Swǽslíce

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swǽslíce

adv. I. properly. I :-- Wé andettaþ swǽslíce and sóþlíce Fæder and Sunu and Háligne Gást confitemur proprie et veraciter Patrem et Filium et Spiritum Sanctum, Bd. 4, 17; S. 585, 36. II. of persons, kindly, in a gracious, friendly manner, blandly; of things, agreeably, pleasantly. v. swǽs, III :-- Ða nán lust yfel swǽslíce gewemþ eos nulla voluptas mala blande corrumpit, Scint. 3, 10. Him (the good) swǽslíce (cf, on ðæt fræte folc (the evil) hé firene stǽleþ láþum wordum, 84, 17; Cri. 1375) sibbe geháteþ heáhcyning, Exon. Th. 82, 15; Cri. 1339. Nealles swǽslíce mé wæs síð álýfed the way was not made easy for me, Beo. Th. 6169; B. 3089. Cóman him tó and hine swǽslíce grétton, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 210. Busiris wolde ǽlcne cuman swíþe árlíce underfón and swíþe swǽslíce wiþ gebǽran (behave in a very friendly manner to him), ac eft hé (the guest) sceolde beón ofslegen, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 32. Tó fela manna is ðe þurh hiwunge eal óðer specaþ, óþer hý þencaþ . . . and swá geráde mánswican on ða wísan swǽslíce swiciaþ (deceive under an appearance of friendliness. v. swǽslǽcan, swǽsness), Wulfst. 55, 6. Swǽslíce swicole deceiving with fair words, 79, 4: 82, 2. [O. Sax. swáslíko friendlily : O. H. Ger. swáslíhho familiariter.] swæslice

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