"oncweþan" meaning in Old English

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Verb

IPA: /onˈkwe.θɑn/, [onˈkwe.ðɑn]
Etymology: From on- + cweþan. Etymology templates: {{prefix|ang|on|cweþan}} on- + cweþan Head templates: {{ang-verb}} oncweþan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|oncweþan<s5v>}} Forms: strong [table-tags], oncweþan [infinitive], oncweþenne [infinitive], oncweþe [first-person, present, singular], oncwæþ [first-person, past, singular], oncwist [present, second-person, singular], oncwǣde [past, second-person, singular], oncwiþþ [present, singular, third-person], oncwiþ [present, singular, third-person], oncwæþ [past, singular, third-person], oncweþaþ [plural, present], oncwǣdon [past, plural], oncweþe [present, singular], oncwǣde [past, singular], oncweþen [plural, present], oncwǣden [past, plural], oncweþ [imperative, past, present, singular], oncweþaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], oncweþende [imperative, present], oncweden [imperative, past]
  1. (of animate beings) to respond, to answer
    Sense id: en-oncweþan-ang-verb-NWbZkohb Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms prefixed with on-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Old English terms prefixed with on-: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17
  2. (of inanimate objects) to echo a sound back
    Sense id: en-oncweþan-ang-verb-pDuD-KtS

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_text": "From on- + cweþan.",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
    {
      "form": "5",
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    {
      "form": "oncweþan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncweþenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncweþe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncwæþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncwist",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncwǣde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncwiþþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncwiþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncwæþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncweþaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncwǣdon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncweþe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncwǣde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncweþen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncwǣden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncweþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncweþaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncweþende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncweden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "oncweþan",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oncweþan<s5v>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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          "_dis": "84 16",
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          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "83 17",
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        "to respond, to answer"
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          "respond"
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        [
          "answer",
          "answer"
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        "(of animate beings) to respond, to answer"
      ],
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        "to echo a sound back"
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        "(of inanimate objects) to echo a sound back"
      ],
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/onˈkwe.θɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[onˈkwe.ðɑn]"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English terms prefixed with on-",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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  ],
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "class"
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      "form": "oncweþan",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncweþenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncweþe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncwæþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncwist",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncwǣde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncwiþþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncwiþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncwæþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncweþaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncwǣdon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncweþe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncwǣde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncweþen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncwǣden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncweþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncweþaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncweþende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oncweden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "oncweþan",
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  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to respond, to answer"
      ],
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        [
          "respond",
          "respond"
        ],
        [
          "answer",
          "answer"
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        "(of animate beings) to respond, to answer"
      ],
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        "of animate beings"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "to echo a sound back"
      ],
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        [
          "echo",
          "echo"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of inanimate objects) to echo a sound back"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of inanimate objects"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/onˈkwe.θɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[onˈkwe.ðɑn]"
    }
  ],
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}

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