"cwiþan" meaning in Old English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈkwiː.θɑn/, [ˈkwiː.ðɑn]
Etymology: Eventually from Proto-Indo-European *gʷey- (“to lament; complain”). Compare Proto-Germanic *kwainōną, whence Old English cwānian. Etymology templates: {{der|ang|ine-pro|*gʷey-||to lament; complain}} Proto-Indo-European *gʷey- (“to lament; complain”), {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*kwainōną}} Proto-Germanic *kwainōną Head templates: {{ang-verb|cwīþan}} cwīþan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|cwīþan<w1>}} Forms: cwīþan [canonical], weak [table-tags], cwīþan [infinitive], cwīþenne [infinitive], cwīþe [first-person, present, singular], cwīþde [first-person, past, singular], cwīþest [present, second-person, singular], cwīst [present, second-person, singular], cwīþdest [past, second-person, singular], cwīþeþ [present, singular, third-person], cwīþþ [present, singular, third-person], cwīþ [present, singular, third-person], cwīþde [past, singular, third-person], cwīþaþ [plural, present], cwīþdon [past, plural], cwīþe [present, singular], cwīþde [past, singular], cwīþen [plural, present], cwīþden [past, plural], cwīþ [imperative, past, present, singular], cwīþaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], cwīþende [imperative, present], cwīþed [imperative, past], ġecwīþed [imperative, past]
  1. to speak or moan in grief, mourn, lament
    Sense id: en-cwiþan-ang-verb-WyPsCf1E Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
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      "form": "cwīþ",
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    },
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      "form": "cwīþende",
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      "form": "cwīþed",
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    },
    {
      "form": "ġecwīþed",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        {
          "english": "Oft I had to bemoan my sorrow alone at every dawn. There is no one alive…",
          "ref": "10th century, The Wanderer",
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      "ipa": "/ˈkwiː.θɑn/"
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      "ipa": "[ˈkwiː.ðɑn]"
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      "form": "cwīþþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "cwīþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "cwīþde",
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        "present",
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    {
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        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "cwīþende",
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    },
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      "form": "cwīþed",
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    },
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      "form": "ġecwīþed",
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          "english": "Oft I had to bemoan my sorrow alone at every dawn. There is no one alive…",
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          "text": "Oft iċ sceolde āna · ūhtna ġehwylċe\nmīne ċeare cwīþan. · Nis nū cwicra nān…",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkwiː.θɑn/"
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      "ipa": "[ˈkwiː.ðɑn]"
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}

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