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sweem en · NOUN

Etymology

From Middle English swemen, from Old English *swǣman, from Proto-West Germanic *swaimijan, from Proto-Germanic *swaimijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₁- (“to move, sway”). Cognate with Scots sweem, soom (“to spin at high speed; float”), Icelandic sveima (“to float, hover; wander, roam”).

Meanings

  1. (UK, dialectal) A swoon, fainting; a state of giddiness or faintness.

Forms

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sweems Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

sweemy · sweemish

Relateds

sweamish · zoom · swim · sway · sweam

sweem en · VERB

Etymology

From Middle English swemen, from Old English *swǣman, from Proto-West Germanic *swaimijan, from Proto-Germanic *swaimijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₁- (“to move, sway”). Cognate with Scots sweem, soom (“to spin at high speed; float”), Icelandic sveima (“to float, hover; wander, roam”).

Meanings

  1. (UK, dialectal) To swoon, faint; be giddy.

Forms

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sweeming Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
sweemed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
sweemed Tense=Past lexicographic
sweems Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic