SWIM (4)

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Swim, v. i. [[OE. swime dizziness, vertigo, AS. swīma; akin to D. zwijm, Icel. svimi dizziness, svina to subside, svīa to abate, G. schwindel dizziness, schwinden to disappear, to dwindle, OHG. swīnan to dwindle. Cf. Squemish, Swindler.]] To be dizzy; to have an unsteady or reeling sensation; as, the head swims.