swervan

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swerbanΔ…. Related to Old English sweorfan, Dutch zwerven, and Gothic πƒπ…πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πŒ±πŒ°πŒ½ (swairban).

Verb

swervan

  1. to wipe
    endi suarf sie mid is fanon aftar
    and he wiped it with his cloth (Heliand, verse 4506)

Conjugation

Conjugation of swervan (strong class 3)
infinitive swervan
indicative present past
1st person singular swirvu swarf
2nd person singular swirvis swurvi
3rd person singular swirvid swarf
plural swervad swurvun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular swerve swurvi
2nd person singular swerves swurvis
3rd person singular swerve swurvi
plural swerven swurvin
imperative present
singular swerf
plural swervad
participle present past
swirvandi gisworvan, sworvan

Descendants

  • Low German: swarven
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