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hlúd-swége

(adv.)
Grammar
hlúd-swége, adv.

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

grunde-swelge

Grammar
grunde-swelge, Add: <b>gunde-swelge, grund-swelge</b>
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Gundesuilge, gundaesuelgiae, -suelgae senecen, Txts. 97, 1850. Grundeswelge sin(i)tea vel senecion, Wrt. Voc. i. 31, 26. Grundeswelige sinitia, 79, 7. Grundeswylie senicia, An. Ox. 56, 379. Grundswylige senecio, Wrt. Voc. i. 68, 42

ge-swége

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-swége, adj.
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Harmonious, sonorous, concordant Geswége consona, Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, 23. Of geswégum dréme consona armonia (psallentes), An. Ox. 7, 173. Of geswégre canora (voce concrepans), 175. Mid geswégre singan stæfne sonora psallant uoce, Angl. xiii. 410, 641.

hás-swége

(adj.)
Grammar
hás-swége, adj.
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Hoarse-sounding Hásswége raucisonos, rugientes, Germ. 391, 38

Linked entry: swége

sam-swége

(adj.)
Grammar
sam-swége, (?); adj.
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Harmonious Ungeswége sang diaphonia, samswége (printed sum swége) sang canticum, Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 34, 35

ge-swége

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-swége, adj.

Similar entry: un-geswége

folc-sweót

(n.)
Grammar
folc-sweót, es; m. [sweót, m. a band]

A multitude of peoplemultitudepŏpŭli multĭtūdocaterva

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A multitude of people, multitude; pŏpŭli multĭtūdo, caterva Folcsweóta mǽst greatest of multitudes, Cd. 171; Th. 215, 2; Exod. 577

Linked entry: sweót

swét-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
swét-líce, adv.
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Sweetly, pleasantly Swétlíce drincan ða word ðínes wísdómes verba tuae scientiae dulciter haurire, Bd. 5, 24; S. 649, 1

swét-mete

(n.)
Grammar
swét-mete, es; m.
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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

swét-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
swét-wyrde, adj. Agreeable of speech, bland
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Blandis sermonibus, lenis verbis líþum vel swétwyrdum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 4. Balbus, qui vult loqui et non potest wlips vel swétwyrda ( blandus seems to have been read?), 125, 11

for-sweóf

(v.)
Grammar
for-sweóf,
  • Beo. Th. 5621, note,
= for-sweóp

swept away

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swept away;

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

morgen-swég

(n.)
Grammar
morgen-swég, es; m.

A sound made in the morning

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A sound made in the morning Ðá wæs on úhtan Grendles gúþcræft gumum undyrne. Ðá wæs æfter wiste wóp up áhafen, micel morgenswég. Beo. Th. 258; B. 129

here-swég

(n.)
Grammar
here-swég, es; m.

A martial sound,

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A martial sound, Exon. 124a; Th. 477, 12; Ruin. 23

hilde-swég

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-swég, es; m.

Sound of battle

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Sound of battle, Cd. 93; Th. 120, 7; Gen. 1991

earm-swíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
earm-swíþ, adj.

Arm-powerful, muscular, strong lacertōsus

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Arm-powerful, muscular, strong; lacertōsus, Cot. 123: 200

efn-swíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
efn-swíþ, adj.

Equally strong æque vălĭdus

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Equally strong; æque vălĭdus Manigu óðru gesceaft efn-swíðe him many other creatures equally strong with them, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 88; Met. 11, 44

Linked entry: efen-swíþ

feorh-sweng

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-sweng, es; m.

A life-blowdeadly blowlētālis ictus

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A life-blow, deadly blow, lētālis ictus Hond feorhsweng ne ofteah, his hand withdrew not the deadly blow, Beo. Th. 4972; B. 2489

for-sweóp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-sweóp, p. of for-swápan.

swept away

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swept away. Beo. Th. 959; B. 477;

fór-swíðe

(adv.)
Grammar
fór-swíðe, adv.

Very stronglyvery muchvehementlyutterlyvaldevehĕmenter

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Very strongly, very much, vehemently, utterly; valde, vehĕmenter Hí wurdon gehergode and gehýnde fórswíðe eahtatýne gear afflicti sunt et vehĕmenter oppressi per annos dĕcem et octo, Jud. 10, 8: Ps. Th. 84, 8. Næfde se here Angelcyn ealles fórswíðe gebrócod