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tó-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-weard, adj.

futurethat is to comeabout to comecomingat handapproachingtoward(that is) to happen or be some time or other,(that is) to comeabout to happen(that is) to come soonimminentimpendingto take placecome to passcoming towards a placeapproachingabout to comewith the face towards a person,facing

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Tóweard ys ðæt Herodes sécþ ðæt cild tó forspillenne, Mt. 2, 13. Ðonne wambádl tóweard sié when the disease is coming on, Lchdm. ii. 216, 19. Tácn hú sió ádl tóweard sié, 256, 21. Hí gesáwon ðæt ðár tóweard wæs they saw what was about to happen, Lk.

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tó-weard

(prep.)
Grammar
tó-weard, prep.

Towardin the direction of

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Ða ðe gáþ on ryhtne weg tóweard ðæs hefonríces, Past. 9; Swt. 59, 19. Hé wæs hym syððan tóweard hys scypes farende, Homl.

tó-weard

(prep.)
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tó-weard, prep.
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Add Fram þám littlan fingre tóweard þæs earmes, Vis. Lfc. 85. Add Þá áþenede Benedictus his hand and áwrát Crístes róde táken þǽr tóweard extensa manu Benedictus signum crucis edidit, Gr. D. 105, 4. 3.

tó-weard

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tó-weard, <b>I b.</b>
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Seaxan sécende intingan and tó-weardne (an occasion, and one in the immediate future) heora gedáles wið Bryttas quaerentes occasionem diuortii, Bd. 1. 15; Sch. 42, 26. 1 a a. without inflexion Leoniþa sǽde þæt þá tída þá yfele wǽron and wilnode ꝥ him tóweard

tóweard-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
tóweard-líc, adj.

Future

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Future Me þincþ ic stande and his ágene stefne gehýre swá swá hit tóweardlíc is tó gehýranne, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 831. Ðæt tácnaþ tóweardlíce firhto and brógan, Lchdm. iii. 156, 10. God forgefe alle synne ðíno ondweardlíca and tóweardlíca (futura), Rtl

tó-weardes

(prep.)
Grammar
tó-weardes, prep, with dat.

Towards

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Deáð eów tóweardes onet, Bt. 39, 1; Fox 210, 27. Eów neálǽcþ se deáð tóweardes, Wulfst. 231, 34

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tó-wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
tó-wyrd, e; f.

Occasion

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Occasion Ðá wǽron Seaxan sécende intingan and tówyrde heora gedáles wiþ Brittas quaerentes occasionem divortii, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 37

tó-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-weorpan, -werpan, -worpan, -wurpan, -wyrpan; p. -wearp, pl. -wurpon; pp. -worpen.

To throw in different directionsthrow awaythrow downto scatterdispersedestroyoverthrowto scatterdisperseto break in piecesscatter the parts of a connected wholeto overthrowto overturnto throw downdestroy a buildingdemolishto overthrowto destroy the power of a person,to destroyto overthrow an institution, a practice, regulation, law, etc.,to put downput an end todestroymake voidbreakdissolveto throw out

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God tówearp (subvertit) ða burga, Gen. 19, 25: Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 114, 2. Hé tówearp ðæt templ Titus templum diruit, 6, 7; Swt. 262, 20. Se godcunda anweald tówearp ðone torr (the tower of Babel), Bt. 35, 4; Fox 162, 25.

hundteóntigfealdlíce

(adv.)
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hundteóntigfealdlíce, adv.
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A hundredfold þá englas sǽdon þæt him wǽre hundteóntigfealdlíce máre myrhð toweard, Wlfst. 237, 9

wuldor-blæd

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-blæd, es; m.

Glorious success

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Glorious success Eów ys wuldorblǽd torhtlíc tóweard, and tír gifeþe, Judth. Thw. 23, 35 ; Jud. 156

torht-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
torht-líc, adj.

Splendid

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Splendid Eów ys wuldorblǽd torhtlíc tóweard, Judth. Thw. 23, 35; Jud. 157. Dryhten eallum dǽleþ ... sumum torhtlícne tiir, Exon. Th. 331, 18; Vy. 70

slíf

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Eall wæs gesýne, fram þám littlan fingre tóweard þæs earmes, and sumne dǽl of þǽre slýfe, Vis. Lfc. 85. Add

súsl-cwalu

(n.)
Grammar
súsl-cwalu, e; f.
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A destruction or death accompanied by torment Ða árleásan geseóþ heora wíte and heora súselcwale hym tóweard, Wulfst. 238, 23. Ðú scealt habban súselcwale á on écnysse, 241, 13

wamb-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
wamb-ádl, e; f.

Disease of the stomach

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Ðonne wambádl tóweard sié, ðonne beóþ ða tácn . . . Lchdm. ii. 216, 19

torhtness

(n.)
Grammar
torhtness, e; f.

Glory

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Gyf him þince (seem in a dream) ðæt his hús byrnþ, micel blǽd and torhtnes him byþ tóweard, Lchdm, iii. 170, 10

neáhness

(n.)
Grammar
neáhness, e; f.

Nearnessneighbourhood

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Nearness, neighbourhood Hwylc tóweard yfel ðú ðé on neáhnysse forhtast quae ventura tibi in proximo mala formidas, Bd. 2, 12; S. 514, 1. On néhnesse his cytan in vicinia cellae illius, 5, 12; S. 630, 42

un-gewís

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewís, adj.

Uncertainunknown

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Uncertain, unknown For ðam ðe him cúþ forþfór tóweard wǽre and ungewiis (ungewiss? q. v.) seó tíd ðære ylcan forðfóre eo quod certus sibi exitus, sed incerta ejusdem exitus esset hora futura, Bd. 3, 19; S. 547, 16

neáhlǽcung

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Seó tówearde woruld mid hire neálǽcunge byð gecýþed, Gr. D. 330, 26. Sé þe ne blissað on neálǽcunge middan-geardes geendunge, Hml. Th. i. 612, 23. Add

tó-weorpan

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</b> add :-- Se áwyrgeda gást tówearp þone wáh (parietem evertit ), Gr. D. 125, 4. Mon tówearp þone weal niþer oþ þone grund Pompeius muros everti, aequarique solo imperavit, Ors. 5, 11; S. 238, 12