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a-swáp

Similar entry: swǽpa

a-swáf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-swáf, p. of a-swífan.

wandered awayexorbitaviexorbitavit

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wandered away; exorbitavi, exorbitavit;

bát-swán

(n.)
Grammar
bát-swán, es; m.

A BOATSWAINscaphiariusproreta

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A BOATSWAIN; scaphiarius, proreta

gafol-swán

(n.)
Grammar
gafol-swán, es; m.

A tribute-swaina swine-herd, paying a tribute or part of his stock, for permission to feed his pigs on the landporcārius ad censum

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A tribute-swain, a swine-herd, paying a tribute or part of his stock, for permission to feed his pigs on the land; porcārius ad censum Gafolswáne gebýreþ, ðæt he sylle his slyht be ðam ðe on lande stent. On manegum landum stent, ðæt he sylle ǽlce geáre

in-swán

(n.)
Grammar
in-swán, es, m.
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The herd who had charge of the lord's swine Ǽlc gebúr sylle .vi. hláfas ðam inswáne ðonne hé his heorde tó mæstene drífe omnis geburus det vi. panes porcario curie quando gregem suum minabit in pastinagium, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 21

ísen-swát

(n.)
Grammar
ísen-swát, es ; m.
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Smít on ísenswát, L. M. 2, 65; Lchdm. ii. 296, 18. See iii. 366, col. 1. [?]

swán-geréfa

(n.)
Grammar
swán-geréfa, an; m.
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An officer whose duties were connected with the management of forests in respect to the pasturing of swine in them and to the use of wood. He seems to have been under the direct control of the alderman Ðá (at a gemót in 825) wæs tiolo micel spréc ymb

swán-riht

(n.)
Grammar
swán-riht, es; n.
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Law concerning the swán (q.v.) On manegum landum gebyreþ deópre swánriht, L. R. S. 6; Th. i. 436, 15

swán-steorra

(n.)
Grammar
swán-steorra, an; m.
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The herd's star, the evening star Suánsteorra vesper, Wrt. Voc. ii. 123, 42. Cf. swána steorra under swán

swát-swaþu

(n.)
Grammar
swát-swaþu, e; f.
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A bloody track Wæs sió swátswaþu Sweóna and Geáta, wælrǽs wera, wíde gesýne, Beo. Th. 5884; B. 2946

for-swat

(v.)
Grammar
for-swat, Cht. Th. 584, 5.

Similar entry: for-spillan

ge-swác

(v.; part.)

ceasedrested from

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ceased, rested from, Mt. Bos. 14, 32: Gen. 2, 3 p.of ge-swícan

ge-swáp

Similar entry: æsce-geswáp

bát-swán

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Dele, and see next word

eal-swá

(adv.)
Grammar
eal-swá, eall-swá; adv.

ALSO, so, so as, likewise, even as, even so simĭlĭter, sīcut

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ALSO, so, so as, likewise, even as, even so; simĭlĭter, sīcut Cristenum cyninge gebýreþ ðæt he sý ealswá hit riht is it is the duty of a Christian king to be as it is right, L. I. P. 2; Th. ii. 304, 8, 22. Ðá cwæþ he ealswá to ðám óðrum dixit simĭlĭter

Linked entries: swá al-swá eall-swá

eft-swá-micel

(adv.)

Even so much tantundem

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Even so much; tantundem eft-swa-miceles for so much, at that price; tantīdem, Som. Ben. Lye

swimman

(v.)
Grammar
swimman, p. swamm, pl. swummon ; pp. swummen
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To swim Swimþ, swam nat. swimmende nantes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, II, 13. Swam nat, 95, 80. of living creatures moving in or on water Swá swá fixas swimmaþ on wætere, Lchdm. iii. 272, 19 : Exon. Th. 363, 21 ; Wal. 57.

Linked entry: swymman

all-swá

(adv.)

likewisealso

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likewise, also, Mt. Kmbl. Hat. 21, 30

swá-lic

Similar entry: swilc

al-swá

(adv.)

also

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also, L. Ethb. 70; Wilk. 6, 41

Linked entry: all-swá