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==Etymology==
− Middle English swepen is of uncertain origin,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) but replaced swope, sweep (about 1200), [[inh|ang|swāpan|t=to sweep]] (see [[swoop]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) perhaps by extending the ē of the past tense swēop.^(Hoad 1986)^(Etymonline) It is related to German schweifen, to sweep in a curve.^(NODE 1998)
+ [[enm|swepen]] is of uncertain origin,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) but replaced swope, sweep (about 1200), [[inh|ang|swāpan|t=to sweep]] (see [[swoop]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) perhaps by extending the ē of the past tense swēop.^(Hoad 1986)^(Etymonline) It is related to [[de|schweifen]], to sweep in a curve.^(NODE 1998)
==Earliest recorded meaning==