swith
Pronunciation: /ˈswɪθ/
The English word “swith” has 3 meanings listed here.
adjective
adverb
- Quickly, speedily, promptly.
- Strongly; vehemently; very.
Etymology
From Middle English swith, from Old English swīþ (“strong, mighty, powerful, active, severe, violent”), from Proto-West Germanic *swinþ, from Proto-Germanic *swinþaz (“strong”). Cognate with Old Saxon swīth, Middle High German swind (Modern German geschwind (“fast, quick, swift”)), Middle Low German swîde (Modern Low German swied (“very, quite”)), Dutch gezwind (“fast, quick, swift”), West…
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