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Definition of Swither
1. Noun. Agitation resulting from active worry. "He's in a sweat about exams"
Definition of Swither
1. Verb. (''Scots and dialects'') To be indecisive or in a state of confusion; to dither. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Swither
1. to doubt [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: doubt
Lexicographical Neighbors of Swither
Literary usage of Swither
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1879)
"To doubt, to hesitate, pron. swither, S. Rosi'i ... My knees smat fast on aue
anither, My flesh crap closer to my .skin, And e'en my heart began to swither. ..."
2. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement by John Jamieson (1825)
"To swither, vn 1. To swagger, Roxb. 8. To talk or act as assuming a claim of
superior dignity ... 621 Nor wi' the kirk ere risk a swither, On cuttie stool. ..."
3. A Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the Words are Explained in by John Jamieson (1867)
"To swither, ». n. 1. To swagger, Rrab. 1 "• talk or act as assuming a claim of
... swither, s. A severe brush, like ont who U ю> to swagger, ..."
4. Glossary of Words in Use in Cornwall by Margaret Ann Courtney, Thomas Quiller Couch (1880)
"They swither the hairs off a fowl after it has been plucked. ... swither, sl,.
a switch. At Lepton. System (pronounced sistim ..."
5. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"That pat me in an eerie swither ; Death and Dr. Hornbook. 6. I there wi' Something
does forgather, Г th' ither warl', ¡f there's anither, An' that there is ..."
6. A Glossary of Words Used in South-west Lincolnshire: (Wapentake of Graffoe) by Robert Eden George Cole (1886)
"Whit Monday is a day specially devoted to this elegant amusement. swither, to singe.
... They used to swither pieces ... swither, sb. a switch. At Lepton. ..."
7. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1879)
"To doubt, to hesitate, pron. swither, S. Rosi'i ... My knees smat fast on aue
anither, My flesh crap closer to my .skin, And e'en my heart began to swither. ..."
8. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement by John Jamieson (1825)
"To swither, vn 1. To swagger, Roxb. 8. To talk or act as assuming a claim of
superior dignity ... 621 Nor wi' the kirk ere risk a swither, On cuttie stool. ..."
9. A Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the Words are Explained in by John Jamieson (1867)
"To swither, ». n. 1. To swagger, Rrab. 1 "• talk or act as assuming a claim of
... swither, s. A severe brush, like ont who U ю> to swagger, ..."
10. Glossary of Words in Use in Cornwall by Margaret Ann Courtney, Thomas Quiller Couch (1880)
"They swither the hairs off a fowl after it has been plucked. ... swither, sl,.
a switch. At Lepton. System (pronounced sistim ..."
11. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"That pat me in an eerie swither ; Death and Dr. Hornbook. 6. I there wi' Something
does forgather, Г th' ither warl', ¡f there's anither, An' that there is ..."
12. A Glossary of Words Used in South-west Lincolnshire: (Wapentake of Graffoe) by Robert Eden George Cole (1886)
"Whit Monday is a day specially devoted to this elegant amusement. swither, to singe.
... They used to swither pieces ... swither, sb. a switch. At Lepton. ..."
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