Definitions For Swive

Verb

swiv (archaic, transitive) To copulate with (a woman). : Synonym: go to bed with, sard, sleep with, Thesaurus:copulate with (archaic, transitive, dialectal) To cut a crop in a sweeping or rambling manner, hence to reap; cut for harvest. : Synonym: crop, gather, glean, harvest, mow

Derived terms

swiver (noun) swiving (noun)

Translations

Russian: переспать

Etymology

From Middle English swiven, from {{inh, en, ang, swīfan, , to move, sweep, wend, revolve}}, from {{inh, en, gem-pro, swībaną, , to wipe, sweep}}, from {{der, en, ine-pro, *weyp-, , to twist, wind around, swing, sweep, bend}}. Cognate with {{cog, ofs, swīva}}, swīfa, , to waver, {{cog, non, svífa, svīfa, to drift, ramble, rove}}, {{cog, nn, sviva, , to rotate, wander}}. Related to {{cog, ang, swift, , swift}}, {{cog, enm, swyvel, , swivel}}.