swiven
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Middle English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Old English swīfan, from Proto-Germanic *swībaną.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
swīven (third-person singular simple present swīveth, present participle swīvende, swīvynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle swīved)
- to have sexual intercourse; copulate.
- c. 1390, Geoffrey Chaucer, Canterbury Tales: Manciple's Prologue and Tale:
- On thy bed thy wif I sey hym swyue […]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Descendants[edit]
- English: swive
References[edit]
- Middle English Dictionary, [1]
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