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ge-wísian

  • verb [ weak ]
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to shew, point out something (acc.) to a person (dat. )
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  • Ðus him gewísede se Ǽðelwaldes mon ðá gemǽru,

      C. D. v. 141, 29.
  • Ꝥ hió swá myceles his onfón sceolde swá seó hind hire gewísede,

      Lch. iii. 426, 29.
to direct a person.
with acc.
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  • Þæt wé ús sylfe ge þá þe wé wísian sceolan swá gewísian swá swá úre ealra þearf sý, Ll. Th. ii. 332, 24. (1 a)

    to direct a person to (tó )

    something :-- Ꝥ gesceád hí gewýsigen sceall tó weldǽdum,
      Hml. S. 1, 148.
with dat. (and object to (
tó) which)
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  • Þá láreówas mid þám cwydum Godes folce gewísiað tó Crístes geleáfan,

      Hml. Th. i. 214, 1.
Etymology
[O. Sax. gi-wísán (with dat. pers., acc. thing).]
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