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cwíðan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
cwíðan, cwýðan; he cwíðeþ; p. de; pp. ed
Wright's OE grammar
§530;
To speak or moan in grief, mourn, lament ; lamentāre, plangĕre
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  • Wópe cwíðan

    with weeping to lament,

    • Cd. 48
    • ;
    • Th. 61,
    • 13;
    • Gen. 996
    • .
  • Ic sceolde ána míne ceare cwiðan

    I must alone mourn my care,

    • Exon. 76b
    • ;
    • Th. 287,
    • 4;
    • Wand. 9
    • .
  • We cwíðdon [MS. cwiðdun]

    lamentavimus,

    • Mt. Bos. 11,
    • 17.
  • Fǽmnan ne synd cwýðede [cwyðde MS.]

    virgines non sunt lamentatæ,

    • Ps. Spl. C. 77,
    • 69.
  • Adames cyn cwíðeþ

    Adam's race lamenteth,

    • Exon. 22a
    • ;
    • Th. 59,
    • 34;
    • Cri. 962
    • .
  • Hý in cearum cwíðaþ

    they mourn in sorrows,

    • Exon. 35b
    • ;
    • Th. 115,
    • 23;
    • Gú. 194
    • .
  • Ðonne biþ þearfendum cwíðende cearo

    then shall be wailing care to the miserable,

    • 26b
    • ;
    • Th. 79,
    • 5;
    • Cri. 1286
    • .
Etymology
[
O. Sax. quíðean:
Swed. quida:
Icel. kwíða to feel anxiety about
.]
Linked entries
v.  cwýðan un-cwíd.
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