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ge-wícian

  • verb [ weak ]
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ge-wícian, p. ode; pp. od
To dwell, lodge, encamp; hospitare, castra metari
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  • Hý landes hæfdon ðæt hý mihton on gewícian

    they had land on which they could encamp,

    • Ors. 2, 5
    • ;
    • Bos. 46, 36
    • .
  • Ic on fægerum scúan fiðera ðínra gewície

    in umbra alarum tuarum spero,

    • Ps. Th. 56, 1
    • .
  • Se wilda fugel hús getimbreþ and gewícaþ ðǽr

    the wild bird builds a house and dwells there,

    • Exon. 58 b
    • ;
    • Th. 212, 1
    • ;
    • Ph. 203
    • .
  • Ðonne gewíceaþ faroþ-lácende on ðam eálonde

    then the seafarers camp on that island,

    96 b;
    • Th. 361, 13
    • ;
    • Wal. 19
    • .
  • Ðá gewícode he neáh ánre eá

    then he encamped near a river,

    • Ors. 4, 6
    • ;
    • Bos. 84, 31
    • :
    • Chr. 894
    • ;
    • Erl. 90, 8
    • :
    • Blickl. Homl. 79, 14
    • .
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