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swima

Pronunciation: /ˈswiː.mɑ/

“swima” is an Old English word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. swimming in the head, dizziness, giddiness, vertigo
  2. a state of unconsciousness, a swoon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swīmō, from Proto-Germanic *swīmô, from Proto-Germanic *swīmāną (“to move, sway”).

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