schweifen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sweifen, from Old High German sweifan, from Proto-West Germanic *swaipan, from Proto-Germanic *swaipaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃvaɪ̯fən/, [ˈʃvaɪ̯fn̩]
• Hyphenation: schwei‧fen

• Audio:

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Verb

1. (auxiliary: sein) to wander, to rove
2. (auxiliary: haben) to curve

Derived terms

• abschweifen
• ausschweifen
• durchschweifen
• umherschweifen

 

Related terms

• Schweif
• Schweifung

 

Further reading

• “schweifen” in Duden online