swiþan

== Old English == === Alternative forms === swīðan — edh spelling === Etymology === From swīþ (“strong, powerful, mighty”); equivalent to swīþ +‎ -an. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈswiː.θɑn/, [ˈswiː.ðɑn] Rhymes: -iː.θɑn === Verb === swīþan to strengthen, support to exercise strength, prevail ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “swīþan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.