ox. 2751. add: — Hwirlicere prútunge proteruo fastu, An Ox. 1160. Þa gesceafta ðe sind þwyrlice gedúhte, hí sind tó wrace gesceapene yfeldǽdum the creatures that seem evil, they are

ge-þwére

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-þwére, adj.

Unitedagreeingconcors,

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United, agreeing; concors, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 44; Som. 13, 4: Shrn. 182, 5

a-þwóh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-þwóh, -þwógon

washed

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washed,Bd. 4, 13; S. 582, 13;

þurh-bitter

(adj.)
Grammar
þurh-bitter, adj.

Very bitterexasperating

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Very bitter, exasperating Þweor mǽgþ and tyrwiende ł þurhbitter generatio prava et exasperans, Ps. Lamb. 77, 8