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swearm

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
swearm, es; m.
Wright's OE grammar
§66;
A swarm, crowd
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  • Sue[a]rm

    examen,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 107, 82.
  • Swearrn, 32, 17: 144, 43 (examen has been omitted here by Wright, see Wülck. Gl. 230, 6) : Ælfc. Gr. 9, 12 ; Zup. 40, 14:

    examen, multitudo,

      Hpt. Gl. 457, 37 : 496, 14.
Etymology
[O. H. Ger. swaram, swarm; m. examen: Icel. svarmr; m. tumult: Swed. swärm; m. a swarm: Dan. sværm a swarm; rioting: Du. zwerm; m. a swarm, crowd.]
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  • swearm, n.