schwirren

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German swirren in the 17th century, from Old Saxon *swirrian, from Proto-West Germanic *swirrijan, from Proto-Germanic *swirrijaną, *swerrōną, from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (to buzz, hum, whistle, sound, speak). Cognate with Dutch zwieren, West Frisian swiere, Danish svirre, Swedish svirra.

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Verb

schwirren (weak, third-person singular present schwirrt, past tense schwirrte, past participle geschwirrt, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (insect) to buzz
  2. (bird) to whirr
  3. (bowstring) to twang
  4. (arrow, bullet) to whiz
  5. to whirl around (in one's head)

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Further reading

  • schwirren” in Duden online
  • schwirren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache