a-swíoian
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for-swíðan
To overcome ⬩ reprĭmĕre
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To overcome; reprĭmĕre Se ðas orsorgnesse ðe he her hæfþ ne forswíþ mid ðære gesceádwísnesse his ingeþonces he does not overcome the prosperity he has here with prudence of mind, Past. 50, 1; Hat. MS. Seó him sára gehwylc symle forswíðede which constantly
from-swícan
To withdraw ⬩ desert ⬩ desciscĕre ⬩ desĕrĕre
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To withdraw, desert; desciscĕre, desĕrĕre Ðeáh ðe he him fromswice though he had withdrawn from them, Cd. 46; Th. 58, 31; Gen. 954. Ða leóde him fromswicon the nations deserted him, Cd. 93; Th. 119, 18; Gen. 1981
ge-swícan
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be-swícan
To deceive, entice, seduce, delude, betray, offend, supplant, weaken, evade ⬩ decipere, illicere, seducere, illudere, prodere, scandalizare, supplantare, deficere, evadere
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To deceive, entice, seduce, delude, betray, offend, supplant, weaken, evade; decipere, illicere, seducere, illudere, prodere, scandalizare, supplantare, deficere, evadere He ongan sirwan hú he hine beswícan mihte he began to plot how he might deceive
bi-swícan
To deceive, seduce ⬩ decipere, seducere
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To deceive, seduce; decipere, seducere Ic Néron biswác [MS. bisweac] I deceived Nero, Exon. 70 a; Th. 260, 25; Jul. 302
be-swícan
to decoy ⬩ ensnare ⬩ beguile ⬩ to betray ⬩ to defraud ⬩ supplant ⬩ to circumvent ⬩ to seduce ⬩ mislead
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Add: Beswícþ eludit, i. Decipit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, 16: fellitat, i. decepit, 148, 29. Beswác lusit, 53, 61. to decoy, ensnare, beguile, of fowling Fugelere, hú beswícst þú fugelas? On feala wísan ic beswíce fugelas, Coll. M. 25, 9, 11. of persons
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ymb-swífan
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To revolve round Þeáh þe wé þonne gýt þá sunnan sylfe geseón ne magon, for ðan seó sunne hafað þonne mid þý heofone þás eorían útan ymbswifen and ymbcerred, Nap. 88
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be-swícan
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Add Gif wé þurh deófles searocræftas wurðað æt þám sáwlum beswicene ( frustratis animabus insidiis antiqui hostis ), Chrd. 88, 12. Add Ðurh gítsunge wearð beswicen Sawl . . . Ahab yfele wearð beswicen for Naboðes wínearde, Hex. 54, 6-11
ofer-swíðan
To prove stronger than or superior to another, to overcome, overpower, conquer, surpass
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To prove stronger than or superior to another, to overcome, overpower, conquer, surpass Ober-suíðo vinco, Wrt. Voc. ii. 123, 69. Ic oferswíðe vinco, Ælfc. Gr. 28; Som. 32, 17. Ic nardes stenc oferswíðe mid mínre swétnesse, Exon. Th. 423, 29; Rä. 41,
ge-swíðan
To make strong ⬩ confirm ⬩ comfort
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To make strong, confirm, comfort Mín earm hine mid mycle mægene geswýðeþ brachium meum confortabit eum, Ps. Th. 88, 18. He twelf apostolas mid his gástes gife geswíðde he strengthened twelve apostles with the gift of his spirit, Cd. 226; Th. 300, 29;
á-swífan
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Ásuáb exorbitans, Wrt. Voc. ii. 107, 74. Áswífende exorbitans, 83, 7: 86, 10. Add
a-swícan
To go away from any one ⬩ to desert any one ⬩ to deceive ⬩ betray ⬩ offend ⬩ desciscere ⬩ deficere ⬩ prodere ⬩ scandalizare
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To go away from any one, to desert any one, to deceive, betray, offend; desciscere, deficere ab aliquo, prodere, scandalizare Ne aswíc sundorwíne do not desert a particular friend, Exon. 80 b ; Th. 301, 34; Fä. 29. Eádríc aswác his cynehláforde Eadric
a-swífan
To wander out of the way ⬩ to wander about ⬩ exorbitare
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To wander out of the way, to wander about ; exorbitare, Cot. 76 : 188
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þurh-swíðan
to prove very strong
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to prove very strong Hé þurhswíðde on ídelnesse praeualuit in vanitate, Ps. Lamb. 51, 9
ge-swícan
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Add: to cease, stop, absolute Ne geswíceð non tricaverit (tricare cessare, Migne), Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 1. to cease from proceeding, to retire, retreat Gecier lá and gesuíc, ne folga mé recede, noli me persequi, Past. 295, 15. to cease from action, (ill
on-swífan
to swing, turn ⬩ to turn aside, divert
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to swing, turn Bordrand onswáf wið ðam gryregieste Geáta dryhten Beowulf turned his shield against the approaching fire-drake, Beo. Th. 5112; B. 2559. to turn aside, divert Ne mæg mon ǽfre ðý éð ǽnne his cræftes beniman, ðe mon oncerran mæg sunnan onswífan
ge-swícan
To leave off ⬩ desist ⬩ stop ⬩ cease ⬩ rest from ⬩ turn from ⬩ withdraw ⬩ relinquish ⬩ fail ⬩ deceive ⬩ betray ⬩ intermittere ⬩ desistere ⬩ cessare ⬩ quiescere ⬩ requiescere ⬩ deserere ⬩ discedere ⬩ relinquere ⬩ deficere ⬩ fallere ⬩ prodere ⬩ with the genitive ⬩ with the dative
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To leave off, desist, stop, cease, rest from, turn from, withdraw, relinquish, fail, deceive, betray; intermittere, desistere, cessare, quiescere, requiescere, deserere, discedere, relinquere, deficere, fallere, prodere. v. n He nolde geswícan he would
tó-swífan
to move off in different directions
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to move off in different directions Ǽghwilc óþer útan ymbclyppeþ, ðý læs hí tóswífen each from without embraces other, lest they take their separate courses, Met. 11, 36. v. Bt. 21; Fox 74, 11 Similar entries in tó-slúpan, I
ge-swing
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