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swíþ-líc

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swíþ-líc, adj.
very great, exceedingly great
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  • Swíðlíc

    grande, magnum,

      Hpt. Gl. 434, 41.

  • Samson gelǽhte ða sweras mid swíðlícre mihte and slóh hí tógædere

    Samson apprehendens ambas columnas concussit fortiter columnas,

      Jud. 16, 29.

  • Hig cumaþ mid swíðlícum ǽhtum (

    cum magna substantia

    ),
      Gen. 15, 14.
with the idea of violent disturbance,
violent, strong (of storm, wind, etc.)
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  • Reóhnys swýðlíc

    tempestas valida,

      Ps. Lamb. 49, 3.

  • Swégde swíðlíc wind of ðam wéstene,

      Homl. Th. ii. 450, 18.

  • Heard gebrec, swár and swíðlíc, swég*-*dynna mǽst,

      Exon. Th. 59, 19; Cri. 955.

  • For swíþlícum réne,

      Bt. 12; Fox 36, 17.

  • Wið swíðlícne fléwsan ðæs sǽdes,

      Lchdm. i. 220, 3.

  • On wæterum swýðlícum

    in aquis vehementibus,

      Cant. Moys. 10.

  • Hí sáwon swíðlíce rénas, Boutr. Scrd. 21, 22. III. of energetic, violent action,

    vehement, violent

    :-- Wið swíðlícne hracan.
      Lchdm, i. 270, 2.

  • Him swyrdgeswing swíþlíc eówdon weras,

      Judth. Thw. 25, 3; Jud. 240.
of that which affects the senses or the feelings,
strong, intense, severe
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  • Nǽfre ðú ðæs swíðlíc sár gegearwast, ðæt ðú mec onwende worda ðissa,

      Exon. Th. 246, 1; Jul. 55.

  • Ða téð cwaciaþ on swíðlícum cyle,

      Homl. Th. i. 132, 27.

  • Ðonne hé on sumura for swíðlícre hǽtan geteorud byþ,

      Lchdm. i. 226, 22.

  • Ðeós wyrt is háttre gecynde and swýðlícre,

      236, 11.

  • Strang tó swíðlícum drencum,

      Homl. Th. ii. 322, 15.

  • God him sende swíðlíce ógan týn cinna wíta,

      Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 18.
of feeling, or emotion,
intense, vehement
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  • Hé mid swíðlícum luste his lífes gewilnode,

      Homl. Th. i. 86, 19.

  • On swíðlícre blisse

    in jubilo,

      Ps. Lamb. 46, 6.
of discipline or conduct,
stern, severe, strict
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  • Cildru behófiaþ swíðlícere steóre,

      Homl. Th. ii. 324, 33.
  • Hé munucregol gesette mid swýðlícre drohtnunge, Basil prm.; Norm. 32, 6.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “swíþ-líc.” 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/29866.

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