< Reconstruction:Old English
Reconstruction:Old English/swæman
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *swaimijan, from Proto-Germanic *swaimijaną. Cognate with Old Norse sveima (“to wander or roam about”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈswæː.mɑn/
Verb
*swǣman
- (intransitive) to confound, afflict, trouble, or grieve
Conjugation
Conjugation of *swǣman (weak class 1)
infinitive | *swǣman | *swǣmenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | *swǣme | *swǣmde |
second person singular | *swǣmest, *swǣmst | *swǣmdest |
third person singular | *swǣmeþ, *swǣmþ | *swǣmde |
plural | *swǣmaþ | *swǣmdon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | *swǣme | *swǣmde |
plural | *swǣmen | *swǣmden |
imperative | ||
singular | *swǣm | |
plural | *swǣmaþ | |
participle | present | past |
*swǣmende | *(ġe)swǣmed |
Derived terms
- āswǣman
Related terms
- āswāmian
- swīma
Descendants
- Middle English: swemen
- English: sweem
- ⇒ English: sweemish
- ⇒ Middle English: sweme, sweyme, swayme, sqweme (possibly merged with Old Norse sveimr)
- English: sweam
- ⇒ English: sweamish
- English: sweam
- English: sweem