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for-sweltan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sweltan, he -swilt; p. -swealt, pl. -swulton; pp. -swolten

To die away ⬩ perish ⬩ permŏri

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To die away, perish; permŏri Manig wíf forswilt for hire bearne many a woman dies because of her child, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 112, 11, note 17. Forswealt disparuit, Cot. 65: 190

for-swelgan

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Add: of living creatures, lit. Se fisc forswylcð þone angel forð mid þám ǽse, Hml. Th. i. 216, 12. Þe lǽs wulfas forswelgen ( devorent ) míne sceáp, Coll. M. 20, 15. Forswelgan lurcare, An. Ox. 3573. fig. Forswelð devorat (os impiorum iniquitatem ),

for-sweltan

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Add: of persons, to die, perish. [He shal þe makie to forswelten, Jul. 19, 7.] of a (visible) thing, to die away, fade away, disappear Forswealt disparuit (omnis praestigiarum scaena ... ut fumus evanescens disparuit, Ald. 57, 13), Wrt. Voc. ii. 84,

of-swelgan

(v.)

to swallow up, devour

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to swallow up, devour Deáþ forsiehþ ða æþelo, and ðone rícan gelíce and ðone heánan ofswelgþ, Bt. 19; Fox 68, 33

ge-sweltan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sweltan, p. -swealt, pl. -swulton; pp. -swolten [sweltan to die]

To die ⬩ perish ⬩ mŏri

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To die, perish; mŏri Men gesweltaþ hŏmĭnes moriemini, Ps. Spl. 81, 6. Geswolten, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 18

for-swelan

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For 'kindle' substitute 'be consumed.'

a-sweltan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sweltan, p. -swealt, pl. -swulton; pp. -swolten

To die ⬩ mori

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To die; mori, Cot. 147: 62

for-swelgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swelgan, -sweolgan, he -swelgeþ, -swilgeþ, -swelhþ, pl. -swelgaþ; p. ic, he -swealh, -swealg, ðú -swulge, pl. -swulgon; subj. pres. -swelge, pl. -swelgen; p. -swulge, pl. -swulgen; pp. -swolgen, -swelgen [swelgan to swallow]

To swallow up ⬩ devour ⬩ absorb ⬩ devŏrāre ⬩ degluttīre ⬩ absorbēre

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To swallow up, devour, absorb; devŏrāre, degluttīre, absorbēre Baru sond willaþ rén forswelgan the bare sand will swallow up the rain, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 27; Met. 7, 14: Exon. 35 a; Th. 113, 30; Gú. 164. Wén is ðæt hí us wyllen forsweolgan forsĭtan deglūtissent

Linked entry: for-sweolgan

ge-sweltan

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Add: [weak forms occur in Lindisfarne gospels] Ðaeh becyme mec ꝥ ic efne-gesuelta ðé etsi oportuerit me common tibi, Mk. L. 14, 31. Se Hǽlend ásuelte (expirauit) . . . Gesæh ðe aldormon ꝥte suá clioppende gesuelte (expirasset), 15, 39. Gesuelta mori,

ge-swelgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swelgan, p. -swealg, -swealh, pl. -swulgon; pp. -swolgen [swelgan to swallow]

To swallow ⬩ devour ⬩ devŏrāre ⬩ deglutīre

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To swallow, devour; devŏrāre, deglutīre Ða mægenþreátas meredeáþ geswealh the sea-death swallowed those mighty bands, Cd. 169; Th. 210, 9; Exod. 512

á-sweltan

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Ásualt diem obiil, Wrt. Voc. ii. 106, 34. Áswealt, 25, 48. Hér Heródes áswalt, Chr. 46;P. 6, 20. Áswelte ocumbat Wrt. Voc. ii. 64, 66; moriatur, Jn. R. II. 50. Ásuelte expiravit, Mk. L. 15, 37. Ic wæs áswolten and mín gewit forleás veluí emoriens sensum

for-swelan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swelan, p. -swæl, pl. -swǽlon; pp. -swolen [swelan to burn]

To burn up ⬩ kindle ⬩ combūri

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To burn up, kindle; combūri Hit fǽringa fýre byrneþ, forsweleþ under sunnan it suddenly burns with fire, kindles under the sun, Exon. 63 b; Th. 233, 29; Ph. 532

Linked entry: swelan

æt-swerian

(v.)
Grammar
æt-swerian, p. -swór; pp. -sworen

To forswear ⬩ deny with an oath ⬩ abjurare

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To forswear, deny with an oath; abjurare, L. In. 35; Th. i. 124, 11, note

fóre-swerian

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-swerian, p. ic, he -swór, ðú -swóre, pl. -swóron; pp. -sworen

To FORESWEAR ⬩ declare before ⬩ antejūrāre

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To FORESWEAR, declare before; antejūrāre Ðæt land, ðe ic fóreswór heora fæderum terram, pro qua [ante-] jūrāvi patrĭbus eōrum, Num. 14, 23. Ðæt land, ðe ðú hira fæderum fóreswóre terram, pro qua [ante-] jūrasti patrĭbus eōrum, 11. 12

for-sweolgan

(v.)

to swallow up ⬩ devour

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to swallow up, devour, Ps. Th. 123, 2

for-swerian

(v.)
Grammar
for-swerian, p. -swór, pl. -swóron; pp. -sworen

To FORSWEAR ⬩ to swear falsely ⬩ perjure ⬩ ejūrāre ⬩ pējĕrāre

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To FORSWEAR, to swear falsely, perjure; ejūrāre, pējĕrāre He sigewǽpnum forsworen hæfde he had forsworn martial weapons, Beo. Th. 1613; B. 804. Ic forswerige pējĕro, Ælfc. Gl. 84; Som. 73, 98; Wrt. Voc. 49, 6. Ne forswere ðú non perjūrābis, Mt. Bos.

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

fram-swengan

(v.)
Grammar
fram-swengan, p. de; pp. ed

To shake from or away ⬩ shake off ⬩ excŭtĕre

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To shake from or away, shake off; excŭtĕre Framswengde excussit, Cot. 179

mán-swerian

(v.)
Grammar
mán-swerian, p. swór; pp. -sworen

To swear falsely ⬩ commit perjury ⬩ forswear

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To swear falsely, commit perjury, forswear Gif man wát ðæt óðer mánsweraþ (or mán sweraþ, cf. se man ðe swereþ mán, v. 2), Lev. 5, 1. Be mánsworum. Ða ðe mánsweriaþ, L. Edm. S. 6; Th. i. 246, 14. Ne swerige hé ðýlæs hé mánswerige, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii

Linked entry: swerian

be-swemman

(v.)
Grammar
be-swemman, p. -swemde; pp. -swemmed, -swemd

To make to swim ⬩ natare facere

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To make to swim; natare facere Ðeáh hí beswemde weorþon though they be made to swim, Bt. 37, 4; Fox 192, 28

Linked entry: swemman

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