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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch swēven, from Old Dutch sweven, from Proto-Germanic *swibāną.
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zweven
- (intransitive) to float, to hover
- (intransitive) to glide
- 1992, Geoff Bullock, "Opwekking 488" (tr. of "The Power of your love"), tr. by Mireille Schaart, Opwekkingsliederen/Evangelische Liedbundel .
[…] ik voel Uw kracht / en stijg op als een arend / dan zweef ik op de wind / gedragen door Uw geest / en de kracht van Uw liefde — I feel your force / and ascend like an eagle / then I glide in the wind / drawn by your spirit / and the force of your love- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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