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teartness

  • noun [ feminine ]
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teartness, e; f.
Sharpness, severity, asperity
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  • Drihten herede Iohannem for ðære teartnysse his reáfes, forðan ðe hé wæs mid olfendes hǽrum gescrýd wáclíce and stíðlíce,

    • Homl. Th. i. 330, 1.
  • For ðæs wyntres teartnysse,

    • Homl. Skt. i. 11, 152.
  • Teartnesse

    acerbitatem, crudelitatem,

    • Hpt. Gl. 480, 56.
  • Mid menigfealdum ðeówracena teartuyssum gebrégede,

    • Homl. Th. i. 578, 27.
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  • teartness, n.