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wítegian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
wítegian, wítgian; p. ode
To prophesy,
Grammar
wítegian, absolute
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  • Ðá hig wítegodon (prophetarent), ðá arn án cnapa and cwæð: " Eldad and Meldad wítegiaþ (prophetant ),"

      Num. 11, 27.
  • Wítigaþ,

    • Cd. Th. 246, 16
    • ;
    • Dan. 480.
  • Wítgas,

      Mt. Kmbl. p. 7, 10.
  • Zacharias wæs mid hálegum gáste áfylled and hé wítegode (prophetauit),

    • Lk. Skt. 1, 67
    • :
    • Num. 23, 8.
  • Hú ne wítegode wé on ðínum naman?

      Mt. Kmbl. 7, 22.
  • Ealle wítegan wítegudun (wítgadun,

      Rush.
    ) óð Ióhannes,

      11, 13.
  • Mid wítegiende múðe,

    • Guthl. 5
    • ;
    • Gdwin. 36, 19.
Grammar
wítegian, with an object,
Grammar
wítegian, an accusative
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  • Ðæt hé him wítgode wyrda geþingu,

    • Cd. Th. 250, 13
    • ;
    • Dan. 546.
  • " Eówre wítgan eów wítgodan dysig " . . . Hié scolden leásunga wítgian,

    • Past. 15
    • ;
    • Swt. 91, 3-8.
  • Hié eal, ðæt tóweard wæs, beforan wítgodan,

      Blickl. Homl. 161, 15.
  • Se swég wæs þurh wítgan wítgod,

      133, 31.
Grammar
wítegian, with a clause
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  • wítgode, ðæt se Hǽlend sceolde sweltan for ðære þeóde,

      Jn. Skt. 11, 51.
  • wítgode suá suá hit geweorðan sceolde,

    • Past. 1
    • ;
    • Swt. 29, 11.
  • Wítigan wítigodan, ðæt se wolde cuman,

      Blickl. Homl. 105, 9.
  • Wítga (prophetiza) ús, huá is se ðe ðec ofslóg,

      Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 26, 68.
Grammar
wítegian, with constructions of (a) and (b)
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  • Heora fæderas ðæt wítgodan, ðæt him God wolde sendan his sunu,

      Blickl. Homl. 177, 10.
Grammar
wítegian, with a preposition
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  • Anna wítegode be him . . . swá hálig wíf wæs ðæs wyrðe, ðæt heó móste wítigian embe Crist,

      Homl. Th. i. 146, 27-29.
  • wítgode be ðære ácennednesse Cristes,

    • Ps. Th. 8, arg.
    • :
    • Blickl. Homl. 133, 28.
  • Wítgade,

      83, 24.
  • Wítegan ðe wítegodon ymbe Crist,

      Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, 18.
Etymology
[
Þis witeȝede Dauid . . . þis he witeȝede bi Drihtene,
    O. E. Homl. i. 7, 13-15.
Minna bern sculen witeȝan,
    91, 5.
O. Frs. wítgia
:
O. H. Ger. wízagón prophetare, vaticinari, anguriari, divinare.
]
Similar entries
v. fore-, ge-wítegian.
Linked entries
v.  wítgian.
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