swiþe

== Old English == === Alternative forms === swȳþe swīðe, swȳðe — edh spelling === Etymology === Equivalent to swīþ +‎ -e. From Proto-Germanic *swinþaz, *swenþaz (“strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *swent- (“active, healthy”). More at swith. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈswiː.θe/, [ˈswiː.ðe] Rhymes: -iː.θe === Adverb === swīþe (comparative swīþor, superlative swīþost) very Blickling Homilies, "The First Sunday in Lent" c. 890, The Voyage of Ohthere and Wulfstan early 12th century, the Peterborough Chronicle Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript E, year 1089 much late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of w:Augustine of Hippo|Saint Augustine's Soliloquies Solomon and Saturn II (in comparative) more c. 900, King Alfred's translation of St. Augustine's Soliloquies c. 900, translation of Orosius' History Against the Pagans (in superlative) mostly c. 890, The Voyage of Ohthere and Wulfstan (in superlative) especially late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Maur, Abbot" late 10th century, Ælfric (in superlative) exceedingly, related to the associated verb late 10th century, Ælfric, "Sermon on the Beginning of Creation" ==== Related terms ==== swīþ swīþlīċ ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: swithe, swythe English: swith === References === Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “swíðe”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.