swithe

Middle English

Adverb

swithe

  1. speedily; promptly
    • c. 1382–1395, John Wycliffe [et al.], edited by Josiah Forshall and Frederic Madden, The Holy Bible, [], volumes (please specify |volume=I, II, III, or IV), Oxford: At the University Press, published 1850, →OCLC, John XIII:27:
      That thou doest, do thou swithe.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • c. 1360, John Mandeville (accredited), The Travels of Sir John Mandeville
      And he yede and opened the tomb, and there flew out an adder right hideous to see; the which as swithe flew about the city and the country, and soon after the city sank down.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swinþ (strong).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswiːðe/

Adverb

swīthe

  1. very

Descendants

  • Saterland Frisian: swied
  • West Frisian: swiid

References

  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN
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