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feld-swam

(n.)
Grammar
feld-swam, -swamm, es; m.

A field mushroom ⬩ toadstool ⬩ fungus

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A field mushroom, toadstool; fungus, Cot. 87

Linked entry: swamm

-swápe

(suffix)
Grammar
-swápe, v. hád-, heorþ-, ymb-swǽpe.

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a-swáp

(n.)
Grammar
a-swáp, es; n; pl. a-swápa

Sweepings ⬩ dust ⬩ peripsema ⬩ περίψημα ⬩ purgamentum

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Sweepings, dust; peripsema, = περίψημα, purgamentum

Linked entry: æ-swáp

swin

(n.)
Grammar
swin, swinn, es; m.

Sound, melody

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Sound, melody Swin, sang melodia (Wright gives swinsang melodio ; perhaps swinsung should be read, but see the following gloss), Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 28. Swinne ł sangge melodia, Hpt. Gl. 467, 41. Swinn, dreám melodiam, 515, 42

Linked entry: ge-swin

swég

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Add Áweóx mára swég and hefegra ( gravior sonitus ),swá ꝥ hit áhleóðrode swylce eall seó cyrice wǽre tóworpen fram þám grundweallum, Gr. D. 236, 12. Se sácerd scolde bión mid bellum behangen ... scolde beón gehiéred his swég (sonítus), Past. 93, 7. &

swǽr

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add: — Sum mann wæs gebunden onbútan ꝥ heáfod for his hefigum gylte, sé cóm tó þám hálgan, and his swára heáfodbend sóna tóbærst, Hml. S. 21, 423. Þis mé tó bóte þǽre swǽran swærtbyrde, Lch. iii. 66, 22. add: — Fore fyrhte þǽre swǽran onsýne þǽra áwyrgedra

æ-swáp

(n.)
Grammar
æ-swáp, es; n. pl. æswápa

Sweepings ⬩ dust ⬩ peripsema ⬩ purgamentum

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Sweepings, dust; peripsema, purgamentum

be-swác

(v.; part.)

deceived, enticed, seduced

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deceived, enticed, seduced, Andr. Kmbl. 1226; An. 613; Similar entries p. of be-swícan

bi-swác

(v.; part.)

deceived, seduced,

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deceived, seduced, Exon. 70 a; Th. 260, 25; Jul. 302; p. of bi-swícan

æ-swáp

Grammar
æ-swáp, v. swǽpa
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in Dict., and An. Ox. 608: 4155

swin-swég

(n.)
Grammar
swin-swég, es; m.
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Melody Swinswéges melodie, An. Ox. p. xxxiii, note 2

Linked entry: swég

heaðu-swát

(n.)
Grammar
heaðu-swát, es; m.

War-sweat, blood shed in battle

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War-sweat, blood shed in battle, Beo. Th. 2924; B. 1460: 3216; B. 1606: 3340; 1668

Linked entry: swát

gafol-swán

a swineherd who had a herd of swine from the lord on condition of paying a certain part of the stock.

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Add: a swineherd who had a herd of swine from the lord on condition of paying a certain part of the stock

hilde-swát

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-swát, es; m.

Hostile vapour or steam

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Hostile vapour or steam, Beo. Th. 5109; B. 2558

swát-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
swát-fáh, adj.

Blood-stained

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Blood-stained Oft æt hilde gedreás swátfag and sweordwund sec[g] æfter óðrum, Vald. 1, 5. Swátfáh syrce, Beo. Th. 2226; B. 1111

swí-tíma

Similar entry: swíg-tíma

a-swáp

Similar entry: swǽpa

swín

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Þá semninga geféldon hí án swýn ( porcum ) yrnende hider and þider betwyh heora fótum, ꝥ sum ꝥ swýn heora hwylc gefélde ... sóhte ꝥ swín þá duru þǽre cyrcan ... and ne mihte hit nán man geseón, and swá þeáh hí hit mihton gefélan, Gr. D. 236, 1-6. Ne án

swǽr-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
swǽr-mód, (swár-); adj.

Of an indolent, sluggish disposition

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Of an indolent, sluggish disposition Sum welig man wæs prútswongor and swǽrmód, and him wæs láð þearfendum mannum mete tó syllenne, Wulfst. 257, 12 MS. D

swǽm

(n.)
Grammar
swǽm, es; m.
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A trifler, vain, foolish person Swǽm nugator, inutilis, vanus Germ. 389, 32. Ic wylle ðæt Latona móder Apollinis and Diane fram mé gewíten, ðe Delo ákende, ðæs ðe ealde swǽmas gecýddon ( as the foolish triflers of old declared ), Anglia viii. 325, 29