swith

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US /swɪθ/ UK /swɪð/ See IPA manual

adv adj

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adv
quickly or instantly; archaic and dialectal for swiftly

Come swith, the messenger cried, before the gates are barred.

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1 adv · quickly or instantly;... quickly swiftly instantly fast speedilyat once

Opposites

slowly gradually

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Related forms swift

Etymology

From Old English swīþe ('very, exceedingly, quickly'), from swīþ ('strong, mighty'), from Proto-Germanic *swinþaz ('strong'); related to swift.

swīþe Old English *swinþaz Proto-Germanic

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# swith

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv, adj
**IPA (US):** swɪθ
**IPA (UK):** swɪð

## Meanings
1. quickly or instantly; archaic and dialectal for swiftly

## Examples
- Come swith, the messenger cried, before the gates are barred.

## Synonyms
- quickly
- swiftly
- instantly
- fast
- speedily
- at once

## Antonyms
- slowly
- gradually

## Related Forms
- swift

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: swīþe
- Root: *swinþaz

## Etymology
From Old English swīþe ('very, exceedingly, quickly'), from swīþ ('strong, mighty'), from Proto-Germanic *swinþaz ('strong'); related to swift.

## AI Etymology
Swith is from Old English swīþe ('very, exceedingly, quickly'), from swīþ ('strong, mighty'), from Proto-Germanic *swinþaz ('strong'); related to swift. Important recorded forms include swīþe (Old English) and *swinþaz (Proto-Germanic). The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers quickly or instantly; archaic and dialectal for swiftly. The wider family includes related words such as swift.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Register & Style

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