[swingan], st. v., to swing one's self, fly: pres. sg. III. ne gôd hafoc geond säl swingeð, [2265].
[swîcan], st. v.: 1) to deceive, leave in the lurch, abandon: pret. sg. næfre hit (the sword) ät hilde ne swâc manna ængum, [1461].—2) to escape: subj. pret. bûtan his lîc swice, [967].
ge-[swîcan], to deceive, leave in the lurch: pret. sg. gûð-bill ge-swâc nacod ät nîðe, [2585], [2682]; w. dat. seó ecg ge-swâc þeódne ät þearfe (the sword failed the prince in need), [1525].
[swîð, swýð] (Goth, swinþ-s), adj., strong, mighty: nom. sg. wäs þät ge-win tô swýð, [191].—Comp. nom. sg. sió swîðre hand (the right hand), [2099]; harsh, [3086].
swîðe, adv., strongly, very, much, [598], [998], [1093], [1744], [1927]; swýðe, [2171], [2188]. Compar. swîðor, more, rather, more strongly, [961], [1140], [1875], [2199]—Comp. un-swîðe.
[ofer-swîðian], w. v., to overcome, vanquish, w. acc. of person: pres. sg. III. oferswýðeð, [279], [1769].
[swîð-ferhð], adj., (fortis animo), strong-minded, bold, brave: nom. sg. swýð-ferhð, [827]; gen. sg. swîð-ferhðes, [909]; nom. pl. swîð-ferhðe, [493]; dat. pl. swîð-ferhðum, [173].
[swîð-hycgend], pres. part. (strenue cogitans), bold-minded, brave in spirit: nom. sg. swîð-hycgende, [920]; nom. pl. swîð-hycgende, [1017].
[swîð-môd], adj., strong-minded: nom. sg., [1625].
[on-swîfan], st. v. w. acc., to swing, turn, at or against, elevate: pret. sg. biorn (Beówulf) bord-rand on-swâf wið þam gryre-gieste, [2560].