swiþan

Old English

Alternative forms

• swīðan — edh spelling

Etymology

From swīþ (“strong, powerful, mighty”); equivalent to swīþ +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswiː.θɑn/, [ˈswiː.ðɑn]

Verb

swīþan

1. to strengthen, support
2. to exercise strength, prevail

Conjugation

Conjugation of swīþan (weak class 1)

infinitive	swīþan	swīþenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	swīþe	swīþde
second person singular	swīþest, swīst	swīþdest
third person singular	swīþeþ, swīþþ, swīþ	swīþde
plural	swīþaþ	swīþdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	swīþe	swīþde
plural	swīþen	swīþden
imperative
singular	swīþ
plural	swīþaþ
participle	present	past
	swīþende	(ġe)swīþed

Derived terms

• forswīþan
• ġeswīþan
• oferswīþan

 

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “swīþan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.