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Middle English
Etymology
From Old Norse sviðna (“to be burned”).
Verb
swithen (third-person singular simple present switheth, present participle swithinge, first-/third-person singular past indicative swoth, past participle swithen)
- to burn, scorch, singe; (ppl. swithinge as adjective: parching, scorching)
- Swiþe min neeres, min hert, with wa. — Northern Verse Psalter, 1400
Descendants
References
- Middle English Dictionary