| Afrikaans | Engels |
|---|
| swerwe | ⇆ hover; ⇆ migrate; ⇆ peregrinate; ⇆ ramble; ⇆ roam; ⇆ rove; ⇆ straggle; ⇆ stray; ⇆ tramp; ⇆ vagabond; ⇆ vagabondize; ⇆ wander |
| omswerwe | ⇆ ramble; ⇆ rove; ⇆ wander |
| rondswerwe | ⇆ gad; ⇆ hover about; ⇆ maroon; ⇆ roam; ⇆ rove; ⇆ be on the rove; ⇆ scour about; ⇆ stroll; ⇆ wander about |
| swerfhart | ⇆ wandering heart |
| swerfster | ⇆ wanderer |
| swerweling | ⇆ wanderer; ⇆ outcast; ⇆ tramp; ⇆ stray |
| swerwend | ⇆ errant; ⇆ erratic; ⇆ nomad; ⇆ fugitive; ⇆ nomadic; ⇆ itinerant; ⇆ itinerary; ⇆ migratory; ⇆ rambling; ⇆ vagabond; ⇆ vagrant; ⇆ wandering |
| swerwer | ⇆ Bedouin; ⇆ drifter; ⇆ nomad; ⇆ ranger; ⇆ wanderer; ⇆ hobo; ⇆ prowler; ⇆ roamer; ⇆ rover; ⇆ run‐about; ⇆ stray; ⇆ vagabond; ⇆ vagrant; ⇆ waif; ⇆ wastrel; ⇆ will‐o’‐the‐wisp |
| swerwery | ⇆ wandering |