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DWELLAN

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
DWELLAN, ic dwelle, ðú dwelest, dwelst, he dweleþ, dwelþb, pl. dwellaþ; p. dwealde, dwelede; pp. dweald, dweled.
Wright's OE grammar
§263; §299; §534;
v. a.
To lead into error, deceive, mislead; in errōrem dūcĕre, decĭpĕre
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  • Ic ðé ne dwelle I do not deceive thee, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 166, 1, MS. Cot. Ðú sǽdest ðæt ic ðé dwealde

    thou saidst that I deceived thee,

    • 35,
      • 5;
    • Fox 164,
      • 32.

  • Me þincþ ðæt ðú me dwelle

    methinks that thou misleadest me,

    • 35,
      • 5;
    • Fox 164, 12, MS. Cot
      • .
v. a.
To prevent, hinder, delay; impĕdīre, tardāre
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  • Ic dysge dwelle

    I delay the foolish,

    • Exon. 103 b
      • ;
    • Th. 392,
      • 27;
    • Rä. 12,
      • 3.

  • Ne hine wiht dweleþ, ádl ne yldo

    nothing prevents him, disease nor age,

    • Beo. Th. 3475, note
      • ;
    • B. 1735
      • .

  • Se ealda dweleþ miltse mid máne

    the old one [the devil] prevents mercy with wickedness,

    • Frag. Kmbl. 62
      • ;
    • Leás. 33
      • .
v. n.
To continue, remain, DWELL; mănēre, habĭtāre
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  • Nero on ðam holte on cýle and on hungre dwelode, óþ-dæt hine wulfas totǽron

    Nero remained in the wood, in cold and hunger, until wolves tore him to pieces,

    • Homl. Th. i. 384,
      • 10.
Etymology
[
Piers P. dwelle to inhabit:
Chauc. dwell to inhabit:
Orm. dwellenn to dwell, delay:
O. Sax. bi-dwelian to delay, prevent:
M. H. Ger. twelen morāri:
O. H. Ger. twálón, twaljan, tweljan morāri, impĕdīre:
Dan. dwæle to tarry, delay, dwell:
Swed. dwäljas to dwell:
Icel. dwala to delay; dwelja to dwell, wait, stay
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Derived forms
ge-dwellan
Linked entries
v.  ge-dwellan.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “DWELLAN.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/8154.

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