Rare, chiefly textile jargon meaning “to wind yarn on a swift”.
Traducciones
déviderTerme de textile ; pour du fil ou de la laine. After spinning, she swifted the wool into neat balls.
Après le filage, elle a dévidé la laine en pelotes bien nettes.
Definiciones
To wind (yarn) on a swift. After spinning, she swifted the wool into neat balls.
Archaic or dialectal use meaning “quickly; fast”.
Traducciones
viteVieilli ou dialectal. He ran swift across the field before the rain began.
Il courut vite à travers le champ avant que la pluie ne commence.
Definiciones
Quickly; at high speed; fast (archaic or dialect). He ran swift across the field before the rain began.
Comparative form of the adjective "swift".
Traducciones
This route is swifter than the one we usually take.
Cet itinéraire est plus rapide que celui que nous prenons d’ordinaire.
Definiciones
Comparative of swift: more fast; moving or acting more quickly. This route is swifter than the one we usually take.