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sw
i
pian
V (v-weak-2)
to scourge, strike, beat, lash
Source:
Kroonen 2013
:502,
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/swipian#Old_English
originates from: PGmc
*swippōn-
"sway, swerve" (swippōn-
>
swippōjan
>
swippian) through pgmc-to-oe
(source:
Kroonen 2013
:502)