and swa forþ

Old English

Alternative forms

• and swā forð, ond swā forþ, ond swā forð
• and sƿā forþ — wynn spelling

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑnd swɑː forθ/, [ɑnd swɑː forˠθ]

Phrase

and swā forþ

1. et cetera, and so on, and so forth
   • The Worcester Chronicle, year 1067

     Hiere fæder wæs Ēadweard æðeling, Ēadmundes sunu cyninges, Ēadmund Æðelrēding, Æðelrēd Ēadgāring, Ēadgār Ēadrēding, and swā forþ on þæt cynecynn, and hiere mōdorcynn gǣþ tō Heinrice cāsere, þe hæfde ānweald ofer Rōme.

     Her father was Edward Ætheling, son of King Edmund, son of Æthelred, son of Edgar, son of Eadred, and so on down the royal line, and her mother’s lineage goes back to Emperor Henry, who ruled over Rome.

Descendants

• English: and so forth