swǽsness
- noun [ feminine ]
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Swǽsnyssum
blandimentis, lenociniis
,- Hpt. Gl. 481, 10.
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Gé Godes cempan, gé áwurpaþ eówerne cynehelm for ðám earmlícan swǽsnyssum (
the appeals made to your feelings
) ðissera heófiendra. Ne áwurpe gé eówerne sige for wífa swǽsnyssum,- Homl. Skt. i. 5, 54-58.
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Ðæt hé ðissere worulde swǽsnyssa (
blanditias
) warnige,- Scint. 216, 12.
Bosworth, Joseph. “swǽsness.” 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/29522.
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