Old English · adverb
swa hwær swa
- Part of speech
- adverb
- Modern English
- wheresoever
Meaning
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wheresoever
...swā hwǣr swā hē ēode and hī ealle āstōdon ansunde ætforan him þe on ðām fænne ǣr lagon.
...wheresoever he went, and they all rose up sound before him, who aforetime lay in the mire.
late 10th century, Ælfric, "Chair of Saint Peter"
Etymology
From swa (“so”) + hwær (“where”) + swa (“so”)
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