swipper en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From Middle English swiper (“agile, nimble”), from Old English swipor, ġeswipor (“astute, cunning, shifty”), from Proto-West Germanic *swipr, from Proto-Germanic *swipraz (“quick, clever”), from Proto-Indo-European *sweyb- (“to bend, turn, swing, sway, swerve, wander”), equivalent to swipe + -er. See swoop.
Meanings
- (Northern-England, obsolete, slang) nimble; quick
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most swipper | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more swipper | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |