Tihtan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Tihtan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Related words: preceding word. tihtan

Definitions

1 tihtan

p. te To charge a person (acc.) with an offence:--Tyhte intentabat, Hpt. Gl. 519, 76. Hé hæfþ gelǽd fulle láde æt ðan unrihtwífe ðe Leófgár bisceop hyne tihte he has completely cleared himself of the offence with which the bishop charged him, Chart. Th. 373, 33. Gif man óðerne sace tihte, L. H. E. 8; Th. i. 30, 11: 10; Th. i. 30, 17: L. Win. 22; Th. i. 42, 3: 23; Th. i. 42, 6: 24; Th. i. 42, 10, 11. [Cf. O. H. Ger. in-zihtón criminari: Ger. be-zichten, -zichtigen to accuse.]

Runic Inscription

ᛏᛁᚻᛏᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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