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tó-swápan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-swápan, p. -sweóp

To disperse by a sweeping movementto sweep apart or away

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To disperse by a sweeping movement, to sweep apart or away Se ðone líg tósceáf, tósweóp hine and tóswende þurh ða swíðan miht he thrust back the flame on every side, swept and dashed it away by his strong might, Cd. Th. 237, 23; Dan. 342. Tósweóp and

Linked entry: tó-swengan

á-swífan

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Ásuáb exorbitans, Wrt. Voc. ii. 107, 74. Áswífende exorbitans, 83, 7: 86, 10. Add

áþ-swara

(n.)

an oath.,

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an oath., and next word

swǽrlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
swǽrlíce, (swár-); adv.
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Skt. i. 21, 261. of sleeping, heavily, v. swǽr, <b>V b</b> Wé feóllon on slǽpe swárlíce, swylce wé on deáðe lágon, Homl. Skt. i. 11, 239

Linked entry: swárlíce

sweor

(n.)
Grammar
sweor, swer, swyr, es; m. f.
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Greáte swá stǽnene sweras uastitudine columnarum, Nar. 36, 13. Hí héton hine standan betwux twám stǽnenum swerum: on ðám twám swerum stód ðæt hús geworht. And Samson . . . gelǽhte ða sweras, Jud. 16, 25-29.

Linked entries: swer swyr

swór

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consobrinus

swót

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Swótum brǽðum odoramentis, An. Ox. 56, 214. Add

swur-

(prefix)

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swyr

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swǽrness

(n.)
Grammar
swǽrness, (swár-), e; f.
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.), weight, v. swǽr, Hwí settest ðú ðises folces swárnysse ( pondus ) uppan mé? Num. 11, 11.

a-suand

Grammar
a-suand, = a-swand

weakened

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weakened

swǽrmódness

(n.)
Grammar
swǽrmódness, (swár-), e; f.
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Sluggishness of disposition, slowness, dullness Oft mon biþ suíðe wandigende æt ǽlcum weorce and suíðe lætrǽde, and wénaþ menn ðæt hit sié for suármódnesse and for unarodscipe, and biþ ðeáh for wisdóme and for wærscipe ( but the Latin is : Saepe agendi

swaþu

(n.)
Grammar
swaþu, Cf. (?) swín-sceadu.
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The word occurs in a list giving the names of various parts of a pig: — Rysle ausungia, flicce perna, spic larda, meargh lucanica, wrót bruncus, rop jus, swína swaþu suesta, byrst seta, Wrt. Voc. i. 286, 50-57. Suína suadu suesta, sivesta, Txts. 98, 972

swæðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swæðer, swaðer (= swá hwæðer, cf.
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Hí móston dón swá gód swá yfel, swæþor swá hí woldon, 41, 2; Fox 246, 2

Linked entry: swaðor

ge-swingan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swingan, p. -swang, pl. -swungon; pp. -swungen

To scourgebeatflagellareverberare

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To scourge, beat; flagellare, verberare Hia geswingas iuih flagellabunt vos, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 17. God geswang Farao ðone cining mid ðám mǽstum wítum flagellavit Dominus Pharaonem regem plagis maximis, Gen. 12, 17: Jn. Skt. Lind. 19, 1. Ic wæs ealne

Linked entries: ge-sumgdon ge-swicte

a-swunan

(v.)
Grammar
a-swunan, p. -swan, pl. -swónon; pp. -swunen

To swoondeficere animo

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To swoon; deficere animo

be-swincan

(v.)
Grammar
be-swincan, p. -swanc, pl. -swuncon; pp. -swuncen

To toil, labour, make with toillaborare

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To toil, labour, make with toil; laborare Ic sende eów to rípanne, ðæt ðæt ge ne be-swuncon; óðre swuncon, and ge eódon on hyra geswinc ego misi vos metere quod vos non laborastis; alii laboraverunt, et vos in labores eorum introistis, Jn. Bos. 4, 38

Linked entries: swincan be-swuncen

be-swingan

(v.)
Grammar
be-swingan, p. -swang, pl. -swungon; pp. -swungen

To scourge, beatflagellare, verberare

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To scourge, beat; flagellare, verberare Ic wæs beswungen ealne dæg fui flagellatus tota die, Ps. Lamb. 72, 14: Bt. Met. Fox 25, 91; Met. 25, 46. Híg ne beóþ beswungene non flagellabuntur, Ps. Lamb. 72, 5: Ex. 5, 16. Ic eom beswungen verberor, Ælfc. Gr

Linked entry: be-swungen

swingan

(v.)
Grammar
swingan, p. swang, pl. swungon; pp. swungen.
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Ða nam Pilatus ðone Hǽlend and swang (flagellavit) hyne. Jn. Skt. 19, 1. Hié hine swungon. Blickl. Homl. 23, 31. Mé weras slógon and swungon, Andr. Kmbl. 1927; An. 966. Ða deófol hine ( St.

swincan

(v.)
Grammar
swincan, p. swanc, pl. swuncon; pp. swuncen.
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swanc for heofonan rice mid singalum gebede, Homl. Skt. ii. 26, 111. Ðe læs ðe unmihtig man feorr for his ágenon swince, L. Ff. ; Th. i. 226, 1. Ic wundrige hwí swá manige wíse men swá swíþe swuncen mid ðære sprǽce, Bt. 41, 4; Fox 250, 20.