Ge-swelgan

Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - ge-swelgan

According to the Old English Dictionary:

ge-swelgan
p. -swealg, -swealh, pl. -swulgon; pp. -swolgen [swelgan to swallow] To swallow, devour; devŏrāre, deglutīre :-- Ða mægenþreátas meredeáþ geswealh the sea-death swallowed those mighty bands, Cd. 169; Th. 210, 9; Exod. 512. ge-swelgan
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