sweb
sweb · swebs · swebbed · swebbing
To swoon; faintTo swoon; faint.
/swɛb/
Meaning
1 senses(Northern England, UK, dialectal)To swoon; faint.
Hoo swebbed, all droked in sweat, frae the heat o' the desert sun.
Origin
From Middle English swebben (“to sleep, swoon”), from Old English swebban (“to put to sleeFrom Middle English swebben (“to sleep, swoon”), from Old English swebban (“to put to sleep, lull, kill”), from
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Forms
swebs, swebbing, swebbed, swebbedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle