שוועבן

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German swëben, from Old High German swebēn, from Proto-Germanic *swibāną (to move), from Proto-Indo-European *ksweybʰ- (to twist, turn around).

Verb

שוועבן • (shvebn) (past participle געשוועבט (geshvebt))

  1. hover, float (in air)
  2. sweep, soar (through the air)

Conjugation

See also

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