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Anglo-Saxon

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swic-dóm

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Þá ðe mid mislicum swicdómum hí sylfe and óðre forpǽrað, Hml. Th. ii. 514, 32. Add

ymb-swápan

Grammar
ymb-swápan, <b>. II.</b>
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Hié úme Dryhten Críst ymbsweópon mid reáde hragle, Nap. 71, 27. Add

ymb-swífan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-swífan, p. -swáf; pl. -swifon; pp. -swifen
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To revolve round Þeáh þe wé þonne gýt þá sunnan sylfe geseón ne magon, for ðan seó sunne hafað þonne mid þý heofone þás eorían útan ymbswifen and ymbcerred, Nap. 88

Linked entry: ymb-cirran

and-swaru

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Add: v. riht-andswaru

áþ-swaru

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Add:

be-swícan

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Add Gif wé þurh deófles searocræftas wurðað æt þám sáwlum beswicene ( frustratis animabus insidiis antiqui hostis ), Chrd. 88, 12. Add Ðurh gítsunge wearð beswicen Sawl . . . Ahab yfele wearð beswicen for Naboðes wínearde, Hex. 54, 6-11

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

hagu-swind

Similar entry: hago-spind

heaðu-sweng

(n.)
Grammar
heaðu-sweng, es; m.

A blow given in fight

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A blow given in fight, Beo. Th. 5155; B. 2581

on-swógan

Similar entry: swógan

ge-swǽs

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-swǽs, adj.

Dearfamiliarkindcārusfămĭliārisblandus

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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

ge-swel

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

A swellingtumourtŭmor

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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

Linked entry: swell

ge-swenc

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

Labourtrouble

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Labour, trouble Þurh ðæt geswenc to éce reste becom through that suffering came to the eternal rest, Nar. 40, 2

Linked entry: swenc

ge-swing

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

Labour;lăbor

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Labour; lăbor Geswing is beforan me lăbor est ante me, Ps. Spl. 72, 16: 89, 11

Linked entry: swing

ge-swing

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

A vibration;vibrātiofluctuātio

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A vibration; vibrātio, fluctuātio Ofer ýða geswing over the vibration of the waves, Andr. Kmbl. 703; An. 352: Beo. Th. 1700; B. 848: Exon. 95 b; Th. 356, 7; Pa. 8

ge-swicn

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swicn, e; f.

A cleansingclearancepurgātio

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A cleansing, clearance; purgātio Náh he ða geswicne he shall not have the clearance, L. In. 15; Th. i. 112, 5, MSS. B. H

Linked entry: swicn

ge-swins

Similar entry: ge-swin

ge-swip

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

A scourgewhipflagellum,

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A scourge, whip; flagellum, Som

Linked entry: swǽpig

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