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swíþ

  • adjective
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Grammar
swíþ, adj.
Wright's OE grammar
§97; §147; §164; §426;
strong,
of persons or personifications
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  • Metod mihtum swíð,

    • Cd. Th. 233, 32
      • ;
    • Dan. 284: Andr. Kmbl. 2415
      • ;
    • An. 1209: Exon. Th. 45, 8
      • ;
    • Cri. 716.

  • Ðý læs hé for wlence, mon móde swíð, of gemete hweorfe,

    • 294, 34
      • ;
    • Crii. 25.

  • Hwæt wæs ðé, sǽ swíþa? forhwan fluge ðú swá?

    • Ps. Th. 113, 5.

  • Wyrd seó swíþe,

    • 477, 16
      • ;
    • Ruin. 25: Salm. Kmbl. 886
      • ;
    • Sal. 442.

  • Hé tóswengde þurh swíðes meaht líges leóman,

    • Exon. Th. 189, 14
      • ;
    • Az. 59.

  • Ǽnne hæfde hé swá swíðne geworhtne, swá mihtigne on his módgeþohte,

    • Cd. Th. 16, 33
      • ;
    • Gen. 252.

  • Hí swíðra oferstág weard,

    • Exon. Th. 116, 3
      • ;
    • Gú. 201.

  • Biþ seó módor frommast and swíþost,

    • 493, 1
      • ;
    • Rä. 81, 23.
of things
,
in reference to material things,
producing a powerful effect
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  • Swíð drenc wiþ áswollenum milte,

    • Lchdm. ii. 256, 14.

  • Ofgeót ðás wyrte mid swíþe beóre . . . wyl on swíþum beóre,

    • 358, 14, 18.

  • Stenc swíþra swæcca gehwylcum,

    • Exon. Th. 358, 15
      • ;
    • Pa. 46.

  • Gif ðú wolde ðæt sió sealf swíðre sié,

    • Lchdm. ii. 84, 8.

  • Wylle swíþre medo . . . Wyrc swíðran ( the draught ), gif hé wille,

    • 270, 7, 16.
strong, violent (of wind, stream, etc.)
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  • Swíþe hlimman

    torrens,

    • Ps. Th. 125, 4.

  • Gif swíþra wind árás

    si flatus venti major adsurgeret,

    • Bd. 4, 3
      • ;
    • S. 569, 10.
strong, not easily broken
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  • Swíðne bogan,

    • Ps. Th. 63, 3.
of immaterial things
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  • Ealdfeónda níð, searocræftum swíð,

    • Exon. Th. 110, 25
      • ;
    • Gú. 113.

  • Wæs ðæt gewin tó swýð, tó láð and longsum,

    • Beo. Th. 385
      • ;
    • B. 191: 6163
      • ;
    • B. 3085.

  • Mid ðæm swíðan welme hátheortnesse,

    • Met. 25, 46.

  • Intó ðý swíðan slǽpe,

    • Blickl. Homl. 205, 4.

  • Þurh ða swíðan miht,

    • Cd. Th. 237, 24
      • ;
    • Dan. 342.

  • Se willa biþ ðonne strengra ðonne ðæt gecynd. Hwílum biþ se willa swíþra ðonne ðæt gecynd, hwílum ðæt gecynd ofercymþ ðone willan,

    • Bt. 34, 11
      • ;
    • Fox 152, 11.

  • Ðæt swýðre mægen wæteres,

    • Ps. Th. 123, 4.
¶ Swíþ occurs often as part of proper names, either as the first or second element, v.
  • Txts. 625, col. 1.
The comparative is used where later English uses right (hand, side, etc.)
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  • Swíðra

    dexter,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 5
      • ;
    • Zup. 13, 1.
With a noun
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  • Ðín swýðre eáge, ðín swíðre hand,

    • Mt. Kmbl. 5, 29, 30.

  • Ðú smítst ofer Aarones swýðre eáre . . . and ðæs swýðran fótes micclan tán,

    • Ex. 29, 20.

  • Hé sette his ða swíþ[r]an hand him on ðæt heáfod,

    • Bd. 2, 12
      • ;
    • S. 515, 19.

  • Hé sette Ephraim on his swíðran hand . . . and Mannases on his winstran hand, ðæt wæs on Israhéles swíðran healfe . . . Hé hefde ðá his swíðran hand ofer Ephraimes heáfod,

    • Gen. 48, 13, 14.

  • Drihten mé ys on ða swýþran healfe,

    • Guthl. 5
      • ;
    • Gdwin. 36, 20.

  • Ðú nymst ðone swýðran bóh,

    • Ex. 29, 21.

  • Gif hwá ðé sleá on ðín swýðre wenge,

    • Mt. Kmbl. 5, 39.
Used without a noun, the right hand, the right
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  • Godes swýðra(-e ?) forbeád Abrahame ðæt hé his sunu ne ofsloge, ac funde him ánne ram,

    • Prud. 1 b.

  • Ðæne ðín seó swíðre sette

    quam plantavit dextera tua,

    • Ps. Th. 79, 14.

  • Tó swýðran

    a dextris,

    • Ps. Spl. 15, 8.

  • Hí ásetton hreód on hys swíðran,

    • Mt. Kmbl. 27, 29.

  • Ic sceáwade on ða swýðran

    considerabam ad dexteram,

    • Ps. Th. 141, 4.

  • Æt swýþrum þearfan

    a dexteris pauperis,

    • Ps. Spl. 108, 30.

  • Fram swýðrum ðínum

    a dextris tuis,

    • 90, 7.
Etymology
[
Goth. swinþs
:
O. Sax. swíði
:
O. Frs. swíth
:
M. H. Ger. swinde, swint strong, quick
:
Ger. ge-schwind
:
Icel. svinnr, sviðr quick, wise
]
Similar entries
v. earm-, for-, mód-, ofer-, un-swíþ.
Linked entries
v.  un-swíþ swíðra swýþ.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “swíþ.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/29851.

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