"swith" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more swith [comparative], most swith [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English swith, from Old English swīþ (“strong, mighty, powerful, active, severe, violent”), from Proto-West Germanic *swinþ, from Proto-Germanic *swinþaz (“strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *swento- (“active, healthy”). Cognate with Old Saxon swīth, Middle High German swind (Modern German geschwind (“fast, quick, swift”)), Middle Low German swîde (Modern Low German swied (“very, quite”)), Dutch gezwind (“fast, quick, swift”), West Frisian swiid (“impressive, special”), Old Norse svinnr, sviðr (“quick, clever, understanding, wise”), Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 (swinþs, “strong”). Related to sound. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|swith}} Middle English swith, {{inh|en|ang|swīþ|t=strong, mighty, powerful, active, severe, violent}} Old English swīþ (“strong, mighty, powerful, active, severe, violent”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*swinþ}} Proto-West Germanic *swinþ, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*swinþaz|t=strong}} Proto-Germanic *swinþaz (“strong”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*swento-|t=active, healthy}} Proto-Indo-European *swento- (“active, healthy”), {{cog|osx|swīth}} Old Saxon swīth, {{cog|gmh|swind}} Middle High German swind, {{cog|de|geschwind||fast, quick, swift}} German geschwind (“fast, quick, swift”), {{cog|gml|swîde}} Middle Low German swîde, {{cog|nds|swied||very, quite}} Low German swied (“very, quite”), {{cog|nl|gezwind||fast, quick, swift}} Dutch gezwind (“fast, quick, swift”), {{cog|fy|swiid||impressive, special}} West Frisian swiid (“impressive, special”), {{cog|non|svinnr}} Old Norse svinnr, {{m|non|sviðr||quick, clever, understanding, wise}} sviðr (“quick, clever, understanding, wise”), {{cog|got|𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃||strong}} Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 (swinþs, “strong”), {{l|en|sound}} sound Head templates: {{en-adj}} swith (comparative more swith, superlative most swith)
  1. (dialectal or obsolete) Strong; vehement. Tags: dialectal, obsolete Derived forms: swithly
    Sense id: en-swith-en-adj-N-5Y9Du5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 32 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adverb

Forms: more swith [comparative], most swith [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English swith, swithe, from Old English swīþe (“very much, exceedingly, severely, violently, fiercely”), from Proto-Germanic *swinþa (“strongly”), from Proto-Indo-European *swento- (“active, healthy”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian swied (“very”), Low German swied (“quite, very”). Not cognate to superficially similar swift. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|swith}} Middle English swith, {{m|enm|swithe}} swithe, {{inh|en|ang|swīþe|t=very much, exceedingly, severely, violently, fiercely}} Old English swīþe (“very much, exceedingly, severely, violently, fiercely”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*swinþa|t=strongly}} Proto-Germanic *swinþa (“strongly”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*swento-|t=active, healthy}} Proto-Indo-European *swento- (“active, healthy”), {{cog|stq|swied|t=very}} Saterland Frisian swied (“very”), {{cog|nds|swied|t=quite, very}} Low German swied (“quite, very”), {{m|en|swift}} swift Head templates: {{en-adv}} swith (comparative more swith, superlative most swith)
  1. (dialectal or obsolete) Quickly, speedily, promptly. Tags: dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-swith-en-adv-ApgKGil8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 32 32
  2. (dialectal or obsolete) Strongly; vehemently; very. Tags: dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-swith-en-adv-BFMNLY9l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 32 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: swithe
Etymology number: 2

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  "etymology_text": "From Middle English swith, swithe, from Old English swīþe (“very much, exceedingly, severely, violently, fiercely”), from Proto-Germanic *swinþa (“strongly”), from Proto-Indo-European *swento- (“active, healthy”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian swied (“very”), Low German swied (“quite, very”). Not cognate to superficially similar swift.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more swith",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most swith",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "swith (comparative more swith, superlative most swith)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dialectal terms",
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1786, Robert Burns, A Dream",
          "text": "As ye disown yon paughty dog, / That bears the keys of Peter, / Then swith! an' get a wife to hug,",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Quickly, speedily, promptly."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Quickly",
          "quickly"
        ],
        [
          "speedily",
          "speedily"
        ],
        [
          "promptly",
          "promptly"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dialectal or obsolete) Quickly, speedily, promptly."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dialectal terms",
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Strongly; vehemently; very."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Strongly",
          "strongly"
        ],
        [
          "vehemently",
          "vehemently"
        ],
        [
          "very",
          "very"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dialectal or obsolete) Strongly; vehemently; very."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "swithe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "swith"
}

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