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þrýþ-swíþ

  • adjective
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þrýþ-swíþ, adj.
Exceedingly powerful
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  • Mǽre þeóden unblíðe sæt, þolode ðrýðswýð, þegnsorge dreáh

    the great prince sat cheerless, he, mighty, suffered, grief for his thanes' loss he endured,

    • Beo. Th. 262
    • ;
    • B. 131.
  • Þrýðswýð beheóld, mǽg Higeláces, hú se mánscaða gefaran wolde,

    • 1477
    • ;
    • B. 736.
[Cf. the proper names Æþel-swíþ, Beorht-swíþ.]
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v.  swíþ.
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Word-wheel

  • þrýþ-swíþ, adj.