Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swarve

/swɔɹv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: swarve
IPA: /swɔɹv/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

British usage; Obsolete

verb

British usage; Obsolete

Example Sentences

"I holde it meet that there were onelye sewerties taken of them , and one bounde for another , wherbye , if anye shall swarve , his sewerties shall for safegarde of ther bandes bringe hyme in , or seeke to serve upon him"
"Feede your eyes (quod you) the reason from my wisdom swarveth, / I stared on you both, and yet my belly starveth."

Etymology

See swerve.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /swɔɹv/
British English: /swɔːv/

Usage

British usage
Obsolete

Inflected Forms

swarves (present, singular) swarving (participle, present) swarved (participle, past) swarved (past)

Rhymes With

wharve

Questions

How do you pronounce swarve?: The recorded pronunciation is /swɔɹv/.
What does swarve mean?: To swerve.
Where does swarve come from?: See swerve.

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