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stán-rocc

(n.)
Grammar
stán-rocc, es; m.
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A high rock, a peak; an obelisk Stánrocces obolisci (cf. obolisci, genus lapidis, 78, 17. Obolisci ðæs stánes, 82, 43), Wrt. Voc, ii. 62, 57. Stánrocca, torra scopulorum, Hpt. Gl. 449, 15. Stánrocca ł torra scopulorum, saxorum eminentium, 454, 47.

Linked entry: rocc

stán-scylf

(n.)
Grammar
stán-scylf, es; m.
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A peak, rock Stánscylfa scrupearum (scrupea, i. aspera saxa).... Of sandigum stánscilfum de arenosis sablonibus, Hpt. Gl. 449, 20, 25

Linked entry: scylf

stán-weg

(n.)
Grammar
stán-weg, es; m.
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A road made with stones On ealdan stánwege; of stánwege, Cod. Dip. B. i. 417, 15. [O. Sax. stén-weg.] Cf. stán-strǽt

swilce

(adv.)
Grammar
swilce, swelce; adv. conj.
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Steam up árás swylce réc, Elen. Kmbl. 1604; El. 804: Andr. Kmbl. 178; An. 89. Hwylc biþ hé ( the body after death ) ðonne búton swylce stán, Blickl. Homl. 21, 26: Homl. Th. i. 406, 14.

Linked entry: swálíce

swilcness

(n.)
Grammar
swilcness, e; f.
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Quality Sý gebróðrum reáf geseald be swilcnesse and staþele ðære stówe ðe hý on wuniaþ secundum locorum qualitatem ubi habitant, R. Ben. 89, 4.

swindan

(v.)
Grammar
swindan, p. swand, pl. swundon; pp. swunden
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Spl. 38, 15 : 118, 139. on ðam frumwylme heora gecyrrednesse hý Hísylfe fulfremede taliaþ, ac hý swíþe recene áwlaciaþ and swindende ácóliaþ, R. Ben. 135, 6

sweór

(n.)
Grammar
sweór, swehor, es; m.
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Su[eó]r socer, 97, 1878. Sweór, Wrt. Voc. i. 52, 7: 72, 51: Ælfc. Gr. 8; Zup. 27, 13. Se wæs Caiphas sweór (sueór, Lind.), Jn. Skt. 18, 13: Gen. 38, 13. Sweór, swiór, Bt. 10; Fox 28, 13. Hǽdne wǽron begen, sweór and áþum, Exon. Th. 246, 22; Jul. 65.

Linked entries: suhterga swór

sweotolian

(v.)
Grammar
sweotolian, swutelian, swytelian; p. ode.
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R. 382, 3.] to become manifest Ðín mycele miht manegum swutelaþ, Hy. 9, 32

swerian

(v.)
Grammar
swerian, p. swór (but a weak swerede occurs; cf.
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Ðæt Drihten swóre áð swíðe, ðæt God wolde sendan hungor, Wulfst. 209, 26. (3 a) with adjuration :-- Áð swereþ engla þeóden þurh his sylfes líf, ðæt ðínes cynnes rím ne cunnon yldo, Cd. Th. 205, 5; Exod. 431

Linked entry: fore-swerian

sýring

(n.)
Grammar
sýring, e; f.

Butter-milk

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R. S. 14; Th. i. 438, 25. Cýswyrhtan gebyreþ ðæt heó of wring-hwæge buteran macige tó hláfordes beóde, and hæbbe ða sýringe ealle búton ðæs hyrdes dǽle, 16; Th. i. 438, 33

swán-geréfa

(n.)
Grammar
swán-geréfa, an; m.
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In ða tiid wæs hama suángeréfa tó súðtúne and hé rád ðæt hé wæs et ceastre and ðone aað gesceáwade suá hine his aldormon héht Eádwulf there was then a very great case about pasture in the wood at Sutton (in Worcestershire).

swán-riht

(n.)
Grammar
swán-riht, es; n.
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R. S. 6; Th. i. 436, 15

swápan

(v.)
Grammar
swápan, p. sweóp; pp. swápen
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R. 314, 6. Clensi and zuope þe herte. Ayenb. 109, 5. Chaucer has swope, swoope.] intrans.

Linked entries: swǽpels a-swápan in-swápen on-swápan

swát

(n.)
Grammar
swát, es; n. [The passages in which the gender is marked are doubtful. Ðæt swót. Lchdm. iii. 98, 17, occurs in a late MS.; ísen swát, ii. 296, 18, may be a compound; ða swát, iii. 72, 28, may be a mistake for spátl, v. ii. 56, 15. Dutch has a neuter, German and Scandinavian have masculines.]
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Beswyled mid swátes gange, Rood Kmbl. 45; Kr. 23. On róde ðú ðín blód águte for heó and [hý] mid ðínum ðam æþelan swáte gebohtest, Wulfst. 255, 23. Cwealmdreóre, monnes swáte, Cd. Th. 60, 24; Gen. 986.

Linked entry: swǽtan

sweard

(n.)
Grammar
sweard, es; m. (?)
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Sweard cutis, rib costa, heorte cor, ii. 16, 54-6. Swearth cater, 103, 22. Suge sweard vistula, 124, 1. Swearð catrum, 13, 52

sweart

(adj.)
Grammar
sweart, adj.
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Gé hellfirena sweartra geswícaþ, 366, 4 ; Reb. 7. In ða sweartestan and ða wyrrestan wítebrógan, Elen. Kmbl. 1859; El. 931

Linked entries: swart swertling

swefel-réc

(n.)
Grammar
swefel-réc, es; m.
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Sulphur-smoke, the smoke from burning sulphur Ríneþ ofer ða synfullan swefelréc pluet super peccatores sulphur, Ps. Surt. 10, 7. Cf. swefel-þrosm

swefel-þrosm

(n.)
Grammar
swefel-þrosm, es; m.
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Cf. swefel-réc

Linked entry: þrosm

swégan

(v.)
Grammar
swégan, p. de
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To sound. to make a noise, with the idea of movement, to move violently with noise, to roar, rush, crash Ðonne swéiþ cum insonuerit, Kent. Gl. 12. Heora fyðera swégaþ swá swá wæteres dyne, Wulfst. 200, 15.

Linked entries: swagoþ swéging on-swégan

sundor-hálga

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-hálga, an; m.
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R. 9, 28. Manega ðæra sunderhálgena (Pharisaeorum), Mt. Kmbl. 3, 7. Ðæra wrítera and sundorhálgena, 5, 20. Sunderhálgena, Homl. Th. ii. 216, 26. Ða wǽron of sundorhálgon, Jn. Skt. 1, 24

Linked entry: hálga

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