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sworettan

  • verb [ weak ]
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sworettan, p. te
Wright's OE grammar
§657;
To draw a deep breath, to sigh, pant
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  • Sworette

    oscitavit,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 63, 64.
  • Hé of inneweardre heortan swíþe sworete

    ille intimo ex corde longa trahens suspiria,

      Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 14.
  • Hé sume hwíle sæt and sworette

    modicum suspirans,

      5, 19; S. 640, 29.
  • Ða ús nú bysmriaþ, ða ðe ǽr on úrum bendum sworettan,

      Blickl. Homl. 85, 25.
  • Ðá ongan hé sworettan, swá swá eallunga gewǽced, on ðam oreðe belocen,

      Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 234.
Similar entries
v. á-sworettan.
Linked entries
v.  a-sworetan.
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