zwaag

Dutch

Etymology

From West Frisian swaech (“pasture”) (also spelled sweach), from Old Frisian swāg (“pasture”). Cognate with Old High German sweiga (“pasture”). From a word originally indicating a fence (around a pasture). Compare Old Norse sveigr (“supple branch, headkerchief”), from a root meaning to twist or bend.

Noun

zwaag f (plural zwagen, diminutive zwaagje n)

  1. (rare) grassland, pasture

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