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swég-hleóþor

(n.)
Grammar
swég-hleóþor, es; m.

Sound, voice

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Sound, voice Swéghleóþor ( rugitus magnus, v. Anglia vi. 243) cymeþ, woþa wynsumast, þurh ðæs wildres muð; æfter ðære stefne stenc út cymeþ of ðam wongstede, Exon. Th. 358, 8; Pa. 42. Swég[h]leóþres geswin the melody of vocal music, 207, 5; Ph. 137

sweora

(n.)
Grammar
sweora, swira, swyra, swura, an; m.

a neck ⬩ of land, a hause ⬩ a col ⬩ the neck, the declination of a mountain near the summit; the most level spot between two hills, ⬩ the local name of a neck-shaped ridge in western Iceland. ⬩ of water, the part where the distance between opposite shores is least

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a neck Sweora collum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 16, 51: cervix, 52. Foreweard sweora capitium, 45. Sweora vel swura collum, i. 43, 36. Swira collum, 283, 2: cervex, 3. Swyra collum, 64, 65: Soul Kmbl. 218; Seel. 111. Swiora smæl, Exon. Th. 486, 15; Rä. 72, 15. Ðá

Linked entries: swira swyra

fæder-swica

(n.)
Grammar
fæder-swica, an; m.
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A traitor to a father Swá geendode se fæder*-*swica (Absalom) mid his feore his unrǽd, Hml. S. 19, 224

bí-swic

Grammar
bí-swic, (bi-), -swic-.

Similar entry: be-swíc

ǽ-swíc

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-swíc, áé-swýc, é-swíc, es; m. [ǽ law, swíc an offence]

An offence ⬩ a scandal ⬩ stumbling-block ⬩ sedition ⬩ deceit ⬩ scandalum

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An offence, a scandal, stumbling-block, sedition, deceit; scandalum Ne biþ him ǽswíc non est illis scandalum, Ps. Th. 118, 165: Ps. Spl. 118, 165: 48, 13: 49, 21, C. To ǽswýce in scandalum. Ps. Th. 105, 26

gærs-swýn

(n.)
Grammar
gærs-swýn, es; n.

A pasturage swine ⬩ herbāgii porcus

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A pasturage swine; herbāgii porcus He sceal syllan gærs-swýn dēbet dăre porcum herbāgii, L. R. S. 2; Th. i. 432, 9

Linked entry: swín

hearp-swég

(n.)
Grammar
hearp-swég, es; m.

The sound of the harp

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The sound of the harp Sealmleóþ and hearp-swég psalterium et cythara, Blickl. Gloss

swét-swége

(adj.)
Grammar
swét-swége, adj.

Of sweet sound, harmonious, melodious

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Of sweet sound, harmonious, melodious Mid swét*-*swégum leóþum suavisonis carminibus, Hymn. Surt. 58, 16

Linked entry: swége

be-swíc

(n.)
Grammar
be-swíc, l. be-swic (big-, bí-, bi-); n.
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Biswic decipula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 15 : supplantatio, Kent. Gl. 347. Tó biswice weorðan offendiculum fieri, Past. 451, 33. Him Arpellas tó beswice wearð Arpellas had played him false, Ors. 1. 12; S. 54, 10. Bútan ǽlcen brǽde oððe beswice, C. D. ii. 58

swég-dyne

(n.)
Grammar
swég-dyne, -dynn, es; m.

A resounding din, crash

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A resounding din, crash Heard gebrec, hlúd, unrnǽte, swégdynna mǽst ( the crack of doom. ) Exon. Th. 59, 20; 955

swic-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
swic-cræft, es; m.

Deception, treachery, fraud

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Deception, treachery, fraud Se þurh swiccræft ( by treachery; but the Latin has in seditione ) manslyht geworhte, Mk. Skt. 15, 7. Deóflíce dǽda on swiccræftan, L. Eth. v. 25; Th. i. 310, 18: vi. 28; Th. i. 322, 18

swíg-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
swíg-dæg, es; m.

A day on which silence was to be observed

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A day on which silence was to be observed Circlíce þeáwas forbeódaþ tó secgenne ǽnig spel on ðám þrým swígdagum, Homl. Th. i. 218, 31: ii. 362, 16

swín-líca

(n.)
Grammar
swín-líca, an; m.

The figure of a swine or boar

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The figure of a swine or boar Wǽpna smið (ðone helm) besette swínlícum, Beo. Th. 2910 ; B. 1453

swót-mete

(n.)
Grammar
swót-mete, es; m.

A sweet-meat, delicacy

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A sweet-meat, delicacy Nǽron ðá welige hámas ne mistlíce swótmettas, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 4

Linked entry: swét-mete

swét-mete

(n.)
Grammar
swét-mete, es; m.

A sweet-meat, delicacy

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A sweet-meat, delicacy Of ðám swétmettum and of mistlícum dryncum ðæs líþes onwæcnaþ sió wóde þrág ðære wrǽnnesse, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 16: Met. 25, 40

Linked entry: swót-mete

swég-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
swég-cræft, es; m.

The art of playing on a musical instrument,

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The art of playing on a musical instrument, Ðá ongunnon ealle ða men hí herian on hyre swégcræft . . . Apollonius cwæð. 'Ic ongite ðæt ðín dohtor gefeól on swégcræft, ac heó næfþ hine ná wel geleornod, ' Ap. Th. 16, 17-24

Sweó-land

(n.)
Grammar
Sweó-land, es; n.

The land of the Swedes, Sweden,

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The land of the Swedes, Sweden, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 19, 2

Linked entry: Sweón

Sweó-þeód

(n.)
Grammar
Sweó-þeód, e; f.

The Swedish people

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The Swedish people Ne ic tó Sweóðeóde sibbe oððe treówe wihte ne wéne, Beo. Th. 5836; B. 2922. Swíðe mycel here ǽgðer ge landhere ge sciphere of Swaðeóde(Sweóðode, MS. F.), Chr. 1025; Erl. 163, 9

Linked entry: Swa-ðeód

swic-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
swic-dóm, es; m.

deceit, fraud ⬩ treachery, failure in loyalty, treason ⬩ an offence ⬩ scandalum ⬩ treason

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deceit, fraud Wæs swicdóm swíðra ðonne wísdom, and þúhte hwílum wísost se ðe wæs swicolast, and se ðe litelícost cúðe leáslíce hiwian unsóð tó sóðe, Wulfst. 128, 7: 243, 13: 52, 31. Swicdóm woruldwelena deceptio divitiarum, Mk. Skt. 4, 19. Mid syrewungum

swíg-tíma

(n.)
Grammar
swíg-tíma, an; m.

A time of silence

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A time of silence Seó niht hafaþ seofon tódǽlednyssa . . . þridde ys conticinium, ðæt ys swítíma, Anglia viii. 319, 29. and the preceding and following words

Linked entry: swí-tíma