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tó-heáwan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-heáwan, p. -heów; pp. -heáwen

To hew to pieces, ⬩ cut to pieces

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Man sceolde ða scipu tóheáwan, Chr. 1004; Erl. 139, 26. Wé synd ealle beléwde tó úre lífleáste, ðæt wé beón tóheáwene mid heardum swurdum, Homl. Ass. 99, 255. Turnus feol mid mechen toheawen, Laym. 178. The helmes thei tohewen and toschrede, Chauc.

tó-heáwan

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Man tóheów þá sticmǽlum þone sceoccenan god, Nap. 55, 27. Add

tó-helpan

(v.)
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glosses adjuvare Ic giléfo, tóhelpe ( adiuua ) ungileóffulnisse míne, Mk. R. 9, 24

Linked entry: helpan

á-breóþan

(v.)
Entry preview:

Ðá seonde hé ðæt man sceolde ðá scipu tóheáwan; ac hí ábruðon, ðá ðe hé tó þóhte (those he looked to failed in their duty ), Chr. 1004; P. 135, 30. Hí sume æt ðǽre neóde ábruðon, and fram ðám cynge gecyrdon, 1101; P. 237, 6.

Linked entries: a-broten á-broþenness

þencan

(v.)
Grammar
þencan, p. þóhte (þohte?)
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Ðá seonde hé ðæt man sceolde ða scipu tóheáwan; ac hí ábruðon ða ðe hé tó þóhte, Chr. 1004; Erl. 139, 26.

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