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Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English swenġan, from Proto-West Germanic *swangwijan, from Proto-Germanic *swangwijaną; equivalent to sweng + -en (infinitival suffix). Compare swyngen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈswɛnd͡ʒən/, /ˈswind͡ʒən/
Verb
swengen (third-person singular simple present swengeth, present participle swengende, swengynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle swenged)
- To hit or beat; to land a blow.
- (cooking) To beat or whip (eggs or milk)
- To dash, rush or charge.
- To (violently) hurl or fling.
Conjugation
| infinitive
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(to) swengen, swenge
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present tense
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past tense
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| 1st-person singular
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swenge
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sweynde, swenged
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| 2nd-person singular
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swengest
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sweyndest, swengedest
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| 3rd-person singular
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swengeth
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sweynde, swenged
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| subjunctive singular
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swenge
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| imperative singular
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| plural1
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swengen, swenge
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sweynden, sweynde, swengeden, swengede
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| imperative plural
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swengeth, swenge
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| participles
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swengynge, swengende
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sweynd, swenged, ysweynd, yswenged
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1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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