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dwolian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
dwolian, dwoligan; part. dwoliende, dwoligende ; p. ede; pp. ed
Wright's OE grammar
§536;
To wander out of the way, err; errāre
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  • Þurh monige stówe dwoliende

    wandering through many places,

    • Bd. 4,
    • 3;
    • S. 570,
    • 11.
  • Dysige men, dwoliende, sécaþ ðæt héhste gód on ða sǽmran gesceafta foolish men, erring, seek the highest good in the worse creatures, Bt. 33, 1; Fox 120, 12, MS. Cot. Hider and ðider dwoligende

    wandering hither and thither,

    • 36,
    • 5;
    • Fox 180,
    • 12.
  • To ðám dwoligendum deófolgyldum to the erring idolatry, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 7, MS. B. Híg dwoliaþ on heortan

    hi errant corde,

    • Ps. Lamb. 94,
    • 10.
  • Ða synfullan dwoledon

    peccātōres errāvērunt,

    • Ps. Surt. 57,
    • 4.
Derived forms
ge-dwolian
Similar entries
v. dwelian I.
Linked entries
v.  dwalian dwolung.
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