svaie

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch zwaaien or Middle Low German swāien.

Verb[edit]

svaie (present tense svaiar, past tense svaia, past participle svaia, passive infinitive svaiast, present participle svaiande, imperative svaie/svai)

  1. (intransitive) to sway
  2. (intransitive, nautical) to be anchored under the pull of wind and waves