a-swand
languished away
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languished away,Ps. Lamb. 106, 26;
áþ-swyrd
An oath ⬩ juramentum
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An oath; juramentum Gemyndig wæs áþswyrdes [MS. áþswyrde] his memor fuit juramenti sui, Ps. Surt. 104, 9
swane-wyrt
sweart-hǽwen
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Dark purple, violet-coloured Ða sweart-hǽwenan cerula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 67
sweart-lást
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Leaving a black track Fugles wyn ( a pen) stop eft on mec (a book ), síþade sweartlást, Exon. Th. 408, 12 ; Rä. 27, 11
swefel-sweart
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Dark with the smoke of sulphur (?) Suefl-sweart sulforia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 61
un-swǽs
Unpleasant ⬩ disagreeable
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Unpleasant, disagreeable Settan mé ðǽr mé unswǽsost (or adv.?) wæs posueruut me in abominationem sibi, Ps. Th. 87, 8
wund-swaþu
The trace of a wound ⬩ a scar
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The trace of a wound, a scar Wundsweðe míne cicatrices meae, Ps. Surt. 37, 6
feld-swamm
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Swamm oððe feldswamm fungus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 36, 22. For Cot. 87 substitute
ge-swicu
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e;f. Cessation Witun þá ðe ðyllicne gylt þurhteóð, and náne geswice dón nell[að], Hml. A. 148, 123 note. v. ge-swíc
Linked entry: ge-swic
for-swarung
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For ',Nap. 25' l. periurium, Chrd. 40, 34
bí-swæc
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treachery Bygswæc (-swec, v. l., bygspæc, Ps. Spl.) supplantationem, Ps. Rdr. 40, 10
hád-swápe
A bridesmaid ⬩ pronuba, paranymphus ⬩ a 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
ge-swǽre
Heaviness ⬩ affliction
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Heaviness, affliction Gisuoere afflictionem, Rtl. 41, 37
ge-swǽre
Heavy ⬩ oppressed ⬩ afflicted
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Heavy, oppressed, afflicted He lǽrde ǽlcne man ðe geswǽre and ofercumen, and eft gefriþod byþ, ðæt he swá ylce Gode þancode he taught every man that is oppressed and overcome, and afterwards is saved, that he in the same way should thank God, Ps. Th.
ge-sworc
A cloud ⬩ mist ⬩ nĕbŭla
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A cloud, mist; nĕbŭla Gesworc swá swá ahsan he tostredeþ nĕbŭlam sīcut cĭnĕrem spargit, Ps. Spl. C.147, 5
Linked entry: -swore
a-swearc
languished ⬩ failed
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languished, failed,Jos. 2, 11;
hunig-swǽs
melleus
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Like honey; melleus. Hpt. Gl. 481
mete-swamm
An edible mushroom
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An edible mushroom Metteswam fungus vel tuber, Wrt. Voc. i. 31, 52
swǽr-líc
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Grievous Benedictus mid swǽrlícum heófungum bemǽnde, ðæt his leorningcild ðæs óðres deáðes fægnian sceolde, Homl. Th. ii. 164, 9