sweyen

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Traditionally seen as borrowed from Old Norse sveigja (“to bend”), from Proto-Germanic *swaigijaną; the Gersum Project instead proposes a derivation from Old English swēgan (“to crash, roar”), from Proto-Germanic *swōgijaną (see Etymology 2). However, modern Scots and Northern English dialectal forms apparently require a form with Old English /æːj/; therefore, derivation from an Old English *swǣġan (a native cognate to sveigja) is probable. ==== Alternative forms ==== swe, sweȝe, swey swie (Berkshire) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈswæi̯ən/ IPA(key): /swɛi̯/, /swɛ̞ː/ (Northern) ==== Verb ==== sweyen (third-person singular simple present sweyeth, present participle sweyende, sweyynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle sweyed) To rush, charge, or flow; to quickly move forwards. To fall, sink, or drop; to move down. (rare) To sway or twist; to move in curves or back and forth. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Descendants ===== English: sway Middle Scots: suey, swey, sweye Scots: swey, swee, swie, swye Yola: zwae ===== References ===== === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Old English swēgan (“to crash, roar”), from Proto-West Germanic *swōgijan, from Proto-Germanic *swōgijaną. ==== Alternative forms ==== sweiȝen, sweye, swie ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈswei̯ən/, /ˈswiːən/ IPA(key): (earlier) /swei̯/, (later) /sweː/ (Northern) ==== Verb ==== sweyen (third-person singular simple present sweyeth, present participle sweyende, sweyynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle sweyed) To sound; to make a loud sound. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== References ===== “sweien, v.1”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.