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swelgere

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
swelgere, es; m.
A glutton
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  • Ic ne eom swá micel swelgere ðæt icealle cynn metta on ánre gereordinge etan mǽge

    non sum tam vorax, ut omnia genera ciborum in una refectione edere possim,

      Coll. Monast. Th. 34, 35.
Etymology
[O. H. Ger. swelgari glutto: Ger. schwelger.]
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v. swelgend.
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v.  swelgend.
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