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æt-wist

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
æt-wist, æd-wist, ed-wist, e; f. [æt, wist substantia, cibus]
Substance, existence, being, presence; substantia, præsentia
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  • God heora ǽhta and ætwist on-genímeþ

    God takes their wealth and substance away.

    • Cd. 60; Th. 73, 21
      • ;
    • Gen. 1208
      • .

  • Se gǽst lufaþ onsýn and ætwist yldran hádes

    the spirit loves the aspect and substance of elder state,

    • Exon. 40a; Th. 132, 11
      • ;
    • Gú. 471
      • .

  • Him ðæt Crist forgeaf ðæt hý mótan his ætwiste brúcan

    Christ gave that to them, that they might enjoy his presence,

    • 13 b; Th. 24, 29
      • ;
    • Cri. 392
      • :
    • Gen. 7, 4
      • .
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v.  æd-wist ed-wist wist.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “æt-wist.” 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/1030.

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  • æt-wist, n.

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