"swæman" meaning in Old English

See swæman in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈswæː.mɑn/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *swaimijan, from Proto-Germanic *swaimijaną. Cognate with Old Norse sveima (“to wander or roam about”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*swaimijan}} Proto-West Germanic *swaimijan, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*swaimijaną}} Proto-Germanic *swaimijaną, {{cog|non|sveima|t=to wander or roam about}} Old Norse sveima (“to wander or roam about”) Head templates: {{ang-verb|head=*swǣman}} *swǣman Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|*swǣman<w1/ge:0/pp:*(ġe)swǣmed>}} Forms: swǣman [canonical], weak [table-tags], swǣman [infinitive], swǣmenne [infinitive], swǣme [first-person, present, singular], swǣmde [first-person, past, singular], swǣmest [present, second-person, singular], swǣmst [present, second-person, singular], swǣmdest [past, second-person, singular], swǣmeþ [present, singular, third-person], swǣmþ [present, singular, third-person], swǣmde [past, singular, third-person], swǣmaþ [plural, present], swǣmdon [past, plural], swǣme [present, singular], swǣmde [past, singular], swǣmen [plural, present], swǣmden [past, plural], swǣm [imperative, past, present, singular], swǣmaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], swǣmende [imperative, present], swǣmed [imperative, past], ġeswǣmed [imperative, past]
  1. (intransitive) to confound, afflict, trouble, or grieve Tags: intransitive, reconstruction Derived forms: āswǣman Related terms: āswāmian, swīma
    Sense id: en-swæman-ang-verb-tEAms8WK Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "Middle English: swemen"
    },
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          "expansion": "English: sweem",
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          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Middle English: sweme, sweyme, swayme, sqweme",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "non",
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          },
          "expansion": "Old Norse sveimr",
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        {
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      "text": "English: sweam"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
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        "infinitive"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣmde",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
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      "form": "swǣmdest",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
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    {
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    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
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    {
      "form": "swǣmde",
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        "past",
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    },
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      "form": "swǣmdon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
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      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "swǣmen",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "swǣm",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
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        "present"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ġeswǣmed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
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  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Old English/swæman",
  "pos": "verb",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        }
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        "to confound, afflict, trouble, or grieve"
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        [
          "confound",
          "confound"
        ],
        [
          "afflict",
          "afflict"
        ],
        [
          "trouble",
          "trouble"
        ],
        [
          "grieve",
          "grieve"
        ]
      ],
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        "(intransitive) to confound, afflict, trouble, or grieve"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "āswāmian"
        },
        {
          "word": "swīma"
        }
      ],
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      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈswæː.mɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "swæman"
}
{
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    {
      "word": "āswǣman"
    }
  ],
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            "1": "possibly merged with Old Norse <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"non\">sveimr</i>"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "form": "swǣman",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
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      "form": "swǣmenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
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    {
      "form": "swǣmest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "swǣmdest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣmde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣmaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "swǣmdon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣmde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
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      "form": "swǣmden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣm",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣmende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swǣmed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġeswǣmed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Old English/swæman",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "āswāmian"
    },
    {
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    }
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        "Old English class 1 weak verbs",
        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English intransitive verbs",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English reconstructed verbs",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
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      "glosses": [
        "to confound, afflict, trouble, or grieve"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "confound",
          "confound"
        ],
        [
          "afflict",
          "afflict"
        ],
        [
          "trouble",
          "trouble"
        ],
        [
          "grieve",
          "grieve"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to confound, afflict, trouble, or grieve"
      ],
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        "intransitive",
        "reconstruction"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈswæː.mɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "swæman"
}

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