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· Proto-Germanic
*swerbaną
2 English words descend from Proto-Germanic
*swerbaną
, most common first.
swerve
To stray; to wander; to rove.
swarf
The waste chips or shavings from an abrasive activity, such as metalworking, a saw cutting wood, or the use of a grindstone or whetstone.