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ge-cweðan

  • verb [ weak ]
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ge-cweðan, he -cweðeþ, -cwyþ; p. ic, he -cwæþ, ðú -cwǽde, pl. -cwǽdon; pp. -cweden
To say, speak, call, pronounce, agree, resolve, order; dīcĕre, lŏqui, profāri, pronunciāre, pangĕre, stătuĕre
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  • Se nǽfre nǽnig word gecweðan mihte

    qui ne ūnum quĭdem sermōnum unquam profāri pŏtĕrat,

    • Bd. 5, 2 S. 614, 43
      • .

  • He ðæt word gecwæþ

    he spake the word,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 687
      • ;
    • El. 344 : 878
      • ;
    • El. 440
      • :
    • Andr. Kmbl. 1791
      • ;
    • An. 898 : 2600
      • ;
    • An. 1301
      • .

  • Ðe Drihten wið eów gecwæþ

    quod pĕpĭgit vobiscum Dŏmĭnus,

    • Deut. 9, 9
      • .

  • Hí ǽfre ǽlcne Deniscne cyng útlah of Engla lande gecwǽdon

    they pronounced every Danish king an outlaw from England for ever,

    • Chr. 1014; Erl. 150, 34
      • .

  • On ðære stówe ðe is gecweden Creacan ford

    in the place which is called Crayford,

    • Chr. 456; Th. 22, 5, col. 2, 3
      • :
    • H. R. 105, 9
      • .

  • Éce Drihten gecwyþ

    the Lord eternal shall speak,

    • Cd. 227; Th. 304, 9
      • ;
    • Sat. 627
      • .

  • Ðú gecwǽde ðæt ðú ne alǽte dóm gedreósan

    thou saidst that thou wouldst not let thy greatness sink,

    • Beo. Th. 5322
      • ;
    • B. 2664
      • .

  • Swá seó stefn gecwæþ

    thus spake the voice,

    • Cd. 202; Th. 251, 10
      • ;
    • Dan. 561 : 203; Th. 252, 22
      • ;
    • Dan. 582
      • .

  • Iulianus se cásere gecwæþ to gefeohte

    the emperor Julian gave order for a battle,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 502, 4
      • .

  • Swá hit gecweden wæs

    as it was agreed,

    • L. Ath. v. § 12, 1; Th. i. 240, 32
      • :
    • L. A. G. prm; Th. i. 152, 4
      • .

  • Ða deófolgildan gecwǽdon ðæt hí woldon ðone apostol to heora hǽðenscipe geneádian

    the idolaters agreed to force the apostle to their idolatry,

    • Homl. Th. i. 70, 24
      • ;
    • H. R. 101, 20
      • .
Etymology
[
Laym. i-queðen
:
Goth. ga-kwithan to agree
:
O. Sax. gi-queðan to speak, declare
:
O. H. Ger. gi-quedan dicere
.]
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v.  ge-cwæþ ge-cweden ge-cwyþ.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-cweðan.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/13984.

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