*swaimōną

Runic: ᛊᚹᚨᛁᛗᛟᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈswɑi̯.mɔː.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 2

Meanings

to swing, sway
to float, hover

Etymology

Likely related to *swīmaną (‘to sway, swoon’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	swaimō	swaimǭ	–
2nd singular	swaimōsi	swaimōs	swaimō
3rd singular	swaimōþi	swaimō	swaimōþau
1st dual	swaimōs	swaimōw	–
2nd dual	swaimōþiz	swaimōþiz	swaimōþiz
1st plural	swaimōmaz	swaimōm	–
2nd plural	swaimōþ	swaimōþ	swaimōþ
3rd plural	swaimōnþi	swaimōn	swaimōnþau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	swaimōi	–
2nd singular	swaimōsai	swaimōsau
3rd singular	swaimōþai	swaimōþau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	swaimōnþai	swaimōnþau
2nd plural	swaimōnþai	swaimōnþau
3rd plural	swaimōnþai	swaimōnþau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	swaimōdǭ	swaimōdēdį̄
2nd singular	swaimōdēz	swaimōdēdīz
3rd singular	swaimōdē	swaimōdēdī
1st dual	swaimōdēdū	swaimōdēdīw
2nd dual	swaimōdēdudiz	swaimōdēdīdiz
1st plural	swaimōdēdum	swaimōdēdīm
2nd plural	swaimōdēdud	swaimōdēdīd
3rd plural	swaimōdēdun	swaimōdēdīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
swaimōną	swaimōndz	swaimōdaz

Descendants

*swaimōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- swāmian (Old English)
*swaimōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *sweimon, *swēmon (Old Dutch)
  - sweimen, *swêmen (Middle Dutch)
    - zwemen (Dutch)
*swaimōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *sweimōn (Old High German)
  - sweimen (Middle High German)
*swaimōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *swēmōn (Old Saxon)
  - swêmen, sweimen (Middle Low German)
sveima (Old Norse)
- sveima (Icelandic)
- sveime, sveima (Norwegian Nynorsk)

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