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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swīban
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *swībaną.
Verb
*swīban
- to revolve, to move around
- to sweep
Inflection
| Strong class 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *swīban | |
| 1st sg. past | *swaib | |
| 3rd pl. past | *swibun | |
| Past ptcple | *swiban | |
| Infinitive | *swīban | |
| Genitive infin. | *swībannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *swībannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *swībannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *swību | *swaib |
| 2nd singular | *swībiʀi | *swibī |
| 3rd singular | *swībidi | *swaib |
| 1st plural | *swībum | *swibum |
| 2nd plural | *swībid | *swibud |
| 3rd plural | *swīband | *swibun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *swībē | *swibī |
| 2nd singular | *swībēs | *swibī |
| 3rd singular | *swībē | *swibī |
| 1st plural | *swībēm | *swibīm |
| 2nd plural | *swībēþ | *swibīd |
| 3rd plural | *swībēn | *swibīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *swīb | |
| Plural | *swībid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *swībandī | *swiban |
Descendants
- Old English: swīfan
- Middle English: swiven
- Scots: swyfe, swyve
- English: swive
- Middle English: swiven
- Old Frisian: swīva