swipor

Old English

Alternative forms

• swiper

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swipr, from Proto-Germanic *swipraz (“quick, skilful, smart”), from Proto-Indo-European *sweyb- (“to bend, turn, swerve, sway, swing, sweep”). Compare Old Norse svipull, svipall (“changeable, shifty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswi.por/

Adjective

swipor

1. cunning, astute
2. shifty

Declension

Declension of swipor — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	swipor	swipor	swipor
Accusative	swiperne	swipre	swipor
Genitive	swipres	swipre	swipres
Dative	swiprum	swipre	swiprum
Instrumental	swipre	swipre	swipre
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	swipre	swipra, swipre	swipor
Accusative	swipre	swipra, swipre	swipor
Genitive	swipra	swipra	swipra
Dative	swiprum	swiprum	swiprum
Instrumental	swiprum	swiprum	swiprum

Declension of swipor — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	swipra	swipre	swipre
Accusative	swipran	swipran	swipre
Genitive	swipran	swipran	swipran
Dative	swipran	swipran	swipran
Instrumental	swipran	swipran	swipran
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	swipran	swipran	swipran
Accusative	swipran	swipran	swipran
Genitive	swipra, swiprena	swipra, swiprena	swipra, swiprena
Dative	swiprum	swiprum	swiprum
Instrumental	swiprum	swiprum	swiprum

Derived terms

• ġeswipor

Related terms

• ġeswip
• ġeswipornes
• swǣpiġ
• swipian

Descendants

• Middle English: swiper
  • English: swipper
  • Scots: swipir, swippir