swiþ
See also: swith and sƿiþ
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *swinþ (“strong”). Also see English swith for its usage and cognates.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /swiːθ/
Adjective
swīþ
- 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
- þrȳþswīþ
- swīþan
- swīþe
- swīþferhþ
- swīþlīċ
- swīþness
- swīþra
Descendants
- Middle English: swith
- English: swith
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “swīþ”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.