sweem
sweem · sweems · sweemed · sweeming
To swoon, faint; be giddyTo swoon, faint; be giddy.
Meaning
1 senses(UK, dialectal)To swoon, faint; be giddy.
Origin
From Middle English swemen, from Old English *swǣman, from Proto-West Germanic *swaimijan,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”).
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Forms
sweems, sweeming, sweemed, sweemedLessons 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