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tó-swellan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-swellan, pp. -swollen

To swell outgrow big

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To swell out, grow big Ic tóswelle turgeo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 3; Zup. 155, 12. Tóswyllaþ grossescunt, intumescunt, Hpt. Gl. 447, 29. Se earm wæs swá swíþe greát and tóswollen brachio in tantum grossescente, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 23. Wiþ tótece . . . ðæt tóswollene

tó-swengan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-swengan, p. de

To dash asunderdispel by a strokedrive apart.

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To dash asunder, dispel by a stroke, drive apart. Similar entries v. tó-swápan

á-swellan

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á-swellan, p.-sweoll

To swell up

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To swell up Ðonne ásuilt ðæt lim, Past. 73, 10. Þá þe áþindað and áswellað þurh þá wilnunge þæs ídlan gylpes, Gr. D. 40, 4. His andwlita ásweoll, 20, 32. Seó hýd ásweoll, 157, 8. Ásweoll him se líchama, Guth. 68, 8. Ásuollen,ássuollan tuber, tumor, Txts

á-swencan

(v.)
Grammar
á-swencan, p. te

To afflictvextrouble

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To afflict, vex, trouble Hé míne arfenuman nǽfre ne áswence, C. D. iv. 107, 18. Ásuoenctes folces afflicti populi, Rtl. 42, 31. Ué biðon ásuoencde affligimur, 7, I. Asuoencte, 43, 27. Ðǽm ásupenctum afflictis, 9

Linked entry: swencan

á-sweorfan

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The citation may be found also Germ. 391, 41

á-sweartian

(v.)
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Se móna mid ealle ásweartað, Lch. iii. 240, 24. Ásweartode seó heofen, 278, 3. Seó sunne ásweartade, Shrn. 67, 17. Ðá læg se king and ásweartode eall mid þáre sage, Cht. Th. 339, 38. ásweartad, forsworcen, forþrysmed, Fuscalus, i. denigratus, obnubilatus

Linked entry: sweartian

a-swebban

(v.)
Grammar
a-swebban, p. -swefede, pl. -swefedon; pp. -swefed; v. a. [a intensive, swebban to put to sleep]

To soothappeaseset at restput to deathdestroysopiresedarenecaredolere

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To sooth, appease, set at rest, put to death, destroy; sopire, sedare, necare, dolere He ðone storm aswefede and gestilde tempestatem sopivit, Bd. 3, 15; S. 542, 5 : Exon. 58 b ; Th. 210, 15 ; Ph. 186. Sweordum aswebban to put to death with swords, Andr

Linked entries: a-swefed on-swebban

a-swellan

(v.)
Grammar
a-swellan, p. -sweall, pl. -swullon ; pp. -swollen

To swelltumere

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To swell ; tumere Se earm wæs swíðe aswollen the arm was much swollen, Bd. 5, 3 ; S. 616, 7

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a-sweltan

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

To diemori

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To die; mori, Cot. 147: 62

a-swengan

(v.)
Grammar
a-swengan, p. -swengde; pp. -swenged

To shake out or offto cast forthexcutere

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To shake out or off, to cast forth; excutere He aswengde Pharaon in ðæm reádan sǽ excussit Pharaonem in Mari Rubro, Ps. Surt. 135, 55

a-sweorcan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sweorcan, p. -swearc, pl. -swurcon ; pp. -sworcen [a, sweorcan to dim, darken]

To languishfailcaligareelanguere

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To languish, fail; caligare, elanguere Aswearc úre mód elanguit cor nostrum, Jos. 2, 11

Linked entry: a-swearc

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 updevourabsorbdevŏrāredegluttīreabsorbēre

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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

for-sweógian

(v.)
Grammar
for-sweógian, p. ode; pp. od

To pass over in silencekeep silentsĭlentio prætĕrīre

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To pass over in silence, keep silent; sĭlentio prætĕrīre We ne durron forsweógian ... gif we hit forsweógiaþ we dare not keep silent ... if we keep it silent, L. Ælf. P. 1; Th. ii. 364, 11. 13

fram-swengan

Grammar
fram-swengan, l. fram swengan, and for Cot. 179
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substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 55

for-sweorcan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sweorcan, to grow dark.
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For Prov. 7 substitute Kent. Gl. 185, and add Seó sunne forswyrcð sóna on morgen Titan tenebrescit in ortu, Dóm. L. 108: Wlfst. 137, 11. Ásweartad, forsworcen fuscatus, i. denigratus, obnubilatus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 152, 7 (cf. An. Ox. 2, 369 infra). Beón

ge-swebban

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swebban, p. ge-swefde, ge-swefede: ge-sweflan; p. ode.
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Take here ge-sweflan in Dict., and add: of living things, to send to sleep, lull Ðá drýmen hæfdon him mid twégen ormǽte dracan; ac se apostol þá dracan geswefode, Hml. Th. ii. 474, 7, Geswefed sopitus (somno), An. Ox. 4975. þá weardmenn wǽron ǽr geswefode

Linked entry: ge-swefian

ge-swefnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swefnian, v. swefnan ;
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in Dict

ge-swellan

(v.)
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to swell Biþ gehwæþer geswollen, Lch. ii. 46, 9. Gif se geswollena mon on þǽre lifre swá áswollen gebít, 200, 22. Wiþ geswollenum sáre, 202, 5. [O. H. Ger. ge-swellan tumere, tumefierí.]

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-swencan

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Add: — Geswenced fessa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 73. the subject a person, to cause distress, fatigue, &c. by labour, or any injury to the body Hyne Hǽðcyn fláne geswencte Hæðcyn troubled him sore with his shot, B. 2438. Úre fæder biddeð ꝥ gé eów on