See wedan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"roman": "Maniġe heora cwǣdon, \"Dēofol is on him, and hē wētt. Hwȳ hlystaþ ġē him?\" Sume cwǣdon, \"Ne sind nā þis wōdes mannes word. Cwist þū mæġ wōd mann blindra manna ēagan ontȳnan?\"",
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"roman": "Maniġe heora cwǣdon, \"Dēofol is on him, and hē wētt. Hwȳ hlystaþ ġē him?\" Sume cwǣdon, \"Ne sind nā þis wōdes mannes word. Cwist þū mæġ wōd mann blindra manna ēagan ontȳnan?\"",
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