sweorfan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to scour, polish, file, rub
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *swerbaną (rub off, wipe, mop).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*swerbaną
Gloss
rub off, wipe, mop
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- swarf English
- swerve English
- wheelswarf English
- *swerbʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *swarbą Proto-Germanic
- *swerbaną Proto-Germanic
- *swarf Middle English
- swerven Middle English
- sverfa Old Norse
- sverfa Icelandic
- *𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐌰𐍆𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *swervan Old Dutch
- swervan Old Saxon