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swín-sceadu

(n.)
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swín-sceadu, [Literally swine-shade, referring to the shelter afforded to swine by the trees under which they feed: then the payment for the right to pasture them.]
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Payment for the pasturing of swine Ut pleniter persolvant omnia que ad jus ipsius ecclesie juste competant, scilicet ea que Anglice dicuntur ciricsceatt, and toll i.e. theloneum, and tacc, i.e. swinsceade, Cht. Th. 263, 7. [In his glossary Thorpe quotes

Linked entry: tacc

and-swaru

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Add: v. riht-andswaru

áþ-swaru

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mann-swǽs

(adj.)
Grammar
mann-swǽs, adj.
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Gentle, meek Hé lǽrð ðá manswǽsan (mansuetos) wegas his, Ps. Rdr. 24, 9. Cf. mann-þwǽre

Linked entry: swǽs

ge-swǽs

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-swǽs, adj.

Dear ⬩ familiar ⬩ kind ⬩ cārus ⬩ fămĭliāris ⬩ blandus

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Dear, familiar, kind; cārus, fămĭliāris, blandus He geceás Iudan him, geswǽs frumcynn elēgit trĭbus Juda, Ps. Th. 77, 67. Iohannes mid geswǽsum wordum ðæt folc tihte John exhorted the people with kind words, Homl. Th. i. 70, 34

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ge-swel

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swel, -swell, es; n. [swellan to swell]

A swelling ⬩ tumour ⬩ tŭmor

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A swelling, tumour; tŭmor Wið ǽlcum heardum swile oððe geswelle for every hard tumour or swelling, L. M. 1, 31; Lchdm. ii. 70, 20: Herb. 86, 1; Lchdm. i. 188, 20: 90, 1; Lchdm. i. 194, 19: 109, 3; Lchdm. i. 222, 14. Hyt ðæt geswel gelíðigaþ it relieves

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ge-swin

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swin, -swins[?], es; n.

Melody; ⬩ modulatio

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Melody; modulatio Geswin melody, Exon. 57 b; Th. 207, 5; Ph. 137

Linked entries: ge-swins swin

ge-swip

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swip, es; n.

A scourge ⬩ whip ⬩ flagellum,

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A scourge, whip; flagellum, Som

ge-swic

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swic, es; n.

An offence; ⬩ scandalum,

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An offence; scandalum, Ps. Spl. T. 118, 165: 49, 21

hilde-swég

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-swég, es; m.

Sound of battle

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Sound of battle, Cd. 93; Th. 120, 7; Gen. 1991

swǽs-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
swǽs-líc, adj.

Kindly, pleasant, agreeable ⬩ familiaris ⬩ privatus, civilis, familiaris.

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Kindly, pleasant, agreeable Sárge gé ne sóhton, ne him swǽslíc word frófre gé sprǽcon, Exon. Th. 92, 20; Cri. 1511. He ( Antecrist ) winþ ongeán Godes gecorenan mid swǽslícum gifum. Hé sylþ ðam, ðe on hine gelýfaþ, goldes and seolfres genyhða, Wulfst

swǽr-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
swǽr-líc, adj.

Grievous ⬩ gravis

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Grievous Benedictus mid swǽrlícum heófungum bemǽnde, ðæt his leorningcild ðæs óðres deáðes fægnian sceolde, Homl. Th. ii. 164, 9

swæð-hlýpe

Similar entry: stæþ-hlípe

swǽs-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
swǽs-wyrde, adj.

Of pleasant speech, pleasant in speech; ⬩ facetus

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Of pleasant speech, pleasant in speech; facetus, Wrt. Voc. i. 61, 18

swég-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
swég-líc, adj.

Sonorous

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Sonorous Mid swéglícre stefne sonora voce, Anglia xiii. 412, 675

swic-full

(adj.)
Grammar
swic-full, adj.

Deceitful, fraudulent, crafty

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Deceitful, fraudulent, crafty Swicfulles strophosae, callidae. Hpt. Gl. 423, 61. Swicfullum fraudulento, 517, 45. Swicfulle frivola, fraudulenta, falsa, 444, 26. Swicfullum fraudulentis, 521, 31

swót-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
swót-líc, adj.

Sweet, savoury

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Sweet, savoury Hú sió womb weorðe mid swótlec*-*ustum mettum gefylled ut venter delectabiliter cibis impleatur, Past. 43; Swt. 311, 8

áþ-swara

(n.)

an oath.,

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an oath., and next word

swǽrlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
swǽrlíce, (swár-); adv.

of doing or bearing what is painful, grievously ⬩ of sleeping, heavily, ⬩ graviter

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of doing or bearing what is painful, grievously Nán man ne sceal his wífe geneálǽcan, siððan heó mid bearne swǽrlíce gebunden gǽþ, Homl. Th. ii. 324, 21. Hé sceolde hit mid fæstene swárlíce gebétan, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 261. of sleeping, heavily, Wé feóllon

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swǽre

(adv.)
Grammar
swǽre, swáre; adv.

Grievously, oppressively ⬩ graviter

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Grievously, oppressively Eam ic swǽre geseald ðǽr ic út swícan ne mæg traditus sum, et non egrediebar Ps. Th. 87, 8. Se hláford hefig gioc slépte swáre on ða swyran sínra þegena, Met. 9, 56

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