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swigian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
swigian, sweogian, sweowian, swugian, swuwian, sugian, suwian; p. ode.
to be silent,
of that which has voice
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  • Ic suwige (swugige, swuwie)

    taceo,

      Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2; Zup. 26, 13.

  • Swigaþ

    silet (vipera ),

      Rtl. 125, 27.

  • God ne swugaþ (swigaþ, Surt.)

    Deus non silebit,

      Ps. Th. 49, 3.

  • Ðonne swíaþ (

    silet) hé (the phenix ),

      Exon. Th. 207, 16; Ph. 142.

  • Swigiaþ

    conticiscent,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 53.

  • Ða ðe má swigiaþ (swugiaþ,

      Hatt. MS.) ðonne hié ðyrfen, Past. 38; Swt. 272, 24.

  • Ða ðe swigiaþ (swugiaþ, l. 3), ðæt hié hié ne bodiaþ, 48; Swt. 365, 7.

    Conticinium,

    ðonne ealle þing sweowiaþ (suwiaþ,
      MSS. R. P.) on hyra reste, Lchdm. iii. 244, 2.

  • Ic swigode (swygode. Spl.: sugode, Th.)

    tacui,

      Ps. Surt. 31, 3: Exon. Th. 485, 16: Rä. 71, 14.

  • Ic swugode, swá swá se dumba,

      Ps. Th. 37, 13: 49, 22.

  • Ðeáh ðe seó tunge swigode, ðæt his líf wæs sprecende,

      Bd. 5, 12; S. 627, 30: Ap. Th. 16, 19: Cd. Th. 250, 15; Dan. 547.

  • Hé suwode (swygode, MS. A.: swugode, MSS. B. C.: swigade, Rush.)

    tacebat,

      Mk. Skt. 14, 61: Mt. Kmbl. 26, 63.

  • Ðá swigoden hí ealle and stille wǽron

    conticuere omnes,

      Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 31.

  • Hí suwodon (swigedon MS. A.: swigadun,

      Rush.), Mk. Skt. 3, 4.

  • Ne swiga (swuga, Th.: suwa, Lamb.) ðú

    ne sileas,

      Ps. Spl. Surt. 38, 17.

  • Ne swiga (swyga, Spl.) ðú

    ne taceas,

      Ps. Th. Surt. 82, 1.

  • Ne swiga (swyga, Spl.: swuga, Th.). . . ne suga

    ne sileas . . . ne taceas,

      Ps. Lamb. 27, 1.

  • Ne swuga,

      Ps. Spl. 34, 25.

  • Ðe læs ðú suwige

    ne taceas,

      27, 1.

  • Ic swigiende ealle ða niht áwunode,

      Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 29.

  • Ðú byst suwiende (swygende,

      MS. A.: suwigende, MSS. B. C.), Lk. Skt. 1, 20.
of that which has not voice,
not to make a noise
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  • Hrægl mín swigaþ,

      Exon. Th. 389, 21; Rä. 8, 1.

  • Ða ýða swygiaþ (swigadon, Surt.: swigedon, Spl.)

    siluerunt fluctus ejus,

      Ps. Th. 106, 28.
to be silent from astonishment,
be amazed
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  • Swigadun ł stylton ofer lǽre his

    stupebant super doctrina ejus,

      Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 22.
with an object (gen. or acc.) to be silent about something,
to refrain from the mention of something
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  • Gif ðú suwast hit and nylt folce his þearfe gecýðan,

      Wulfst. 283, 3.

  • Hié nyllaþ geopenian ðǽm syngiendum hiera unryht ac suigiaþ (swigiaþ, Cott. MSS.) ðara ðreáunga

    iniquitatem peccantium nequaquam aperiunt, quia ab increpationis voce conticescunt,

      Past. 15; Swt. 91, 11.

  • Lyt swigode níwra spella se ðe næs gerád,

      Beo. Th. 5787; B. 2897.

  • Hé ne suigige ðæs ðe nyttwyrðe sié tó sprecanne, ne ðæt ne sprece ðæt hé suigigean (swigian, Cott. MSS.) scyle

    ne aut tacenda proferat, aut proferenda reticescat,

      Past. 15; Swt. 89, 6-7.

  • Hié mon sceal lǽran ðæt hí hwílum suigien (swugien, Cott. MSS.) ðæs sóðes

    admonendi sunt, ut noverint nonnunquam vera reticere,

      35; Swt. 237, 9.
Etymology
[O. Sax. swigón: O. Frs. swigia.]
Similar entries
v. for-, ge-swigian; swígan.
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v.  sugian suwian sweogian swugian.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “swigian.” 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/29797.

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