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Teneful(l, Teyn(e)full, adj. Also: teinfull. [ME teonfull (Layamon), tene-fulle (a1300), teenefull (1340-70), teneful (1387-8), OE téonful.] Angry, furious, vicious; malicious; vexatious, grievous. Also absol. 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. 655.
With pane torment, thus in thair teneful [L. teynfull] play … thay led me furth c1550 Rolland Ct. Venus i 683.
Angrie and rigerous [Inc]ontinent fra that he saw hir face [He w]as alterit sone fra that tenefull trace 1568 Lyndesay Pref. (STS) Adhort. 50.
Teynefull tyrannis, trimmilling with ȝour trayne 1570 Sat. P. xiii 89.
O teinfull tratouris! quhy did ȝe him deuoir 1570 Sat. P. xviii 96.
Ocht that may molest Gude gouernance throw teinfull tratory 1572 Sat. P. xxxii 97.
O tenefull tyrane! … Of vitious deidis thow art the only fontane c1590 J. Stewart 11/26.
Mad he becam for veirray teinfull noy c1590 J. Stewart 37/247.
Lat pitie perce ȝow to lament my paine; Sic teinfull terror on my bodie lyisabsol. a1500 Rauf C. 458.
He bair grauit in gold … Ane tyger ticht to ane tre, ane takin of tene. Trewlie that tenefull was trimland than
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