svífa

Icelandic

/ˈsviːva/

verb-strong
Definitions
  • to hover, glide, soar

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse svífa (ramble, rove, drift) inherited from Proto-Germanic *swībaną (suspend, move, stop, wipe, finish, sweep).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*swībaną

Gloss

suspend, move, stop, wipe, finish, sweep

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

止

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