wunian

Meaning

1. to live somewhere

   Hwǣr wunast þū?

   Where do you live?

2. to stay somewhere

   Hē wunode ofer niht on þǣm lǣċehūse.

   He stayed in the hospital overnight.

3. to live or be in a certain condition

   Sē þeġn wæs wuniende butan wīfes nēawiste, forþan þe his ġebedda ġefaren wæs of life.

   The thane was living without the companionship of a woman, for his wife had departed from life.

   late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints

4. to be located somewhere

   Sæġe mē hwǣr sēo rōd wuniġe.

   Tell me where the cross lies.

   Cynewulf, Elene

5. to consist

6. to remain, last, continue, endure

   Psalm 102:12

   You will last forever, always, Lord; the memory of you will endure while the world stands.

7. to exist

   Se God wunað on Ðrynnysse úntodæledlic, and on ánnysse ánre Godcundnysse, soðlice oðer is se Fæder, oðer is se Sunu, oðer is se Halga Gast; ac þeah-hwæðere ðæra ðreora is án Godcundnys, and gelíc wuldor, and efen-ece mægenðrymnys.

   God exists in Trinity indivisible, and in unity of one Godhead, for the Father is one, the Son is one, the Holy Ghost is one; and yet of these three there is one Godhead, and like glory, and coeternal majesty.

   c. 992, Ælfric, "Of the Catholic Faith"

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