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Old English · noun

swima

Normalised swīma

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈswiː.mɑ/
Syllables
ˈswiː · mɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English
giddinessvertigoswimmingswimdizzinessswoonunconsciousness

Meaning

  1. swimming in the head, dizziness, giddiness, vertigo

  2. a state of unconsciousness, a swoon

Declension

Declension of swima
SingularPlural
Nominative swīmaswīman
Accusative swīmanswīman
Genitive swīmanswīmena
Dative swīmanswīmum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swīmō, from Proto-Germanic *swīmô, from Proto-Germanic *swīmāną (“to move, sway”).

Descendants

swim

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