sweem

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English

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Etymology

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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

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sweem (third-person singular simple present sweems, present participle sweeming, simple past and past participle sweemed)

  1. (UK dialectal) to swoon, faint; be giddy

Noun

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sweem (plural sweems)

  1. (UK dialectal) a swoon, fainting; a state of giddiness or faintness

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