wæl-sweng
A murderous stroke
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A murderous stroke Æfter wælswenge (the stroke which killed Abel), Cd. Th. 60, 25; Gen. 987
ge-sweorc
A cloud ⬩ mist ⬩ smoke ⬩ nūbes ⬩ nĕbŭla ⬩ cālīgo
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A cloud, mist, smoke; nūbes, nĕbŭla, cālīgo Gif hér wind cymþ gesweorc upfæreþ if wind comes here a cloud ascends, Cd. 38; Th. 50, 12; Gen. 807. Cining geseah deorc gesweorc the king saw a dark cloud, 5; Th. 7, 19; Gen. 108
ge-sworc
A cloud ⬩ mist ⬩ nĕbŭla
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A cloud, mist; nĕbŭla Gesworc swá swá ahsan he tostredeþ nĕbŭlam sīcut cĭnĕrem spargit, Ps. Spl. C.147, 5
Linked entry: -swore
hlúd-swége
With a loud voice
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With a loud voice Se hana sóna hlúdswége sang the cock straightway crowed with a loud voice, Homl. Th. ii. 248, 33. Marcus swá swá leó hlúdswége clipode, Ælfc. T. p. 25; Grn. 13, 8
a-swearc
languished ⬩ failed
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languished, failed,Jos. 2, 11;
fót-swile
A foot-swelling ⬩ pĕdis tŭmor
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A foot-swelling; pĕdis tŭmor Wið fót-swylum for foot-swellings, Med. ex Quadr. 4, 3; Lchdm. i. 342, 18. Ðes drænc is gód wið fótswilum this drink is good for foot-swellings, Lchdm. iii. 50, 12
grunde-swelge
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GROUNDSEL; senecio Ompre, grundeswelge, ontre dock, groundsel, radish, L. M. 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 78, 25. Grundeswylige groundsel, Herb. 77, 1; Lchdm. i. 180, 5. Gením grundeswelgean take groundsel, L. M. 1, 22; Lchdm. ii. 64, 19: 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 32, 5
Linked entry: gunde-swilge
ge-swinc
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the produce of labour Ic háte ꝥ gé gangen, tó mínum cyricum, and þǽr gé eówer geswinc sellað (cf. ꝥ gé ágeofan ðá teóðunge tó Godes cyrican, 16), Wlfst. 229, 7
swinc-líc
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Laborious, toilsome Ðæt gé healdan ðone Sunnan-dæg fram ǽlcum geswinclícum worce, Wulfst. 294, 18.] [
sweor-bán
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The neck-bone, the neck Mín Drihten, ðú ðín hálige sweorbán geeádméddest, Anglia xii. 505, 22. Óð swirbán usque ad cervices, Ps. Surt. ii. p. 190, 27: Ps. Spl. C. 128, 4. Onheldon eówerra feónda swyrbán, Shrn. 86, 22
sweor-coþu
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A disease of the neck or throat, quinsy Sweorcoþu arteriasis, Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 33. Wið sweorcoþe, Lchdm. ii. 2, 20: 44, 9. Various methods of treatment are given, 48, 4-28
sweor-hnitu
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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
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A chain for the neck:?-Swurracentéh catelle, Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 64
Linked entry: racent-teáh
sweor-ród
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A cross suspended from the neckChart. Th. 551, 5.429, 15. Hé becwæð Wulfstáne ærcebiscope áne sweorróde (the Latin version has philacterium; cf. the use of this word for chains and medals worn by gladiators round their necks as tokens of victory), Óðrum
sweor-sál
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a collar
sweor-wærc
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A pain in the neck:?-Lege on ðone sweorwærc, Lchdm. ii. 44, 22. Cf. sweor-coþu
swearc-módness
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Faintheartedness, pusillanimity Fram swarc-módnesse gástes a pusillanimitate spiritus, Ps. Lamb. 54, 9. v. next word
swíþ-swége
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High-sounding, heroic (verse) Swíðswégum metrum heroico hexametro, Hpt. Gl. 440, 12. Mid swíðswíum ( = swégum?) sangum dreámes dulcisonis (jucundis) melodiae, 416, 1
swylt-cwalu
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Death-pang, death, of the death of the body 3 QÐæs gástes síð æfter swyltcwale, Andr. Kmbl. 311; An. 156. of the death of the soul Gif seó sáwl sceal mid deóflum drohtnoð habban . . . on swyltcwale and in sárum sorgum, Wulfst. 188, 4. Cf. deáþ-cwalu
swylt-dæg
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Death-day, day of death Ǽr his swyltdæge, Cd. Th. 74. 12; Gen. 1221: Beo. Th. 5588; B. 2798