besvime
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German beswīmen, from Old Saxon *swīman, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *swīman (“to sway, to swoon”).
Verb
besvime (imperative besvim, infinitive at besvime, present tense besvimer, past tense besvimede, perfect tense er besvimet)
- to faint
References
- “besvime” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German beswīmen, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *swīmaną (“to sway, to swoon”).
Verb
besvime (imperative besvim, present tense besvimer, passive besvimes, simple past besvimte, past participle besvimt, present participle besvimende)
- to faint