How to use swich in a sentence
The line—'And couthe make in song swich refreininge' is obviously too long.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerThis is but a small deviation from the ancient elegant pronunciation, which was swich or swiche, as the word is spelt in Chaucer.
Dissertation on the English Language | Noah Webster, Jr.And shippes by the brinke comen and gon,And in swich forme endure a day or two.
The Mirror of the Sea | Joseph ConradThe A-text (l. 80) helps us here, as it reads 'swich stryf.'
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7) | Geoffrey ChaucerAnd shippes by the brinke comen and gon, And in swich forme endure a day or two.
The Mirror of the Sea | Joseph Conrad
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