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Old English Dictionary Entry

To-swápan

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1 to-swápan

p. -sweóp To disperse by a sweeping movement, to sweep apart or away :-- Se ðone líg tósceáf, tósweóp hine and tóswende þurh ða swíðan miht he thrust back the flame on every side, swept and dashed it away by his strong might, Cd. Th. 237, 23 ; Dan. 342. Tósweóp and tóswengde, Exon. Th. 189, 13; Az. 59. to-swapan
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚩ-ᛋᚹᚪᛈᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Works & Authors

Cd.
Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Exon.
Exeter Book
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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