swith

or swithe

[ swith ]
adverb

  1. Chiefly British Dialect. immediately; quickly.

verb (used with object)

  1. Scot. to hurry; hasten.

Origin of swith

1
before 900; Middle English (adv.), Old English swīthe strongly, equivalent to swīth strong (cognate with German geschwind,Old Norse svinnr fast, Gothic swinths strong) + -e adv. suffix

Other words from swith

  • swithly, adverb

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How to use swith in a sentence

  • Witodlice tha tha ic thær sæt swithe geswenced and lange sorgende .

  • Thu gestatholadest eorthan swithe wundorlice and fæstlice thæt he ne helt on nane healfe .

  • Petrus cwæth: “This is swithe wundorlic thing and thearle to wafienne.”

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