From Middle High German swinde, from Old High German *swind, from Proto-West Germanic *swinþ. See English swith.

• IPA^(key): /ɡəˈʃvɪnt/

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geschwind (strong nominative masculine singular geschwinder, comparative geschwinder, superlative am geschwindesten)

1. (dated, literary or regional) quick, fast, swift

   Synonyms: schnell, flink, hurtig, rasch

   • 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Hexenküche”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One]‎^[1]:

     Mein Busen fängt mir an zu brennen! Entfernen wir uns nur geschwind!

     I feel a burning starting in my breast! Let us be off posthaste!

   • 1962, Max Colpet, “Sag mir, wo die Blumen sind”, performed by Marlene Dietrich, translation of Where Have All the Flowers Gone by Pete Seeger:

     Sag mir, wo die Blumen sind / Mädchen pflückten sie geschwind

     Tell me, where the flowers are / Girls have picked them swiftly

• No longer common in most regions, but still generally understood because of the noun Geschwindigkeit. When used, it is mostly as an adverb.

• Geschwindigkeit

• → Dutch: gezwind

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