"sweien" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Middle English]

Etymology: Old English swēgan. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|swēgan}} Old English swēgan Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} sweien
  1. to resound; to make a sound Synonyms: sweiȝan, sweie
    Sense id: en-sweien-enm-verb-M6P2LY79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: swie
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Middle English]

Etymology: Probably from Old Norse sveigja (“bend”). Etymology templates: {{der|enm|non|sveigja||bend}} Old Norse sveigja (“bend”) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} sweien
  1. to bend or move in a swaying or sweeping way
    Sense id: en-sweien-enm-verb-~lKgp76V
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to move downward; to fall Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-sweien-enm-verb-q8XZ~S0U
  3. (transitive, intransitive) to move quickly Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-sweien-enm-verb-LVUEatP- Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 21 18 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 18 16 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 14 10 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: swie, swei, sweȝe
Etymology number: 2
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