swithe

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See also: swiþe

Middle English

Adverb

swithe

speedily; promptly
- c. 1382–1395, John Wycliffe [et al.], edited by Josiah Forshall and Frederic Madden, The Holy Bible, , volume (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.
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- 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.
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References

“swithe”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swinþ (“strong”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈswiːðe/

Adverb

swīthe

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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