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swicn

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
swicn, e; f.
Clearance from a criminal charge
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  • Se ðe hereteáma betygen sié, hé hine be his wergilde áliése, oþþe be his were geswicne. Se áð sceal bión healf be húslgetigum. Ðeóf, siþþan hé biþ on cyninges bende, náh hé ða swicne

    is not allowed the alternative of clearing himself by oath,

      L. In. 15; Th. i. 112, 5.
Etymology
[Goth. swikns innocent, clear of wrong-doing; swiknei, swikniþa purity; swikneins purification: Icel. sykn free from guilt, cleared from a criminal charge; sykn, sykna clearance from a criminal charge.]
Similar entries
v. ge-swicn; ge-swicnan.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “swicn.” 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/29774.

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