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swǽslíce

  • adverb
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Grammar
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.]
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  • swǽslíce, adv.