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swegel

  • noun [ neuter ]
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swegel, swegl, es; n.
in a physical sense,
heaven, sky
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  • Ðætte súð ne norð, be sǽm tweónum, ofer eormengrund, óþer nǽnig, under swegles begong, sélra nǽre. Beo. Th. 1724; B. 860: 3550; B. 1773.
  • Under swegles gang. Andr. Kmbl. 415; An. 208: 910; An. 455.

  • Swefan under swegles hleó,

      1664; An. 834: Elen. Kmbl. 1011 ; El. 507: Exon. Th. 38, 13; Cri. 606: 224, 11; Ph. 374.

  • Swegles gim, heofontungol (cf. seó sunne,

      Bt. 35, 1; Fox 154, 29), Met. 22, 23.

  • Swegles gim, sunne,

      Exon. Th. 212, 11; Ph. 208.

  • Swegles leóht, gimma gladost,

      218, 2 ; Ph. 288.

  • Swegles leóma,

      204, 26; Ph. 103.

  • Swegles tapur,

      205, 18; Ph. 114.

  • On swegle

    in the sky,

      34, 30; Cri. 550.

  • Fareþ feþrum snell swegle tógeánes,

      206, 10: Ph. 124.

  • Under swegle

    under heaven,

      31, 27; Cri. 502: 210, 15; Ph. 186: Cd. Th. 85, 13; Gen. 1414: 105, 36; Gen. 1764: Beo. Th. 2160; B. 1078.

  • Weorðeþ his (the phenix) hús onhǽted þurh hádor swegel (

    cloudless sky,

    cf. hádrum heofone,
      Met. 28, 48; or bright sun, v.
, and cf. hádor sægl, Andr. Kmbl. 2911; An. 1458), Exon. Th. 212, 19; Ph. 212.
heaven,
as the abode of the Deity
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  • Swegles ágend,

      Exon. Th. 34, 17; Cri. 543.

  • Swegles aldor,

      Cd. Th. 53, 17; Gen. 862: 153, 18; Gen. 2540: 170, 4; Gen. 2807: Judth. Thw. 22, 31; Jud. 88.

  • Swegles brytan, wuldres waldend,

      Cd. Th. 266, 17; Sat. 23.

  • Swægles brytta, wihta wealdend,

      272, 24; Sat. 124.

  • Swegles gǽst

    the Holy Ghost,

      Exon. Th. 13, 16; Cri. 203.

  • Swegles weard,

      Judth. Thw. 22, 27; Jud. 80.
as the abode of the blessed
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  • Nó ðæs gilpan þearf synfull sáwel ðæt hyre sié swegl ongeán,

      Exon. Th. 449, 11; Dóm. 69.

  • Gástas sóhton swegles dreámas, engla éðel,

      Andr. Kmbl. 1282; An. 641.
  • Ic mæg swegles (or under
?) gamen gehýran on heofonum, Cd. Th. 42, 18; Gen. 675. Swegles leóman. Cd. Th. 286, 13; Sae. 351. Swegles leóht, 266, 27; Sae. 28. Englas feredon sóþfæste sáwle innan swegles leóht, Chr. 1065; Erl. 198, 9. In swegles wuldre, Judth. Thw. 26, 26; Jud. 345. Gesǽlgum on swegle, Exon. Th. 101. 17; Cri. 1660: 137, 10 ; Gú. 557. Swegle benumene. 139, 23; GÚ. 597. Sigorleán in swegle, Elen. Kmbl. 1242; El. 623. Ða ðe swegl búan, Cd. Th. 6, 2; Gen. 82. On swegl faran, Exon. Th. 32, 15; Cri. 513.
the sun (but can swegel here = segel, sigel (q.v.) ? cf. swegl = segl
a sail,
    Cd. Th. 184, 10; Exod. 105: 182, 26; Exod. 81)
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  • Heofontorht swegl gescyndeþ under foldan fæþm, farende tungol,

      Exon. Th. 351, 1; Sch. 73.

  • Swegl háte scán blac ofer burgsalo,182,

      3; Gú. 1304.

  • Swegel byþ hátost (on sumera),

      Menol. Fox 474; Gn. C. 7.
music (?). v. swegel-horn
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  • Ðǽr (

    in heaven

    ) wæs singal sang and swegles gong ... Englas heredon hálgan stefne Dryhten, dreám wæs on hyhte, Andr. Kmbl. 1738; An. 871.

  • Eádige ðǽr sittaþ mid swegle,

      Cd. Th. 305, 17; Sat. 648. v. Grmm. D.M. 708.
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v.  swegel-horn swegl be-falden.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “swegel.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/29616.

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