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† sweve, v. Obs. (Also 3 pa. pple. iswaued.) [Three OE. verbs coalesced under this form: (1) swefan (pa. tense swæf, swǽfon) str. intr. to sleep; (2) (ᵹe)swebban (pa. tense -swefede, pa. pple. swefed) wk. trans. to put to sleep or to death (cf. sweb), corresponding to OS. an-sweƀian, OHG. int-swebbe...
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asweve
† aˈsweve, v. Obs. [OE. aswębban (= aswęfian), f. a- prefix 1 + swębban to put to sleep: see sweve v.] trans. To put to sleep; to stun; in OE. to put to death.a 1000 Judith 322 (Sweet Reader) Ealdhettende sweordum aswefede. c 1384 Chaucer H. Fame 549 So astonyed and a-sweued Was euery vertu in my he...
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sweb
sweb, v. Now north. dial. (swɛb) [repr. OE. swebban to put to sleep (see sweve).] intr. To faint, swoon. Hence ˈswebbing vbl. n.1599 Warn. Faire Wom. ii. 567 Looke in my purse for a peece of ginger; I shall sweb, I shall swound. 1667 Dryden & Dk. Newcastle Sir M. Mar-all iii. ii, Pray your Lordship ...
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sweven
▪ I. sweven, n. Obs. exc. arch. (ˈswɛv(ə)n) Forms: 1 swefen (suoefn, soefn, swæfn), 1, 3 swefn, (3 suefen, sweoven), 4–5 swefene, sueven(e, swevene, (4 squeven, -yn, -in, 4–5 swevon, 5 swevn, swyven, swene, sween, sweine, sweyne), 5–6 swevin, (5 swevyn, 6 Sc. swewyn, sweving, -yng), 6–8 sweaven, (7 ...
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