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Old English · verb

swæman

Normalised swǣman

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈswæː.mɑn/
Syllables
ˈswæː · mɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
sweamsweamishsweemsweemishconfoundgrieveafflict

Meaning

  1. to confound, afflict, trouble, or grieve

Conjugation

Conjugation of swæman
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular swǣmeswǣmde
2nd singular swǣmestswǣmstswǣmdest
3rd singular swǣmeþswǣmþswǣmde
Plural swǣmaþswǣmdon
Subjunctive
Singular swǣmeswǣmde
Plural swǣmenswǣmden
Non-finite forms of swæman
Form
Infinitive swǣman
Inflected infinitive swǣmenne
Imperative singular swǣm
Imperative plural swǣmaþ
Present participle swǣmende
Past participle swǣmedġeswǣmed

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swaimijan, from Proto-Germanic *swaimijaną. Cognate with Old Norse sveima (“to wander or roam about”).

Descendants

sweam, sweamish, sweem, sweemish

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