swa same

Old English

Alternative forms

  • swa some

Etymology

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Adverb

swā same

  1. in the same way, manner, similarly
    • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' Metres of Boethius, Metre 27, lines 22-25
      Dēaþ ēac swā same æfter mon-cynne, ġeond þisne middan ġeard, ēġeslīc hunta!
      Death also in like manner after mankind seeks, throughout this middle earth, terrific hunter!

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