svepa

From Old Swedish svepa, swæpa, from Old Norse sveipa, from Proto-Germanic *swaipaną.

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svepa (present sveper, preterite svepte, supine svept, imperative svep)

1. (often with a particle like förbi (“by”)) to sweep (move in a sweeping motion)
2. (often with a particle like bort (“away”)) to sweep (cause to be swept away)
3. (often with a particle like in (“in”) or om (“about, around”)) to wrap (put a cloth or the like over/around, often of a body – from an (imagined) sweeping motion)
4. to sweep (mines)
5. (colloquial) to quickly down (drink up, usually alcoholic beverage)

   Han svepte två öl

   He downed ("swept") two beers

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• svepa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• svepa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• svepa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)