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svip

“svip” is a Danish word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. flick, swish
  2. short trip (sviptur)
  3. madness, anger (få svip)

Etymology

From svippe (“to smack; crack a whip”), from Old Norse svipa (“to move swiftly; whip”), from Proto-Germanic *swipōną (“to move”). Compare Old English swipu (“a scourge, whip”). More at swipe.

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