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tihtan

  • verb [ weak ]
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tihtan, p. te
To charge a person (acc. ) with an offence
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  • Tyhte

    intentabat,

      Hpt. Gl. 519, 76.
  • Hé hæfþ gelǽd fulle láde æt ðan unrihtwífe ðe Leófgár bisceop hyne tihte

    he has completely cleared himself of the offence with which the bishop charged him,

      Chart. Th. 373, 33.
  • Gif man óðerne sace tihte,

      L. H. E. 8; Th. i. 30, 11: 10; Th. i. 30, 17: L. Win. 22; Th. i. 42, 3: 23; Th. i. 42, 6: 24; Th. i. 42, 10, 11.
Etymology
[Cf. O. H. Ger. in-zihtón criminari: Ger. be-zichten, -zichtigen to accuse.]
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