wiþercweþan
Old English
Alternative forms
- wiðercweðan — edh spelling
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wiþrakweþan, equivalent to wiþer- + cweþan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌwi.θerˈkwe.θɑn/, [ˌwi.ðerˈkwe.ðɑn]
Conjugation
Conjugation of wiþercweþan (strong class 5)
| infinitive | wiþercweþan | wiþercweþenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| 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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