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sway

/sˈweɪ/SWAY
/sˈweɪ/SWAY

Meaningto bend, bow

Common meaning: to swing

Other meanings: to rule

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)sveigja‘to bend’source
  2. Middle Englishsweyensource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto bend → to swingsway‘to swing’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) sveigja ‘to bend, bow’.

Roots

  • sveigja Old Norse (Icelandic) “to bend, bow”

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