Asweve

/əˈswiːv/ verb

Definition

Archaic or Middle English term meaning to swerve or turn aside; to move away from course.

Etymology

From 'a-' (prefix) plus Middle English 'sweven' or 'sweve' (to swerve), possibly related to Germanic roots for twisting or turning motion.

Kelly Says

In medieval texts, knights would 'asweve' from their enemy's sword strikes—a poetic way of describing combat maneuvers that sounds like the motion itself.

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