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English

Etymology 1

From Middle English swith, from Old English sw?þ (“strong, mighty, powerful, active, severe, violent”), from Proto-Germanic *swinþaz (“strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *swento- (“active, healthy”). Cognate with Old Saxon sw?th, Middle High German swind (Modern German geschwind (“fast, quick, swift”)), Middle Low German swîde (Modern Low German swied (“very, quite”)), Dutch gezwind (“fast, quick, swift”), West Frisian swiid (“impressive, special”), Old Norse svinnr, Gothic ???????????????????????? (swinþs, “strong”). Related to sound.

Adjective

swith (comparative more swith, superlative most swith)

1. (dialectal or obsolete) Strong; vehement.

Derived terms

• swithly

Etymology 2

From Middle English swith, swithe, from Old English sw?þe (“very much, exceedingly, severely, violently, fiercely”), from Proto-Germanic *swinþa (“strongly”), from Proto-Indo-European *swento- (“active, healthy”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian swied (“very”), Low German swied (“quite, very”). Not cognate to superficially similar swift, as these have distinct PIE roots, though both share *swe- prefix in PIE.

Alternative forms

• swithe

Adverb

swith (comparative more swith, superlative most swith)

1. (dialectal or obsolete) Quickly, speedily, promptly.
2. (dialectal or obsolete) Strongly; vehemently; very.

Anagrams

• Whits, whist, whits, wisht, withs

English

Alternative forms

• sithe

Etymology 1

From Middle English sith (“journey, movement, lifetime, period, occasion”), from Old English s?þ (“journey, movement, trip, point in time, occasion”), from Proto-West Germanic *sinþ, from Proto-Germanic *sinþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to go, head”). Cognate with Faroese sinn (“time”), Gothic ???????????????????? (sinþs, “path, movement”), Icelandic sinn (“time”). See also send.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si??/
• Rhymes: -i??

Noun

sith (plural siths)

1. (obsolete) A journey, way.
2. (obsolete) One's journey of life, experience, one's lot, also by extension life, lifetime.

3. (obsolete) An instant in time, a point in time or an occasion.

Usage notes

Sith fell out of common usage in the 16th century. 14th and 15th century mentions are plentiful and the presence of this word in such works as The Towneley Plays (which were performed up until the latter half of the 16th century) indicates that the word was still probably in use throughout the first half of the 16th century, mostly in various idioms and set expressions. The phrase “by siths” used to mean “at times, sometimes”.

Synonyms

• (journey): See Thesaurus:journey
• (point in time): time

References

• The Middle English Dictionary
• The Dictionary of Early English

Etymology 2

Clipping of sithen; compare German seit (“since”).

Alternative forms

• syth

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??/
• Rhymes: -??

Conjunction

sith

2. (obsolete) since [8th to 16th century]
   • Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will prepare thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee: sith thou hast not hated blood, even blood shall pursue thee.

Synonyms

• as, because, seeing that; see also Thesaurus:because

Related terms

• sithence, sithens, siththen

References

• Shipley, Joseph T. (1955) Dictionary of Early English, Rowman & Littlefield, ?ISBN, page 602

Anagrams

• HITs, Hist, Tish, hist, hist-, hist., hits, iths, shit, this, tish

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sinþ (“journey, occasion”), from Proto-Germanic *sinþaz (“journey, occasion”), from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to go”). Cognates include Old English s?þ (“occasion”), Old Saxon s?th and Old High German sind (“travel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?si??/

Noun

s?th m

1. companion

References

• Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, ?ISBN