swa

in that way, like that

to the extent stated; to a great extent, so, very

Man meahte swā wīde ġesēon.

You could see so far.

doubled (with an interrogative pronoun) to mean 'whatever', 'whoever', etc

swā hwæt swā

whatever

doubled as a correlative: the..., the...

swā māre, swā betere

the more, the better

doubled as a comparative: as... as...

swā smēðe swā ǣġru

as smooth as eggs

used once as a comparative

Wēnaþ þā dysegan þæt ǣlċ mann sīe blind swā hīe sind, and þæt nān mann ne mæġe ġesēon þæt hīe ġesēon ne magon.

Fools think everyone is as blind as they are, and that no one can see what they cannot.

late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy

like, as, the way (often doubled as "swā swā")

Iċ bēo simle swā iċ eom.

I'll always be the way I am.

when, while, as

so, with the result that

on condition that

whether... or

Gospel of Nicodemus, page 474; line 20-21

But each person can speak with his mouth, whether good or evil.

that, of that

æt menn fīftīene penningas and æt horse healf swā

15 pennies for a man, and half that for a horse