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swǽslíce

  • adverb
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swǽslíce, adv.
properly.
v. swǽs,
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  • Wé andettaþ swǽslíce and sóþlíce Fæder and Sunu and Háligne Gást

    confitemur proprie et veraciter Patrem et Filium et Spiritum Sanctum

    ,
    • Bd. 4, 17
      • ;
    • S. 585, 36.
of persons, kindly, in a gracious, friendly manner, blandly; of things, agreeably, pleasantly.
v. swǽs,
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  • Ða nán lust yfel swǽslíce gewemþ

    eos nulla voluptas mala blande corrumpit

    ,
    • Scint. 3, 10.

  • Him ( the good) swǽslíce (cf, on ðæt fræte folc (the evil ) hé firene stǽleþ láþum wordum, 84, 17; Cri. 1375) sibbe geháteþ heáhcyning

    ,
    • Exon. Th. 82, 15
      • ;
    • Cri. 1339.

  • Nealles swǽslíce mé wæs síð álýfed

    the way was not made easy for me

    ,
    • Beo. Th. 6169
      • ;
    • B. 3089.

  • Cóman him tó and hine swǽslíce grétton,

    • Homl. Skt. i. 5, 210.

  • Busiris wolde ǽlcne cuman swíþe árlíce underfón and swíþe swǽslíce wiþ gebǽran ( behave in a very friendly manner to him), ac eft hé (the guest ) sceolde beón ofslegen,

    • Bt. 16, 2
      • ;
    • Fox 52, 32.

  • Tó fela manna is ðe þurh hiwunge eal óðer specaþ, óþer hý þencaþ . . . and swá geráde mánswican on ða wísan swǽslíce swiciaþ (

    deceive under an appearance of friendliness

    . v. swǽslǽcan, swǽsness),
    • Wulfst. 55, 6.

  • Swǽslíce swicole

    deceiving with fair words

    ,
    • 79, 4: 82, 2.
Etymology
[
O. Sax. swáslíko friendlily
:
O. H. Ger. swáslíhho familiariter.
]
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “swǽslíce.” 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/29521.

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