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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈswɪðə/ Forms: swithers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪðə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English *swithren, from Old Norse sviðra (“to burn, singe”). Related to Middle English swithen (“to burn, scorch, singe”), from Old Norse svíða (“to burn”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*swithren}} Middle English *swithren, {{der|en|non|sviðra|t=to burn, singe}} Old Norse sviðra (“to burn, singe”), {{cog|enm|swithen|t=to burn, scorch, singe}} Middle English swithen (“to burn, scorch, singe”), {{cog|non|svíða|t=to burn}} Old Norse svíða (“to burn”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} swither (countable and uncountable, plural swithers)
  1. (dialectal) A great heat; a scorching, singeing Tags: countable, dialectal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-swither-en-noun-rjdWM3bb
  2. (dialectal) Sweating. Tags: countable, dialectal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-swither-en-noun-Ne4gSNfo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: swether, swidder
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈswɪðə/ Forms: swithers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪðə(ɹ) Etymology: First attested in 1501; of unknown origin. Head templates: {{en-noun}} swither (plural swithers)
  1. (chiefly Scotland, Northern England) A state of indecision or confusion; a panicked state; a flap, fluster, or dither. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland
    Sense id: en-swither-en-noun-Oxx-tlA5 Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈswɪðə/ Forms: swithers [present, singular, third-person], swithering [participle, present], swithered [participle, past], swithered [past]
Rhymes: -ɪðə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English *swithren, from Old Norse sviðra (“to burn, singe”). Related to Middle English swithen (“to burn, scorch, singe”), from Old Norse svíða (“to burn”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*swithren}} Middle English *swithren, {{der|en|non|sviðra|t=to burn, singe}} Old Norse sviðra (“to burn, singe”), {{cog|enm|swithen|t=to burn, scorch, singe}} Middle English swithen (“to burn, scorch, singe”), {{cog|non|svíða|t=to burn}} Old Norse svíða (“to burn”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} swither (third-person singular simple present swithers, present participle swithering, simple past and past participle swithered)
  1. (dialectal) To burn, scorch, singe. Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-swither-en-verb-1hDJ3vGH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 10 18 34 21 2 15 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 6 16 28 18 2 14 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 4 17 33 20 1 15 0 2 1 1 1 1 1
  2. (dialectal) To burn slowly, melt (as a candle), sweal Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-swither-en-verb-jgVdpSE7
  3. (dialectal, figurative) To smart, ache; tingle Tags: dialectal, figuratively
    Sense id: en-swither-en-verb-Q5RpTSbq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: swether, swidder
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈswɪðə/ Forms: swithers [present, singular, third-person], swithering [participle, present], swithered [participle, past], swithered [past]
Rhymes: -ɪðə(ɹ) Etymology: First attested in 1501; of unknown origin. Head templates: {{en-verb}} swither (third-person singular simple present swithers, present participle swithering, simple past and past participle swithered)
  1. (Scotland, Northern England) To be indecisive or in a state of confusion; to dither. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland
    Sense id: en-swither-en-verb-uS51Tggc Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English
  2. To move or swing about.
    Sense id: en-swither-en-verb-iaxHHIzE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Scots]

IPA: /ˈswɪðər/ Forms: swithers [plural]
Etymology: First attested in 1501; of unknown origin. Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|swithers|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} swither (plural swithers), {{sco-noun|swithers}} swither (plural swithers)
  1. doubt, hesitation.
    Sense id: en-swither-sco-noun-8aqAXdgu
  2. a state of wavering.
    Sense id: en-swither-sco-noun-ODPKZ~Ub
  3. a fright.
    Sense id: en-swither-sco-noun-yKtbDAdQ

Verb [Scots]

IPA: /ˈswɪðər/ Forms: swithers [present, singular, third-person], switherin [participle, present], swithert [past], swithert [participle, past]
Etymology: First attested in 1501; of unknown origin. Head templates: {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|swithers|present participle|switherin|simple past|swithert|past participle|swithert|head=}} swither (third-person singular simple present swithers, present participle switherin, simple past swithert, past participle swithert), {{sco-verb|swithers|switherin|swithert}} swither (third-person singular simple present swithers, present participle switherin, simple past swithert, past participle swithert)
  1. to be indecisive, to dither, to hesitate.
    Sense id: en-swither-sco-verb-M2CB3b9X Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 14 12 17 29 12 16
  2. to doubt, to be doubtful, to fear.
    Sense id: en-swither-sco-verb-dyoiOMk0
  3. to fail, to falter, to waver.
    Sense id: en-swither-sco-verb-XNS18CDZ

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 51:",
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