- sveigja
- v., praet. sveigða, pp. sveigðrгнуть, сгибать, изгибать, пригибать
sveigja boga — сгибать лук, натягивать тетиву (лука)
Old Norse-ensk orðabók. 2013.
sveigja boga — сгибать лук, натягивать тетиву (лука)
Old Norse-ensk orðabók. 2013.
Swag — Swag, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Swagged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swagging}.] [Cf. Icel. sveggja, sveigja to bend, to sway, Norw. svaga to sway. See {Sway}.] 1. To hang or move, as something loose and heavy; to sway; to swing. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swagged — Swag Swag, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Swagged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swagging}.] [Cf. Icel. sveggja, sveigja to bend, to sway, Norw. svaga to sway. See {Sway}.] 1. To hang or move, as something loose and heavy; to sway; to swing. [Prov. Eng.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swagging — Swag Swag, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Swagged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swagging}.] [Cf. Icel. sveggja, sveigja to bend, to sway, Norw. svaga to sway. See {Sway}.] 1. To hang or move, as something loose and heavy; to sway; to swing. [Prov. Eng.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sway — (sw[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swaying}.] [OE. sweyen, Icel. sveigja, akin to E. swing; cf. D. zwaaijen to wield, swing. See {Swing}, and cf. {Swag}, v. i.] 1. To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swayed — Sway Sway (sw[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swaying}.] [OE. sweyen, Icel. sveigja, akin to E. swing; cf. D. zwaaijen to wield, swing. See {Swing}, and cf. {Swag}, v. i.] 1. To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swaying — Sway Sway (sw[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swaying}.] [OE. sweyen, Icel. sveigja, akin to E. swing; cf. D. zwaaijen to wield, swing. See {Swing}, and cf. {Swag}, v. i.] 1. To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sway — I. noun Etymology: Middle English sweigh, from sweyen Date: 14th century 1. the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed ; an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion 2. an inclination or deflection caused by or as if by swaying 3 … New Collegiate Dictionary
List of English words of Old Norse origin — This article is part of a series on: Old Norse Dialects … Wikipedia
sway — swayable, adj. swayer, n. swayingly, adv. /sway/, v.i. 1. to move or swing to and fro, as something fixed at one end or resting on a support. 2. to move or incline to one side or in a particular direction. 3. to incline in opinion, sympathy,… … Universalium
sway — c.1300, to go, glide, move, probably from O.N. sveigja to bend, swing, give way, from P.Gmc. *swaigijanan and related to SWAG (Cf. swag) (v.) and SWING (Cf. swing). The sense of swing, wave, waver is first recorded c.1500. Related: Swayed;… … Etymology dictionary
sway — [[t]sweɪ[/t]] v. i. 1) to move or swing to and fro, as something fastened at one end 2) to move or incline to one side 3) to incline in opinion, sympathy, etc 4) to fluctuate or vacillate, as in opinion 5) to wield power; exercise rule 6) to… … From formal English to slang