swithen
Middle English edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse sviðna (“to be burned”).
Verb edit
swithen (third-person singular simple present switheth, present participle swithinge, first-/third-person singular past indicative swoth, past participle swithen)
- to burn, scorch, singe; (ppl. swithinge as adjective: parching, scorching)
- Swiþe min neeres, min hert, with wa. — Northern Verse Psalter, 1400
Descendants edit
References edit
- Middle English Dictionary