Swearte

Old English Dictionary Entry

Swearte

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Related words: Darkly, dismally, evilly

Definitions

1 swearte

ad :-- Sió gítsung swearte swǽfeþ onlíce ðam munte ðe monna bearn Etne hátaþ, Met. 8, 47 ((miserably) þingaþ and ða atolan mid him wítum wérige, 292, 28 ; Sat. 447. Him ðæt swearte forgeald (made grievous compensation) Iudas innon helle, 301, 8; Sat. 578. swearte

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚹᛠᚱᛏᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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