svífa

Old Norse

verb

Definitions

to rove, ramble
(impersonal) to swerve, drift

Etymology

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

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

swive English
swivel English
swiving English
*swey- Proto-Indo-European
*weyp- Proto-Indo-European
*swībaną Proto-Germanic
sviva Norwegian Nynorsk
swifan Old English
swīfan Old English
swiven Middle English
sveifgras Icelandic
svífa Icelandic
𐍃𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 Gothic