swimman
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *swimman, whence also Old Frisian swimma, Old Saxon swimman, Old Dutch *swimman, Old High German swimman, Old Norse svimma.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈswim.mɑn/
Verb
swimman
- to swim
- 10th century, The Wanderer:
- þonne māga ġemynd · mōd ġeondhweorfeð,
grēteð glīwstafum, · ġeorne ġeondsċēawað
seċġa ġeseldan. · Swimmað oft on weġ.- when mind goes through memory of kinsmen,
greets with mirths, eagerly looks through
comrades of men. They often swim away.
- when mind goes through memory of kinsmen,
Conjugation
Conjugation of swimman (strong, class III)
| infinitive | swimman | swimmenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | swimme | swamm |
| second person singular | swimst | swumme |
| third person singular | swimþ | swamm |
| plural | swimmaþ | swummon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | swimme | swumme |
| plural | swimmen | swummen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | swimm | |
| plural | swimmaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| swimmende | (ġe)swummen | |
Descendants
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *swimman.
Cognates
Compare Old Dutch *swimman, Old English swimman, Old Frisian swimma, Old High German swimman, Old Norse svimma.
Verb
swimman
- to swim
Conjugation
Conjugation of swimman (strong class 3)
| infinitive | swimman | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | swimmu | swam |
| 2nd person singular | swimmis | swummi |
| 3rd person singular | swimmid | swam |
| plural | swimmad | swummun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | swimme | swummi |
| 2nd person singular | swimmes | swummis |
| 3rd person singular | swimme | swummi |
| plural | swimmen | swummin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | swim | |
| plural | swimmad | |
| participle | present | past |
| swimmandi | giswumman, swumman | |