swiþor

Old English

Alternative forms

• swīðor, swȳþor, swȳðor, swīþur, swīður, swȳþur, suīðor, suīður

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈswiː.θor/, [ˈswiː.ðor]

Adverb

swīþor (superlative swīþost)

1. comparative degree of swīþe; rather, more
   • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Andrew the Apostle"

     Beoð swȳðor gearwe tō ðām þæt ġē ðurh hwīlwendlīce ġedreccednysse becumon tō ðām ēcum ġefean, þǣr ġē symle blissiað, blowende and mid Criste rixigende.

     Be rather ready, that through transitory tribulation ye may come to the eternal joy, where ye will ever rejoice, blooming and reigning with Christ.

2. more so, further