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ge-wit

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
ge-wit, -witt, es; n.
Wright's OE grammar
§225;
wits, senses, [right] mind, mind, intellect
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  • Wíndruncen gewit

    a mind stupefied with wine,

    • Cd. 212
      • ;
    • Th. 262, 32
      • ;
    • Dan. 753
      • .

  • Ðenden mec mín gewit gelǽsteþ

    whilst my intellect attends me,

    • Exon, 38 a
      • ;
    • Th. 125, 1
      • ;
    • Gú. 347
      • .

  • He eft onhwearf wódan gewittes

    he recovered from madness,

    • Cd. 206
      • ;
    • Th. 255, 22
      • ;
    • Dan. 628
      • .

  • Seó gedréfednes ðæt mód ne mæg his gewittes bereáfian

    trouble cannot rob the mind of its faculties,

    • Bt. 5, 3
      • ;
    • Fox 12, 25
      • .

  • Nú bidde ic dé ðæt ðú hí on gewitte gebringe

    now I beseech thee bring her to her wits,

    • Homl. Th. i. 458, 11
      • :
    • Exon. 67 b
      • ;
    • Th. 251, 12
      • ;
    • Jul. 144
      • :
    • 74 b
      • ;
    • Th. 278, 13
      • ;
    • Jul. 597
      • .

  • Sió wyrd cymþ of ðam gewitte ðæs ælmihtigan Godes

    fate comes from the mind of the almighty God.

    • Bt. 39, 5
      • ;
    • Fox 220, 1
      • :
    • Exon. 120 b
      • ;
    • Th. 463, 30
      • ;
    • Hö. 78
      • :
    • 78 b
      • ;
    • Th. 294, 10
      • ;
    • Crä. 13
      • :
    • Andr. Kmbl. 631
      • ;
    • An. 316
      • :
    • 1344
      • ;
    • An. 672
      • .

  • Bútan gewitte

    irrational,

    • Salm. Kmbl. 46
      • ;
    • Sal. 23
      • .

  • Se Hǽlend wódum monnum gewitt forgeaf

    the Saviour gave reason to the insane,

    • Homl. Th. i. 480, 14
      • :
    • H. R. 105, 3
      • :
    • Andr. Kmbl. 69
      • ;
    • An. 35
      • :
    • Bt. Met. Fox 26, 200
      • ;
    • Met. 26, 100
      • .

  • He him gewit forgeaf

    he gave him intelligence,

    • Cd. 14
      • ;
    • Th. 16, 29
      • ;
    • Gen. 250
      • :
    • Exon. 25 a
      • ;
    • Th. 72, 26
      • ;
    • Cri. 1178
      • .

  • Ic wát ðæt ðæt lýf á byþ and ðæt gewit

    I know that life and mind will always exist,

    • Shrn. 199, 30. 26
      • .

  • Gehǽlde gewitte

    sonato sensu,

    • Bd. 4, 3
      • ;
    • S. 570, 13
      • .
knowledge, understanding, consciousness
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  • To syllenne his folce hys hǽle gewit

    ad dandam scientiam salutis plebi ejus,

    • Lk. Bos. 1, 77
      • .

  • Lǽran sceal mon geongne monnan ... sylle him wist and wǽdo óþ ðæt hine mon on gewitte alǽde

    a young man must be taught ... give him food and clothing until he be brought to understanding,

    • Exon. 89 b
      • ;
    • Th. 336, 13
      • ;
    • Gn. Ex. 47
      • .

  • Hwá meahte me swelc gewit gifan gif hit God ne onsende

    who could give me such understanding if God did not send it,

    • Cd. 32
      • ;
    • Th. 42, 10
      • ;
    • Gen. 671
      • .

  • Cyning geweóld his gewitte

    the king recovered consciousness,

    • Beo. Th. 5399
      • ;
    • B. 2703
      • .
Etymology
[
O. Sax. gi-wit:
O. H. Ger. ge-wizzi
.]
Linked entries
v.  wit.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-wit.” 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/16857.

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