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be-swǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
be-swǽtan, p. te

To sweatto toildesudare

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To sweat; fig. to toil; desudare Sé þe on gyrnendlicum wurðscypum mid onstandendum beswæt (desudat) ge-swince, Scint. 111, 14

ge-swælan

Grammar
ge-swælan, l.
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ge-swǽlan

ge-swǽpa

Grammar
ge-swǽpa, v. swǽpa
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in Dict., and cf. ge-swope

á-swǽman

Grammar
á-swǽman, <b>; II.</b>
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Þá synfullan . . . sárige áswǽmaþ and in súsle áfeallað, Verc. Först. 72, 2. Add

ge-swælan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swælan, p. de; pp. ed, ud

To lightkindleinflammareaccendere

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To light, kindle; inflammare, accendere Geswælud spoon [ = spón,q. v.] vel tynder kindled chips or tinder; fomes, Ælfc. Gl. 60; Som. 68, 35; Wrt. Voc. 39, 21

ge-swǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swǽtan, p. te

To sweat

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To sweat Heó ná ne geswǽtte she did not sweat, Shrn. 150, 2

á-swǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
á-swǽtan, p. te

To break out into a sweat

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To break out into a sweat On ðǽm miclan wintreg cele þonne hé ymb þæt spræc ðonne áswǽtte he call, Shrn. 51, 34

and-swarian

(v.)
Grammar
and-swarian, an-, ond-, on-; p. ede, ode, ude; pp. ed, od; v. a. n.

To give an answerto ANSWERrespondrespondere

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To give an answer, to ANSWER, respond; respondere Ðá ne mihton híg him nán word andswarian non poterant ei respondere verbum, Mt. Bos. 22, 46. Andswarode ic I answered. Bt. 26, 2; Fox 92, 18. Him se yldesta andswarode the chiefest answered him, Beo.

a-swǽman

(v.)

to wander aboutvagari

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to wander about; vagari,Exon. 52 b ; Th. 183, 12; Gú. 1326. [vide H. Z. x. 315.]

a-swámian

(v.)
Grammar
a-swámian, p. ode ; pp. od

To languishfailceasetabesceredeficere

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To languish, fail, cease; tabescere, deficere [H. Z. x. 315], Cd. 19; Th. 24, 12; Gen. 376

Linked entry: a-swunan

a-swarcan

(v.)

To languishconsumetabescere

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To languish, consume; tabescere Á-ýdlian oððe aswarcan oððe acwínan oððe aswindan ðú dydest swá swá ǽtterloppan oððe ryngan sáwle his tabescere fecisti sicut araneam animam ejus, Ps. Lamb. 38, 12

be-swælan

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be-swælan, l. -swǽlan,
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Beswǽled ambustum, circumustum, Germ. 391, 23. Ic wæs grimlíce beswǽled for þám micclan byrne, Hml. S. 23 b, 574. and add

for-swælan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swælan, l. -swǽlan,
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and add: to injure or destroy with heat. of the action of fire, to consume, burn up Fýr cymð and forswǽlð fela þinga on eorðan, Wlfst. 195, 26. Þæt fýr slóh út of ðám ofne, and forswǽlde þá cwelleras, Hml. Th. i. 570, 16. Forswǽlan cremare, An. Ox. 3086

ge-swætan

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Add: to forge together (?), weld (cf. O. H. Ger. ge-sweizen frigere: Ger. schweissen to forge together) Gisuétit ferru*-*minatus. Goetz ii. 579, 58. ( See Angl. xx. 395. ) to cause to labour (?). v. swǽtan; <b>I a.</b> Yrfewyrdnysse þíne

hád-swǽpa

(n.)

pronuba

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pronuba, Ælfc. Gl. 93; Som. 75, 79; Wrt. Voc. 52, 29

ge-swǽpa

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swǽpa, -swǽpo; pl. n.

Sweepings;peripsemasordes

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Sweepings; peripsema, sordes, Cot. 149, 169

Linked entry: ge-swope

á-swǽman

Grammar
á-swǽman, p. de.

to be grievedconfounded to wander away

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Substitute; to be grieved, confounded Ic ne áswǽme non erubescam, Ps. L. 24, 20. Ic áswǽmde tabescebam; I was grieved (A.V.), 118, 158 : 138, 21. Ic ne sý áswǽmed non erubescam, 24, 2. Sé þe sceal áswǽman (or under II.?)sárigferð, wát his sincgiefan

á-swarcan

(v.)
Grammar
á-swarcan, -swarcian. l. á-swárcan, -swárcian.

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mán-swara

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Ðider sculan mánsworan, Wlfst. 114, 13: 203, 23. Add

hád-swápe

(n.)
Grammar
hád-swápe, -swǽpe, an; f.

A bridesmaidpronuba, paranymphusa chamber

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A bridesmaid; pronuba, paranymphus = παράνυμφos,Ælfc. Gl. 87; Som. 74, 56, 58; Wrt. Voc. 50, 38, 40 : 288, 80

Linked entry: heorp-swǽpe