What does swaip mean?
Swaip means (UK, dialect, obsolete) To walk proudly; to sweep along..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(UK, dialect, obsolete) To walk proudly; to sweep along..
Och, for his swaiping! That was a lucky job for him, —the ill-favored, foul-mouthed blackguard, heretic and villain thief!
But Ayas swaiped aside among the crowd, Aflush with hate and burning discontent: And many murmured at him: for, said they, “Hamil at least doth surely mean us well!“
It is in good manners to swaip / But only when just celebrating / Without malice and arrogance / To show accomplishment once
Use swaip when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Swaip means (UK, dialect, obsolete) To walk proudly; to sweep along..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Och, for his swaiping! That was a lucky job for him, —the ill-favored, foul-mouthed blackguard, heretic and villain thief!
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