Teón-cwide

Old English Dictionary Entry

Teón-cwide

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words:

Definitions

1 teón-cwide

m. Reproachful, abusive, insulting speech, blasphemy, contumely, calumny, slander:--Ne fríne ic ðé for tǽle ne þurh teóncwide, Andr. Kmbl. 1266; An. 633. Þurh teóncwide by their blasphemous language (saying that a miracle was wrought by magic), 1541; An. 772. Godscyld wrecan, teóncwide, Exon. Th. 254, 30; Jul. 205. Tióncwida conviciorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 44. Mið teáncuidum contumelia, Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 11. Hí ermþu gehéton tornum teóncwidum, Exon. Th. 129, 10; Gú. 419. Cf. hearm-cwide. teon-cwide

Runic Inscription

ᛏᛖᚩᚾ-ᚳᚹᛁᛞᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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