A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

Tur, sb. tower, S; see Tour.

Turnen, v. to turn, S; see Tournen.

Turss, v. to pack; see Trussen.

Turues, sb. pl. pieces of turf, S2; see Torf.

Tus, for thus, S; see A3/4us.

Tutand, pr. p. projecting, pushing out, S2; see Toten.

Tute, sb. a horn, cornu, os, SD.—­For Teutonic cognates see Weigand (s.v. zotte).  See Tewelle.

Tute, v. ‘to tute in a horne,’ Manip.—­Cf.  Swed. tuta, to blow a horn.

Tutel, sb. beak, mouth (?), S.

Tutelen, v. to whisper, S.

Tuteler, sb. tittler, tattler, PP.

Tutlyng, sb. noise of a horn, B. See Tute.

Tutour, sb. guardian, warden, keeper, P, WW, TG.—­OF. tuteur; Lat. tutorem.

Twa, num. two, S, S2; see Tuo.

Tweamen, v. to separate, S.—­AS. (ge)twA|*man.

Tweire, num. gen. of twain, S.—­AS. twegra (gen.).

Twelf, num. twelve, S, C2; tuelf, S2; tuelue, S2. Comb.:  twelfmoneth, twelvemonth, PP; tuelmonth, S2.—­AS. twelf:  Goth, twalif.

Twengen, v. to press tightly, tweak, S; tuengde, pt. s., S2.—­Cf. Twingen.

Twestis, pl. twigs, S3; see Twyste.

Tweye, num. twain, PP, C, C2; tweie, S; tueie, S; twey, S3, PP; twei, PP. Comb.:  twey-fold, twofold, C3.—­AS. twega (gen.).  See Tuo.

Tweye, adv. twice, PP; twye, HD; twie, S.—­AS. twA-wa.

Tweyne, num. twain, G, PP; tueyne, S2; twene, S; tweien, S; twe3*3*enn, S.—­AS. twegen.

Twi- (prefix).  Comb.:  twi-bil, an axe, bipennis, Voc., Prompt., H; twi-feald, twofold, SD; twye-lyghte, twilight, Prompt.; twi-rA|d, of diverse opinion, SD.

Twichand, pres. pt. touching, regarding, S3 (13. 271). [Addition]

Twie, adv. twice, S; see Tweye.

Twikken, v. to twitch, snatch, pull slightly but quickly, Prompt.; twychyn, Prompt.; twyghte, pt. s., CM; twight, pp., CM.

Twine, sb. doubled thread; twines, gen., S.—­AS. twA-n.

Twinen, v. to twist, S; twined, pp., S; twyned, PP.

Twingen, v. to pain, afflict, SkD; twungen, pp., SkD.—­Cp.  G. zwingen.

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