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+Suspect+, _adj._ open to suspicion, C2.--Lat. _suspectus_, pp. of _suspicere_, to suspect.
+Sustene+, _v._ to sustain, C2; +susteene+, C3; +susteyne+, PP; +sustened+, _pp._, C2; +i-susteined+, S2; +i-sousteined+, S2.--AF.
_sustener_, OF. _sostenir_; Lat. _sustinere_.
+Suster+, _sb._ sister, S, C2, C3, PP; +soster+, S2; +sustre+, P; +sustren+, _pl._, S, P; +sostren+, S2; +zostren+, S2; +sistren+, C; +sistris+, W.--AS. _swuster_, _sweostor_; cp. Goth. _swistar_ (Icel.
_systir_), cognate with Lat. _soror_ (for *_sosor_), Skt. _svasr_. On the Teutonic intrusive _t_ see Douse, p. 61.
+Sute+, _sb._ suit of clothes, clothing of human flesh, also train, suite, PP, Cath., Prompt.--AF. _suyte_; from _suivre_, _sivre_, to follow. See +Suen+.
+Sutel+, _adj._ manifest, SD; +suteliche+, _adv._ plainly, S.--AS.
_sweotol_ (_swutol_), see OET; from _sweot_, an a.s.sembly; cp. Icel.
_sveit_.
+Suteli+, _adv._ subtly, W; see +Sotyle+.
+Sutelin+, _v._ to be manifest, S.--AS. _(ge)sweotulian_.
+Su+, _adj._ south, S; see +Sowthe+.
+Sue+, _adv._ very, S; see +Swithe+.
+Sue+, afterwards, since, S, S2; see +Sien+.
+Suthroun+, _adj._ southern, S3; see +Sowtherne+.
+Suun+, _sb._ a swoon, S2; see +Swowne+.
+Suwed+, _pp._ followed, S2; see +Suen+.
+Swa+, _adv._ and _conj._ so, as, S, S2; +swo+, S; +sa+, S, S2; +so+, S, S2; +se+, S; +sua+, S, S2; +zuo+, S2. _Comb._: +se-for+, so far, S; +so-gat+, in such a way, S2.--AS. _swa_.
+Swage+, _v._ to a.s.suage, diminish, W, W2, H, S3. See +Aswagen+.
+Swaliden+, _pt. pl._ dried up, W; see +Swelen+.
+Swamish+, _adj._ timorous, _inaudaculus_, Manip. See +Sweem+.
+Swappe+, _sb._ a stroke, HD.
+Swappen+, _v._ to strike, slash, to fall suddenly, C2; +swap+, _imp.
s._, C3; +swapte+, _pt. s._, C2; _pl._, S3.
+Swarde+, _sb._ covering, skin, turfy surface, sward, Prompt.; +swarth+, Cath. (_n._ p. 373); +swarthe+, HD; +swart+, HD; +sweard+, HD. _Der._: +swardit+, _pp._, gra.s.s-covered, S3.--AS. _sweard_, skin (Voc.); cp.
Icel. _svorr_ (base _svara-_), skin of the head, also the sward, surface of the earth.
+Sware+, _adj._ square, S2; see +Sqware+.
+Swart+, _adj._ black, S, HD; +swarte+, S.--AS. _sweart_: OS. _swart_; cp. OHG. _suarz_ (Tatian).
+Swarve+, _v._ to swerve, S3; see +Sweruen+.
+Swat+; see +Swot+.
+Swatte+, +Swat+; see +Sweten+.
+Swe+, _v._ to follow, S3; see +Suen+.
+Sweande+; see +Sweyen+.
+Sweem+, _sb._ a swoon, trance, grief, Prompt., SkD (s.v. _squeamish_); +sweam+, 'subita aegrotatio,' SkD; +swaim+, Prompt. (_n_); +swem+, S; +sweme+, SkD, HD; +sume+, S2.--Icel. _sveimr_, a bustle, stir.
+Sweigh+, _sb._ sway, motion, S2, C3. See +Sweyen+.
+Swele+, _v._ to wash, S2; see +Swilien+.
+Swelen+, _v._ to sweal, to waste away under the action of fire, SkD, Trevisa, 3. 325; +swale+, HD; +swaliden+, _pt. pl._, dried up, W.--AS.
_swelan_; from _swol_, heat (OET).
+Swellen+, _v._ to swell; +swal+, _pt. s._, S, S2, C2, PP; +swollen+, _pp._, C2.--AS. _swellan_, pt. _sweall_, pp. _swollen_.
+Swelten+, _v._ to faint, to die, PP; +swalt+, _pt. s._, SD; +swulten+, _pl._, SD; +swelte+, _pt. s._ (_weak_), C, HD.--AS. _sweltan_, to die, pt. _swealt_ (pl. _swulton_); cp. Icel. _svelta_.
+Swelten+, _v._ to destroy, to cause to perish, S2; +swelt+, _pp._, SD.--Icel. _svelta_, to put to death (causal of the above).
+Swelth+, _sb._ offscouring, filth, S3, HD, ND. See +Swilian+. [[error for +Swilien+]]
+Swelwen+, _v._ to swallow, C2; see +Swolowen+.
+Swem+, _sb._ a grief, S; see +Sweem+.
+Swenchen+, _v._ to distress, afflict, S; +suencten+, _pt. pl._, S; +i-swechte+, _pp._, S.--AS. _swencan_ (causal of _swincan_). See +Swinken+.
+Sweore+, _sb._ neck, S; see +Swere+.
+Sweote+, _adj._ sweet, S; see +Swete+.
+Swep+, _sb._ drift, meaning, S. See +Swopen+.
+Swepe+, _sb._ whip, SD; +swepen+, _pl._, S; +swupen+, S; +swepes+, S.
+Swepen+, _v._ to sweep, SkD; +y-sweped+, _pp._, C3. See +Swopen+.
+Swerde+, _sb._ sword, Prompt., PP; +swerd+, PP, S, C2; +sweord+, S; +suerd+, S, S2; +zuord+, S2.--AS. _sweord_: OS. _swerd_; cp. OHG.
_swert_ (Tatian).
+Swere+, _sb._ neck, S; +sweere+, G; see +Swire+.
+Sweren+, _v._ to swear, S, S2, C2; +swerien+, S; +sueren+, S; +swor+, _pt. s._, S: +suor+, S, S2; +sware+, S2; +sweren+, _pl._, S; +sworen+, S, C2; +suoren+, S; +suore+, S2; +sworen+, _pp._, S; +swore+, C2, G; +y-swore+, S2, C2; +i-suore+, S2.--AS. _swerian_, pt. _swor_, pp.
_sworen_.
