I holde it meet that there were onelye sewerties taken of them , and one bounde for another , wherbye , if anye shall swarve , his sewerties shall for safegarde of ther bandes bringe hyme in , or seeke to serve upon him
Source: wiktionary
Swarve
//swɔː(ɹ)v//
Synonyms for "swarve" (235 found)
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Closest matches (47)
Strong matches (71)
change the bearingchange the headingcheckerchevronchopchop and changecircuitousnesscoincome aboutcome aroundcome roundcornercrankcringecrookcrotchetcurvedeclinationdeflectdeflection
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degeneratedepartdepart fromdeparturedeterioratedetourdeviancedeviancydeviatedeviationdeviousnessdigressdigressiondipdiscursiondivagatedivagationdivaricatedivaricationdivergedivergencediversifydiversiondivertdodgedoglegdoubledouble a pointdraw backdriftdriftingduckelbowellequivocateerrerrantryevadeexcursionexcursusexorbitationfadefall backfencefetch aboutflinchflopfork
Noun(1 words)
Related words (117)
furcatefurcationgo aboutgybehairpinhang backhaul aroundheave roundhedgeheelhem and hawhookimproveindirectioninflectionjibjibejibe all standingkneel
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lurchmelioratemiss staysmitigatemodulatemutatenookobliqueobliquityparrypererrationplypointpull awaypull backpussyfootput aboutput backput offquailquoinramblingrecoilreelreel backretreatreviveround a pointsheersheer offshiftshift offshiftingshifting courseshifting pathshrinkshrink backshyshy awayshy offsidestepskewslantslewsluestartstart asidestart backstep asidestraystrayingswaysweepswervingswingswing roundswing the sternswingingtacktake a turnthrow abouttrendturnturn asideturn backturn intoturn the cornerturningtwistundergo a changevariationvaryveervertexwanderwanderingward offwarpwaverwearwear shipweaselweasel outwincewindworsenzagzigzigzag
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Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Feede your eyes (quod you) the reason from my wisdom swarveth, / I stared on you both, and yet my belly starveth.
Source: wiktionary
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