swiþlic

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swinþaz (“strong”), equivalent to swīþ +‎ -līċ. More at swith.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈswiːθlit͡ʃ/

Adjective

swīþliċ

  1. immense, great, violent

References
  • swíþ-líc in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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