"sweem" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sweems [plural]
Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|swemen}} Middle English swemen, {{inh|en|ang|*swǣman}} Old English *swǣman, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*swaimijan}} Proto-West Germanic *swaimijan, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*swaimijaną}} Proto-Germanic *swaimijaną, {{der|en|ine-pro|*sweh₁-|t=to move, sway}} Proto-Indo-European *sweh₁- (“to move, sway”), {{cog|sco|sweem}} Scots sweem, {{cog|is|sveima|t=to float, hover; wander, roam}} Icelandic sveima (“to float, hover; wander, roam”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} sweem (plural sweems)
  1. (UK dialectal) a swoon, fainting; a state of giddiness or faintness Tags: UK, dialectal Derived forms: sweemy, sweemish Related terms: sway, sweam, swim, zoom
    Sense id: en-sweem-en-noun-r69JgsyB Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21

Verb

Forms: sweems [present, singular, third-person], sweeming [participle, present], sweemed [participle, past], sweemed [past]
Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|swemen}} Middle English swemen, {{inh|en|ang|*swǣman}} Old English *swǣman, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*swaimijan}} Proto-West Germanic *swaimijan, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*swaimijaną}} Proto-Germanic *swaimijaną, {{der|en|ine-pro|*sweh₁-|t=to move, sway}} Proto-Indo-European *sweh₁- (“to move, sway”), {{cog|sco|sweem}} Scots sweem, {{cog|is|sveima|t=to float, hover; wander, roam}} Icelandic sveima (“to float, hover; wander, roam”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} sweem (third-person singular simple present sweems, present participle sweeming, simple past and past participle sweemed)
  1. (UK dialectal) to swoon, faint; be giddy Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-sweem-en-verb-HevT9xhb Categories (other): British English
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