"swippen" meaning in Middle English

See swippen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈswipən/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English swipian, from Proto-West Germanic *swippjan; compare swepen and swopen. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|swipian|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English swipian, {{inh+|enm|ang|swipian}} Inherited from Old English swipian, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*swippjan}} Proto-West Germanic *swippjan Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} swippen, {{enm-verb|swippeth|swippynge|swipte|swipt}} swippen (third-person singular simple present swippeth, present participle swippynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative swipte, past participle swipt) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|swipp|swip|c=te|inf2=0}} Forms: swippeth [present, singular, third-person], swippynge [participle, present], swipte [first-person, indicative, past, singular, third-person], swipt [participle, past], weak [table-tags], swippen [infinitive], to swippen [infinitive], swippe [first-person, present, singular], swipte [first-person, past, singular], swippest [present, second-person, singular], swiptest [past, second-person, singular], swippeth [present, singular, third-person], swipte [past, singular, third-person], swippe [present, singular, subjunctive], swipte [past, singular, subjunctive], swippe [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], swippen [plural, present], swippe [plural, present], swipten [past, plural], swipte [past, plural], swippeth [imperative, plural, present], swippe [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], swippynge [participle, present], swippende [participle, present], swipt [participle, past], yswipt [participle, past]
  1. (with preposition) To strike, hit or attack.
    Sense id: en-swippen-enm-verb-UaHbix1t
  2. (transitive, religion) To move with haste; to speed. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Religion, Gaits, Violence
    Sense id: en-swippen-enm-verb-oRGQi0R5 Disambiguation of Gaits: 22 78 Disambiguation of Violence: 24 76 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: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80 Topics: lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: swype

Alternative forms

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