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thwerthutnay (1277)

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thwerthutnay (1277)

 
  FEW: Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF:  thwertutnay  DMF: TLF: OED:  thwert-out adv.  MED:  thwert-out nai phr.  DMLBS:
ls(loanword: M.E. )
le

interj.

exclam.lawemphatically no! (as a formal phrase of denial or defence)
( 1277 ) si le defendant taunttost cum la parole ly fuist issue de la buche ne deist thwerthutnay il fu tenu cum non defendu  Bor Cust ii 5
( 1277 ) pur ceo ke avaunt fu usé ke le defendaunt ne poeit a la pleinte le pleintif autre chose respundre for tut granter ou tut dire thwerthutnay  Leicester i 158

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See also:

nai 
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