Meaning

noun stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult

verb to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

verb move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂-osder. Proto-Germanic *swanaz Proto-West Germanic *swan Old English swan Middle English swan English swan From Middle English swan, from Old English swan, from Proto-West Germanic *swan, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz (“swan”, literally “the singing bird”), from Proto-Indo-European *swonh₂-/*swenh₂- (“to sing, make sound”).…

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