besvime

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German beswīmen, from Old Saxon *swīman, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *swīman (“to sway, to swoon”).

Verb

besvime (imperative besvim, infinitive at besvime, present tense besvimer, past tense besvimede, perfect tense er besvimet)

1. to faint

References

• “besvime” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German beswīmen, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *swīmaną (“to sway, to swoon”).

Verb

besvime (imperative besvim, present tense besvimer, passive besvimes, simple past besvimte, past participle besvimt, present participle besvimende)

1. to faint

References

• “besvime” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “besvime” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).