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sweor-hnitu

(n.)
Grammar
sweor-hnitu, e; f.
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A neck-nit, a nit that breeds at the back of the neck Sweorhnitu ursie, Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 48. Suernit ( = sweorhnitu?) usia (cf. swínes lús usia, 122, 26), Wülck. Gl. 54, 34

sweor-racentteáh

(n.)
Grammar
sweor-racentteáh, g. -teáge; f.
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A chain for the neck:?-Swurracentéh catelle, Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 64

Linked entry: racent-teáh

sweor-sál

(n.)
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a collar

sweór-bán

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Dryhten ceorfeð sweórbán ( cervices ) synfulra Ps. Vos. 128, 4. Add

sweór-beáh

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Sweórbeáh baben, torques aurea cum gemenis Hpt. 31, 13, 295. Add

for-sweóf

(v.)
Grammar
for-sweóf,
  • Beo. Th. 5621, note,
= for-sweóp

swept away

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swept away;

fýr-sweart

(adj.)
Grammar
fýr-sweart, def. se -swearta; adj.

Fire-swart ⬩ blackened with fire ⬩ igne obscūrātus

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Fire-swart, blackened with fire; igne obscūrātus Færeþ æfter foldan [se] fýrswearta lég the fire-swart flame shall pass along the earth, Exon. 22 a; Th. 61, 14; Cri. 984

sweart-hǽwen

(adj.)
Grammar
sweart-hǽwen, adj.
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Dark purple, violet-coloured Ða sweart-hǽwenan cerula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 67

sweart-lást

(adj.)
Grammar
sweart-lást, adj.
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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

(adj.)
Grammar
swefel-sweart, (?); adj.
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Dark with the smoke of sulphur (?) Suefl-sweart sulforia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 61

ge-swegra

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swegra, an; m.
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A cousin: — Geswegran consobrini, i. ex sorore et fratre vel ex duabus sororibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, 18

Linked entry: ge-sweór

ge-sweordod

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sweordod, adj.
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Provided with a sword Gesweordod (-swurd-, -swyrd-, v. ll. ) gladiatus, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 257, 1. þá cwómon twégen englas gescildode and gesweordode, Nap. 32

Linked entry: ge-swurdod

a-swearc

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-swearc, p. of a-sweorcan.

languished ⬩ failed

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languished, failed,Jos. 2, 11;

a-swefed

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-swefed, -swefede, -swefedon; pp. and p. of a-swebban.

Similar entry: a-swebban

swearc-módness

(n.)
Grammar
swearc-módness, e; f.
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Faintheartedness, pusillanimity Fram swarc-módnesse gástes a pusillanimitate spiritus, Ps. Lamb. 54, 9. v. next word

col-sweart

(adj.)
Grammar
col-sweart, adj.
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Coal-black Hwílum hé bið collsweart, Nap. 13

Linked entry: sweart

dúst-swearm

(n.)
Grammar
dúst-swearm, es; m.
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A cloud of dust (of the motes in the sunlight) Dústswerme atomo (modico Phoebi radiis qui vibrat atomo, Ald. 272, 33), An. Ox. 23, 52

Linked entry: swearm

sweart-byrd

(n.)
Grammar
sweart-byrd, e; f.
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A dismal, hapless birth, v. sweart; Þis mé tó bóte þǽre swǽran swærtbyrde, Lch. iii. 66, 22

be-sweóp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-sweóp, covered over, clothed, Bd. 3, 9; S. 534, 13; p.
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of be-swápan

for-sweóp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-sweóp, p. of for-swápan.

swept away

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swept away. Beo. Th. 959; B. 477;

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