Old English Dictionary Entry

Swífan. I

Related words: ymb-swífan. swifan

Definitions

1 definitions

1 swífan. I

add :-- Se bróc þeáh hé swífe (swíþe, MS.) of his rihtryne (cf. bróc bið onwended of his rihtryne vagatur defluus amnis, Met. 5, 19), Bt. 6; S. 14, 15.

Similar Words

-saca
-sacend
-sacung
-sagol
-sagun

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚹᛁᚠᚪᚾ. ᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Bt.: Boethius, De Consolatione Philosophiæ (OE translation by Alfred)
Met.: Metres of Boethius (OE poem)
S.: Sievers, E. (editor/scholar)

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