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ge-swiðrian

  • verb [ weak ]
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ge-swiðrian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad
To weaken, destroy; imminuere, debilitare, conficere
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  • Mægen wæs geswiðrod

    the might was destroyed,

      Elen. Kmbl. 1393; El. 698: 1833; El. 918: 2526; El. 1264: Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 18; Jud. 266.
  • Ne mót innan geondscínan sunne for ðǽm sweartum mistum ǽr ðæm hí geswiðrad weorþen

    the sun cannot shine through from within for the black mists before they are dissipated,

      Bt. Met. Fox 5, 90; Met. 5, 45.
  • Ðæt helle fýr wæs siððan geswiðrad

    that hell-fire was afterwards mitigated,

      Ors. 2, 6; Bos. 50, 20.
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