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swipor

  • adjective
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Grammar
swipor, adj.
Astute, cunning
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  • Reáfaþ se snáw swíðor mycle ðonne se swipra (swíðra, Kmbl.,

    but see

    Anglia i. 151) níð,
      Salm. Kmbl. 616; Sal. 307.
Etymology
[Swypyr or delyvyr agilis, swypyr and slydyr labilis, Prompt. Parv. 484. Cf. Icel. svipall shifty.]
Similar entries
v. ge-swipor (misprinted ge-swip), -swiporness.
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Word-wheel

  • swipor, adj.