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ge-swígian

  • verb [ weak ]
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ge-swígian, (l. ge-swigian, -swugian; and for Mt. L. 22, 12: 12, 23: Shrn. 151, 33: Ph. 145 see ge-swígan).
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intrans.
To be silent.
to cease speaking, keep silence after speaking
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  • Dá geswigode (o obticuit )

    se Wísdóm áne lytle hwíle,
      Bt. 7, 1 ; F. 16, 5.
  • Ðá ðis gesprecen wæs, þá geswigode (-sugode,

    v. l.

    ) ꝥ
      Mód. 18, 1 ; F. 60, 18.
  • Geswugode,

      24, 1; F. 80, 5.
  • Gesweogode (-swugode,

    v. l. ),

      39, 2 ; F. 212, 10.
  • Geðreádon hine þte gesuigade, hé micle mára cliopade,

      Lk. L. 18, 39.
  • Sé gemetgað irre, sé ðe ðone disigan hǽtt geswugian

    qui imponit slulto silentium iras mitigat,

      Past. 279, 19.
not to break silence, keep silent, hold one's peace
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  • Gesugiað hié for ege reticent ex timore, Past. 302, 3. þá geswugode ic (obmutui) and ne ondyde ná mínne múð, Ps. Th. 38, 11. þá þú swá wel ge-wugodes and swá lust*-*láice gehérdest míne láre

    cum verba nostra tacitus attentusque rapiebas,

      Bt. 22, 1 ; F. 76, 23.
  • Ácsode hine hwæþer him þ úhte ꝥ hé úþwita wǽre . . . ' Ic wolde cweþan ꝥ þú úþwita wǽre, gif þú geswugian (-sugian,

    v.l.

    ) mihtest, '
      18, 4; F. 68, 4.
trans.
with gen.
to refrain from the saying of something
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  • þæt wé sceolan ídelra worda geswigian

    a mails verbis debet tacere,

      R. Ben. 21, 14.
with acc.
To cause by being silent
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  • Óðer ondréd ðæt hé óngeáte on his swýgean ðæt hé sumne hearm geswigode (-swugade, v. l.) ðǽr ðǽr hé freme gecleopian meahte, gif hé ymb ðæt geornlíce swunce

    ille ne damna studiosi operis tacendo sentiret,

      Past. 49, 21.
to silence (?)
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  • Beón gesuwod

    tacere,

      R. Ben. 1. 26, 3.
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