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swétan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
swétan, p. te; pp. swéted, swét
To sweeten, make sweet.
in a physical sense
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  • Nim hunig and swét ðone drænc,

      Lchdm. iii. 58, 30: ii. 120, 11.
  • Swéte swíðe mid hunige,

      216, 4.
  • Swétedne,

      111, 8, 15.
to make pleasant
Hé (the devil) mec féran hét, ðæt ic ðé sceolde synne swétan,
    Exon. Th. 273, 32; Jul. 525.
Etymology
[Saullt þatt ure mete sweteþþ, Orm. 1649. Swetyn̄ or make a thynge swete to mannys taste dulcoro, Prompt. Parv. 483. O. H. Ger. suozen: Icel. sœta.]
Similar entries
v. ge-swétan; swétian.
Linked entries
v.  swétian.
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