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Webster 1913 Edition


Swa

Swa

(swä)
,
adv.
[See
So
.]
So.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Definition 2024


swa

swa

Dutch

Etymology

From Papiamentu swa.

Noun

swa ? (plural [please provide], diminutive [please provide])

  1. (slang) mate
    Ey swa, alles goed? — Oi mate, how you doing?

Anagrams


Gothic

Romanization

swa

  1. Romanization of 𐍃𐍅𐌰

Old English

Pronoun

swā

  1. that, of that
    Æt men fiftene peningas, and æt horse healf swa
    15 pennies for a man, and half that for a horse.

Adverb

swā

  1. so, thus
    Nis hit na swa.
    It is not so.
  2. to the extent stated; to a great extent, so, very
    Ðu meaht swa wide geseon.
    You could see so far.
  3. doubled as a correlative: the...the...
    Swa norðor swa smælre.
    The further north, the narrower the land.
  4. doubled as a comparative: as...as...
    Swa hwit swa snaw.
    As white as snow.

Conjunction

swā

  1. so, with the result that
  2. on condition that

Descendants

  • Middle English: swo, so
    • English: so

Papiamentu

Noun

swa

  1. pal

Sranan Tongo

Noun

swa

  1. acid