sweyen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse sveigja, from Proto-Germanic *swaigijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswæi̯ən/

Verb

sweyen

  1. to sway

Conjugation

Conjugation of sweyen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) sweyen, sweye
present tense past tense
1st-person singular sweye sweyed
2nd-person singular sweyest sweyedest
3rd-person singular sweyeth sweyed
subjunctive singular sweye
imperative singular —
plural1 sweyen, sweye sweyeden, sweyede
imperative plural sweyeth, sweye —
participles sweyynge, sweyende sweyed, ysweyed

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: sway
  • Scots: swey
  • Yola: zwae

References

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