swa þeah

Old English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /swɑː θæ͜ɑːx/

Adverb

swā þēah

even so, nevertheless, however
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Sebastian, Martyr"
  ...ac hī þurhwunodon swā þēah on þām ġewinne ōð dēað.
  ...but they nevertheless continued in that warfare till death.