Swarde, sb. covering, skin, turfy surface, sward, Prompt.; swarth, Cath. (n. p. 373); swarthe, HD; swart, HD; sweard, HD. Der.:  swardit, pp., grass-covered, S3.—­AS. sweard, skin (Voc.); cp.  Icel. svArA deg.r (base svarA deg.a-), skin of the head, also the sward, surface of the earth.

Sware, adj. square, S2; see Sqware.

Swart, adj. black, S, HD; swarte, S.—­AS. sweart:  OS. swart; cp.  OHG. suarz (Tatian).

Swarve, v. to swerve, S3; see Sweruen.

Swat; see Swot.

Swatte, Swat; see Sweten.

Swe, v. to follow, S3; see Suen.

Sweande; see Sweyen.

Sweem, sb. a swoon, trance, grief, Prompt., SkD (s.v. squeamish); sweam, ‘subita aegrotatio,’ SkD; swaim, Prompt. (n); swem, S; sweme, SkD, HD; sume, S2.—­Icel. sveimr, a bustle, stir.

Sweigh, sb. sway, motion, S2, C3.  See Sweyen.

Swele, v. to wash, S2; see Swilien.

Swelen, v. to sweal, to waste away under the action of fire, SkD, Trevisa, 3. 325; swale, HD; swaliden, pt. pl., dried up, W.—­AS. swA(C)lan; from swA cubedl, heat (OET).

Swellen, v. to swell; swal, pt. s., S, S2, C2, PP; swollen, pp., C2.—­AS. swellan, pt. sweall, pp. swollen.

Swelten, v. to faint, to die, PP; swalt, pt. s., SD; swulten, pl., SD; swelte, pt. s. (weak), C, HD.—­AS. sweltan, to die, pt. swealt (pl. swulton); cp.  Icel. svelta.

Swelten, v. to destroy, to cause to perish, S2; swelt, pp., SD.—­Icel. svelta, to put to death (causal of the above).

Swelth, sb. offscouring, filth, S3, HD, ND.  See Swilian.

Swelwen, v. to swallow, C2; see Swolowen.

Swem, sb. a grief, S; see Sweem.

Swenchen, v. to distress, afflict, S; suencten, pt. pl., S; i-swechte, pp., S.—­AS. swencan (causal of swincan).  See Swinken.

Sweore, sb. neck, S; see Swere.

Sweote, adj sweet, S; see Swete.

Swep, sb. drift, meaning, S. See Swopen.

Swepe, sb. whip, SD; swepen, pl., S; swupen, S; swepes, S.

Swepen, v. to sweep, SkD; y-sweped, pp., C3.  See Swopen.