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Middle English
Etymology
From swouen. See also swoon and sough.
Pronunciation
Noun
swough (plural swoughs)
- A strong movement or onrush.
1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Myllers Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, ,
→OCLC; republished in [
William Thynne], editor,
The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, ,
:
[
Richard Grafton for]
Iohn Reynes ,
1542,
→OCLC:
1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “Capitulum 4”, in [Le Morte Darthur], book V, by
William Caxton], published
31 July 1485,
→OCLC, leaf 83, recto; republished as H
Oskar Sommer, editor,
Le Morte Darthur , London:
David Nutt,
,
1889,
→OCLC,
page 165, lines
19-20:
Thenne the dragon flewe awey al on a heyȝte / and come doune with suche a swough and smote the bore on the rydge- Then the dragon flew away to a great height, and came down with such a "swoosh", and smote the bear on the ridge
- A sound; a groan or moan; a sough.
1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Myllers Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, ,
→OCLC; republished in [
William Thynne], editor,
The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, ,
:
[
Richard Grafton for]
Iohn Reynes ,
1542,
→OCLC:
- A swoon.
1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Squyers Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, ,
→OCLC; republished in [
William Thynne], editor,
The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, ,
:
[
Richard Grafton for]
Iohn Reynes ,
1542,
→OCLC:
Tho shrighte this faucoun moore yet pitously Than ever she dide, and fll to grounde anon And lith aswowne, deed, and lyk a stoon, Til Canacee hath in hir lappe hir take Unto the tyme she gan of swough awake.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Descendants
References
- “swough”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “swough”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “swǒugh, n.1”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.