swapan

Old English

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *swaipan, from Proto-Germanic *swaipaną. Cognate with Old High German sweifan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɑː.pɑn/

Verb

swāpan

  1. to sweep

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle English: swopen, swapen, swope, zuope
    • English: swoop
    • Scots: swap, swape, swaip
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