From en.wiktionary.org:
** Middle English
*** Alternative forms
- [enm]
*** Etymology
From [enm], from [enm]; a cognate of [gml], [dum], and [gmh].
*** Pronunciation
- [enm]
- [enm]
- [enm]
*** Verb
[enm]
1. To leave (from one's view); to rotate away from.
2. To move or go unsteadily , unpredictably or erratically .
3. To bounce off; to avoid [hitting someone]
4. To repudiate or renounce ; to end association with.
5. [enm] To stop being present or affecting one.
**** Conjugation
[swerv]
**** Related terms
- [enm] , [enm]
**** Descendants
- [en]
- [sco]
**** References
- [entry=swerven]
[enm]