swipian

Old English

Alternative forms

  • sweopian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swippjan, *swipōn, *swipēn, from Proto-Germanic *swipōną, *swipjaną, *swipāną (to move), from Proto-Indo-European *sweyb- (to bend, turn, swerve, sway, swing, sweep).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswi.pi.ɑn/

Verb

swipian

  1. to scourge, strike, beat, lash

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle English: swippen, swype
    • English: swip
    • Scots: soop
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