Swígen[n]

According to the Old English Dictionary:

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swígen[n]

f. Silence, refraining from speech:--Ðam láreówe sylfum deraþ hwílon his swígen, ac heó deraþ symle his underðeóddum, gif him biþ seó heofenlíce lár oftogen, Homl. Th. ii. 532, 4. swigenn