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sw
ā
ADV
As, that
Source:
https://bosworthtoller.com/29493
Attested
in
Aelfric's Colloquy 2
,
Caedmon's Hymn
originates from
PWGmc
*swā
'so' (
pre-oe-a-fronting
) through pwgmc-to-oe
PGmc
*swē
'as, like; so' (swē
>
swā
>
swǣ) through pgmc-to-oe
(source:
Kroonen 2013
:496)