swiþ

See also: swith

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swinþ (“strong”). Also see English swith for its usage and cognates.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /swiːθ/

Adjective

swīþ (superlative swīþust)

1. strong, mighty

Declension

Declension of swīþ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	swīþ	swīþ	swīþ
Accusative	swīþne	swīþe	swīþ
Genitive	swīþes	swīþre	swīþes
Dative	swīþum	swīþre	swīþum
Instrumental	swīþe	swīþre	swīþe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	swīþe	swīþa, swīþe	swīþ
Accusative	swīþe	swīþa, swīþe	swīþ
Genitive	swīþra	swīþra	swīþra
Dative	swīþum	swīþum	swīþum
Instrumental	swīþum	swīþum	swīþum

Declension of swīþ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	swīþa	swīþe	swīþe
Accusative	swīþan	swīþan	swīþe
Genitive	swīþan	swīþan	swīþan
Dative	swīþan	swīþan	swīþan
Instrumental	swīþan	swīþan	swīþan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	swīþan	swīþan	swīþan
Accusative	swīþan	swīþan	swīþan
Genitive	swīþra, swīþena	swīþra, swīþena	swīþra, swīþena
Dative	swīþum	swīþum	swīþum
Instrumental	swīþum	swīþum	swīþum

Derived terms

• swīþan
• swīþe
• swīþferhþ
• swīþlīċ
• swīþness
• swīþra
• þrȳþswīþ

names

• Ælfswiþ
• Æþelswiþ
• Baduswiþ
• Beorhtswiþ
• Breguswiþ
• Burgswiþ
• Cūþswiþ
• Cyneswiþ
• Dēorswiþ
• Ealhswiþ
• Hereswiþ
• Hildeswiþ
• Lēofswiþ
• Wilswiþ
• Wulfswiþ

Descendants

• Middle English: swith
  • English: swith
  • Scots: swith

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “swīþ”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.