swive

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She proffered me a tender kaze; But I, "I will not swive," replied.

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  1. from Middle English swiven, apparently from Anglo-Saxon swīfan (preterit swāf, past participle swifen), move quickly, turn round, = OFries. swīva, be unsteady, move about, = Old High German swīfan, Middle High German swīfen, turn round, = Icelandic svīfa, rove, ramble, turn, drift; cf. Old High German sweibōn, Middle High German sweiben, also Old High German swebēn, Middle High German sweben, German schweben, hover.
 

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