swote

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *swōtō ~ *swōtē. Equivalent to swēte +‎ -e. Compare Old High German sozo.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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swōte

  1. sweetly
    • c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
      Oleō: iċ stince swōte.
      Oleo: I smell sweet.
    • late 9th century, Old English Martyrology
      Þā āhlēop sē līchama sōna upp of þām wætre and þæt hēafod on ōðerre stōwe, and sē līchama stanc and þæt hēafod swā swōte swā rosan blostma and līlian.
      Then the body suddenly jumped out of the water, along with the head in another place, and the body and the head smelled as sweet as a blossom of roses and lilies.
  2. cutely

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