Pronunciations
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/ˈswɪθ/
Adjective
Strong; vehement.
Usage- dialectal
- Obsolete
Adverb
Quickly, speedily, promptly.
Usage- dialectal
- Obsolete
- Examples
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As ye disown yon paughty dog, / That bears the keys of Peter, / Then swith! an' get a wife to hug,
More examples (1)
“Body of us, man!” said the king, “it is the speech of a true man and a loving subject, and we will grace him accordingly—what though he be but a carle—a twopenny cat may look at a king. Swith, man! have him—pundite fores.
Strongly; vehemently; very.
Usage- dialectal
- Obsolete