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on-swebban

(v.)

to put to sleep (but generally of the sleep of death), lay to rest ( in the grave)

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to put to sleep (but generally of the sleep of death), lay to rest ( in the grave) Onsuebbaþ sepeliant, Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 44. Onsuebdum sopitis, 120, 73

ge-sweccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sweccan, p. te; pp. ed [sweccan to smell]

To smell; ⬩ odōrāri

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To smell; odōrāri Næsþyrlu hí habbaþ and ná gesweccaþ nāres hăbent et non odōrābunt, Ps. Spl. M. 113, 14

Linked entry: sweccan

ge-sweógian

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

To be silent; ⬩ tăcēre

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To be silent; tăcēre Gesweógode he áne hwíle he was silent for some time, Bt. 39, 2; Fox 212, 10

ge-swerian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swerian, ic -swerige, -swerge; p. -swór, -sweór, pl. -swóron; pp. -sworen [swerian to swear]

To swear ⬩ take an oath ⬩ jūrāre

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To swear, take an oath; jūrāre Ic ðæt geswerige þurh sunu Meotudes this I swear by the son of the Creator, Elen. Kmbl. 1368; El. 686. Ic geswerge I swear, Exon. 67 a; Th. 247, 17; Jul. 80. Swá ic geswór wið Drihten sīcut jūrāvit Domĭno, Ps. Th. 131,

áþ-swerian

(v.)

to curse

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to curse Wyrgdan, áþsweredon (>áþ sweredan?) devotabant (se,Ald. 38, 19), Wrt. Voc. ii. 26, 48. (?)

ge-swelge

(n.)
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See preceding word

ge-swétan

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Se lǽce, ðonne hé bietre wyrta ðéð tó hwelcum drence, hé hié gesueét mid hunige, Past. 303, 13. Geswétte dulcavit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 28, 35: indulcavit, 45, 24. Geswét candies, 16, 11. Geswét mid hunige, Lch. ii. 20, 6. Geswét wín dulcis sapa, An. Ox. 5492

bát-swegen

(n.)
Grammar
bát-swegen, es; m.

A boatman

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A boatman On Wýcinges bátswegenes gewittnisse, Cht. E. 254, 5

Linked entry: swegen

grunde-swelge

(n.)
Grammar
grunde-swelge, -swelige, -swilige, -swylige, -swulie, -an; f.
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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-swétan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swétan, p. -swétte; pp. -swéted, -swét [swéte sweet]

To make sweet ⬩ sweeten ⬩ season ⬩ condīre ⬩ indulcāre ⬩ indulcōrāre

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To make sweet, sweeten, season; condīre, indulcāre, indulcōrāre Ic geswéte synna lustas I sweeten the delights of sins, Exon. 71 a; Th. 264, 24; Jul. 369. His bodunga mid sóþre lufe symle geswétte he ever sweetened his preachings with true love, Homl

Linked entry: swétan

ge-swelg

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swelg, es; n.
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A gulf, whirlpool, an abyss Betwyx sandhriccan (and) geswelge swyliendes inter Scyllam et barathrum uoraginis, An. Ox. 635. Grutte, on geswelge in woraginem, 701. Geswelgum carybdibus, i. uoraginibus, 4620

Linked entry: swelg

for-swulgon

(v.)
Grammar
for-swulgon, p. pl. of for-swelgan.

swallowed up ⬩ devoured

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swallowed up, devoured, Ps. Spl. 34, 28;

for-swolgen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-swolgen, pp. of for-swelgan.

swallowed up ⬩ devoured

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swallowed up, devoured. Ps. Lamb. 106, 27;

for-swelhþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-swelhþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-swelgan.

swallows up

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swallows up, Ps. Lamb. 57, 10;

for-swulgen

(v.)
Grammar
for-swulgen, subj. p. pl. of for-swelgan.

would have swallowed up or devoured

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would have swallowed up or devoured, Ps. Lamb. 123, 4;

swylt

(n.)
Grammar
swylt, (?=swylht, cf. swelgan?), es; m.
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A whirlpool Swyttes (swyltes?) gurgitis, Hpt. Gl. 468, 72

for-swealh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-swealh, -swealg

swallowed up ⬩ devoured

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swallowed up, devoured, Ex. 7, 12: Beo. Th. 2249; B. 1122;

for-swilgeþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-swilgeþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-swelgan.

swallows up ⬩ devours

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swallows up, devours, Exon. 113 a; Th. 433, 22; Rä. 50, 11;

for-swulge

(v.)
Grammar
for-swulge, 2nd sing. p. of for-swelgan.

hast swallowed up or devoured

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hast swallowed up or devoured, Cd. 43; Th. 57, 34; Gen. 938;

sinc-fág

(adj.)
Grammar
sinc-fág, -fáh ; adj.
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Variegated with costly ornament Ic winde sceal sincfág swelgan, Exon. Th. 395, 29 ; Rä. 15, 15. Heorot, sincfáge (cf. goldfáh applied to Heorot, 621 ; B. 308) sel, Beo. Th. 336 ; B. 167

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