wiþercweþan

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Old English

Alternative forms

wiðercweðan — edh spelling

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wiþrakweþan, equivalent to wiþer- +‎ cweþan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌwi.θerˈkwe.θɑn/,

Verb

wiþercweþan

Alternative form of wiþcweþan

Conjugation

Conjugation of wiþercweþan (strong class 5)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	wiþercweþan	wiþercweþenne
first person singular	wiþercweþe	wiþercwæþ
second person singular	wiþercwist	wiþercwǣde
third person singular	wiþercwiþþ, wiþercwiþ	wiþercwæþ
plural	wiþercweþaþ	wiþercwǣdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	wiþercweþe	wiþercwǣde
plural	wiþercweþen	wiþercwǣden
imperative
singular	wiþercweþ
plural	wiþercweþaþ
participle	present	past
	wiþercweþende	wiþercweden

Derived terms

wiþercwedung f (“gainsaying”)
wiþercweþnes f (“contradiction”)

Related terms

wiþercwedolnes f (“contradiction”)
wiþercwida m (“contradictor, rebel”)
wiþercwiddian (“to murmur (discontentedly?)”)
wiþercwide m (“resistance, opposition, contest”)

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “WIÞERCWEÞAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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