Middle English Dictionary Entry
wītī̆inge ger.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | wītī̆inge ger.(2) Also (early) witienge, witegunge, witegunga, (Orm.) witeȝunnge, witeȝhunng(e. |
| Etymology | OE wītegung; cp. ME wītī̆en v.(2). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
That which is declared by a prophet, prophecy; a prophecy; also, the divine gift of prophecy [quot. a1225(OE)]; ~ bok, one of the prophetical books of the Bible; ~ writ, the corpus of prophetical writings.
Associated quotations
- a1150(OE) Vsp.D.Hom.(Vsp D.14)64/34 : Þyssen andgite geðwærlæceð se witega Daniel on his witegunga.
- a1150(OE) Vsp.D.Hom.(Vsp D.14)66/4 : Daniel se witega awrat on his witegunge þæt he God gesega on his gastlicer gesihðe.
- c1175(OE) Bod.Aelfric OT (Bod 343)43/648 : Daniel þe witega…wrat ane boc on his witegunge, ðe him God sylf unwreah.
- c1175(?OE) Bod.Hom.(Bod 343)72/7 : Moyses awrat witegunge be Criste.
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)14416 : Þa sexe waterrfetless…wærenn forr to tacnenn uss Þiss werrldess sexe daless Þatt wærenn full off witeȝhunng Alls itt off waterr wære.
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)14438 : An Off þa stanene fetless…wass Þurrh hallȝhe witess filledd Off staffliȝ witeȝhunngess drinnch.
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)14453 : Her I se summ del off þatt Stafflike witeȝunnge & icc itt wile shæwenn ȝuw.
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)15188 : All þatt witeȝhunngeboc…witess haffdenn cwiddedd.
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)15298 : Cristess posstless nisstenn nohht Allræresst tatt teȝȝ mihhtenn Eȝȝwhær o witeȝhunnge writt Gastlike lare findenn.
- a1225(OE) Lamb.Hom.Pentec.(Lamb 487)97 : Summe Men he ȝif wisdom and speche…Summe mihte to helene un-trume men, Summe witegunge.
- a1200 Trin.Hom.(Trin-C B.14.52)127 : Þis childes witige gost lihte þe moder gost of witienge, swo þat hie witegede boðe of ure louerd ihesu cristes to cume and of þe moder ure lafdi seinte marie.