Infinitive
swervan
Participles
| Present | swirvandi |
| Past | gisworvan; sworvan |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | swirvu |
| 2nd sing. | swirvis |
| 3rd sing. | swirvid |
| 1st plur. | swervad |
| 2nd plur. | swervad |
| 3rd plur. | swervad |
Past
| 1st sing. | swarf |
| 2nd sing. | swurvi |
| 3rd sing. | swarf |
| 1st plur. | swurvun |
| 2nd plur. | swurvun |
| 3rd plur. | swurvun |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | swerve |
| 2nd sing. | swerves |
| 3rd sing. | swerve |
| 1st plur. | swerven |
| 2nd plur. | swerven |
| 3rd plur. | swerven |
Past
| 1st sing. | swurvi |
| 2nd sing. | swurvis |
| 3rd sing. | swurvi |
| 1st plur. | swurvin |
| 2nd plur. | swurvin |
| 3rd plur. | swurvin |
Imperative
| Singular | swerf |
| Plural | swervad |
Verbs conjugated like swervan
swervan,
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *swerbaną. Related to Old English sweorfan, Dutch zwerven, and Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽 (swairban). See: Proto-Germanic '
*swerbaną', Old English '
sweorfan', Dutch '
zwerven'.
Sample Sentences
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endi suarf sie mid is fanon aftar (and he wiped it with his cloth (Heliand, verse 4506))
Cognates
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