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swíðe

  • adverb
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Grammar
swíðe, adv.
Wright's OE grammar
§553;
Very, much, exceedingly
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  • Tó ðam swíðe

    in tantum,

      Hpt. Gl. 509, 34.
  • Tó ðan swýðe

    adeo,

      Ælfc. Gr. 30; Zup. 193, 5.
with adjectives,
of quantity
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  • Mid swíþe manigre swétnesse,

      Bt. 7, 1; Fox 16, 11: 11, 1; Fox 32, 34.
  • Swíþe feáwa manna ongit,

      19; Fox 70, 12.
  • Swíþe lytle fiorme,

      Past. pref.; Swt. 5, 11.
of quality
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  • Hé biþ ðæra suíðe gemyndig,

      Past. 4; Swt. 37, 20.
  • Ða swíðe swígean

    nimis taciti,

      23; Swt. 174, 24.
  • Swíþe heá dúne,

      Blickl. Homl. 27, 16.
  • Ús is swíþe uncúþ,

      51, 35.
  • Hé wæs swíðe welig

    dives erat valde,

      Lk. Skt. 18, 23.
with adverbs or adverbial phrases
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  • Suíðe oft,

      Past. 3; Swt. 35, 9.
  • Ðæt his láreów hine suíðe lythwón gemyndgige,

      31; Swt. 207, 4.
  • Ðá wundrade ic swíðe swíðe, pref.; Swt. 5, 19.
  • Swíðe ðearle

    vehementer nimis,

      Gen. 17, 2.
  • Drinc swýþe þearle,

      Lchdm. i. 78, 10.
  • Swíþe eáþe . . . swíþe raþe,

      Blickl. Homl. 21, 17, 21.
  • Swíþe lytelíce, Bt. 7, 1; Fox 16, 11. II a. in the superlative,

    chiefly, especially, mostly :-- Seó bóc (St. John's gospel )

    hrepaþ swýðost ymbe Cristes godcundnysse,
      Homl. Th. i. 70, 1.
  • Hwiþer wilt ðú mé swíþost lǽdan

    whither especially wilt thou lead me?

      Bt. 22, 2; Fox 78, 5.
  • Þurh ofermétto ealra swíðost

    most of all through pride,

      Cd. Th. 22, 8; Gen. 337.
  • Swíþost hé fór ðider for ðæm horschwælum

    it was chiefly on account of the walruses that he went thither,

      Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 35.
  • Swíðost hys spéda hý forspendaþ mid ðam langan legere,

      21, 8.
  • Ðæs hé wæs ealles swíþost to hergenne, ðæt . . .

    he was to be praised most of all for this, that. . . ,

      Blickl. Homl. 223, 27.
  • Smire hine mid hrýþeres oþþe swíðost mid oxan geallan,

      Lchdm. ii. 44, 11.
with verbs, intensifying their force
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  • Ne ðæt swíþe tó wundrianne is

    it is not much to be wondered at,

      Bd. 3, 9; S. 533, 24.
  • Ðá arn dæt wíf swíðe

    then the woman ran fast,

      Homl. Skt. i. 3, 650.
  • Ælmyssan sylle héswýðe

    eleemosynas reddat largiter,

      L. Ecg. C. 3; Th. ii. 136, 34.
  • Þicge hit swýðe,

      Lchdm. i. 80, 19.
  • Seóð swýþe and ete swýþe

    cook thoroughly and eat largely,

      82, 1.
  • Ðæt Drihten swóre áð swíðe

    solemnly swore an oath,

      Wulfst. 209, 27.
  • Ðæt wé his tó suíðe ne gítseden,

      Past. 3; Swt. 33, 18.
  • Drihten is þearle swíþe tó herienne,

      Lchdm. iii. 436, 18.
  • Hé þearle swíþe wearþ gegladod,

      438, 27.
  • Swá swýþe swá hé ðam cyninge wæs líciende, swá swýþe hé him sylfum mislícade,

      Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 8.
  • Mé swá swýþe ne lyst, swá . . . ,

      Bt. 5, 1; Fox 10, 18.
  • Hí swíþor clypodon

    illi magis clamabant,

      Mt. Kmbl. 27, 23.
  • Nis ðé náuht swíþor

    nothing affects you more,

      Bt. 7, 1; Fox 16, 8: 7, tit.; Fox x, 13.
  • Wé nellaþ be ðám ná swíðor áwrítan

    we will not write further about them,

      Homl. Th. ii. 466, 20.
  • Wé willaþ furðor ymbe ðás emnihte swíðor sprecan . . . Embe ðis wé sprecaþ eft swídor

    we will say more about it later on,

      Lchdm. iii. 240, 1, 7.
  • Ða bróþra óþra weorca swýðor gýmdon

    paid more attention to other works,

      Bd. 3, 8; ii. 532, 30.
  • Swá hé him swíþor bebeád swá hí swíðor bodedon

    quanto eis praecipiebat, tanto magis plus praedicabant,

      Mk. Skt. 7, 36.
  • Wæs hé swá micle swíðor on his móde gedréfed, swá his mód ǽr swíðor tó ðám woruld*-*sǽlþum gewunod wæs,

      Bt. 1; Fox 2, 27.
  • Biþ ðý heardra ðe hit sǽ*-*streámas swíðor beátaþ,

      Cd. Th. 80, 10; Gen. 1326.
  • Ðǽm módum ðe hí willaþ swíþost beswícan

    the minds that they will most completely dtceive,

      Bt. 7, 1; Fox 16, 12.
  • Ðá hé hí swíðost forslagen hæfde

    when he had inflicted a most severe defeat upon them,

      16, 2; Fox 54, 2.
  • Ðá hí swíðost worhton

    when they were working hardest,

      Homl. Th. i. 22, 22.
  • Ðonne heó bléwþ swíðust

    when it is in fullest blossom,

      Lchdm. i. 160, 14.
  • Forlǽtan unnytte ymbhogan swá hé swíþost mihte

    as much as ever he could,

      Bt. 35, tit.; Fox xvi, 27.
  • Hiora scamiaþ swíþust ealles ða tó Sione hete swíðost hæfdon,

      Ps. Th. 128, 3.
  • Swýþust ealra,

      108, 28.
  • Næfde se here Angelcynn ealles for swíðe gebrocod; ac hié wǽron micle swíþor gebrocede mid ceápes cwilde and monna; ealles swíþost mid ðæm ðæt manige ðara sélestena cynges þéna forðférdon,

      Chr. 897; Erl. 94, 29-32.
Etymology
[The word is common in Middle English. O. Sax. swíðo: O. Frs. swíthe.]
Similar entries
v. efen-, for-, ofer-, un-swíðe.
Linked entries
v.  swíðor.
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