sweef

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch zweven, from Middle Dutch sweven, from Old Dutch sweven (“to freely move back and forth, float”), from Proto-Germanic *swibāną, from Proto-Indo-European *sweyp-, *sweyb- (“to twist, turn around”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

sweef (present sweef, present participle swewende, past participle gesweef)

1. to float (in the air)
2. to hover