swerven

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English sweorfan, from Proto-Germanic *swerbaną; a cognate of Middle Low German swerven, Middle Dutch swerven, and Middle High German swerben.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɛrvən/
  • (Late ME) IPA(key): /ˈswarvən/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrvən

Verb

swerven

  1. To leave (from one's view); to rotate away from.
  2. To move or go unsteadily, unpredictably or erratically.
  3. To bounce off; to avoid (hitting someone)
  4. To repudiate or renounce; to end association with.
  5. (rare, of emotion) To stop being present or affecting one.

Conjugation

  • *swerf, *swarf

Descendants

References

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