English
Sway
Sway comes from Old English svieia ‘noisy stream’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150svieia‘noisy stream’
- EnglishtodaySway
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150svieia‘noisy stream’
- EnglishtodaySway
The story
From Old English svieia (‘noisy stream’) (see swegan (‘to make a noise’)), probably referring to the river Avon.
Every English word from Old English svieia
Today it means
name A village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SZ2798).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English svieia / Sway