sveipa VIIa “wrap, swaddle”

“cast”

rare

transitive (acc)

active voice
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek sveip 1pl vér sveipum 1sg ek sveipa 1pl vér sveipim
2sg þú sveipr 2pl þér sveipið 2sg þú sveipir 2pl þér sveipið
3sg hon sveipr 3pl þau sveipa 3sg hon sveipi 3pl þau sveipi
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek sveip 1pl vér svipum 1sg ek svipa 1pl vér svipim
2sg þú sveipt 2pl þér svipuð 2sg þú svipir 2pl þér svipið
3sg hon sveip 3pl þau svipu 3sg hon svipi 3pl þau svipi
preterite infinitive svipu
past participle f. sveipin m. sveipinn n. sveipit
imperative 2sg sveip 1pl sveipum 2pl sveipið
middle voice: sveipask
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek sveipumk 1pl vér sveipumk 1sg ek sveipumk 1pl vér sveipimk
2sg þú sveipsk 2pl þér sveipizk 2sg þú sveipisk 2pl þér sveipizk
3sg hon sveipsk 3pl þau sveipask 3sg hon sveipisk 3pl þau sveipisk
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek svipumk 1pl vér svipumk 1sg ek svipumk 1pl vér svipimk
2sg þú sveipzk 2pl þér svipuzk 2sg þú svipisk 2pl þér svipizk
3sg hon sveipsk 3pl þau svipusk 3sg hon svipisk 3pl þau svipisk
past participle n. sveipizk
imperative 2sg sveipsk 1pl sveipumk 2pl sveipizk

PG *swaipaną, OE swāpan VIIa, ME swōpen, weak MnE swoop. The ME form also developed into weak ME swēpen, MnE sweep, whether or not with interference from ON svipa 2 “swoop; whip.” Shares a root with the noun ON svipa “whip,” in turn cognate with Dutch zweep “whip.” Fragmentarily attested; more commonly found as class 2 weak (sveipaði, sveipaðr). The pattern of conjugation is unique: the preterite forms are consistent with the first conjugation, but the attested present-tense and participial forms are not.

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