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swimman

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
swimman, p. swamm, pl. swummon ; pp. swummen
Wright's OE grammar
§8; §59; §96; §249; §258; §259; §266; §282; §498;
To swim
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  • Swimþ, swam nat. swimmende

    nantes,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, II, 13.

  • Swam

    nat,

      95, 80.
of living creatures moving in or on water
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  • Swá swá fixas swimmaþ on wætere,

      Lchdm. iii. 272, 19 : Exon. Th. 363, 21 ; Wal. 57.

  • Ic on flode swom deaf under ýþe,

      487, 17 ; Rä 73, 4.
  • Hié swumman ofer tó ðæm églande. Ðá hié ðá hæfdon feórðan dǽl ðære eá geswummen. Nar. 10, 29.

  • Com tó lande lidmanna helm swymman,

      Beo. Th. 3252 ; B. 1624.
  • Swimman hine geseón hearm getácnaþ. Lchdm. iii. 212, 18.
  • Ðá geseah hé swymman scealfran on node. Homl. Th. ii. 516, 6.

  • Teón ða wæteru forð swimmende cynn,

      Gen. 1, 20.
of a vessel moving on water
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  • Secga geseldan swimmaþ on weg,

      Exon. Th. 289, 25; Wand. 53.

  • Hine (

    a vehicle)

    oxa ne teáh, ne [hé] on flóde swom, 404, 28 ; Rä. 23, 14.

  • Se swymmenda arc

    (Noah's ark

    ).
      Homl. Th. ii. 60, 2.
of lying on the surface of water
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  • Nim ompran neoþowearde ða ðe swimme. Lchdm. ii. 52, 19 : 76, 5.

  • Genim doccan ða ðe swimman wille,

      88, 13.
Etymology
[O. H. Ger. swimman: Icel. svimma.]
Similar entries
v. æt-, ge-, ofer-, óþ-swimman; -swemman.
Linked entries
v.  swymman.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “swimman.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/29812.

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