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German Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German swan, from Old Saxon swan, from Proto-West Germanic *swan.
Noun
Swoon m (plural Swoons or Swään)
- swan (bird, waterfowl)
References
- Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
Probably reinforced by or derived from German Low German Swoon.
Pronunciation
Noun
Swoon m (plural Swone)
- Alternative form of Swoan
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015) “Swoon”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN