See sweostor on Wiktionary
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"text": "The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle\nAn. DCC.XVII Hēr Ingild Īnes broþor forðferde, ⁊ heora swystor wǣron Cwēnburh ⁊ Cūþburh.\nYear 717 In this year Ine's brother Ingild died; their sisters were Cwenburg and Cuthburg.",
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