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ofer-swíþan

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Ic oferswíðrode ł (ofer-?) swáð ágen hine, Ps. L. 12, 5. Suǽofersuíða gedeafnad is sunu monnes ita exaltari oportet filium hominis, Jn. L. 3, 14. Diúl oferswíded diabolo devicto, Mt. p. 14, 6. Add

of-swíþan

(v.)
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to overpower, overcome Ofswýðdum deáðe[s ?] sticelse devicto mortis aculeo, Hymn. ad Mat. 17

Linked entry: swíþan

of-swingan

(v.)

to scourge to death

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to scourge to death Sume hié ofslógon sume ofswungon sume wið feó gesealdon omnes bello utiles caesi, reliqui pretio venditi sunt, Ors. 4, I; Swt. 154, 8

á-swindan

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Mód áswint mens torpet, Hy. Srt. 23, 27. Þú 3 gedést þæt hé áswint on his móde tabescere fecisti animam ejus, Ps. Th. 38, 12. Hraðe se líchama áswint, gif him bið oftogen his bigleofa, Hml. Th. i. 266, 3. Áswindeð se níðfulla tó náhtlicum ðingum, Hex.

Linked entries: ǽ-swind swindan

a-swícian

(v.)
Grammar
a-swícian, p. ode ; pp. od

To offendscandalizare

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To offend; scandalizare Gyf ðín swíðre eáge ðé aswície [aswikie, Hat. MS.] si oculus tuus dexter scandalizat te, Mt. Kmbl. Rl. 5, 29

Linked entry: ǽ-swícian

be-swícian

(v.)
Grammar
be-swícian, p. ode, ede, ade; pp. od, ed, ad [be, swícian to wander]

To go from, evade, escape, be without, be free fromevadere, carere

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To go from, evade, escape, be without, be free from; evadere, carere Ða ðe ðone deáþ beswícian myhton [myhtan MS.] qui mortem evadere poterant, Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 1. Ðæt he ðone écan deáþ beswícode ut ipse mortem evaderet æternam, Bd. 3. 23; S. 555,

be-swincan

(v.)
Grammar
be-swincan, p. -swanc, pl. -swuncon; pp. -swuncen

To toil, labour, make with toillaborare

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To toil, labour, make with toil; laborare Ic sende eów to rípanne, ðæt ðæt ge ne be-swuncon; óðre swuncon, and ge eódon on hyra geswinc ego misi vos metere quod vos non laborastis; alii laboraverunt, et vos in labores eorum introistis, Jn. Bos. 4, 38

Linked entries: swincan be-swuncen

be-swingan

(v.)
Grammar
be-swingan, p. -swang, pl. -swungon; pp. -swungen

To scourge, beatflagellare, verberare

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To scourge, beat; flagellare, verberare Ic wæs beswungen ealne dæg fui flagellatus tota die, Ps. Lamb. 72, 14: Bt. Met. Fox 25, 91; Met. 25, 46. Híg ne beóþ beswungene non flagellabuntur, Ps. Lamb. 72, 5: Ex. 5, 16. Ic eom beswungen verberor, Ælfc. Gr

Linked entry: be-swungen

þurh-swimman

(v.)

to swim through or overpass by swimming

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to swim through or over, pass by swimming Ðorhsuimmaþ tranant, Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 74

Linked entry: swimman

be-swícian

(v.)
Grammar
be-swícian, l. -swician.

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be-swilian

(v.)
Grammar
be-swilian, (-swillan); pp. ed

To beswill

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To beswill, cover with liquid Hit wæs mid wǽtan bestémed, beswyled mid swátes gange, Kr. 33

Linked entry: be-swylian

for-swígian

(v.)
Grammar
for-swígian, l.
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-swigian

ge-swígian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swígian, (l. ge-swigian, -swugian; and for Mt. L. 22, 12: 12, 23: Shrn. 151, 33: Ph. 145 see ge-swígan).
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Add: intrans. To be silent. to cease speaking, keep silence after speaking Dá geswigode (o obticuit ) se Wísdóm áne lytle hwíle, Bt. 7, 1 ; F. 16, 5. Ðá ðis gesprecen wæs, þá geswigode (-sugode, v. l. ) ꝥ Mód. 18, 1 ; F. 60, 18. Geswugode, 24, 1; F.

ge-swimman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swimman, pp. ge-swummen
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To swim þá hié hæfdon feórðan dǽl þǽre eá geswummen jam quartam fluminis partem natauerant, Nar. 10, 31

for-swíþan

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[The Latin original of Past. 50, 1 (Swt. 387, 22) is: Prosperitatem apud judicium cordis non reprimit.] Add:: to overcome, conquer ꝥte stronga ðu forsuíðes ut fortia confundas, Rtl. 50, 13. ꝥ forswíðeð middangeard vincit mundum, 28, 1, 3. ꝥte ðá ðe ué

Linked entry: fore-swíþan

ofer-swimman

(v.)

to cross by swimmingtranare

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to cross by swimming Oferswam ða sioleþa bigong sunu Ecgþeówes, Beo. Th. 4723; B. 2367

ge-swígian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swígian, -swúgian; p. ode; pp. od.

to be silentto pass over in silence; with the genitiveto silence

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to be silent Monig mon hæfþ ðone unþeáw, ðæt he ne can nyt sprecan ne ne can geswígian many a man has the bad habit, that he can say nothing to the purpose, nor yet hold his peace, Prov. Kmbl. 47. Gif ðú geswúgian mihtest if thou couldst be silent, Bt

ge-swingan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swingan, p. -swang, pl. -swungon; pp. -swungen

To scourgebeatflagellareverberare

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To scourge, beat; flagellare, verberare Hia geswingas iuih flagellabunt vos, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 17. God geswang Farao ðone cining mid ðám mǽstum wítum flagellavit Dominus Pharaonem regem plagis maximis, Gen. 12, 17: Jn. Skt. Lind. 19, 1. Ic wæs ealne

Linked entries: ge-sumgdon ge-swicte

ge-swicnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swicnan, p. ede; pp. ed

To cleanseclearpurgāre

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To cleanse, clear; purgāre Geswicne se hine be cxx hída let him clear himself with cxx hides, L. In. 14; Th. i. 110, 16: 15; Th. i. 112, 3: 52; Th. i. 134, 12

Linked entry: -swicnan

a-swíoian

(v.)
Grammar
a-swíoian, l. a-swician,
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