p. te; pp. swéted, swét To sweeten, make sweet. I. in a physical sense:--Nim hunig and swét ðone drænc, Lchdm. iii. 58, 30: ii. 120, 11. Swéte swíðe mid hunige, 216, 4. Swétedne, 111, 8, 15. II. to make pleasant:?-Hé (the devil) mec féran hét, ðæt ic ðé sceolde synne swétan, Exon. Th. 273, 32; Jul. 525. [Saullt þatt ure mete sweteþþ, Orm. 1649. Swetyn or make a thynge swete to mannys taste dulcoro, Prompt. ParO. H. Ger. suozen: Icel. sœta.]