Old English · adjective
swiþra
Normalised swīþra
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈswiːθ.rɑ/[ˈswiːð.rɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈswiːθ · rɑ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- right
swiþra1 · adjective
Senses
-
right (direction)
Hire wæs sē swīðra sċanca hwēne sċyrtra þonne sē winestra.
Her right leg was slightly shorter than her left.
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | swīþra | swīþre | swīþre |
| Accusative | swīþran | swīþran | swīþre |
| Genitive | swīþran | swīþran | swīþran |
| Dative | swīþran | swīþran | swīþran |
| Instrumental | swīþran | swīþran | swīþran |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | swīþran | swīþran | swīþran |
| Accusative | swīþran | swīþran | swīþran |
| Genitive | swīþraswīþrena | swīþraswīþrena | swīþraswīþrena |
| Dative | swīþrum | swīþrum | swīþrum |
| Instrumental | swīþrum | swīþrum | swīþrum |
swiþra2 · adjective · inflected form
Senses
-
comparative degree of swīþ: stronger
meotud meahtiġra · þonne ǣnġes monnes ġehyġd.
Fate is stronger, the Lord is mightier than thought of any man.
Wyrd biþ swīþre, -
Inflected form of swīþ
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | swīþra | swīþre | swīþre |
| Accusative | swīþran | swīþran | swīþre |
| Genitive | swīþran | swīþran | swīþran |
| Dative | swīþran | swīþran | swīþran |
| Instrumental | swīþran | swīþran | swīþran |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | swīþran | swīþran | swīþran |
| Accusative | swīþran | swīþran | swīþran |
| Genitive | swīþraswīþrena | swīþraswīþrena | swīþraswīþrena |
| Dative | swīþrum | swīþrum | swīþrum |
| Instrumental | swīþrum | swīþrum | swīþrum |
All forms (5)
Etymology
From, and identical to, the comparative of swīþ (“strong”).
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