Old English · verb
wiþcweþan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class V
- IPA
- /wiθˈkwe.θɑn/[wiθˈkwe.ðɑn]
- Syllables
- wiθ · ˈkwe · θɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- contradictreplyresistoppose
Meaning
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to contradict
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to oppose, resist
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to refuse, reject
Ne widcweðe iċ, Drihten, tō deorfenne gȳt, ġif iċ nȳdbehefe eom gȳt ðīnum folce; ne iċ ne belādiġe gȳt mē for ylde: bēo ðīn willa ā, weroda Drihten!
I do not refuse, O Lord, to yet labor, if I am needed by your people; nor will I yet excuse myself on account of my age: let your will be forever, Lord of Hosts!
Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church -
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Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | wiþcweþe | wiþcwæþ |
| 2nd singular | wiþcwist | wiþcwǣde |
| 3rd singular | wiþcwiþþwiþcwiþ | wiþcwæþ |
| Plural | wiþcweþaþ | wiþcwǣdon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | wiþcweþe | wiþcwǣde |
| Plural | wiþcweþen | wiþcwǣden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | wiþcweþan |
| Inflected infinitive | wiþcweþenne |
| Imperative singular | wiþcweþ |
| Imperative plural | wiþcweþaþ |
| Present participle | wiþcweþende |
| Past participle | wiþcweden |
All forms (15)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wiþikweþan, equivalent to wiþ- + cweþan.
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