Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 — Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes

by Geoffrey Chaucer

Swete (swéétə), adj. sweet, A 5, 2427, 2780, B 2041, 2124, D 385, 459, H 42; as s. sweet one, love, 3. 832. See Sote.

Swete, s. sweetness, 5. 161.

Swete (swèètə), v. sweat, T. ii. 1533; HF. 1042; G 579; ger. G 522; 1 pr. s. T. ii. 1465; A 3702; 2 pr. pl. T. ii. 943; Swatte, pt. s. sweated, B 1966, G 560. A.S. swǣtan.

Swete herte, sweetheart, T. iii. 69, 98, 127, 147.

Swete-Loking, Sweet-Looking, R. 920.

Swetely, adv. sweetly, A 221.

Swetnesse, s. sweetness, 1. 51; nourishment, 3. 415.

Swetter, adj. comp. sweeter, R. 622, 768.

Swety, adj. sweaty, 9. 28.

Sweven, s. dream, R. 28; 3. 119, 276, 279, 1330; 5. 115; HF. 9, 79; B 3930, 4086; Swevenes, pl. dreams, R. 3; T. v. 358; HF. 3; Swevenis (for the rime), B 4111. A.S. swefen.