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Middle English
Etymology
From Old English sweorfan, from Proto-Germanic *swerbaną; a cognate of Middle Low German swerven, Middle Dutch swerven, and Middle High German swerben.
Pronunciation
Verb
swerven
- To leave (from one's view); to rotate away from.
- To move or go unsteadily, unpredictably or erratically.
- To bounce off; to avoid (hitting someone)
- To repudiate or renounce; to end association with.
- (rare, of emotion) To stop being present or affecting one.
Conjugation
| infinitive
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(to) swerven, swerve
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present tense
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past tense
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| 1st-person singular
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swerve
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swerved, swarf
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| 2nd-person singular
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swervest
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swervedest, sworve, swarf
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| 3rd-person singular
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swerveth
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swerved, swarf
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| subjunctive singular
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swerve
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swerved1, sworve1
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| imperative singular
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| plural2
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swerven, swerve
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swerveden, swervede, sworven, sworve
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| imperative plural
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swerveth, swerve
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| participles
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swervynge, swervende
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swerved, sworven, sworve
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1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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