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sw
e
bban
V (v-weak-1)
to send to sleep, lull
Source:
Kroonen 2013
:494,
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/swebban#Old_English
,
https://bosworthtoller.com/29591
originates from: PGmc
*swabjan-
"cause to sleep" (swabjan-
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swaββjan
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swæββjan
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sweββjan
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sweββan
>
sweffan) through pgmc-to-oe
(source:
Kroonen 2013
:494)