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on-cweðan

(v.)

of animate beings, to reply, respondto echo back, give back a sound, reply

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of animate beings, to reply, respond Oft mec slǽpwérigne secg grétan eode, ic him oncweðe, Exon. Th. 387, 18. Him Andreas oncwæð, Andr. Kmbl. 540; An. 470: 1109; An. 555. Him Babilone weard andswarode and oncwæð, Cd. Th. 229, 3; Dan. 211 : 53, 23; Gen

a-cweðan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cweðan, he -cwyþ; p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon; pp. -cweden

To saytellanswerdicereeloquirespondere

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To say, tell, answer; dicere, eloqui, respondere Ðæt word acwyþ that word says, Beo. Th. 4099; B. 2046. Word acwæþ, wuldres aldor he spake the word, the chief of glory, Cd. 30; Th. 40, 14; Gen. 639. Ðæt me acweden syndon quæ dicta sunt mihi, Ps. Th.

Linked entries: a-cwǽdon a-cwæþ

befóran-cweðan

(v.)
Grammar
befóran-cweðan, p. cwæþ, pl.-cwǽdon,-cwédon; pp. -cweden

To foretellprædicere

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To foretell; prædicere Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 15, note : 5, 2; S. 615, 13, note

for-cweðan

(v.)
Grammar
for-cweðan, p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon; pp. -cweden

To rebukecensurerevilerefuserejectincrĕpāremaledīcĕrerecūsārerejĭcĕre

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To rebuke, censure, revile, refuse, reject; incrĕpāre, maledīcĕre, recūsāre, rejĭcĕre Ne sceal hine mon cildgeong ne forcweðan one must not while a young child rebuke him, Exon. 89 b; Th. 336, 14; Gn. Ex. 49. Ða fortrúwodan forsióþ óðre menn and eác

mis-cweðan

(v.)

to speak amiss or incorrectlyto cursemaledicere

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to speak amiss or incorrectly Miscweden word barbarismus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 46: Ælfc. Gr. 50, 21; Som. 51, 49. Solocismus, ðæt is miscweden word on endebyrdnysse ðære rǽdinge of ðam rihtan cræfte, 50, 22; Som. 51, 49. to curse; maledicere Se ðe miscweðes

óþ-cwelan

(v.)
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to die Gif sió hond sié óþcwolen if the person be dead L. In. 53; Th. i. 134, 17

á-cwelan

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Hit nǽfre ne ácwilð, Bt. 13; F. 38, 29. Sihtríc ácwæl, Chr. 926; P. 107, 20. Ealle fiscas ácwǽlan for ðǽre hǽte, Ors. 5, 4; S. 226, 7. Gif ceorl ácwyle be libbendum wífe, Ll. Th. i. 30, 3. Ðý lǽs hié selfe ácwelen ne ipsi moriantur, Past. 371, 11. Ðæt

hearm-cweðan

(v.)
Grammar
hearm-cweðan, p. -cwæþ

To revile, speak ill of

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To revile, speak ill of Mið ðý menn iuih harmcueðaþ cum homines vos exprobaverint, Lk. Skt. Lind. 6, 22. Hearmcuǽdon him convitiabantur ei, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 32

be-cwelan

(v.)
Grammar
be-cwelan, p. -cwael

To die

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To die Hit becwæð and becwæl sé þe hit áhte he that owned it bequeathed it and died, Ll. Th. i. 184, 1

Linked entry: cwelan

cweðst

Grammar
cweðst, sayest, speakest, Ps. Lamb. 87, 11;
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2nd pres. sing. of cweðan

cweðs ðú lá

(v.; int.; pronoun.)
Grammar
cweðs ðú lá, = cwýst ðú'lá

O! sayest thou? numquid?

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O! sayest thou? numquid? Ps. Lamb. 7, 12

án-lípum

(adv.)
Grammar
án-lípum, adv.
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Singly Ingunnun ánlépum cweþan, Mt. R. 26, 22. v. án-lápum in Dict

Linked entries: án-lápum -lípum

un-gemetfæstness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gemetfæstness, e; f.

Intemperance

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Intemperance Ðú wilt cweþan ðæt wrǽnnes and ungemetfæstnes hí ofsitte sed transversos eos libido praecipitat, sic quoque intemperantia fragiles, Bt. 36, 6; Fox 182, 2

Linked entry: ge-metfæstnys

bæcling

Grammar
bæcling, -linga.
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Ðá gehýrde ic ðone biscop mé on bæclinga cweþan, 5, 6;S. 619, 13. Add

Candelmæsse-dæg

(n.)
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Candelmasday On ðám feówerteogoðan dæge fram his ácennednesse þe wé cweþað Candelmæssedæg, Nap. 12

á-sparian

(v.)
Grammar
á-sparian, p. ode

To sparekeep

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To spare,keep Se Godes wer nolde ꝥ þǽr wǽre áht tó láfe in þám mynstre, ꝥ ǽnig man cweþan mihte ꝥ hit wǽre þurh unhýrsumnysse ásparod ne in cella aliquid per inobedientiam remaneret, Gr. D. 159, 24

antefn

(n.)
Grammar
antefn, antefen, es; m.: e; f.
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Cweþan þæne antefn, 422, 811. Þæt hý ne beginnen náðer ne sealm ne antefene (-efen, v. l. ), R. Ben. 49, 5. Sealmas and antefenas, 39, 7. Antéfnas, Angl. xiii. 401, 518

lǽwa

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Hwílon cweþað preóstas ꝥ Crístes lǽwa . . . mage wið Críst hine betellan, swilce hé neádunge gefremode ꝥ fácn wið hine, Hml. S. 27, 157. Add

ge-þyldig

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Ic wolde cweþan ꝥ þú uþwita wǽre, gif þú gefyldig wǽre, Bt. 18, 4; F. 68, 4. Hé wæs swíðe geþyldig and eáðmód, Bl. H. 213, 7: Hml. Th. i. 472, 7. Giðyldig, Rtl. 102, 15. Gehyldig, Ps. Spl. 7, 12.

ge-þeahtere

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. ¶ rendering the Latin consul :-- Hwæt wule wé cweþan be þínum twám sunum, þá sint ealdormen and geþeahteras quid dicam liberos consulares?, Bt. 10; F. 28, 31. Add