swigian

Etymology
From.

Verb

 * 1) to be silent (+ genitive = about something)
 * 2) * late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's 
 * "ang"
 * "ang"

- Sē wīsa swīgaþ oþ hē onġiett þæt him biþ nytre tō sprecenne.


 * 1) * late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's 
 * "ang"

- Hīe man sċeal ēac lǣran þæt hīe hwīlum swīgiġen þæs sōðes, for þām swā swā sēo lēasung simle dereþ þām seċġendan, swā dereþ ēac hwīlum sumum mannum þæt sōþ tō ġehīerenne.