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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish svepa, swæpa, from Old Norse sveipa, from Proto-Germanic *swaipaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
svepa (present sveper, preterite svepte, supine svept, imperative svep)
- (often with a particle like förbi (“by”)) to sweep (move in a sweeping motion)
- (often with a particle like bort (“away”)) to sweep (cause to be swept away)
- (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)
- to sweep (mines)
- (colloquial) to quickly down (drink up, usually alcoholic beverage)
Han svepte två öl- He downed ("swept") two beers
Conjugation
Conjugation of svepa (weak)
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