swithen

== Middle English == === Etymology === From Old Norse sviðna (“to be burned”). === Verb === swithen (third-person singular simple present switheth, present participle swithinge, first-/third-person singular past indicative swoth, past participle swithen) to burn, scorch, singe; (ppl. swithinge as adjective: parching, scorching) Swiþe min neeres, min hert, with wa. — Northern Verse Psalter, 1400 ==== Descendants ==== swidden ==== References ==== Middle English Dictionary