- svífa
- гл. сильн. I нестисьд-а. swīfan, ср. д-в-н. swebēn носиться (н. schweben)
Old Norse-ensk orðabók. 2013.
Old Norse-ensk orðabók. 2013.
swift — swiftly, adv. swiftness, n. /swift/, adj., swifter, swiftest, adv., n. adj. 1. moving or capable of moving with great speed or velocity; fleet; rapid: a swift ship. 2. coming, happening, or performed quickly or without delay: a swift decision. 3 … Universalium
swivel — swivellike, adj. /swiv euhl/, n., v., swiveled, swiveling or (esp. Brit.) swivelled, swivelling. n. 1. a fastening device that allows the thing fastened to turn around freely upon it, esp. to turn in a full circle. 2. such a device consisting of… … Universalium
schweben — Vsw std. (8. Jh.), mhd. sweben, ahd. swebēn, mndd. sweven, mndl. sweven Stammwort. Aus wg. * swib ǣ Vsw. schweben , auch in ae. forþswebbian, forþswefian Glück haben . Wohl Durativum zu einem Verb, das sich weder lautlich noch semantisch genau… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
swivel — (n.) c.1300, from frequentative form of stem of O.E. verb swifan to move in a course, sweep (a class I strong verb), from P.Gmc. *swipanan (Cf. O.Fris. swiva to be uncertain, O.N. svifa to rove, ramble, drift ), from PIE root *swei swing, bend,… … Etymology dictionary
swift — [[t]swɪft[/t]] adj. er, est, adv. n. 1) moving or capable of moving with great speed or velocity: a swift boat[/ex] 2) coming, happening, or performed quickly or without delay: a swift decision[/ex] 3) quick to act or respond 4) cvb Slang. smart; … From formal English to slang
swivel — swiv•el [[t]ˈswɪv əl[/t]] n. v. eled, el•ing (esp. brit.) elled, el•ling. 1) a fastening device that allows the thing fastened to turn around freely upon it 2) such a device consisting of two parts, each of which turns around independently, as a… … From formal English to slang
suē̯ (̆ i)- — suē̯ (̆ i) English meaning: to bend, turn, swing Deutsche Übersetzung: “biegen, drehen, schwingen” Note: (see also seu and su̯eng “bend”) Material: Gk. σῑμός “aufwärts bent, curved, stumpfnasig, spöttisch” (in addition σικχός… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
swaver — ˈswāvə(r) intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English swaveren, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dail, sveiva to swing, Old Norse sveifla to swing, spin, svīfa to rove, ramble, drift more at swivel dialect Britain : stagger … Useful english dictionary