swiþra

Old English

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Etymology

From, and identical to, the comparative of swīþ (strong).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswiːθ.rɑ/, [ˈswiːð.rɑ]

Adjective

swīþra

  1. right (direction)
    Hire wæs sē swīðra sċanca hwēne sċyrtra þonne sē winestra.
    Her right leg was slightly shorter than her left.
    • 11th century, Against a dwarf:
      Þænne eft þæt galdor, þæt hēr æfter cweð, man sċeal singan, ǣrest on þæt wynstre ēare, þænne on þæt swīðre ēare, þænne hūfan þæs mannes moldan.
      Then afterwards, the spell, that will be spoken hereafter, one should sing at first in the left ear, then in the right ear, then to the top of man's earth.

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