A Dictionary of the First or Oldest Words in the English Language Part 133

Thong, _sb._ RG. 115

Thonk, _sb._ == thought. O. and N. 490

---- == will; 'hire thonkes,' gen. abs. == with her will. O. and N. 70, 292 B. M. Ode, st. 43. AS. onc, anc

Thonkyng, _sb._ == thought. 'heore thonkyng.' Alys. 1660

Th.o.r.e, _v. n._ == dare. 581 . 2 s. pres. 'therstou.' 585 ; pret.

'therste.' 895 B. ON. ora

---- _v. n._ == need. 120 . 3 s. pres. 'tharf.' O. and N. 190; 'thar.'

Ritson's AS. viii. 57. AS. earfan. Germ. durfen

Th.o.r.e. See There

Th.o.r.e, 'on th.o.r.e lay.' Wright's L. P. p. 95; probably, 'on or according to the law.' 'Th.o.r.e' is the dat. sing. of the def. art. AS. ?re

Thorn, _sb._ 389

Thornback, _sb._ == a fish. HD. 759

Thorough, _prep._ See Through

Thoroughly, _adv._ == going right through. HD. 680

Thoste, _sb._ == dung. Pol. S. 237; Ps. lx.x.xii. 11. AS. ost

Thou, _sing._ N. 'thou.' RG. 115; 'thu.' O. and N. 71; 'thow.' Alys. 3371

G. 'thin.' 'maugre thin.' HD. 1128

A. 'the.' 424 B.

_plur._ N. '?e.' 26 B.

A. '?ou.' 583 ; 'eu.' O. and N. 1791; 'ow.' Ibid. 1696

Though, _adv._ [tho]. RG. 371; [thei]. RG. 64; [thah], O. and N. 1272; [thof]. Creed of St Athan. 79; [the?]. 156 B.

Thought, _sb._ 38 and 41 B. Ps. cxviii. 97

---- == care, anxiety. RG. 506. Wright's L. P. p. 53

Thoure, perhaps for 'o were.' RG. 534, sed qu?

Thousand, _adj._ RG. 368, 454

---- _sb._ Ps. cxviii. 72

Thowen, _adj._ == virtuous. Wright's L. P. p. 23. AS. eaw

Thraldom, _sb._ RG. 12, 480

Thralhede, _sb._ == thraldom. RG. 47

Thrall, _sb._ == a slave. HD. 1097. AS. rael

---- == subjection, servitude. RG. 143

Thraying, _part._ == chastening. Ps. lxxii. 14; [?raihand]. Ps. cxvii. 18.

AS. reagan

Threat, _v. a._ RG. 110; pret. 'thrat.' Wright's L. P. p. 53; part.

'thrat.' Pol. S. 158

---- _v. n._ Wright's L. P. p. 23

Threaten, _v. a._ RG. 457; 501

Threating, _sb._ 2107 B.

Threde, _v. a._ == either 'dread' or 'threaten.' 2107 B. Numerous examples of the interchange of 'th' and 'd' may be found in the Romance of Lybeaus Disconus, in Ritson's Rom. vol. ii.; as 'thoghty' for 'doughty,' 'tho' for 'do,' &c.

Three. RG. 371; [thrinne]. HD. 716

Threpe, _v. a._ == convict, refute. Ps. xciii. 10. AS. reapian

Threstelc.o.c.k, _sb._ == thrush. Wright's L. P. pp. 40, 43

Threte, == destroyed, worn out? Wright's L. P. p. 23. From AS. 'roten,'

part. of 'reotan,' to vex, oppress, wear out

Thrice, _adv._ RG. 490; [thrye]. RG. 191

Thrie, _sb._ == affliction. HD. 730. AS. ryccan, rycnes

Thriddendele, _sb._ == third part. Alys. 5161

Thrift, _sb._ Wright's L. P. p. 47

Thring, _v. n._ == push, press. O. and N. 794. AS. ringan

---- _v. a._ == dash to pieces. Ps. lxxii. 20; pret. 'thrange.' Ps.

lxxvii. 59; part. 'thrungen.' Ps. lxxii. 22; 'ithrunge.' O. and N. 38

Thrinnes, _sb._ == Trinity. Creed of St Athan. 10, 11. AS. rines

Thriste, _adj._ == bold. O. and N. 758. AS. rist