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swétian

  • verb [ weak ]
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swétian, p. ede
To be sweet or pleasant
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  • Ðætte ús biterige sió hreówsung, swá swá ús ǽr swétedon ða synna

    that repentance may prove bitter to us, as before sins were sweet to us,

      Past. 54, 5; Swt. 425, 14.
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v. swétan.
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