An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/schwirren

An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
schwirren
Friedrich Kluge2509934An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — schwirren1891John Francis Davis

schwirren, vb., ‘to whiz, wir, chirp,’ ModHG. only, allied, like Schwarm, to a root swer, ‘to rustle, drink (like beasts).’