cweþan
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Se biscop hine hét stafa naman cweðan: 'Cweð nú á'; ðá cwæð hé á, Bd. 5, 2; Sch. 558, 22. 'Hwí ðú úre goda biggencgas forseó' ... 'Ne cwæð ðú ná goda, ac gramlicra deofla' (say not gods' (worship), but cruel devils'), Hml. S. 8, 59. (2 a)
to use a particular phrase
:-- Wé cweðað níwne mónan, ac hé is ǽfre se ylca,- Lch. iii. 242, 15.
- Cf. secgan; II 2.: sprecan; III c.
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Swá cwæð eardstapa ... winemǽga hryre,
- Wand. 6.
Bosworth, Joseph. “cweþan.” 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/61887.
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