swiven

Middle English

Alternative forms

swyven, swyuen, swiwen, swywen, swyfen

Etymology

From Old English swīfan, from Proto-Germanic *swībaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈswiːvən/

Verb

swīven (third-person singular simple present swīveth, present participle swīvende, simple past and past participle swīved)

to have sexual intercourse; copulate.
- c. 1390, Geoffrey Chaucer, Canterbury Tales: Manciple's Prologue and Tale:
  On thy bed thy wif I sey hym swyue […]

Descendants

English: swive

References

Middle English Dictionary,

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