Old English Dictionary Entry

Cwidian

Part of speech: cwiddigan, cwydian, cwyddian;

Definitions

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1 cwidian

p. ode; pp. od [cwide, cwyde a saying] To speak, say; dicere :-- Ongan hine hyspan and hearm cwiddigan [cwidian, Cot.] he began to revile and speak ill of him, Bt. 18, 4; Fox 66, 33. cwidian

Similar Words

-cafstrian
-cirre
-clips
-cnáwe
-cnáwlíce

Runic Inscription

ᚳᚹᛁᛞᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Bt.: Boethius, De Consolatione Philosophiæ (OE translation by Alfred)
Cot.: Cottonian Manuscripts
Fox: Fox, Samuel (Modern English translator of Boethius)

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