Meaning of swaip | Babel Free

Definitions

To walk proudly; to sweep along.

UK, dialectal, obsolete

Examples

“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”

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