sverfa

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• Swerve — Swerve, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Swerved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swerving}.] [OE. swerven, AS. sweorfan to wipe off, to file, to polish; akin to OFries. swerva to creep, D. zwerven to swerve, to rope, OS. swerban to wipe off, MHG. swerben to be whirled,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Swerved — Swerve Swerve, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Swerved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swerving}.] [OE. swerven, AS. sweorfan to wipe off, to file, to polish; akin to OFries. swerva to creep, D. zwerven to swerve, to rope, OS. swerban to wipe off, MHG. swerben to be… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Swerving — Swerve Swerve, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Swerved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swerving}.] [OE. swerven, AS. sweorfan to wipe off, to file, to polish; akin to OFries. swerva to creep, D. zwerven to swerve, to rope, OS. swerban to wipe off, MHG. swerben to be… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• swarf — /swawrf/, n. an accumulation of fine particles of metal or abrasive cut or ground from work by a machine tool or grinder. [1560 70; < ON svarf, akin to sverfa to file, or continuing OE geswearf, gesweorf] * * * …   Universalium

• swerve — /swerrv/, v., swerved, swerving, n. v.i. 1. to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly from the straight or direct course. v.t. 2. to cause to turn aside: Nothing could swerve him. n. 3. an act of swerving; turning aside.… …   Universalium

• swarf — (n.) grit from a grinding tool, from O.E. geswearf filings, or O.N. svarf file dust, related to sverfa to file …   Etymology dictionary

• swerve — {{11}}swerve (n.) 1741, from SWERVE (Cf. swerve) (v.). {{12}}swerve (v.) early 13c., to depart, make off; early 14c., to turn aside, deviate from a straight course, probably from O.E. sweorfan to rub, scour, file (but sense development is… …   Etymology dictionary

• swerve — [[t]swɜrv[/t]] v. swerved, swerv•ing, n. 1) to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly from the straight or direct course 2) to cause to turn aside 3) the act of swerving • Etymology: 1175–1225; OE sweorfan to rub, file, c …   From formal English to slang

• su̯erbh- (also su̯er-?) —     su̯erbh (also su̯er ?)     English meaning: to turn; to sweep     Deutsche Übersetzung: “drehen, drehend wischen, fegen”     Material: Welsh chwerfu “das Wirbeln, Umdrehen”, chwerfan “whirl for a spindle”; chwyrn “quick, fast (drehend)” from… …   Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary