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þafian, w. v. w. acc., to submit to, endure: inf. þæt se þēod-cyning þafian sceolde Eofores ānne dōm, 2964.

þanc, st. m.: 1) thought: in comp. fore-, hete-, or-, searo-þanc; inwit-þanc (adj.).—2) thanks (w. gen. of thing): nom. sg., 929, 1779; acc. sg. þanc, 1998, 2795.—3) content, favor, pleasure: dat. sg. þā þe gif-sceattas Gēata fyredon þyder tō þance (those that tribute for the Geātas carried thither for favor). 379.

ge-þanc, st. m., thought: instr. pl. þēostrum ge-þoncum, 2333.—Comp. mōd-ge-þanc.

þanc-hycgende, pres. part., thoughtful, 2236.

þancian, w. v., to thank: pret. sg. gode þancode... þæs þe hire se willa ge-lamp (thanked God that her wish was granted), 626; so, 1398; pl. þancedon, 627(?).

þanon, þonon, þonan, adv., thence: 1) local: þanon eft gewāt (he went thence back), 123; þanon up... stigon (went up thence), 224; so, þanon, 463, 692, 764, 845, 854, 1293; þanan, 1881; þonon, 520, 1374, 2409; þonan, 820, 2360, 2957.—2) personal: þanon untȳdras ealle on-wōcon (from him, i.e. Cain, etc.), 111; so, þanan, 1266; þonon, 1961; unsōfte þonon feorh oð-ferede (i.e. from Grendel’s mother), 2141.

þā, adv.: l) there, then, 3, 26, 28, 34, 47, 53, etc. With þǣr: þā þǣr, 331. With nū: nū þā (now then), 658.—2) conjunction, when, as, since, w. indic., 461, 539, 633, etc.;—because, whilst, during, since, 402, 465, 724, 2551, etc.

þæt, I. demons, pron. acc. neut. of se: demons, nom. þæt (that), 735, 766, etc.; instr. sg. þȳ, 1798, 2029; þæt ic þȳ wǣpne ge-bræd (that I brandished as(?) a weapon; that I brandished the weapon?), 1665; þȳ weorðra (the more honored), 1903; þȳ sēft (the more easily), 2750; þȳ lǣs hym ȳðe þrym wudu wynsuman for-wrecan meahte (lest the force of the waves the winsome boat might carry away), 1919; nō þȳ ǣr (not sooner), 755, 1503, 2082, 2374, 2467; nō þȳ leng (no longer, none the longer), 975. þȳ =adv., therefore, hence, 1274, 2068; þē... þē = on this account; for this reason... that, because, 2639-2642; wiste þē geornor (knew but too well), 822; hē... wæs sundes þē sǣnra þē hine swylt fornam (he was the slower in swimming as [whom?] death carried him off), 1437; næs him wihte þē sēl (it was none the better for him), 2688; so, 2278. Gen. sg. þæs = adv., for this reason, therefore, 7, 16, 114, 350, 589, 901, 1993, 2027, 2033, etc. þæs þe, especially after verbs of thanking, = because, 108, 228, 627, 1780, 2798;—also = secundum quod: þæs þe hīe gewislīcost ge-witan meahton, 1351;—therefore, accordingly, 1342, 3001; tō þæs (to that point; to that degree), 715, 1586, 1617, 1968, 2411; þæs georne (so firmly), 969; ac hē þæs fæste wæs... besmiðod (it was too firmly set), 774; nō þæs frōd leofað gumena bearna þæt þone grund wite (none liveth among men so wise that he should know its bottom), 1368; hē þæs (þǣm, MS.) mōdig wæs (had the courage for it), 1509.

II. conj. (relative), that, so that, 15, 62, 84, 221, 347, 358, 392, 571, etc.; oð þæt (up to that, until); see oð.

þætte (from þæt þe, see þē), that, 151, 859, 1257, 2925, etc.; þæt þe (that), 1847.

þǣr: 1) demons. adv., there (where), 32, 36, 89, 400, 757, etc.; morðor-bealo māga, þǣr hēo ǣr mǣste hēold worolde wynne (the death-bale of kinsmen where before she had most worldly joy), 1080. With þā: þā þǣr, 331; þǣr on innan (therein), 71. Almost like Eng. expletive there, 271, 550, 978, etc.;—then, at that time, 440;—thither: þǣr swīð-ferhðe sittan ēodon (thither went the bold ones to sit, i.e. to the bench), 493, etc.—2) relative, where, 356, 420, 508, 513, 522, 694, 867, etc.; ēode... þǣr se snottra bād (went where the wise one tarried), 1314; so, 1816;—if, 763, 798, 1836, 2731, etc.;—whither: gā þǣr hē wille, 1395.

þē, þe, I. relative particle, indecl., partly standing alone, partly associated with se, sēo, þæt: Hunferð maðelode, þē æt fōtum sæt (H., who sat at his feet, spake), 500; so, 138, etc.; wæs þæt gewin tō swȳð þē on þā lēode be-cōm (the misery that had come on the people was too great), 192, etc.; ic wille... þē þā and-sware ǣdre ge-cȳðan þē mē se gōda ā-gifan þenceð (I will straightway tell thee the answer that the good one shall give), 355; oð þone ānne dæg þē hē... (till that very day that he...), 2401; hēo þā fǣhðe wræc þē þū... Grendel cwealdest (the fight in which thou slewest G.), 1335; mid þǣre sorge þē him sīo sār belamp (with the sorrow wherewith the pain had visited him), 2469; pl. þonne þā dydon þē... (than they did that...), 45; so, 378, 1136; þā māðmas þē hē mē sealde (the treasures that he gave me), 2491; so, ginfæstan gife þē him god sealde (the great gifts that God had given him), 2183. After þāra þe (of those that), the depend. verb often takes sg. instead of pl. (Dietrich, Haupt XI., 444 seqq.): wundor-sīona fela secga ge-hwylcum þāra þe on swylc starað (to each of those that look on such), 997; so, 844, 1462, 2384, 2736. Strengthened by se, sēo, þæt: sægde sē þe cūðe (said he that knew), 90; wæs se grimma gæst Grendel hāten, sē þe mōras hēold (the grim stranger hight Grendel, he that held the moors), 103; here-byrne... sēo þe bān-cofan beorgan cūðe (the corselet that could protect the body), 1446, etc.; þǣr ge-lȳfan sceal dryhtnes dōme sē þe hine dēað nimeð (he shall believe in God’s judgment whom death carrieth off), 441; so, 1437, 1292 (cf. Heliand I., 1308).

þæs þe. See þæt.

þēah þe. See þēah.

for þām þe. See for-þām.

þȳ, þē, the, by that, instr. of se: āhte ic holdra þȳ lǣs... þē dēað for-nam (I had the less friends whom death snatched away), 488; so, 1437.

þeccan, w. v., to cover (thatch), cover over: inf. þā sceal brond fretan, ǣled þeccean (fire shall eat, flame shall cover, the treasures), 3016; pret. pl. þǣr git ēagor-strēam earmum þehton (in swimming), 513.

þegn, st. m., thane, liegeman, king’s higher vassal; knight: nom. sg., 235, 494, 868, 2060, 2710; (Bēowulf), 194; (Wīglāf), 2722; acc. sg. þegen (Bēowulf, MS. þegn), 1872; dat. sg. þegne, 1342, 1420; (Hengest), 1086; (Wīglāf), 2811; gen. sg. þegnes, 1798; nom. pl. þegnas, 1231; acc. pl. þegnas, 1082, 3122; dat. pl. þegnum, 2870; gen. pl. þegna, 123, 400, 1628, 1674, 1830, 2034, etc.—Comp.: ambiht-, ealdor-, heal-, magu-, sele-þegn.

þegnian, þēnian, w. v., to serve, do liege service: pret. sg. ic him þēnode dēoran sweorde (I served them with my good sword, i.e. slew them with it), 560.

þegn-sorh, st. f., thane-sorrow, grief for a liegeman: acc. sg. þegn-sorge, 131.

þegu, st. f., taking: in comp.: bēah-, bēor-, sinc-þegu.

þel, st. n., deal-board, board for benches: in comp. benc-þel, 486, 1240.

þencan, w. v.: 1) to think: absolutely: pres. sg. III. sē þe wēl þenceð, 289; so, 2602. With depend. clause: pres. sg. nǣnig heora þōhte þæt hē... (none of them thought that he), 692.—2) w. inf., to intend: pres. sg. III. þā and-sware... þē mē se gōda ā-gifan þenceð (the answer that the good one intendeth to give me), 355; (blōdig wæl) byrgean þenceð, 448; þonne hē... gegān þenceð longsumne lof (if he will win eternal fame), 1536; pret. sg. nē þæt āglǣca yldan þōhte (the monster did not mean to delay that), 740; pret. pl. wit unc wið hronfixas werian þōhton, 541; (hine) on healfa ge-hwone hēawan þōhton, 801.

ā-þencan, to intend, think out: pret. sg. (hē) þis ellen-weorc āna ā-þōhte tō ge-fremmanne, 2644.

ge-þencan, w. acc.: 1) to think of: þæt hē his selfa ne mæg... ende ge-þencean (so that he himself may not think of, know, its limit), 1735.—2) to be mindful: imper. sg. ge-þenc nū... hwæt wit geō sprǣcon, 1475.

þenden: 1) adv., at this time, then, whilst: nalles fācen-stafas Þēod-Scyldingas þenden fremedon (not at all at this time had the Scyldings done foul deeds), 1020 (referring to 1165; cf. Wīdsīð, 45 seqq.); þenden rēafode rinc ōðerne (whilst one warrior robbed another, i.e. Eofor robbed Ongenþēow), 2986.—2) conj., so long as, whilst, 30, 57, 284, 1860, 2039, 2500, 3028;—whilst, 2419. With subj., whilst, as long as: þenden þū mōte, 1178; þenden þū lifige, 1255; þenden hyt sȳ (whilst the heat lasts), 2650.

þengel, st. m., prince, lord, ruler: acc. sg. hringa þengel (Bēowulf), 1508.

þes (m.), þēos (f.), þis (n.), demons. pron., this: nom. sg. 411, 432, 1703; f., 484; nom. acc. neut., 2156, 2252, 2644; þȳs, 1396; acc. sg. m. þisne, 75; f. þās, 1682; dat. sg. neut. þissum, 1170; þyssum, 2640; f. þisse, 639; gen. m. þisses, 1217; f. þisse, 929; neut. þysses, 791, 807; nom. pl. and acc. þās, 1623, 1653, 2636, 2641; dat. þyssum, 1063, 1220.

þē. See þæt.

þēh. See þēah.

þearf, st. f., need: nom. sg. þearf, 1251, 2494, 2638; þā him wæs manna þearf (as he was in need of men), 201; acc. sg. þearfe, 1457, 2580, 2850; fremmað gē nū lēoda þearfe (do ye now what is needful for the folk), 2802; dat. sg. æt þearfe, 1478, 1526, 2695, 2710; acc. pl. se for andrysnum ealle beweotede þegnes þearfe (who would supply in courtesy all the thane’s needs), 1798 (cf. sele-þegn, 1795.—Comp.: firen-, nearo-, ofer-þearf.

þearf. See þurfan.

ge-þearfian, w. v., = necessitatem imponere: pret. part. þā him swā ge-þearfod wæs (since so they found it necessary), 1104.

þearle, adv., very, exceedingly, 560.

þēah, þēh, conj., though, even though or if: 1) with subj. þēah, 203, 526, 588, 590, 1168, 1661, 2032, 2162. Strengthened by þe: þēah þe, 683, 1369, 1832, 1928, 1942, 2345, 2620; þēah... eal (although), 681.—2) with indic.: þēah, 1103; þēh, 1614.—3) doubtful: þēah hē ūðe wēl, 2856; swā þēah (nevertheless), 2879; nō... swā þēah (not then however), 973; næs þē forht swā þēh (he was not, though, afraid), 2968; hwæðre swā þēah (yet however), 2443.

þēaw, st. m., custom, usage: nom. sg., 178, 1247; acc. sg. þēaw, 359; instr. pl. þēawum (in accordance with custom), 2145.

þeód, st. f.: 1) war-troop, retainers: nom. sg., 644, 1231, 1251.—2) nation, folk: nom. sg., 1692; gen. pl. þēoda, 1706.—Comp.: sige-, wer-þēod.

þēod-cyning, st. m., (=folc-cyning), warrior-king, king of the people: nom. sg. (Hrōðgār), 2145; (Ongenþēow), 2964, 2971; þīod-cyning (Bēowulf), 2580; acc. sg. þēod-cyning (Bēowulf), 3009; gen. sg. þēod-cyninges (Bēowulf), 2695; gen. pl. þēod-cyninga, 2.

þēoden, st. m., lord of a troop, war-chief, king; ruler: nom. sg., 129, 365, 417, 1047, 1210, 1676, etc.; þīoden, 2337, 2811; acc. sg. þēoden, 34, 201, 353, 1599, 2385, 2722, 2884, 3080; þīoden, 2789; dat. sg. þēodne, 345, 1526, 1993, 2573, 2710, etc.; þēoden, 2033; gen. sg. þēodnes 798, 911, 1086, 1628, 1838, 2175; þīodnes, 2657; nom. pl. þēodnas, 3071.

þēoden-lēas, adj., without chief or king: nom. pl. þēoden-lēase, 1104.

þēod-gestrēon, st. n., people’s-jewel, precious treasure: instr. pl. þēod-ge-strēonum, 44; gen. pl. þēod-ge-strēona, 1219.

þēodig, adj., appertaining to a þēod: in comp. el-þēodig.

þēod-scaða, w. m., foe of the people, general foe: nom. sg. þēod-sceaða (the dragon), 2279, 2689.

þēod-þrēa, st. f. m., popular misery, general distress: dat. pl. wið þēod-þrēaum, 178.

þēof, st. m., thief: gen. sg. þēofes cræfte, 2221.

þēon, st. v.: 1) to grow, ripen, thrive: pret. sg. weorðmyndum þāh (grew in glory), 8.—2) to thrive in, succeed: pret. sg. hūru þæt on lande lȳt manna þāh (that throve to few), 2837. See Note, l. 901.

ge-þēon, to grow, thrive; increase in power and influence: imper. ge-þēoh tela, 1219; inf. lof-dǣdum sceal... man geþēon, 25; þæt þæt þēodnes bearn ge-þēon scolde, 911.

on-þēon? to begin, undertake, w. gen.: pret. hē þæs ǣr onþāh, 901. [In MS. Emended in text.—KTH] See Note l. 901.

þēon (for þēowan), w. v., to oppress, restrain: inf. næs se folc-cyning ymb-sittendra ǣnig þāra þe mec... dorste egesan þēon (that durst oppress me with terror), 2737.

þēostor, adj., dark, gloomy: instr. pl. þēostrum ge-þoncum, 2333.

þēow, st. m., slave, serf 2225.

þicgan, st. v. w. acc., to seize, attain, eat, appropriate: inf. þæt hē (Grendel) mā mōste manna cynnes þicgean ofer þā niht, 737; symbel þicgan (take the meal, enjoy the feast), 1011; pret. pl. þæt hīe mē þēgon, 563; þǣr wē medu þēgun, 2634.

ge-þicgan, w. acc., to grasp, take: pret. sg. (symbel and sele-ful, ful) ge-þeah, 619, 629; Bēowulf ge-þah ful on flette, 1025; pret. pl. (medo-ful manig) ge-þǣgon, 1015.

þider, þyder, adv., thither: þyder, 3087, 379, 2971.

þīhtig, þȳhtig, adj., doughty, vigorous, firm: acc. sg. neut. sweord... ecgum þȳhtig, 1559.—Comp. hyge-þīhtig.

þincan. See þyncan.

þing, st. n.: 1) thing: gen. pl. ǣnige þinga (ullo modo), 792, 2375, 2906.—2) affair, contest, controversy: nom. sg. mē wearð Grendles þing... undyrne cūð (Grendel’s doings became known to me), 409.—3) judgment, issue, judicial assembly(?): acc. sg. sceal... āna gehegan þing wið þyrse (shall bring the matter alone to an issue against the giant: see hegan), 426.

ge-þing, st. n.: 1) terms, covenant: acc. pl. ge-þingo, 1086.—2) fate, providence, issue: gen. sg. ge-þinges, 398, 710; (ge-þingea, MS.), 525.

ge-þingan, st. v., to grow, mature, thrive (Dietrich, Haupt IX., 430): pret. part. cwēn mōde ge-þungen (mature-minded, high-spirited, queen), 625. See wēl-þungen.

ge-þingan (see ge-þing), w. v.: 1) to conclude a treaty: w. refl. dat, enter into a treaty: pres. sg. III. gif him þonne Hrēðrīc tō hofum Gēata ge-þingeð (if H. enters into a treaty (seeks aid at?) with the court of the Gēatas, referring to the old German custom of princes entering the service or suite of a foreign king), 1838. Leo.—2) to prepare, appoint: pret. part. wiste [æt] þǣm āhlǣcan... hilde ge-þinged, 648; hraðe wæs... mēce ge-þinged, 1939.

þingian, w. v.: 1) to speak in an assembly, make an address: inf. ne hȳrde ic snotor-līcor on swā geongum feore guman þingian (I never heard a man so young speak so wisely), 1844.—2) to compound, settle, lay aside: inf. ne wolde feorh-bealo... fēo þingian (would not compound the life-bale for money), 156; so, pret. sg. þā fǣhðe fēo þingode, 470.

þīhan. See þēon.

þin, possess, pron., thy, thine, 267, 346, 353, 367, 459, etc.

ge-þōht, st. m., thought, plan: acc. sg. ān-fealdne ge-þōht, 256; fæst-rǣdne ge-þōht, 611.

þolian, w. v. w. acc.: 1) to endure, bear: inf. (inwid-sorge) þolian, 833; pres. sg. III. þrēa-nȳd þolað, 284; pret. sg. þolode þrȳðswȳð, 131.—2) to hold out, stand, survive: pres. sg. (intrans.) þenden þis sweord þolað (as long as this sword holds out), 2500; pret. sg. (sēo ecg) þolode ǣr fela hand-gemōta, 1526.

ge-þolian: 1) to suffer, bear, endure: gerund. tō ge-þolianne, 1420; pret. sg. earfoð-lice þrāge ge-þolode..., þæt hē... drēam gehȳrde (bore ill that he heard the sound of joy), 87; torn ge-þolode (bore the misery), 147.—2) to have patience, wait: inf. þǣr hē longe sceal on þæs waldendes wǣre ge-þolian, 3110.

þon (Goth, þan) = tum, then, now, 504; æfter þon (after that), 725; ǣr þon dæg cwōme (ere day came), 732; nō þon lange (it was not long till then), 2424; næs þā long tō þon (it was not long till then), 2592, 2846; wæs him se man tō þon lēof þæt... (the man was to that degree dear to him that...), 1877.

þonne: 1) adv., there, then, now, 377, 435, 525, 1105, 1456, 1485, 1672, 1823, 3052, 3098(?).—2) conj., if, when, while: a) w. indic., 573, 881, 935, 1034, 1041, 1043, 1144, 1286, 1327, 1328, 1375, etc.; þæt ic gum-cystum gōdne funde bēaga bryttan, brēac þonne mōste (that I found a good ring-giver and enjoyed him whilst I could), 1488. b) w. subj., 23, 1180, 3065; þonne...þonne (then... when), 484-85, 2447-48; gif þonne...þonne (if then... then), 1105-1107. c) than after comparatives, 44, 248, 469, 505, 534, 679, 1140, 1183, etc.; a comparative must be supplied, l. 70, before þone: þæt hē... hātan wolde medo-ærn micel men ge-wyrcean þone yldo bearn ǣfre ge-frūnon (a great mead-house (greater) than men had ever known).

þracu, st. f., strength, boldness: in comp. mōd-þracu; = impetus in ecg-þracu.

þrāg, st. f., period of time, time: nom. sg. þā hine sīo þrāg be-cwōm (when the [battle]-hour befell him), 2884; acc. sg. þrāge (for a time), 87; longe (lange) þrāge, 54, 114.—Comp. earfoð-þrāg.

ge-þræc, st. n., multitude, crowd: in comp. searo-ge-þræc.

þrec-wudu, st. m., (might-wood), spear (cf. mægen-wudu): acc. sg., 1247.

þrēa, st. m. f., misery, distress: in comp. þēod-þrēa, þrēa-nēdla, -nȳd.

þrēa-nēdla, w. m., crushing distress, misery: dat. sg. for þrēa-nēdlan, 2225.

þrea-nȳd, st. f., oppression, distress: acc. sg. þrēa-nȳd, 284; dat. pl. þrēa-nȳdum, 833.

þrēat, st. m., troop, band: dat. sg. on þām þrēate, 2407; dat. pl. sceaðena þrēatum, 4.—Comp. īren-þrēat.

þrēatian, w. v. w. acc., to press, oppress: pret. pl. mec...þrēatedon, 560.

þreot-teoða, num. adj. w. m., thirteenth: nom. sg. þreot-teoða secg, 2407.

þrēo, num. (neut.), three: acc. þrīo wicg, 2175; þrēo hund wintra, 2279.

þridda, num. adj. w. m., third: instr. þriddan sīðe, 2689.

ge-þring, st. n., eddy, whirlpool, crush: acc. on holma ge-þring, 2133.

þringan, st. v., to press: pret. sg. wergendra tō lȳt þrong ymbe þēoden (too few defenders pressed round the prince), 2884; pret. pl. syððan Hrēðlingas tō hagan þrungon (after the Hrethlingas had pressed into the hedge), 2961.

for-þringan, to press out; rescue, protect: inf. þæt hē ne mehte...þā wēa-lāfe wīge for-þringan þēodnes þegne (that he could not rescue the wretched remnant from the king’s thane by war), 1085.

ge-þringan, to press: pret. sg. cēol up geþrang (the ship shot up), i.e. on the shore in landing), 1913.

þrītig, num., thirty (neut. subst.): acc. sg. w. partitive gen.: þrītig þegna, 123; gen. þrīttiges (XXXtiges MS.) manna, 379.

þrīst-hȳdig, adj., bold-minded, valorous: nom. sg. þīoden þrīst-hȳdig (Bēowulf), 2811.

þrowian, w. v. w. acc., to suffer, endure: inf. (hāt, gnorn) þrowian, 2606, 2659; pret. sg. þrowade, 1590, 1722; þrowode, 2595.

þrȳð, st. f., abundance, multitude, excellence, power: instr. pl. þrȳðum (excellently, extremely; excellent in strength?), 494.

þrȳð-ærn, st. n., excellent house, royal hall: acc. sg. (of Heorot), 658.

þrȳðlīc, adj., excellent, chosen: nom. sg. þrȳð-līc þegna hēap, 400, 1628; superl. acc. pl. þrȳð-līcost, 2870.

þrȳð-swȳð, st. n.?, great pain (?): acc., 131, 737 [? adj., very powerful, exceeding strong].

þrȳð-word, st. n., bold speech, choice discourse: nom. sg., 644. (Great store was set by good table-talk: cf. Lachmann’s Nibelunge, 1612; Rīgsmāl, 29, 7, in Möbius, p. 79b, 22.)

þrym, st. m.: 1) power, might, force: nom. sg. ȳða þrym, 1919; instr. pl. = adv. þrymmum (powerfully), 235.—2) glory, renown: acc. sg. þrym, 2.—Comp. hyge-þrym.

þrym-līc, adj., powerful, mighty: nom. sg. þrec-wudu þrym-līc (the mighty spear), 1247.

þū, pron., thou, 366, 407, 445, etc.; acc. sg. þec (poetic), 948, 2152, etc.; þē, 417, 426, 517, etc.; after compar. sēlran þē (a better one than thee), 1851. See gē.

þunca, w. m. See æf-þunca.

ge-þungen. See ge-þingan, st. v.

þurfan, pret.-pres. v., to need: pres. sg. II. nō þū ne þearft... sorgian (needest not care), 450; so, 445, 1675; III. ne þearf... onsittan (need not fear), 596; so, 2007, 2742; pres. subj. þæt hē... sēcean þurfe, 2496; pret. sg. þorfte, 157, 1027, 1072, 2875, 2996; pl. nealles Hetware hrēmge þorfton (i.e. wesan) fēðe-wīges (needed not boast of their foot-fight), 2365.

ge-þuren. See þweran.

þurh, prep. w. acc. signifying motion through, hence: I. local, through, throughout: wōd þā þurh þone wæl-rēc (went then through the battle-reek), 2662.—II. causal: l) on account of, for the sake of, owing to: þurh slīðne nīð (through fierce hostility, heathenism), 184; þurh holdne hige (from friendliness), 267; so, þurh rūmne sefan, 278; þurh sīdne sefan, 1727; ēoweð þurh egsan uncūðne nīð (shows unheard-of hostility by the terror he causes), 276; so, 1102, 1336, 2046. 2) by means of, through: heaðo-rǣs for-nam mihtig mere-dēor þurh mīne hand, 558; þurh ānes cræft, 700; so, 941, 1694, 1696, 1980, 2406, 3069.

þus, adv., so, thus, 238, 337, 430.

þunian, w. v., to din, sound forth: pret. sg. sund-wudu þunede, 1907.

þūsend, num., thousand: 1) fem. acc. ic þē þūsenda þegna bringe tō helpe, 1830.—2) neut. with measure of value (sceat) omitted: acc. seofan þūsendo, 2196; gen. hund-þūsenda landes and locenra bēaga (100,000 sceattas’ worth of land and rings), 2995.—3) uninflected: acc. þūsend wintra, 3051.

þwǣre, adj., affable, mild: in comp. man-þwǣre.

ge-þwǣre, adj., gentle, mild: nom. pl. ge-þwǣre, 1231.

ge-þweran, st. v., to forge, strike: pret. part. heoru... hamere ge-þuren (for ge-þworen) (hammer-forged sword), 1286.

þȳhtig. See þīhtig.

ge-þyld (see þolian), st. f.: 1) patience, endurance: acc. sg. ge-þyld, 1396.—2) steadfastness: instr. pl. = adv.: ge-þyldum (steadfastly, patiently), 1706.

þyle, st. m., spokesman, leader of the conversation at court: nom. sg., 1166, 1457.

þyncan, þincean, w. v. w. dat. of pers., to seem, appear: pres. sg. III. þinceð him tō lȳtel (it seems to him too little), 1749; ne þynceð mē gerysne, þæt wē (it seemeth to me not fit that we...), 2654; pres. pl. hȳ... wyrðe þinceað eorla ge-æhtlan (they seem worthy contenders with (?) earls; or, worthy warriors), 368; pres. subj. swā him ge-met þince, 688; inf. þincean, 1342; pret. sg. þūhte, 2462, 3058; nō his līf-gedāl sār-līc þūhte secga ǣnigum (his death seemed painful to none of men), 843; pret. pl. þǣr him fold-wegas fægere þūhton, 867.

of-þincan, to displease, offend: inf. mæg þæs þonne of-þyncan þēoden (dat.) Heaðo-beardna and þegna gehwām þāra lēoda, 2033.

þyrs, st. m., giant: dat. sg. wið þyrse (Grendel), 426.

þys-līc, adj., such, of such a nature: nom. sg. fem. þys-līcu þearf, 2638.

þȳ. See þæt.

þȳwan (M.H.G. diuhen, O.H.G. duhan), w. v., to crush, oppress: inf. gif þec ymb-sittend egesan þȳwað (if thy neighbors oppress thee with dread), 1828.

þȳstru, st. f., darkness: dat. pl. in þȳstrum, 87.

ge-þȳwe, adj., customary, usual: nom. sg. swā him ge-þȳwe ne wæs (as was not his custom), 2333.

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