swogen

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Past participle from swōgan (to make a sound; move with noise; rush; roar), from Proto-West Germanic *swōgan. More at sough.

Pronunciation

Adjective

swōgen

  1. senseless, overcome, rushed, swooned, giddy, faint
    Se læg geswōgen betwux ðām ofslegenum
    He lay in a swoon betwixt the slain
    Hīe sȳn sōna geswōgene, gif hīe þone mete næbben
    They may immediately be faint if they have no food

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: swōune