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sweltan

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§7; §80; §225; §263; §266; §499;
Add: p. sweolt.
absolute,
to die
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  • Hé sweolt,

      Shrn. 153, 14.
  • Hé cúðe tócnáwan gif hé cunnode þæs mannes be his ǽdrena hrepunge hweðer hé hraðe swulte,

      Hml. S. 3, 569.
to die of something, in a manner described
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  • Hé wæs wániende ... ꝥ hé swelce deáðe swealt,

      Ors. 5, 12; S. 244, 5.
  • Þá folc bútú on feferádle mid ungemete swulton,

      Ors. 4, 10; S. 198, 35.
to die with respect to something
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  • Hí sweltað bútan ænde mid líchaman and gáste,

      Gr. D. 264, 9.
to die from something (gen.), be no longer conscious or
under the action of something
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  • Hí beóð deáde and ungewisse þæs écan lífes and ne magon sweltan þæs écan wítes deáðes,

      Gr. D. 264, 11.
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