schwärmen
German (Berlin)
/ˈʃvɛrmən/
verb-weak
Definitions
- (of birds and insects) to swarm; to fly in swarms or flocks
- to romanticize; be given to romantic or mystic thoughts
- (with m) to adore; fancy to be romantically attracted by someone, often without making advances
- (with m) to gush; to rave about; to be enthusiastic about
- (informal) to praise highly; extol
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German swermen (swarm) inherited from Old High German swermen (swarm).
Origin
Old High German
swermen
Gloss
swarm
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afterswarm English
- aswarm English
- beeswarm English
- multiswarm English
- nanoswarm English
- overswarm English
- subswarm English
- swarm English
- swarmer English
- swarmeth English
- swarmspore English
- swarmy English
- upswarm English
- Fischschwarm German
- Schwarm German
- Schwärmer German
- Schwärmerei German
- Schwärmerin German
- ausschwärmen German
- schwärmerisch German
- swarm Middle English
- swermen Old High German
- swermen Middle High German