sveipa

Old Norse

verb

Definitions

to sweep, stroke
to swathe, wrap
to cast, fling

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *swaipaną (sweep).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*swaipaną

Gloss

sweep

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*swaipaną Proto-Germanic
swapan Old English
swāpan Old English
sveipr Old Norse
sveipa Icelandic
*swaipan gmw-pro
sveip Westrobothnian

sveipr