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swétness

  • noun [ feminine ]
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swétness, e; f.
Sweetness
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  • Swétnys

    dulcedo,

      Ælfc. Gr. 9, 3; Zup. 37, 6.

  • Swétnesse

    dulcedinis,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 28, 34,
in reference to the sense
of smell,
fragrance
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  • Mycel swétnys wundorlíces stences

    fragrantia mirandi odoris,

      Bd. 4, 10; S. 578, 13.

  • Swétnes,

      5, 12; S. 629, 20.

  • Swétnysse stencg,

      3, 8; S. 532, 18.

  • In gistenc suoetnises

    in odore suavitatis,

      Rtl. 12, 17.

  • Ic nardes stenc oferswíþe mid mínre swétnesse,

      Exon. Th. 423, 30; Rä. 41, 30.
of taste
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  • Suoetnis

    ambrosea,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 100, 14.

  • Ðæs monnan swétnes,

      Past. 17; Swt. 125, 23.

  • Of bitternise in suoetnisse,

      Rtl. 114, 36.
sweetness, pleasantness, agreeableness
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  • Seó swétnes ðæs hǽmedþinges ðe hé ǽr lufode,

      Blickl. Homl. 59, 16.

  • Hú micel is seó mycelnes ðínre swétnesse (

    dulcedinis tuae

    ),
      Ps. Th. 30, 21.

  • Mid ðære swétnesse ðínra bletsunga,

      20, 3.

  • Úre heortan gefyllan mid ðære swétnesse godcundra beboda,

      Blickl. Homl. 37, 8.

  • Be swétnesse ðæs heofonlícan ríces,

      Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 16.

  • Ða woruldsǽlþa mid swíþe manigre swétnesse óleccaþ ðǽm módum,

      Bt. 7, 1; Fox 16, 10.

  • Beswícan þurh ða swétnesse ðara worda . . . þurh ða swétnesse ðara synna,

      Blickl. Homl. 55, 22, 24.

  • Mid ða mǽstan swétnesse

    maxima suavitate,

      Bd. 4, 24; S. 596, 34.
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v.  swótness.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “swétness.” 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/29756.

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