See swigian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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{
"english": "Wise people stay quiet until they recognize it's more useful for them to talk.",
"text": "late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care\nSē wīsa swīgaþ oþ hē onġiett þæt him biþ nytre tō sprecenne.",
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"text": "late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care\nHīe man sċeal ēac lǣran þæt hīe hwīlum swīgiġen þæs sōðes, for þām swā swā sēo lēasung simle dereþ þām seċġendan, swā dereþ ēac hwīlum sumum mannum þæt sōþ tō ġehīerenne.",
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{
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{
"word": "swugian"
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{
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},
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"ipa": "[ˈswiː.ɣi.ɑn]"
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"english": "He paused, and then kept talking.",
"text": "Hē swīgode, and spræc þā forþ.",
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{
"english": "Wise people stay quiet until they recognize it's more useful for them to talk.",
"text": "late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care\nSē wīsa swīgaþ oþ hē onġiett þæt him biþ nytre tō sprecenne.",
"type": "quotation"
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"english": "They should also be taught to withhold the truth sometimes, because just as a lie always harms the speaker, it can also hurt some people to hear the truth.",
"text": "late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care\nHīe man sċeal ēac lǣran þæt hīe hwīlum swīgiġen þæs sōðes, for þām swā swā sēo lēasung simle dereþ þām seċġendan, swā dereþ ēac hwīlum sumum mannum þæt sōþ tō ġehīerenne.",
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{
"ipa": "[ˈswiː.ɣi.ɑn]"
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"word": "swīgan"
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{
"word": "sweogian"
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{
"word": "sweowian"
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{
"word": "swugian"
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"word": "swuwian"
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"word": "sugian"
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"word": "swigian"
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