sweorcan

Meaning

1. to darken, be obscured

   Wedercandel swearc windas weóxon. ― The sun clouded over; the winds blew stronger. Swearc norðrodor won under wolcnum. ― The northern skies darkened black under clouds.

   1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, German Lexicon Project.

2. to become troubled, gloomy, sad

   Siteþ sorgcearig, on sefan sweorceþ, sylfum þinceþ, ðæt sý endeleás earfoða dǽl. ― He sits sorrowful, his soul under a shadow, bethinking himself that his woe is endless Hé modsorge wæg, hreþer innan swearc. ― He felt miserable, his mind darkened within. On hú grundleásum seáðe swiaceþ ðæt sweorcend

   1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, German Lexicon Project.

3. to become heavy with grief, troublesome, saddening

   Ne hine wiht dereþ, adl ne yldo, ne him inwitsorh on sefan sweorceþ. ― Nothing could trouble him, illness or age, nor did any unpleasant thoughts darken his soul.

   1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, German Lexicon Project.

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