See gecweþan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"roman": "Wit þæt ġecwǣdon, cniht wesende, and ġebēotedon, wǣron beġen þā ġit on ġeogoðfeore, þæt wit on gārsecg ūt aldrum nēðdon, and þæt ġeæfndon swā.",
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"text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, \"Saint Maur, Abbot\"\nÞā ġecwæð sē abbod and ealle þā ġebrōðra þæt þēr ne mihte nā mā muneca wunian...",
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"roman": "Wit þæt ġecwǣdon, cniht wesende, and ġebēotedon, wǣron beġen þā ġit on ġeogoðfeore, þæt wit on gārsecg ūt aldrum nēðdon, and þæt ġeæfndon swā.",
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},
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},
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"ipa": "[jeˈkwe.ðɑn]"
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"word": "ġecweðan"
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"word": "gecweþan"
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