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wísian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
wísian, p. ode.
Wright's OE grammar
§536;
where movement takes place, to shew the way, guide, direct,
Grammar
wísian, absolute
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  • Hé stóp on strǽte, stíg wísode,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 1970
    • ;
    • An. 987.
  • Hé lét his francan wadan þurh ðæs hysses hals, hand wísode,

    • Byrht. Th. 135, 61
    • ;
    • By. 141.
  • Snyredon ðǽr secg wisode,

    • Beo. Th. 810
    • ;
    • B. 402.
  • Hé hét him fýrenne beám beforan wísian.

      Ps. Th. 104, 34.
Grammar
wísian, with dat.
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  • Ic eów wísige,

    • Beo. Th. 590
    • ;
    • B. 292 : 6198
    • ;
    • B. 3103.
  • Ic fére swá mé wísaþ feónd,

    • Exon. Th. 403, 4
    • ;
    • Rä. 22, 2.
  • Hé férde swá him God wísode,

      Gen. 35, 5 : Num. 10, 28.
  • Ísernhergum án wísode,

    • Cd. Th. 199, 34
    • ;
    • Exod. 348 : Ps. Th. 77, 16.
  • Stíg wísode gumum ætgædere,

    • Beo. Th. 646
    • ;
    • B. 320.
  • Se ðǽm heaðo-rincum hider wísade,

    • 746
    • ;
    • B. 370.
  • Him seleþegn forð wísade,

    • 3595
    • ;
    • B. 1795.
  • Ðæt heáfod sceal wísian ðǽm fótum, ðæt hié stæppen on ryhtne weg.

    • Past. 18
    • ;
    • Swt. 131, 24.
Grammar
wísian, with dat. of person and acc. of way
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  • Hwá ðam sǽflotan sund wísode.

    • Andr. Kmbl. 762
    • ;
    • An. 381.
  • Hú ðú sǽhengeste sund wísige,

    • 976
    • ;
    • An. 488.
Grammar
wísian, with acc. of person
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  • Swá mec wísaþ, se mec wrǽde on legde.

    • Exon. Th. 383, 19
    • ;
    • Rä. 4, 13.
Grammar
wísian, with acc. of that to which the way is shewn,
to shew the way to, shew, point put
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  • Secg wísade, lagucræftig mon, landgemyrcu.

    • Beo. Th. 422
    • ;
    • B. 208.
  • Hé sceolde wong wísian (act as guide to the place),

    • 4809
    • ;
    • B. 2409
    • .
Grammar
wísian, figurative,
Grammar
wísian, absolute,
to shew the course to be followed, guide, direct, indicate
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  • Ic Werferð cýðe, swá mé Alchún sægde, and eác míne gewrytu wísodon,

      Chart. Th. 166, 6.
  • Eorðcyningas ðe folcum fore wísien,

      Ps. Th. 148, ii.
Grammar
wísian, with dat.
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  • Swá ic ðé wísie,

    • Cd. Th. 35, 32
    • ;
    • Gen. 563.
  • Se ðe him hálig gǽst wísaþ.

    • Exon. Th. 124
    • ,
    • l; Gú. 333
    • .
  • Se mé wísaþ tó ríce,

    • 401, 2
    • ;
    • Rä. 21, 5.
  • Hé wíf gefette, swá hyne his hláford hét and him God wísode,

    • Gen. 24, 15
    • :
    • Beo. Th. 3331
    • ;
    • B. 1663.
  • Him se eorl wísade (compulit illos,

      Gen. 19, 3
    ),

    • Cd. Th. 147, 24
    • ;
    • Gen. 2444.
  • Him se Dryhtnes dóm wísade tó ðam nýhstan nýdgedále,

    • Exon. Th. 129, 3
    • ;
    • Gú. 415.
  • Úre Drihten beád Móyse ðam heretogan, ðæt hé folce wísode (folc wissode, v. l.).

      Wulfst. 132, ll.
  • Ðus him gewísede se mon ða gemǽru, swá him ða ealdan béc ryhtan and wísedon,

      Chart. Th. 142, 15 : 141, 18.
  • Hwæt mæg ic dón, búton mé God wísige ?

      Gen. 41, 16.
  • Swá him ryht wísie,

    • L. Alf. pol. I
    • ;
    • Th. i. 60, 20: 3
    • ;
    • Th. i. 62, 9.
  • Se consul sceolde him eallum wísian and beón heora yldost tó ánes geáres fyrste.

      Jud. Thw. p. 161, 23.
Grammar
wísian, with acc.
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  • Ðæt wé ǽgðer ge ús sylfe, ge ða ðe wé wísian sceolan, swá gewísian mótan, swá swá úre ealra þearf sý,

    • L. P. 21
    • ;
    • Th. ii. 332, 24
    • .
Grammar
wísian, with clause stating what is pointed out
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  • Hié léton tán wísian hwylcne hira ǽrest óðrum sceolde tó fóddurþege feores ongildan,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 2200
    • ;
    • An. 1101.
Grammar
wísian, with dat. of person and acc. (or clause) of what is pointed out
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  • Hálgan heápe hlýt wísode ðǽr hié Dryhtnes ǽ déman sceoldon,

    • Apstls. Kmbl. 18
    • ;
    • Ap. 9.
  • Mé ða treahteras tala wísedon on ðam micelan béc,

    • Salm. Kmbl. 10
    • ;
    • Sal. 5.
Etymology
[
Heȝe Diana, wise mi,
    Laym. 1200.
Hwi nultu wisi heom hu engles singeþ,
    O. and N. 915.
Thut lond wel to wise,
    R. Glouc. 524, 8.
O. Sax. wísian
:
O. Frs. wísa
:
O. H. Ger. wísen monstrare, ducere, regere, docere : Icel. visa.
]
Similar entries
v. ge-, riht-wísian; wissian.
Linked entries
v.  riht-wísian.
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