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1. swīe n.

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The act of keeping silent, silence. …

2. swī(e adj.

Additional spellings: swie
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Silent, quiet; swi dai [OE swīg-dai], one of the three days from Good Friday through Easter Sunday; swi messe [OE swīg-mæsse], the Canon of the Mass or Eucharistic Prayer; swi weke, Holy Week. …

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