ge-wit
- noun [ neuter ]
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Wíndruncen gewit
a mind stupefied with wine,
- Cd. 212 ;
- Th. 262, 32 ;
- Dan. 753 .
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Ðenden mec mín gewit gelǽsteþ
whilst my intellect attends me,
- Exon, 38 a ;
- Th. 125, 1 ;
- Gú. 347 .
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He eft onhwearf wódan gewittes
he recovered from madness,
- Cd. 206 ;
- Th. 255, 22 ;
- Dan. 628 .
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Seó gedréfednes ðæt mód ne mæg his gewittes bereáfian
trouble cannot rob the mind of its faculties,
- Bt. 5, 3 ;
- Fox 12, 25 .
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Nú bidde ic dé ðæt ðú hí on gewitte gebringe
now I beseech thee bring her to her wits,
- Homl. Th. i. 458, 11 :
- Exon. 67 b ;
- Th. 251, 12 ;
- Jul. 144 :
- 74 b ;
- Th. 278, 13 ;
- Jul. 597 .
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Sió wyrd cymþ of ðam gewitte ðæs ælmihtigan Godes
fate comes from the mind of the almighty God.
- Bt. 39, 5 ;
- Fox 220, 1 :
- Exon. 120 b ;
- Th. 463, 30 ;
- Hö. 78 :
- 78 b ;
- Th. 294, 10 ;
- Crä. 13 :
- Andr. Kmbl. 631 ;
- An. 316 :
- 1344 ;
- An. 672 .
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Bútan gewitte
irrational,
- Salm. Kmbl. 46 ;
- Sal. 23 .
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Se Hǽlend wódum monnum gewitt forgeaf
the Saviour gave reason to the insane,
- Homl. Th. i. 480, 14 :
- H. R. 105, 3 :
- Andr. Kmbl. 69 ;
- An. 35 :
- Bt. Met. Fox 26, 200 ;
- Met. 26, 100 .
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He him gewit forgeaf
he gave him intelligence,
- Cd. 14 ;
- Th. 16, 29 ;
- Gen. 250 :
- Exon. 25 a ;
- Th. 72, 26 ;
- Cri. 1178 .
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Ic wát ðæt ðæt lýf á byþ and ðæt gewit
I know that life and mind will always exist,
- Shrn. 199, 30. 26 .
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Gehǽlde gewitte
sonato sensu,
- Bd. 4, 3 ;
- S. 570, 13 .
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To syllenne his folce hys hǽle gewit
ad dandam scientiam salutis plebi ejus,
- Lk. Bos. 1, 77 .
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Lǽran sceal mon geongne monnan ... sylle him wist and wǽdo óþ ðæt hine mon on gewitte alǽde
a young man must be taught ... give him food and clothing until he be brought to understanding,
- Exon. 89 b ;
- Th. 336, 13 ;
- Gn. Ex. 47 .
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Hwá meahte me swelc gewit gifan gif hit God ne onsende
who could give me such understanding if God did not send it,
- Cd. 32 ;
- Th. 42, 10 ;
- Gen. 671 .
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Cyning geweóld his gewitte
the king recovered consciousness,
- Beo. Th. 5399 ;
- B. 2703 .
Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-wit.” 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/16857.
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