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óþ-wítan

  • verb [ strong ]
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to reproach with a fault, lay to a person's charge, to taunt
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  • Óþwíteþ

    improperabit,

      Ps. Spl. M. 73, 11.
  • Hwý óðwíte gé wyrde eówre, ðæt híó geweald nafaþ? Met. 27, 4.
  • Wé sindon cumen tó ðǽm gódan tídun ðe ús Rómáne óþwítaþ

    we are come to the good times that the Romans taunt us with,

      Ors. 4, 7; Swt. 182, 15.
  • Óþwát

    improperavit,

      Ps. Spl. M. 73, 19.
  • Óþwiton

    exprobaverunt,

      88, 11.
  • Dryhten him swelc óþwát

    the Lord charged them with such a fault,

      Past. 1, 2 ; Swt. 27, 13 : 15, 1 ; Swt. 89, 16.
  • Ðæt wé him sume opene scylde óþwiéten,

      32, 1 ; Swt. 209, 22.
  • Ðæt hé mé ðæt ne ótwíte

    ut non hoc nobis imputet,

      Bd. pref. ; S. 472, 32.
  • Uton gangan ðæt wé bysmrigen bendum fæstne, óþwíton him his wræcsíð

    let us go and insult the captive, taunt him with his misery,

      Andr. Kmbl. 2715; An. 1360.
  • Ne meaht ðú ðínre wyrde náuht óþwítan ne ðin líf nó getǽlan,

      Bt. 10; Fox 30, 3: Beo. Th. 5983; B. 2995.
  • Cf. æt-wítan.
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