| Umschweife | circumlocution |
| umschweifend | circuitous |
| Umschweif | circumbendibus |
| Umschrift | copy legend |
| umschreiben | paraphrase circumscribe rewrite |
| Abschweifen | diversion |
| abschweifen | digress |
| ausschweifen | digress |
| geschweige | let alone |
| Schleife | bow loop |
| Schweif | tail |
| schweifen | rove swoop wander curve |
| umschiffen | circumnavigate |
| Umschwung | reversal |
| Schleie | tench |
| Schleifen | graze |
| schleifen | drag drill raze grind sand |
| Schweiger | man of few words |
| Schwemme | glut |
| Schwende | swidden |