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swǽpa

(n.)
Grammar
swǽpa, swépa (-e, -o); pl.
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Sweepings, in compounds (not inserted in proper place) Ǽswǽpe (beánscalu) quisquiliarum, surculi minuti Hpt. Gl. 420, 59. Áswépa peripsema 504, 3. Geswǽpa peripsema Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 68. Geswépa, geswǽpa (gen-, MS.), 95, 18. Geswépo, 76, 17. Bió hé gehealden

Linked entries: æsce-geswáp a-swáp

swógan

(v.)
Grammar
swógan, p. sweóg; pp. swógen.
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to make a sound, move with noise, rush, roar (of wind, water, flame) Swógaþ windas, bláwaþ brecende bearhtma mǽste, Exon. Th. 59, 10; Cri. 950. Frætwe míne ( a swan ) swógaþ hlúde, 390, 7; Rä. 8, 7. Drihten lét willeburnan on woruld þringan, égorstreámas

Linked entries: swégan ge-swógen in-swógenness on-swógan

swápan

(v.)
Grammar
swápan, p. sweóp; pp. swápen
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To sweep, trans, To sweep with a brush (lit. or metaph.) Ic swápe uerro, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Zup. 169, 14. Ic sweóp gást mínne scopebam spiritum meum, Ps. Spl. 76, 6. to sweep, move (something) with the action of one sweeping Swápeþ sigeméce mid ðære swíðran

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

ymb-swápan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-swápan, p. -sweóp; pp. -swápen.
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to sweep about (of the motion of waves) Ða ýþa weóllan and ymbsweópan and ǽghwonene ðæt scyp fyldon verrentibus undique et implere incipientibus navem fluctibus Bd. 3, 15 ; S. 541, 42. to wrap round Ymbswápen circumamicta, Ps. Surt. Spl. C. 44, 10,

for-swápan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swápan, p. -sweóp; pp. -swápen

To sweep away ⬩ verrĕre ⬩ protrūdĕre

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To sweep away; verrĕre, protrūdĕre Hie wyrd forsweóp fate has swept them away, Beo. Th. 959; B. 477. Hafaþ us God forswapen on ðás sweartan mistas God has swept us into these dark mists, Cd. 21; Th. 25, 9; Gen. 391. Ealle wyrd forsweóp [MS. forsweof]

á-swencan

(v.)
Grammar
á-swencan, p. te

To afflict ⬩ vex ⬩ trouble

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To afflict, vex, trouble Hé míne arfenuman nǽfre ne áswence, C. D. iv. 107, 18. Ásuoenctes folces afflicti populi, Rtl. 42, 31. Ué biðon ásuoencde affligimur, 7, I. Asuoencte, 43, 27. Ðǽm ásupenctum afflictis, 9

Linked entry: swencan

á-swégan

(v.)
Grammar
á-swégan, p.de

To resound

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To resound On aswégde intonuit, Ps. L. 28, 3

Linked entry: swégan

swefan

(v.)
Grammar
swefan, p. swæf, pl. swǽfon; pp. swefen
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To sleep. of natural sleep Se ne slǽpeþ ne swefeþ (or <b>III a</b>) swýðe non dormitavit neque obdormiet, Ps. Th. 120, 4. Hé swifeþ slǽpe gebiesgad. Exon. Th. 358, 1 ; Pa. 39. Hé sófte swæf. Cd. Th. 12, 2 ; Gen. 179: 94, 19 ; Gen. 1564. Sceótend

Linked entry: sweofot

forþ-swebban

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-swebban, -swefian; p. -swefede; pp. -swefed

To prevail ⬩ profit ⬩ profĭcĕre

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To prevail, profit; profĭcĕre Náht forþswefaþ fýnd nĭhil prōfĭciet inĭmīcus, Ps. Spl. T. 88, 22

Linked entry: forþ-swebbung

were

(n.)
Grammar
were, wered a troop, wered sweet, were-mód. v. wer, weorod a troop, weorod
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sweet, wer-mód

ge-swencan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swencan, -swæncan; p. -swencte; pp. -swenced, -swenct [swencan to disturb, vex]

To disturb ⬩ agitate ⬩ trouble ⬩ vex ⬩ fatigue ⬩ outweary ⬩ afflict ⬩ harass ⬩ oppress ⬩ pulsāre ⬩ agĭtāre ⬩ trībŭlāre ⬩ vexāre ⬩ fătīgāre ⬩ afflīgĕre ⬩ affĭcĕre ⬩ opprĭmĕre

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To disturb, agitate, trouble, vex, fatigue, outweary, afflict, harass, oppress; pulsāre, agĭtāre, trībŭlāre, vexāre, fătīgāre, afflīgĕre, affĭcĕre, opprĭmĕre Herodes cyning wolde geswencan sume of ðære gelaðunge Herod the king would afflict some of the

Linked entries: swencan ge-swæncan

swilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swilc, swelc; pron. (the word can take the weak declension).
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where the word points to what has been already described, such, used substantively, that which has been already described, the like, the same Ne biþ swylc ( the practice already described ) cwénlíc þeáw, Beo. Th. 3885; B. 1940. Ne biþ swylc earges síð

Linked entries: swelc swylc swá-lic

for-þunden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-þunden, part. p. [þindan; p. þand; pp. þunden to swell]

Swollen up ⬩ tŭmĭdus

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Swollen up; tŭmĭdus Gyf seó wund forþunden sý if the wound is swollen up, Herb. 90, 16; Lchdm. i. 198, 11

ge-swebban

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swebban, p. ge-swefde, ge-swefede: ge-sweflan; p. ode.
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Take here ge-sweflan in Dict., and add: of living things, to send to sleep, lull Ðá drýmen hæfdon him mid twégen ormǽte dracan; ac se apostol þá dracan geswefode, Hml. Th. ii. 474, 7, Geswefed sopitus (somno), An. Ox. 4975. þá weardmenn wǽron ǽr geswefode

Linked entry: ge-swefian

ele-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
ele-sealf, e; f. Oil-salve, sweet balm; nardus = νάρδος, ambrŏsia = ἀμβροσία, Cot. 3: 146.

a-swápan

(v.)
Grammar
a-swápan, he -swápþ, -swæpþ ; p. -sweóp, pl. -sweópon ; pp. -swópen

To sweep off ⬩ clean ⬩ verrere ⬩ mundare

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To sweep off, clean; verrere, mundare Hit aswǽpþ aweg ðæt yfel abstergat mala, Past. 36, 8 ; Hat. MS. 48 b, 16 : Exon. 106 b ; Th. 405, 21; Rä. 24, 5. Aswópen clǽne mundatus, Mt. Rush. Stv. 12, 44

Linked entries: a-swǽpþ a-swáp a-swópen

be-sweðian

(v.)
Grammar
be-sweðian, bi-sweðian; p. ede; pp. ed

To bind up, swathe ⬩ ligare

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To bind up, swathe; ligare Mid ácumban besweðe bind up with tow, L. M. I, 1; Lchdm. ii. 22, 21

Linked entries: sweðian bi-sweðian

a-þrintan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þrintan, p. -þrant, pl. -þrunton; pp. -þrunten [a out, þrintan to swell]

To swell up ⬩ tumere

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To swell up; tumere Ic ða wiht geseah, womb wæs aþrunten I saw the creature, its belly was swollen up, Exon. 109 b ; Th. 419, 7 ; Rä. 38, 2

Linked entry: aþrunten

swefian

(v.)
Grammar
swefian, (?) to move. v. passage given under forþ-swebban (-swefian ?) [cf. O.H. Ger. swebén: Ger. schweben]
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Cf. swífan

be-lǽþed

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Substitute: be-lǽþan to make detestable Eów þe taliaþ biter ðing tó swéte and swéte belǽþað, Wlfst. 47, 7

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