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sweem.

To swoon, faint; be giddy.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To swoon, faint; be giddy.

    UK · dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Middle English swemen, from Old English *swǣman, from Proto-West Germanic *swaimijan, from Proto-Germanic *swaimijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₁- (“to move, sway”). Cognate with Scots sweem, soom (“to spin at high speed; float”), Icelandic sveima (“to float, hover; wander, roam”).

noun
  1. A swoon, fainting; a state of giddiness or faintness.

    UK · dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Middle English swemen, from Old English *swǣman, from Proto-West Germanic *swaimijan, from Proto-Germanic *swaimijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₁- (“to move, sway”). Cognate with Scots sweem, soom (“to spin at high speed; float”), Icelandic sveima (“to float, hover; wander, roam”).

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