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Middle English
Etymology 1
Old English swēgan.
Verb
sweien
- to resound; to make a sound
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with swīen (“be silent”), with which it was homophonous by the 13th century.[1]
Etymology 2
Probably from Old Norse sveigja (“bend”).
Verb
sweien
- to bend or move in a swaying or sweeping way
- (transitive, intransitive) to move downward; to fall
- (transitive, intransitive) to move quickly
References
- ^ Edna Rees Williams, The Conflict of Homonyms in English (1944), page 100