UrsprungFrom Old Swedish svepa, swæpa, from Old Norse sveipa, from Proto-Germanic *swaipaną.
- oftento sweep (move in a sweeping motion)
- oftento sweep (cause to be swept away)
- oftento wrap (put a cloth or the like over/around, often of a body – from an (imagined) sweeping motion)
- to sweep (mines)
- colloquialto quickly down (drink up, usually alcoholic beverage)
“Han svepte två öl” — He downed ("swept") two beers
Formersveper(present) · svepte(preterite) · svept(supine) · svep(imperative) · svepa(active, infinitive) · svepas(infinitive, passive) · svept(active, supine) · svepts(passive, supine) · svep(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · svepen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · sveper(active, indicative, present) · svepte(active, indicative, past) · sveps(indicative, passive, present) · svepes(indicative, passive, present) · sveptes(indicative, passive, past) · svepa(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · svepte(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · svepas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present)