besvime

From Middle Low German beswīmen, from Old Saxon *swīman, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *swīman (“to sway, to swoon”).

besvime (imperative besvim, infinitive at besvime, present tense besvimer, past tense besvimede, perfect tense besvimet)

1. to faint

   Synonym: dåne (“dated”)

   Coordinate term: kollapse

• besvimelse

• “besvime” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “besvime” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

From Middle Low German beswīmen, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *swīmaną (“to sway, to swoon”).

besvime (imperative besvim, present tense besvimer, passive besvimes, simple past besvimte, past participle besvimt, present participle besvimende)

1. to faint

• “besvime” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “besvime” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).