swan

stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult

to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

• “Before God I swear I am innocent”

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

• “The gypsies roamed the woods”
• “roving vagabonds”
• “the wandering Jew”
• “The cattle roam across the prairie”
• “the laborers drift from one town to the next”
• “They rolled from town to town”

sweep majestically

• “Airplanes were swanning over the mountains”