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ge-swelgan

  • verb [ strong ]
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ge-swelgan, p. -swealg, -swealh, pl. -swulgon; pp. -swolgen [swelgan to swallow]
To swallow, devour; devŏrāre, deglutīre
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  • Ða mægenþreátas meredeáþ geswealh

    the sea-death swallowed those mighty bands,

      Cd. 169; Th. 210, 9; Exod. 512.
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  • ge-swelgan, v.