schweifen

Meaning

  1. (weak) to wander, to rove
  2. (weak) to curve

Synonyms

umherirren

herumstreunen

umherschweifen

ausfasern

umherstreifen

umherwandern

herumwandern

umherstreichen

Frequency

39k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃvaɪ̯fən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German sweifen, from Old High German sweifan, from Proto-West Germanic *swaipan, from Proto-Germanic *swaipaną.

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