Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Swedish svepa, swæpa, from Old Norse sveipa, from Proto-Germanic *swaipaną.

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Verb edit

svepa (present sveper, preterite svepte, supine svept, imperative svep)

  1. (often with a particle like förbi (by)) to sweep (move in a sweeping motion)
  2. (often with a particle like bort (away)) to sweep (cause to be swept away)
  3. (often with a particle like in (in) or om (about, around)) to wrap (put a cloth or the like over/around, often of a body – from an (imagined) sweeping motion)
  4. to sweep (mines)
  5. (colloquial) to quickly down (drink up, usually alcoholic beverage)
    Han svepte två öl
    He downed ("swept") two beers

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