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sweng
† sweng Obs. [OE. swęng (cf. OFris. sweng):—*swaŋgwiz, f. swaŋgw- (see swing v.1).] A stroke, blow; also applied widely to various kinds of violent action, e.g. a fall at wrestling, a swing, a military assault.Beowulf 1520 (Gr.) Mæᵹenræs forᵹeaf hildebille, hond swenge ne ofteah. a 1000 Elene 239 (G...
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atslike
† atˈslike, v. Obs. rare—1. [f. at- prefix2 + OE. *sl{iacu}can, cogn. w. MLG. slîken, OHG. slîchan: see slike v. Cf. G. entschleichen.] To slip away.c 1325 E.E. Allit. P. A. 574 Her sweng wyth lyttel atslykez.
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swenge
† swenge, v. Obs. (Also pa. tense 3 sweinde, 3–5 swende.) [OE. swęngan:—*swaŋgwjan (as in Goth. afswaggwjan): cf. prec. and see swing. This vb. reappears later as swinge v.1, q.v.] 1. trans. To shake, shatter.a 1000 Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 224/14 Discutiens, i. iudicans, querens, uel swengende. c 1050 I...
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swikel
† swikel, a. Obs. Forms: 1 swicol, 2–4 swikel, 3 suykel, 3–4 suikel, 4 swikil(l, -yll, swykile, (sikil), 4–5 swykel. [OE. swicol, corresp. to OHG. pi-swichal ‘subdolus’, ON. svikall (MSw. swikul), f. swik-: see swike v. and -le.] Deceitful, treacherous, crafty.c 1000 ælfric Hom. I. 82 Se swicola Her...
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swing
▪ I. † swing, n.1 Obs. [OE. ᵹeswing, in form and origin identical with ᵹeswing swing n.2 (sense 1), f. Teut. swiŋgw- (see swing v.1) used in the same sense as the parallel form swiŋkw- (see swink v., to toil).] Labour, toil.c 1000 Ags. Ps. (Spelman) lxxxix. 11 [xc. 10] Eorum labor et dolor, heora ᵹe...
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bless
▪ I. bless, v.1 (blɛs) Forms: 1 blóedsian, blédsian, blétsian, 2 bletsien, bletcæn, blecen, bleccen, 2–3 bledsen, bletsen, (Orm.) blettcenn, blettsenn, 2–4 blescen, 2–5 blessen, 3 bletseiȝen, blesci, blicen, 3–4 blixen, blissen, 4 blisce, blis, blist, 3–7 blesse, bliss(e, 5 blysch(e, blyssh(e, 5–6 b...
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hell
▪ I. hell, n. (hɛl) Forms: 1–7 hel, 1– hell, 2–6 helle. [OE. hęl(l, obl. cases hęlle, str. fem. = OFris. helle, hille, OS. hellja, hella, MDu. helle, Du. hel), OHG. hella (MHG. helle, mod.G. hölle), ON. hel, gen. heljar, Goth. halja:—OTeut. *haljâ str. fem., lit. ‘the coverer up or hider’, f. hel-, ...
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