Old English · adjective
swift
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /swift/
- Syllables
- swift (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- swift
Meaning
-
swift, quick
mē is snæġl swiftra, snelra reġnwyrm
A snail is swifter than me, a earthworm faster,and a tortoise moves quicker
Exeter Book, Riddle 40
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | swift | swift | swift |
| Accusative | swiftne | swifte | swift |
| Genitive | swiftes | swiftre | swiftes |
| Dative | swiftum | swiftre | swiftum |
| Instrumental | swifte | swiftre | swifte |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | swifte | swiftaswifte | swift |
| Accusative | swifte | swiftaswifte | swift |
| Genitive | swiftra | swiftra | swiftra |
| Dative | swiftum | swiftum | swiftum |
| Instrumental | swiftum | swiftum | swiftum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | swifta | swifte | swifte |
| Accusative | swiftan | swiftan | swifte |
| Genitive | swiftan | swiftan | swiftan |
| Dative | swiftan | swiftan | swiftan |
| Instrumental | swiftan | swiftan | swiftan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | swiftan | swiftan | swiftan |
| Accusative | swiftan | swiftan | swiftan |
| Genitive | swiftraswiftena | swiftraswiftena | swiftraswiftena |
| Dative | swiftum | swiftum | swiftum |
| Instrumental | swiftum | swiftum | swiftum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From the verb swīfan.
Descendants
swift
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