Old English Dictionary Entry

Teón-cwide

Part of speech: es;

Definitions

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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

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Runic Inscription

ᛏᛖᚩᚾ-ᚳᚹᛁᛞᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

An.: Andreas (OE poem)
Andr.: Andreas (OE poem)
Exon.: Exeter Book
Gú.: Guthlac (OE poem)
Jul.: Juliana (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Lk.: Gospel of St. Luke (OE translation)
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
Voc.: Vocabulary
Wrt.: Wright, T. & Wülcker, R. P., Anglo-Saxon and Old English Vocabularies

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