be-swícan
to decoy ⬩ ensnare ⬩ beguile ⬩ to betray ⬩ to defraud ⬩ supplant ⬩ to circumvent ⬩ to seduce ⬩ mislead
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Hé cweð þet hé gesíclod wǽre, and swá þ folc beswác, ꝥ hé lǽdan sceolde, Chr. 1003; P. 135, 14. Wolde se ealdorman beswícon þone æþeling, 1015 ; P. 146, 14. Cnut gewende him út, and wearð þet earme folc þus beswican þurh hine, 1014; P. 145, 22
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ge-swinc
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., and add: with respect to action labour of body or mind, toil, hard work: — Ðǽr wæs suíðe suíðlic gesuinc, and ðǽr wæs micel swát ágoten multo labore sudatum est, Past. 269, 12.
æ-swind
Idle ⬩ iners
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Idle; iners, Cot. 108
é-swíc
Disgrace, offence ⬩ scandălum
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Disgrace, offence; scandălum Nis in him éswíc non est in illis scandălum, Ps. Surt. 118, 165. In éswíc in scandălum, 68, 23
for-swíðan
To overcome ⬩ reprĭmĕre
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To overcome; reprĭmĕre Se ðas orsorgnesse ðe he her hæfþ ne forswíþ mid ðære gesceádwísnesse his ingeþonces he does not overcome the prosperity he has here with prudence of mind, Past. 50, 1; Hat. MS. Seó him sára gehwylc symle forswíðede which constantly
here-swég
A martial sound,
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A martial sound, Exon. 124a; Th. 477, 12; Ruin. 23
hunig-swǽs
melleus
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Like honey; melleus. Hpt. Gl. 481
lár-swic
Deception ⬩ seduction ⬩ delusion ⬩ treachery
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Deception, seduction, delusion, treachery Mycel is nýdþearf manna gehwylcum, ðæt hé wið deúfles lárswice warnige symle, Wulfst. 309, 14
mete-swamm
An edible mushroom
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An edible mushroom Metteswam fungus vel tuber, Wrt. Voc. i. 31, 52
morgen-swég
A sound made in the morning
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A sound made in the morning Ðá wæs on úhtan Grendles gúþcræft gumum undyrne. Ðá wæs æfter wiste wóp up áhafen, micel morgenswég. Beo. Th. 258; B. 129
óþ-swígan
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to stop speaking, become silent Hé spræc tó his liornæra sumum, and ðá fǽringa óþswígde hé suǽ hé hwæshwegu hercnade, Shrn. 72, 24
ge-swícan
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ge-swinc
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the produce of labour Ic háte ꝥ gé gangen, tó mínum cyricum, and þǽr gé eówer geswinc sellað (cf. ꝥ gé ágeofan ðá teóðunge tó Godes cyrican, 16), Wlfst. 229, 7
bí-swíc
Deceit ⬩ fraus
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Deceit; fraus, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 60, 13
swic-dóm
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deceit, fraud Wæs swicdóm swíðra ðonne wísdom, and þúhte hwílum wísost se ðe wæs swicolast, and se ðe litelícost cúðe leáslíce hiwian unsóð tó sóðe, Wulfst. 128, 7: 243, 13: 52, 31. Swicdóm woruldwelena deceptio divitiarum, Mk. Skt. 4, 19. Mid syrewungum
swic-full
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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
swíg-tíma
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A time of silence Seó niht hafaþ seofon tódǽlednyssa . . . þridde ys conticinium, ðæt ys swítíma, Anglia viii. 319, 29. and the preceding and following words
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swinc-líc
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Laborious, toilsome Ðæt gé healdan ðone Sunnan-dæg fram ǽlcum geswinclícum worce, Wulfst. 294, 18.] [
Sweó-land
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The land of the Swedes, Sweden, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 19, 2
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