swa hwær swa
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom swa (“so”) + hwær (“where”) + swa (“so”)
Adverb
editswā hwǣr swā
- wheresoever
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Chair of Saint Peter"
- ...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"