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swie

swie

English

Verb

swie ‎(third-person singular simple present swies, present participle swieing, simple past and past participle swied)

  1. (obsolete) To be or become silent, quiet or still.
  2. (obsolete) To shut up.

References

Etymology

From Middle English swīen ‎(“to be or become silent, quiet or still, shut up”), from Old English swigian ‎(“to be or become silent, quiet or still, shut up”), from Proto-Germanic *swīgijaną, *swīgāną. Cognate with Dutch zwijgen ‎ ‎(“to be silent, keep quiet, shut up”), ‎ German schweigen ‎(“to be silent, keep quiet, stop talking, shut up”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /swaɪ/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ

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