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mæðtel-cwide

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
mæðtel-cwide, es; m.
Discourse, converse
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  • Ic ðæs þeódnes word meðelcwide ongeat gæstes sprǽce

    I the words of the prince, his discourse, have heard, the guest's speech,

    • Exon. 50 b
    • ;
    • Th. 175, 9
    • ;
    • Gú. 1192.
  • Hyrcnigan hálges lára mildes meðelcwida

    to listen to the instructions of the holy man, the discourses of the kind one,

    • 47 b
    • ;
    • Th. 162, 23
    • ;
    • Gú. 980.
  • Meaht ðú meðelcwidum worda gewealdan

    are words at thy command for discourse,

    • Th. 163, 4
    • ;
    • Gú. 988.
  • Ðonne wé on geflitum sǽton meðelcwidas mengdon

    when we sat in discussion, and now one, now another spoke,

    • Salm. Kmbl. 865
    • ;
    • Sal. 432.
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  • mæðtel-cwide, n.