† swafen.

Forms: Also Middle English swayf(e, sweyf, swaffe, 1700s swave.

Origin: A borrowing from early Scandinavian. Etymon: Norse sveif-.

Etymology: < Old Norse sveif- in *sveifa swayve v., sveif tiller (compare Old High German sweib swinging), related to svíf- in svífa = Old English swífan to swive v.; the general notion being that of sweeping or swinging.

Obsolete.

1. A swinging stroke or blow; momentum.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impelling or driving > [noun] > impulse

drifta1400

swafea1400

impulse1650

brangle1652

drive1685

the world > movement > impact > striking > striking in specific manner > [noun] > striking a swinging blow > a swinging stroke or blow

swafea1400

sway1535

wipe?1545

swipe1788

swiper1853

a1400–50 Wars Alex. (Ashm.) 806 Alexander..swyngis out his swerde & his swayfe [Dubl. MS. swaffe] feches.

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 1268 Wyth þe swayf of þe sworde þat swolȝed hem alle.

14.. Chaucer's Troilus ii. 1383 (Harl. 3943) Þe grete sweyf [v.rr. sweyght, sweigh, swey, swough] doþ it þan fal at ones.

2. A kind of sling or ballista; = sweep n. 25.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > [noun] > ballista

ballistaeOE

ginc1325

mangonelc1325

springalc1330

ballistc1384

scorpionc1384

tormentc1384

trebuchet1388

fowler1420

dondainec1430

onagera1460

perrier1481

trabuch?1482

bricole1489

coillard1489

mouton1489

sambuca1489

martinet1523

racket1535

sling1535

brake1552

catapult1577

sweep1598

sling-dart1600

petrary1610

espringal1614

scorpion-bowa1629

swafe1688

sackbut1756

mangona1773

matafunda1773

lombard1838

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory (1905) iii. xviii. 127/2 He beareth Argent a Swafe, or swing stone, sable... These kinds may fitly be termed swafe slings.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory (1905) iii. xviii. 128/2 Some terme this a Slinge tree, but the best name is, a double swafe, or back swafe, to distinguish it from the swafe, or single swafe.

3. A pump-handle; = swape n. 3, sweep n. 24.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > pump > [noun] > pump-handle

brake1626

swafe1688

pump-handle1825

sweep1896

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 297/1 The Bucket of the Pump, is the like Sucker fastned to an Iron rod, which is moved up and down by the help of the Sweep, or Swafe [1726 Dict. Rusticum s.v. Pump Swave], or Handle.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1918; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	swafe
释义	† swafen. Forms: Also Middle English swayf(e, sweyf, swaffe, 1700s swave. Origin: A borrowing from early Scandinavian. Etymon: Norse sveif-. Etymology: < Old Norse sveif- in sveifa swayve v., sveif* tiller (compare Old High German sweib swinging), related to svíf- in svífa = Old English swífan to swive v.; the general notion being that of sweeping or swinging. Obsolete. 1. A swinging stroke or blow; momentum. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impelling or driving > [noun] > impulse drifta1400 swafea1400 impulse1650 brangle1652 drive1685 the world > movement > impact > striking > striking in specific manner > [noun] > striking a swinging blow > a swinging stroke or blow swafea1400 sway1535 wipe?1545 swipe1788 swiper1853 a1400–50 Wars Alex. (Ashm.) 806 Alexander..swyngis out his swerde & his swayfe [Dubl. MS. swaffe] feches. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 1268 Wyth þe swayf of þe sworde þat swolȝed hem alle. 14.. Chaucer's Troilus ii. 1383 (Harl. 3943) Þe grete sweyf [v.rr. sweyght, sweigh, swey, swough] doþ it þan fal at ones. 2. A kind of sling or ballista; = sweep n. 25. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > [noun] > ballista ballistaeOE ginc1325 mangonelc1325 springalc1330 ballistc1384 scorpionc1384 tormentc1384 trebuchet1388 fowler1420 dondainec1430 onagera1460 perrier1481 trabuch?1482 bricole1489 coillard1489 mouton1489 sambuca1489 martinet1523 racket1535 sling1535 brake1552 catapult1577 sweep1598 sling-dart1600 petrary1610 espringal1614 scorpion-bowa1629 swafe1688 sackbut1756 mangona1773 matafunda1773 lombard1838 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory (1905) iii. xviii. 127/2 He beareth Argent a Swafe, or swing stone, sable... These kinds may fitly be termed swafe slings. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory (1905) iii. xviii. 128/2 Some terme this a Slinge tree, but the best name is, a double swafe, or back swafe, to distinguish it from the swafe, or single swafe. 3. A pump-handle; = swape n. 3, sweep n. 24. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > pump > [noun] > pump-handle brake1626 swafe1688 pump-handle1825 sweep1896 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 297/1 The Bucket of the Pump, is the like Sucker fastned to an Iron rod, which is moved up and down by the help of the Sweep, or Swafe [1726 Dict. Rusticum s.v. Pump Swave], or Handle. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1918; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.a1400
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