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ge-swicennes

  • noun [ feminine ]
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ge-swicennes, -swicenes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.
A ceasing, cessation, abstaining, repentance; cessātio, resĭpiscentia
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  • Búton geswicennesse

    without abstaining,

      L. N. P. L. 63; Th. ii. 300, 22.
  • Mid geswicennysse yfelra dǽda

    with cessation from evil deeds,

      Homl. Th. ii. 48, 27: Ælfc. T. 29, 18.
  • Þurh geswicenysse yfeles

    by cessation from evil,

      Homl. Th. ii. 332, 3.
  • Búton ǽlcere geswicenesse

    sĭne ulla resĭpiscentia,

      L. M. I. P. 20; Th. ii. 270, 21.
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  • ge-swicennes, n.