svaie

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

svaia (a-infinitive)

Etymology

From Dutch zwaaien or Middle Low German swāien.

Verb

svaie (present tense svaiar, past tense svaia, past participle svaia, passive infinitive svaiast, present participle svaiande, imperative svaie/svai)

(intransitive) to sway
(intransitive, nautical) to be anchored under the pull of wind and waves