nē him inwit-sorh on
sefan
sweorceð
(_darkens his soul_), 1738.
Beowulf
m.
, _heat, fire, flame_: dat.
sg.
sweoloðe, 1116.
Cf.
O.
H.
G.
suilizo, suilizunga = ardor, cauma.
sweorcan, st.
v.
, _to trouble, darken_.
pres.
sg.
III.
nē him inwit-sorh on
sefan
sweorceð
(_darkens his soul_), 1738.
for-sweorcan, _to grow dark_ or _dim_: pres.
sg.
III.
ēagena bearhtm
for-siteð and for-sworceð, 1768.
ge-sweorcan (intrans.
), _to darken_: pret.
sg.
niht-helm ge-swearc, 1790.
sweord, swurd, swyrd, st.
n.
, _sword_: nom.
sg.
sweord, 1287, 1290, 1570,
1606, 1616, 1697; swurd, 891; acc.
sg.
sweord, 437, 673, 1559, 1664, 1809,
2253, 2500, etc.
