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Old English · adjective

sweotole

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈswe͜o.to.le/
Syllables
ˈswe͜o · to · le (3 syllables)

sweotole1 · adjective · inflected form

Senses

  1. inflection of sweotol:; strong accusative feminine singular

  2. inflection of sweotol:; strong instrumental masculine/neuter singular

  3. inflection of sweotol:; strong nominative/accusative masculine/feminine plural

  4. inflection of sweotol:; weak nominative feminine/neuter singular

  5. inflection of sweotol:; weak accusative neuter singular

  6. Inflected form of sweotol

sweotole2 · adverb

Senses

  1. clearly, openly, plainly

    mīne ċeare cwīþan. · Nis nū cwicra nān þe iċ him mōdsefan · mīnne durre sweotule āseċġan. · Iċ tō sōþe wāt…

    Oft I had to bemoan my sorrow alone at every dawn. There is no one alive to whom I would dare openly tell my heart. I know as a truth…

    Oft iċ sceolde āna · ūhtna ġehwylċe

Etymology

From sweotol (“clear”) + -e (“-ly”).

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