An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/schwanen
schwanen, verb, ‘to presage, forebode,’ Modern High German only, literally ‘to have a presentiment,’ like the swan that sings before its death.
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schwanen, verb, ‘to presage, forebode,’ Modern High German only, literally ‘to have a presentiment,’ like the swan that sings before its death.