As ye disown yon paughty dog, / That bears the keys of Peter, / Then swith! an' get a wife to hug,
2
Strongly; vehemently; very.
Word Origin
From Middle English swith, from Old English swīþ (“strong, mighty, powerful, active, severe, violent”), from Proto-West Germanic *swinþ, from Proto-Germanic *swinþaz (“strong”).
Cognate with Old Saxon...