203, 1108. Sve = sue, follow, go after, A. 976. Swalt, died, A. 816, 1160. See T. B. 1200, 4687. See _Swelt_. Swaneȝ, swans, B. 58. Swange (_pret._ of _swenge_ or _swinge_), toiled, worked, A. 586. A.S. _swingan_, to dash, to labour. Swange, flowed, A. 1059. Swangeande, flowing, rushing, A. 111. See T. B. 13024. Swap, blow, B. 222. A.S. _swipian_. O.N. _svipa_, to shake. O.E. _swepe_, _swappe_, to beat. See T. B. 1889. “He swynges out with a swerd and _swappis_ him to dethe.” --(K. Alex. p. 38.) “With a swinge of his sworde _swappit_ hym in þe fase.” --(T. B. 1271.) Sware, square, A. 837; B. 1386. Sware, answer, A. 240; B. 1415. O.N. _svara_. See T. B. 1200. Swarme, B. 223. Swart, black, C. 363. {Swat, Swatte,} sweated (_pret._ of _swete_), A. 586, 829. Swayf, blow, literally, a sudden movement. See _Swayue_. “Than Alexander . . . . . Swythe swyngis out his swerde and his _swayfe_ feches, The nolle of Nicollas, the kyng, he fra the nebb partis.” --(K. Alex. p. 28.) Swayne, swain, servant, B. 1509. Swayue, swims. T. B. 2358. Dan. _swæve_, to wave, move, flutter. Swe, follow, A. 892; ran, B. 956. Sweande, flowing, B. 420. Sweft, swift, C. 108. Swelme, heat, C. 3. A.S. _swell_, a burning; _swélan_, to burn, _sweal_. “[He] lete asauage, or he sware (spoke), the _swelme_ of his angirs.” --(K. Alex. p. 21.) Swelt, die, perish, B. 108; C. 427; destroy, B. 332. A.S. _sweltan_. O.N. _svelta_. Swemande (_pres. part._ of _sweme_), afflicting, B. 563. A.S. _swima_, a stupor. S.Sax. _sweamen_, to grieve, vex. “Whan this was seide, his hert began to melt For veray _sweme_ of this _swemeful_ tale.” --(Lydgate’s Minor Poems, p. 38.) “Sum swalt in a _swym_ with outen sware more.” --(T. B. 1200.) Sweng, _sb._ toil, labour, A. 575. A.S. _sweng_, a stroke, blow. See _Swange_. See T. B. 1271. Swenge, hasten, rush, dash out, B. 109, 667; C. 108, 250, 253. “He _swynges_ out with a swerd and swappis him to dethe.” --(K. Alex. p. 33.) A.S. _swingan_, to swing, dash. Swepe, glide, A. 111; hasten, B. 1509. See T. B. 342. O.E. _swippe_, to pass quickly. O.N. _svip_, a rapid movement; _svipa_, to whip, do quickly, turn. Swepe, to seize, C. 341. A.S. _swipian_, to take by violence. Swer, swore, B. 69, 667. Swete, life; _to lose the swete_ = to die, C. 364. _Swete_ may here signify _sweet_, the word _life_ being understood. “And alle at lent ware on loft loste ther the _swete_.” --(K. Alex. p. 105.) “---- the brande es myne awene Many swayne, with the swynge [struck], has the _swete_ levede.” --(Morte Arthure, p. 281.) “All the kene mene of kampe, knyghtes and other, Killyd are colde dede and castyne over burdez Theire swyers sweyftly has the _swete_ levyde.” --(_Ibid._ p. 309.) Swetter, sweeter, C. 236.