swiþan
Old English
Alternative forms
- swīðan, sƿīþan
Verb
swīþan
- to strengthen, support
- to exercise strength, prevail
Declension
Conjugation of swīþan (weak class 1)
infinitive | swīþan | tō swīþenne |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | swīþe | swīþde |
2nd-person singular | swīþest | swīþdest |
3rd-person singular | swīþeþ | swīþde |
plural | swīþaþ | swīþdon |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | swīþe | swīþde |
plural | swīþen | swīþden |
imperative | ||
singular | swīþ | |
plural | swīþaþ | |
participle | present | past |
swīþende | swīþed |
Derived terms
- forswīþan
- ġeswīþan
- oferswīþan
References
- swīþan in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary