svaie

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Dutch zwaaien or Middle Low German swāien.

Verb

svaie (present tense svaiar, past tense svaia, past participle svaia, passive infinitive svaiast, present participle svaiande, imperative svaie/svai)

  1. (intransitive) to sway
  2. (intransitive, nautical) to be anchored under the pull of wind and waves
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