Swerde sb. sword, Prompt., PP; swerd, PP, S, C2; sweord, S; suerd, S, S2; zuord, S2.—­AS. sweord:  OS. swerd; cp.  OHG. swert (Tatian).

Swere, sb. neck, S; sweere, G; see Swire.

Sweren, v. to swear, S, S2, C2; swerien, S; sueren, S; swor, pt. s., S:  suor, S, S2; sware, S2; sweren, pl., S; sworen, S, C2; suoren, S; suore, S2; sworen, pp., S; swore, C2, G; y-swore, S2, C2; i-suore, S2.—­AS. swerian, pt. swA cubedr, pp. sworen.

Swering, sb. swearing, C3.

Sweruen, v. to swerve, SkD; swarve, S3; suaruing, pr. p., S3; swarued, pp., S3.—­AS. sweorfan, to rub, pt. swearf, pp. sworfen.

Swete, adj. sweet, S, C; sweote, S; suete, S, S2; suote, S2; sote, C2, C3; swete, adv., S; swote, S, C; soote, S3; soot, S3; swettere, comp., W2; sweteliche, adv., sweetly, S; swetlike, S; swetterly, comp. more sweetly, H. Der.:  swetnesse, sweetness, S; swotnesse, S.—­AS. swA(C)te:  OS. swA cubedti cp.  OHG. suozi (Tatian).

Sweten, v. to make sweet, S.—­AS. swA(C)tan.

Sweten, v. to sweat, S, P; swatte. pt. s., S, C2, C3, W2; swattes, 2 pt. s., S; swat, pl., S3.—­AS. swA|*tan, pt. swA|*tte.  See Swot.

Sweuen, sb. dream, S, C2; sweuene, S, S2, P, W; swefnes, pl., S.—­AS. swefen:  OS. sweban.

Sweuenen, v. to dream, SD.

Sweuening, sb. dreaming, S, S2.

Sweuien, v. to send to sleep; sweueA deg., pr. s., S.—­Icel. svefja, to lull to sleep.

Sweyen, v. to sway, to go, walk, pass, SkD, HD; swei3*en, SD; swe3*en, SkD; sweande, pr. p., S2; swe, pr. pl., S2; seyed, pp., S2.—­Cp.  Swed. sviga, to bend.

Sweyen, v. to sound, PP; sweien, S.—­AS. swA(C)gan (causal of swA cubedgan).  See Swowen.

Sweyne, sb. servant, armiger, Prompt., S; swayn, C2, G; swein, S; sueyn, S; suein, S2.—­Icel. sveinn, a boy, lad, servant; cp.  AS. swAin.

Swi-, prefix, silent. Comb.:  swi-dages, still days, days of silence, S; swi-messe, the Canon of the Mass, the silent Mass, S; swi-wike, the still week, SD.—­AS. swA-ge, silence.