swyve
swyve is the alternative spelling of swive.
Meaning of swive
Verb
swive (third-person singular simple present swives, present participle swiving, simple past swove, past participle swiven)
- To have sex with (someone).
- 'Tis sure the sauciest prick that e'er did swivec. 1674, John, Earl of Rochester Wilmot, A Satyr on Charles II
- To cut a crop in a sweeping or rambling manner, hence to reap; cut for harvest.
- The cradled scythes of the Vale of Towey were scarcely known in the Vale of Teivy; and the swiving method of reaping wheat in the latter, was as little known in the former ...1815, Walter Davies, Agricultural Surveys: pts. 1-2. South Wales (1815), Board of Agriculture, page 426
Forms of swyve
| third-person singular present | swyves |
|---|---|
| present participle | swyving |
| past participle | swyved |
| past | swyved |
Questions about swyve
- What is swyve the alternative spelling of?
- Swyve is the alternative spelling of swive.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: swyve (page history and authors); swive (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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