Reconstruction:Old English/swæman

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swaimijan, from Proto-Germanic *swaimijaną. Cognate with Old Norse sveima (“to wander or roam about”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswæː.mɑn/

Verb

*swǣman

1. (intransitive) to confound, afflict, trouble, or grieve

Conjugation

Conjugation of *swǣman (weak class 1)

infinitive	*swǣman	*swǣmenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	*swǣme	*swǣmde
second person singular	*swǣmest, *swǣmst	*swǣmdest
third person singular	*swǣmeþ, *swǣmþ	*swǣmde
plural	*swǣmaþ	*swǣmdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	*swǣme	*swǣmde
plural	*swǣmen	*swǣmden
imperative
singular	*swǣm
plural	*swǣmaþ
participle	present	past
	*swǣmende	*(ġe)swǣmed

Derived terms

• āswǣman

Related terms

• āswāmian
• swīma

Descendants

• Middle English: swemen
  • English: sweem
    • ⇒ English: sweemish
  • ⇒ Middle English: sweme, sweyme, swayme, sqweme (possibly merged with Old Norse sveimr)
    • English: sweam
      • ⇒ English: sweamish