sweem
English
Etymology
From Middle English swemen, from Old English *swǣman, from Proto-West Germanic *swaimijan, from Proto-Germanic *swaimijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₁- (“to move, sway”). Cognate with Scots sweem, soom (“to spin at high speed; float”), Icelandic sveima (“to float, hover; wander, roam”).
Verb
sweem (third-person singular simple present sweems, present participle sweeming, simple past and past participle sweemed)
- (UK dialectal) to swoon, faint; be giddy
Noun
sweem (plural sweems)
- (UK dialectal) a swoon, fainting; a state of giddiness or faintness
Derived terms
- sweemy
- sweemish
Related terms
- sway
- sweam
- swim
- zoom